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ACCE(I) Office Bearers

B S C RAO AJIT SABNIS P S DESHPANDE ASHOK KUMAR B SATISH V SALPEKAR AVINASH D SHIRODE Dr. M U ASWATH BADARINAATH SINGRI President Secretary General Treasurer V P (South) V P (West) Imm. Past President Imm. Past Secretary General Imm. Past. Treasurer
Editorial
Towards Prosperous India: Challenges for Engineers was the theme for the recently concluded 26th Indian Engineering Congress organized by Institution of Engineers India. The congress addressed many issues which are challenging the progress of our country. Shri. S.L.Garg ,the newly elected IEI president, in his presidential address said The economic growth and fast urbanization has thrown a big challenge to the nation in general and engineering fraternity in particular for the development of matching infrastructure for housing, transport, roads, water supply, sanitation, environment, health care, consumer products etc. Indian engineers have so far been facing this challenge and the development of infrastructure projects in the country is quite satisfactory but to cope with the enhanced requirement of infrastructure shall be a greater challenge for the engineers. The strong and consistent economic growth has raised hundreds of millions of expectations and inspirations. Fulfilling these expectations and inspirations is the real challenge for engineers and this will determine the performance of our engineering fraternity. In civil engineering, good management of construction projects is becoming very essential in order to meet quality requirements, time constraints, and deliver within budget. Civil Engineering procurement is also rapidly changing through many initiatives to improve the management of projects. The industry will require civil engineering managers able to manage this change. Health and safety is another major area which also needs to be well managed. The communication and man-management skills are important to address some of the issues. Strategic planning together with applications of the management process is very important. The Civil Engineering Management needs understanding of a wide range of topics in greater depth and breadth. Some of the management issues are sustainable construction, resource planning, finance planning and control, innovation management through enterprise and risk, and applications of IT in efficient and economic operations, health and safety, quality processes, law and marketing. To achieve Business excellence the following factors play a major role. Employee productivity and work life balance, building organization capability, Creative thinking skills in executive leadership and building Gen Y & Gen Alpha leaders. I will draw your attention to our own internationally renowned Engineer, PADMASHRI Dr.H.C. Visvesvaraya, Chairman of the Technical Committee responsible for the National Building Code (NBC-2005) of the Bureau of Indian Standards. He concluded his Prof. C.S.Jha memorial lecture by saying If our country has to progress, and if our society has to provide better and happier living for our people, we should aim at excellence in whatever we do. We, who have chosen to pursue our profession as engineers, should therefore strive for achieving excellence in engineering. Dear Civil Engineers, I wish the New Year will bring in competency, excellence, health and safety in your organization and life. Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year. Dr. Aswath M U Editor-in-Chief
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ADMIXTURES ANALYSIS- DESIGN Kowshika V.R. Ramesh M.N. Basavaraj G.H. Gururaj T.S. Nagendra Kumar. N. N. Prasanna Kumar R. Samuel A.T. Subramanya A. M. Dr. Gunashekar Nagaraj K. Nagendra R. Ravindranath B.V. Ravishankar M. Sharma N.P Girish H.R. Kalbavi Rajendra Rao Arulnathan K. Ashok N.R. Manjunath L.R. Rajkumar Pillai Sapna Devendra Shashank Sharma V. Dr. Jagadish K.S. Dr. Raghunath S. Ravishankar J.B. Dr. Sadasivan S.K. Nirmal Prasad A. Prakash A.N. Srikanth.S.Channal Srirangaraju L.V. Yashavanth A. Bharathi Ganesh Dr. Hegde M.N. Dr. Narasimhan M.C. Dr. Prabhakar R. Dr. Ranganath R.V. Dr. Sharadabai H.
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RECIPIENTS OF THE ACCE(I) AWARDS 2011
ACCE(I)-BHAGWATI AWARD 2011 for Outstanding Industrial Plant Design to Gammon India Limited, Mumbai for Construction of 275M High Multi Flue RCC Chimney for phase 1 & II of 3 x 660 MW Tiroda Thermal Power Plant ACCE(I)-SIMPLEX AWARD 2011 for Innovative Design of Structures to TATA Consulting Engineers Limited, Mumbai for Consultancy Services for Slime Dams at Joda In Orissa and Noamundi Mines in Jharkhand ACCE(I)-L & T ENDOWMENT AWARD 2011 for Excellence in Construction of Industrial Structure to JMC Projects (India) Ltd., Bangalore for Pharmaceutical Industry with finishes at Vishakapatnam. ACCE(I)-BILLIMORIA AWARD 2011 for Best Construction in High Rise Buildings for Brigade Enterprises Limited, Bangalore for World Trade Centre at No.26/1, Industrial Suburb, Block A, Subramanyanagar, Malleswaram, (West) Bangalore. ACCE(I)-SOM DATT AWARD 2011 for Best Construction in Transportation Projects to Ashoka Buildcon Ltd., Nashik for Excellence in Construction of Integrated Improvement cum Performance Based Maintenance of Phalodi to Pachpadra Road Project (PR-1) (RIDCORL). ACCE(I)-SARVAMANGALA AWARD 2011 for Excellence in Construction to Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd.,for Up-gradation, Renovation and New Construction Works in Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex for Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. ACCE(I)--NAGADI AWARD 2011 for Best Publication (Book) in Civil Engineering to Design of Steel Structures by Dr. N Subramanian, Chennai ACCE(I)--GAMMON AWARD 2011 for Effective Use of Construction Materials/ Systems in Construction Resulting In National Savings to S L Structural Consortium, Hyderabad for Office for Shankar Narayana Architects, Hyderabad ACCE(I)--ESSEN AWARD 2011 for Appropriate use of Construction Chemicals & Epoxy for Rehabilitation/Retrofitting of Civil Engineering Structure by Consultants to Civil Aid Technoclinic Pvt Ltd., Bangalore for Investigation & Restoration of Distressed Pier Caps of Parallel Bridge located across musi river adjacent to muslim jung bridge, Hyderabad ACCE(I)--GOURAV AWARD 2011 for Significant Contribution to Civil Engineering Consultancy to Dr. Anand Govind Bhole, Nagpur
Contents
Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Message from Secretary General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A3C-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 REDECON - 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 News and News Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Quality Control Measures At Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Testing of Reinforcing Steel for Civil Engineering Applications . . . . . . . 22 The Tarbela Dam and What It Taught me... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Skill Development Training Must need for India in all sectors . . . . . . 27 The Role & Importance of Passive Fire Protection Systems . . . . . . . . 25 Professional Ethics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Gold and Glitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Ready-Mixed Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Land Subsidence in Central Calcutta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Quick and efficient design of solar panel supports with CYPE Metal 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Triple blends: A different approach in using cementitious materials . . . 48 Respond instead of Reacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 News from ACCE (I) Centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 ACCE (I) Membership Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Professional Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Thanks to Patrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Message from the President

Dear Members, Firstly let me wish you all a Very Happy Christmas Season and a Glorious and Prosperous New Year. May God grant you and your families all the best of everything in your lives next year 2012. Last month the Association successfully conducted, and in a grand and befitting manner, the Annual ACCE(I) Awards function in Nagpur. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the function as I had to travel to (and still am now in) the USA to be present at the birth of our second grandchild. (My granddaughter was born on 26th November). I am informed that the Awards function was a grand and glittering affair and that the Nagpur Centre had pulled out all the stops to ensure that nothing went wrong. Nothing did, and everyone was full of praise for the Nagpur Centre and the organisers led by Er. A. M. Shingarey, Co-Convener - Er. S. S. Doifode, Organizing Secretary - Er. Satish Raipure and Treasurer - Er. Sumant Mundle. They deserve our hearty congratulations. A special word of appreciation and thanks to Er. Avinash Shirode, Awards Committee Chairman and Immediate Past President, and to the members of the Awards Committee must be recorded for the efforts they put in to select this year's Award winners. This issue of the Bulletin has a full coverage of the function. In recent months there has been much interest and a flurry of activity in the engineering fraternity with regard to the status and progress (or the lack thereof) of the Engineer's Bill. Unfortunately, nothing much has happened and the Bill has not moved even a little towards enactment. However, we have come to understand that, meanwhile, the Council of Architecture is taking some serious action to get the Architects Act amended to make the Architect very much more powerful and influential in all building works. This will have adverse implications for the Engineer and make him subservient to the Architect. This is something which we must rally against, and make every effort to ensure that the role of the civil engineer is not undermined in any way and that his independence and authority are protected and maintained. ACCE(I) is taking appropriate and necessary steps in this regard, and we will keep you posted as things develop. It is commendable that Dr. Aswath is making all efforts to bring out the ACCE(I) Bulletin on time. This is his second issue, and contains many articles that will be of interest and use to each one of us. However, he requires our help in the form of technical and other interesting articles, contributions of our experiences and so on. So please put your pens to paper and mail him your contributions. With regards to all,
B S C Rao
President ACCE(I) 2011-2013
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Address by Er. AJIT SABNIS, Secretary General, ACCE (I) on the occasion of A3C at Nagpur
Day-1, 11th November, 2011
y dear fellow members of ACCE (I), other fraternity members, Invitees, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset, thank you very much for making me sit amongst the stalwarts of ACCE(I). Mr. BSC Rao, our All India President, who is currently in the US, has conveyed his regrets for not being present at the awards function and be a part of this grandeur due to family compulsions. On behalf of Mr. Rao, all office bearers of HQ and on my personal behalf as Secretary General, I put across our heartiest congratulations to ACCE (I) center, Nagpur, the organizers of this grand award function. We also congratulate all the award winners for their contribution and thank the Chairman Sri Avinash Shirode and members of the Award's committee for their excellent work in scrutinizing all the entries and selecting the winners. They truly deserve a round of applause. As already said, we have gathered here to witness some of the extraordinary Civil Engineering extravaganza. These awards, these projects not only represent the engineering dexterity but, are also indicative of human efforts taken to their limits in terms of innovation, in terms of applicability and in terms of making their presence felt among others.
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12 Sep, 1983- Structural Engineers of Bangalore woke up with a jolt. Gangaram building collapsed reported all news papers. Needless to say, structural engineers were just the scapegoats. Within 18 months of this scary incident and sincere efforts of few leading structural engineers of Bangalore, ACCE(I) formed and got registered under society act. We owe a lot to those founder members, some of whom are here today. ACCE (I) is going great guns since its inception. Last year ACCE celebrated its Silver Jubilee year with all the glory. In addition to its regular activities in the dissemination of technical knowledge, ACCE also publishes a quarterly bulletin which is circulated among its members and other professionals. The bulletin envisages to effectively utilizing the Industry-Institution interaction for furthering its objectives. ACCE also has a few publications to its credit. Sri Shirode ji, has already talked about the significance of these awards. REDECON, a national seminar being conducted by Bangalore Chapter, has now become a national pride. Exhibition conducted by Coimbatore center, is awaited eagerly by the community. I am proud to announce at this point in time, that one of our founder members, Mr.Sundaram, has been honored with the most prestigious Eduardo Torroja Medal this year and he is the first Indian to receive this award, instituted by IASS. Success to ACCE has come by running a marathon step by step.
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Though we have connected quite a few dots in the past, let us now look ahead collectively and make ACCE, a bigger success. In the next two years, ACCE(I), in addition to its regular existing programs, ACCE has decided to expand its reach by opening new centers at appropriate locations, strengthen its presence, include students community as their part, ( happy to announce that, this city of Nagpur has highest student representation in ACCE), encourage student-academia interaction, work with syllabus drafting committees of universities, develop closer EngineerArchitect relationship, continue our efforts in instilling a better social corporate responsibility sense, arrange overseas technical visits, conduct at least one international conference and arrange top quality technical talks. Our responsibility as Civil Engineers and as members of ACCE does not end merely by attending few technical talks, few orientation programs and by conducting few symposia. We have a tremendous burden on our shoulders. We are endowed with creating a new world order which is sustainable, a new world order where we value our limited natural resources and a new world order where our future generations can breathe a sigh of relief. With 7 billion human species on planet earth, Civil engineers are literally on a tread mill. We fall if we stop running. Let us not worry about the booms and dooms but convert every opportunity, a sachet of wisdom. There was a time few years back that IT related jobs stole the show and then came the demand in construction industry along with the boom. Civil engineers became the sun-eyed grooms of the society and almost every civil engineer with a degree, even without experience was drawn into the vortex of bouncing economy. Civil engineers drew handsome to very handsome packages. Stocks climbed north with rocket fuel, real estate saw an unprecedented growth, financial institutions distributed loans without even checking net worthiness of individuals, the market economy was on boom, even people who knew nothing about multiplication started counting millions and billions. Few years passed with all the glory and suddenly one fine morning we heard the sneeze from the US. It is said, When the US sneezes, other countries catch cold and this is exactly what happened. All that went up suddenly shifted its gear to Reverse. And the result is probably the economic slowdown we experienced in the recent past. But then, do we keep crying over the inevitable and keep cursing our stars for the doom? Or do we take this with a pinch of salt and proceed. These booms and dooms have always been there with some varying shades of intensity as fundamental characteristics of any developing economy? Economic history has always proved this fact. Under developed nations probably never feel the heat of
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Recession as their economy itself is in shambles? Developing nations which are in transition mode, feel the effect. This effect is sure to force us to take a relook in its entirety. But I hope, the Indian democratic republic, with its strong economic foundation together with the individual sense of saving for the tougher days, will emerge without taking too many lashes. As far as India is concerned, the economic slowdown cannot be viewed only in the perspective of Socio-economic disorder. Dialysis if we consider as a purification process in case of kidney failed patients, Recession, can be equated to an economic purification process where in all the excesses are removed. This purification process will surely result in the reverse exodus from ruralisation to urbanization and we may have to relocate our agrarian economy. In the process of revival, we are also likely to feel the effect on the social order, change in the social cultural pattern. Let us all be optimistic about the whole thing but take steps cautiously in handling every adverse situation we come across. With Shortage of manpower- skilled and unskilled, lack of experienced engineers, industry as such, will be affected. These are the issues we have to address immediately. With every dark cloud comes a silver lining. It is time for us to harness the youth power, channelize their energies, train them, prepare them for the future and build a strong foundation. That is an additional responsibility on our shoulders. In conclusion few words about The Engineer's Bill; We are all aware that the Engineers Bill has been having a painfully torturous journey in the legislative process by the government. Although it has been in process for over 20 years, it is very unfortunate that the Engineers Bill has not become the Engineers Act as yet. The ACCE has always played an important role in the negotiations and discussions relating to this bill. I am also happy to announce on this day another award; Smt and Sri BVS Rao award, for the Most Socially Useful or Relevant Engineering Project by an Individual or NGO, instituted by our president Mr. BSC Rao. The award is for any unique or innovative engineering project that has a significant or transformative social impact. All other details will be notified separately. Thank you all for a very patient hearing.
As mentioned earlier, ACCE (I) is a professional national organization registered under Society act, with 14 centers spread across the country and with 2400 members. ACCE (I) also is now open to student membership. As a routine, several activities such as Endowment lectures, Technical talks, Placement Orientation Programs, Workshops, Training of professionals, conducting National & International seminars, etc. are being conducted. In addition to its regular activities in the dissemination of technical knowledge, ACCE also publishes a quarterly bulletin which is circulated among its members and other professionals. The bulletin envisages to effectively utilizing the Industry-Institution interaction for furthering its objectives. ACCE also has quite a few publications to its credit. ACCE (I) is also a founder member of Engineering Council of India. Yesterday, I said, as Civil Engineers and as members of ACCE, we have a tremendous responsibility on our shoulders. We are endowed with creating a new world order which is sustainable, a new world order where we respect and understand our limited natural resources, a new world order where our future generations can breathe a sigh of relief. With 7 billion human species on planet earth, Civil engineers are literally on a tread mill. We fall if we stop running. Today let us talk about Future civil Engineers and the role of ACCE (I) in this direction. The ongoing technological revolution today has changed most of the routines of traditional Civil Engineer. DSS (Decision Support System) and GIS (Geographical Information Systems) are becoming a part of Civil Engineering design. Laser beam replaces the old survey level and satellite signals replace the photogrammetric methods of mapping. Space age fabrics replace conventional RCC roofs; Geo-textiles minimize soil erosion and windows will act as solar panels. Chips make our homes intelligent. Robots manage smart buildings and Civil Engineering has to move with high technology. Under these circumstances, civil engineers have to exhibit an enormous amount of professionalism, skill, practical knowledge, pragmatic handling of human psychologies and above all, WILL to implement and establish the challenge asked for. To exercise the above referred requirements, education imparted at universities and colleges is definitely insufficient. Before a Civil Engineer is asked to deliver almost the impossible, he should be trained systematically and should be exposed to the diversified field conditions. The new age Civil Engineer has to demonstrate the following abilities in addition to all the conventional knowledge at his command:
Day-2, 12 November, 2011

Respected Chief Guest of the day, Sri Nitin Gadkariji, other dignitaries, dear Fellow members, Ladies and gentlemen, I deem it as my privilege to sit next to Sri Gadakariji, a man who changed the infrastructure scenario of Mumbai as public works Minister in Maharashtra Government's cabinet during 1995-1999. PPP is also his brain child if I am not mistaken. Sir, your achievements are so tall, I feel very small in all respects. On behalf of entire ACCE (I), Sir, we wish you all the success in all your future endeavors.
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An ability to integrate the knowledge of other sciences. An ability to communicate effectively.

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The National Awards function of Association of Consulting Civil Engineers India, A3C-11, Awards Convention and Consultants Colloquium 2011 was held at Sai Sabhagrih Nagpur on 11 & 12 Nov 2011. In the inaugural function on 11 Nov 2011, Er. Ajit Sabnis Secretary General ACCE (India) was the Chief Guest, Er. Avinash Shirode Past President and Er. Satish Salpekar Vice President (West) was Guest of Honor. Er. Amol Shingare, Er. Shrikant Doifode and Er. Satish Raipure were present on the dais. The function started with the lighting of traditional lamp by guests. Er. Shrikant Doifode Chairman ACCE (1) Nagpur Centre gave welcome address and told about the awards won by Nagpur consulting engineers in last few years. Er. Amol Shingare, convener gave the introductory remarks on the awards function. He gave chronological development of the region and its history. Chief Guest Er. Ajit Sabnis in his well informed and enlightening speech said that it is time for us to harness youth power, channelize their energy, train them and prepare them for the future and build a strong foundation. He spoke of the progress made by ACCE, from its humble start after the collapse of the Gangaram Building in 1983, and its coming of age with the celebration of its silver jubilee. He announced plans of the ACCE (1) to open new centers at appropriate locations, strengthen its presence by including student community as their part and he paid rich compliments to the ACCE Nagpur centre for having highest student's representation in ACCE. He stressed the need for encouraging student academia interaction, work with syllabus drafting committees of universities, and develop Engineer Architect relationship. He also spoke on the Engineers Bill and stated that the bill has been having a painful torturous journey in the legislative process of the Government. It has been in the process for twenty years and even today it has not become an act. Er. Avinash Shirode, Chairman of Awards Committee and immediate Past President spoke on the importance of giving recognition to civil engineering consultants, companies and students by instituting the awards, the nominations for which are scrutinized as per guidelines of selection criteria. He urged the Civil Engineers and other participants to enjoy winning without letting it get into the head. One must show willingness to learn from any situation. He stated that no matter how well we do something, there has to be a better way. One should learn from ants who never quit.
Er. Satish Salpekar Vice President (West) stressed on the positive thoughts of winning. He also clarified on the need to split the Awards function from the Annual General Meeting. Er. Shrikant Doifode Chairman presented mementos to the Guests. Function was conducted by Er. Salma Anjum and Er. Sandeep Shirkhedkar while vote of thanks was proposed by Er. Satish Raipure Secretary of ACCE Nagpur Centre. In the technical sessions the Award winners presented their award winning works which included
ACCE (I) Bhagwati Award 2011 to M/S Gammon India Ltd for project at Tiroda Thermal Power Plant,
ACCE(I) L & T Endowment Award 2011 to JMC Projects (India) Ltd for Project of Pharmaceutical Industry at Vishakhapatnam
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ACCE(I) Billimoria Award 2011 to M/S Brigade Enterprises Ltd for World Trade Centre at Banglore,
ACCE Essan Award 2011 to M/S Civil Aid Technoclinic Pvt. Ltd for investigating and restoration of distressed Pier Caps of parallel bridge across Musi river in Hyderabad
Road Project, ACCE(I) Sarvamangala Award 2011 to Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd. for Excellence in Construction. ACCE(I) Nagadi Award 2011 to Dr. N. Subramanian,
ACCE(I) Gourav Award 2011 to Dr. Anand Govind Bhole of Nagpur for significant contribution to civil engineering consultancy.
Chennai for best publication in Civil Engineering, ACCE(I) Gammon Award 2011 to M/S Structural
The programme was concluded at 5.30 pm. A cultural evening was also organized at hotel Pride. All the delegates, advertisers and sponsors attended the same. ACCE(I) 2011 Simplex Award 2011 to M/S Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd for Slime Dams at Joda, Odissa and Noamundi Mines, On the second day i.e. on 12 Nov 2011, the ACCE Awards presentation ceremony was held at the same venue. Shri Nitin Gadkari National President of BJP was chief guest. Er. Ajit Sabanis Secretary General ACCE, Er. Avinash Shirode, Immediate Past President, Er. Satish Salpekar Vice President (West), Er. Ashok Kumar Vice President (South) and Er. Shrikant Doifode Chairman ACCE Nagpur were on the dais. Programme was inaugurated by lighting traditional lamp by the guests. Er. Shrikant Doifode Chairman ACCE Nagpur Centre welcomed the chief Guest Shri. Nitin Gadkari by presenting him a
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Consortium for Construction of Office of Shankar Narayana Architects Hyderabad,

