52 projects in 12 Days, Wow! Civil Engineers of ACCE (I) say ‘Sayonara’ to ‘Techno Week 2018’
Mangaluru: Quoting Shakespeare’s words, “But with the word the time will bring on summer, When briers shall have leaves as well as thorns, All’s well that ends well; still the fine’s the crown; Whatever the course, the end is the renown “-the members of Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE) did a marvelous job by organizing whopping 52 programmes in nearly 12 days, including seminars, Technical talks etc during the prestigious ‘Techno Week-2018’ at bunch of engineering colleges and poly-technical institutions in and around Mangaluru city. ‘Techno-Week” emerged out to be very successful- Kudos to the determination and hard work of all the resource persons and the members of ACCE(I) which made this “Techno Week ” a grand success and a memorable one. A job well done, Comrades!
A host of various activities were planned during the “Week” ( from 17 Sept- 28 Sept) in many engineering and polytechnic institutions around and beyond the DK district to celebrate the creative problem-solving role engineers play in making the world the better, safer, more enjoyable place for us all to live. The week included hands-on activities and presentations designed to introduce youngsters to the excitement of engineering and the importance of technological literacy. And Ramco Cements Limited, the concrete cement company as ‘Sponsor’/partner of ACCE’s “Techno Week” had pledged to connect engineers and other technology professionals with organizations/institutions to have various informative and creative programmes during the “Week”, thereby bringing a positive impact on people around us. With innovative concrete solutions delivered by Ramco, both the ACCE and Ramco are trying to build a better nation-and surely, ” Yes, together they can !”.
Having celebrated the “Inaugural Ceremony” of the “Engineer’s Day & Techno Week 2018” on 17 September, with all respect and devotion to mark the birth anniversary of legendary engineer Bharatha Rathna Sir M Visveswaraya, where on this occasion Four eminent engineers were honoured as a tribute to their great professional honesty, and besides this, a member of the association was honoured for achieving excellence in their profession and for rendering un-selfish great service to the association- the Valedictory function of ‘Techno Week 2018’ was held at St Sebastian Platinum Jubilee Auditorium-Bendore, Mangaluru on 28 September at 7 pm. The programme began with invoking God’s blessings through a prayer by Er Vimal Keerthi Jain, followed by welcome address by chairman of ACCE, Er Anil Sebastian D’souza.
The Chief guest for the occasion was Deputy Commissioner of DK- Sasikanth Senthil IAS, and Er Anil K Pillai- DGM-Technical Division -Ramco Cements Ltd as guest of honour. Other dignitaries seated on the dais were- Er Vijaya Vishnu Mayya- National VP- ACCE(I) South; also joined by ACCE I) Mangaluru Chapter representatives, namely Er Anil S D’souza (Chairman); Er Sathyaranjan Rao (Secretary); Er Premanand (Vice Chairman) Er Arun Prabha (Treasurer); Er Suraj Kumar A and Er Vinayak Pai (Both Advisors, Techno-Week); and Er Bharath J and Mohammed Ayub (Both Techno-week Conveners).
An elaborate audio-video presentation of the programmes that were conducted during the ” Techno Week” was presented to the audience by Er Vinayak Pai. Nearly 23 resource persons spoke on various topics to the students of the 23 institutions where the sessions were held. At S.N.M. Polytechnic, Moodabidri- Resource Person Er. Ekanath Danadkeri spoke on ‘Cracks in Concrete’ at S.N.M. Polytechnic, Moodabidri -Er. Sudhir Shetty on ‘Ready Mix & Special Concrete’; Government Polytechnic, Bantwal- Er. Rajendra Kalbhavi on ‘Alternatives in building Construction’; Government Polytechnic, Bantwal- Er. Raghavendra on ‘Project Planning’; KVG College of Engineering- Dr. Suresha on ‘Sagarmala and the scope for Community Development’.
