About ICI

   Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) is the premier professional body for concrete technology with above 15,000 members from 48 centers spread across India. It has on its fold the captains of construction industry. Building material manufacturers. Leading consultants & Civil engineers, contractors, Academicians and Educational Institutions. ICI was founded in 1982 with its headquarter at Chennai. The objectives of ICI are to promote growth of concrete construction and its sub-specializations, disseminate knowledge and to train personnel, collaborate with national and international agencies in creating better understanding of concrete construction technology , to identify R&D issues, encourage outstanding achievements in concrete construction technology through its institutional awards etc., ICI organizes Periodical seminars, conferences , workshop & exhibitions on the subject and arranges lecture series on selected topics of relevant to concrete construction.ICI has collaborative with American concrete institute, Asian Concrete federation, Singapore concrete institution, Concrete institute of Australia etc,. ICI publishes Quarterly journal containing Peer- Reviewed technical papers, Technical Abstracts about 40 Journals. ICI has also brought out a number of publications & Monographs on various related topics.

About ICI Salem Centre

   ICI (Salem) Centre has its inception in the year 2015. It has more than 80 life members, 12 Student Chapters and Institutional Members. ICI(Salem) is now becoming one of an merging centres of ICI, which has conducted Seminars, Workshops and guest lecture for professional Engineers, Students in Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri district ICI (Salem) is celebrating Concrete Day in association with UltraTech Cements Ltd every year to mark the founding day of ICI. During this event, annual awards are conferred to outstanding concrete structures for residential, utility, commercial buildings, Structures with green building concept, Best Students' Chapter and Best M.E/M.Tech and Ph D thesis (concrete). Centre has also honored life time achievement and vocational excellence award for Architects and Engineers who have rendered their service to the engineering fraternity and Society as well.

MEC – ICI Students Chapter

   The ICI students chapter was inaugurated in the department of civil engineering on 22.07.2015. Under ICI students chapter various technical events like poster presentation, paper presentation, technical talk, model making, role play etc was conducted to enhance the technical skills of the ICI student members. Various events like workshops, seminars, guest lecturers code cracking, cube test and mix design are organized under ICI students chapter inviting professionals from various fields of civil engineering. Industrial site visit both local and outstation is arranged for ICI students to improve the technical skills in a practical manner. The ICI students chapter is functioning effectively and more than 400 students are active members in this students chapter and 9 of our department faculty members have life time membership in ICI.

   The ICI students chapter of Civil Engineering department has received the “BEST STUDENTS CHAPTER APPRECIATION AWARD” from ICI Salem Centre during 2016. In 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023 we received the “BEST STUDENTS CHAPTER AWARD” from ICI Salem Centre. Our PG student received the “Best PG Thesis Award “in the year 2021 and 2022.

Faculty Members Having Life Membership in ICI

  STUDENT MEMBERS IN ICI      EVENT SUMMARY

Member details

Faculty Mentor

Faculty Coordinator

Faculty Award

S.No	Name of the teacher	Name of the Award	Year of Award	Awarding Agency
1	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding Master Thesis Award	2022	Indian Concrete Institute
2	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding Master Thesis Award	2021	Indian Concrete Institute
S.No	Name of the mentor	Name of the Award	Year of Award	Awarding Agency
3	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding ICI Student Chapter	2023	ICI(Salem Centre) – Ultra Tech Award - 2023
4	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding ICI Student Chapter	2021	ICI(Salem Centre) – Ultra Tech Award - 2021
5	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding ICI Student Chapter	2020	ICI(Salem Centre) – Ultra Tech Award - 2020
6	Dr.K.Vidhya	Outstanding ICI Student Chapter	2018	ICI(Salem Centre) – Ultra Tech Award - 2018
7	Dr.K.Vidhya	Appreciation Outstanding ICI Student Chapter	2016	ICI(Salem Centre) – Ultra Tech Award - 2016

Faculty Recognization

S.No	Name of the teacher	Name of the Award	Year of Award	Awarding Agency
1	Dr.K.Vidhya	Honorary Secretary	2023-2025	Indian Concrete Institute
2	Er.L.Vijayan	Treasurer	2023-2025	Indian Concrete Institute
3	Dr.Y.Shantharam	Executive Committee Member	2023-2025	Indian Concrete Institute

ICI EVENT SUMMARY

S.No	Type of Events	Date	Name of the Events	Resource Person Name & Organization
1	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
2	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
3	IIC Calendar activity	09.04.2025	Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and IP Management for Startups	Mrs.Mythili Selvakumaran Executive Director, SMS Logistics, Bhavani, Erode.
4	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.
5	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
6	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
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	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.
40	Concrete Day Celebration	05.10.2023	Technical Competition –Code Cracking	Dr.K.Vidhya Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram.
41	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.
42	Seminar	13.12.2022	Concrete Innovations	Er.Narsimha Chary Poloju, President, ASCE India Section Sothern Region, Corr.Member, BoG,Region10, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500 049
43	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
44	Webinar	11.05.2022	Performance Based Specification of Concrete	Er.Elason John Department of Civil Engineering M.A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, Kerala
45	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
46	International Seminar	03.12.2021	Structural & Geo-Confluence	Prof.Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar Professor , IIT Hyderabad, Telangana.
47	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
48	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
49	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.
50	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.
51	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
52	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.
53	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.
54	Technical Competition	19.09.2019	Paper, Poster and quiz	Dr.J.M.Chandra Kishen , Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
55	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
56	Concrete Day Celebration	06.09.2019	Code Cracking and Quiz	Dr.A.Sudhahar, Managing Director, Dimensions Structural Design, Coimbatore.
57	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
58	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
59	Field visit	24.12.2018	Erode Build Expo 2018	Er.K.Sivalingam, Managing Director, Sigaram Constructions,  Erode, Tamilnadu, India