Nirman – The Students Association of the Department of Civil Engineering organized a Technical Talk titled Analysing-Analysis by Dr K.S Babunarayan, Professor from NITK – Surathkal. The talk was held on 5 th March, 2016 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am in Bishop Aloysius Paul Hall.
Nirman Coordinator, Ms Surabhi B.S, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, welcomed the gathering. This was followed by Dr Nalini Rebello, I/C HOD, offering floral welcome to the guest. Mr Vinod T D’Souza, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, introduced the guest to the gathering.
Dr K.S Babunarayan started the session by quoting that Civil Engineering is a noble profession and Civil Engineers are the noblest. He threw light on the history of mechanics by speaking on the inspiration behind great mathematicians like Beoulli, Euler, and Castigliano in developing various laws and methods in mechanics. He also stressed how one can lea analysis-design and detailing from simple and insignificant objects of everyday use such as pins, paper clips, broken lead of a pencil, beverage cans etc. He also told a lesser known fact that the largest number of patents filed so far were for paper clips. He also discussed the Hambly’s paradox, the problem of designing a stool. He concluded by acknowledging that analysis-design apart from being complicated is also an eminently enjoyable & exciting exercise and satisfaction of the three sets of equations: equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation are the key for this exercise to be complete & meaningful.
