Professional Society
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
- ASCE (The American Society of Civil Engineers) represents more than 150,000 members of the Civil Engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation's oldest engineering society. Our Institution is one among the 20 Engineering Autonomous Colleges in all over Tamilnadu Region having established the students chapter in association with ASCE.
- ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society's economic and social engine - the built environment - while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
- Our Department established American Society of Civil Engineers Association on 17.12.2019 and one of our faculty member Dr.K.Vidhya, Professor & Head/Civil is faculty mentor in this association and more 250 students got membership in various for a under ASCE.
- The Civil Engineering department organized many Technical events like International Conference, International Webinars, Guest Lectures, Social activities and technical competitions under ASCE students chapter with associating bodies as ASCE IS, ASCE Newzealand, ASCE SriLanka etc. Notable programmes are International Webinar on “Architecture, Civil and Earthquake Engineering” and “Structural and Geo -Confluence” and Rainwater harvesting awareness program, etc.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Our College ASCE Student Chapter received World-wide Top Third - Honorable Outstanding Award for 2 consecutive years 2021 and 2022.
- Dr.K.Vidhya, Professor & Head of the Department of Civil Engineering is elected as Treasurer in ASCE India Section Southern Region for the period of 2021-2023.
- The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) India Section (IS) & IS Southern Region (IS-SR) and Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India signed Memorandum of Understanding on 10.03.2023.
Member details
Faculty Mentor
- Dr.K.Vidhya,
- Professor and Head/Civil
- Membership ID: 11500722
Faculty Coordinator
- Dr.S.Revathi
- Assistant Professor/Civil
Events
| S.No | Type of Events | Date | Name of the Events | Resource Person Name & Organization |
| 1 | Mahendra International Lecture Series (MILES) | 16.05.2025 | Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Civil and Environmental Engineering | Prof.Dr.Krishna R. Reddy Professor University Scholar & Distinguished Researcher University of Illinois, Chicago USA Email:kreddy@uic.edu |
| 2 | NIT/NITTTR Lecture series | 15.04.2025 | Quality Assurance and Standardization in Infrastructure Material Testing | Dr Janardhanan G Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai Mobile : 9445520968 Mail Id :jana@nitttrc.ac.in |
| 3 | Workshop | 12.05.2025, 13.05.2025 & 19.05.2025 | Hands on Training in BIM & Revit | Er.K.S.Dinesh, AEC Consultant, (Architecture-Engineering-Construction) CADD CENTRE Salem |
| 4 | Seminar | 22.04.2025 | Behavior, Concerns and Good Concreting Practices in Constructions | Er.N.Venkatesh Head QA/QC B L Kashyap & Sons Limited Soul Space Paradigm, West Wing, Outer Ring Road, Marathahalli, Bangalore – 560037 |
| 5 | IIC Calendar activity | 09.04.2025 | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP Management for Startups | Mrs.Mythili Selvakumaran Executive Director, SMS Logistics, Bhavani, Erode. |
| 6 | IIC Self Driven Activity | 02.06.2025 | Intellectual Property Rights from ideas to impact | Dr. V. Dhanasekaran Founder and CEO 21st Century Learning Technologies Pvt.Ltd. |
| 7 | Workshop | 10.12.2024 | A Practical Approach on Hands-on Training for Bar Bending Scheduling | Dr. A.Sudhahar Managing Director, Dimensions Structural Designs, Coimbatore. |
| 8 | Seminar | 06.11.2024 | Limit State of Serviceability in RCC Structures | Dr.R.Senthil Professor & Head Division of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai – 600 025. |
| 9 | IIC Calendar Activity | 21.08.2024 | World Entrepreneurs Day | Dr .C.Ramani Gopal Systempreneur ADIT management and skills development Enterprises Salem |
| 10 | IIC Calendar Activity | 29.11.2024 | Basics of intellectual property rights and its importance for innovators and entrepreneurs | Dr. S. Dhanalakshmi Assistant Professor(Sr. Gr.,) Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem - 636 011 |
| 11 | FDP | 20.01.2025 to 01.02.2025 | STAAD Pro V8 and BIM | Er.K.S.Dinesh, AEC Consultant, (Architecture-Engineering-Construction) CADD CENTRE Salem |