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Release of A3C-11 Souvenir
bouquet. Er. Satish Salpekar Vice President (West) in his introduction remark told about Engineers Bill and requested to support it. Er. Ajit Sabnis Secretary General ACCE expressed his views about the ACCE and consulting Engineers. Er. Avinash Shirode Chairman Awards Committee announced the names of Award winners and they were presented the awards at the hands of Shri Nitin Gadkari. Shri Nitin Gadkari Chief Guest in his address said that his party BJP will support the Engineers Bill but he said that Engineers should not depend on Govt. but showed unite, form a council, do the research and take initiative for the development. He emphasized that without engineering knowledge he has handled the flyover bridges in Maharashtra. With research & study the project cost is reduced keeping the quality and reducing the construction time. Now with the increase in cost about 85% of the people do not have their houses, they do not have the
roads. Civil Engineers by making research, developing new schemes and reducing the cost of cement give the houses to the poor people. He cited the example of China where there is one industry in every village by which the production has increased and cost have reduced by this they have captured the world market. If we have to stand in world market we will have to give good quality and will have to complete the works in time. The awardees were felicitated by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Dr. A. G. Bhole ancient professor VRCE Nagpur was given ACCE life time Achievement Award for his consultancy works in Civil Engineering. Er. Amol Shingare Convener gave the concluding remarks and proposed note of thanks. The programme was conducted by Er. Salma Anjum and Er. Sandeep Shirkhedkar. An Exhibition of Civil Engineering materials and equipments was also arranged at the venue. About 300 delegates all over India attended the function. Out station delegates expressed satisfaction and happiness about the programme and the hospitality of the ACCE Nagpur Centre.
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ACCE(I) - Award Function : Expectations & Difficulties
- Amol Shingarey
Introduction: ACCE (I) Awards function has gained popularity in a very short time. Expectations from members will rise with time. Everyone tries to compare it with functions generally watched on TV, and wants to bring in those ideas. But cost, program schedule & time has lot of constrains. I want esteem members to give deep thought to following points. 1. Guide Lines for Program Schedule: A fixed format be made for 2 days function. It should contain, Total time for main award ceremony, awardees presentations, Commercial presentations, & Soft Skill OR any other educational activity. Open house for members. Chronology should also be decided. Suggestion: (1) Awardees presentation: Should be allowed only after due verification by experts. (2) Open house may be scheduled on 2nd day first session and should be treated as one of the important session. (3) Citation: Should be brief & to the point & should be read while award being presented. (4) Only Podium & no Dais: It is experienced that outside speakers (for soft skill) change their program on time or remain absent with short notice. At Nagpur 2 out of 3 speakers informed on the day of their lecture that they are not in position to deliver lecture for personnel difficulties. We could not insist to new person to deliver lecture on topic of our interest, who is obliging by accepting invitation over short notice. Preferable speakers from outstation ACCE (I) members who are attending function should be selected for delivering lectures. Topics to be decide by organizing committee in advace. 2. Format for Invitation: Instruction for names to be printed on Invitation card , including hierarchy in absence of one or more office bearers. Dias Arrangement: Details about who will sit & where, on stage. Many members consider this as prestige point and get annoyed if not invited to sit on dais. Suggestion: Except in India nowhere in the world, half a dozen people sit on Dias when function goes on. More embarrassing, invariably chief guest keep on speaking to next person sitting beside him, even when ACCE (I) president gives his address. This political tradition should not be followed in ACCE (I). Only podium should be placed on stage, and one person at a time would go and talk. 4. Economics of Award function: As arrangements for lodging & boarding are expected from local centre, their 90% energy goes in collecting money. Very few members can actually raise funds. Suggestion: As awards Function is a function of HQ & only managed by local centre HQ should help in raising funds by themselves & also from other local centres, particularly when small centre wants to hold function. Division can be Total cost 15 lakhs max. HQ 10%, other centres 5 % each x 12 = 65 %, & 25 % contribution by the
centre which is holding function. 5. Feed Back: Members are reluctant to give feedback; at Nagpur only 11 members gave feedback on award function. We must take a serious note & encourage them to give their feedback. This actually will give input to make future functions better. Extended programs by Members: Some members wish to stay back after function to visit local places, which is welcome. Local Centre should give information in detail about all such places of interest well in advance.
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I hope members will send their valuable suggestions to award committee for improvements.
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Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) Vol. 10 No. 2 APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2011
I congratulate Aswath garu for bringing out new format of Bulletin of ACCE(I). Probably the best of bulletins I have seen. Sir, keep it up.
P. SURYAPRAKASH, Hyderabad
I fully agree with you Dear Surya Prakash. Congrats to Dr. Aswath.
Dr. M.R. KALGAL, Bangalore
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I fully endorse Surya's views. The Bulletin has come out excellently. Permit me join Suryaprakash in Congratulating Dr. Aswath for the commendable job done in giving the facelift for our bulletin. He is the leader to be followed.
Satish V. Salpekar, Nagpur
Rajendra Kalbavi, Mangalore
We agree with all our fellow engineers opinion. A commendable work done by our editor, bulletin, a great work with innovations, samething also to Dr. Aswath Sir from Hyderabad Centre personally. We (Hyderabad Centre) appeal to all ACCE(I) members to support his endeavors in printing more and more best articles in the future bulletins.
Rajkumar, Hyderabad
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FEEDBACK A3C-11, Awards Convention and Consultants Colloquium 2011

Dear Sir, The idea of separating the Awards function as an independent program by Er. Umesh Rao is getting lot of appreciation. In just two programs A3C' 10 at Hyderabad and A3C' 11 at Nagpur, the idea got executed to the satisfaction of many members and the expectations are also getting more and more. This is true for any successful program. We all should congratulate Er. U B Rao, Er. Avinash Shirode, The Hyderabad Centre and The Nagpur centre. Both the centres deserve all the appreciation. One who involve in the organising team knows the amount of efforts needed to conduct in such a grand scale. The Nagpur centre has set a bench mark for the team of A3C'12. The participation of members in these programs is also increasing and members are thinking twice to miss. The Mangalore centre's participation this time is an example. With all the difficulties they participated, They deserve all the appreciation. All the award committee members over the year have done a great service to bring the ACCE(I) awards to this stage. Looking at the feedback and appreciation to A3C 2011 conducted by Nagpur centre, as editor of the ACCE bulletin, I am thinking of dedicating the next issue which is due in December on ACCE(I) Awards.. Members are requested to send their thoughts about the ACCE awards, feedback for improvement, No. of awards- need for increase in numbers, expectations from the convention( helps the next organising team) etc.. Special request to Nagpur centre to send all the details of A3C'11 along with the photographs, soft copy of Souvenir etc at the earliest for publication. Hyderabad centre can send their experiences and memories with some photographs. Note: All the members can send their feedback and suggestions for the improvement of the Bulletin. With regards, Dr. Aswath M.U,
Bangalore
Dear Satish Salpekar/Shrikant/Satish Raipure/Prashanth and other beloved members of Nagpur team, Congrats on the best efforts and effectively conducting the Awardsprogram. Once again thanks to all the members of ACCE-Nagpur team for the wonderful hospitality shown on all of us. As a Reminder, please make yourselves very convenient to enthusiastically participate in large numbers to our flagship National Seminar REDECON 2012. You will be given all the necessary feed back on all aspects including the hosted website. Best Regards, Raghunath B.N., Chairman-ACCE(I) Bangalore Centre Dear Chairman, convenor, secretary, members of Nagpur centre, Vice President (West) Congratulations for the wonderful Awards function. Well organized programme, time management, fineness in every aspect, above all heart touching hospitality was the essence of the function. On behalf of the members of all the centres of south let me sincerely thank all of you and congratulation. Ashok Kumar .B. V.P. (south) Dear Mr. Rajendra Rao, first of all let us congratulate all of you for making it at A3C in-spite of missed flight and after spending so much of money, hats off to you guys. Success of the any event depends on the satisfaction of the delegates attending it, we are happy if you feel that we have achieved the same. On the behalf of organizing committee I thank you very much for your compliments and words of praises, which will encourage us to strive for betterment for future events. Regards. Satish Raipure Organizing Secretary A3C-11, Nagpur
Dear Aswath, I fully appreciate your views and observations. I am of the opinion that there is still great scope to make the Awards Function more attractive. I will write my thoughts separately. I am asking Nagpur Centre to send the details to you at the earliest. Regards, Satish Salpekar
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A Big Hai to all Nagpur Centre members. What a fantastic arrangement. The Cordial way we were greeted on the hotel, immediately the agenda and the kit came and Mr. Nishant said hai to all personally made us feel that we missed a lot in the day. But...then the way we were welcomed by the members of ACCE(I) of all centres, and the program in the evening, the fellowship, the interaction, the friendship made us . feel that we have not missed much and in fact felt that we would have missed a lot if we had never been to A3C11. The evening Dinner, the entertainment and the spread was so nice that will remain in our memory for a long time. Next day Each one of us was personally attended with a pack of Santra Bharfi and escorted to the venue.. A trend setter conference.... for many of us to follow in future. THANKS A LOT TO ALL NAGPUR CENTRE MEMBERS Love u. Er. Rajendra kalbavi Mangalore 575006 Dear Kalbavi, Thank you very much for reaching Nagpur and attending the Awards Function inspite of all odds. Mangalore Centre needs a special applause for their spirit. Regards, Satish Salpekar, Nagpur Sir, A3C 11-11-11,The event was marvelous and the job which can only be achieved by team work. Unity of the Nagpur center was shown by the center. Arrangements for the event were tackled nicely. Preparedness for the event was well planned. Hospitality of the members were great. Food and the entertainment on the day one are to be remembered by one and all. I on behalf of members of Davangere center thank you for all the privileges provided by you for ACCE(I) members and hope this will be a reference to all the centers as a parameter for the events to be conducted in the future. Also the spirit of Mangalore center to be appreciated by one and all. "I ONCE AGAIN THANK ALL THE PERSONS and the organizing committee WHO HAVE WORKED DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE EVENT" "HATS OFF TO NAGPUR CENTER MEMBERS" With regards B.V.BASAVARAJ, Secretary ACCE(I), Davangere center.
Dear Chairman and Members of Nagpur Centre, Greetings from Birmingham, Alabama, USA ! I have read with interest and happiness that the A3C and the Awards Function were conducted in a grand and successful manner. Congratulations to everyone at Nagpur who was involved in organising this event. Unfortunately, I have had to miss all the fun and excitement at Nagpur, as I have had to come to the US butthat is to be present for a the very happy event of the birth of our second grandchild. My congratulations and compliments to the Chairman of the Awards Committee, Mr. Avinash Shirode,the Chairman of the Nagpur Centre and Co-Convener, Mr. Doifode, Convener Mr. Amol Shingarey, Secretary Mr. Satish Raipure, VP(East) Mr. Satish Salpekar and the other members of the Organising Committee. I understand that that the Coimbatore Centre is planning to sponsor the next Awards Function. I wish them all success. Regards to all BSC Rao President, ACCE(I) Dear Satish V Salpekar Back to work from Monday Morning. Writing this mail to once again thank you and the entire organising team for the wonderful event at Nagpur. Arrangements, from the time we arrived at Nagpur Airport till we left were extremely touchy and made us feel very comfortable. The entire event was well organised, meticulously planned and deserve emulating by all other centers. The food in general and the cultural program on day one cannot be forgotten. I cannot stop praising Mangalore Centre members once again for the kind of commitment they have shown to the organisation. In spite of missing their flight due to accident on way, they spent very heavy extra amount and reached the venue. Hats off you guys!!. That is the spirit. With warm regards, Ajit Sabnis, Secretary General, ACCE(I) Dear All, Congratulations to all the members of Nagpur for organising a grand awards function.Thanks to Chairman Awards committee Sri. Avinash Shirode, Organising com. members specially Convener - Er. A. M. Shingarey, Co. Convener - Er. S. S. Doifode, Organizing Secretary Er. Satish Raipure, Treasurer - Er. Sumant Mundle, VP Satish Salpekar, and the young brigade. I enjoyed my first visit to Nagpur. .
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INTRODUCTION:
Maintaining a Structure and more so its repair has become an inevitable and enduring aspect owing to the natural degradation of materials; Cause and effect due to the loadings; Other contributory environmental factors. High cost of replacement , energy consumption on one end to perhaps demolish and once again high energy consumption to rebuilt the same which eventually contributes to the global warming- a non eco-friendly aspect, loss of time which we would never get back. In the earlier days, impetus or more prominence was given to the strength of a structure. Now, the prime focus is on the durability aspect since it is well understood that if durability aspects are taken care then, the life expectancy of the building will get enhanced beyond doubt. It is also known that in the concrete matrix, the strength utilization will not happen efficiently making its natural ingredients not utilized to its full potential and hence will remain dormant for life. After this particular aspect is well understood, so was the advent of waste and inert materials such as fly ash and slag. High cost of land & construction will call for optimum or maximum utilization of the available space; sleeker supporting structural columns; sleeker infill or shear walls. Approaching deadlines call for rapid construction and its techniques, Rapid curing, Quick deshuttering all may perhaps lead to weak supervision; lenience in adhering to the codal procedures; ignorance on the part of builders, owners etc., in either maintaining required quality standards or due to abuse of utility space will lead to the main theme of this seminar - Repair, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting work.
THEMES:
First day will deliberate on the General Structures; Second day will deliberate on the Underground structures and the Geotechnical aspects; Third day will deliberate on the Infrastructure. In all these days, focus will be on- How to Diagnose or Monitor the health of the structure; How to handle the Natural Hazards and how to mitigate the distress-Possible Analysis Methods and Tools including Softwares; How to use the available alternative materials; How to handle the durability aspects and knowing the life expectancy; Remedial measures to handle the Construction Inadequacies; How to handle the Techno-Legal issues while tackling the restoration & rehabilitation work; Usage of Alternative materials and Construction Chemicals ; Rehabilitation of Heritage Structures and how to handle and retain originality of such sensitive structures ; Case studies on rehabilitation and retrofitting of different types of sub, super or infra structures etc.,
SPONSORED FEATURE BY BANGALORE CENTRE
SPEAKERS:
Eminent speakers from the Industry such asDr. C.S. Viswanatha; Dr. S K Manjrekar; Mr. P Y Manjure; Prof. Mahesh Tandon; Prof. L R Kadiyali; Dr. G Narayanan; Mr. C.V. Kand; Dr. V H Joshi; Prof. B.R.Srinivasa Murthy; Prof. S R Gandhi; Dr.K Rajagopal; Mr. A K Sinha; Mr. Sameer Surlekar; Mr. Amol Shingare ; Mr. Mohan Ramanathan have consented to be a part of the National Seminar and enlighten us all.
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION:

Technical papers on the themes of the Seminar such asPrediction of durability; Performance based durability design including specification; Advances in Non Destructive Testing and condition assessment of structures. Though Deadlines for the submission of Abstract is already closed, Full paper upon acceptance and notification will be pending and is open till 5th January 2012.
OBJECTIVE:
ACCE-Bangalore Centre, in its constant endeavor to serve the Civil Engineering Fraternity, is conducting this National Seminar with the intention to bring together practicing engineers, scientists, specifiers, researchers, manufacturers, applicators and others from around the country to share the knowledge and experience on current developments in repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting. Review of the structural performance and material durability, with a view to extending its life and maximizing its economic return. Case studies aimed at identifying and communicating both tomorrow's technology and today's construction solutions. This seminar will focus on developing sound and easily applicable standard practices for repair, possibly codify the same. The need to monitor and study the service performance of repaired structures and repair systems so as to develop well informed future actions will be discussed.
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?

Academicians; Consultants; Designers; Builders; Architects; Equipment and Material Manufacturers; Government, Semi Government; Private and Autonomous Organizations; Project Manager; Infrastructure Managers; Research Scholars; Students should participate For knowledge assimilation, dissemination, interaction and status review; Gain insights into new technologies and meet potential clients; To know recent trends in Design, Materials and their application; Learn about new products, services and its providers; Showcase/launch products the right clientele and key decision makers; Meet, learn, interact and share experience about projects/products/service; Interact with Consultants, Manufacturers, Applicators etc.,; Gain insight into new technologies, systems and processes. Gain exposure apart from networking.
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FURTHER LEAD:
An exclusive web site is available for all those who want to participate and get benefitted out of this national seminar. Web site address: www.redecon.in Through this web site you will get the glimpses of the brochure of latest REDECON 2012 to be held on February 22nd, 23rd and 24th at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore; Earlier REDECON's held ; Google Maps and other services for your immediate reference; Sketch of Exhibition Stalls showing availability/nonavailability. On Line Registration for delegates, supports, exhibitors etc.,; Concessions offered to different parallel organizations; students ; Who should be a part of REDECON 2012 either as Patrons; Associate Patrons; Sponsors; Co-Sponsors; Supporting Organizations; Sponsored Product/Service Presentations; Exhibitors and what benefits each one these participants get is also spelt out very clearly; Directory Listing- Pan India listing of all
consultants; Designers; Equipment and Material Manufacturers; Applicators and Contractors exclusively in the areas of repair, rehabilitation and retrofitting work is also coming out along with the seminar document; Travel, accommodation and other facilities available can also be known. Link to - ACCE-Head Quarters ; Principal Patron ; Patron ; Sponsors; Co-Sponsors; Exhibitors' web sites are provided as additional features. Individuals or Organizations willing to contact / correspond with the committee members may please do by contacting through their telephone numbers or email id's.
Acknowledgments:
We sincerely acknowledge the participation as Principal Patron by - M/s Ultratech Cement and as Patron by- M/s Associated Cement Company (ACC)
22nd, 23rd & 24th February 2012
FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT : www.redecon.in

NEWS AND NEWS MAKERS

Namma Metro (Kannada: Our metro), also known as Bangalore Metro, is a mass-transit rail system for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The agency responsible for its implementation is the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL). The first stretch between Baiyyappanahalli and M.G. Road was inaugurated on October 20, 2011.
The First Line of Namma Metro Phase 1 between MG Road and Baiyappanahalli was opened to public carriage on 20-102011 at 4.00 P.M. On this day the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri D V Sadhananda Gowda and Hon'ble Union Minister for Urban Development Shri Kamal Nath Inaugurated the First line of Namma Metro in the Morning hours. The stations and the Operation Control Centre were opened by the other dignitaries of the state and the Central Governments at a function organized at the Field Marshall Mankeshaw Parade Ground. The Opening witnessed large no of people taking the Namma Metro and enjoying the world class ride and facilities at the stations. This line is 6.7 Kms with Six Stations. Operations start at 6.00 AM and ends at 10.00 PM to start with. The frequency of running of trains is 10 mins from 8 AM to 8 PM and it is 15 mins during the remaining period. The highest passengers travel record so far is 85004 on 23rd October,2011. BMRCL appreciates the support and the patience of the public who were inconvenienced during construction of this line. (Acknowledgement: Bangalore Metro Rail Newsletter NOVEMBER 2011)
Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Awards

Presented at New Delhi, 28th AGM - 24th September 2011
ICI - L & T Life time achievement Award South: Mr. S. Subramanian North: Mr. Kaushal Kishore ICI - TORSTEEL Life time achievement Award East: Prof. S.S. Chakraborty ICI - MBT Life time achievement Award West: Shri. A.R. Jambekar ICI MC Bauchemie Award - Outstanding Concrete Structures Badarpur Elevated Corridor, New Delhi ICI Fosrac Award - Outstanding Concrete Technologist DR. Ramappa Venkataswamy Ranganath ICI-Young Scientist Award Dr.Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar
ICI-Young Scientist Award to
Dr. Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar

