International Conference on

Civil Engineering Trends and

Challenges for Sustainability
(CTCS 2019)
(Under the Aegis of ICETE 2019 - A Multi Conference Platform)

May 23-24, 2019 | N.M.A.M.I.T., Nitte

Publishing Partner

N.M.A.M. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
(ISO 9001:2015 Certified), Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC
 About the Institute
Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology (N.M.A.M.I.T.), Affiliated
to VTU, Belagavi, is an Autonomous Institution offering UG, PG and Doctoral
Programmes. The institute is a unit of Nitte Education Trust, Mangalore. The institute
currently offers 7 - UG programmes, 11-M.Tech programmes in Engineering, MBA and
MCA programmes. All UG Programmes are accredited by National Board of
Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi and is a ISO 9001:2015 certified Institution. It has been
recognized as a 'Lead Institution' under the World Bank Funded TEQIP programme
(both Phase I & II) and also accredited with National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC), New Delhi with 'A' Grade. The Institute is in the band width of 100-150
in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking - 2018, Government of India.

About the Department

The Civil Engineering Department was started in 1987 with a UG Programme with an
intake of 60. Annual Intake has been increased to 120 from the academic year 2012-13.
M.Tech programme in Construction Technology was started in 2010 with an intake of
18 and M.Tech in Structural Engineering in the year 2017 with an intake of 24. The
department is also recognized as a Research Centre under VTU, Belagavi offering M.Sc.
(Engg.) and Ph.D. programmes. Presently 10 research scholars are pursuing their Ph.D.
in the Department. In addition to this, the Department Students Association like OCEAN,
IE(I), ISTE organizes seminars, workshops, educational tours, design competitions etc
for civil engineering students. The department has taken up Karnataka State Council
for Science & Technology (KSCST) and Nitte Deemed to be University funded research
projects. The Department undertakes the consultancy and third party inspection
from Government and private agencies. The department is recognized as ISRO-IIRS
Outreach Center.
Civil Engineering Department is also working on development of Masonry Blocks and
Paver Blocks using Industrial Waste Materials under Karnataka New Age Incubation
Centre, N.M.A.M.I.T. funded by Dept. of IT, BT, S & T, Govt. of Karnataka. The department
has been accredited by NBA for 3 years.

About the Conference

N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology is organizing International Conference on Emerging
Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2019) on May 23 & 24, 2019, which is the 9th International
Conference since 2011. For the year 2019, in order to focus on the specific issues
associated with various Engineering disciplines, the idea of a Multi Conference Platform
had been mooted.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMERGING TRENDS IN ENGINEERING (ICETE 2019)
- A MULTI CONFERENCE PLATFORM, will be a collection of several International
Conferences with the themes specific to various engineering streams. Besides, there
will be an opportunity for students and research scholars of various branches of
Engineering & Technology, and industrial professionals to deliberate, present and discuss
research papers.
 Keynote Speakers
Dr. Mukesh Kashyap
Senior Lecturer (Construction Management)
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Nottingham Trent University, England
Dr. N A Premanand Shenoy
Structural Consultant Roy & Shenoy, Mangaluru.
Invited Speakers
Dr. G L Sivakumar Babu
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Dr. Puttaraju
Principal,
SJB Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
Er. Nagesh Puttaswamy
AGM, Regional Head Technical Services,
UltraTech Cement Ltd., Bengaluru.

Theme of the Conference

This year, CTCS 2019 -is a part of the Multi Conference which will be a collection
of several themes specific to different engineering streams organized under a single
umbrella of ICETE-2019 -A Multi Conference Platform.
The theme of the conference is sustainable construction of Structures with new trends
and challenges.
The four main areas of paper submission are;
Construction and Structural Engineering
Risk Analysis, Safety and Security, Building Materials, Seismic Analysis of
Structures, Concrete, Steel & Timber Structures, Composite Structures,
Structural Health and Monitoring, Coastal Engineering,Masonry Structures,
Offshore structures, Impact on climate change, Affordable Construction and Viability
of Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development.
Geotechnical Engineering & Transportation Engineering
Transportation system & Planning, Reinforced Earth Structures, Ground Improvement
Techniques, Soil Dynamics, Stability of Earth Retaining Structures, Shallow & Deep
Foundations, Rock Engineering & Tunneling, Analytical and Numerical modeling in
Geomechanics, Analysis, Soil Conservation, Mitigation and Management of Geo hazards.
Environmental Engineering and Water Resource Engineering
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering, Waste Management, Reuse & Recycle
technology, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Water Conservation -Artificial
recharge of ground water, Rain water Harvesting, Estimation of water resources,
Interlinking of rivers and Interbasin water management.
Surveying and Geographical Information Systems
Applications of RS & GIS in Civil Engineering such as Satellite Image Analysis and Aerial
photogrammetry, Infrastructure Management, Weather Monitoring and Effects of
Climate Change.
Program Committee
Patron :
Sri. N. V. Hegde, Chancellor, Nitte Deemed to be University,
President, Nitte Education Trust
General Chair :
Dr. Niranjan N. Chiplunkar Principal, N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte
Co-Chair :
Dr. Shrinivasa Rao B.R., Vice Principal & COE
Dr. I. R. Mithanthaya, Vice Principal & Dean Academics
Conveners :
Dr. Sudesh Bekal, Dean – R&D
Dr. Muralidhara, PG Coordinator
Program Committee Co-ordinators :
Program Chair : Dr. Arunkumar Bhat, Professor, Civil Engg.
Dr. Udayakumar G. HOD, Civil Engg. Mr. Janakaraj M., Asst. Professor, Civil Engg.

