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ICI

The Institution of Engineers (India) or IEI is the largest multidisciplinary professionals

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Indian concrete institute (ICI)

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

  • Dr.K.Vidhya, Prof and Head/Civil
  • Dr.Y.Shantharam, Associate Prof /Civil.
  • Mr.P.Deepan, Asst Prof /Civil.
  • Dr.S.Mohan Asst.Prof/Civil
  • Dr.M.Suganthi Asst.Prof/Civil
  • Mr.S.Manishankar Asst.Prof/Civil
  • Mr.C.Senthilkumar  Asst.Prof/Civil
  • Dr.S.Paramathmeka Asst.Prof/Civil

STUDENT MEMBERS IN
ICI
   
EVENT SUMMARY

Member details

Faculty Mentor
  • Dr.K.Vidhya,
  • Professor and Head/Civil
Faculty Coordinator
  • Dr.M.Suganthi
  • Assistant Professor/Civil
  • Dr.S.Paramathmeka
  • Assistant Professor/Civil

Award Details

SNoName of the MentorName of the AwardAcademic yearOrganization in which award received

Student Chapter Award

1Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding ICI Student Chapter Award2023Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
2Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding ICI Student Chapter Award2021Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
3Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding ICI Student Chapter Award2020Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
4Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding ICI Student Chapter Award2018Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
5Dr.K.VidhyaAppreciation
Outstanding ICI Student Chapter
2016Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
SNoName of the mentorName of the AwardAcademic yearOrganization in which award received

Outstanding PG/Ph.D. Thesis

6Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding Master Thesis2022-2023Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre
7Dr.K.VidhyaOutstanding Master Thesis2021-2022Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)– Ultra Tech Awards, Salem Centre

Faculty Recognization

SNoName of the FacultyName of the AwardOrganization in which award received

2025-2027

1Dr.K.Vidhya Honorary Secretary Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
2Dr.Y.Shantharm Joint Secretary Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 

2023-2025

3Dr.K.Vidhya Honorary Secretary Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
4Dr.Y.Sthantharm Executive Committee Member Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
5Mr.L.Vijayan Treasurer Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
6Ms.P.Saradha Executive Committee Member Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 

2021-2023

7Dr.K.Vidhya Joint Secretary Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
8Dr.Y.Shantharm Executive Committee Member Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
9Mr.L.Vijayan Executive Committee Member Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 
10Ms.P.Saradha Executive Committee Member Indian Concrete Institute, Salem Centre 

