Profile
| Name | Mrs. Ruby Freya |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Areas of Interest | Design of steel structures |
| Room No. | 14 - 114 |
| Intercom No. | |
| Mobile | 9940481279 |
| Email Id (Official) | rubyfreya@svce.ac.in |
| Email Id (Personal) | ruby.freya@gmail.com |
Qualification
- Pursuing PhD, Anna University
- M.E Structural Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, 2012
- B.E Civil Engineering. College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, 2010
Academic Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering since June 2012
- Graduate engineer Trainee in Larsen and Toubro- Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd., May 2010 to August 2010.
Industrial Experience
Courses Handled
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Courses Handled:
- Design of Steel Structures
- Engineering Graphics
- Building Planning and Drawing
- Engineering Geology and Construction Materials
- Concrete Technology
- Mechanics of Solids
- Engineering Mechanics
- Prestressed Concrete Structures
- Structural Analysis
- Green Building Concepts
- Architectural Acoustics
- Railways, Airports and Harbour Engineering
- Computer Aided Drafting Laboratory
- Computer Aided Building Drawing Laboratory
- Corrosion of steel in concrete and Preventive Measures
Research & Consultancy
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Research:
- Ruby Freya, Richin John Charly, A Shanmugam, G. Ashish Kumar, T Bharath Vazhvarasan, R. Senthil, “Investigation of Rheological Properties in Shear Thickening Fluid for Seismic Dampers”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 80, Part 2, 2023, Pages 1506-1513, ISSN 2214-7853.
- Mentored students for Steel Intensive Archery Academy with Hostel in the INSDAG National Civil / Structural Engineering Students Award Competition for Best Innovative Structural Design 2022 in the zonal round in April 2023.
- Mentored students for TNSCST – Students Project Scheme funded project on “Low cost Speedy recovery of Dwellings from disaster” in 2021-22.
- Ruby Freya, R. Senthil, “Optimal Evaluation of the Rheological Parameters for STF Dampers in Semi-Rigid Joints of Steel Structures Using Response Surface Method”, Advances in Civil Engineering, vol. 2022, Article ID 1769739, 13 pages, 2022.
- Ruby Freya, G. Ashish Kumar , T. Bharath Vazhvarasan , Richin John Charly and A. Shanmugam, ” NANO SILICA BASED SHEAR THICKENING FLUID (STF) IN STRUCTURAL DAMPER”, JHIT, Vol.53, Issue no. 9, pp.52-61, Sep 2021
- Study on the Properties of Shear Thickening Fluid in Structural Dampers, G Ashish Kumar T Bharath Vazhvarasan, Richin John Charly, A Shanmugam, S Abinaya, Ruby Freya, R Senthil, International Conference on Green Materials and Renewable Energy (ICGMRE), June 2021.
- A State of the Art Review : Steel Beam-Column Joints with Viscous Fluid Dampers, Ruby Freya, Abinaya S, Senthil R., International Conference on Smart Materials & Emerging Technologies for Industry 4.0, October 2020.
- Primitive Hobbit House, Ruby Freya, Muthukaruppan KT, Mohamed Nibras S, Magendira Raj S, International Journal of Innovations in Management, Engineering and Science, August 2020.
- Economical and Sustainable Replacement for Optical fibres in Translucent Concrete, Ruby Freya, D Praveen, P Preena, M B P7riyadharshini, International Journal of Innovations in Management, Engineering and Science, June 2020
- Authors: Ruby Freya, R. Senthil, W. Jeoffray Merin, R. Saravanakumar, Krishna Kuber, et al., International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures. 4. CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 – 2018), November 2016.
- Behaviour of axially loaded steel circular hollow columns strengthened with CFRP, Ruby Freya, Senthil R and Punitha Kumar A, p.20-25 ff.,Advances in Structural and Civil Engineering, ISSN : 2213-2910, ISBN : 978-90-819067-9-1., 2012(available in search digital library)
- Analytical Prediction of Buckling Behaviour of Axially Loaded Steel Circular Hollow Columns Strengthened with CFRP Laminates, Dr. R. Senthil, Ruby Freya, A Punitha Kumar, 26th Indian Engineering Congress, December 2011
- Google Scholar Profile (link -https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uzHqXs4AAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1)
- Analytical Prediction of Buckling Behavior of Axially Loaded Steel Circular Hollow Columns Strengthened with CFRP Laminates- Ruby Freya, A Punitha Kumar, Dr R Senthil, -Conference Proceedings of Indian Engineering Congress
- Behavior of Axially Loaded Steel Circular Hollow Columns Strengthened with CFRP ? conference proceeding, IDES conference Publishing System and available in Search Digital Library.
