Civil Engineering Society

Year 2023

Year 2022

Year 2022

Webinar: Approaches for Management of Storm Water
A webinar on ‘Approaches for Management of Storm Water’ was conducted by Eng Dhanesh Gunathillake on 15th June 2022 at FOE 4-2 with the presence of civil engineering undergraduates and the staff of civil engineering department.

Webinar: Managing risks & Uncertainties in Engineering Project
A webinar on ‘Managing risks & Uncertainties in Engineering Projects’ was organized by CES on 8th September 2022. The webinar was conducted by Prof. Janaka Ruwanpura.

Spaghetti Bridge Competition
An open workshop was conducted on 20th October 2022 to aware the undergraduuates about the spagheeti bridge competition and to give the basic knowledge in bridge engineering.

Seminar: Development of a lake model using globally available data: Case study of Lake Turkana, Kenya
A webinar on ‘Development of a lake model using globally available data: Case study of Lake Turkana, Kenya’ was organized by CES on 3rd November 2022. The seminar was conducted by Ms Charuni Wickramarachchi

Athwela 2022 - Outreach Project
Under the Athwela project the buildings of Pahala Madampella School, Gampaha were renovated, and a leadership program was organized for the students of the school. Also, a workshop was conducted for O/L students of the school.

Introductory session on the "CONNECT" State Bridge Design Competition
Introductory session on the “CONNECT” State Bridge Design Competition which was organized by the State Ministry of Rural Roads and other Infrastructures was held on 22nd February 2021 via Zoom for undergraduates of the Department of Civil Engineering of General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University. This session was organized by the Civil Engineering Society together with the Student Chapter of the Highway Engineering Society (HES) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. The session was conducted by Eng. Kusal Rathnayake who is the coordinator of the CONNECT Bridge Competition.

Introductory session on the "CONNECT" State Bridge Design Competition

Introductory session on the “CONNECT” State Bridge Design Competition which was organized by the State Ministry of Rural Roads and other Infrastructures was held on 22nd February 2021 via Zoom for undergraduates of the Department of Civil Engineering of General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University. This session was organized by the Civil Engineering Society together with the Student Chapter of the Highway Engineering Society (HES) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. The session was conducted by Eng. Kusal Rathnayake who is the coordinator of the CONNECT Bridge Competition.

Industrial Training Awareness Program
The CES and HES collaborated together in organizing an enlightenment session prior to the commencement of Industrial Training of Intake 35 Civil Engineering students. This Industrial Awareness Program was conducted by Intake 34 students, and it was held on 13th June 2021 via zoom technology. They were given information and previous site experiences were shared with respect to the following areas. Piling/Foundation engineering Substructure work Reinforcement Formwork Reading structural and architectural drawings Site discipline

Industrial Training Awareness Program

The CES and HES collaborated together in organizing an enlightenment session prior to the commencement of Industrial Training of Intake 35 Civil Engineering students. This Industrial Awareness Program was conducted by Intake 34 students, and it was held on 13th June 2021 via zoom technology. They were given information and previous site experiences were shared with respect to the following areas.

Piling/Foundation engineering
Substructure work
Reinforcement
Formwork
Reading structural and architectural drawings
Site discipline

Webinar - Challenges on High Rise Building Construction Shangri-La Mixed Development Project
A webinar on “Challenges on High Rise Building Construction Shangri-La Mixed Development Project” organized by Civil Engineering Society was held on the 3rd of September 2021 via zoom technology. The webinar was conducted by Eng. Udayanga Alwis, who is a pioneer in Structural Engineering.

Webinar - Bridging the Gap-University to work
A webinar on “Bridging the Gap-University to work” organized by Civil Engineering Society (CES) was held on the 19th of November 2021 via zoom technology. The keynote speaker was Ahilan Selladurai, who is the Senior Structural Engineer at California Department of Water Resources, USA.

