Department of Civil Engineering

B.E (Civil Engineering) Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and qualified accomplishments that the program is preparing the graduates to achieve.

PEO1. A strong foundation in mathematics, basic sciences and engineering fundamentals, to successfully compete for entry-level positions or pursue postgraduate programme in Civil Engineering and related fields.

PEO2. Contemporary Civil Engineering professional skills, collection, analysis / interpretation and presentation of data, including hands-on laboratory experience, exposure to modern software, creativity, and innovation to successfully compete in the local, national and global market.

PEO3. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, broad knowledge and an understanding of multicultural and global perspectives to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, both as team members and leaders.

PEO4. Integral development of the personality to deal with ethical and professional issues, taking into account the broader societal implications of civil engineering and also develop independent and lifelong learning.

B.E (Civil Engineering) Program Outcomes

Engineering Graduates will be able to:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and model into complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8. Ethics:



Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
9. Individual and teamwork: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multi-disciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive explicit instructions.
11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to ones own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multi-disciplinary environments.

12.Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. B.E (Civil Engineering) Program Specific Program Outcomes (PSPOs)

PSO1: Plan, Analyze and design various structural components for buildings, Transportation elements, Water Resources Structures, Treatment plants, Geotechnical aspects, Geological investigations using suitable approaches, latest equipment and software.

PSO2: Exploration of futuristic approaches in Civil Engineering for better Industry compatibility.

Name of the Post: Assistant Professor

Qualification Required: M. Tech/Ph.D. (Civil Engineering- Geotechnical Engineering)

Subjects to handle:

1. Soil Mechanics (IV Sem) 2) Soil Mechanics Lab (IV Sem) 3) Foundation Engineering (V Sem) 4) Ground Improvement Techniques (VI Sem)

Course: Soil Mechanics Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to

1. Introduce particulate mechanics, to characterize and classify soils
2. Impart knowledge on seepage and effective stress principles
3. Get exposure on compressibility characteristics and consolidation settlements of soil. Learn shear parameters by different methods at different drainage conditions.
4. Experience the concepts of earth pressures and stability of slopes.

Course Outcomes: After completing this course, the students will be able to
1. Characterize and classify the soils based on laboratory and field experiments
2. Understand permeability and seepage characteristics of soils and analysis of applications involving them
3. Understand Compressibility characteristics of soils and compute the consolidation settlements
4. Evaluate shear parameters of soil through various shear tests.
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Determine magnitude and direction of earth pressure and analyze stability of slopes

Course: Foundation Engineering Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to impart knowledge on:

1. Stress distribution using analytical and graphical methods
2. Necessity, types and suitability of different foundation systems.
3. Construction Procedure and design of deep foundation.
4. Different methods of geotechnical investigations and its role in selection and design of foundations.

Course Outcomes: After completing this course, the students will be able to
1. Determine the stress distribution due to various types of loads using Boussinesq’s and Westergaard’s theory.
2. Analyze shear failures and calculate bearing capacity & settlement of shallow foundation.
3. Classify pile foundations and determine capacity for single/ group of Piles
4. Understand construction procedure of caissons and types of coffer dams
5. Demonstrate various principles of geotechnical exploration and sampling techniques.

Course: Ground Improvement Techniques Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to impart knowledge on:

1. Objectives, necessity and scope of ground improvement
2. Different methods of in-situ densification of cohesion less soils
3. Different methods of in-situ densification of cohesive soils
4. Selection of ideal ground improvement technique appropriate for a given ground condition

Course Outcomes: After completing this course, the students will be able to
1. Understand the suitability of ground improvement techniques for different soils and methods of mechanical stabilization.
2. Apply suitable chemical stabilization and grouting techniques to field problems.
3. Select suitable vibration techniques to modify the cohesion less soil properties
4. Understand in-situ densification using preloading and vertical drains.
5. Explain the concept of reinforced earth and functions & applications of geotextiles

Course: Soil Mechanics Lab Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to

1. Expose students for laboratory test procedures in calculating index properties.
2. Expose students for laboratory test procedures in calculating engineering properties and suitability of each test.
3. Make the students to relate theoretical concepts in doing lab tests

Course Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to
1. Perform the laboratory experiments on soil specimen, analyze the results, interpret and validate the same
2. Understand the soil behavior by determining index properties
3. Perform tests on engineering properties of soils and analyze the test results.

In addition to the above, the candidate should be ready to handle general subjects like Disaster Mitigation and Road Safety Engineering. Interested Candidate can apply on Harshada - (phone hidden)

📌 Associate Professor - Civil Dept (Hyderabad)
🏢 Matrusri Education Society
📍 Hyderabad