Innovation, Mechanization and Modern Techniques in Civil Engineering
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in his address mentioned that the impact of the construction industry is innovative architectural and construction solutions. He also talked about
known to have significant effect on the economy and prosperity of the scope for improving work in the construction site introducing automation
country. He affirmed that the sector is progressing at a very fast pace and and computerisation of labour intensive processes.
bringing prosperity to the nation and the people. Dr Thakare added that the
At the onset, Er Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman, IEI Jharkhand State
last decade has witnessed significant shifts in Civil Engineering practices,
Centre welcomed delegates, participants and audience. During his welcome
speech he said India has been experiencing major transformation in both
physical and economic terms in order to meet the growing needs of built
space/infrastructure for the rapidly increasing population, industrialisation
and urbanisation. Mr Singh said that large scale constructions have been
taking place in the country which has led to the emergence of the construction
sector as the second largest industry in the country that makes significant
contributions to the national economy and generates huge employment.
All these have put increased pressure on the Civil engineers / Construction
Industry forcing them to think of mechanization and generating innovative
ideas to meet the demand, added Mr Singh. Er A K Saxena, Chairman,
Board of Governors, Sustainable Development Forum, IEI while giving the
overview on the theme, spoke on the transition of the construction sector
from ancient to modern era with some relevant examples of civil engineering
marvel and set the tone of the event.
especially innovations, mechanisation and incorporation of new techniques
have contributed significantly which resulted in making the construction On this occasion, Er Shivanand Roy, Former Engineer in Chief, Water
industry capable of overcoming the tag of labour-intensive industry. Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand; Er Sharad Jaipuriar,
Former Head of Civil Engineering & Architecture Section, MECON Limited,
Er V B Singh, Chairman, Civil Engineering Division Board, IEI congratulated
Ranchi; Dr Y P Gupta, Former Professor, Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad and Chairman, Yash Krishi Tacknique Evam Vigyan
Kendra, Allahabad and Er Jnan Ranjan Pal, Chief Engineer, Central Design
Directorate Irrigation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow,
were felicitated as Eminent Engineering Personalities for their contribution
in Civil Engineering discipline. Padma Bhushan Prof Jai Krishna Memorial
Lecture was delivered by Er V N Heggade, Former CEO, STUP Consultant
Private Limited on the topic ‘Design & Construction of Signage Bridge of its
kind in Delhi’. In his address, Er Heggade covered various considerations
made in design and construction of Signature Bridge over River Yamuna in
Delhi which is a landmark project.
A Souvenir was released on the occasion by the Chief Guest and other
dignitaries present during the inaugural session. Finally the vote of thanks
was proposed by Er Jitendra Kumar, Honorary Secretary, Jharkhand State
Centre.
Jharkhand State Centre for selecting the theme, which is contemporary
Good numbers of papers were submitted embracing the theme of the
to the modern times, particularly when the construction industry is
National Conference which were reviewed by the Technical Committee
suffering from dearth of skilled manpower. He mentioned that there has
headed by Dr Sekhar Chandra Dutta, Professor, IIT - ISM, Dhanbad. Three
been a long standing requirement for introducing devices that lessen and/
technical sessions were organised where many of the accepted papers were
or replace manual intervention on machine construction, automation and
presented. These sessions were chaired and co-chaired by Er Aamir Ali Mir,
even robots as proposed by designers and technologists. Er V B Singh
Er Dinesh Kumar, Er Chinmay Debnath, Prof R K Prasad, Er S P Datta, the
further opined that technologies for building construction are still being
Council Members attached to the Civil Engineering Division Board of IEI.
developed and implemented to improve work efficiency and quality in
A Review on Seismic Response of Concrete Arch Dam Rinku John and Deepa Balakrishnan S, Department of Civil Engineering, School of
Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala
Thermal/Fire Resistance Studies on Cermabond-569 and Ldam Coated Concrete Bishwajeet Chaubey, Chief Construction Engineer (R&D), DRDO South, Hyderabad,
Structures at Elevated Temperature Telangana
Sekhar Chandra Dutta, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Analytical Study on the Behaviour of Concrete in-filled FRP Tubular Columns Varunkumar V, Gajalakshmi P and Revathy J , Department of Civil Engineering, B S
Subjected to Lateral Cyclic Loading Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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During Valedictory Function, Er Chandrakant Raipat, Former Chairman, the event organized during two days. Er Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman,
Jharkhand State Centre, IEI and Er N Shiv Kumar, Committee Member, Jharkhand State Centre, IEI delivered the concluding remarks and proposed
Jharkhand State Centre graced the occasion as Chairman and Co-chairman the vote of thanks at the end of the event. A large number of participants
respectively. Er Raipat and Er Shiv Kumar jointly summarized the Memorial attended the online event.