Webinar - Real world applications of Finite Element Method
The webinar organized by Civil Engineering Society (CES) on “Real World Applications of Finite Element Method” was held on the 21st of January 2022 via zoom technology. This session was conducted by Eng. Shiromal Fernando, who is one of the best structural engineers in Sri Lanka

Athwela 2021 - Outreach Project
“Athwela 2021” is an outreach project organized by the Civil Engineering Society of KDU to provide aid for the Ho/Gallappahala Primary School Mahagama, Horana. It is a school of 81 students varying from preschool to Grade 5. Main objective of this project was to renovate the washroom facility and to provide school stationary packs needed for their education. This outreach project was successfully conducted on 15th of February 2022 with the participation of the KDU staff Members and few students of intake 35. All donations including financial and stationary items were collected from KDU students, KDU staff members and other volunteers. A pack of school items containing a lunch box, pencil case, books, water bottle, pens, pencils, eraser, sharper and pastel box. Sports items, A3, A4 bundles, Globe, masks, sanitizers and other necessary items were also given for the welfare of the school administration. An entertainment program was conducted for the students to add more colors to the event.

Athwela 2021 - Outreach Project

“Athwela 2021” is an outreach project organized by the Civil Engineering Society of KDU to provide aid for the Ho/Gallappahala Primary School Mahagama, Horana. It is a school of 81 students varying from preschool to Grade 5. Main objective of this project was to renovate the washroom facility and to provide school stationary packs needed for their education. This outreach project was successfully conducted on 15th of February 2022 with the participation of the KDU staff Members and few students of intake 35. All donations including financial and stationary items were collected from KDU students, KDU staff members and other volunteers. A pack of school items containing a lunch box, pencil case, books, water bottle, pens, pencils, eraser, sharper and pastel box. Sports items, A3, A4 bundles, Globe, masks, sanitizers and other necessary items were also given for the welfare of the school administration. An entertainment program was conducted for the students to add more colors to the event.

Workshop on Spaghetti Bridges
Workshop on “How to make Spaghetti Bridges” conducted by Eng. Lt. (CE) RMKS Karunarathne was held on 28th February 2018 at 2.30 p.m. at Faculty of Engineering. The objective of this workshop was to give knowledge and experience in construction of spaghetti bridges to participate in competitions. Also, students were able to gain knowledge about types of bridges, load transfer mechanisms from this workshop. Civil Engineering students from intakes 32, 33, 34 participated for the event.

Workshop on Spaghetti Bridges

Workshop on “How to make Spaghetti Bridges” conducted by Eng. Lt. (CE) RMKS Karunarathne was held on 28th February 2018 at 2.30 p.m. at Faculty of Engineering. The objective of this workshop was to give knowledge and experience in construction of spaghetti bridges to participate in competitions. Also, students were able to gain knowledge about types of bridges, load transfer mechanisms from this workshop. Civil Engineering students from intakes 32, 33, 34 participated for the event.

Spaghetti Bridge Competition
Spaghetti Bridge Competition 2018 organized by CES-KDU was held on 04th and 05th of April at Faculty of Engineering. The competition was organized as an intra university competition and 7 teams were competed. Construction of bridges were done in the 1st day of the competition and competitors were given a period of 5 hours to complete the task. Evaluation and prize giving of the competition was held in the 2nd day. Evaluation of the bridges were done by the judges Dr. NK Gunasekara, Dr. Thanuja Kulathunga, Mr. Pubudu Damsara and Miss Nadeesha Abeysinghe. Out of the 7 groups, 1st ,2nd and 3rd places were selected. Then the prize giving was held with the participation of honourable chief guest Deputy Vice Chancellor Defence and Administration Maj. Gen. IP Ranasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, Dean of faculty of the Defence and Strategic Studies Col. WTWG Ihalage RWP RSP psc, Dean of the faculty of Engineering Dr. WCDK Fernando, Head of Department of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering Capt. JU Gunaseela USP psc, Head of Department of Civil Engineering Dr. NK Gunasekara, other senior lecturers and instructors.