Dr. Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar, Associate Professor and Head of I I I T- H ' s E a r t h q u a ke Engineering Research Centre (EERC), was conferred the Young Scientist Award from the Indian Concrete Institute (ICI). The award is presented annually to a researcher below 45 years of age and who has excelled in academics, research, publications, and contribution to ICI and society. (Aug 2011) He got PhD from University of Tokyo, Japan and his areas of Interests are Earthquake engineering and Structural Dynamics Analysis and design of RC structures Numerical simulation of non-engineered buildings Development of awareness raising tools for earthquake disaster mitigation Collapse analysis of structures
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All the members of ACCE (I) Congratulate the Award Winners

Eduardo Torroja Medal to Er. R.Sundaram, Past President ACCE (I)

By IASS (International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures)
http://iass-structures.org
Er. R. Sundaram, former president of Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) is a civil engineering giant and the president of Structural Engineers World Congress Inc. Worldwide, a prestigious global institution dedicated to the art, science and practice of structural engineering. Mr. Sundaram, who is the Chairman and Managing Director of well known Sundaram Architects Private Limited, is known for his projects including shopping malls, IT campuses, educational campuses, sports stadiums, flyovers, multistoried car parks, housing etc both in India and overseas. His projects include large concrete shells, large span RCC and steel folded plate roofs, inverted umbrella and segmental bridges. The Kanteerava Indoor stadium complex in Bangalore is built using an elliptical roof with precast concrete folded plates. It has won the most prestigious international award, the Federation Internationale de la Precontrainte, for the outstanding structures in1998. The Prestressed & Precast Concrete Society, Singapore had recently conferred him with a life time honorary membership of the society.
We at ACCE (I), congratulate Er. R.Sundaram. He is the first Indian to get the Eduardo Torroja medal.
* the award will be formally conferred at the IASS-APCS Symposium 2012 to be held in Seoul, South Korea during 21-24, May 2012
According to the Statutes of the IASS, Article 23, the Executive Council may from time to time award the Eduardo Torroja Medal to a member or nonmember of the Association in recognition of outstanding and distinguished contributions to design, construction or research of shell and/or spatial structures. The medal represents the highest individual recognition given by the Association to individuals who embody the ideals and accomplishments of Eduardo Torroja, the founding President of the IASS. This award was established by the Executive Council of 1971 to promote the aims and objectives of the Association to the world body of engineers and architects. The engraved medal represents the highest individual recognition. The Torroja Medal is named in honor of the Founding President of the IASS, Professor Eduardo Torroja (Spain, 1899-1961), one of the world's great structural engineers. Each of his works, from a humble chapel hidden in the mountains to the wellknown and masterpiece structures of the Algeciras Market and the Madrid Racecourse Tribune, shows a lesson of originality and simplicity based on the knowledge of the way structures work and the possibilities of the "new materials" of his era, such as reinforced and prestressed concrete. Torroja was also a humanist, a great teacher, a manager of several companies and testing laboratories, and a pioneering researcher.
Outstanding Concrete Technologist of the year Award for the year 2010 to Dr. R.V. Ranganath
Ramappa Venkataswamy Ranganath was born on rd 23 July, 1964 in remote village of Kappanahalli in Shimoga district, Karnataka. He joined the prestigious National Institute of Engineering, Mysore to obtain his graduation in Civil Engineering in 1987. After a brief stint in teaching at JNN College of Engineering, Shimoga, he joined IIT Delhi in 1990 to pursue his Masters Degree in Building Science and Construction Management. He continued his studies and registered for Ph.D program under two well known Concrete Technologists viz., Dr. S. Krishnamoorthy and Dr. B. Bhattacharjee. The subject and content of his research was on a very important and relevant subject for the industry Use of Pond Ash as Fine Aggregate in Concrete. He obtained his Ph.D in 1996 and continued his pursuit in academy and research applied to industry. His research and career earned him the AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers in 1998. Dr. Ranganath joined BMS College of Engineering as Asst. Professor in the year 1999, went on to become Professor in the year 2005, Head, Civil Engineering in the year 2006 and Dean (Academics) in the year 2011. Continuing his research activities, Dr. Ranganath has explored the possibility of using pond ash as part replacement of fine
aggregate in c o n c r e t e , development of simple mix proportioning procedure for Self Compacting Concrete (SCC), influence of paste content on the properties of SCC, properties of Geopolymer Concrete using Fly Ash, Slag and other industrial by-products. The essence of his research has been documented in about 30 research publications in various international, national journals and conferences/seminars. He has handled a number of sponsored/consultancy projects and supervised more than 40 M. Tech dissertation reports. He has guided one Doctoral thesis and continues to guide few more in the area of concrete technology. He has delivered a number of technical lectures promoting the use of modern concrete/Self Compacting Concrete for the benefit of industry.
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Dr. Ranganath has been active in Professional organizations like Indian Concrete Institute, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers and has taken initiatives in organizing several Seminars, Conferences and exhibitions. He was the Honorary Secretary for ICI-Karnataka Centre during 2004-2006 and is currently its Chairman.
Recognizing his contribution to the field of Concrete Technology, Indian Concrete Institute has conferred him the Outstanding Concrete Technologist of the year Award for the year 2010.
ACCE (I) Congratulate and wishes him all the Best in his future endeavors.
ACCE(I) Gourav Award 2012 to Dr. Anand Bhole

Dr. Anand Bhole was with Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur from 1961 to 1996 where from he retired as Professor and HOD (Civil), He was then Emeritus Prof. at LIT, Nagpur for 3 years. He did his M.E. in Environmental Engineering from Roorkee University in 1961 and Ph. D from London University in 1970. He has more than 250 technical papers to his credit. He has guided a large number of M.E. students and about 23 Ph. D students. He has 10 Patents in the filed of water Treatment. 5 patents are in process . He was invited by W.H.O to draft 16 Manuals in the filed of Rural Water Supply & Sanitation. He is author of a book Design of Water Treatment Plants. He was founder editor of the Journal of Indian Association of Environment Management. He was a member of expert panel to write a Manual on Water Supply, a GOI publication. He was Chairman of Nagpur Chapter of a) Indian Water Work Association, b) Institution of Engineers (India) , c) Institute of Public Health Engineers (India) , d) Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (I) He was chairman of Environmental Engineering Division of Institution of Engineers (India) at National Level during 2002-2004. He was awarded Best Teacher Award in 1996 by Maharashtra State Government . He was recipient of, a) `Jal Nirmalata Puraskar' of Indian Water Work Associate in 1997 at Chandigarh. b) ` National Design Award' in Environment Engineering of Institute of Engineers in 2003 at Lucknow. c) `Eminent Environmental Engineer' of Institution of Engineers in 2005 at Trichy. d) `Lifetime Achievement Award' of Institute of Public Health Engineers (India) in 2006 at Kolkata. e) `Eminent Engineer Award' by ACCE(I) at Bangalore in September 2010. He was invited by Regina University (Canada) and University of Napoli (Italy) to deliver lectures. He was invited at Bangkok, Thehran, London, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Ghana, Tajikistan, Geneva, Finland, Canada, S. Africa, Argentina, and China etc to present his papers. He was session- Chairman at a few places abroad.
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Quality Control Measures At Site

Gopal Mishra
QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES:

Study duties responsibilities, Tender specification, standards, codes of practice and work instruction. Evolve effective acceptance/rejection procedures for construction materials in coordination with the project purchase department. Do proper sampling and testing of steel, cement, concrete, aggregates, water, etc., and verify test results in view of standards and work specifications prior to their use in construction. Also control quality of electrodes to their use in welding. Set procedures to control quality at the points of storage for raw materials, mixing and placing of concrete. Follow the prescribed curing and de-shuttering schedules. Observe procedures to control quality of welded joints of structural steel members. Evolve a system to check quality of workmanship in all construction activities. Keep all revised Indian Standards and codes of practice available in QC laboratory and have them handy during discussion with client/consultant. Maintain sequence of construction required under any activity. Discuss QA/QC issues as a separate agenda during site review meetings with staff. Observe regular schedule for maintenance, repairs and calibration of plants and equipments. Keep spare parts/materials for laboratory equipments weigh batchers, batching plant, etc., always keep spare vibrators ready at site. Carry work instruction cards in pocket while supervising/inspecting works. Regularly maintain the formats prescribed under ISO 9002 Quality assurance system Practice sound housekeeping methods to achieve saving, safety and quality.
Gopal Mishra is a Civil Engineer from NIT Calicut, India. Founder of The Constructor.Org Deputy Manager - Civil at Tata Chemicals Ltd Previously worked as: Assistant Engineer (Civil) at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Site Engineer at Larsen & Toubro Limited
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Identification of the coordinating personnel Quality and its programmes Quality education and awareness Quality circles Training Setting up of MIS for quality Resolution of technical differences and disputes Preparation of quality assurance manuals and their checklists 11. Vendor survey procedure 12. Vendor surveillance procedure QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANISATION/ UNIT AT SITE At construction site generally a Quality control engineer is responsible for the quality assurance and quality control. He has mainly four functions as follow: 1. Setting up of standards and specifications 2. Evaluating materials, processes and outputs through appropriate tests, inspection etc 3. Appraising failures to these standard and acting when standards are not being adhered to 4. Planning improvements in the standards and specifications. Quality control engineer's functions include the following: 1. Development of specifications 2. Interaction with project designers 3. Reliability and development testing 4. Process capability studies 5. QC of incoming materials 6. Vendor QC and vendor development 7. Quality planning for control of construction process 8. Inspection and testing during construction 9. Interaction with services engineering 10. Records and procedures QC record accumulation procedure Document control procedure In built drawing control procedure Non conformance control procedure
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
Quality assurance refers to the managerial process which determine the organisation's design, objectives and resources, the project team, funding agencies, performance standards and feedback on the project's performance, appropriate actions to deal with deviations and all steps necessary for promoting quality awareness at all levels and in all parts of the project organisation. A typical quality assurance program addresses itself to the following: 1. Organisation structure of the project team and quality assurance department 2. Responsibilities and powers of the various personnel involved
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Testing of Reinforcing Steel for Civil Engineering Applications

M.S. Sudarshan R.Nagendra INTRODUCTION:
Steel is produced in many forms, including rods, flat-rolled and long products, carbon pipe and tube products, wire and other fabricated products. Carbon and alloy steel is used in all major end-use markets, including construction, automotive, machinery, appliance and containers. Specialty steels are high technology, high value materials, produced by small and medium-sized companies. These specialty metals are used in extreme environments that demand exceptional hardness, toughness, strength and resistance to heat, corrosion and abrasion, such as in the aerospace and chemical processing industries. Steels used in Civil Engineering Constructions include reinforcing steel, prestressing steel (seven wire strand) and structural steel. Reinforcing steel, the most important ferrous metal in building construction, is an alloy with principal constituents iron and carbon. Iron is relatively abundant in the earth's crust; second only to aluminium. The rolled rods are subjected to cold treatment by quenching or twisting to modify the properties to suit civil engineering applications. The surface characteristics are improved through ribs and lugs to create better bond with concrete. The properties and requirements of reinforcing steels are specified in relevant standards. The properties of the reinforcing steels are incorporated in the design of structures. It is necessary to check the properties and requirements of the steels used in construction through various tests. Thus testing of reinforcing steel is very important to ensure the characteristics so that the structures are safe.
M.S. Sudarshan
Senior Director Technical Director Civil-Aid Technoclinic Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
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introduced in the latest revision of this standard. The 'D'grade is applicable to Fe 415, Fe 500 & Fe 550 steels. As per IS 456-2000 the reinforcement in concrete shall be any of the following: a) Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars conforming to IS 432 (Part 1)-1982 (Reaffirmed 2000). b) High strength deformed bars conforming to IS 1786-1985 (Reaffirmed 2000). c) Hard-drawn steel wire fabric conforming to IS 1566-1982 (Reaffirmed 2000) d) Structural steel conforming to Grade A of IS 2062-1999.
3.0 TESTING OF REINFORCING STEEL

Testing of steel is done to determine its chemical composition and physical & mechanical properties. It is important to analyse the steel for it's chemical composition so that the harmful elements are within permissible limits. The strength properties should also be checked for their conformity. 3.1 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: The chemical composition of steel determines the raw material's potential to achieve the physical properties targeted for the end product and indirectly the durability of the material. The influence of the various constituents on the properties of steel are summarized in Table 1.
2.0 CLASSIFICATION OF REINFORCEMENT STEEL BASED ON GRADE

Indian standard Specification for High Strength Deformed Steel Bars and wires for Concrete Reinforcement IS 1786-2008 (4th Revision) recognizes four strength grades, Fe 415, Fe 500, Fe 550 and Fe 600. The figures following the symbol Fe indicates the specified minimum 0.2% proof stress or yield stress in N/sq.mm. In order to meet the requirements of high ductility for earth quake resistant constructions, 'D' grade in the reinforcement has been Table 1
Chemical composition of reinforcing steel is determined by ladle analysis as per IS 228 (Parts 1 to 19):1998. Wet analysis is carried out to determine percentages of various elements present in steel. Table 2 shows acceptable chemical composition of High Yield Strength Deformed reinforcing steel and table 2 shows the permissible variations in the constituents.
Influence of various elements on steel properties

Element Carbon Sulphur Phosphorus Manganese Silicon Niobium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Nickel Nitrogen Beneficial effects Increases strength and hardness Increases machinability Increases strength and corrosion resistance Increases strength and notch toughness Increases strength and corrosion resistance Increases strength Increases strength Increases corrosion resistance Increases hardness and corrosion resistance Increases strength, notch toughness and corrosion resistance Increases strength Harmful effects Decreases ductility, notch toughness and weldability 'Hot shortness'(steel cracks when hot rolled) Decreases ductility and notch toughness Decreases weldability Decreases notch toughness Steel must be fully killed Decreases ductility, notch toughness and weldability Decreases ductility Decreases ductility and notch toughness
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TABLE 2
Requirements of chemical composition as per IS:1786-2008 (% Max) with tolerance

Grade Carbon (C) Phosphorus (P) Sulphur (S) S&P Fe-415 0.30 0.060 0.060 0.110 Fe-415D 0.250 0.045 0.045 0.085 Fe-500 0.30 0.055 0.055 0.105 Fe-500D 0.250 0.040 0.040 0.075 Fe-550 0.30 0.055 0.050 0.100 Fe-550D 0.250 0.040 0.040 0.075 Fe-600 0.30 0.040 0.040 0.075
Permissible Variations in chemical constituents as per IS 1786-2008

CONSTITUENT VARIATION ,OVER SPECIFIED MAX LIMIT, % MAX
Carbon Sulphur Phosphorus Sulphur and Phosphorus
0.020 0.005 0.005 0.010
3.2 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES The important mechanical properties of reinforcing steel are determined by conducting the following tests : I Tension test II Bend and rebend test III Bond test and IV Fatigue test. 3.2.1 TENSION TEST: Tension tests determine the strength and ductility of materials under uniaxial tensile stress. This information is useful for carrying out quality control at site to ensure structural design requirements. Tension test is done in accordance with Indian Standard for Mechanical Testing Metals Tensile Testing IS 1608-1995. By conducting tension test following mechanical properties of reinforcing steel are determined. i) 0.2 percent proof stress/yield stress, ii) Percentage Elongation at fracture on a gauge length of 5.65 A, where A is the cross-sectional area of the test piece. iii) Ultimate Tensile Strength or simply Tensile strength.
a) TEST PROCEDURE: The test consists of straining a test piece by tensile force until failure. The following procedure is adopted in tension test: 1. Original cross-sectional area of the test piece is determined. Original gauge length is determined using the equation Lo=5.65 A, where Lo is the original gauge length and A is the original cross-sectional area. Each end of the original gauge length is marked on the test piece by means of fine marks or scribed lines. 2. Test pieces is held in grips of Universal Testing Machine in such a way that force is applied as axially as possible. 3. Extensometer (either mechanical or electronic) is fixed to the test specimen to measure the elongation over a fixed gauge length at regular intervals. 4. Loading of the test specimen is done as per IS 1608 1995. The rate of straining during yielding shall be between 0.00025 per second and 0.0025 per second. The rate of stressing shall be between 6 N/sq.mm/s and 30 N/sq.mm/s. 5. Extension of the test specimen at regular intervals of load is noted. Extensometer is removed after taking sufficient readings. Loading of the specimen is continued until failure. Ultimate (maximum) tensile force is noted. Ultimate tensile stress is calculated using original cross sectional area of the specimen. Final gauge length is measured using a vernier calipers by joining the failed specimen. Percentage elongation is calculated over original gauge length. 6. If mechanical extensometer is used in determining the elongation, a graph of stress v/s strain is plotted. Using this graph 0.2% proof stress is determined by drawing a line parallel to the straight portion of the curve from the point
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of 0.2% strain. The point at which this line intersects the curve gives 0.2% proof stress. This is simplified by using an electronic extensometer. Mechanical properties such as Proof stress, Percentage elongation and Tensile strength of reinforcing steel are determined on effective cross-sectional area derived based on weight per meter of the sample
is the nominal size in mm of the test piece. The bend test shall be carried out in testing machines using bending device with two supports and a mandrel as shown in Figure .
The specimen is examined for development of cracks or fracture in the bent portion. The test shall be considered to have passed ,if there is no transverse crack or fracture in the bent portion. b) Rebend Test: The test piece is bent to an included angle of 135 using a mandrel of appropriate diameter. The bend piece is aged by keeping in boiling water (100C) for 30 minutes and then allowed to cool. The piece is then bent back to have an included angle of 157.5. The specimen shall be considered to have passed the test if there is no fracture in the bent portion.
ELECTRONIC EXTENSOMETER
The diameter of the mandrel shall be as specified in Table 6:
3.2.2 . DETERMINATION OF NOMINAL MASS: As the reinforcing bar is formed with longitudinal and transeverse ribs, it is difficult to measure the diameter of bar. The cross section or the area of bar is obtained by determining the mass of 1 meter length of bar and then dividing by the mass density to obtain the volume and then the sectional area. The nominal mass density of steel is taken as 0.00785 kg/sq.mm. of the cross sectional area per metre run. The tolerances on nominal masses is prescribed as per Table 4.
Acceptance criteria: The specimen shall be considered to have passed the test if there is no fracture in the bent portion 3.2.4. BOND TEST High strength deformed bars shall satisfy the requirements of deformations and surface characteristics or pull out test requirements given in IS 1786-2008.The requirement of bond is verified from the extent of rib areas provided on the surface and also from the actual bond stress developed with concrete of specified strength through pullout test. 3.2.4.1 Deformations and surface characteristics : For high strength deformed bars, the mean area of ribs (in sq.mm) per unit length (in mm) above the core of the bar calculated as per the formula given in clause 4.4 of IS 1786-2008 shall not be less than the following values: 0.12 for < or equal to 10 mm 0.15 for 10mm < < or equal to 16 mm 0.17 for > or equal to 16 mm where is the nominal diameter of bar in mm. The mean projected area of transverse ribs in the form alone shall not be less than one-third of the values given above.
3.2.3. BEND AND REBEND TEST: a) Bend Test: The bend test consists of submitting a test piece to plastic deformation by bending, without changing the direction of loading, until a specified angle of bend is reached. The bend test is performed in accordance with the requirements of IS:1599-1985(Reaffirmed 1996) and the mandrel diameter shall be as specified in Table 5. The test piece, when cold shall be doubled over the mandrel by continuous pressure until the sides are parallel.
TABLE 5
MANDREL DIAMETER FOR BEND TEST
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sine wave form shall be used. The bars shall endure 5x106 cycles of stress at the appropriate stress range for the size of bar given in Table 7.
3.2.4.2 Pull out test: Bond strength is determined by conducting the pull out test . The bond strength, or the measure of the effectiveness of the grip between concrete and steel, has no standard quantitative definition. In pull-out test on plain bars, the maximum load generally represents the bond strength that can be developed between the concrete and the steel. With plain bars the maximum load is not very different from the load at the first visible slip, but in case of the deformed bar, the maximum load may correspond to a large slip which may not in fact be obtained in practice before other types of failure occur. It is preferable, therefore, when comparing plain and deformed bars to deter mine not only the maximum load but also the load at arbitrary amounts of slip and also plot the complete load-slip curves for the plain and deformed bars under comparison. The sketches of the Pull-out test set up are shown in Figures 2 & 3.
TYPE VIEW OF THE TEST SET UP
4.0 RETESTING OF SPECIMENS Should any one of the test pieces first selected fail to pass any of the tests specified in IS:1786-2008, two further samples shall be selected for testing in respect of each failure. Should the test pieces from both these additional samples pass, the materials represented by the test samples shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of that particular test. Should the test piece from either of these additional samples fail, the material presented by the samples shall be considered as not having complied with IS 1786-2008. 5.0 FREQUENCY OF TESTING The checking of nominal mass, tensile strength, bend test and rebend test is done on test specimen of sufficient length cut from each size of the finished bar at random at a frequency not less than that specified in Table 8 TABLE 8
FREQUENCY FOR NOMINAL MASS, TENSILE, BEND AND REBEND TESTSAS PER IS 1786-2008
Nominal size Quantity For casts/ heats For casts/heats below 100t over 100t 2 per cast 3 per cast
For all sizes
When subjected to pull out test is conducted in accordance with Appendix A of IS 1786-2008, the bond strength calculated from the load at a measured slip of 0.025mm and 0.25mm for deformed bars shall exceed that of a plain round bar of the same nominal size by 40% and 80% respectively. 3.2.5. FATIGUE TEST: When a metal component or structure is subjected to repeated or cyclic stresses,it may eventually fail, even though the maximum stress in any one stress cycle is considerably less than the fracture stress of the material, which is called fatigue failure. High-cycle fatigue can be a design variable for rebar in certain applications such as bridge decks and machine foundations. Fatigue test has been covered in BS 4449-1997. The fatigue properties are determined by subjecting the rebars of a particular shape to type testing. The fatigue characteristics shall be confirmed by periodic testing on the basis of three year cycle. Test is conducted on specimens (minimum five) having a minimum length of 30d and shall be tested in air under axial tensile loading, using tapered grips and a suitable gripping medium. The frequency of rotation shall not exceed 120Hz. A
6.0 CONCLUDING REMARKS Testing of reinforcing steel to comply the requirements is very important to ensure the required properties. Elaborate test procedures are prescribed in various international and Indian standards. The testing laboratories should have the adequate facilities and sufficient knowledge to carryout the tests and analyse the results. 7.0 REFERENCES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. IS 1786-2008 - Indian Standard Specification for High Strength Deformed Steel Bars and Wires for Concrete Reinforcement. IS 432 1982 (Reaffirmed 2000) - Specification for mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard-drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement: Part I Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars . IS 1608-1995 Mechanical testing of metals - Tensile Testing . BS 4449:1997- Specifications for Carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete. ASTM A 615M-88 Standard Specification for Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement (Metric). IS 13920-1993 (Reaffirmed 1998) Indian Standard for Ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic forces.
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The Tarbela Dam and What It Taught me...