- National Conference on Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development- 8 to 9/03/2012- conducted by Tagore Engineering College
- Second International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering, SCE 2012- 03-04/08/2012- conducted by Association of Civil and Environmental Engineers, division of IDES.
- Worked as a part of team of three to inspect project layout at Sriperumbudur on 11th April 2023.
- Worked as a part of team of four on Technical specifications for the proposed Swimming Pool Complex submitted to Gulf Engineering Consultancy in June 2022.
- Worked as a part of team of three to inspect Water Proofing work at SICCI building for Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 14th May 2022.
- Worked as a part of faculty team of four on Area requirements for the proposed Integrated Bus Terminal Complex submitted to Gulf Engineering Consultancy in October 2021.
Currently doing research on Inelastic Behaviour of Steel Connections
Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Semi Rigid Connections
Currently doing research on Inelastic Behaviour of Steel Connections
Consultancy:
Conference / Workshop / FDP
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International Conference:
- Presented a paper on “Investigation of rheological properties in Shear Thickening Fluid for Seismic Dampers” in Second Global Conference on Recent Advances in Sustainable Materials (GC-RASM 2022) from 28th to 29th July 2022 conducted by A J Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mangalore.
- Presented a paper on “Study on Energy Generation through Footsteps” in the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Civil Engineering ICSECE’22 on 18th to 19th May 2022.
- Presented a paper on “Low cost speedy recovery of dwellings from disaster” in the 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Civil Engineering ICSECE’22 on 18th to 19th May 2022.
- Presented a paper on “Study on the Properties of Shear thickening Fluid in Structural Dampers” in the International Conference on Green Materials and Renewable Energy” organised by SVCE on 10th to 11 June 2021.
- Presented a paper on “A State of the Art Review : Steel Beam-Column Joints with Viscous Fluid Dampers” at the International Conference on Smart Materials & Emerging Technologies for Industry 4.0 on 16th to 17th October 2020.
- Presented a paper in the second International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering organized by ACEE, August 3-4, 2012.
- Presented in National Conference on Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development, 8-9th March, 2012
- Presented in 26th Indian Engineering Conference held at Bangalore, 15-18th December, 2011
- Attended the AICTE sponsored two day workshop on “Gender Audits in Higher Education Institutions : The Why and How?” held on 27th and 28th January 2023 at SVCE.
- Participated in the One Day Workshop on “Curriculum Design” organized by Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering from 18th October 2022.
- Participated in L&T EduTech – Naan Mudhalvan Training of Trainers Program for Design & Construction of Steel Buildings held between 19th to 22nd September 2022.
- Participated in an Online Training Programme on “Green Building – Practices” organised by SSN and CMTI on 16th to 20th February 2021.
- Participated in two days Advanced Workshop on Steel Design at IIT Bombay on 14th and 15th June 2019, conducted by Consulting Engineers Association of India, Western Region Centre, Institute for Steel Development and Growth, Kolkata and COEST.
- Participated in ISTE sponsored National Level Workshop on “Mechanical Vibration, Mitigation Approaches and Measurement Techniques for Structural Applications” on 30th March 2017.
- Participated in ISTE sponsored Workshop on “Design of Experiments” on 12th March 2016.
- Participated in 2 week ISTE workshop on Engineering mechanics conducted by IIT Bombay through NME – ICT (MHRD) from 26th November to 6th December 2013.
- Participated in National Level Workshop on “Highway Geometric Design” on 21st October 2013.
- Participated in the NPTEL workshop conducted by IIT Madras, 10th August 2013.
- In the organizing committee for the one day national Workshop on Advances in concrete technology and sustainable materials, October 2012.
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Applications in Engineering Mechanics” under Georgia Institute of Technology on 27th May 2023.
- Participated in a 2 weeks ATAL sponsored FDP on “A Boulevard to Neoteric Geotechnical Engineering” during 19th to 30th December 2022 at Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College.
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Water Resources Management and Policy” under Universite De Geneve on 22nd May 2022.
- Participated in Online Advanced Course on “Computational Mechanics and Simulations for Materials and Structures” conducted by CSIR-SERC, Chennai during 19th to 21st January 2022.
- Participated in a 5 day ATAL sponsored FDP on “Green Technology & Sustainability Engineering” on 10th to 14th January 2022.
- Participated in a 5 day ATAL sponsored FDP on “Leadership Excellence for Academic Development (LEAD) – Elementary” during 12th 16th July 2021.
