Department of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering

Department

About the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Welcome to the Department of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at Loknete Shamrao Peje Government College of Engineering, Ratnagiri.

The Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering was established in the year 2021 with a total sanctioned intake of 60 students for the U.G. Programme. The department offers a four-year programme leading to the Bachelor's Degree in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (B.Tech.), with an emphasis on fundamental theory and practice, keeping in view the current and continuously changing scenarios in this discipline.

The department has an excellent infrastructure with well-equipped and modern laboratories in the fields of concrete and material testing, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics, Transportation, Surveying and Construction. The department has established laboratories in such a way that they provide students with hands-on experience essential for their professional development, and the department has signed an MOU with TRIDENT Laboratories for hands-on practice on advanced equipment. The department also has one modern classroom with a smart interactive whiteboard and one large seminar hall with an interactive projector.

The department has excellent industry interaction and provides services like consultancy, design and auditing. Since the commencement of the programme, the department has made sincere efforts in the development of students through training and industrial visits. Beyond academic activities and achievements, students of the department have demonstrated skills in various extracurricular domains, including research paper presentations, sports, and cultural activities. They actively participate in personality development programs, group discussions, debate competitions, quiz competitions, workshops, and tree plantation drives.

The Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering has a total of 07 faculty members, with 02 Ph.D holders, all of whom have completed their post-graduation. In addition to teaching and instruction, the faculty is also engaged in active research with an aim to generate innovative concepts and ideas or apply existing technologies to new applications. The department has several ongoing/completed industrial consultancy works from various agencies.

Consultancy & Technical Support

The Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering provides consultancy and technical support to governmental/non-government/private/public organizations in the following fields:

• Material Testing: Steel, Cement, Sand and Aggregates.
• Geotechnical Engineering: Hydraulics and soil investigation.
• Water Resource Engineering: Planning and analysis.
• Survey Work: Land and topographical surveying.
• Non-Destructive Tests: Structural integrity assessment.
• Any other special testing related to material properties.