The Department of Civil Engineering has organised an industrial visit to Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) for engineering students to harbour them with the practical skillsets demanded by profession. The field visit was guided by senior engineers working on respective sites and co-ordinated by the faculty.

Project: Six-Laning of Vijayawada Bypass from Chinna Autupalli (Design Ch. 0.000) to Gollapudi (Design Ch. 30.000) Section of NH-16

Construction Company: Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL)

Visit Highlights:

• Safety training by MEIL
• Quality Control Lab tour
• Soil, Aggregate, Bitumen, and Cement Concrete Testing
• Quality Control Aspects
• Batching Plant visit
• WMM and Concrete batching plants
• Site Tour
• Earthworks, Embankment, and WMM Construction

Coordinating faculty: Dr A Uma Maheswar

The Department of Civil Engineering of SRM University-AP conducted the second industrial visit for the Civil Engineering students of all semesters on November 30, 2022.

Details of the industrial site

An 18-kilometre stretch bridge over the Krishna River in the Chinakakani-Gollapudi highway is under construction jointly by the Adani group and Navayuga Engineering Company Limited. Hands-on practical insight was provided by experienced site Engineers on the topic of the post-tensioned precast bridge and the launching arrangement of each precast segment using advanced technological equipment. Students were also exposed to the different units of the site (i.e., the Safety class was delivered by the site officials, the Concrete batching plant, Quality control laboratories, and the Casting yard of the precast units).

Coordinating faculty: Dr Nishant Sharma and Dr Arijit Saha