Safety, Ownership & Leadership in Industrial Workplaces
The Workshop on creating Ownership of Safety and Safety Leadership for safety culture transformation is designed to address the ‘ought to be’ and ‘ought not to be’ factors associated with the promotion and improvement of safety performance
Professional Engineer Certification Practices in India vis-à-vis USA
G. Venkata Prasad, Director of Operations, Deep Foundations of India, & Dr. Putcha Sastry, Vice President, Smart Structures, Florida, USA, compare a Professional Engineer’s practices in India with that in the USA, and highlight
Accident Or Accidental
Should one set safety priorities by Choice or by Chance? In my opinion, fatalities ought to be classified as ‘by chance’ which can be controlled or contained by proactive planning. On the other hand, safety cannot happen by accident
Building Bridges: Shaping the Future
‘Building Bridges’ is a technical book that reads like a novel, and acts like a reference point and a guide, with its systematic compilation of information on bridges across India. It presents the world’s first fully digitalized bridge
Earthquake-Resistant Construction
It is now an accepted fact that all the countries on the earth are liable to earthquakes. Lands can only be grouped into 5 zones (Zone I where the event is active at its highest to Zone V where it is the least active) depending upon the frequency
EPS Geofoam Blocks for Light Weight Steps
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam blocks are normally used with soil in the applications of slope utilization, lateral load reduction in retaining structures, and buried utility protection etc. In buildings, the blocks can be used in stairs
Smart, Automated Car Parking System
Despite the fact that in the last few decades India’s Automobile sector grew at an unprecedented pace, the Indian mobility system has turned a blind eye to the critical issue of automotive parking systems.
Planting Trees Precautions and Care
Trees form an integral part of our ecological system and are a god-given gift to humanity. Trees or plants can’t move but still are the most dynamic and self-dependent systems. Often civil engineers learn about concrete
Retrofitting RCC Grid by Jacketing
Retrofitting of RCC structural members is carried out to regain the strength of deteriorated structural concrete elements and to prevent further distress in concrete. This case study gives a quick and easy reference on the effective
Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) of Flat Slab Structures
A new methodology is essential to understand the response of structure when subjected to nonlinear dynamic loadings like earthquake, tsunami, hurricanes etc. Incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) is the powerful tool which will enable
Intelligent Fire Alarm Systems for New Age Smart Buildings
Fire alarm systems are only effective if they can generate reliable and fast fire alerts with exact location of fire. There is a direct correlation between the amount of damage caused by fire and interventions
Future of Thermal Power Plants
In India, the major source of power generation is thermal energy. Over 65% of electric power is made by thermal plants in India. The country has a huge store of coal (about 170 billion tons) – the fifth largest in the world
Future of Thermal Power Plants
In India, the major source of power generation is thermal energy. Over 65% of electric power is made by thermal plants in India. The country has a huge store of coal (about 170 billion tons) – the fifth largest in the world
Implications of the Proposed Shear Design Provisions in the Indian Code IS 456
Most of the provisions in the Indian code, IS 456:2000, are based on the experimental investigations on concrete with strengths less than M40. Hence, recently, new equations for the shear strength of RC beams have been
Revision of Indian Standard Codes of Civil Engineering – Prospects and Necessity
It is not only necessary but rather indispensable for civil engineers and professionals engaged in civil engineering practices to have a practical understanding of the modification and changes in the Indian standard
Era of Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a revolutionary step in the field of construction which deals with the synthesis, characterization, utilization and analysis of materials at the nano scale. These can be utilized to improve the mechanical properties
Digital Solutions for Sanitation Related Infrastructure
Clean India Campaign/Initiative launched in 2014 to end open defecation with a focused approach on strengthening sanitation-related infrastructure is set to change the public sanitation scenario in the country. Strengthening
New and Emerging Technologies in Construction Industry
The Construction Industry has undergone revolutionising changes in the last decade by embracing technological advancements. New-age construction methods have become highly efficient to ensure faster delivery time and cost
Experimental analysis for evaluation of shear properties of High Strength SFRC beams
The configuration of bond of high strength concrete is rather unlike to normal concrete and is a prime concern in this context. The behavior of sudden failure of high strength concrete under shear force is perhaps due to the aggregate
Emerging Alternative Cements for Construction Industry
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) has been ruling the cement-based construction industry since 18th century i.e. start of its commercial production. In last two decades, the manufacturing rate has grown from 1.5 billion metric tonnes
CPWD Installs Solar Trees for Net Energy Plus Campus
Government of India launched solar mission in 2010 with the target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022 which was revised to 1,00,000 MW in 2015. Revised target comprises of 40 GW Rooftop and 60 GW through
Sustainable Construction at No Extra Cost
The Paper is about the Sustainable Construction which doesn’t cost anything extra infact it has overall saving and less costlier with many Eco-friendly Benefits. The Paper revolve about the Cost associated with the Sustainable
Effect of Load Obliquity on Pullout Capacity of Granular Anchor Pile in Cohesionless Soil
In the present study, the experimental investigations were carried out to compare the vertical and oblique behavior of Granular Anchor Pile (GAP) and Group Piles of 2 & 4 GAP in cohesionless soil. A model testing program was designed
Fire Safety and its Management
FIRE SAFETY is defined as the set of practices which are intended to decrease the destruction caused by fire. It also refers to planning and infrastructure design aimed at reducing the risk of fire or impeding the spread of a fire
Brick Kilns and their Effect on Environment
Bricks are traditional building materials which hold a lot of importance in Indian architecture. Brick manufacture in India and also in some parts of the world still use the traditional firing technique. After China, India is the second
Building Materials, Testing & Sustainability
This comprehensive textbook by well-known and award-winning author, design consultant, and researcher, Dr, N Subramanian, is an invaluable source of knowledge for engineering students, architects, consultants, researchers, teachers, and all those
Turning Plastic Waste into Eco-friendly Building Materials & Products
Since the past 65 years, about 8.3 billion tons of plastics have been produced worldwide, which is equivalent to 10,000 Eiffel Towers or 35,000 Empire State Buildings. But only 9 percent of all plastics gets recycled, while the rest ends up as trash
Lessons from Warfare to Manage Complex Marketing Projects
The fundamental definition of warfare is to compete and win over enemies with limited resources. Interestingly, it is fundamental to running a marketing function in a corporate company. My fellow marketing heads will agree that it is imperative
Lightweight Fiber-Reinforced Houses
lex Liew Chung Meng, an innovator of Lightweight Concrete Methodology (LCM) for low-cost housing, has been approached by a Kolkata-based construction company, which has secured an order to build 18,000 low-cost housing units. To
Water Management in High-Rise Buildings
According to a recent report by Niti Aayog, India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history, with around 600 million people facing severe water shortage. If this continues, there will be a 6% loss in the country's GDP