- Participated in a 5 day ATAL sponsored FDP on “Earthquake Resistant Structural Systems and Design for Buildings and Structures” on 7th to 11th June 2021.
- Successfully completed AICTE – NITTTR course – Module 1 – Orientation Towards Technical Education and Curriculum Aspects through SWAYAM with 90% on 23rd March 2021.
- Successfully completed NPTEL – AICTE FDP on “Electronic Waste Management – Issues and Challenges” in February 2021.
- Participated in AICTE (ATAL) online FDP on “Novel Materials” during 17th to 21st August 2020 conducted by Government College of Engineering, Thanjavur.
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Introduction to Learning Transfer and Life Long Learning (3L)” under University of California, Irvine on 5th August 2020
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “How things work: An introduction to Physics” under University of Virginia on 27th July 2020
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Introduction to Psychology” under Yale on 25th July 2020
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets” under Coursera Project Network on 25th July 2020
- Participated in five days FDP on “Advancements in Concrete Technology” conducted by Kongu Engineering College during 12th to 16th May 2020.
- Successfully completed Coursera Certification on “Mastering Statics” under The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on 3rd May 2020.
- Participated in a five day Short Term Training Programme on “ME8692 Finite Element Analysis” at College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, sponsored by AICTE from 16th to 20th December 2019.
- Participated in two days Hands on Training Program on “Technical Writing and Publishing with Advanced Computer Tools” at Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology on 28th and 29th June 2019 and was awarded S grade.
- Successfully completed a Course on ANSYS Structural Analysis conducted by Explorengg during April to June 2019.
- Participated in AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program on “Computer Aided Design and Analysis of Structures using Finite Element Method Concepts in Structural Engineering” at SRM Easwari Engineering College from 17th to 22nd June 2019.
- Successfully completed eight week NPTEL course on “Natural Hazards – Part 1 January to March 2019 which is also considered as 1 week AICTE FDP.
- Successfully completed four week NPTEL course on “Introduction to Remote Sensing”, January to February 2019.
- Participated in 60 hours Short Term Course on CAD using SOLIDWORKS at AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM, Anna University from 14th to 24th December 2018 and secured 95% competence level.
- Participated in Short Term Course on Concrete Technology conducted by Indian Concrete Institute during 14th to 16th December 2017
- Participated in Continuing Education Program on ‘Limit State Design of Structural Steelwork using Eurocode 3’Continuing Education Program at IITM on 1st December 2016.
- 2nd topper with 92% in the 20 hours course on “Engineering Graphics” in NPTEL online course (January to March 2016).
- Participated in Two week ISTE STTP on “Introduction to Structural Engineering” by IIT Kharagpur through NME – ICT (MHRD) from 30th November 2015 to 9th January 2016.
- Participated in Faculty Development Program on Design of Steel Structures using IS 800:2007 10th to 17th December 2014.
- Master Diploma in Civil CADD conducted by CADD Centre in 2008.
- Participated in 5 day STTP on “ME8692 – Finite Element Analysis” jointly sponsored by AICTE and Anna University at AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM AICTE, Anna University, Chennai on 16th to 20th December 2019.
- Participated in AICTE sponsored Short Term Training Program on “Computer Aided and Design and Ananysis of Structures using Finite Element Method Concepts in Structural Engineering” at Easwari Engineering College on 17th to 22nd June 2019.
- Participated in Advanced Workshop on Steel Design at IIT Bommbay on 14th and 15th June 2019.
- Successfully completed 12 week NPTEL course on “Design of Steel Structures”(Elite Tag) from July to October 2017.
- Successfully completed 8 week NPTEL course on “Inroduction to Research”(Elite Tag) from July to September 2017.
- Successfully completed 4 week NPTEL course on “Reinforced Concrete Bridges”(Elite Tag) from July to August 2017.
- Participated in ISTE sponsored National Level Workshop on “Mechanical Vibration, Mitigation Approaches and Measurement Techniques for Structural Applications” on 30th March 2017.
- Participated in Continuing Education Program on ‘Limit State Design of Structural Steelwork using Eurocode 3’Continuing Education Program at IITM on 1st December 2016.
- Participated in IEI sponsored National Seminar on “Piezoelectric and Magneteorheological Materials in Civil Engineering Applications” on 14th September 2016.
- Delivered lecture in Anna University sponsored 7 day FDP on “Mechanics of Solids” in June 2016.
- Participated in ISTE sponsored Workshop on “Design of Experiments” on 12th March 2016.
- Conducted the first Anna University sponsored 7 day FDP on “Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures” in the department from 28th January to 4th February 2016.
