CHENNAI
The Department of Civil Engineering conducted a one day National level Technical Symposium “CASTELLATE 2k18” at KCG College of Technology on 24th August 2018. It was the 4th edition of Castellate conducted in the institution. Around 200 external participants from various cities like Pondicherry, Trichy, Madurai, etc. participated in the Symposium.
The event started with the formal Inaugural function at 9.00 a.m in KMC Auditorium. Er. C. Kalyanasundaram, Dr. Sumathi Poobal, Vice Principal, Head of the Department Dr. V. Vandhana Devi, General Secretaries Mr. T. U. Ravi Chandran and Ms.J.Emimal were present on the dais. Er. C.KalyanaSundaram, Executive Engineer, TamilNadu Public Works Department presided as the chief guest for the event. The inaugural ceremony started with the prayer song followed by lighting of kuthuvilaku by the dignitaries. The Head of the Department, Dr.V.Vandhana Devi welcomed the Chief guest, dignitaries, faculty , students and all the external participants to the inaugural cermony. She greeted everyone on the auspicious occasion and encouraged the participants to take part in all the events highlighting the significance of Symposium. Dr. Sumathi Poobal, Vice Principal felicitated and extended her best wishes to all the student participants. A pre-report of Castellate 2k18 was presented by Mr. Ravi Chandar.T.U, General Secretary which gave a brief idea about the event.
Castellate 2k18 Souvenir was released by the chief guest and the dignitaries. Ms. Emimal.J, General Secretary took the privilege to introduce the chief guest to the gathering. The Vice Principal Dr. Sumathi Poobal honoured the Chief guest with a memento. Er.C.Kalyanasundaram delivered the Symposium inaugural address followed by his key note address on ‘Recent trends in Civil Engineering’. The students and external participants were very impressed by his keynote address and there was a huge applause among the participants for his interesting lecture. Joint Secretary Mr. M. Shamin Anwar concluded the inaugural ceremony with the vote of thanks. The program came to a close by 10.30 am. The participants and students felt that his lecture was educative, sensitizing and knowledge sharing.
Technical Events
Castellate 2k18 encompassed various events like paper presentation, concrete cube testing, battle cad, tech quiz and so on. The winners of various events were awarded with attractive cash prizes and merit certificates.
Paper Presentation:
The paper presentation event was conducted to provide a platform to express the knowledge of participants in research, in their respective field of interest. Session Judges Dr.P.Siva Kumar and Mr.V.Kishor Kumar provided lot of valuable suggestions to the participants. We received 62 papers out of which 21 papers were shortlisted and presented on the day of Symposium.
Model Presentation:
The model presentation event was conducted to provide a platform to enhance the creative ability of the participant. The event was designed such that it tests the structural knowledge and also their creativity.
Concrete Cube Testing:
In this event the participants were instructed to cast a cube 7 days before the event. The sole concept of this event is to test their knowledge in the concrete mix to get highest compressive strength in the specified density.
Battle Cad:
This event was challenging and competitive which made the participants to think and create a plan as per National Building Code (NBC). The Judges were Ms.P.Kavitha and Ms.M.Kalaivani. About 49 participants attended the prelims from which 12 were shortlisted for final round.
Tech Quiz:
This event was conducted to test the technical knowledge of the participants. Around 40 participants attended the prelims of which 15 were selected for the 2nd round and 10 participants were able to get through the 2nd round and reach 3rd round. Finally for the final round 5 participants were selected.
Castellate 2k18 served as a platform for the budding civil engineers to showcase their skills and talents for the growth of the society. Students participated in all the events with great enthusiasm. The events helped in bringing out the technical knowledge of the students. At the end of the symposium, valedictory ceremony was held in which certificates and cash prizes were distributed by Prof. Dr. P. Sivakumar and Head of the Department Dr. V. Vandhana Devi to all the winners of various technical and non-technical events. Participation certificates were given to all the participants. One of the participants gave feedback about the Symposium that it was professionally and efficiently organised and they had a good time at KCG College of Technology. The program came to a close at 4.15 pm with National Anthem.