Pacific School of Engineering

On 4th April 2024, a visit was organised for Civil and Computer Engineering students at “Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC)” at breadliner circle, Surat. The ICCC serves as a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing the efficiency of urban services and improving the overall quality of life for residents. This visit provided an opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the innovative technologies and integrated approach adopted by the centre. The centre operates as a nerve centre for monitoring and managing various municipal services, including traffic management, emergency response, solid waste management, water supply, and public safety. The infrastructure includes a centralized control room equipped with advanced monitoring systems, communication networks, and data analytics tools.

A group of civil engineering students embarked on a field trip to the Sewage Treatment Plant located in Bhatar, Surat, on the 28th of March 2024. The purpose of the visit was to provide the students with practical insights into wastewater management and treatment processes, as well as to enhance their understanding of environmental engineering principles. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like Inlet Chamber, Screen Chamber, Grit Chamber, Primary Clarifier, Anaerobic Tank, Aeration Tank, Secondary Clarifier and Sludge Digestion Tank along with the guide. They were explained the working process of these units in detail. The main objective of the plant is to extract pollutants, toxicants, neutralise coarse particles, and kill pathogens so that the quality of discharged water is improved to reach the permissible level of water to be discharged into water bodies for various uses. The plant was constructed in the year 2003 and it has the capacity to purify 115 MLD of sewage per day.

On 6^th January 2024, a visit was organised for Civil Engineering students and civil departments faculty at “STHAPATYA-24”. The Civil Engineering Materials and Machinery Exhibition proved to be an invaluable experience, offering a comprehensive overview of the latest products, technologies, and trends in the civil engineering sector. The visit provided a platform for learning, networking, and discovering innovations that have the potential to reshape the industry. The event not only showcased the latest innovations but also fostered collaboration and knowledge sharing that will undoubtedly contribute to the continued growth and sustainability of the civil engineering industry. The insights gained during this visit will contribute significantly to staying informed about the evolving landscape of civil engineering materials and machinery, and the connections made will be beneficial for future collaborations and partnerships

On 4th March 2023,, visit was organized by the Civil engineering department of degree and diploma. Our team has started journey from PSE to Antroli (Bullet train station), Bhatia Toll Plaza (casting yard), Padgha (Span Launching site) and journey ended at PSE. Main purpose of visit is to gaining a structural and technical knowledge about work operation of Bullet Train. National High Speed Rail Limited (NHSRL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) that was established in 2016 by the Government of India with the aim of implementing the country's first high-speed rail project, also known as the Mumbai-Ahmadabad bullet train project. The company is responsible for designing, building, operating and maintaining the high-speed rail network, which will run at a speed of 320 km/h and cover a distance of 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmadabad.

On 7 thJanuary 2023, a visit was organised for Civil Engineering students at “STHAPATYA” Exhibition near Vanita Vishram Athvagate, Surat.STHAPATYA-2023 has brought together Builders, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Developers, Consultants, Interior designers, Quantity Surveyors, Construction Machinery &Equipments Manufacturers, Ceramic Tiles, Cement, Steel Manufacturers and among many others. It is considered as the most comprehensive construction trade fair in the country. This year's exhibition was featured over three hundred local and foreign exhibitors while showcasing the achievements of Gujarat, India's construction Industry. Purpose of the visit to gain a better understanding of the latest developments in construction materials and architectural products. The event was delivered unprecedented access to key decision-makers in civil construction, quarrying, construction materials and related industries.

On 6^th August 2022, visit was organized by the Civil engineering department of degree and diploma. The main purpose of the visit was to get the technical knowledge of jetty construction and detail procedure of jetty construction. Student visit the material testing laboratory of RKC Infrabuilt Ltd., RMC plant, retaining wall and jetty at jamphore beach.

On receiving permission from Irrigation circle and GSECL, 4th & 6th Semester students along with the Civil engineering department faculty members Prof. Mayur Vekriya , Prof. Bhavesh Mangukiya ,Prof. Bhumika Mistry , Prof. Sweta Aartwani and Prof. Ankita Patel had a visit at Ukai dam and Hydro Power Plant site on 19th April. The main objective of this visit is to provide practical knowledge of different components of dam and Hydropower plant. Uaki dam is earthen plus gravity type dam along the maximum hight 80.77 m from the foundation. The Tapi river has a Total length of 720 km out of which 208 km lies in the Madhya Pradesh,323 km in the Maharastra and 189 km in Gujarat. It ultimately meets the Arabian Sea approximately 19.2 km west of surat in Gujarat. Ukai is the largest Multipurpose Project undertaken by the state and is only next to Narmada Project , so far as benefits are concerned. The second stage is the Ukai Multipurpose Project with estimated cost of Rs. 136 Crores.