Publication Committee : Registration Committee :

Dr. Mithun B. M. Dr. S. K. Mahadeve Gowda
Dr. Anil Kumar Mr. Sabyath Shetty
Mr. Shriram Marathe Ms. Thanushree Hegde
Mr. Shanmukha Shetty
Mr. Thushar Shetty Web/Advertise Committee :
Dr. Radhakrishnan K.
Hospitality Committee :
Ms. Thangamani
Mr. Y. R. Suresh
Mr. Manjunath M.
Mr. Y Umashankar Shetty
Mr. Roshan Rai Refreshment Committee :
Accommodation/Transportation Committee : Mr. Gururaj Acharya
Dr. Srinath K. Shetty Mr. Prashanth Kumar
Mr. Pushparaj M
Miscellaneous :
Mr. Pradeep Karanth
Mr. J. K. Lokesh
Venue Committee : Mr. Sundip Shenoy
Dr. Anil Kumar Mr. Sushanth S. B.
Mr. Shriram Marathe Dr. Bhojaraja, B.E
Mr. Rakshith Kumar Shetty Mr. Shaik Kabeer Ahmed
Mr. Prithviraj H. K. Mr. Ranjith A
Secretary :
Dr. Gururaj Upadhyaya
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engg, N.M.A.M.I.T, Nitte
Steering Committee :
O Sri. Vishal Hegde, Pro-chancellor, Nitte-Deemed to be University
O Dr. N.R Shetty, Chancellor, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, Karnataka
O Dr. B.S. Sonde, Director, ASM Technologies Ltd, Bangalore
O Dr. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Mysore University, Mysore
O Dr. Omid Ansary, Senior Associate Dean and Professor, Penn State University, U.S.A
O Dr. Samson Ojoawo, Professor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria
O Dr. Shripad T. Revankar, Professor, Purdue University, U.S.A
O Dr. Shuhaimi Mansor, Professor, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia
Organizing Committee :
O Sri. Yogeesh Hegde, Registrar (NET Campus)
O Dr. Subrahmanya Bhat, Professor & Dean (Student Welfare)
O Dr. K Rajesh Shetty, Dean (Admission & Alumni Affairs)
O Dr. Srinath K Shetty, Resident Engineer
O Dr. Srinivas Pai P, Deputy Controller of Examinations
O Dr. Uday Kumar K Shenoy, Professor, Department of Computer Science Engineering
O Dr. P Shankaran, Professor & Head, Department of Mathematics
O Dr. Manjunath K B, Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Physics
O Dr. Ramesh Bhat, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry
O Dr. H. Divakar Bhat, Librarian
O Dr. Rashmi D Hegde, Professor & Head, Department of Humanities
O Mr. Krishnaraja Joisa, Public Relation Officer

Conference Advisory Committee :

O Dr. Mukesh Kashyap, Senior Lecturer (Construction Management) School of
Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, England
O Dr. G L Sivakumar Babu, Professor, IISc Bengaluru
O Dr. Dharamveer Singh, Associate Professor, IIT Bombay
O Dr. H N Ramesh, Professor & Principal, UVCE, Bengaluru
O Dr. Puttaraju, Professor & Principal, SJBIT, Bengaluru
O Dr. Varghese George, Professor & Head, Civil Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
O Dr. Vipul Prakash, Professor, IIT Roorkee
O Dr. G P Chandradhara, Professor & Head, Construction Technology & Management,
JSS S&T University, Mysuru
O Dr. N. Suresh, Professor & Head, Civil Engineering and Director of Building Fire
Research Centre (BFRC), NIE, Mysuru
Technical Advisory Committee :
O Dr. M C Narasimhan, Professor, NITK, Surathkal
O Dr. Shivashankar, Professor, NITK, Surathkal
O Dr. A U Ravishankar, Professor, NITK, Surathkal
O Dr. B B Das, Associate Professor, NITK, Surathkal
O Dr. Prashanth J, Assistant Professor, NIT Silchar
O Dr. Umesh B, Assistant Professor, NIT Warangal
O Dr. Kiran Kumar Shetty M, Professor, MIT, Manipal
O Sri. V Madhava Rao, Associate Professor, JSS S&T University, Mysuru
O Dr. N C Balaji, Assistant Professor, NIE Mysuru
O Dr. Nitendar Palankar, Associate Professor, KLS GIT, Belagavi
O Dr. Sanjeev Sangami, Associate Professor, JCE, Belagavi