B S C Rao
The Tarbela Dam on the Indus River, Pakistan
This is a story that I first read about 28 President - ACCE(I) years ago when it was published in the New Civil Engineer magazine published by the Institution of Civil Engineers (London). It made a tremendous impression upon me at that time and changed my attitude and behaviour subsequently. I hope you will be able to appreciate it as much as I have done. What I have recounted here is from memory and it has been 28 years - so it is possible that I may have got it wrong on some of the details. So with that disclaimer, I will tell you an interesting tale. water level in the reservoir finally came down and what remained was a spectacle of utter devastation! (I think in the picture above you can see, in the foreground, what may be the remnants of the destroyed stilling basin.) A major enquiry was immediately undertaken and the world's experts collectively investigated this disaster. They finally concluded that it was the faulty gate that was the cause. Extensive repairs were undertaken, the gate design was changed and replaced, the base of the dam was strengthened and the stilling basin was rebuilt - after nearly two years of work. Impoundment of water started again, and the reservoir filled up once more. The gates were again opened one by one and as I remember - the impossible happened !!! Unbelievably, one of the gates got stuck again - and the entire tragedy unfolded once more. This time there was an even bigger investigation and, to cut a long story short, the dam was again repaired. Finally at long last all was well and the dam was in business. The NCE article that I referred to contained an interview with the project manager who oversaw the successful completion of the repairs of the dam, the second time. He was a big, crusty old Scot (I cannot recall his name) who gained a fearsome reputation as a very hard taskmaster who demanded (and got) the best out of everybody. And yet he was greatly revered - and even loved - by those who worked under him. He was on the top of the heap of a big multinational group of experts and a motley crowd of local workers - and managed to knit the whole lot together into a smoothly functioning team that completed the repairs in record time of (again, as I remember) under one year. One of the questions that the interviewer asked him went something like, Sir, you have a reputation for having a
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In 1968 the Government of Pakistan decided to build two dams - one on the River Jhelum and another on the River Indus near a village Tarbela. The Tarbela Dam is one of the largest earth filled dams in the world, and was completed in 1976 (as stated in the official website). It would have been completed at least four years earlier had it not been for (as I recall) two major disasters that devastated it successively. This story is related to those disasters, which make fascinating reading. Unfortunately no details are presently (easily) available on the Internet, but I remember having saved the article that appeared in the NCE sometime in the early 1980s. If I do find it I will have it published in full in the ACCE(I) Bulletin. When the dam was first completed (I think) in 1972, and the reservoir filled up, the engineers started opening the spillway gates one by one. They worked perfectly, except for one gate which got stuck midway while being lifted up. As ill luck would have it, it got stuck in such a position that the jet of water emerging from that gate was very turbulent (instead of being streamlined) and instead of falling into the stilling basin at the bottom of the dam (which would have absorbed the shock of the falling mass of water and dissipated its energy), it fell with great force on the toe of the dam, which promptly and very quickly disintegrated. Huge chunks of concrete tore away from the base of the dam, and the force of the falling water from the dam was so great that massive pieces of concrete - weighing as much as 500 to 1000 tonnes - were washed down like pebbles. Needless to say this destroyed the base of the dam and the stilling basin. I remember a picture showing a huge concrete slab (some 10,000 tonnes or so in weight) torn away from the base of stilling basin being supported precariously by another huge chunk of concrete and a diver going beneath them to investigate the damage!! The
Skill Development Training

Must need for India in all sectors
- K Arulnathan
Introduction on Hands on Training in Skill Development Hands on Training in Skill Development are the one method used by educational systems and industries like to help and teach individuals to learn a certain task. It provides real world experience by allowing the trainee to get the person's hands directly on whatever is being learned, creating a sense of empowerment. What is Hands-On Training? Hands-on training is an educational training tool that can be more effective than training provided in the traditional classroom setting. Hands-on training allows the person being trained not only to hear what tasks need to be completed, but gives him the opportunity to perform the task right then and there. In an ideal situation, a trainer is available to work with the trainee to provide guidance rather than leaving the trainee on his own to figure out what needs to be done.
Er. ARULNATHAN. K,
B.E, MBA, (PhD)
Regional Training HeadGammon India 22 Years in Construction field & 2 years in Quality Audit & Training Correspondence Address: Gammon India Ltd. Regional Training Centre Brigade Tower, 12th Floor Brigade Road Bangalore 560 025 arulnathan.k@gmail.com
Benefits of Hands-On Training Hands-on training provides real life applications that make it easier to understand what is being taught because the people learning can see it first-hand rather than just hear about it in a lecture. Therefore, the skill is more likely to stick with them. For some, this way of learning is much easier than listening to a lecture in a classroom which may lead to the boring side. In conclusion, hands-on training boosts the productivity because the trainee is working while he learn and it enhance the trainees' confidence as they have the direct contact with the trainer and able to clarify the doubts then and there itself.
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The Role & Importance of Passive Fire Protection Systems

- Dr. Aswath M U - Satish Chandra
In the aftermath of yet another fire accident causing many deaths in a hospital at Kolkatta, the discussion on fire safety measures and implementation intensifies and abates till yet another incident occurs. The role of adequate fire safety measures in today's buildings and structures cannot be stressed upon enough. Globally and even as per our own NBC 2005, the role and importance of striking a balance between passive fire protection systems and the active systems have been mandated adequately, though lagging in implementation in our country for various reasons. We all know that controlled fire is an asset, but what about an uncontrolled fire that can devastate and rage through anything in its path. In today's building where there is no dearth of flammable materials in the form of furniture, fittings, including the combustible materials of the cables themselves etc fire safety precautions are the need of the hour, especially with many buildings sporting toughened glass facades to make them attractive, but the trade off is in terms of difficulty encountered in breaking the glass in times of emergency causing valuable loss of time and life. Though the most commonly known and accepted fire safety measure in our country are the active systems such as Sprinklers, Alarms, Hydrants, and Extinguishers, these being mechanical systems require dedicated power and water supplies, in addition to regular, timely maintenance to ensure satisfactory working in a time of need. However, these systems may not be able to mitigate the spread of toxic, noxious smoke and gases emitted during a fire incident through a building. Structural fire protection (in land-based buildings, offshore construction or onboard ships) is typically achieved via three means: Passive fire protection (use of integral, fire-resistance rated wall and floor assemblies that are used to form fire compartments intended to limit the spread of fire, or occupancy separations, or firewalls, to keep fires, high temperatures and flue gases within the fire compartment of origin, thus enabling firefighting and evacuation) Active fire protection (manual and automatic detection and suppression of fires, as in using and installing a Fire Sprinkler system or finding the fire (Fire alarm) and/or extinguishing it) Education (ensuring that building owners and operators have copies and a working understanding of the applicable building and fire codes, having a purposedesigned fire safety plan and ensuring that building occupants, operators and emergency personnel know
the building, its means of Active fire protection and Passive fire protection, its weak spots and strengths to ensure the highest possible level of safety).
Dr. Aswath M U
Satish Chandra
Mr. Satish Chandra is the owner of an activity and business relationship with Stanvac Chemicals India Ltd in turn representing a world famous brand of Passive Fire Protection Systems AIK Flammadur of Germany. Flammadur is one of the pioneers and manufacturers of Fire rated materials with all major global a p p r ova l s. M r. S a t i s h wa s responsible for the order procurement and successful installation and commissioning of the first 6 DOF earthquake simulator to be sited at the CPRI (Central Power Research Institute, Ministry of Power).
Fires due to Electrical Short Circuits: Electricity has become an essential part of our daily lives to the extent that sometimes we feel we cannot live without it. Despite the significant role electricity plays in our daily lives, we rarely do think about how destructive it could be when not well taken care of. If one takes a look at the house or the office right now, one will realize the number of things being run on electricity without appropriate or close monitoring. Preventing electrical fire outbreaks should be everyone's responsibility instead of hoping that the government will come out with policies and frameworks to guide us in that direction. What you may need to accept: A fire in a building could mean total devastation getting the facts on passive fire protection to minimize the spread of fire in your facilities helps. It's something you lose sleep over and hope will never happen: a fire roaring through your building. While every professional will do what he or she can to ensure that a fire never begins in the first place, the next step is to know how to minimize its spread. For a fire to be caused three requirements must be present: (1) There must be an initiator, usually a short circuit or a spark acts as an initiator in the absence of an open flame. The creation of a spark occurs between hot junctions whether it is in cables or boxes like switches etc. (2) The fire vector spreads in all directions where secondary flames are caused by combustible materials present catching fire. This stage is reached when the temperature of the materials is higher than the ignition point or flash point. For this to occur, the first few moments of a fire occurrence are critical. (3) Oxygen in the form of air supply should be present to enable combustion to propagate.
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Electric currents carried by wiring, switches, plugs and appliances generate heat. Excessive or uncontrolled heat can start fires. It is almost impossible to anticipate where there could be a faulty wire in a wall that could start a fire. We have all kinds of wires running all over the insides of the walls in our properties and we would never be able to check them on a regular basis. Many people have lost their lives and entire properties to fires that were started due to electrical problems. All fires are bad, even little ones. The cost of legal formalities and repairs can be very expensive and even when you are covered by insurance, there will still be much to deal with such as replacing your belongings and trying to get over the loss of the things that are irreplaceable. PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS: Most people are familiar with the basics of fire suppression (sprinklers, fire extinguishers, etc.), but the passive fire protection (Compartmentation ) that actually contains a fire at its point of origin can be invisible and nearly forgotten until the day you come to truly appreciate and depend on it. Passive fire protection (PFP), despite its name, is always at work. Based on compartmentation of fire and preventing collapse through structural fire resistance, when properly installed and maintained, your building's passive fire protection can save lives and assets, and possibly the building itself. A Passive Fire Protection System acts by: (A) Covering the source of short circuit through the process of melting of the polymeric base of the system. (B) The temperature of the hot junction is lowered so that secondary flames are minimized. (C) A blanket of foam is produced through in tumescence so that oxygen supply is Cut. (D) A passive fire protection system thus provides safety for a rated duration after an event. It also pinpoints by bulging, for visual inspections, where a short circuit could have originated by forming a visible char. A passive fire protection system does not require any electrical power or water supply nor regular maintenance to be functional, it generally is a one time investment lasting through the life of a building or till the occurrence of an incident. A reliable passive fire protection system would confirm to international standards of manufacturing, testing and installation practices becoming an integral part of the building envelope and safety systems. Components of Fire Safety :
Fire doors Fireproofing Fire-resistance rating
Active fire protection Fire Sprinkler Fire alarm Fire alarm system Fire alarm control panel Manual call point False alarm Sprinkler Systems Hydrant Systems Smoke Alarm Gaseous fire suppression
Personal Safety In today's high rise buildings, fire can be deadlier and more life threatening than in smaller buildings. Of late, personal protection has become a challenging and an essential exercise. The individual should assume the responsibility of protecting himself by understanding the basic characteristics of fire. The spread of fire should not be under estimated. It should be known that, in many cases there is no time to gather valuables or even make a phone call. In few minutes, a fire can become a life threatening and in five minutes, a building can be engulfed into flames depending on the flammable materials available in its path . The monograph on fire safety is an attempt to highlight the importance of fire safety in all facilities. The consequences of fire being colossal, It is not a subject concerning only the occupier and / or regulator but to all individuals because their interests are also involved. The means to enhance fire safety measures are enumerated below: a) Cognizance of Fire risk - The fire risk should never be ignored or overlooked or underestimated in industries, in residential buildings or in public places. As most fires start directly or indirectly, it calls for utmost caution on the part of all individuals. b) Prevention of Fire Efforts should be made to prevent initiation of fire through preventive measures. The preventive measures can be best engineering practices, administrative procedures, regulatory requirements, etc. In most fire accidents, the noxious fumes and smoke emitted is the killer rather than only direct contact with the flames. In a fire accident in the U.S.A, many people on the higher floors of the building died while the fire never even left the lobby area below. The most important goal of Passive Fire Protection Systems is identical to that of all fire protection: life safety. This is mainly accomplished by maintaining structural integrity for a rated time during the fire, and limiting the spread of fire and the effects thereof (e.g., heat and smoke), thereby extending the time available for rescue operations, evacuation.
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Passive fire protection Compartmentalization Fire stop barriers & Sealants Intumescent Coatings Endothermic Firestop pillow
Professional Ethics
- Kotaa Krishna Kamath
Professional Ethics is one of those terms, which is very difficult to define. Professional ethics is the behavior expected of professionals in Relation to their work. activities. Most of the above mentioned ethics are Subjective and can be defined differently for different Professions. It is also difficult to draw a line between what Professional Ethics is liable and what is not. For example, if an author is writing a book on a subject. There is so much information already available for him. He can either recreate or he can copy the content in whatever manner he sees fit to help him self to save time and use proven thing. Now if this coping is ok, then to what extent? If he copies all the content from another source it cannot be considered professional. If, on the other hand he is not coping he is wasting his time in reinventing the wheel. Professional ethics is a process. Ethics are not a fixed text to be learnt once. It is a way of reviewing behavior against constantly changing standards. What may be ethical today, or in a particular society, may be viewed differently by others or at another time. What is ethical depends on the individual's point of view. This is influenced by a variety of factors including personal values, published codes and statements. Kotaa Krishna Kamath
Managing Director ESurveying Softech (India) Pvt. Ltd. Mobile: +91-9449599709 Support: +91-80-23491717 kkk@esurveying.net
Following are the core values that mainly define Professional Ethics:
Act with integrity. Never put your own gain above the welfare of your clients or others towards whom you have a professional responsibility. Respect their confidentiality at all times and always consider the wider interests of society in your judgments. Always be honest. Be trustworthy in all that you do never deliberately mislead, whether by Withholding or distorting information. Be open and transparent. Share the full facts with your clients, making things as plain and intelligible as possible. Be accountable. Take full responsibility for your actions, and don't blame others if things go wrong. Act within your limitations. Be aware of the limits of your competence and don't be tempted to work beyond these. Never commit more than you can deliver. Be objective at all times. Give clear and appropriate advice. Never let sentiment or your own interests cloud your judgment. Always treat others with respect. Never discriminate against others. Have the courage to make a stand. Be prepared to act if you suspect a risk to safety or malpractice of any sort. Deliver on Time: Never make the clients wait unnecessarily. They have their own deadlines to meet. It becomes necessary to follow some of the Practices to Complement Professional Ethics to mark good example. Patience pays. Be a good listener. Let him feel that you mean his welfare and that you care Confidentiality: Always Keep Customer data Confidential. Commitment: Be careful while committing. Once you commit, fulfill the commitment. Be Frank: If the customer is wrong, do not mince words. Call a spade a spade.
More than 16 years of experience in software product development for domestic and international market. Architected many products in the area of Office Automation, Taxation and Survey engineering domains. India's Highest selling Payroll product, "Saral paypack" and TDS Package, "Saral TDS" were initially developed under his guidance. Some of India's highest selling survey related software like "esurvey Sections", "esurvey CAD" and "esur vey Lisps" are also his brainchild's. He hsa experience in different technologies and specialized in Microsoft and autodesk Technologies. He has held mid/Senior management positions in mid size companies and served as Director for Relyon Softech Limited for Seven Years.
Professional Ethics and Health

Are they Related? I have observed it over a period of around 10 years, that whenever my team members fails to deliver Quality work or when there is a considerable delay in completing the assignment I find them taking Sick Leave immediately after such failures. So, it makes me think if Professional Ethics and Health are related.
Some of the reasons why Professionals do not follow Professional Ethics

h Commercial Interest: Profession and Business (Money) are linked to one another. Probably if it wasn't then no body may take their profession seriously. But it is also true that a Professional will be unethical mostly because he sees a business interest not to be ethical. h Family and Social Commitments: Unexpected developments in Family or some important Social Commitments make it difficult to choose between Commitment and profession.
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Difficult to define Professional Ethics

Although, we can list the core Values as above, it is very difficult to teach professional Ethics and we hardly find Institutions around us teaching this specific subject. It is a practice one has to cultivate and apply it in all day to day
h Ego / Selfishness: Most dangerous among all is Ego. All of us think that what we believe is right and our decisions are more perfect than others. This will in turn effect professionalism.
Some of the common Professional Ethics breaches by Employees
previous employer and he would have had his bread and butter because of the previous employer. No one can stop such developments easily but it is one of the worst examples of Professional Ethics.
Short notice to Employer or Not Serving the Organization for the agreed period. When an employee joins an organization with Specific Commitments, the Organization would plan assignments and company goals considering his services. Not serving the committed Period and leaving the Organization with short notice is one of the common Problems that all organizations are facing, and which affect the organizational development to a large extent. Competing Directly with Previous Organization One of the deplorable examples that I have observed around me is that many employees, after serving the organization for few years and come out and start an organization which directly competes with their previous employers. The professional forgets that the Skill that he has gained is because of the opportunity given to him by
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Selling out Company Secrets and Databases I need not have to explain this much, this I think is one of the Commonly Cultivated Mal Practices that is quite often committed. Not been assigned with their Core job: When I meet Unhappy Employees. I find that they are not happy with their job mainly because they are not able to do justice to their profession. They spend most of their time in management (politics) rather than doing their core job. Not doing the core professional job also keeps them away from following Professional Ethics. These are probably some of the main reasons why they are not happy. Equivalent word to ethics in most of the Indian languages is Dharma. As Lord Krishna told in Geeta Karmaneva Dikaraste Maa Phaleshu Kadachana. Probably this is shortest definition that is possible for Professional Ethics. If all of us follow this, probably we will have a wonderful world around us.
fiery temper, and people fear you. But they also seem to love you. How do you explain that? And the answer he gave was remarkable (and which gave me, as a young man, a whole new perspective on life). He replied Yes. I can be a terror at work. I demand the best from everyone, because this job demands the best. And I am unsparing of anyone who doesn't measure up or delivers his best. But that is during work. After hours I will be very happy to share a beer with any of them. You see, when at work everyone has to perform. I have nothing against anybody personally, but will not tolerate bad or sloppy work. I get very angry when a job is done badly but I have no anger against anyone. There is a big difference between being angry and showing anger. I show anger but I am never angry . His statement opened my eyes in a way nothing had done and it was a moment of epiphany1 for me - the realisation of the vast difference between being angry and showing anger. Most of us get angry and, unfortunately, keep holding that anger inside - being continually angry and burning within. That is more destructive for oneself than for others because it colours our entire outlook on life and the way we treat others. We suffer, and invite retaliation from those we hurt and suffer more. It feeds on itself and grows bigger and, if allowed to grow unchecked, ultimately (in many cases) destroys the person and those close to him/her. It changed my life and I resolved then that I would try very hard not to get angry or nurture anger in my heart. But that
is easier said than done. When one is young, the blood runs hot and it is easy to lose one's temper and get and remain angry. But, with much conscious effort and over a long period of time, I think I have been able to substantially curb my angry impulses, and not be angry. Life, consequently, has been much happier for me, and (I hope) for those around me. I hope this helps you as it did me. 1 Epiphany - A sudden realisation or revelation of the essence or meaning of something
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Gold and Glitter