| 12 | Mahendra International Lecture Series (MILES) | 12.11.2024 | Multi-Hazard Modeling of Landslide Hazards in Western North Carolina Mountain Region and Validation after Hurricane Helene 2024 | Prof. Shen-En Chen,Ph.D., P.E. Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering William States Lee College of Engineering The University of North Carolina, Charlotte United States. |
| 13 | IIT Lecture Series | 18.10.2024 | Geology for Engineers | Dr R. Krishnamurthi Professor Department of Earth Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee-247667 Uttarakhand-India. |
| 14 | MAILS | 15.10.2024 | Innovation In Formwork Practices | Mr.Raj Sekar M Senior Engineer, L&T Construction TI IC, Gurugram, Delhi NCR. |
| 15 | MAILS | 29.11.2024 | Revolutionizing Construction with Advanced Formwork Materials and Concreting Techniques | Mr.Sairam Karthic M, Assistant Construction Manager(CIVIL), L&T Construction LTD, Chennai. |
| 16 | Concrete Day Celebration | 06.09.2024 | Technical Competition –Technical Quiz | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram. |
| 17 | MAILS | 29.04.2024 | Innovative Advancements in Formwork Elements: Enhancing Efficiency, Sustainability, and Automation in Modern Construction | Er.R.Deena Dhayal, Assistant Construction Manager, Civil (Formwork), L&T Construction WET IC, Mumbai. Contact No:8754239916 |
| 18 | MAILS | 30.04.2025 | Modern Innovations in Formwork: Automation, Sustainability and Cost-Effective Solutions | Er.D.Vinnarasi, Sr. Engineer CMPC-FCCE, L&T Energy Hydrocarbon, Vadodara, Gujarat. |
| 19 | Workshop | 29.01.2024 | Role of Civil Engineering in Water Management | Dr. G.Bindu MSc, Mphil, PhD Superintending Hydrogeologist (Retd), Kerela State Groundwater Department. Associate Professor (Guest), Government College of Engineeering, Trivandrum. |
| 20 | IIT Lecture Series | 24.01.2024 | Future Innovation in Exploring Mineral Wealth using Geophysical Technology | Dr. Krishnamurthi Professor, Department of Earth Science Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand. |
| 21 | Workshop -IIC ACTIVITY |
11.03.2024 | Intellectual Property Rights (IPRS) and IP Management for Start up |
Mr. Karthi Kandappan President Indian Chamber of commerce and industry Salem. |
| 22 | MAILS Guest Lecture | 28.02.2024 | Costing and estimation of formwork | Er.R.Thamarai Selvan, Assistant Construction manager AIIMS Project Senior Engineer, L&T Construction, Gorakhpur. |
| 23 | MAILS Guest Lecture | 17.02.2024 | Innovation in alternate construction materials for mitigating carbon footprint | Er.Pradeep Subramani Proprietor ASM Building solutions Erode |
| 24 | ICI Webinar | 25.03.2024 | Green Buildings | Dr.A.Murugesan,M.E., Ph.D., Founder and Director Shree Varahi IES Academy Executive Member Indian Concrete Institute-Salem Center |
| 25 | Technical Competitions | 29.2.2024 | Model making contest | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head Department of Civil Engineering Mahendra Engineering College Namakkal. |
| 26 | Technical Competitions | 21.02.2024 | Technical Crack in Civil Engineering | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head Department of Civil Engineering Mahendra Engineering College Namakkal. |
| 27 | Technical Competitions | 12.03.2024 | Code Crack | Dr.C.T.Sivakumar Professor Department of Civil Engineering Mahendra Engineering College Namakkal. |
| 28 | Workshop | 15.09.2023 | “Engineering Ethics and sustainable Development ” | Dr.R.Ilangovan Former Chief Engineer, TN PWD,WRD, TN Water Resources Department Cell WRD, Coimbatore-641 035 |
| 29 | Workshop | 18.10.2023 | “Engineering demands in Civil Industry" | Er.K.S.Dinesh, AEC Consultant, (Architecture- Engineering Construction) CADD Centre. Salem |
| 30 | Seminar | 09.08.2023 | “Sustainable Construction in Civil Engineering” | Dr.Subhash C.Yaragal Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Karnataka , Surathkal |
| 31 | IIC Activity-Webinar | 29.11.2023 | “Awareness Program On Intellectual Property Rights” | Mr.A.Lakshmi Narayanan Examiner of Patents & Design, Nipam officer(Group A Gazette) Intellectual Property Office, Govt.of.India |
| 32 | IIC Webinar | 30.08.2023 | “Business startup” | JFM Er.Nagendran Founder and CEO, Allivilla Group of Engineers, Salem |
| 33 | Guest Lecture | 29.11.2023 | “Design of Structures for Wind loading” | Dr.R.Senthil Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai |
