Exploring Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering Volume 2

This national convention on engineering topics will explore the dynamic shifts and emerging trends that are reshaping civil engineering,emphasizing their vital role in developing safer, more efficient, and sustainable infrastructure. Our focus willspan several transformative innovations, beginning with the integration of 3D printing and robotics inconstruction. These technologies are revolutionizing the field by enhancing productivity, slashing labor costs,and improving safety through automated processes and the ability to produce complex structures. The convention will also highlight the increasing importance of resilience in our infrastructure, a response to themore frequent natural disasters driven by climate change. Today’s civil engineers integrate considerations ofthese changes in their designs to construct buildings and structures that withstand and adapt to theseevolving conditions. Sustainability remains a crucial theme, driven by the urgent need for environmentalconservation and the realities of climate change. Our discussions will delve into green engineering practices,such as the use of eco-friendly materials, waste minimization, and the design of energy-efficient buildings.Innovations like Geopolymer technology offer rapid strength gain and reduced water use, presenting asustainable alternative to traditional concrete. Similarly, Bacterial Concrete represents a breakthrough inenhancing the durability and reducing the maintenance costs of concrete structures while lowering carbonemissions. The convention will also examine the role of advanced technologies like Cartography, remotesensing, and GIS applications, which are transforming our understanding and representation of the world,pushing the boundaries of traditional cartography into new digital frontiers. Additionally, modular constructionwill be discussed as a key contributor to efficiency, waste reduction, and quality in building processes,especially in its potential to address the critical needs for affordable housing and sustainable urban development. Furthermore, the financial benefits of retrofitting, which reduces energy consumption and offerssignificant cost savings, will be explored, showcasing its attractiveness and positive return on investmentover time. This convention is not just an event, but a call to action for civil engineering professionals toembrace these innovations, stay informed of cutting-edge developments, and play a pivotal role in crafting asafer, more efficient, and sustainable built environment. Join us as we leverage these trends to propel theindustry forward, ensuring our built environment can meet the demands of tomorrow.

Dr. Anil Joseph is the Managing Director of Geostructurals (P) Ltd. a leading foundation &structural consultancy firm based at Cochin. He has provided foundation and structuralconsultancy for more than 3000 High rise structures including many landmark multistoried andInfrastructure projects in India and abroad in the last 30 years. His design of Nippon Toyotashowroom at Kalamassery, Platynum Mall at Maradu, Lulu Grand Hyatt Hotel & ConventionCentre, Bolgatty Island, Kochi, and Hyatt Regency, Trichur has won the ICI- UltraTech Awardfor Outstanding Concrete structures of Kerala in the building category in the year 2012, 2017,2018 and 2020 respectively. He is the Managing Director of CECONS (P) Ltd. a constructionfirm specialized in the execution of pile foundations and also the Director of EngineersDiagnostic Centre (P) Ltd a firm specialized in Geotechnical investigation and RetrofittingWorks. He is the President of Indian Geotechnical Society for the term 2023 to 2026, NationalCouncil Member of Institution of Engineers India in Civil Division for the term 2021 to 2025,Chairman of IEI Civil Division Board for 2024. He is a Governing Council member of IndianAssociation of Structural Engineers, the Chairman of Indian Concrete Institute, Kochi Center andthe Vice Chairman of Builders Association of India, Cochin Chapter. He is representing India inInternational Technical Committee TC - 220 on "Field Monitoring in GeoMechanics" and inAsian Technical Committee AsRTC-14 on Smart Observation Methods. He is the Immediate pastPresident of Association of Structural and Geotechnical Consultants, Kerala, Immediate PastState President of Graduate Association of Civil Engineers, the Past President of Association ofPiling Specialists, Kerala, Member of Association of Contracting Engineers, ExecutiveCommittee Member of Deep Foundation Institute India, Managing Committee Member ofKerala Management Association and an adjunct faculty of Albertian Institute of Science &Technology, Cochin, TocH institute of Science and Technology, Cochin, Federal Institute ofScience and Technology, Angamaly. As per the direction of the Supreme Court, it was decided toraze 5 high rises at Maradu, Cochin and Dr. Anil Joseph was appointed as the Geotechnical andStructural expert in the technical committee by the Govt of Kerala in the year 2019. He alsoplayed a vital role in demolition of Supertech Twin tower Noida in August 2022. Dr. Anil Josephis also involved in various social activities such as Vice President of the Regional Sports Centre,Kadavanthara, Cochin, He is an active Rotarian and was the Former Assistant Governor ofRotary District 3201 and past president of Rotary Club of Cochin Downtown. He was one amongthe top 10, Diamond Hall of Fame, New Age Icon Change Makers 2020.