Spaghetti Bridge Competition

Spaghetti Bridge Competition 2018 organized by CES-KDU was held on 04th and 05th of April at Faculty of Engineering. The competition was organized as an intra university competition and 7 teams were competed.

Construction of bridges were done in the 1st day of the competition and competitors were given a period of 5 hours to complete the task. Evaluation and prize giving of the competition was held in the 2nd day. Evaluation of the bridges were done by the judges Dr. NK Gunasekara, Dr. Thanuja Kulathunga, Mr. Pubudu Damsara and Miss Nadeesha Abeysinghe. Out of the 7 groups, 1st ,2nd and 3rd places were selected. Then the prize giving was held with the participation of honourable chief guest Deputy Vice Chancellor Defence and Administration Maj. Gen. IP Ranasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc, Dean of faculty of the Defence and Strategic Studies Col. WTWG Ihalage RWP RSP psc, Dean of the faculty of Engineering Dr. WCDK Fernando, Head of Department of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering Capt. JU Gunaseela USP psc, Head of Department of Civil Engineering Dr. NK Gunasekara, other senior lecturers and instructors.

Guest Lecture – Bridge Design
A guest lecture on “Bridge Design” organized by CES-KDU was held on the 12 th of July 2018 at Faculty of Engineering. The lecture was conducted by Eng. Yasela Sumanasighe Charted Structural and Bridge Engineer. In this lecture, bridge designing procedures and concepts as well as construction techniques were discussed. The lecture was held with the presence of Dr. NK Gunasekara, Dr. DDTK Kulathunga and Eng. B.H.J. Pushpakumara. Civil Engineering students from intakes 32 and 34 were participated for the evet.

Guest Lecture – Bridge Design

A guest lecture on “Bridge Design” organized by CES-KDU was held on the 12 th of July 2018 at Faculty of Engineering. The lecture was conducted by Eng. Yasela Sumanasighe Charted Structural and Bridge Engineer.

In this lecture, bridge designing procedures and concepts as well as construction techniques were discussed. The lecture was held with the presence of Dr. NK Gunasekara, Dr. DDTK Kulathunga and Eng. B.H.J. Pushpakumara. Civil Engineering students from intakes 32 and 34 were participated for the evet.

Open Day 2018
Open Day 2018 organized by KDU was held in 08th of September 2018 at KDU premises. In this event, Department of Civil Engineering arranged an exhibition of models of structures in structural, highway, hydraulic and environmental fields, practical presentation in surveying, soil mechanics, hydraulics and environmental engineering and a quiz competition

Athwela Outreach Project
“Athwela 2018” is an outreach project was organized by the Civil Engineering Society of KDU to provide aid for the Mugunumulla KV, Kotapola, Matara. Main objective of this project was to give financial assistance needed to increase the standard of the classrooms of the school by providing the classrooms with partitions required. The financial assistance was provided for this purpose with the supervision of the divisional educational office in the area as well. Furthermore, the students were donated with stationary needed for their education. This outreach project was held on the 18th of October 2018 with the participation of students and members of the department. All donations including financial and stationary items were collected from KDU students, KDU staff members and other volunteers. A talent show also had been organized by the students of Mugunumulla KV on that day to add more colour to the event.

Athwela Outreach Project

“Athwela 2018” is an outreach project was organized by the Civil Engineering Society of KDU to provide aid for the Mugunumulla KV, Kotapola, Matara. Main objective of this project was to give financial assistance needed to increase the standard of the classrooms of the school by providing the classrooms with partitions required. The financial assistance was provided for this purpose with the supervision of the divisional educational office in the area as well. Furthermore, the students were donated with stationary needed for their education. This outreach project was held on the 18th of October 2018 with the participation of students and members of the department.
All donations including financial and stationary items were collected from KDU students, KDU staff members and other volunteers. A talent show also had been organized by the students of Mugunumulla KV on that day to add more colour to the event.

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