- 2nd topper with 92% in the 20 hours course on “Engineering Graphics” in NPTEL online course (January to March 2016).
- Participated in Two week ISTE STTP on “Introduction to Structural Engineering” by IIT Kharagpur through NME – ICT (MHRD) from 30th November 2015 to 9th January 2016.
- Faculty Development Program on Design of Steel Structures using IS 800:2007 10th to 17th December 2014.
- Participated in 2 week ISTE workshop on Engineering mechanics conducted by IIT Bombay through NME – ICT (MHRD) from 26th November to 6th December 2013.
- Participated in National Level Workshop on “Highway Geometric Design” on 21st October 2013.
- Participated in the NPTEL workshop conducted by IIT Madras, 10th August 2013.
- In the organizing committee for the one day national Workshop on Advances in concrete technology and sustainable materials, October 2012.
- Presented a paper in the second International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering organized by ACEE, August 3-4, 2012.
- Presented in National Conference on Recent Advances in Infrastructure Development, 8-9th March,2012
- Presented in 26th Indian Engineering Conference held at Bangalore, 15–18th December,2011
- Worked in the co ordinating committee for Faculty Development Program on Design of Steel Structures,28th November-4th December 2011
- Volunteer in conducting program on Design of Steel Structures for TNEB engineers, 14-16th November,2011
- Participated in workshop on Gender sensitation and self defence organized by Centre for empowerment of women, Anna University on 25-26th November 2006.
National Conference:
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FDP / Online Courses:
Laboratory Handled
Training Attended
Additional Responsibilities
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Current Responsibilities:
- Research Objective Coordinator
- Department NBA Coordinator
- Department Budget incharge
- Faculty Advisor
- Strength of Materials Lab Incharge
- Curriculum development and BoS member
- Sports Committee member
Achievements
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Received Outstanding Teacher Award for the year 2023-24.
- Coordinated a Webinar on “Structural Failures – Causes and Research Needs” by Dr. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on 20th March 2023.
- Organised a Poster Competition on “DigitAll : Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” on the Women’s Day on 8th March 2023.
- Organised an Industrial Visit at JJ Brick Factory, Sriperumbudur on 7th March 2023 for 1st and 2nd year students.
- Coordinated a SERB sponsored National Conference on “Smart and Energy Efficient Construction Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Infrastructure” on 20th and 21st January 2023.
- Organised a Guest Lecture on “Career Opportunities in Civil Engineering and Mapping it with the current Syllabus and Roles of Software in it” by Mr. Pradeep Narayanan, BIM Manager, DE NOVO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, Chennai on 23rd December 2022.
- Coordinated an Industrial Visit to the CSIR-SERC, Taramani on 6th September 2022 for third and fourth year students.
- Coordinated a 30 Hours Certificate Course on “Professional Documentation and Presentation Skills using MS Office” during 6th August to 17th September 2022.
- Coordinated Anna University sponsored six days online FDP on “CE8301 Strength of Materials I” during 11th to 16th July 2022.
- Coordinated a Webinar named Pathways – Building a Future with Civil Engineering and delivered a talk on “Careers in Civil Engineering” for 12th class students on 15th July 2022.
- Coordinated a Partial Delivery of a Course – CE18601 Design of Steel Structures by Ms. Kalaivani M, Senior Engineer, Jacob Engineers LLP during 10th to 21st May 2022.
- Organised a Guest Lecture on “Real Estate Development Process” by Mr. Arun E Suresh Kumar, Alumnus (2015-2019 batch), Real Estate Construction Analyst, Consolidated Investment Group, Colorado, United States on 22nd April 2022.
- Coordinated a National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Construction Industry” during 7th to 9th April 2022.
- Organised a Guest Lecture on R. Kaavya, Alumna (2017-2021 batch) Pursuing Diploma – Interior Designing International Institute of Fashion Design – FIDA, Chennai on 23rd March 2022.
- Organised event on Women’s Day on Essay Writing and Drawing Competition for the girl students on 8th March 2022.
- Organised a Webinar on “Overview of Architectural Acoustics for Civil Engineers” by Ms. Shilpa Vardharajan, Acoustic Design Consultant, Sonosphere Acoustic Design Consulting and Testing, Pune and Mr. Bhavin Makwana, Production Manager – Acoustics and IAQ, Saint Gobain Gyproc, Mumbai on 4th December 2021.
