An Autonomous Institution

Accredited by NBA(CSE, ECE, EEE, MECH)

AICTE Sponsored Margdarshan Mentor Institution

DST-FIST Supported Institution | ISO 9001:2015 certified

Recognised Under Section 2(f) & 12(B) of the UGC Act,1956

103/G2, Bypass Road, Vannarpettai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India - 627003.

Objectives

Architecture and Design Lab

CAD Provides a Convenient Mean to Create

  • Residential Planning and Drafting
  • Structural Design and Detailing
  • 3D Modeling (Exterior & Interior)

Vision

To act as a centre of excellence in the integrated development of infrastructure.

Mission

  • To intellect student’s knowledge in the field of Drafting, Designing and Modelling.
  • Preparing, processing and exploring different types of architectural structures.

Objectives

  • To obtain challenging architectural features by Drafting, Modelling and Analysing different types of structures.
  • To qualify the students for inclusion in the Building Drafting, Modelling and Design using software platform.

Aim

  • To expose the students to existing national standards related to technical drawings and Modelling.
  • To equip the students in participating State, National and International level design competitions in NIRF ranking colleges.
  • To generate revenue through consultancy.

Levels

  • Level 1 – Able to know the Building components.
  • Level 2 – Able to do Planning & Drafting by using AutoCAD.
  • Level 3 – Able to do 3D Modelling.
  • Level 4 – Able to do Structural Design by using STAAD.pro.
  • Level 5 – Able to create an end product based on the drafting and designs.

Highlights

  • To expose the students to existing national standards related to technical drawings and Modeling.
  • To equip the students in participating State, National and International level design competitions.
  • To evaluate computer aided design models and assemblies based on critical thinking and problem solving skills.
  • Students getting opportunity to participate CAD MODELING event in NIRF ranking colleges.
  • Our students of CAD Modeling & Analysis Lab are superior in Autocad, Staadpro, Sketch-up and Lumion.
  • Consultancy work has been carried out in Drafting, Structural Design, interior and exterior design of various types of buildings.
  • Conducting Value Added Programme in Sketch-up and Lumion.

Trainings Conducted

  • Training on 3Ds-Max & Luminon 26.08.2019 to 06-08-19
  • Training program on AutoCAD - 26-08-19
  • General Statutory Rules for Building Plan - 04.10.2021
  • Advanced 3d Structural Analysis And Design Using STAAD.Pro - 25.1.2022

Achievements

  • 2 students won 2nd price in Poster Making under the title Usage of Virtual Reality in Civil Engineering Organized by Builders Association of India on February 2019.
  • 1 student won 2nd price in Modelling Competition at BITBAT T21 on November 2021.
  • 2 students won 3rd prize in Paper Presentation Competition at 20th Annual ISTE Tamilnadu Section Engineering Students Convention on Sustainable Development of India Through Innovations by Ramco Institute of Technology.
  • 3 Students won 2nd Price in Civil-Extreme Competition at Kurukshetra 2022.

Projects Carried Out

Products Created

Identified Competitions

S.No Competition Name Website
1 AAKAAR by IIT Bombay www.aakaariitb.in
2 National Competition for Students-INSDAG www.steel-insdag.org
3 Architects Competition www.acedesigninstitute.com
4 Autodesk www.autodesk.com/education/competitions
5 Asean – 3D’s Max https://asean.autodesk.com/
6 eVolo-Skycraper Competition www.evolo.us/category/competition/
7 IDC, ACA’s Competition by Aditya Architecture,Mumbai. www.adityacampus.org/idc/
8 AEI International Student Design Competition www.aeisdc.org/
9 India Design Week https://indiadesignid.com/
10 Smart India Hackathon https://www.sih.gov.in/
11 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members/conferences/asce-concrete-canoe-competition
12 CEA Fest – IIT madras https://civil.iitm.ac.in/cea.php
13 CW Constructionworld.in https://www.constructionworld.in/event-partners
14 UntraTech India Next https://www.ultratechindianext.com/

Staff Incharge

A. SUMIL KUMARAN
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN LAB
Qualification

M.E., (Ph.D).

Experience

Teaching – 4 Years

Industry – 6 Months

Designation

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Francis Xavier Engineering College

Area of Specialization

Reinforced Concrete Structural Design. Concrete Technology

Earthquake Resistant Structures.