India is a wonderful country and Indians are truly amazing. I remember one real incident which I would like to share with everyone.
- Raj Pillai
THE GLITTER
It was on 25th may 2007 when I was traveling between Bangalore to Raipur and took a early morning jet flight to Mumbai so as to take a connecting flight to Raipur as there was no direct flight between Bangalore and Raipur. As a habit i preferred an emergency aisle seat as it would have more leg space and also invariably the middle seat would be empty, unlike the front row which also provides good leg space. For my surprise, I had a young pretty girl next to me who was already having a good nap by the time i was seated. It was during breakfast, when we started talking. She was working as an Air hostess with jet and was on her way to Pune. During their conversation I was shocked to realize how difficult and strenuous the job of an airhostess could be. It seems for a flight, which leaves at say 6 a.m, they have to report at the airport by 4.30 am and as most of the time, they would be put on twin sharing basis in the hotel and otherwise also the makeup and dressing up would take considerable time, on a conservative estimate so as to reach airport by 4.30 (assuming a 30 minute drive during morning hours) she has to be up by 2.30 am. Also they will be doing minimum 3 to 4 sectors [more in case of ATRs] which mean 8 to 10 hrs on their feet and mind you they work at high altitudes and within pressurized cabins. Add to this the tantrum thrown by some passengers who believe that just by buying an airline ticket they own the cabin crew! Indians can definitely win a gold medal if there is a world cup on worst behavior in an aircraft. Shasi Tharoor is dead right on his comment about cattle class. It's no surprise when sometimes we see guys[90 percent of air travelers are company paid ones] behaving like third rate fellows inside the aircraft especially on international routes with free liquor! I had always wondered the plight of people working under such characters! Also I couldn't figure out till date why we behave so rigidly towards our fellow air passengers and don't even smile at them? Now against all this background, imagine the poor airhostess, who has to put up with such two legged social animals that are out on a prowl! And the irony is that an airhostess job is considered to be glamorous, hot and what not. After hearing this young lady out, my perception of airhostess also changed for better and I also realized that all that GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.
deliberately sat next to these two gentlemen and waited for an appropriate opportunity to interact with them. By and large I have seen celebrities and public figures trying to put up a larger than life image and throwing their weight around at airports and public places hence I was curious to see real faces of these two so called intellectuals of our film industry. After few minutes, Mr.Akhtar left and I took the opportunity to say hello to Aamir Khan and the first thing which struck me about him was his honesty. Aamir responded very warmly to me and took my compliments gracefully. He also took interest in me and was genuinely nice to me and engaged in small conversation with me without any air whatsoever about himself. It was quite a refreshing experience considering his celebrity status! So in single day, I was able to encounter an airhostess whose profession is supposedly GLITTERING and then also in next few hours had a meeting with the KING OF GLITTER i.e Aamir Khan!
Raj Pillai
Executive Director, Concrete Products Division Sobha Developers Ltd.,
Concrete Products Division Plot No. 329, Bommasandra Jigani Link Road, Industrial Area, Jigani, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore 560 105. Raj Pillai has Twenty Three years of vast experience in the construction industry in India and abroad. He has been engaged in 'Ready Mixed Concrete Industry' since last fourteen years. He pioneered the concept of ready mixed concrete in Bangalore way back in 1995. Raj Pillai had opportunity to present papers in various conferences, Technical Journals and Seminars including one at International Concrete Construction Exhibition - Berlin 2006 where he represented India. Raj Pillai was chosen and featured as A Change Master For 'Bringing in Ready Mix Concrete Concept' in Bangalore by Business Gyan Magazine in April 2006. Raj Pillai is among very few Indians to be a Member of 'Institute of Quarrying(MIQ-UK)' and 'Institute of Concrete Technology (AMICT-UK)'. With effect from August 2008, Raj Pillai has been elected as Chairman of India Concrete Institute Karnataka Chapter for the period 2008 10. Raj Pillai is also the Executive council member' of Karnataka Employers Association. Raj Pillai was also Vice President for M/s. RMC Readymix (India) Pvt. Ltd.
'The twenty four carat gold'

My flight landed at Raipur at around 10.30 a.m and by the time I was out of the airport building I could feel the hot blistering sun at more than 40 degree Celsius. My hotel car was there with the driver having placard for me. After I got
THE GLITTER AND GOLD

I landed at Mumbai around 7.30 and headed to the jet premium lounge on the first floor after security as my Raipur flight was at 8.30. The lounges was almost empty but for, hold your breath, I saw Mr Aamir Khan and Mr Javed Akhtar deeply engrossed in conversation on a corner table! I
into the comfort of an air-conditioned car and after the vehicle started moving, i noticed an army man walking down the road. I asked the driver to slow down and offered a lift to the army man. The army man turned out to be Major Balwant Singh from the artillery who had also landed from the same flight from Bombay. He had been to Rajasthan border to attend a course on T56 Tanks. Major was candid enough to tell Me that he couldn't afford to hire a cab to go to railway station and hence decided to walk a distance a distance of almost 2 kilometre to the nearest bus stop. He also said laughingly that compared to combined temperature of Rajasthan's hot weather and inside of tank (which was almost more than 50 degree Celsius), the 40 plus temperature at Raipur was nothing for walk of 2 kilometre! Major was from a village in haryana and had a two year son whom he had seen sixteen months back. He also mentioned to me that only two days back his son was asking for potato chips and chocolates and how he badly missed him. After some time, I could not control myself and asked Major that against all this hardship, what is that which keeps him going in an army job. After a brief thinking, the Major said there could be three reasons. One, every house in his village had a guy in the army. Two, almost everyone in his family's last three generations had also been in the army and lastly, and most importantly, the major said, was the fact that he was sure that his army job would provide him a "honourable death ". He summed it by saying that the nation would also celebrate his death with twenty one gun salute. This sentence of major hit me very hard as all the comforts of my corporate job didn't guarantee a decent death. On the contrary, one even doesn't know how good or bad his death would be and how many people would cry for him, leave aside gun salute! I instantly realised that my third encounter of the day was a TWENTY FOUR CARAT GOLD WITH REAL GLITTER.
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Continuing Education
A Requirement for Complete Manifestation of a Civil Engineer
Bharathi Ganesh & Nagesh Rammurthy 1 INTRODUCTION Swamy Vivekananda once said Education is the manifestation of perfection already in a man. Very recently, while touring ASEAN, it was emphasized by Michael Howard, U.K. Secretary of State for Employment when he said There is no such thing as sufficient initial education: learning is endless. In India, when we look back, past 11/2 decade has seen another revolution across all sectors which resulted in increased demand for infrastructure. With vision 2020 in focus, there would be steep growth in all sectors pushing our country to greater levels of development. The result, there is technology creation, transfer, and innovations beyond the realm of imagination. Growth and use of technology has impacted quality of life across the globe which is in the best interest of the entire humanity. With the liberalization of markets, industries have expanded, there is a paradigm shift in the demand for additional skills, job opportunities have opened up in several new areas. Not to leave the competition, which is fierce at this very moment, has left the margins as wafer thin for organisations. Now, companies have started looking at avenues to increase productivity through lean and efficient workforce. This would mean enhancement of skills and competencies amongst workforce is unavoidable choice. With the onset of competition, the goal of achieving higher levels in employment seems to be a distant dream because of the glaring mismatch between the skills possessed by working professionals and those required by job descriptions due to paradigm shift
in the requirements of the employers. In addition to this, Industry has seen and is witnessing influx of p r o f e s s i o n a l f r o m va r i o u s countries assuming key positions, in various types of organisations. With rapid development and application of new technologies, these professionals have edge over professionals with only local exposure in many domains. This is another important reason for all professionals to upgrade skills and be alive in the competition. There comes, continuing education (CE), which is THE answer to be additionally competent. Peter Dr ucker, a writer, management consultant, and selfdescribed 'social ecologist' says, the growth for education and training will be continuous. the demand for lifetime education stems from profound changes in society. We live in an economy where knowledge, not buildings and machinery, are the chief resources and where knowledge-workers make up the biggest part of the work force. Education in this century indeed has to be shaped as borderless education which promotes continuous learning. Continuing education by definition is the aggregate principles and practices encompassing education of individuals after they have left formal system of education. Continuing education includes continuing professional education and further non-formal and informal education, training, development and growth. Earlier continuous education was solely referred to an adult's education alone, and now it is a general term used to indicate the
Mrs. Bharathi Ganesh Bachelor of Engineering Civil (1990) from M.S.R .I.T, Bangalore, BU and M.E with FCD in PSC Str uctures from B.U, p u r s u i n g P h . D, i n Structural Engineering, in Bangalore University. 2 years of industrial experience & 17 years of teaching experience. Presently working as Assistant Professor, Dept of Civil Engg, Global Academy of Technology, RR Nagar, Bangalore . Life Member of ACCE - Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, ICI -Indian Concrete Institute, INSDAG Institute for Steel Development And Growth, IASE Indian Association of Structural Engineers, INSTRUCT Institute for Man Power Training of Construction Trades And Management NWSF National Women Science Forum
Nagesh Rammurthy PMP' Mr. Nagesh Rammurthy is Chief Knowledge Officer at A. N. Prakash Construction Project Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (ANP CPMC), Bangalore, India. He heads School of Construction Management Excellence (S-CME), an initiative of ANP CPMC. He is baccalaureate in Civil Engineering from Bangalore University, a certified PMP from PMI, USA.
He is member of Project Management Royal
Institute, USA Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK, American society of Civil Engineers, USA, C o n s t r u c t i o n Specification Institute, USA Association of Consulting Engineers, India Institute of Research Development and Training of Construction Trades and Management
education which is a part of formal and nonformal learning process throughout one's life. Lifelong learning, therefore, encompasses the following: a) Initial education, which is the period of continuous formal study (and 'youth training') completed before entry into main employment (Parry, 1993); b) Further education, which refers to education oriented toward more specific occupational or life skills, rather than academic degrees (Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, 1973); and c) Recurrent education, which is the distribution of education over the lifespan of an individual in a recurring way. Bridging the old & new technology and practices to strengthen the link between what we know and what is due (Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, 1973).
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2 FAST TRACKING CAREER THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION Today, continuing education has emerged as the favored category to describe the education of not just adult's education but has been extended in recent years to encompass parts of initial education as well as the core territory of post initial education and training. Continuing education aims to achieve any or combinations of the following objectives: 1. Improve one's adaptability (technical or non technical) to technological change and present scenario, 2. Invigorate educational institutions 3. Facilitate more flexible market adjustments to changing requirements 4. Enable a better interplay between educational institutions and other social sectors, including a better contribution to the potential necessary for economic growth Enhance continuing personal development, motivation and learning behavior of professionals 5. Enhance individual freedom of choice and opportunities for self development 6. Provide better opportunities for individual development 7. Restore and protect the employment prospects of particular individuals and groups 8. Upgrade Skills, Knowledge and attitude 9. Enhance productivity with quality. 3 CHANNELS OF CONTINUINING EDUCATION (CE) a. Educational Institutions as providers of CE Continuing Education and training has become a concern of the academia too. It is often assumed that students already have a general understanding of the concepts, their meanings, applicability and interrelationships. This is not always true. Hence, at the institutional level, increased attention is being paid towards continuing education and training for practical and compulsory impact. Some of the educational institutions have introduced continuing education programmes as 'Equivalency Programs' which opens doors to accreditation of learning obtained outside their own preset systems. Through a compendium of creative competencybased assessment processes, students could gain tertiary education, sometime an additional college degree too. Few institutes have proven that these strategies are effective when they are applied in positive and supportive environment, while recognizing emotional, social and intellectual needs of scholars. The strategies detect individual strengths, nurture them, evaluate them and some even channelize them for better growth and development. b. Organisations as catalysts for CE
The consumption and demand areas are best places for identification of requirements. Industry along with Institutions and Organisations is the only place which can determine and propagate the necessity of CE. It is industry which responds to the opportunities and challenges through the talent and Intellectual Property (IP) they have create or acquired or developed. The lack of effective participation of industry in CE is attributed to lists of barriers like financial, situational, institutional and attitudinal. Other possible reasons for the limited participation may include: Enhancing people skills being very low on agenda Lack of awareness and inadequate information on initiatives of associations, professional bodies and academies Lack of farsighted benefits that training programs can bring to them Lack of buying on initiatives of HR by management, or Reactive position by most of HR professionals in our industry While understanding that continuing education is an alternative education strategy for professionals and technical workers to improve their knowledge, skills, competency and attitude, the following few steps is suggested: 1. Needs identification and assessments 2. Formulation of a HR Framework in organisations with emphasis to CE and beyond 3. Activate tripartite co-operations employer, employee and training associations / institutes / academies 4. Improve monitoring mechanism to track effective use of competency acquired through CE 5. Fostering intrapreneurs after progressive CE ventrues 6. Envisioning career growth for employee in an organisation 7. Reinforcing financial models for training programs 8. Facilitate options for employee with regards to their professional growth c. Individual's role as seekers for CE As the saying goes, It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again. If you have to see beyond everyone else, you will have to see above all. Seeing requirement of organisation at organisational level is the key. This is possible only when an individual scales heights with his efforts and self realization. Lack of efforts to acquire more at individual levels, it can be attributed to: Affordability, coupled with the low compliance rate Lack of support, interest, incentive or motivation from the employer.
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Inadequate career plan. Perception that benefits of CE wouldn't outweigh the efforts put in or time spent Individuals need to understand that where there is an opportunity there should be a will to seek ways. This is the only mantra for personal success and of an organisation. As we have suggested few ways for organisations to wriggle out of incompetency issues, we feel similar zeal, enthusiasm, inquisitiveness, courage and will needs to be shown by individuals to proactively participate in the movement of CE. d. Seminar / Workshops / Conferences as facets of CE These are accelerated learning programs, equipped towards upgrading a person professionally. They are multifaceted and encompass a wide variety of creative methods and techniques based on current theories and research of how people learn best. Such courses are usually based on the requirements including preparation for work, basic skills, and specialized programs for specific occupational tasks. It creates a common platform where most successful experts, champions in specific practices share their expertise and experience, to upgrade employees from his/her present status to next higher levels. In order to learn more than the subjects and topics one has studied during formal education, seminars, workshops and conferences facilitates in creating an environment for professionals to learn, exposes them to areas of responsibility, compassion, integrity, civility, leadership, cooperation and coordination. It motivates audiences to elevate their morale and dream for higher reach and goals. It also provides a platform for professional for interactions on variety of settings and situations with the intention of enhancing self-directed learning. By participating in training program / workshops, one would learn how to ask a focusing question, define terms, collect relevant data, use an analysis process that rules out bias, and includes methods that yield validity and reliability. The findings become immediately applicable to their individual situations. This process works equally well in larger situations. For an employer, it helps to enhance performance of employees, their retention and alleviate them as more effective learners leading to informed and responsible professionals. Let's look at these TWO words Japanese have given to the world; KAIZEN incremental Improvement and KAIKAKU radical change. They are relevant to CE for enhancement and collective attitude towards what we all intend to achieve, achieve together.
level of professional competitiveness, emphasizing high levels of adeptness and confidence. In order to outperform in a specific situation and to meet the demands or requirements of a job profile in the local or global setup, a proficient professional or technical worker must have the capability and potential to envision his future through CE. CE partners while addressing the mismatch between the knowledge & skills and expectations & requirements of industry would there by ensure increased employability quotient of a professional. More importantly, continuing education not only uplifts overall quality of life, but also provides impetus to sustained effort on individual towards being part of a learning society. Thus, continuing education provides essentials to face challenges, opportunities and to cater to the greater expectations and demands of the industry.
References:
1. 2. Drucker, Peter F., Reflections of a Social Ecologist, Society, May/June 1992 Abrahamsson, K. (1993) Lifelong education in Sweden reconsidered: concepts, organization and current trends, in Atchoarena, D. (ed), Lifelong education in selected industrialized countries, International Institute for Educational Planning / National Institute for Educational Research (Paris: IIEP) Cervero, R.M. (1989) Continuing professional education, in S. Merriam and P. Cunningham (eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Conferido R.D. (1998) Building-blocks towards lifelong learning in the Philippines. Manila: Institute of Labor Studies-Department of Labor and Employment. Raggatt, P. and Unwin, L. (1991) 'Introduction: A Collection of Pipers' in P Raggatt and L Unwin (eds) Change and Intervention: Vocational Education and Training (London: Falmer Press). Research Department of Lifelong Learning (NIER). (1993) Richardson, M. (1999) Singapore blazes a trail in retraining workers ; raising skills to be stressed to fight recession, International Herald, Tribune, April 8, 1999, p. 1, 14, 27
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4 Beautiful thoughts of life