ICI EVENT SUMMARY

SNoType of EventsDateTitle of the EventsResource Person Name & Organization
1Workshop18.09.2025 & 19.09.2025Innovations in Construction Concrete ShapingDr.P.Gopalakrishnan,
Managing Director,
GK Construction, Erode .
2Workshop08.10.2025Building A Sustainable Future With Cement And Concrete: Best PracticesEr. M.A. Joseph
AGM Marketing, UltraTech RMC, North TN &
Past Chairman – ICI Kochi Centre.
3NIT Lecture Series29.10.2025Engineering Seismology and Learning from Past EarthquakesProf Katta Venkataramana,
Department of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal,
Mangalore, India.
4MAILS30.10.2025Innovative technology in formwork and its applications in revolutionizing the construction industryEr.S.Mohanlal
Design Engineer,
PERI India, Mumbai.
5MAILS30.10.2025Discover New Ideas in Town and Country PlanningEr. S.Soorya,
DTCP Registered Engineer,
Managing Director,
Raghavendra Associates, Salem.
6MAILS17.10.20253D Modeling Evolution in Architecture and Civil EngineeringEr. S.Midhunchakravarthy,
Senior Consultant,
Mythu Design Studio, Salem.
7Seminar22.04.2025Behavior, Concerns and Good Concreting Practices in ConstructionsEr.N.Venkatesh
Head QA/QC
B L Kashyap & Sons Limited
Bangalore – 560037
8Mahendra International Lecture Series (MILES)16.05.2025Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Civil and Environmental EngineeringProf.Dr.Krishna R. Reddy
Professor
University Scholar & Distinguished Researcher,
University of Illinois, Chicago
USA
9NIT/NITTTR Lecture series15.04.2025Quality Assurance and Standardization in Infrastructure Material TestingDr Janardhanan G
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai
10Workshop10.12.2024A Practical Approach on Hands-on Training for Bar Bending SchedulingDr. A.Sudhahar
Managing Director,
Dimensions Structural Designs,
Coimbatore.
11Seminar06.11.2024Limit State of Serviceability in RCC StructuresDr.R.Senthil
Professor & Head
Division of Structural Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Anna University, Chennai
12IIC  Calendar Activity21.08.2024World Entrepreneurs DayDr .C.Ramani Gopal
Systempreneur
ADIT management and skills Development Enterprises, Salem
13FDP20.01.2025 to 01.02.2025STAAD Pro V8 and BIMEr.K.S.Dinesh,
AEC Consultant,
(Architecture-Engineering-Construction)
CADD CENTRE, Salem
14Mahendra International Lecture Series (MILES)12.11.2024Multi-Hazard Modeling of Landslide Hazards in Western North Carolina Mountain Region and Validation after Hurricane Helene 2024Prof. 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.
15IIT Lecture Series18.10.2024Advancements in Civil EngineeringDr R. Krishnamurthi
Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
16MAILS15.10.2024Innovation In Formwork PracticesMr.Raj Sekar M
Senior Engineer,
L&T Construction TI IC, Delhi
17MAILS29.11.2024Revolutionizing Construction with Advanced  Formwork Materials and Concreting TechniquesMr.Sairam Karthic M,
Assistant Construction Manager(CIVIL),
L&T Construction LTD,
Chennai.
18Concrete Day Celebration06.09.2024Technical Competition –Technical QuizDr.K.Vidhya
Professor and Head,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College,
Mallasamudram.
19MAILS29.04.2024Innovative Advancements in Formwork Elements: Enhancing Efficiency, Sustainability, and Automation in Modern ConstructionEr.R.Deena Dhayal,
Assistant Construction Manager,
Civil (Formwork),
L&T Construction WET IC,
Mumbai.
20MAILS30.04.2025Modern Innovations in Formwork: Automation, Sustainability and Cost-Effective SolutionsEr.D.Vinnarasi,
Sr. Engineer CMPC-FCCE,
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon,
Vadodara, Gujarat.
21Workshop29.01.2024Role of Civil Engineering in Water ManagementDr. G.Bindu MSc, Mphil, PhD
Superintending Hydro geologist (Retd),
State Groundwater Department.
Associate Professor (Guest),
Government College of Engineering, Trivandrum.
22IIT Lecture Series24.01.2024Future Innovation in Exploring Mineral Wealth using Geophysical TechnologyDr. Krishnamurthi
Professor,
Department of Earth Science
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
23MAILS Guest Lecture28.02.2024Costing and estimation of formworkEr.R.Thamarai Selvan,
Assistant Construction manager
AIIMS Project, Senior Engineer,
L&T Construction, Gorakhpur.
24MAILS Guest Lecture17.02.2024Innovation in alternate construction materials for mitigating carbon footprintEr.Pradeep Subramani
Proprietor
ASM Building solutions, Erode
25ICI Webinar25.03.2024Green BuildingsDr.A.Murugesan,M.E., Ph.D.,
Founder and Director
Shree Varahi IES Academy
Executive Member
Indian Concrete Institute-Salem Center
26Technical Competitions29.2.2024Model making contestDr.K.Vidhya
Professor and Head
Department of Civil Engineering
Mahendra Engineering College
Namakkal.
27Technical Competitions21.02.2024Technical Crack in Civil EngineeringDr.K.Vidhya
Professor and Head
Department of Civil Engineering
Mahendra Engineering College
Namakkal.
28Technical Competitions12.03.2024Code CrackDr.C.T.Sivakumar
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Mahendra Engineering College
Namakkal.
29Workshop15.09.2023“Engineering Ethics and sustainable Development ”Dr.R.Ilangovan
