Knowledge Sharing Session on Technical Paper presentation and latest trends in Civil Engineering Technology

The Civil Engineering department had its first session under R&D cell on the December 5, 2020 at 4.00 P.M. There were two speakers for this session.

Dr. Shwetha Prasanna presented a research paper while Prof. Kaushik P.Fondekar presented on a recent trend.

Dr. Shwetha presented on the topic ‘Soil water-retention prediction from pedotransfer functions for some Indian soils’.

The key highlight of her talk was finding out the quality of subsurafce soil which is affected by agricultural or industrial activities. In order to find the quality, the soil water retention curve (SWRC) and the hydraulic conductivity fuctions need to be calculated. The SWRC is an important factor  for sustainable and improved agricultural production. The paper stresses on how pedotransfer functions are an effective tool in finding out soil water retention. The paper is published in Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 59 (11), 1529-1543.

Prof. Kaushik presented on ‘Building Integrated Photovoltaic Glazing (BIPV)’. He spoke on the applications of BIPV in buildings to convert the solar energy into electricity. He made the participants aware of the components of BIPV. He also explained the types of BIPV viz. monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin film PV systems and the application of each. He briefed about the installation of PV and its growth across the globe.