On 15^th March, 2022 Technical visit was organized by Civil Engineering Department at HMB Brick Manufacturing Plant, Jalalpore Navsari. The plant had the capacity of manufacturing 6 lakh bricks at a time. The brick manufacturing process was explained by the expert the processes - kneading, moulding, seasoning and burning of the bricks.

Hand-made and Ground moulded bricks were manufactured by blending brick clay with two agricultural waste materials- Sugarcane bagasse and Risk husk. The compressive strength and modulus of rupture and durability properties are increased by using these bricks as compared to normal conventional bricks.

On receiving permission from Unity Corner,  4^th & 6^th Semester students along with the Civil engineering department faculty members Prof. Mayur Vekriya , Prof. Bhavesh Mangukiya ,Prof. Bhumika Mistry , Prof. Sweta Aartwani and Mrs. Vishwa had a visit to Commercial building (G +6) site on 9^th March.

The main objective of this visit is to provide practical knowledge related to construction of Diaphragm wall for double basement parking. A Diaphragm wall is a structural concrete wall constructed in a deep trench excavation, either cast in situ or using precast concrete components. Diaphragm walls are suitable for most subsoils and their installation generates only a small amount of vibration and noise, which increases their suitability for works carried out close to existing structures. In addition, floor slab connections and recessed formwork can be incorporated into the walls. We were guided by site supervisor named Mr. Hiten Fataniya. He gave a brief information about the  Diaphragm wall ( D wall) Construction  step by step process along with Guide wall, Erection technology, Operation of various machineries, Field practice of steel design as per drawing, Quality and Monitoring, Safety & Precautions ,etc. 

On 25^th February 2022, a visit was organised for Civil Engineering students at “STHAPATYA” Exhibition near Umra Police station, Surat. STHAPATYA-2022 has brought together Builders, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Developers, Consultants, Interior designers, Quantity Surveyors, Construction Machinery & Equipments Manufacturers, Ceramic Tiles, Cement, Steel Manufacturers and among many others. It is considered as the most comprehensive construction trade fair in the country. This year's exhibition was featured over three hundred local and foreign exhibitors while showcasing the achievements of Gujarat, India's construction Industry. It has functioned as a vibrant networking platform and resource centre for all construction industry related players in the Asia Pacific region. The event was delivered unprecedented access to key decision-makers in civil construction, quarrying, construction materials and related industries.

The magicrete company was found in 2008 by Alumni of some of the most prominent technical institutes in India including IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, and IIM Lucknow. It is privately funded by Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors. Magicrete has over the years ventured into a wide range of construction solutions including AAC Wall Panels, construction chemicals (tile adhesives & waterproofing solutions) & Precast. They have explained the working process of these units in detail.

Pacific School of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department had organized Tacheometry survey visit at Saputara, which is situated in Gujarat on 7th & 8th March 2020 in which 4th semester 42 students were presented with 4 faculty members Prof. Kishan Kalariya (Visit Co-Ordinator), Prof. Mihir Patel, Prof. Bhumika Mistry, Prof. Anjali Mistry. The visit was organized with the prior permission and guidance of our Principal Dr. Y. C. Rotliwala and Head of Civil Engineering Department Prof. Mayur S. Vekariya. It is the part of student’s current semester subject named Surveying (3140601).
Saputara is a hill station located in Sahyadris or Western Ghats. Saputara town is part of Dang district in Gujarat. It is a tourist destination.
Our main purpose for this survey was to get detail knowledge about application of Tacheometer to prepare topographical map of selected site of Saputara. Also to get practical knowledge of surveying and use of its instruments in field.
During practical we select three instrument station. Also students were divided in 3 group for smooth execution of Tacheometry Survey. In each group 14 students are there. Students were highly enthusiastic to learn Tacheometry Survey or contour survey. They learned different technical activities like Readings on staff, Determination of horizontal distance & elevation, Reduced Level calculation, WCB calculation, B.M calculation, Contour forming etc. Also they had completed calculation in field book and draw a contour sheet for that hilly station.