Former Chief Engineer, TN PWD,WRD,
TN Water Resources Department Cell WRD, Coimbatore.
30Workshop18.10.2023“Engineering demands in Civil Industry”Er.K.S.Dinesh,
AEC Consultant,
(Architecture- Engineering Construction)
CADD Centre. Salem
31Seminar09.08.2023“Sustainable Construction in Civil Engineering”Dr.Subhash C.Yaragal
Professor and Head,
Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka , Surathkal
32Webinar30.08.2023“Civil Startup”JFM Er.Nagendran
Founder and CEO,
Allivilla Group of Engineers,
Salem
33Guest Lecture29.11.2023“Design of Structures for Wind loading”Dr.R.Senthil
Professor and Head,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Anna University, Chennai
34MILES09.10.2023“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.
35NIT Lecture Series01.12.2023“Geo Spatial Application for Disasters Modeling and Risk Reduction”Dr.S.Saravanan
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
National Institute of Technology,
Trichy
36MAILS04.12.2023“Innovation  in Formwork Planning and Execution”Er.Rajsekar,
Senior Engineer,
L&T Construction,
Formwork Department Incharge,
Dwarka Expressway Project, Delhi
37MAILS17.11.2023“Novelty Handling Environment Health and Safety Things in SAP Software ”Er.R.TAMILARASAN,
Senior Engineer,
GAR Groups,
Hyderabad
38ICI Webinar05.10.2023“Quality Control in Concrete ”Dr.A.Sudhahar,
Managing Director,
Dimensions Structural Design,
Coimbatore
39Engineer’s Day Celebration15.09.2023Technical Competition -Poster PresentationDr.K.Vidhya
Professor and Head,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College,
Mallasamudram.
40Concrete Day Celebration05.10.2023Technical Competition –
Code Cracking
Dr.K.Vidhya
Professor and Head,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Mahendra Engineering College,
Mallasamudram.
41Seminar10.03.2023Concrete Innovations and Sustainable DevelopmentEr.Narsimha Chary Poloju,
President,
ASCE India Section Sothern Region, Corr.Member, Allwyn X Road, Mlyapur, Hyderabad,
Telangana- 500 049.
42Seminar13.12.2022Concrete InnovationsEr.Narsimha Chary Poloju,
President,
ASCE India Section Sothern Region, Corr.Member, BoG,Region10, Hyderabad,
Telangana- 500 049
43International Webinar15.09.2022 to 16.09.2022Advancements in Geoenviro-Structural ConfluenceMs.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
44Webinar11.05.2022Performance Based Specification of ConcreteEr.Elason John
Department of Civil Engineering
M.A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam,
Kerala
45International Lecture04.03.2022 to 05.03.2022Recent Advancements in Enviro-Structural ConfluenceDr.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
46International Seminar03.12.2021Structural & Geo-ConfluenceProf.Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar
Professor ,
IIT Hyderabad, Telangana.
47International Seminar19.11.2021Structural & Geo-ConfluenceDr. 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
48MILeS05.11.2021Recent Innovations in Admixture Based Self CompactingDr.Sanjay Rana
Geophysicist,
AFA Academy
Prof.Krishna R Reddy
Distinguished Professor,
University of Iilinois, USA
49Webinar Series-II08.10.2021Challenges to Secure Your Dream JobDr.S.Neelamani,
Sr.Research Scientist,
Coastal Management Programme,
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research,
Kuwait.
50International Seminar24.09.2021 to 25.09.2021Architecture, Civil and Earthquake EngineeringDr.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.
51Engineers Day Celebration16.09.2020Engineers Day CelebrationEr. S. Arun Kumar,
Scientist “D”, Civil Engineering  Department, Bureau of Indian Standards,
Bahadur Shan Zafar Marg, New Delhi
52Technical Competition18.07.2020 to 20.07.2020Design of Steel Structures– Online QuizDr .K.Vidhya
Professor and Head/Civil
Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal 637503.
53Technical Competition13.07.2020 to 15.07.2020Concrete Technology- Online QuizDr .K.Vidhya
Professor and Head/Civil
Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal 637503.
54Technical Competition19.09.2019Paper, Poster and quizDr.J.M.Chandra Kishen ,
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
55Engineer’s Day Celebration19.09.2019Engineer’s Day CelebrationDr.J.M.Chandra Kishen ,
Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
56Concrete Day Celebration06.09.2019Code Cracking and QuizDr.A.Sudhahar,
Managing Director, Dimensions Structural Design, Coimbatore.
57MILeS09.08.2019Coastal Reservior Concepts for Water Shortage ProblemDr.Shu Qing Yang,
Director,
Centre For Reservoir Research, University of Wollonong,
Australia
Er.P.Rajayogan,
President ,
American Society of Civil Engineers
India Section
58Workshop09.08.2019Funding Oppurtunities and Collaborative Research Proposal Between University of Wollongong Australia and Mahendra Educational InstitutionsDr.Shu Qing Yang,
Director,
Centre For Reservoir Research, University of Wollonong, Australia
59Field visit24.12.2018Erode Build Expo 2018Er.K.Sivalingam,
Managing Director,
Sigaram Constructions,  Erode, Tamilnadu, India
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