- Coordinated a Seminar on “Energy Conservation and Automation in Buildings” by Dr. Rajasekar Elangivan, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT-Roorkee, Mr. Girish R Viswanathan, Director-Tech, Earthonomic Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai and Mr. Mayur Dangare, Delivery Manager, JohnsonControls India Pvt. Ltd., Pune on 9th October 2021.
- Organised a 30 hours Certification Course on “Interior and exterior Design using Sketch-up and V-ray Software” in association with Sarva Sudaranaa Academy, Chennai in September 2021.
- Organised a Webinar on “Analysis and Design of Steel Pre Engineered Buildings” by Mr. G. Siva Rami Reddy, Director, LSB Temerity Infra Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad in association with LSB Temerity Infra Pvt. Ltd. on 29th May 2021.
- Coordinated a Webinar named Pathways for 12th class students on 3rd July 2021
- Coordinated a 5 day ATAL sponsored FDP on “Earthquake Resistant Structural Systems and Design for Buildings and Structures” on 7th to 11th June 2021.
- Coordinated a Webinar on “Biomaterials in Construction”, by Prof. Jamal El-Khatib, Professor of Civil Engineering at Beirut Arab University (BAU) – Lebanon and Emeritus Professor of the University of Wolverhampton (UoW) – UK on 4th May 2021.
- Coordinated a Webinar on “Building Information Modeling and Case Studies of Academic Projects” by Ms. Sameera Salim, Senior Technical Engineer, BIMLABS Engineering Service Pvt. Ltd., Trivandrum on 24th November 2020.
- Coordinated a Webinar on “Opportunities in Construction Management” organised by Training and Placement Cell, SVCE and CMTI on 20th November 2020.
- Organised a webinar on “Underground Metro Rail Structures – Bored Tunnels and Stations” by Mr. M. Ramanathan, Director-Structures, Transit and Railways, AECOM, Chennai on 10th August 2020.
- Organised a guest lecture on “Basics of Post Tensioning and its Applications” by Mr. R. Prashanth, Alumnus and Design Engineer (trainee), UTRACON Structural Systems Private Limited, Chennai on 31st July 2020.
- Coordinated a Webinar named Pathways for 12th class students on 4th July 2020
- Organised an Alumni interaction webinar series by Mr. M.Vignesh, Assistant Professor, Mahendra Engineering College, Namakkal., Mr. Dakshin Kailash R, Deputy Manager – HR, Mahindra and Mahindra, Chennai Mr. Nithin Visveswaran, Assistant Vice President, Propshare Capital, Bengaluru and Mr. Vignesh Sridhar, Assistant Bridge Engineer at CHA Consulting, Columbus, Ohio during 13th and 14th June 2020.
- Coordinated a webinar on “Basics of Precast Construction and Technology” by Mr. Vaibhav Singhal, Vice President, Structural Design and Mr. Shridhar Rao, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Elematic India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi on 8th June 2020.
- Organised an Alumni interaction webinar on “Approach towards Civil Services examinations” by Mr. A. Aarliusrebony, alumnus and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tamilnadu Police Service on 19th May 2020.
- Organised a guest lecture on “Anchorage Zone Stresses” by Dr. A. Punitha Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology on 23rd September 2019.
- Organised a 6 days Faculty Development Program on “Strength of Materials” during 4th to 12th June 2019.
- Organised a guest lecture on “Design of Steel Beams” by Dr. R. Senthil, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University on 2nd March 2019.
- Delivered a lecture in the Anna University sponsored 7 day Faculty Development Program on “Mechanics of Solids” during 6th to 4th June 2016 at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering.
- Organised a 7 days Anna University sponsored Faculty Development Program on “CE 2701 Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures” during 28th January to 4th February 2016.
- Runners up in INSDAG (Institute of National Steel Development and Growth) National student award design competition for Best Innovative Structural Steel Design, 2010.
- Master Diploma in Civil CADD.
- Member in professional bodies – ICI, IEI, IDES
- Set question paper for Concrete Technology for Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore. It was assigned on 23rd October 2022.
- Secured 1st prize in the Faculty Research Day 2022 on 15th June 2022 with a cash prize of Rs.600.
- Mentored a team of four students in the National level INSDAG steel design competition.
- Mentored the students for Students Research Day.
- Mentored the students to design and construct the pergola in the pathway from Mechanical block to the Classroom block V, SVCE in 2018-2019.
- Initiated the Indian Concrete Institute Student Chapter in February 2019.
- Successfully completed Internal Auditor Training Course on Quality Management System as per ISO 9001:2015 on 12th to 13th February 2018.
- Master Diploma in Civil CAD
Programs Organised
Reviewed research papers for reputed journals.