On receiving permission from sewage treatment plant, 6th semester students had a visit to the sewage treatment plant at Karanj, Surat with the faculty members Prof. Bhumika Mistry, Prof. Bhavesh Mangukiya, Mr. Bhargav Malankiya and Mrs. Ami Mistry. It is the part of their current semester subject named Water & Wastewater Engineering (2160604).
Students were guided by Plant Incharge named Mr. Ketan Mehta. He gave a brief information about the plant. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like Inlet Chamber, Screen Chamber, Grit Chamber, Primary Clarifier, Anaerobic Tank, Aeration Tank, Secondary Clarifier and Sludge Digestion Tank along with the guide. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.
The main objective of the plant is to extract pollutants, toxicants, neutralize coarse particles, and kill pathogens so that the quality of discharged water is improved to reach the permissible level of water to be discharged into water bodies for various uses.

On receiving permission from water treatment plant, 6th semester students had a visit to the water treatment plant at Simada, Surat with the faculty members Prof. Bhumika Mistry, Prof. Sanket Davra, Mr. Mihir Patel, & Mrs. Ami Mistry. It is the part of their current semester subject named Water & Wastewater Engineering (2160604).
Students were guided by Plant Incharge named Mr. Kapil Varsala. He gave a brief information about the plant. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like Intake Structure, Cascade Aerator, Baffle Walls, Lamela Clarifier, Sedimentation tank, Filtration Tank, etc. along with the guide. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.
The main objective of the plant is to provide clean drinking water to areas like Varachha, Mota Varachha and Simada. The plant was constructed in the year 2008 and it has the capacity to purify 470 crores litres of water per day for drinking purpose.

As we know that the Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue at 182 metres. And it is a proud of India and every civil engineer. Our department organised visit of it for our students and getting knowledge of planning and designing of it. It took 57 months to complete – 15 months for planning, 40 months for construction and two months for handing over by the consortium. Indian infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro  have construct it. The total height of the structure is 240 m, with a base of 58 m and statue of 182m. Design of statue is given by Ram V. Sutar. The wind load carrying capacity is 180km/hours and Earthquake carrying capacity is 6.5 on the Richter scale. The core of the statue utilised 210,000 cubic metres of cement concrete, 6500 tonnes of structural steel, and 18500 tonnes of reinforced steel. The outer façade is made up of 1700 tonnes of bronze plates and 1850 tonnes of bronze cladding which in turn comprise 565 macro and 6000 micro panels. Also we visited NILKANTH DHAM at Poicha for enjoyment and relaxation for our students

The National Academy of Indian railway , Vadodara formerly railway staff college is a centralized training institute for group A and group B officers of Indian railways, headed by director general and managed by faculty of experienced railway managers and experts.

The motive behind this visit was to show us the past and present of the Indian Railways. It portrayed the locomotives and communication system from the origin of railways to the present day.

In the academy a faculty guided us to the model room. There we saw different generations of railways i.e. steam, diesel, electric etc, various types of signals, gauges, locomotives. Also we saw different types of crossings, gauges… which were explained to us in detail. There are different working models which shows past & present operation of signals, interlocking methods etc.

All Students and faculty visited many places which were very beneficial to us in terms of knowledge and made memories that will never forgot. At very first day we went to SALAULIM DAM on 24-02-2019 which is earth-cum masonry dam of 43-meter height. And especially the spillway types are morning glory type. Then the next day we had been to SCIENCE CENTER where the Science Film Shows and other multimedia presentations are shown. Next we visited Mandovi Cable Bridge India’s 3rd largest cable bridge on same day where the L&T executive engineer (Mr.Kamal) came for Details description of how the bridge had been constructed. Then we visited NIO where we go through the overall introductory seminar of the institute and visited the museum. Then next last we visited at MPT (Mormugao Port Trust- Mapusa). Where Mr. Denial explain us whole process of good transfer through ships and steamer. He also explained the functions of harbour and port.

Students were guided by Plant Incharge named Mr. Ketan Mehta. He gave a brief information about the plant. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like Inlet Chamber, Screen Chamber, Grit Chamber, Primary Clarifier, Anaerobic Tank, Aeration Tank, Secondary Clarifier and Sludge Digestion Tank along with the guide. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.The main objective of the plant is to extract pollutants, toxicants, neutralise coarse particles, and kill pathogens so that the quality of discharged water is improved to reach the permissible level of water to be discharged into water bodies for various uses. The plant was constructed in the year 2007 and it has the capacity to purify 122 crores litres of sewage per day.