KVG College of Engineering- Dr. Poornachandra Pandith on ‘Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete’; NRAMP Nitte- Er.Ujwal Dsouza on ‘Why Civil Engineering?; Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering- Er. Sudhir Shetty on ‘Ready Mix & Special Concretes; Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering- Er. Anil Balliga on ‘Engineering Materials’; Manipal Institute of Technology- Er.Ujwal D’souza on ‘Why Civil Engineering?; Manipal Institute of Technology- Er. Arun Prabha on ‘Tenders in Construction’; Manipal Institute of Technology- Dr.M.K Nagaraj on ‘Coping with water Scarcity’; Manipal Institute of Technology- Er. Suraj Kumar on ‘New age cement and its Manufacturing Process’; Manipal Institute of Technology- Dr.Babu Narayan on ‘Innovative world of Civil Engineering’; Manipal Institute of Technology- Er.Anil Hegde on ‘Trends in civil engineering’; A.J College of Engineering- Er. Anil Balliga on ‘Making of Durable concrete’; Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology- Er. Ujwal D’souza on ‘Why Civil Engineering?
Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology- Er. Arun Prabha on ‘Tenders in Construction’; SDM College of Engineering and Technology- Er. Anil Balliga on ‘Rehabilitation & Retrofitting’; SDM College of Engineering and Technology- Er.D.R Kavoor on ‘Project Construction -A Challenge in Gulf Countries’; Shree Devi Institute of Technology – Engineering College- Dr.Rajesh Dsouza on ‘Advances in Concrete Technology’; Shree Devi Institute of Technology – Engineering College- Maheshraj Pai on ‘Latest Trends in Dry Mortar Technology’; Government Polytechnic Karkala- Er. Suraj Kumar A on ‘Tips on Good Construction Practices’; Government Polytechnic Karkala- Er. Prem Prasad on ‘Managing a Project, Engineers prospective’;
P. A. College of Engineering- Maheshraj Pai on ‘Latest Trends in Dry Mortar Technology’; P. A. College of Engineering- Er. Suresha S N on ‘Sagarmala and the scope for Community Development’; P. A. College of Engineering- Er. Vijay Mayya on ‘Leadership & Attitude’; P. A. College of Engineering-Dr.M.K Nagaraj on ‘Coping with water Scarcity’; Beary’s Institute of Technology- Er. Manjunath on ‘Repair & Rehabilitation of Structures’; Beary’s Institute of Technology- Er. Dharmaraj on ‘Smart City’; Beary’s Institute of Technology- Er. Ujwal D’souza on ‘Project Management’; St Joseph Engineering College- Dr. Subhash Yargal on ‘Concrete & Concrete Mix Design’; St Joseph Engineering College- Er. Anil Baliga on ‘Construction Chemicals’; N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology- Dr S Yargal on ‘Concrete & Concrete Mix Design’; N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology- Er. Raghavendra Holla on ‘Augmented Reality in Construction’; Karnataka (Govt.) Polytechnic- Er. Ekanath Dandakeri on ‘Earth Retaining Structures’; Karnataka (Govt.) Polytechnic- Er. Bharath J on ‘World of Civil Engineering’; Vivekananda Polytechnic- Er. Arun Prabha on ‘Tenders in Construction’; Vivekananda Polytechnic- Dr. Sunil B.M on ‘Land Slide Predict, Prevent & Protect’.
Vivekananda College of Engineering & Technology- Er. Arun Prabha on ‘Tenders in Construction’; Srinivas School of Engineering- Dr. Katta Venkatarama on ‘Recent Advances in earthquake-resistant Construction Practices’; Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management- Dr. Narasimha on ‘Sustainable construction’; Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management- Dr.Rajesh Dsouza on ‘Advances in Concrete Technology’; P.A Polytechnic college- Er.D.R Kavoor on ‘Project Constrcution-A Challenge in Gulf Countries’; Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management- Dr. Sunil B.M on ‘Land Slide Predict, Prevent & Protect’; Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management- Er. Raghavendra on ‘Fast Track Construction using GFRG Wall’. All these Resource persons of the Techno Week were felicitated during the occasion, and also those who accompanied them during the Talk sessions.