Important Dates
Submission of Full length manuscript : 16 Mar 2019
Notification of acceptance : 31 Mar 2019
Submission of Camera-ready manuscript : 10 Apr 2019
Last date for registration : 01 May 2019

Conference Location – Nitte

The Institute is located on the Padubidri-Karkala State Highway (SH01) which is 10 km away
from Karkala, well connected with Mangalore (60 KM) and Udupi/Manipal (45 KM) through
NH66 & NH169. The participants can alight at Mangalore or Udupi Railway Stations/Bus
Terminals or Mangalore Airport to reach the Institute.
 How to submit research paper?
The papers are to be submitted through EasyChair Conference Management Tool
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ctcs2019. Queries related to the conference may
be sent to ctcs2019@nitte.edu.in .
1. The accepted papers will be subjected to peer review by the ICE publishers.
2. The reviewed and selected papers will be published in proceedings of Institution
of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering - Which is a Scopus Indexed publication,
published by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - London, with Impact Factor
0.409 (2 Year); 0.387 (5 Year) & SJR 0.21 at free of cost.
3. The paper is to be submitted in IEEE format (Minimum 08 pages) and the template is made
available in conference website (www.ctcs2019.in).
The research paper submitted should be original work and should not have been submitted in
another conference or journal.

Registration Fee:
The registration fee can be paid through Demand draft / NEFT. Demand Draft: In favor of
“Principal, N.M.A.M.I.T., Nitte”, payable at Syndicate Bank Nitte / SBI, Karkala, to be sent to
the Conference Secretary before the due date.
NEFT/RTGS
A/c Holder Name : Principal, N.M.A.M.I.T., Nitte
Bank Name : Syndicate Bank, Nitte-574110 Account Type: S/B
SB Account Number : 01152200033493
IFSC/RTGS code : SYNB0000115; SWIFT code: SYNBINBB014
MICR Code : 576025533.
The proof of NEFT payment (with UTR No., date & time, Paper Id) needs to be
communicated through email to ctcs2019@nitte.edu.in
For Foreign Delegates : 30 USD For Indian Delegates : Rs. 2000/-
Accommodation
Accommodation will be provided on twin sharing basis in the institute hostel on request
depending on the availability and first come first serve basis.

Contact details:
Dr. Udayakumar G. Dr. Arun Kumar Bhat
Chair, Professor & Head, Civil Engg Co ordinator
N.M.A.M.I.T., Nitte Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg,
Ph: +91 99801 35615 Ph:+91 98937 31189
Email: hodcv@nitte.edu.in Email: arun.bhat@nitte.edu.in

Mr. Janakaraj M. Mr. Pushparaj M.

Co ordinator Accommodation Committee
Asst. Professor, Dept of Civil Engg Asst. Professor, Dept of Civil Engg
Ph: +91 72591 83863 Ph: +91 94802 66693
Email: janakaraj@nitte.edu.in Email: pushparajmanai@nitte.edu.in
Website: http://www.ctcs2019.in
Email: ctcs2019@nitte.edu.in
 N.M.A.M. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
(ISO 9001:2015 Certified), Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC

International Conference on “Civil Engineering Trends

and Challenges for Sustainability” (CTCS 2019)
(Under the Aegis of ICETE 2019 Multi-Conference Platform)

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Registration Fee REGISTRATION A/c Holder Name:
For Foreign 01 MAY 2019 Principal, NMAMIT, Nitte
Syndicate Bank,
Delegates: The payment of registration fee
Nitte-574110
30 USD should be made by NEFT/DD
Account Type: S/B
For Indian Drawn in Favor of “Principal, Account No.:
Delegates: N.M.A.M.I.T., Nitte”, 01152200033493
Rs. 2000 payable at Syndicate Bank IFSC/RTGS code:
Nitte / SBI, Karkala SYNB0000115

The proof of NEFT payment (with UTR No., date & time, Paper Id) needs to be
communicated through email to ctcs2019@nitte.edu.in.