Students were guided by Plant Incharge named Mr. Kapil Varsala. He gave a brief information about the plant. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like Intake Structure, Cascade Aerator, Baffle Walls, Lamela Clarifier, Sedimentation tank, Filtration Tank, etc. along with the guide. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.The main objective of the plant is to provide clean drinking water to areas like Varachha, Mota Varachha and Simada. The plant was constructed in the year 2008 and it has the capacity to purify 470 crores litres of water per day for drinking purpose.The plant follows the IS 10500/1991 as a standard for providing the drinkable water. The plant is equipped with newest equipment to test the water before and after its purification treatment.

Lavasa is planned for a permanent population of around 2 lakh residents and a tourist inflow that is envisaged at 20 lakhs per annum. It is the first Indian city being developed using Geographical Information System (GIS). Lavasa when completely built will have 5 towns - Dasve, Mugaon, Dhamanohol, Sakhari, Wadavali and the Central Business District (CBD).Lavasa is a prime offering from HCC, with a level of city infrastructure yet to be experienced in India, thus setting new benchmarks in planning, construction and service delivery. With all urban advantages in a natural setting, Lavasa is envisioned to be a more liveable city of the future where residents can live, work, learn and play in harmony with nature.

On receiving permission from Magicrete Solutions, Palsana, Surat 4^th semester students had a visit to the Magicrete Solutions, Palsana, Surat with the faculty members Dr. Y. C. Rotliwala, Prof. Amit Mulani, Prof. Ajay Patel and Prof. Anurag Gilitwala. It is the part of their current semester subject named Concrete Technology (2140604). Students were guided by plant engineer named Mr. Momine hussain. They gave a brief information about the plant. They are manufacturing the ACC Blocks. Students were taken to watch each individual Processing units like Batching, Mixing, Aeration, Autoclaving etc. along with the engineer. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.

On receiving permission from adani mundra port, 8^th semester students had a visit to the Adani mundra port at Kutch, Gujarat with the faculty members Prof. Hilay Prajapati, Prof. Kishan Kalariya, Prof. Abhishek Sevwala. It is the part their current semester subject named Harbour and Airport Engineering (2180602).

The multi-purpose terminals contain nine berths of a total 1.8 thousand meters long with alongside depths ranging from 9 to 16.5 meters. Berth 1 is 275 meters long with alongside depth of 15.5 meters and can accommodate vessels to 75 thousand DWT

The Mundra Port offers 21 closed dockside warehouses with capacity for 137 thousand square meters to store wheat, sugar, rice, fertilizer and fertilizer raw materials, and deoiled cakes. The port offers 880 thousand square meters of open storage for steel sheets, coils, plate, clinker, scrap, salt, coke, bentonite, and coal. An additional 26 thousand square meters of open storage is available alongside the railway. The port also offers a wheat-cleaning facility with capacity to handle 1200 metric tons per day and a rice-sorting and –grading facility that can handle 500 metric tons per day.

On receiving permission from water treatment plant, 6^th semester students had a visit to the water treatment plant at Sarthana Jakatnaka, Surat with the faculty members Dr. Jayesh Shah, Prof. Amit Mulani, Prof. Anurag Gilitwala. It is the part their current semester subject named Water & Wastewater engineering (2160604).Students were guided by plant engineer named Mr. Sanjay Chaudhary. They gave a brief information about the plant. Students were taken to watch each individual treatment units like intake structure, Cascade aerator, Lamela Clarifier, Sedimentation tank etc. along with the engineer. They were explained the working process of these units in detail.The main objective of the plant is to provide clean drinking water to areas like Varachha, Mota Varachha and Simada. The plant was constructed in the year 2008 and it has the capacity to purify 400 crores litres of water for drinking purpose.The plant follows the IS 10500/1991 as a standard for providing the drinkable water. The plant is equipped with newest equipment to test the water before and after its purification treatment.

Lavasa, India's first planned hill city is being developed by Lavasa Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of HCC the leading engineering, construction and infrastructure development company. Located in the western region of India in the picturesque landscape of the Sahayadri Mountains, it is set amidst 7 hills and 60 km. of lakefront. A three hour drive from Mumbai and an hour’s drive from Pune, the city is one fifth of the size of Mumbai.
Master plan for Lavasa developed by internationally renowned design consultant HOK, USA is based on the vision “People living in harmony with nature”. The master plan (current development plan - 18,000 acres) incorporates the principles of New Urbanism that brings together all the components essential to daily life in a more organized manner. It is broadly based on a town planning principle known as the “transect model”, where the development follows a natural pattern of high density core surrounded by successive layers of descending densities and transcending character from urban to rural.