Addressing the audience Chief guest DC Sasikanth Senthil complimenting the civil engineers said, “You civil engineers have done yeomen service for the development and infrastructure of Mangaluru city, for which I commend your efforts and hard work. ACCE( I) has brought the latest technology advancements in the world to the members and prepare them to carry out futuristic design with an eye on assurance of quality- and you have contributed a lot to the city through your service. Presently in our society people don’t think about the future, which is a major drawback. The birth place where I come, Tamil Nadu, everyone is a born engineer. We are in the present century where everything is fast paced, and people learn quick through Internet”
“But during our time we browsed through books, went to library to gain more knowledge pertaining to our education/career. Innovation and Creativity are the two major aspects, which we need adhere to. Mangaluru is a place where it can show other cities about how development and infrastructure is done, if planned well and smartly. When it comes to government involvement in development of a city, there are pros and cons, and many a time the work/projects are delayed. Growth/development can’t be done only through theory, but it has to done by thorough practicals. No doubt that civil Engineers are the backbone of development and technology, and for that matter, civil engineers have played an important role in the infrastructure of Smart City-Mangaluru. As it is said Engineers are the harbingers of change, you all can change the way the world lives. Your invaluable contribution made towards the community and the nation building by all you gifted engineers should be appreciated by all. May God bless the Civil Engineers” added DC Santhil.
Also speaking during the occasion, Er Vijaya Vishnu Mayya- Vice-President of National ACCE (I) South said, “Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (I), Mangalore Centre is one of the strongest and most prominent engineering organization of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts. The ACCE(I) was formed in 1985 with the intention of safeguarding the interest of civil engineers and assimilating the technical knowledge to both engineering fraternity and to the society. ACCE(I), Mangalore Centre was formed in 1997. Since then till today, it has proved itself as the most positive contributor for technical solutions in all aspects of civil engineering for civil engineers authorities and general public. With the membership strength of more than 400 plus the association is considered as one stop solution for all the problems faced by civil engineering fraternity. This has been proved with extraordinary past track record of excellent programmes conducted in all possible avenues”.
“The association regularly conducts seminars, technical talks, workshops etc. in an effort to update the engineering fraternity about the recent technical and technological innovations by availing the best services of the experts in the field. By doing this the association has covered almost all the stakeholders of the civil engineering fraternity from students to professionals including the government officials. What’s stands out about the association from the other organizations is not only about in identifying the problems faced by the stakeholders but its extraordinary effort of voluntariness and involvement in rendering its services to come out with a permanent solutions. The members of the association have bestowed their best services, assistance and spend their valuable time in meeting the concerned people in arriving solutions. The perseverance of the association with positive thinking has not only benefited the construction fraternity but also common man in general. And I commend the advisers and conveners and all those who were behind Techno Week 2018 for putting up a great show, with whopping 52 programmes, and making a difference in the lives of many students. Bravo”added Er Mayya.
Er Anil K Pillai- Senior DGM-Technical Services-The Ramco Cements Ltd addressed the audience and did a technical presentation on the products of Ramco and their services. Complimenting the ACCE members for doing a wonderful job during the ‘Techno Week’, he assured his full support and encouragement from his side in future ACCE projects. He further said, “Missing links to engineering and to make things happen are :ability to ask good questions, ability to see patterns in data, ability to devise models to Under Stand various factors affecting the problems, ability to break problems into smaller issues i.e decomposition, ability to visualize and most importantly ability to communicate and present it. Many a times Projects suffer because of breakdown in communication. Ramco being an organization having contributed to various CSR activities will also continue to spread awareness amongst budding civil engineers”.
The vote of thanks was delivered by ACCE (I) Er Sathyaranjan Rao; and the function was compered by the one-and-only “Great Master of Ceremony” Er Rajendra Kalbhavi. The formal function was adjourned for a fellowship dinner, during which a few engineers entertained the audience with a “karaoke-style” singing extravaganza. There were Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Balasubramanyam, and many other impersonators, who entertained the audience with their sensational singing, and Er Mayya and Er Khalbavi rocked the night.
Ending this report on a lighter side of vein- Three graduate engineers were discussing who might have been responsible for the design of the human body. The first one said “Think of all the joints etc. it must have been a mechanical engineer”. The second one said “No no, what about all the electrical impulses and nerves etc? It must have been an electrical engineer”. The third graduate was shaking his head, “You are both wrong, the human body was designed by a civil engineer – who else would run a waste pipe through a recreational area”? One more wit- “To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be” Cheers! Long Live Civil Engineers!
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