Lecture sessions and the technical sessions to give a precise overview of
when 22 papers were presented. The sessions were chaired by Prof (Dr)
Asit Baran Puri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur; Dr manufacturing healthcare products and emphasized on the scalability of
Chittotosh Bhattacharya, Deputy Director, NPTI, Eastern Region and Prof manufacturing of medical products with mass replication and required
Amar Nath Mullick, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Durgapur. precision. He further opined that the major shift in supply chain with start
During the Valedictory function, Prof Suman Chakraborty, Dean, ups and innovation results a disruptive pattern in production engineering
Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur graced system, which leads to self reliance. Prof Chakraborty strongly advocated
the occasion as Chief Guest. In his lecture, Prof Chakraborty mentioned for organizing meaningful resources to initiate verticals for this emerging
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing as different paradigm in the field paradigm of manufacturing towards the realization of make in India initiative
of manufacturing. He deliberated on the applications of 3D Printing for in its’ truest sense.
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specifications of fiber. He discussed different type of optical fiber cables manner; Multiprotocol Label Switching- Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) solved
like loose tube, Ribbon, All Dielectric Self Supporting, (ADSS), Ariel the problem of clock synchronization and network clogging, he stated and
Optical Fiber cable and their applications in the field. He then explained further added that Optical Transport Network (OTN) is so far the latest
different types of Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), optical connectors platform to support variety of end user requirement in terms of bandwidth
used in Optical Fiber Network. He briefly touched upon dimensional and or interface.
transmission characteristics of fiber, different techniques for laying
He narrated that during nineties, PDH and later SDH bandwidth transmission
optical fiber like Open Trenching, Manual Boring, Horizontal Directional
technology helped a lot in developing mobile and office networking for
Drilling (HDD), Micro Trenching and Ariel Cabling. He then moved on to
automation. He also explained that PDH became costly technology for
explain applications of Splicing Machine for joining two end-to-end optical
point to point working, multiple network elements and application of high
fibers, Connector Inspection Microscope for ensuring proper inspection
quality clock; Also PDH has limitation of bandwidth transportation capacity
and cleaning processes, optical time - domain reflectometer (OTDR) for
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Affordability &
alignment with
national goals
IEI Celebrates 54
th
Contd. from page 10 Engineers’ Day
Kalpakkam
Parishad, Mumbai deliberated presentation on ‘Opportunities Entrepreneurship
Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 29 September, and Employment in post Amritmohotsov of Independent India for Next at
2021 at Kalpakkam. Chief Guest of the session, Prof R Velraj, Vice-Chancellor, Least 100 Years by Giving Typical Process Engineering Details of Hydrogen
Anna University, Chennai deliberated lecture on the theme. Dr M Jayashree, and which is Tomorrows Need’. Earlier, welcome address delivered by Prof Kamal
Dr J Ashraj Ali, Department of Atomic Energy Hospital, Kalpakkam deliberated on Kumar Ghosh, Chairman, Pune Local Centre, IEI and Council Member, IEI. Dr
how the DAE hospital effectively handled Covid-19 during the first wave. Earlier, Aaradhana Arvind Deshmukh, Honorary Secretary, Pune Local Centre proposed
Mr Raju Ramakrishnan, Chairman, Kalpakkam Local Centre, IEI welcomed the the vote of thanks.
audience. Mr M Shanmuga Sundaram, Honorary Secretary, Kalpakkam Local
Centre, IEI introduced the speaker and, at the end, proposed the vote of thanks. Tuticorin
Kochi Tuticorin Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
at Tuticorin. Mr S Kaja Moideen, Superintending Engineer, Electrical System,
Kochi Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021 Tuticorin Thermal Power Station graced the event as Chief Guest and delivered
through online mode. On the occasion, Mr S Suhas, IAS, Managing Director, address on the theme. He cited various challenges in post COVID times, that
Cochin International Airport Limited and Former Ernakulam District Collector include depletion of conventional fuel resources, widening gap between the
deliberated lecture on the session. Mr V Vijayachandran Nair, Council Member, existing education modules & expectations of employers and accelerated
IEI; Mr T P Raveendran, Chairman, Kochi Local Centre and Council Member, IEI application of digitization in every sector. He felt that innovative changes and
and Mr M P Eldhose, Honorary Secretary, Kochi Local Centre, IEI also spoke initiatives in product, process and system development is the need of the hour.