- Haresh Tank
4. CONCLUSIONS
In this era of globalization relevance and excellence are the two most ever-used words. In view of this, the primary goal of continuing education is to develop meaningful and satisfying learning experiences. Based on expertise, skill, and knowledge acquired, CE in turn produces the desired
Look Back & get Experience, Luk Forword & C hope, Luk arnd & fnd Reality, Look within & find Confidence.
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READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Code of Practice and RMCMA Quality Scheme
- Dr. Aswath M U Cement and Concrete Sectional Committee, CED2 in the second revision of IS 4926:2003 for Ready-Mixed Concrete has incorporated some modifications found necessary in the context of developments in the field. The significant modifications included are as follows: a. Requirements for materials brought in line with IS 456:2000 b. Minimum testing frequencies introduced for aggregates and water c. Basis of supply modified to bring it in line with IS 456:2000 d. Transportation time made uniform to 2 hrs e. Requirement of temperature of concrete deleted f. Sampling procedure has been modified g. Tolerance limits for workability have been modified h. A clause on non-compliance has been included i. A detailed clause on production and delivery including plant safety and maintenance and environmental considerations has been included A detailed clause on quality control has been included of air when used at the adopted dosage; d. Where more than one admixture is used, confirmation of their compatibility; and e. Initial and final setting time of concrete when admixture is used at adopted dosage(tested as per IS 8142) SAMPLING OF CONCRETE: after the truck-mixer has re-mixed its delivery on site allow at least the first one-third of a m3 of concrete to be discharged prior to taking any samples. Take at least 4 incremental samples from the remainder of the load avoiding sampling the last cubic metre of concrete. Thoroughly re-mix this composite sample either on a mixing tray or in the sampling bucket and proceed with the required testing. DELIVERY TICKET INFORMATION: The following information shall be included in the delivery ticket to accompany the load to the purchaser: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. Name or number of the ready-mixed concrete depot. Serial number of the ticket Date Truck number Name of the purchaser Name and location of the site Grade or mix description of the concrete Specified target workability Minimum cement content(if specified) Type of cement and grade(if specified) Maximum free water-cement ratio(if specified) Nominal maximum size of aggregate Generic type or name of any chemical and mineral admixtures included Quantity of concrete in m3 Time of loading Signature of the plant operator A statement warning the purchaser of the precautions needed to be taken when working with cement and wet concrete
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k. A detailed clause on order processing and training has been included l. Detailed provisions on calibration and weighing equipment accuracy has been introduced
Some important clauses which are useful to the users of RMC for a quality concrete are highlighted here. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PRODUCER OF RMC: When requested, the producer shall provide the purchaser with the following information before any concrete is supplied: a. c. Nature and source of each constituent material, Proposed proportions or quantity of each constituent/m3 of fresh concrete b. Source of supply of cement and
When requested, the producer shall provide the purchaser the following information on admixtures: a. Generic type(s) of the main active constituent(s) in the admixture b. Whether or not the admixture contains chlorides and if so, the chloride content of the admixture expressed as a percentage of chloride ion by mass of admixture c. Whether or not the admixture leads to the entrainment
On site the following information will be added: a. Time of arrival on site b. Time when discharge was completed
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c. Any water/admixture added by the supplier to meet the specified workability d. Any extra water/admixture added at the request of the purchaser of the concrete, or his representative, and his signature e. Pouring location f. Signature of the purchaser or his representative confirming discharge of the load The quality of ready-mixed concrete depends on the selection and approval of materials, quality of admixtures, sampling, testing methods, production, delivery system, the equipment and plant. To ensure all these parameters, It is also mentioned in the IS code, for effective implementation of the provisions of the standard, it may be desirable that the readymixed concrete plants operate their system under a third party certification scheme to ensure operation of a well structured system and to build confidence in the users of such concrete. To ensure quality RMC production, Ready-Mixed Concrete Manufacturers Association (RMCMA) has taken enormous efforts in evolving a quality scheme for RMC. Quality Team follows the best practices from advanced countries that suited India admirably well. Simultaneously, it was also decided to strictly follow the relevant provisions from the prevailing Bureau of Indian Standard specifications such as IS 4926 (RMC), IS 456 (plain and reinforced concrete), IS 383 (Fine and coarse aggregates), IS 9103(Chemical admixtures), etc. The quality scheme developed by the Quality Team is in two parts, contained in meticulously-prepared Quality Manuals - Part I and II. The first part involves thorough annual audit of RMC production facility based on an extensive Check List contained in QC Manual Part I. The Check List covers all activities in the production facilities. These are grouped under six heads: material storage and handling; batching equipment; central mixer; ticketing system; delivery fleet and laboratory. As regards product quality, the Quality Team felt that the same is governed by a contractual agreement between the buyer and supplier. Further, different Member Companies follow different practices. Therefore the Quality Team decided to provide basic guidelines (contained in QC Manual Part II) for ensuring quality control and quality assurance. This manual suggests that a detailed documentation should be prepared covering four areas: data on source and properties of all ingredients of concrete; process control including mix design; data on fresh and hardened properties of concrete; and statistical analysis of the properties of concrete. With a view to bring in transparency and improve credibility of the quality scheme and also enhance confidence level of customers, it was unanimously decided to subject production facilities of Members to annual audit by external auditors based on Check List contained in QC Manual Part I.
A detailed procedure for external audit was developed. Further, selection criteria for auditors were also finalized. These details are contained in QC Manual Part I . A number of auditors were selected from different locations and after undergoing an orientation program conducted by the RMCMA and performing mock audit they were inducted for external audit. Once a satisfactory audit is completed by the external auditor, an Undertaking is obtained from the Member Company stating that it will maintain the production facility as per the Check List during the one-year period. After this, a certificate of compliance is granted to the member Company. The RMCMA appeals the plants to get audited by the third party expert auditors to ensure the quality. Appeal
If you are using ready-mixed concrete in your jobs, ensure that you get your concrete from RMCMA-certified facility. You can also request for a copy of QC Manual Part II as developed by your RMC producer to provide you assurance about the quality of the concrete that you order. If you are a specifier, include a clause in your tender document stating that concrete from RMCMA-certified plant will only be accepted. If you are a non-member producer, join the ranks of RMCMA and get your production facility certified.
Download the Quality Manuals from : QC Manual Part I: http://www.rmcmaindia.org/CHECK%20LIST.pdf QC Manual Part II: http://www.rmcmaindia.org/Guidelines%20Final.p df References:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. IS 4926, Ready-mixed concrete IS 383, coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete specification IS 456, plain and reinforced concrete Is 1199, Methods of sampling and analysis of concrete IS 4634, Methods for testing performance of batchtype concrete mixers IS 8142, Method of test for determining setting time of concrete by penetration resistance IS 9103, concrete admixtures-specifications IS 14858, Compression testing machine used for testing of concrete and mortar requirements
Acknowledgements: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), RMCMA website: http://www.rmcmaindia.org/

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Land Subsidence in Central Calcutta

Dr. Amartya Kumar Bhattacharya Debasish Kumar
1. INTRODUCTION Analyzing Terzaghi's theory [1] on compressibility of soils and other later developments on this (e.g. Colijn and Potma [2], Taylor [3], Abbot [4], Terzaghi and Peck [5], Roberts [6], Gambolati et al. [7], Bull and Poland [8] etc.), two approaches have been made to calculate subsidence. One is based on the linear theory (considering elastic property of the material) and the other on the logarithmic theory. According to the linear theory, subsidence is given by (1) and according to the logarithmic theory, subsidence is given by (2) where Z1 = thickness of the soil layer prior to compression, Pi1 = intergranular pressure when ground water table is at initial piezometric level, Pi2 = increased intergranular pressure when water table is at final piezometric level due to drawdown, mv = Coefficient of volume compressibility = reciprocal of the compression modulus E,11+=eCCcu, Cc being called the compression index, slope of the essentially linear portion of e vs log Pi curve and e1 being the void ratio of the soil layer prior to compression. 1. GENERAL STRATIFICATION OF SUBSURFACE SOIL OF CALCUTTA
Dr. Amartya Kumar Bhattacharya

BCE (Hons.), MTech, PhD, CEng(I), FIE, FACCE(I), FISH, FIWRS, FIPHE, FAE
Debasish Kumar
BE (CE), ME
Department Of Applied Mechanics, Bengal Engineering And Science University, Shibpur Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India, and Past Vice-President ( East ), The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers ( India ). E-mail: dramartyakumar@gmail.com
Department Of Applied Mechanics, Bengal Engineering And Science University, Shibpur Howrah 711103, West Bengal, India.
3. VARIATIONS IN PIEZOMETRIC LEVELS IN SOME PARTS OF CENTRAL CALCUTTA Site No 1 : Subsidence Analysis Near Minto Park From the piezometric level contour map of Biswas & Saha [12], initial piezometric surface (above mean sea level) in this area in 1956 is + 0.00 m. Final piezometric surface in April 2000 is 12.00 m. as obtained from SWID [13] contour map. From SWID [13] April 2000 data of Minto Park area, depth of water level below ground level is 16.80 m and in April 1956 the water table was 4.80 m. below G. L. Site No 2 : Subsidence Analysis at Chowringhee Road (Near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) From the piezometric level contour map of Biswas & Saha [12], initial piezometric surface (above mean sea level) in this area in 1956 is + 0.00 m. Final piezometric surface in April 2000 is 10.00 m. as obtained from SWID [13] contour map. From SWID [13] April 2000 data of Shakespeare Sarani Crossing area, depth of water level below ground level is 15.84 m and in April 1956 the water table was 5.84 m. below G.L.
The top 30 m. of the subsurface soil strata in Calcutta consists mainly of successive layers of clay, silty clay and clayey silt, and can be subdivided into two horizons based on the relative compressibility of the different strata. The upper clay horizon (top 15 m.) generally consists of softer It should be noted that the pre-monsoon month April is components, whereas the clay below 15 m depth, consists chosen as the reference month for comparison and this is of much stiffer materials (Bhattacharya et al. [9]). This also in accordance with the recent literature on land stratification is generally referred to as the Normal Calcutta subsidence (Agarwal [11]) which states that land subsidence Deposit and is found to exist over most of the study area. A occurred in the pre-monsoon period when the water table general classification of the Normal Calcutta Deposit along happened to be the deepest and recharge to groundwater is with the mv values after Dastidar and Ghosh [10] is shown in Table 1. A perusal of the Table reveals Table 1: that the clay layer between 15 m. and 30 m. is Stratification of Normal Calcutta Deposit (after Dastidar and Ghosh [10]) relatively stiff as indicated by the low mv value. Further below, the compressibility of the layers will be even less because of the increasing overburden pressure and, therefore, they may not play a significant role in land subsidence.
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least or negligible. 4. ANALYSIS OF SUBSIDENCE IN SOME PARTS OF CENTRAL CALCUTTA Site No 1 : Subsidence Analysis Near Minto Park The site whose soil profile is described below near Minto Park and lies in the region of Central Calcutta mentioned above. 4.1. SOIL CHARACTERTISTICS AND GROUND WATER LEVELS
The water table was at 4.80 m. below Ground Level in the year 1956 and has gone down to 16.80 m. below Ground Level in April year 2000 in this region. 4.2. CALCULATION OF INTERGRANULAR PRESSURES OF SOIL LAYERS Table 3: Calculation of Intergranular Pressures in the years 1956 and 2000 near Minto Park
1.1. CALCULATION OF SUBSIDENCE Table 4: Calculation of Subsidence near Minto Park area with linear theory (from 1956 to 2000)
From 1956 to 2000, i.e., in 44 years subsidence in this area is around 55.507 cm. and hence subsidence rate is 1.261 cm./year or 12.61 mm./year. Site No 2 : Subsidence Analysis at Chowringhee Road (Near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) The site whose soil profile is described below is at Chowringhee Road (near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) and lies in the region of Central Calcutta mentioned above.
4.4. SOIL CHARACTERTISTICS AND GROUNDWATER LEVELS Table 5: Soil Profile at Chowringhee Road (Near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) & Laboratory Test Results
From SWID [13] April 2000 data of Shakespeare Sarani Crossing area, depth of water level below ground level is 15.84 m and in April 1956 the water table was 5.84 m. below G. L. 4.5 CALCULATION OF INTERGRANULAR PRESSURES OF SOIL LAYERS Table 6: Calculation of Intergranular Pressures in the years 1956 and 2000 at Chowringhee Road (Near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing)
4.6. CALCULATION OF SUBSIDENCE Table 7: Calculation of Subsidence at Chowringhee Road (Near Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) with linear theory (from 1956 to 2000) From 1956 to 2000, i.e., in 44 years subsidence in this area is around 43.145 cm. and hence subsidence rate is 0.9806 cm./year or 9.806 mm./year. 5. CONCLUSION The total estimated subsidence near Minto Park is 55.507 c.m. from 1956 to 2000, i.e. in 44 years. Hence estimated subsidence rate is 12.61 mm/year. The total estimated subsidence at C h ow r i n g h e e Ro a d ( N e a r Shakespeare Sarani Crossing) is 43.145 c.m. from 1956 to 2000, i.e. in 44 years. Hence estimated subsidence rate is 9.806 mm/year. Since this entire region is more or less uniformly subsiding, no visible ground crack or collapse of building or structure has been reported till now, the average subsidence rate (without considering rebound or swelling which may be a maximum of 10%) is estimated to be 11.208 mm/year for a average decline of piezometric level by 11.00 m.
Quick and efficient design of solar panel supports with CYPE Metal 3D
Amarnath S N
INTRODUCTION
This article briefly explains how a solar panel support, complete with foundations and connections, can be easily and quickly designed using CYPE Metal 3D and CYPE Portal Frame Generator. Solar panel supports are relatively new type of structures which due to the increasing popularity of the use of solar panels are becoming more common every day. Solar panels are often placed in open areas or on building rooftops where extreme wind velocities can be present. The open, wing shaped geometry additionally makes them very sensitive to uplift effects caused by the wind actions. Special attention therefore needs to be dedicated to the evaluation of wind actions in the design phase. For most structures, a structural design analysis is required in order to guarantee a safe, sustainable and cost-effective product. Hence, structural design analysis reports are sought by most assurance companies nowadays for any type of structure that needs to be insured against economical and or personal damage. For structural analysis, the expertise of a structural engineer is needed. Features such as the correct definition of loads, knowledge of mechanics and materials, connection and foundation design, etc. can be complex and therefore require the attention of qualified professionals. Even though professional expertise is needed, engineers nowadays spend relatively little time on making manual design calculations thanks to the development of structural design orientated software. CYPE provides secure software solutions equipped with maximum user guidance during the entire structural design process from the very start to the automatic generation of structural drawings and analysis reports. The amount of time needed for research and analysis this way is reduced to a minimum and a quick and efficient structural design is guaranteed.
IS 800: 2007 (steel) IS 456: 2000 (concrete)

Amarnath SN
Owner of FE designs, engaged in Consultancy service and distribution of CYPE and CUBUS Software products in India. He is a structural Engineer by profession with over 20 years of Experience in the field of Building designs in RCC and specialization in Pre-stressed posttensioned concrete flat slabs. His service is extended to engineering students by giving the free training on use of CYPE software at his Bangalore office.
For the design of timber and aluminium structures Eurocodes EN 1995 and EN 1999 can be used. Portal Frame generator: Software for automatic generation of loads, structural geometry and purlin design. Portal Frame Generator is a handy design tool which can be used for automatic generation of multiple frames and loads. Dead loads, live loads, wind loads, snow loads and corresponding loadcase combinations can easily be generated according to the selected standards and the introduced geometrical and geographical properties of the structure. Wind load
generation is supported for predominantly closed structures and for free-standing canopy roofs. Solar panels in general can be modelled as free-standing monopitch canopy roofs and therefore Portal Frame Generator is an ideal solution for a quick and accurate definition of wind loads. The program provides all necessary information for the correct generation of loads and warns and prevents the user from defining invalid data; no research of the relevant codes is required. Purlin design and analysis is also supported by Portal Frame Generator. Generated 3D geometry and 2D surface loads can be exported to Metal 3D.
International design and analysis

Since different regulations apply for different regions, load definitions, material properties and validation methods are features which need to be specified differently for each country according to the corresponding national standards. CYPE offers complete compatibility for a wide range of national standards and is completely adapted for use in the Indian market. The software, as well as the output of drawings and reports, is available in the English language and all necessary standards for structural analysis and automatic load generation are implemented in the software. Currently, the implemented Indian standards are: IS 875 part 3: 1987 (wind loads) IS 875 part 4: 1987 (snow loads) IS 1893 part 1: 2002 (earthquake design)
Image 1: Portal Frame Generator India
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Metal 3D: Software for complete structural design and analysis of 3D Frames
Metal 3D is an excellent program for the structural design and analysis of simple and complex three-dimensional frames and a high-quality tool for fast and efficient design of solar panel supports. Structural geometry can be defined by means of manual introduction, import of dwg/dxf drawing file format, or can be generated with Portal Frame Generator and afterwards exported to Metal 3D. Loads can be defined manually within Metal 3D or can also be generated qq Portal Frame Generator. Data generated by Portal Frame Generator can be revised immediately after exporting the model to Metal 3D.
Image 3: Original and modified geometry
Generation of loadcase combinations and cross-sectional resistance checks are carried out according to the selected material standards. Different standards can be selected for materials (steel, aluminium, timber and concrete). Apart from the generated standard loadcase combinations it is also possible to add user-defined loadcases and loadcase combinations.
Image 4: Generated loadcase combinations
Cross-sections can be selected from the implemented crosssectional libraries in the program or created by means of numerical or graphical input.
Image 2: Graphical output of generated wind loadcases
If desired, the structure can be modified (new members can be introduced, present members can be deleted) within Metal 3D without losing the loads generated by Portal Frame Generator.
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After defining the mechanical properties of the members (supports, hinges, type of crosssections and materials, buckling lengths, etc.) the structure can be analysed. Metal 3D is equipped with automatic member design algorithms, which can save the user valuable time in the design process. Member checks and automatic design can be carried out for steel, aluminium and timber cross-sections for a wide range of national standards. Analysis results (reactions, member forces, deformations, resistance checks) can be represented graphically as well as numerically in detailed analysis reports.
Image 6: Graphical output of calculated member forces
A special module for automatic connection design is available in Metal 3D. The most common type of bolted and welded steel joints will be generated and designed automatically by the program according to the design parameters specified by the user. Detailed calculation reports and graphical output can be generated for each designed joint.
Image 7: Graphical output and detailed analysis report of member resistance checks
The whole structural design, joints included, can be exported to TEKLA Structures, TecnoMETAL or CIS/2 file format.
Image 8: Connection design Image 9: Foundation design
When the design process has finished, drawings of the complete model (structure, foundation and joints) can be generated for plotting or exporting to AutoCAD file formats (dwg, dxf).
A solution for automatic foundation design also is provided within the program. Metal 3D calculates the most appropriate dimensions for the foundation elements, including their reinforcements. Generated data can easily be modified and verified. For each foundation element an analysis report can be generated.
Image 10: Generation of structural drawings
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Structures generated and analysed with Metal 3D can be exported completely with loads to CYPECAD for integration with reinforced concrete buildings.
A detailed take off list can be generated for the structural members (beams, columns, etc.), joints (plates, welds, bolts) and foundation elements (concrete, reinforcements).
Image 11: Exportation to CYPECAD
Image 13: Take off list
Summary CYPE provides easy, understandable, intuitive software which allows for fast and efficient design and analysis of structures. All programs are adapted to the national standards for many countries, including the Indian standards. CYPE software increases productivity and offers efficient and secure structural design solutions.
Image 12: Exportation to TEKLA STRUCTURES
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Thus, by 2022 there will be huge demand of 47 million workforce needed in construction industry alone. By the year 2022, India is aiming to build 700 million globally employable workforces, comprising 200 million university graduates and 500 million vocationally skilled people. Population Vs Education Analysis: 1. Indian Population @ 2022 would be 1,300 million people 2. Employable Population (age 18-58 years): 780 million Population with access to education / facilities - 200 million Population with limited access to education / facilities - 500 million No access for education - 80 million As stated above, we can understand to cater the need of 500 million people, we have to think of opening more Skill Developmental Institutions in our country. Financial Assistance for Skill Development To start any business, the investment is the basic criteria. The following are the points can be considered for financial assistance: 1) Submit a proposal to the National Skill Development Corporation 2) Approaching Govt. for financial aid 3) Inviting few of social organizations to join on partnership 4) Approaching Private/Public sector for partnership investment 5) Availing Bank Loan China has nearly 500,000 senior higher secondary vocational schools, whereas we have about 5100 ITI's and 6000 VET schools in all over India. Countries current labour force in the age group of 20-24 yrs, undergone formal vocational training are:
(a) India - 5 % (b) Mexico - 28 % c) Most industrialized nations - 60 to 80 % (d) Korea - 96 %. To boost Vocational Education and Skill Development, Prime Minister in his Independence Day address, stated to open: (a) 1600 new ITI's and Polytechnics (b) 50,000 new Skill Development Centers in India It would enable 1 crore students to get Vocational training in every year. Conclusion From the above details, the following are the conclusion: 1) The present skill level cannot compete with the growing trend. 2) The total need for skilled workforce for construction industry alone is 47 Million by 2022. 3) Introducing new Skill Development Training Centers are the only way to create a skilled workforce for the nation's development. 4) Skill Development Training brings reduction of material wastage in all the industries. 5) Skill Development Training leads high quality standards/increased production at work places. 6) Skill Development Training avoids rework in work places. 7) Skill Development Training assures safe working environment at work places. 8) Workers' social and economical position improves. 9) Proper recognition to the worker in all industries can be ensured. Due to the above measurements, we will definitely feel a drastic financial growth in the country. Training is expensive & without Training it is more expensive
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Triple blends: A different approach in using cementitious materials.

V. R. Kowshika
INTRODUCTION
The benefits of usage of Supplementary cementitious materials like PFA or GGBS are well documented, well known throughout the world. A small shift in thinking has led to use these materials together and check their suitability for regular construction industry. The different SCM s have their own individual place in terms of imparting durability etc to concrete, when used in conjunction with OPC. The GGBS is a controlled ,ground, engineered SCM which is a great product which is head and shoulders above PFA in terms of imparting Chloride ion resistance. Where as PFA is abundantly available as a waste product from the thermal power plants. When these two are mixed with OPC , we will get a synergetic effect out of the different properties resulting in a good concrete suitable for many applications in concrete/construction industry. Fresh properties, hardened properties especially compressive strengths and RCPT values were studied. Materials used: ordinary Portland cement 53 grade (Zuari 53) conforming to IS 12269-1987 (testing) is used. Clean potable water available was used for making concrete. Pulverized fly ash (Ennore TPS) conforming to specification IS 3812 Part 1 & 2 2003, GGBS. .( JSW, Bellary) conforming to IS :12089-1987 and Testing confirming to IS 1727 1967 is used as fines . Natural River sand conforming to specification IS: 383 - 1970 (Zone II) having specific gravity of 2.68 and fineness modulus of 2.65/2.70 was used as fine aggregate. Coarse aggregate of size 12.5,20 mm passing conforming to specification IS 383:1970 and also to Testing requirements as per Testing IS 2386 Part I, is used for
V.R.Kowshika,
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graduate from P. E . S . C o l l e g e o f Engineering ,Mandya. Has finished MBA in Marketing from Allaince B u s i n e s s School,Bangalore. Has completed advanced diploma in concrete technology from City&Guilds ,London. Has about 20 years of experience in Construction Chemicals a n d C o n c r e t e Technology, Readymix Concrete and 4 years of middle east work e x p e r i e n c e . Presently working as CEO of ECMAS Construction Chemicals Pvt Ltd,Hyderabad Member of Indian concrete institute. Can be contacted on mob:09901490005,Email: joiskowshik@yahoo.com.
the investigation. Superplasticiser used is SNF based (M/s ECMAS). Physical Properties of Coarse and Fine Aggregates Determination of Grain Size Distribution: Sieve analysis was conducted on all samples as per IS 2386 (Part I) 1963 on 12.5 mm maximum size aggregate samples. (Refer Table 1.0 ) The commonly measured shape parameters such as flakiness and elongation indices are measured as per IS 2386 (Part I): 1963. The specific gravity and bulk density (both loose and rodded) are measured in accordance with IS 2386 (Part III) 1963 for all four samples. Table 2 Properties of Materials
Table 3. Chemical Properties of Secondary Cementitious Materials
secific surface area of Pfa=2800m2/kg,ggbs=3900m2/Kg
Observations from trials.