| 34 | MILES | 09.10.2023 | “Bridge Inspection Program in USA” | Maqbool Mohammed Senior Principal Stantec, New York, United States Guest of Honor: Er.Narsimha Chary Poloju Project Development Manager Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd South Korea. |
| 35 | NIT Lecture Series | 01.12.2023 | “Geo Spatial Application for Disasters Modeling and Risk Reduction” | Dr.S.Saravanan Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
| 36 | MAILS | 04.12.2023 | “Innovation in Formwork Planning and Execution” | Er.Rajsekar, Senior Engineer, L&T Construction, Formwork Department Incharge, Dwarka Expressway Project, Delhi |
| 37 | MAILS | 17.11.2023 | “Novelty Handling Environment Health and Safety Things in SAP Software ” | Er.R.TAMILARASAN, Senior Engineer, GAR Groups, Hyderabad |
| 38 | ICI Webinar | 05.10.2023 | “Quality Control in Concrete ” | Dr.A.Sudhahar, Managing Director, Dimensions Structural Design, Coimbatore |
| 39 | ASCE Webinar | 04.12.2023 | “Characteristics of infilled frames with short column effect ” | Dr.S.Pradeep, President-ASCE IS-SR, Professor in Civil Engineering, SRM institute of Science and Technlology, Chennai |
| 40 | Engineer’s Day Celebration | 15.09.2023 | Technical Competition -Poster Presentation | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram. |
| 41 | Concrete Day Celebration | 05.10.2023 | Technical Competition –Code Cracking | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram. |
| 42 | ASCE Day Celebration | 05.11.2023 | Technical Competition –Quiz Challenge | Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram. |
| 43 | Social activity | 15.06.2023 | Sampling Plantation Programme | Mrs.K.Sudha Assistant Engineer Highways Department Thiruchengode. |
| 44 | Social activity | 12.06.2023 | Road Safety Awareness Programme | Tmt. M.Kumutha,M.E., Divisional Engineer, Road safety wing, Salem Dr.P.Ramanathan,Ph.D., Assistant Divisional Engineer, Road safety wing, Salem Thiru.V.Kumaresan,M.Tech., & Thiru. G.D Venkatrajalu, M.E., Assistant Engineer Road safety wing, Salem. |
| 45 | Social activity | 05.06.2023 | Tree Plantation Programme | Er.Rajendhiran Assistant Engineer National Highways Department Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu. |
| 46 | Seminar | 10.03.2023 | Concrete Innovations and Sustainable Development | Er.Narsimha Chary Poloju, President, ASCE India Section Sothern Region, Corr.Member, Allwyn X Road, Mlyapur, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500 049. |
| 47 | Seminar | 13.12.2022 | Concrete Innovations | Er.Narsimha Chary Poloju, President, ASCE India Section Sothern Region, Corr.Member, BoG,Region10, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500 049 |
| 48 | International Webinar | 15.09.2022 to 16.09.2022 | Advancements in Geoenviro-Structural Confluence | Ms.April J Lander ASCE Region 10 Director Founder & President of ASCE New Zealand Group, Mr.Silas C.Nicholas, P.E Principal Geotechnical Engg, Office of Bridges & Structures, Washington D.C USA Prof.Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar,Ph.D Head, Earthquake Engg, Research Centre, IIT-Hyderabad, Dr.Sanjay Rana, Ph.D Managing Director, PARSAN Overseas Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India Dr.Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D Senior Policy Researchers, Institute for Global, Environmental Strategies (IGES) Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 49 | Webinar | 11.05.2022 | Performance Based Specification of Concrete | Er.Elason John Department of Civil Engineering M.A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala |
| 50 | International Lecture | 04.03.2022 to 05.03.2022 | Recent Advancements in Enviro-Structural Confluence | Dr.Ramanchandra Pradeep Kumar, Registrar & Head of Earthquake Engg, IIT Hyderabad, Telangana. Dr.Krishna R Reddy, Prof/Civil and Environmental Engg, University of Illinois, USA Prof.Giuseppe Carlo Marano, Deputy Director, Dept of Structural & Building Engineering, Politecnico Di Torino, Italy Prof.Tomonori Nagayama, Associate Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. Prof.Vallam Sundar Professor Emeritus, IIT Madras. Prof.Thishan Jayasinghe, Senior Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
| 51 | International Seminar | 03.12.2021 | Structural & Geo-Confluence | Prof.Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar Professor , IIT Hyderabad, Telangana. |
