Breathe Brick is a masonry system that filters polluted outdoor air so that it be-comes healthy enough to bring directly into occu-pied spaces . It is based on the principle of cyclonic technology, in which physi-cal particles are removed from a fluid via vortex

separation .

Breathe Brick does not require any energy to op-erate, as it works with pressure and temperature differentials. It is devel-oped by California Poly-technic State University architecture professor Car-

men Trudell, to form a part of a building in regular ven-tilation system with a double layer facade of the con-crete brick on outside. At the centre of cyclone filtra-tion system, an idea bor-rowed from a modern vacu-um cleaner which separates out heavy polluted particles from air and drop them into a removable hopper in the base of wall . The clean air can be delivered back through a mechanical equip-

ment.

It is reported that breathe brick system removes 30% of fine particles and 100%

coarse particles and hence makes the air in the room healthier. Breathe Brick provides an efficient way to lower the pollution level in developing countries, where rapid expansion of industr ies and less strengthen environmental regulations often cause

problem .

B H I L A I I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y , D U R G

D E P A R T M E N T O F C I V I L E N G I N E E R I N G

THE EDITOR’S DESK “We don’t develop courage by being happy everyday. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”- Barbara de Angelis

So have faith that one day everything is going to be alright , and have the courage to learn from your past mistakes.

INSIDE THE ISSUE

Vision and Mission 1

Good News 1

Let us know 1

Department Chroni- 2

Alumni meet 2

Trivia 2

CHIEF PARTRON

SHRI I. P. MISHRA

PARTRON

DR. ARUN ARORA

ADVISOR

DR.M. K. GUPTA

EDITOR

MALLIKA JAIN

STUDENT EDITOR

AASTHA GUPTA (4B)

PRAVEEN SAHU (4B)

AADITYA SHRIVASTAVA (4A)

VISION

To create globally compe-tent Civil Engineering pro-fessionals by delivering val-ue based quality education to serve the society.

MISSION

To put in honest, sincere and focused efforts to cre-ate peace prosperity and growth for all stakeholders and produce globally com-petent Civil Engineering professionals who will be able to exhibit teamwork, commitment and the zeal to excel in all areas of civil engineering.

G O O D N E W S : S W A C H H A R E - T I L E S

L E T U S K N O W ! ! B R E A T H E B R I C K S

JAN-APRIL‘20/Vol –5/ISSUE-1

In Bengaluru, plastic is esti-mated to occupy 20% of the 4000 tonne of munici-pal solid waste generated. Fortunately, a non-profit organization Swachha has come up with a solution that can convert discarded plastic waste and convert it into tiles and irrigation pipes . In association with the BBMP, Swachha has developed ‘Re-Tile’-tiles which customers can use on pavements, as wall clad-ding tiles, apartment walk-ways and swimming pools

because of their weight.

Swachha Re-Tile recycled

floor tiles are made of re-cycled Polypropylene mate-rials . These tiles are quick , low-priced , non-porous, flexible , durable, water proof , anti microbial , stain resistant and also heat re-sistant up to 150 degrees celsius, fire retardant, and can carry loads up to 35 tonnes, and more important-

ly, are recyclable .

Among the discarded plas-tics that can be used are shampoo bottles, milk co-vers, water bottles, etc. The plastic waste is broken down using a grinding ma-chine, and the flakes are

loaded onto a plastic ex-truder to convert waste plastic into useful raw ma-terials as granules. It takes 3-4 tonnes of waste to manufacture approxi-mately 10,000 tiles every

day.

C H R O N I C L E S O F D E PA R T M E N T

NAME OF THE

STUDENT

TOTAL

COURSES

8TH SEMESTER

Nubin B. Manaloor 20

Ushma Garg 6

Md. NayIm Siddiqui 9

Abhishek Dubey 4

Ekta Jaiswal 1

6TH SEMESTER

Diksha Dewangan 4

Riya Jha 2

Navdeep S,.Bhatia 2

4TH SEMESTER

Adhyatma Khare 8

Sonal Chandrakar 4

Yashasvi Akant 3

Nikita Koram 2

Ayushi Sharma 2

Students who have completed

their courses amidst pandemic

A L U M N I

S T U D E N T ’ S A C H I V E M E N T

D E P A R T M E N T A L N E W S

Oath Taking Ceremony

New members of the Civil Dept. Student Council took solemn oath to uphold their right-

eous path and fulfill their respective duties and responsibilities

Speech Competition

Speech Competition was conducted for 2nd year students on the topic ”Technological Advancements in the field of Civil Engi-neering .“ Various student actively partici-pated in the competition. Devansh Verma, Yogesh Shrivas and Yashasvi Akant se-

cured 1st,2nd,3rd position respectively.

Paper Presentation Competition

Paper Presentation Competition was con-ducted for all branches by the Civil Department in association with Chhattisgarh Renew-able Energy Development Agency (CREDA) on the topic "Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation". There were total 35 entries from different departments of college . The first position with prize money of Rs 5000 was secured by Devansh Verma and Praveen

Sahu (2nd Year Civil Department).

College makes initiative to make e-learning accessible for all

BIT-D has recently introduced various e-learning platforms to help students continue their studies and discover new technolo-

gies during the lockdown.

COURSERA: Our college has tied up with the e-learning plat-form Coursera to offer free certificate courses on engineering and management from various prestigious colleges around the

world.

EDX: EDX has also stepped forward to help students learn dur-ing the pandemic. EDX is offering free access to more than 800

courses via unique enrolment code for each course.

Online Classes: BIT Durg has started online classes from April 1, keeping in view the disrupted academic calendar due to the ongoing pandemic. The college has facilitated online classes through Zoom App, YouTube, Google Meet App, forming

Whatsapp group for distribution of various study material related to different courses.

MANISH TANDEY

Overall Topper

MD NAYIM SIDDIQUI

M.Tech IIT-GN

EKTA JAISWAL

M.Tech IIT-GN

ANKUR KAUSHIK

M.Tech IIT-GN

S A F E T Y I S N ’ T E X P E N S I V E , I T ’ S P R I C E L E S S .

Mr. Nubin B Manaloor

(BATCH 2016-2020)

He has been selected as GET (Graduate Engineer Trainee) in RDC Concrete (India) Pvt. Ltd. When asked to provide the insights of his interview he said that the interview was a talent pool to check your potential and on the spot decision making power. He also mentioned that one should remain calm and composed during the

group discussion

We congrats him on his success and send our best

wishes for the future.