Trials Methodologly First reference mixes were established for M20,M25.They are basically OPC mixes. Next OPC+GGBS mix and OPC+PFA+GGBS mixes were established for same grade of concrete .
These observations were made after both lab and several field applications. 01. The Triple blend mixes have shown good fresh state properties when compared to OPC mixes.
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Table 01
02. Cohesion,pumpability, placability were far better than OPC mixes and is similar to that of OPC+GGBS,OPC+PFA mixes. 03. The 28day strengths are comparable at similar cementitious content.Triple blends easily make required grades of concrete. Significant strength gains between 20% to 30% is observed between 28days to 90days(on an average). 04. RCPT values are better compared to OPC concrete but not as good as OPC+GGBS.RCPT values are similar to OPC+PFA mixes( which are not discussed in this paper).
Benefits :
01. Lot of field trials with triple blends with various (smaller amounts of GGBS incorporation in OPC+PFA mixes ) have shown technical benefits as above.Field trials were done with mixes like 180kgopc+40kg ggbs+100kg pfa (which are not discussed in detail in this paper).This was a deviation from lab trials as author wanted to take smaller steps towards replacements. 02. Mixes of this class also provides economical benefits to concrete producer, if they are properly designed,used. 03. The concretes are greener with good replacements of OPC and is a classic case of following the principles as given below,and hence makes concrete more susatainable. A. Use higher grades, HPC s, low maintainance-high service life concretes,reduce total consumption of concrete. B. Use least OPC incorporating maximum possible amounts of SCMs+High performance chemical admixtures. C. Use nearest sources of PFA,GGBS to replace OPC, discourage high clinker productions. Possible questions on Triple blends 01. Some traditional concrete specialists may say is it as per Code?.The answer is as such concretes are used, encouraged more by consultants,specifiers slowly these mixes can be brought under relevant national and international concrete practice codes. For example HVFAC ,SCC may not follow all normal codal provisions, but they are slowly gaining acceptance. 02. Triple blends will have slow early strengths?,but lot of lab and field results have shown that in tropical hot weather climates the setting,hardening, 3day strengths, 7day strengths are acceptable and comparable to that of OPC+GGBS,OPC+PFA mixes.
Table 02
Table 03
Major requirement The QA/QC team has to be talented ,skilled to have a very high degree of control on all aspects of production, quality, design to ensure concrete with right properties are delivered. Before we take up such mixes we need to ensure that all QA/QC systems are in place and implemented completely in Table 04. concrete production facilities . Strength gain of Triple blend mixes based on field trials. Scope for further research Author has been able to do durability studies like RCPT values. Further durability studies like carbonation properties of triple blends will be an interesting area of research. Conclusions: As per the lab and field results ,observations of author Triple blend concretes are immensely beneficial to concrete/construction industry. They hold great potential as techno-economic concretes for many applications. References:
01. Authors correspondence with Mr. Lindon. K.A. Sear, UKQAA, UK 02. Authors correspondence with Mr. Gordon Bain, Concrete expert, Australia. 03. Authors correspondence with Mr. Raj Kumar Pillai, ED, Sobha Developers.
Respond instead of Reacting

- Azim Premji
Inspiring address by Azim Premji on My Lessons in Life in the Shaping Young Minds Program (SYMP) organized by the All India Management Association (AIMA) in collaboration with the Bombay Management Association (BMA) at Mumbai.
I am very happy to be here with you. It is always wonderful to be with young people. The funny thing about life is that you realize the value of something only when it begins to leave you. As my hair turned from black, to salt and pepper and finally salt without the pepper, I have begun to realize the importance of youth. At the same time, I have begun to truly appreciate some of the lessons I have learnt along the way. I hope you will find them useful when you plan your own career and life. The first thing I have learnt is that we must always begin with our strengths. From the earliest years of our schooling, everyone focusses on what is wrong with us. There is an imaginary story of a rabbit. The rabbit was enrolled in a rabbit school. Like all rabbits, it could hop very well but could not swim. At the end of the year, the rabbit got high marks in hopping but failed in swimming. The parents were concerned. They said, Forget about hopping. You are anyway good at it. Concentrate on swimming. They sent the rabbit for tuitions in swimming. And guess what happened? The rabbit forgot how to hop! As for swimming, have you ever seen a rabbit swim? While it is important for us to know what we are not good at, we must also cherish what is good in us. That is because it is only our strengths that can give us the energy to correct our weaknesses. The second lesson I have learnt is that a rupee earned is of far more value than five found. My friend was sharing me the story of his eight year-old niece. She would always complain about the breakfast. The cook tried everything possible, but the child remained unhappy. Finally, my friend took the child to a supermarket and brought one of those ready-to-cook packets. The child had to cut the packet and pour water in the dish. After that, it took two minutes in the microwave to be ready. The child found the food to be absolutely delicious. The difference was that she has cooked it! In my own life, I have found that nothing gives as much satisfaction as earning our rewards. In fact, what is gifted or inherited follows the old rule of come easy, go easy. I guess we only know the value of what we have if we have struggled to earn it. The third lesson I have learnt is no one bats a hundred every time. Life has many challenges. You win some and lose some. You must enjoy winning. But do not let it go to the head. The moment it does, you are already on your way to failure. And if you do encounter failure along the way, treat it as an equally natural phenomenon. Don't beat yourself for it or any one else for that matter! Accept it, look at your own share in the problem, learn from it and move on. The important thing is, when you lose, do not lose the lesson.
The fourth lesson I have learnt is the importance of humility. Sometimes, when you get so much in life, you r e a l l y s t a r t wo n d e r i n g whether you deserve all of it. This brings me to the value of gratitude. We have so much to be grateful for. Our parents, our teachers and our seniors have done so much for us that we can never repay them. Many people focus on the shortcomings, because obviously no one can be perfect. But it is important to first acknowledge what we have received. Nothing in life is permanent but when a relationship ends, rather than becoming bitter, we must learn to savour the memory of the good things while they lasted. The fifth lesson I learnt is that we must always strive for excellence. One way of achieving excellence is by looking at those better than ourselves. Keep learning what they do differently. Emulate it. But excellence cannot be imposed from the outside. We must also feel the need from within. It must become an obsession. It must involve not only our mind but also our heart and soul. Excellence is not an act but a habit. I remember the inspiring lines of a poem, which says that your reach must always exceed your grasp. That is heaven on earth. Ultimately, your only competition is yourself. The sixth lesson I have learnt is never give up in the face of adversity. It comes on you suddenly without warning. One can either succumb to self-pity, wring your hands in despair or decide to deal with the situation with courage and dignity. Always keep in mind that it is only the test of fire that makes fine steel. A friend of mine shared this incident with me. His eight-year old daughter was struggling away at a jigsaw puzzle. She kept at it for hours but could not succeed. Finally, it went beyond her bedtime. My friend told her, Look, why don't you just give up? I don't think you will complete it tonight. Look at it another day. The daughter looked with a strange look in her eyes,But, dad, why should I give up? All the pieces are there! I have just got to put them together! If we persevere long enough, we can put any problem into its perspective. The seventh lesson I have learnt is that while you must be open to change, do not compromise on your values. Mahatma Gandhiji often said that you must open the windows of your mind, but you must not be swept off your feet by the breeze. You must define what your core values are and what you stand for. And these values are not so difficult to define. Values like honesty, integrity,
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consideration and humility have survived for generations. Values are not in the words used to describe them as much as in the simple acts. At the end of the day, it is values that define a person more than the achievements. Because it is the means of achievement that decide how long the achievements will sustain. Do not be tempted by short cuts. The short cut can make you lose your way and end up becoming the longest way to the destination. And the final lesson I learnt is that we must have faith in our own ideas even if everyone tells us that we are wrong. There was once a newspaper vendor who had a rude customer. Every morning, the Customer would walk by, refuse to return the greeting, grab the paper off the shelf and throw the money at the vendor. The vendor would pick up the money, smile politely and say, Thank you, Sir. One day, the vendor's assistant asked him, Why are you always so polite with him when he is so rude to you? Why don't you throw the newspaper at him when he comes back tomorrow? The vendor smiled and replied, He can't help being rude and I can't help being polite. Why should I let his rude behaviour dictate my politeness?
In my youth, I thought of myself as a rebel and was many times, a rebel without a cause. Today, I realize that my rebellion was another kind of conformity. We defined our elders to fall in line with our peers! Ultimately, we must learn to respond instead of reacting. When we respond, we evaluate with a calm mind and do whatever is most appropriate. We are in control of our actions. When we react, we are still doing what the other person wants us to do. I wish you all the best in your life and career. I hope you achieve success in whatever way you define it and what gives you the maximum happiness in life. Remember, those who win are those who believe they can. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation. He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA. He is amongst the 100 most influential people in the world, Time, 2004 and was named 'Business Leader' of the Year by Times Group and 'Businessman of the Year' by Business India during 2004. He was also conferred with 'Padma Bhushan' award in 2005.
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Some feedback: The presentations of the awardees should improve, guideline should be sent to them and must be followed it up by dedicated team from ACCE(I) as satish suggested in the open house. The felicitation and award presentation procedure(like having s separate chair in front of the Dias etc..) can be considered. It helps taking photos, presenting the shawl etc.. The citations can be read by different members of the awards committee-it also involves them in celebrations Mention should be made and recognise the efforts of the members of the awards committee. The awards can be announced by a member of the team and the chairman awards committee should be with the felicitation The chief guest Mr. Gadkariji's suggestion to have application oriented R&D section can be considered With regards, Dr. Aswath M.U Bangalore Dear All, It was a memorable event and many thanks to the hospitality extended by Nagpur centre. The programme was well organised. Congratulations to Nagpur centre on organising the event successfully.
The evening function was lovely and we cherish for a long time. Regards M.S.Sudarshan Bangalore Dear Shri Ajit Sir, On the behalf of organizing committee I thank you very much for your compliments and words of praises, which will encourage us to strive for betterment for future events. Success of the any event depends on the satisfaction of the delegates attending it, we are happy if you feel that we have achieved the same. Regards. Satish Raipure, Nagpur.
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News from ACCE(I) Centres

BANGALORE CENTRE
Engineer's Day Celebrations 16.09.2011
Engineer's day celebrations, which, incidentally is also the day of celebrations of the Birthday of our very own, Engineer Statesman, Sir. M Visveswaraya, was celebrated with pomp and gaiety on the 16th of September 2011. The event was held in association with Madras Cements. The gathering for the day which was well attended by over three hundred members, were a witness to the felicitation of eminent engineers from our fraternity of Civil Engineers. The eminent engineers who were felicitated on the day include Prof. K.S. Jagadish, Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Dr. N. Raghavendra, Technical Advisor, CTPL, Bangalore, Dr. Aswath M U, former Secretary General, ACCE(I) and Mr. R Srinivasan, Consultant and Entrepreneur, Bangalore. There was a presentation on Construction of Underground Metro Stations, by Mr. Richardson Aris, Soma Enterprises Ltd., after the felicitation. of natural resources and environmental protection in coordination with communities, Non-Governmental Organisations and Governmental Organisations. He has successfully coordinated and completed projects on/before schedule with multiple geographically separated partner/beneficiary organizations. Presently he is engaged in formulating city sanitation plans for different cities of India. Presently supporting MoUD, GoI for evaluation of city sanitation plan submitted by cities and also supporting in developing the guidelines for preparation of CSP manual. His well-attended and simple talk ensured that the august members of the Association understood the basic nuances of wastewater treatment, methodologies available, their relative merits and de-merits, cost effectiveness and ease of implementation. This talk was an eye opener for many into this grossly underestimated domain of civil engineering, with an eye on the future needs and kindled a thought for environmental concern.
Technical Lecture: 3.11. 2011

Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Bangalore Centre in association with Bangalore Institute of Technology organized a lecture for Fellow Members, Engineers and Builders on Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS) as part of the Technical Lecture series. Rajesh Pai H. h o l d s a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technolog y, Manipal, Mangalore University (1998). He has undertaken a professional certificate course on Urban Infrastructure Planning from Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad in 2009. He holds a wide-ranging experience of more than 12 years in handling large to mid-size civil engineering project operations in private and development sectors. He has the domain expertise in engineering technologies for sustainable and cost-effective solutions for community based sanitation (CBS) systems, decentralized wastewater treatment projects (DEWATS), public sanitation and environment/eco-friendly sewage/wastewater management projects for small and medium scale private enterprises. He is well experienced in handling technical design, research and development, capacity building and training workshops for implementing projects that promote rural/urban sanitation, conservation
Study Circle Meet - 24.11. 2011
ACCE(I) BLC conducted its second Study Circle meet for the year 2011-2012 under the able leadership of Mr. Shrikanth Channal on the 24th November 2011. The topic of discussion was walk-ways or pedestrian foot paths, their design, adequacy, construction, upkeep, use and misuse of the same. The event was attended by more than twenty-five members of the association. Efforts are underway to document the proceedings and make a presentation to the Government agencies and NGO's concerned with development activities in the state on our observations for deliberations, assimilation and implementation.
Technical Lecture: 6.12.2011

Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Bangalore Centre in association with Bangalore Institute of Technology organized a lecture for Fellow Members, Engineers and Builders on Planning, Design and Seismic Shake table testing of a Six Storeyed full scale Building as part of the Technical Lecture series by Dr. John W. van de Lindt, Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Alabama.
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Dr. John W. van de Lindt is a Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Alabama and holds the Garry Neil Drummond Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering. Dr. van de Lindt's research program has two major thrusts, both related to improving the built environment by making structures and structural systems perform to the level expected by their occupants, government, and the public. He seeks to accomplish this through the development and test bed applications of performance-based engineering of building systems and bridges for earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. To accomplish this has necessitated coupling nonlinear dynamics, including stochastic approaches in both time and space with structural reliability during extreme loading events. His work includes both the development of new nonlinear numerical models and experimental investigations to calibrate those models and support the hypotheses. Professor van de Lindt's research philosophy can be summarized as Societal need drives philosophy. In other words, it is the work of basic researchers to formulate science and engineering methodologies to solve the problems of society. Application in engineering is not only critical for the betterment of society and infrastructure but also provides the ability to iterate research cycles and form improvement upon improvement. Dr van de Lindt has been able to develop both methodologies and approaches and saw them implemented by federal and state government. This included a new LRFD bridge design load for the state of Michigan, a new steel overhead sign support structure for Michigan, and performance-based design of residential buildings for flood for DHS-FEMA.
State University. His research interests include: Evaluation of fire resistance of structural systems through large scale fire experiments and numerical modelling and Characterization of materials under high temperature. His research contributions has led to the development of fundamental understanding on the fire behaviour of material and structural systems and also resulted in numerous design approaches and innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing fire-resistance of structural systems. He has published over 260 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences, and has given numerous invited key-note presentations. Prof. Kodur is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is a professional engineer, Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow of American Concrete Institute, Associate Editor of Journal of Structural Engineering, Chairman of ACI Fire Protection Committee, Chairman of ASCE-29 (Fire) Standards Committee and a member of UK-EPSRC College of Reviewers. He has won many awards including AISC Faculty Fellowship Award, MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, NRCC (Government of Canada) Outstanding Achievement Award and NATO Award for collaborative research. Dr. Kodur was part of the FEMA/ASCE Building Performance Assessment Team that studied the collapse of WTC buildings as a result of September 11 incidents. The well attended lecture presentation focussed on the needs for designing buildings to resist rapid deterioration due to fire with a concern for safe evacuation of inhabitants within a reasonable time period from the time of the incident. Focus was on the ways and means of enhancing the durability of the structures based on the knowledge gained from past experiences coupled with advances in material technology.
Technical Lecture: 14.12.2011

Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Bangalore Centre in association with Bangalore Institute of Technology and the American Society of Civil Engineers India Section, Southern Region, organized a lecture for Fellow Members, Engineers and Builders on World Trade Center Building Disaster: Lessons for Engineering Response by Dr. Venkatesh Kodur, F.ASCE, F. NAE (India) Professor and Director, Center on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, as part of the Technical Lecture series. Dr. Venkatesh Kodur, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, is a Professor and Director of the Centre on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics at Michigan
Governing Council Meeting

held on 16th October 2011 at Bangalore
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CHENNAI CENTRE
4th November 2011 at 07.30 pm Venue : IHotel Benzz Park, T Nagar, Chennai 17.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Chennai Centre Dr.R.Ambalavanan, and the Secretar y J.Thamiselvam welcomed the dignitaries, sponsors HILTI and the gathering and also briefed about the ACCE(I) centre and its activities. Er. Dhanaseelan introduced the Guest Speaker and Chairman of the Chennai Centre Dr.R.Ambalavanan, The Guest speaker has presented a key note address on 'Retrofitting of structures'. The speaker, in his address, narrated the concepts of retrofitting and how one can avoid the damages to the structures in advance by taking care on the principles of the structures. Then the speaker briefed about the retrofitting of the structures with case studies. Mr.Vinoth Kumar, Hilti representative, who was instrumental in sponsoring this meeting, gave a brief presentation on the products of HILTI and explained with the tools in the Kiosk provided in the Lecture hall. The audience were very responsive and raised many doubts about the products and their usage and the lecture was well received by the audience. Then momentos were presented to the Guest Speaker and to the HILTI representatives. the meeting ended up with the vote of thanks by the Treasurer Er.K.Venkararaman and Dinner sponsored by HILTI
COIMBATORE CENTRE
M / s. A d i t hy a A q u a Te c h Solutions, Coimbatore gave a product demo of their products like RO Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant, etc., at our regular monthly meeting held on 14th September 2011. Mr.RR. Arivumani of Adithya Aqua Tech Solutions spoke on the topic 'Water and Waste Water Management' .
RO Plant (Commercial)
RO Plant (Domestic)
Engineers Day at our centre
We celebrated Engineers Day at our centre on 14th September at Hotel Rathna Residency. We honored four of our senior members of our Association for their service rendered to the society. The members are from left Er.Devaraj, Er.Padmanaba rao, Er.Rangasamy and Er.K.V.Krishnaraj.
Guest speaker presenting the lecture
M/s.Udayin Distribution & Marketing P Ltd. gave their product demo on C& S Elecrical distribution boxes and MCB's. Mr.Jyothivel of Udayin Distribution and Marketing P Ltd. explained about their product.
Chairman ICI TNC Mr Jaishanker presenting Momento to the Guest Speaker Mr.Ambalavanan Chairman ACCE CC
A View of MCB's and Panel boards

