Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering held Advisory Board meeting for discussing the proposed New Curriculum and Accreditation concerns. The External Board members were presented the New Curriculum to obtain their feedback. The major concerns of the industry regarding the graduates of Civil Engineering were also discussed and noted. The meeting was held on 08/02/2018 in New Campus King Khalid University. The team members representing the Department of Civil Engineering comprised of Dr. Nabil Ben Kahla (Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering), Dr. Javed Mallick, Dr Sivakumar Anandan, Dr. Ram Karan Singh, Dr. Mohamed Hechmi El Ouni and Engr. Roohul Abad Khan.

In Continuity with the practice of providing industry experience to our students, the Department of Civil Engineering organized a seminar on ‘”The Master Planning and Infrastructure of King Abdullah New District, Jizan,” The Seminar was delivered by Dr. Nemer A. Salameh, Project Executive Manager, Zuhair Fayez Partnership-Consultants on February, 20-2018 in Room A/1/249. The Seminar was attended by the students of Civil Engineering along with faculty members. The student got an exposure to real life industry experience.

In lieu with providing the students with current Industry practices, the Department of Civil Engineering organized a Seminar on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering. The invited Speaker Dr. Hashem Al Mattarreh delivered the lecture on February, 7 2018. The Lecture covered the topics on Nondestructive testing of materials using X-ray, Magnetic waves, Ultrasonic waves and thermal radiation along with their application in field of Civil Engineering. The students taking the courses of Properties and Testing of Material and Properties and Testing of Concrete attended the Seminar along with other faculty members in College of Engineering.