1st National

Conference
On
RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL
ENGINEERING
(RACE-2016)
5-6 MARCH 2016
Sponsored by:
TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME (TEQIP- II)

INSTITUTE
The institute was initially established as Sardar
Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering &
Technology in 1961 and was upgraded as a National
th
Institute of Technology on 4 October, 2002. Sardar
Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) is
one of the pioneering engineering institutions of the
country which has contributed many outstanding
engineers in India and abroad. It is conducting seven UG
programs, eighteen PG programs, and a Ph.D. program
in all disciplines of engineering and applied sciences.
Special attention is also given to interdisciplinary
researches. The institute has an excellent placement
record with a number of top ranking companies visiting the
campus every year.

CIVIL ENGINEERING & APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT

In Association with

The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the

pioneering departments of the Institute. The department
has highly qualified faculty members engaged in
teaching, research and development with the aim of
achieving excellence in their fields. Department also offers
Post Graduate and Doctoral Programs in the following
areas:
1. Water Recourses Engineering
2. Environmental Engineering

3. Transportation Engineering and Planning

4. Urban Planning

Organized by

The department of Applied Mechanics is the backbone of

Civil Engineering Programme. It is an independently
functioning department, dedicated to the specialized areas
of Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering.
The department takes pride in pioneering post graduate
course in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering and
Structural Engineering, since 1973 and 1974 respectively.

Department of Civil Engineering

SWAPN PREETI BHADRESH SHAH FOUNDATION

S.V. National Institute of

Technology, Surat-395007

This foundation is established by Alumni Mr. Bhadresh Shah

and Swapan Shah.It is dedicated to serve the society. The
main activities of foundation are supporting educational
programmes and health care facilities. It helps poor students

and work devotedly for protecting environment. This institute is

active in Surat since last 20 years.
SVNIT AA SURAT CHAPTER
The SVNIT AA- Surat Chapter is the first registered local
chapter of SVNIT Alumni Association. One of the main
objective of local chapter is to promote and encourage sharing
of technical information and knowledge for betterment of
students and professional fraternity. After its registration in
2015, the membership strength grew from 25 to almost
250.THE STTP
CONFERENCE THEMES
Following are the themes for the conference:

Water Resources Engineering: River Basin

management, Irrigation planning & management,
Urban
flooding,
Storm
water
management,
Conveyance and water distribution systems.

Environmental Engineering: Water treatment, Waste

water treatment (Zero discharge), Air pollution
monitoring & modeling, Solid waste collection,
treatment & disposal, Challenges for non-motorized
transport.

Transportation Engineering & Planning: Urban

transport planning, urban road safety, urban intelligent
transport system.

Urban planning: Urban infrastructure, Area planning,

Smart cities, Rural planning.

Structural engineering: Pavement quality concrete &

Structural concrete, Recent advances in earthquake
engineering

Soil mechanics & Foundation Engineering: Soil

dynamics, Ground improvement techniques, Subsoil
characterization.

General topics: Application of soft computing

techniques in civil engineering, Experimental analysis
of
complex
problems
of
civil
engineering,
Computational Fluid Dynamics in Civil Engineering,
Impact of climate change in the area of civil
engineering.
*Papers related to any other topic related to Civil Engineering
are also acceptable.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The papers related to the themes mentioned above and

related with water resources, urban, transportation, soil and
environmental engineering are invited from the faculties of
engineering colleges, polytechnics, working engineers,
scientists, research scholars, PG students and NGOs
working in related areas.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPER

The full text of paper is to be limited to a maximum of 8
A4 size papers including tables and figures. The
guidelines for authors are enclosed separately. Authors
are expected to submit the full length paper in soft copy
and scanned copy of the copy right transfer from by Email to: nrace2016@ced.svnit.ac.in .

PATRONS
Dr. S.K. Jain
Director, SVNIT, Surat

CONVENOR
Dr. J.E.M. Macwan
Professor & Head, CED, SVNIT, Surat
Dr. C.D. Modhera
Professor & Head, AMD, SVNIT, Surat

ORGANIZING SECRETARY

IMPORTANT DATES
Last date of submission
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Full length papers:
15 February, 2016
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Acceptance of paper:
25 February, 2016

REGISTRATION FEE
Authors/ Participants (Academic Institutes): Rs. 2000/Students and Research Scholars:
Rs. 1000/Industry delegates:
Rs. 4000/The registration fees and form shall be sent along
with full length paper. The payment shall be paid by Demand
Draft of any nationalized bank in favor of Director, SVNIT
payable at Surat. The fees will cover proceedings, one set of
delegate kit, working lunch and tea during the conference.
Travelling, Accommodation, lodging, boarding and other
expenses will have to be borne by the participants. However,
the guidance will be provided for accommodation.

Registration Form
Name: ________________________________
Designation: ______________________
Organization Address: ______________

Dr. S.M Yadav

Professor & Dean, (Al& Rg)
SVNIT, Surat

Address for communication: ____________

JOINT ORGANIZING SECRETARY

Tel: ______________ Fax: __________

Dr. K.A.Chauhan
Dr, Aashish Damaniya
Dr. B.N.Tandel
Dr. P.G. Agnihotri
Dr. Y.D. Patil
Shri Satyajeet Patel

Mobile: __________________________

DATE AND VENUE

The conference will be held during 5-6 March 2016 at Civil
Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National
Institute of Technology, Surat.

1st National Conference on

RECENT ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(RACE- 2016)
5-6 March 2016
Under TEQIP=II

TECHNICAL
COMMITTEE
Dr. B.K. Samtani
Dr. J.N.Patel
Dr. A.K. Desai
Dr S.V. Vasanwala
Dr. C.H. Solanki
Dr. R.A. Cristian
Dr. G.J. Joshi
Dr. R.K. Singh
Dr. N.D. Jariwala
Dr. K.D. Yadav
Shri A.J. Solanki
Shri C.R. Patel
Shri R.M. Tailor

RESEARCH
SCHOLAR/
ALUMNI
MEMBERS
Preeti ramkar
Bankim Joshi
Kuldeep Patel
Anudeep Gadde
Surabhi Saxena
Nilesh Shah
Prof J.B. Sharma
Hiren Desai
Kamal Parekh
B.M.Patel
Percy J.Savai

E- mail: __________________________
Author/ Participant: _________________
Paper Title: _______________________
Registration Fee: Rs._______________
D.D. No._____________ Dated: ______
Drawee Bank: _____________________
Date: _____________
Place: ____________

Signature
(Photocopies of registration form are
acceptable)
Signature with Seal of Sponsoring Authority
Kindly send the Completed Registration form to
the Coordinators through post/E-mail.