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DHARWAD CENTRE
Dharwad centre conducted a talk on Group Insurance and insurance cover to labours and medicalaim insurance on 13th Oct 2011@ Rotary hall Dharwad. The function was presided by Chairman of Dharwad center Mr. A.C.Tahashildar. The chief guest and speaker was Dr. P.M. Kulkarni , Sr. divisional manager of United Insurance co, ltd and shri. Vijaya Kulkarni , Development of officer was the Guest of the honur. Dr. P.M. Kulkarni stressed the need of insurance to labours and benefits of same during accident. He also stressed about medical policies for Engineers & in total insurance for everybody. The meeting was attended by a good number of members. The secretary of Dharwad centre Mr. Ranoji gave vote of thanks.
Chairman of ACCE(I) Dhrawad centre A.C.Tahashildar delivering his speech.
KARIMNAGAR CENTRE
A TECHNICAL EVENING WAS CONDUCTED ON 30 TH OF OCTOBER AT 8PM ON THE TOPIC ECO CONSCIOUS APPROACH IN PLANNNING AND DESINGING OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WAS CONDUCTED IN KARIMNGAR CENTRE . The Programme committee chairman MrAnchuri has delivered his lecture on this topic and 50 members have attended the technical evening. The seminar was welcomed by the secretary of the centre Mr. Pavana Krishna And addressed by Chairman Sri Laxman Nalla and Mr Rajeshwar Rao Member Bulletin Committee were also present
Chairman & secretary along with chief guest Mr. Dr. P.M. Kulkarni Sr. divisional manager of United Insurance co, ltd and shri. Vinaya Kulkarni , Devlopment of officer was the Guest of the honur.
Chief guest Mr. Dr. P.M. Kulkarni Sr. divisional manager of United Insurance co, ltd delivering talk on Group Insurance cover to labours.
Dharwad centre along with Institute of Engineers, Ultratech cement & forum of consulting engineers conducted mason training work shop for two-days on 12th & 13th Dec 2011 at Institute of Engineers hall Dharwad. Dr. shivapur Chirman of Institute of Engineers was the chief guest. Mr. Puneet and shri. Suresh Patil, & shri. Satish Naikar & Shri. A.C. Tahashildar were other guests . The work shop was well attended.
Paper Statement About Work Shop Appeared In Deccan Herald Dtd: 13.12.2011.
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The Main speaker MrAnchuri has delivered his lecture on the topic with power point presentation on key points in economic and eco approach in planning and designing high raise buildings. The evening was followed by dinner. The Treasurer mrSrinivasSabbanihas said vote of thanks.
MANGALORE CENTRE
Engineer's Day Celebrations Engineer's day was celebrated on 18th of September 2011 at Hotel Ocean Pearl. Mr. K.C Naik Chairman of CREDAI was the Chief guest Mr. Jaya Kumar General Manager Marketing and Mr. Anil. K. Pillai Manager Technical Services M/s Madras Cements Ltd was the guests of honour. Two eminent Engineers Dr.K.S.BABUNARAYAN and Er. B. GIRISH BHARADWAJ, were honoured on the same occasion. Er. Premanand Shenoy was accorded the 'AnanthaMithra Kalbavi Award'. This was followed by technical presentation. The meeting was sponsored by M/s Madras Cements Ltd. Executive Committee members Had a welcoming program of Newly appointed Mangalore City Corporation Commissioner Mr. Harish Kumar.
This meeting & Technical presentation was conducted on 29th of Sep 2011 at LIONS SEVA MANDIR, Mangalore. The topic was Earth Quake Engineering presented by Er. Katta Venkataramana, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NITK Surathkal. Nearly 50 engineers participated in this program.
A Technical Presentation was conducted on 18/10/2011 in PWD Office by our Association for the technical staffs of PWD, the topic was Durable Finished Materials done by Mr. Murugesh Bhustali From Birla White Cements, PWD Superintendent Engineer Mr. Balakrishna along with Executive Engineer were present.
On 20/09/2011, a Special Meeting was Called for Mangalore City Corporation development Works at LIONS SEVA MANDIR, Mangalore. Meeting was headed by Er Darmaraj, to discuss regarding the road, Drain & Footpath development work and for supervision work of the same to be taken up by our Engineers. Nearly 45 engineers participated in this program.
Monthly Technical Meeting held on 20/10/11 at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Mangalore. The meeting was sponsored by M/s EVEREST INDUSTRIES LTD. Mr. Harish Rao South Zone Head was the Chief guest and Mr. Bijith Purushothaman South Zone Head, Boards & Panels, Along with Mr. Asith Kumar Vidyarthi, Deputy Sales Manager of M/s Everest Industries Ltd the LCD Presentation of their products. A Total of about 120 engineers participated in this meeting.
This meeting & Technical presentation was conducted on 30th of Nov 2011 at LIONS SEVA MANDIR, Mangalore. The topic was The Challenges Ahead Of Civil Engineering Consultants presented by Er G.Raghunatha Rai, Chartered Engineer & Valuer. Nearly 50 engineers
On the occasion of Deepavali we had Grand gala celebration on 8/11/2011 at LIONS SEVA MANDIR, Mangalore, by inviting Key Note Speaker Mr. Kadri Navanith Shetty, Deputy Chief Manager, Times Of India & Cultural Organizer, and Chief Guest Mr. MJF.Lion Alwyn Patric Patrao, Past Dist Governor, Dist 324D5 Lions Club International, and Guest of Honour Mr. Abdul Rauf Puthige of M/s Vishwas Bawa Builders, Mangalore. The Stage was set with traditionally. Traditional Dress competition for Ladies, gents, children's and Couple was arranged. Talent shows done by children's Crackers given to the children's. Delicious Plantain leaf Dinner was served. A Total of about 150 engineers & their family members enjoyed in this meeting.
MYSORE CENTRE
Visit to Automatic Block making factory and the workshop for the fabrication of the reinforcing bars during Sept 2011.
ACCE(I) Mangalore centre with US Communication Bangalore presented 3 days Exhibition BUILDTECH-2011 an exclusive Exhibition on Building Materials, Interiors & Exterior, on 18th, 19th & 20th of November at Dr TMA PAI International Convention Centre, Mangalore. Inauguration was done by Sri N.Yogish Bhat -Deputy Speaker Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Guest of honour were Sri Praveen Kumar- Mayor, Mangalore City Corporation, and Mr K.C.Naik- Chairman CREDAI.
Visit to flats constructed for slum clearance board. The specialty of the project is use of integrated shuttering for casting the walls and the roof. The walls do not need
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plastering as the concrete walls are form finished. 8 houses can be cast in pour. Next floor can be cast in a cycle of 7 days. Visit was done during Nov 2011.
renovation. For this temple architecture and modern techniques are to be dealt simultaneously. Er. Amol Shingare shared some of his experiences about ancient temple structures in general and about renovation of Sant Gajanan Maharaj temple Shegaon in particular. He also gave a presentation on challenges he faced in renovation of this structure. He discussed the history and technical difficulties in renovation of structures. Er. Satish Raipure Secretary ACCE Nagpur conducted the programme, Speaker and President were introduced by Er. Sandeep Shrkhedkar and Dr. Rohit Mane. Er. Satish Salpekar Vice President (West) felicitated the the Speakers & President by presenting mementos. Er. Sarang Paranjape proposed vote of thanks. Mrs. Mase and family members were felicitated on the occasion.
NAGPUR CENTRE
Engineers Day
Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) Nagpur centre celebrated Engineers Day on 16th Sept 2011 at Scientific Hall Nagpur. On the occasion. Er. P.T. Mase memorial Lecture was organized which was delivered by Er. Amol Shingare Consulting Engineer, Gertech Services Nagpur. The topic of the Lecture was Ancient Temples, present problems and Remedies. Er. Avinash Shirode Immediate Past President of ACCE (India) presided over the function. Earlier the portrait of Dr. Visveswaraya and Er. P. T. Mase were garlanded by guests and function started with the lighting of traditional lamp. Er. Shrikant Doifode Chairman of ACCE(1) Nagpur Centre welcomed the guests with bouquet and in this introductory speech gave the glimpses of life of Dr. M. Viseswaraya and narrated the life sketch of Late Er. P. T. Mase. Er. Amol Shingare in his main speech told the history of ancient temples in India, which started in 5th century. They include Hampi empire, Ellora, Konark, Khajuraho, Vittal Mandir and temples in South India. He explained construction techniques that every engineer must keep in mind. Soil, bricks, sand, lime stones and rocks are major components in reconstruction of ancient temple. Now many of such old temples are in bad condition and require
World Habitat Day: Cities & Climate Change

Association of Consulting Civil Engineer, Institution of Engineers, Indian Water resources Society & Sinchan Sahyog, Nagpur jointly celebrated World Habited Day on 17th October 2011 in the Institute of Engineers Hall, Nagpur. Shri Shrikant Doifode, Retd. Assistant Chief Engineer, Water Resources Deptt., Nagpur and Chairman ACCE Nagpur was keynote speaker. On the onset Shri. Ramesh Khanzode, Past Chairman Institution of Engineers gave the welcome address. The Chief Guest was introduced by Shri. U. P. Wankhede. The programme was conducted by Shri P. A. Zalke, Convener and vote and thanks were given by Dr. Valson Vargees, Secretary IE, Nagpur Center. In his lecture Shri Shrikant Doifode pointed that due to climate change the cities will be most affected & towns, cities, villages on costal fringe will be submerged. Most affected major cities in world on coast include Mumbai, Kolkatta & Karachi. People have desired to settle near the
Er. Shrikant Doifode delivering lecture on dais Dr. Valson Vargees, Er. Ramesh Khanzode and Er. Prakash Zalke.
(L to R) Shrikant Doifode, Amol Shingare, Avinash Shirode, Satish Salpekar and Satish Raipure.
river or ocean coast as basic need was water. In India out of four metro cities, Mumbai, Kolkatta & Chennai are on sea coast where as Delhi is on bank of river Yamuna. At the time of independent India, 80% population was living in rural area & 20% in Urban area. Presently, 60% in rural & 40% in urban areas. But in coming 25 years it may change to
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50% in rural & 50% in urban. The people migrating to the cities live in slums which are on the banks of the nallah or river & are in flood zone. And hence the floods cause major damages to these poor population. To avoid & arrest this disaster the politicians & bureaucrats should regulate this migration & plan the development of cities. In Mumbai the flood on 26th July 2006 has caused heavy damage to the habitation in flood zone of Mithi river. Due to population increase and also increase in no. of vehicles, this has resulted in increase in quantum of carbon dioxide. For this public transport system should be developed effectively. Number of gardens should be increase in towns which will reduce the pollution. But whether it is possible to think of the ill effects of this climate change for India? Because many of the cities, towns and villages still don't have basic amenities like drinking water road and electricity this needs to be the priority.
MADURAI CENTRE
TECHNICAL EVENING ON 15 .11.2011
On 15th Nov 2011 Architect R.Jegannathan delivered a presentation on "Understanding Vasthu Shastra". The importance of compliance with Vasthu principles for a healthy life was emphasized. Vasthu Purusha Mandala was presented and the specific locations where footings and columns are to be avoided were explained. The concept of bio electro magnetic grid which has a spacing of about 2m in north-south direction and about 2.5 m in the east-west direction was explained. The health problems associated with living under the junction of these grids was brought out. The method of identifying the grids using Kirlen photography was explained. The speaker asserted that it is the duty of all planners to plan the buildings such that the occupants can lead a healthy life. He also explained how the ill effects of improper planning on the occupants can be mitigated by the use of space harmonisers.
A3C-11, Awards Convention and Consultants Colloquium 2011

The National Awards function of Association of Consulting Civil Engineers India, A3C-11, Awards Convention and Consultants Colloquium 2011 was held at Sai Sabhagrih Nagpur on 11 & 12 Nov 2011.
ACCE (I) Membership Additions

ACCE (I) welcomes the following new fellow members, life members, members and associate members. ACCE also congratulates the members who have been upgraded to Life/Fellow Members and Senior Citizen Fellow Members.
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NASHIK CENTRE
8th November 2011 A s s o c i a t i o n of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Nashik Centre in association with Ambuja C e m e n t h ave o r g a n i s e d technical lecture on concrete held at Splendour Hall ,Agra Road, Nashik on subject Concrete Talk 10 Golden Rules of Quality Management with Er. C.M.Dordi under Ambuja Cement Lecture Series on 08/11/2011Concrete Talk. Members of Association were present for this function.
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Dr. M R PRANESH H C SURESH LINGARAJ MUGALI S CHANDRASEKAR SRIGURU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Dr. N SURESH Dr. P NANJUNDA SWAMY K V SHIVARAM Dr. G RAVI Dr. H S PRASANNA Dr. P N CHANDRA MOULI Dr G S SURESH K C MANJUNATHA Dr. G SARANGAPANI S UMESH VENUGOPAL C N T H SADASHIVA MURTHY N PREM KUMAR SHASHI KUMARA S R PRAFULLA MAROTRAO CHOPDE SEEPAGE CONTROL PVT. LTD., PENMETSA VISHNU KUMAR RAJU PAREKH HARSHULKUMAR J
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Up-Gradation from Life Member to Fellow Membership

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
DAT ENGINEERS INDIA PVT. LTD.
C2C in Civil Engineering 275/B/10, 19th Main, 10th Cross, Rajajinagar 1st N Block, Bangaiore-560 010. Tel/Fax : 080-23522610 E-mail : dat@bgl.vsnl.net.in
RANGANATH & ASSOCIATES

No. 533, 7 Main, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore-560 080, (India) Tel. : 98450 19807 E-mail: d_rangnath@yahoo.co.in
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MACSEDES CONSULTANTS
Civil, Structural & Geotechnical Engineers, 7/6, II Cross, Palace Cross Road, Bangalore-560 020. Tel: 23366398 (M) 98455 11569 E-mail :macsedes@yahoo.com
DESIGN CONSULTANTS
Consultants for Shells, Space Structures, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures, Industrial Structures and Machine Foundations 504, 10-B Main, First Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 011 Tel / Fax : 91-80-26561134 E-mail : designcon@yahoo.com
B.R. RAMESHA
SEACON - SERVE, Structural, Electrical & Allied Consultancy Services,
18, Ratnavilasa Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore-4. Tel/fax: 41204459 E-mail : brramesha@rediffmail.com
JUNIPERS SOFTWARE PVT. LTD.

(Erstwhile Junghare Designers & Consultants) Software Developers, Structural Designers, Industrial Consultants, Condition Assessment, Rehabilitation, Architectural, Engineering, Project Management and Proof Consultants. Junipers-Hemanth Building, 2, I T Park, S.A.Road, Nagpur Tel : 0712-2243751/ 2226181 Fax: +91-712-2243751 Email: junipers@junipers.co.in Website : www.junipers.co.in
SPARTAN ASSOCIATES
K.N. NARAYANA IYENGAR, Valuers, Arbitration Consultants, Arbitrators,Chartered Engineers 26, Jyothi Mansion, 5th Cross, Malleswaram Circle, Bangalore-560 003. Ph: 41280764/23446027 E-mail: spartanassociates@yahoo.co.in Website : www.valuersbangalore.com, valuers.in
KAREKAR & ASSOCIATES

Architects, Interior Designers & Structural Engineering Consultants 40, 1st Floor, New BEL Road, RMV 2nd Stage, MSR Nagar, Bangalore - 560 054. Phone : 91-80-23600909 Fax:91-80-23607255 E-mail : karekar_associates@vsnl.com
SUNDARAM ARCHITECTS PVT. LTD.

Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Interiors, Services #19, Kumara Krupa Road, Bangaiorc-560 001. India Telephone : 22380701 / 22380702 / 22380703 Fax : 080-22252339 Email: rajag@giasbg01.vsnl.net.in
KESHAV & ASSOCIATES

Consultants, Structural Designers Project Managers, Valuers and Quality Managers No. 397, 20th Cross, 1st & 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 011 Tel/Fax : 91-80-26631725 E-mail: keshav_associates@vsnl.net
SUPARNAASSOCIATES
Consulting Engineers West of Chord Road, 633, 2nd Block, 3rd Stage, Basaveswaranagar, Bangalore-560 079. Phone: 23222238/23226576 E-mail: dhwajan@gmail.com / dhwajan@yahoo.com
InCiCon-AG
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SCEBA CONSULTANCY SERVICES Roads, Rehabilitation, Restoring Geotechnical, Turnkey Projects, Penthose, Bougainvillae 106, P. T. Rajan Road, Madurai - 625 014 Tel: 0452-2522555 / 2522455 E-mail: ratsiit@gmail.com
A. N. PRAKASH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD.

Vishwakarma, 491, 2nd Floor, East End Main Road, 9th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 069 Tel. : (26639780 4 Lines ) Web : www.anprakashpmc.com E-mail: prakash@anprakashpmc.com
UMESH B. RAO
M/s UMESH B. RAO & CO. Casa Lavelle - 1, C-4, Lavelle Road, Bangalore - 560 001. Tel : 22213770 / 22240359 Mobile : 9902069351 E-mail : umeshrao@umeshraoco.com
POTENTIAL SERVICE CONSULTANTS (P) LTD.

# 31, Anekal Thimmaiah Charitable Trust Building, 2nd Floor, 1st Main, Chamarajpet (Near Prakash Cafe) Bangalore - 560 018. Tel : 41536467 / 68 Email : principals@potentialconsultants.com
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Chartered Engineer, Principal Consultant, M/s M.S.R.Consultants, Heavy Engineering, Design, Architecture in since 1980, Interiors, Project Management & Services Consultants, 15/1, Sir Krishna Rao Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore- 560 004, Tel: 91-08-26567675 Fax: 91-80-26569069 E-mail: msrconsultants@rediffmail.com
Professional Engineer (International) & Registered Valuer C-1/433/99, Panel Valuer for Banks Plot No. 11, SBI First Colony, 3rd Street, (Behind Reliance Web World), By-pass Road, Madurai-625010 Tel: 0452-4375336, 2383988, (F) 4373367 Mob : 98428 68351 / 98421 68351
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CSN Engineers & Contractors No. 37, 6th Cross Road, Azad Nagar, Bangalore - 560 018. Tel : 26748859, 98868 98746 E-mail : paramesh_csn@rediffmail.com
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SIX STAR ASSOCIATES

Govt. Registered Valuers & Chartered Engineers Flat No. HO26, Ushas Apartment, 16th Main, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011. Ph : (080) 26631617 Mob : 9483511617 Email : sixstarsassociates@yahoo.com
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Govt. Registered Valuers, Chartered Engineers & Consulting Civil Engineers A6/6, Eleventh Cross Street, Besantnagar, Chennai - 600090, Ph : (044) 24917194 Mobile : 9445196994 Email : apjayaramvaluer@yahoo.com Preparation of Minor Irrigation Schemes, Complete Civil Engineering Consultancy for Coffee Plantations / Tea Plantations / Rubber Plantations, Consultants on Design & Erection of Tea Processing Factories, Coffee Curing Works, Natural Rubber Latex Processing Units and Hightech Green Houses Flat No. HO26, Ushas Apartment, 16th Main, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011. Ph : (080) 26631617 Mob : 94835 11617 / 94451 96994 Email : hill123@sify.com
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Builders of Aesthetically Designed and Quality, Luxury Apartments for Modern Living Standard 10, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore-560 001. Tel : 080-41343400 Fax : 080-41343777 Web: www.adarshdevelopers.com E-Mail : adarsh@giasbgol.vsnl.net.in CHAMUNDESHWARI BUILD TECH PVT. LTD. No. 2438, Kumara Krupa, Opp. Bangalore Vihara Kendra, 9th Main, BSK 2nd Stage, Bangalore-560 070. Tel. : 26764974, 26764403/05 Fax : 26762978 E-mail: info@eagletonindia.com EON DESIGNERS Architects, Consulting Engineers & Interior Designers 35-B, Vasavi Colony, Behind Vikrampuri, Secunderabad-15. Tel/Fax : 040-27847847 E-mail : eondes@sify.com HYGRADE STEEL PVT. LTD. Manufacturers : Torkari A/85, 31st Cross, 7th Main, Jayanagar,Bangalore-560 082. Tel : 26546384 , Fax : 080-26545952 E-mail : nsm456@yahoo.com MADHU INDUSTRIES Manufacturers of Steel Doors & Windows with ISI Mark and UPVC Doors and Windows. No. 30, Pillagaganhalli, Gottigere, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 083, Tel: 28429778 / 779, Fax : 28429801 Email : madhuwindows@satyam.net.in MEGH STEELS PVT. LTD. Distributors TATA Structura and Dealer in Iron & Steel A/85, 31st Cross, 7th Main,Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 082. Tel : 26546384 , Fax : 080-26545952 Mobile : 9845013513 E-mail : nsm456@yahoo.com M/s. NAGARJUNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad - 500 482 Andhra Pradesh, India. Tel : 22224328, 22226214, Telex : 0425-6914 Grams : Buildwell Nagarjuna-Where Quality is Trac NAGADI CONSULTANTS PVT. LTD. Committed to Reliable Accurate and Professional Service Regd. Head Office : 1014, 1st Main, IV Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore-560010. Tel :23303007, 23156076 E-mail : bangalore@nagadi.co.in SBS ASSOCIATES Engineers and Contractors, Class I Contractors in Karnataka PWD 795/E, 3rd Cross, A Main, Vijayanagar, Bangalore - 560 040. Tel. (R) 23356839 SHRI B. SUNDARAMOORTHY 44/4, 4th Main Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 055. Tel : 23348725 Mob : 9845012941 E-mail: moorthy_30@hotmil.com TECHNOART CONSTRUCTIONS PVT. LTD. Mayaventure (P) Ltd. Southend Road, Above Canara Bank, 3rd Floor, Basavanagudi, Bangalore 560 004. THE DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS H.K. Nanjunda Swamy, Consulting Engineer and Partner 20/1, II Floor, III Cross, Chikkanna Gardens Road, Shankarapuram. Bangalore - 560 004. Tel : 41127098 Tel/Fax : 26521379 UNITED PRECISION ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. Engineers and Contractors 67, Lavina Courts, I Floor, 102, 8th Main, 7th Cross, RMV Extension, , Bangalore - 560 080
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