Dr. G. Madhu is currently serving as FACT Chair Professor in the School of Engineering of CochinUniversity of Science and Technology. He obtained his B. Tech from the University of Calicut, M. Techfrom Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and PhD from Cochin University of Science and Technology.Dr. Madhu has more than 18 years of industrial experience and 21 years of teaching and researchexperience. His major areas of research interests include adsorptive processes for wastewater treatment,advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment, sustainable waste management,behavioral factors influencing industrial safety and AI and ML applications in safety systems. He haspublished 120 papers in reputed international journals. Dr. Madhu has successfully guided 36 PhDscholars. He received Prof. K.M. Bahauddin Award for the Distinguished Engineering Teacher of Keralain the year 2018.
Er. Babu K S is currently working as Freelance Consultant (Civil, Env Engg- water and sewerage) Valuer(Land & Building) and Technical Arbitrator. He obtained his B Sc Engg.(Civil) from NSS College ofEngineering, Palakkad, Kerala, University of Calicut, M Tech. (Env. Engg.) from Sri JayachamarajendraCollege of Engineering, Mysore, University of Mysore. He has forty years of industrial experience whichinclude career at Kerala Water Authority (Govt. of Kerala undertaking), WAPCOS Ltd (Govt. of Indiaundertaking) and with Super Specialty Hospital Project S N G C Trust, Perumbavoor, Kochi. His variousarea of experience includes planning and implementation of number of medium and major water supplyProjects, construction of intake wells , Construction of water treatment plants and laying of various sizeand type of pipes. He was also involved in Coordination and Overall Supervision of eight storied hospitalBuilding and Review of Execution of School Buildings in five Districts of Kerala. During 2015 to 2017 hewas working with Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu, Kerala as VisitingProfessor. From 2021 onwards he is working as Freelance Consultant (Civil, Env Engg- water andsewerage) Valuer (Land & Building) and as Technical Arbitrator. From 2023 he is also engaged as SeniorConsultant for KINFRA, Kochi. Also, an external member of Tender Evaluation Committee at KINFRAKochi. He has undergone various training programs viz. Construction Management and ContractMangement , Sustainable Decentralized Waste water treatment, Stress management etc. He has donetechnical presentation on Sustainable Decentralized Waste water treatment and Valuation of Leaseholdproperties, His memberships in Professional Bodies are Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India), CharteredEngineer (India), Indian Concrete Institute (Life member) and Fellow, Institution of Valuers, IndianInstitution of Technical Arbitrators and Fellow Life Member Indian Water Works Association.
Dr. Usha S, Professor (Rtd) from Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu, Kerala,obtained her B-Tech degree in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum under KeralaUniversity, M-Tech in Computer Aided Structural Engineering from Mar Athanasius College ofEngineering under M.G. University and Ph.D from Cochin University of Science & Technology. Her majorareas of research interests include structural Engineering, sustainable Construction materials,Geopolymer from locally available materials. She has twenty one papers in different reputed journals. Dr.Usha S received ICI-Ultratech Award for best Doctoral thesis in 2018. She has thirteen years of industrialexperience which include career at Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. (Govt. of India enterprises),Ambalamukal and with "Jalanidhi"project of Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitary Agency. From 2004to 2024 she was working with Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayiruppu, Kerala. Inaddition to teaching, she involve in Planning, design and supervision of residential buildings andstructural design. Her memberships in Professional Bodies are Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India),Chartered Engineer (India), Indian Concrete Institute (Life member) and ISTE (Life member).
Dr. Kavitha P. E. secured PhD on the topic “Soil Structure Interaction Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piles inShip Berthing Structures” from Cochin University of Science and Technology, India. She did her BTechfrom Govt. Engg. College, Thrissur. She has completed two masters degrees; M.Tech in Computer AidedStructural Analysis and Design from Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT and MCA from Indira GandhiNational Open University. She is a life member of ISTE, ICI, IEI(I) and IGS. Dr. Kavitha started her career asan apprentice at Cochin Port Trust, W/Island. She worked as faculty member at Cochin E-land,Perumbadappu for two years. She has been working at Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering,Kadayiruppu since 2006 and joined FISAT in September 2018. She is selected as the “Outstanding Woman in Engineering for the Contribution and Achievement in the Field of Civil Engineering” by Centrefor Advanced Research and Design , Venus International Foundation. She has published more than thirtyjournal papers in national and international journals and conferences. Her areas of interest are structuralanalysis, structural design, concrete technology, computer programming and soil structure interactionanalysis. She is a registered guide for research under the Kerala Technological University. She isappointed as Chairman to the centralized Valuation Camp for Valuation of first semester M.Techexaminations. She is the editor of six volumes of SCOPUS indexed book series “Lecture Notes in CivilEngineering”, published by SPRINGER during 2019-2024. She is a reviewer of Construction and BuildingMaterials, Journal of Sustainable Civil engineering Insights, Journal of Applied Science EngineeringTechnology and Management.