The department of Civil Engineering came into existence along with the college in the year 1979.It has an intake of 60 students. The department is currently headed by Dr. A.G. Nataraj M.Tech. Ph.D and supported by a highly qualified staff.

The B.I.T Civil Engineering established in 1979 department is one of the first departments established by the college. Under the able guidance of Dr. A.G. Nataraj it has committed itself to the proclaimed pledge of producing quality civil engineering professionals by the virtue of its very competent faculty and state-of- the-art laboratories. Ever since the Civil Engineering department came into being it has dedicated itself towards the never ending quest for knowledge and contributing with vigour in the development of Karnataka and the country as a whole.

The field of Civil Engineering has been growing very fast in the recent years as we have now realized the importance of infrastructure development. The department is committed to produce Civil Engineers which would usher India into a utopia of development. For the realization of this dream the students are prepared to perform, even in the most hostile environment.

The department has come good on its commitment towards research and development by recently introducing the master's degree courses in the field of structural engineering. The masters program is likely to produce researchers which would lead us to new developments in Civil Engineering.

CURRICULUM:

Semester III	Semester IV	Semester V
Building Construction Geology Fluid Mechanics-I Structural Mechanics-I Surveying-I	Building Drawing Fluid Mechanics-II Material Technology Structural Mechanics-II Surveying-II	Geotechnical Engineering-I Hydrology and Water Resources Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures   Transportation Engineering Electives (Any Two) Matrix Method of Structural Analysis Solid Waste Management Traffic Engineering

Semester VI	Semester VII	Semester VIII
Design of Steel Structures Environmental Engineering-I Geotechnical Engineering-II Irrigation Engineering Electives (Any Two): I) Air Pollution & Control II) Bridge Engineering III) Numerical Analysis Project Work-I	Design Drawing Environmental-II Estimation Transportation-II Electives (Any Two): I ) Foundations II) Pre Stressed Concrete III) Construction management	Highway Engineering Project Work-II

The department boasts of very high quality laboratories, where the students are trained to be proficient in various fields, like The Building Materials Testing (B.M.T.) lab, The Soil Mechanics lab, Highway Engineering lab, Fluid Mechanics lab,The Computer Aided Design(C.A.D.) lab are a few to be named

COMPUTER LAB:
Has P4 WINDOWS 2000 PC's and software's like STADD III; AUTO CADD-14,2000;AUTO CIVIL/SURVEY; BORLAND C;TURBO C; MS-FORTRAN-COMPILERS; MS OFFICE; NISA ; ANSYS VER.9, STADDPRO 2005, SAP2000, ETABS.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LAB:
60 tones loading frame and accessories; Polaricope with accessories

STRENGTH OF MATERIAL LAB:
100 Ton Universal Testing Machine; Impact Testing Machine; Wood Testing Machine

CONCRETE LABORATORY:
200 Ton Compression Testing Machine; Slump Test cones; Le-chatelier apparatus; Digital rebound hammer, ultrasonic NDT equipment.

SURVEY STORES:
Box Sextant; Dumpy Level; Transit Theodolite 1"; Clinometer; Trimble 415 total station, Electronic theodolite

HIGHWAY MATERIAL LABORATORY:
Impact Testing Machine; Los Angeles Abrasion Testing Machine; C.B.R. Testing Apparatus; Ductility Testing Machine.

SOIL MECHANICS LAB:
Tri-axial Compression Testing Machine; Direct Shear Test Machine; Compaction Testing Machine; Proctor Compaction Apparatus; Vane Shear Apparatus; Sub soil Deform meter; Consolidometer; Standard Penetration Test Apparatus.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB:
Centrifuge; Colony Counter; Compound Microscope; Incubator; Hot Air Oven;

HYDRAULICS AND HYDRAULICS MACHINES LAB:
Francis Turbine; Kaplan Turbine; Pelton Wheel Turbine; Hydraulic Ram Apparatus; Hydraulic Flume; Centrifugal Pump Set. Tilting flume.

DYNAMIC LAB :

For PG studies : DAQ , Acclerometers, Strainbook, Shake-table, models etc,

Civil Engineering students of B.I.T have been involved in numerous projects which have helped Karnataka take a leap forward in infrastructure development.

Some projects of repute where B.I.T Civil Engineering have been involved are:

I) Analysis and design of multi-storied building for K.I.M.S. hospital, Bangalore.

II) Analysis and design of a proposed ring road.
Ring road connecting J.P.Nagar (South side of Bangalore city) to Vijaynagar and beyond (North- west & North side of city).

III) Report on the international airport at Devenahally on NH-7, 29kms, from Vidhan Soudha.

IV) Planning analysis, design and cost analysis of a multistoried car parking lot.

V) Design of a multiscreen cinema theatre.

VI) Analysis and design of industrial shed using software STAAD-III.

VII) Performance study of existing storm drainage system.

VIII) Design of prestressed concrete bridge for flexure.

IX) Analysis, design and alingment of proposed highway connecting state highway Doddaballapur to Hindupur to Ghati Subramanya.

X) Experimental Investigation to study the use of cinder (slag) as a light weight brick making material and classification of rocks by hardness test.

 

Faculty:

Name of the staff	Designation
Dr. A.G. Nataraj M.Tech. Ph.D	Professor & HOD
K. Jayaram. M.Tech	Professor
Dr.M.U.Aswath. M.E.,Ph.D.	Professor & Coordinator PG Studies Placement Officer
R.Rudraprasad. M.E, PG, DBA	Professor
P.Mohan Prasad. M.Tech	Asst.Prof.
G.Srinivasaraju. M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
C.R.Devaraj. M.Tech.,	Asst.Prof.
G.C.Ranganath. M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
M.B.Girish. . M.Tech ( H.W.R.E).,	Asst.Prof.
H.K.Lakshmipathaiah., M.Sc, M.Phil.,.Ph.D	Asst.Prof.
P.M.Ravindra. M.Tech.,	Asst.Prof.
K.C.Jayaramu . M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
K.V.Vijayendra. M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
D.Shivaprasad. M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
H.B.Balakrishna. M.Tech., PG. DCP.,	Asst.Prof.
H.N.Jaganatha Reddy. M.E.,	Asst.Prof.
Ramesh Babu. M.E.,	Lecturer
Satish. G.A.	Lecturer
Rudregowda. M.Tech .,	Lecturer
Puttegowda	Lecturer