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| Name | Mr.A.Kumar |
| Designation | Assistant Professor & Head of the Department(i/c) |
| Department | Civil Engineering |
| Qualification | Master of Engineering |
| Specialization | Structural Engineering |
| Academic Experience | 7 Years 9 Months |
| Membership | Associate Member in Institution of Engineers India (IEI) |
| Seminar | Participated in one day national level seminar on “Transportation System” in K.Ramakrishnan college of Technology, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappali on 18th Sept 2017. Participated in one day seminar on “Concrete and Steel Structures” in Panimalar Engineering College on 23rd Nov 2017. Participated in webinar on “Building Information Modelling and Revit Architecture” conducted by Jerusalem College of Engineering, Chennai on 21st May 2020 and 22nd May 2020. Participated in three days webinar on “Importance of MEP in Buildings” conducted by Eswari Engineering College, Chennai from 21st May 2020 to 23rd May 2020. Attended Three days webinar on “World Ocean day” conducted by Easwari Engineering College on 7th June 2021 to 9th June 2021. Attended a Webinar on “Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering” at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore on 7th February 2022 to 11th February 2022. Attended a webinar on “Construction issues in Precast structural systems” at QCRETE Readymix (India) Pvt Ltd from 28th March 2023. Attended a webinar on “Pervious Concrete – Can it mitigate some effects of climate change?” at QCRETE Readymix (India) Pvt Ltd from 28th July 2023. Attended a webinar on “Sustainability and Practices – A Timeline Requirement of the Construction Industry” at QCRETE Readymix (India) Pvt Ltd from 7th September 2023. Attended a webinar on “Making Concrete Sustainable and Moving towards Net Zero” at QCRETE Readymix (India) Pvt Ltd from 27th September 2023. Attended a webinar on “Infrastructure Resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction” at Presidency University, Bangalore on 27th October 2023. Attended a webinar on “Importance of Soil and Water in Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Agri – Food Systems” at Presidency University, Bangalore on 15th December 2023. |
| Inter National Conference | Authored a paper entitled “ Progressive Collapse of a Steel Braced Frame Building” in the 3rd International Conference on “Veracity Research in Scientific Computing and Engineering Trends (ICVRSCET - 2022)” organized by V.R.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Arasur on 10th June 2022. Presented a paper on “Analysis of large dynamic structure in environment industry”, in International conference - Food, Bio and Nano Materials at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore on 17th March 2023 and 18th March 2023. |
| Workshops | Attended in one day National workshop on “Sustainable materials in Civil Engineering” at St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology, Chennai on 09th Nov 2017. Attended the Workshop on “HEALTH MONITORING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Attended one day National workshop on “Revolution of Software and its Incredible Growth in Civil Engineering” at K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology on 20th September 2019. Attended a workshop on “Bio inspired Design” at Presidency University, Bangalore on 13th September 2023. |
| Faculty Development Training Programme | Attended one week short term course on “Applied Hydraulic Engineering” organized by Centre for faculty Development, Anna University, Chennai. Participated in the three days National Level Faculty Development Program on “Meticulous Applications of software in Civil Engineering” at St.Joseph Institute of Technology, Chennai from 9th to 11th May 2019. Attended Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Concepts in Construction Management (ACCM-19)” at P.S.G Institute of Technology and Applied Research from 28th November 2019 to 30th November 2019. Attended Online Faculty Development Programme on “Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Civil Engineering” conducted by Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation from 8th June 2020 to 13th June 2020. Attended Online Faculty Development programme on “Advanced Technologies in Infrastructure Development” conducted by Eswari Engineering College, Chennai from 13th May 2020 to 19th May 2020. Attended one week Faculty Development Program on “Outcome based Education (Modern Tool usage in Teaching & Learning)” at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College on 30th November 2020 to 5th December 2020. Attended in three days Faculty Development Program on “Analysis & Design of Structural Components by using STADD.Pro, E- Tabs, Safe and STADD Foundation Softwares” at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education on 14th September 2020 to 16th September 2020. Attended one week Faculty Development Program on “Innovative Technology in Civil Engineering” at Easwari Engineering College on 12th May 2021 to 19th May 2021 and one day webinar on “Retrofitting Techniques for Concrete Structures” conducted by KLE Technological University, Karnataka on 29th May 2021. Attended One week Faculty Development Program on “Environmental and water resources Modeling and management” at Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram on 4th June 2021 to 7th June 2021. Attended an one week National level Faculty Development Program on “Futuristic Research Scope in Civil Engineering” at CK College of Engineering & Technology, Cuddalore from 23rd August 2022 to 27th August 2022. Attended six days Online Faculty Development Program on “Emerging Technologies in Civil Engineering-2K24” at Kongunadu College of Engineering & Technology, Tiruchy from 11th March 2024 to 16th March 2024. |
| Paper Publications | Published a journal paper under the title of “Experimental study on High strength Rice Husk Ash concrete Incorporating Lathe waste” in International Journal of science, Engineering and Technology Research,Volume-6, Issue -9,Sept 2017,ISSN:2278-7798. Published a journal paper under the title of “Experimental study on partial replacement of fine aggregate with quarry dust and red soil in concrete” in International Journal of science, Engineering and Technology Research,Volume-6, Issue -9,Sept 2017,ISSN:2278-7798. Published a journal paper under the title of “Performance of thin cylindrical shells with GFRP Fibres subjected to compression forces” in IJISET – International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 3 Issue 3, March 2016, pp-78 to 84, ISSN: 2348-7968. Published a Journal in Materials today: Proceedings titled “Experimental Studies on Flexural Behaviour of Self Compact Concrete” on 13.03.2020 and “An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete Replacing Sand with Quarry Dust and Waste Foundry Sand” on 15.06.2020. Published a Journal in Materials today : Proceedings titled “Experimental Investigation on Environmental utilization of e-waste Management” on 27.07.2021. |
| Guest Lecture | Gave a guest lecture on “Structural Analysis-I” at A.K.T Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Kallakurichi on 30th December 2023. |
| Projects so far guided | 12 Mini projects and 10 main projects |
| Email | Kumar64ace@gmail.com |