"STHAPATYA-2018" has brought together Builders, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Developers, Consultants, Interior designers, Quantity Surveyors, Construction Machinery & Equipments Manufacturers, Ceramic Tiles, Cement, Steel Manufacturers and among many others. It is considered as the most comprehensive construction trade fair in the country. Exhibition was covering Construction Machinery, building material machines, construction vehicles, construction equipments, mining machines, construction machines, building material, architectural, interior design & product. This year's exhibition was featured over three hundred local and foreign exhibitors while showcasing the achievements of Gujarat, India's construction Industry. It has functioned as a vibrant networking platform and resource center for all construction industry related players in the Asia Pacific region. The event was delivered unprecedented access to key decision-makers in civil construction, quarrying, construction materials and related industries.

A concrete gravity dam, 1210 meters (3970 feet) in length and with a maximum height of 163 meters above the deepest foundation level, is under construction across river Narmada.

The dam will be the third highest concrete dam (163 meters) in India, the first two being Bhakra (226 metres) in Himachal Pradesh and Lakhwar (192 meters) in Uttar Pradesh. In terms of the volume of concrete involved for gravity dams, this dam will be ranking as the second largest in the world with an aggregate volume of 6.82 million cu.m. The first is Grand Coule Dam in USA with a total volume of 8.0 million cu.m. This dam with its spillway discharging capacity of 87,000 cumecs (30.70 lac), will be the third in the world, Gazenba (1.13 lac cumecs) in China and Tucurri (1.0 lac cumecs) in Brazil being the first two.

Lavasa, India's first planned hill city is being developed by Lavasa corporation Limited, a subsidiary of HCC the leading engineering, construction and infrastructure development company. Located in the western region of India. A three hpurs drive from Mumbai and an hour's drive from Pune, the city is one fifth of the size of Mumbai 

Vibrant Gujarat is the only event organized by Gujarat government for attract investment worldwide. The event was started from 2003 and in 2017 it was 8th global trade show. Every year vibrant trade show attended by lakhs of people. In 2017 approximately 8 lakh people have visited vibrant trade show. This year approximately 100 and more business houses and government sector participated with their future projects and products.

There were two events held named ‘Vibrant summit-2017’ and ‘Vibrant gujarat global trade show- 2017’. Vibrant summit was global investor summit in which global CEO have met to the industries and government officials for upcoming investment in Gujarat. Global trade show was the showcase of more than 5000 products and industrial establishment in gujarat with introduction of upcoming project’s.

"STHAPATYA" is Gujarat’s No.1 Construction Exhibition. It is the largest and the most popular Construction Industry related exhibition in India. It brings together the entire value chain of the building & construction industry under one roof, it is organized by the Institute of Civil Engineers & Architects, Surat (ICEA) for the 20th consecutive year.

"STHAPATYA-2017" have brought together Builders, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Developers, Consultants, Interior designers, Quantity Surveyors, Construction Machinery & Equipments Manufacturers, Ceramic Tiles, Cement, Steel Manufacturers and among many others. It is considered as the most comprehensive construction trade fair in the country. Exhibition was covering Construction Machinery, building material machines, construction vehicles, construction equipments, mining machines, construction machines, building material, architectural, interior design & product.

A concrete gravity dam, 1210 meters (3970 feet) in length and with a maximum height of 163 meters above the deepest foundation level, is under construction across river Narmada.

The dam will be the third highest concrete dam (163 meters) in India, the first two being Bhakra (226 metres) in Himachal Pradesh and Lakhwar (192 meters) in Uttar Pradesh. In terms of the volume of concrete involved for gravity dams, this dam will be ranking as the second largest in the world with

In Gujarat, only one railway model room is available in Vadodara. In this model room different types of railway working model are available and it’s work on electricity . All information about railway and it’s component are available in this model room through ancient to present. This model room is control by Indian railway., bridge and tunnel. Purpose of this visit is that we can understand all the phenomenon of the subject of railway. According to syllabus we learn railway subject theoretically and live demonstration of this subject was taken by this visit. More knowledge about practical working and live models we seen in that model room. This visit helps us to better understanding of subject.