| 52 | International Seminar | 19.11.2021 | Structural & Geo-Confluence | Dr. Dennis D Truax PhD, PE, BCEE, DWRE, F.NSPE, F.ASCE, ASCE President Mr.Kevin La Malwa , P.E, F.ASCE, Principal Fire Consultant, Warrington fire, USA. Dr. Kevin W Franke PhD, P.E, M.ASCE Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University |
| 53 | MILeS | 05.11.2021 | Recent Innovations in Admixture Based Self Compacting | Dr.Sanjay Rana Geophysicist, AFA Academy Prof.Krishna R Reddy Distinguished Professor, University of Iilinois, USA |
| 54 | Webinar Series-II | 08.10.2021 | Challenges to Secure Your Dream Job | Dr.S.Neelamani, Sr.Research Scientist, Coastal Management Programme, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. |
| 55 | International Seminar | 24.09.2021 to 25.09.2021 | Architecture, Civil and Earthquake Engineering | Dr.Sushil Kumar Dhawan, Former Chief Engineer, CPWD Dr. Jigna Desai, Asso. Professor, Faculty of Architecture , CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Dr.Neslihan Ocakoglu Gokasan, ITU, Faculty of mines, Turkey. Prof. Vallam Sundar Professor Emeritus, IIT Madras. Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin Professor /Civil, Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Dr. Niall O Sullivan, Asso. Director, Windtech Consultants Pvt Ltd, United kingdom. Mr. Unni Bhaskar, Managing Director, UNO Technology Pvt Ltd, Kerala. |
| 56 | Engineers Day Celebration | 16.09.2020 | Engineers Day Celebration | Er. S. Arun Kumar, Scientist "D", Civil Engineering Department, Bureau of Indian Standards, Bahadur Shan Zafar Marg, New Delhi |
| 57 | Technical Competition | 18.07.2020 to 20.07.2020 | Design of Steel Structures- Online Quiz | Dr .K.Vidhya Professor and Head/Civil Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal 637503. |
| 58 | Technical Competition | 13.07.2020 to 15.07.2020 | Concrete Technology- Online Quiz | Dr .K.Vidhya Professor and Head/Civil Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal 637503. |
| 59 | Technical Competition | 19.09.2019 | Paper, Poster and quiz | Dr.J.M.Chandra Kishen , Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 60 | Engineer’s Day Celebration | 19.09.2019 | Engineer’s Day Celebration | Dr.J.M.Chandra Kishen , Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| 61 | Concrete Day Celebration | 06.09.2019 | Code Cracking and Quiz | Dr.A.Sudhahar, Managing Director, Dimensions Structural Design, Coimbatore. |
| 62 | MILeS | 09.08.2019 | Coastal Reservior Concepts for Water Shortage Problem | Dr.Shu Qing Yang, Director, Centre For Reservoir Research, University of Wollonong, Australia Er.P.Rajayogan, President , American Society of Civil Engineers India Section |
| 63 | Workshop | 09.08.2019 | Funding Oppurtunities and Collaborative Research Proposal Between University of Wollongong Australia and Mahendra Educational Institutions | Dr.Shu Qing Yang, Director, Centre For Reservoir Research, University of Wollonong, Australia |
| 64 | Social activity | 25.11.2018 | Rainwater Harvesting Awareness Program | Mr.K.Thangavel, President, Perumagoundampatty region, Elampillai, Salem, |
| 65 | Social activity | 28.11.2018 | Blood Donation Camp | President, Bharath Seva Trust & Primary Health Centre, Elampillai, , Salem, Tamilnadu |
| 66 | Meeting | 30.11.2018 | Association Meeting | Dr.K.Vidhya, HOD/Civil, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India |
| 67 | Field visit | 24.12.2018 | Erode Build Expo 2018 | Er.K.Sivalingam, Managing Director, Sigaram Constructions, Erode, Tamilnadu, India |
Professional Society Social Activities
| S. No | Date | Name of the Events | Resource Person Name & Organization |
| 1 | 27.02.2024 | Ban Plastic rally awareness programme | Mr.M.Venkadachalam President Andrapatti Kuppandapalayam Panchayat Elacipalayam Block Tiruchengode-Taluk Namakkal- 637 205 Contact: 9842884172 |
| 2 | 15.06.2023 | Sampling Plantation Programme | Mrs.K.Sudha Assistant Engineer Highways Department Thiruchengode. |
| 3 | 12.06.2023 | Road Safety Awareness Programme | Tmt. M.Kumutha,M.E., Divisional Engineer, Dr.P.Ramanathan,Ph.D., Assistant Divisional Engineer, Thiru.V.Kumaresan,M.Tech., Thiru. G.D Venkatrajalu, M.E., Assistant Engineer Road Safety Wing, Salem. |
| 4 | 05.06.2023 | Tree Plantation Programme | Er.Rajendhiran Assistant Engineer, National Highways Department Tiruchengode. |
| 5 | 26.10.2021 | Rainwater Harvesting Awareness Programme | Mr.S.Shanmugam Vice president Thuthipalayam Panchayat Mallasamudram Block Tiruchengode Tk. |