on the occasion. Earlier, Mr I Maria Michael Raj, Past Chairman, Tuticorin Local Centre welcomed
Palghat the participants. Mr A Ravichandran, Honorary Secretary, Tuticorin Local
Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Palghat Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 26 September 2021
through virtual platform. Panellist, Prof (Dr) Vishal R Sardeshpande, Associate Varanasi
Professor (Adjunct), Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai deliberated lecture Varanasi Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
on the theme. In his address, he focussed on employment generation, job through online mode. On the occasion, Prof Durg Singh Chauhan, Former
enrichment and sustainable environment. Earlier, Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Vice-Chancellor, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Uttrakhand Technical
Palghat Local Centre, IEI welcomed the Keynote speaker and other participants University, Lovely Professional University, Jaypee University of Information
of the webinar. Mr A Ramesh, Honorary Secretary, Palghat Local Centre, IEI Technology and Secretary General, Association of Indian University and
proposed the vote of thanks. presently Vice-Chancellor, GLA University, was the Chief Guest and Dr Madhu
Pune Ranjan Kumar, IRSS, Former Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education, Government of India, the Guest of Honour. Earlier, Prof
Pune Local Centre, IEI observed 54th Engineers’ Day on 15 September 2021
(Dr) Siddh Nath Upadhyay, Chairman, Varanasi Local Centre, IEI welcomed the
in hybrid mode. On the occasion, Keynote speaker, Prof Charudatta S Pathak,
participants of the webinar and mentioned that engineers are expected to carry
Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences, Indore deliberated
out professional activities in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner to avoid
lecture on the theme. Padmabhushan Dr J B Joshi, Institute of Chemical
adverse impacts on the ecosystem. Mr Santosh Kumar, Honorary Secretary,
Technology, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai Marathi Vidnyan
Varanasi Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
STATE CENTRES Adhvaryyu, Director, Siliguri Institute of Technology also shared their views. Mr
M K Biswal, Honorary Secretary, Durgapur Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote
Himachal Pradesh of thanks.
Himachal Pradesh State Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day in collaboration Gwalior
with NSDF, IEI on 4 October 2021 through hybrid mode. Er Narendra Singh,
President, IEI graced the function as Chief Guest and presided over the Gwalior Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 at
function. Keynote speaker of the day, Dr Sanjay Sood, Additional Principal Chief Gwalior. Mr Rajendra Singh Bhadoriya, Retired Chief Engineer, PHE Department
Conservator of Forest (M&E) delivered online lecture on the theme ‘Role of delivered lecture explaining the importance of the occasion. Mr Pramod Saxena,
Ancient India towards Modern Day Science and Environmental Conservation’. Retired General Manager, Hindusthan Aeronautics Limited, Lucknow; Mr R K
Mr Pankaj Dadwal, Chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Centre and Council Khetan, Visiting Professor, IPS Institution also spoke on the occasion. Earlier,
Member, IEI welcomed Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI; Mr Suneel Grover, Mr Prabhat Kumar Bhargava, Chairman, Gwalior Local Centre, IEI delivered the
Chairman, NSDF, IEI; Dr H R P Yadav, Director HQ Cell, New Delhi; Speaker and welcome address. Mr P Y Khanwilkar, Honorary Secretary, Gwalior Local Centre,
all participants. Dr H R P Yadav, Director HQ Cell informed the august gathering IEI in his concluding remarks, opined that engineers needs to proceed further
about the theme of the webinar. Ms Kusum Sharma, Honorary Secretary, for improvement in technologies and skills for better economy and sustainable
Himachal Pradesh State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. development. At the end of the session, he also proposed the vote of thanks.
Telangana Jamshedpur
Telangana State Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day through virtual
through online mode. On the occasion, Prof G Radhakrishna, Joint Honorary mode on 4 October 2021. Keynote Speaker of the session, Prof Anil Kumar
Secretary, Telangana State Centre, IEI deliberated lecture on the theme. Prof Choudhary, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Jamshedpur spoke about the
(Dr) Ramana Bhanothu, Chairman, Telangana State Centre, IEI presided over importance of World Habitat Day and introduced the theme. He highlighted that
the function. Mr B Brahma Reddy, Chairman-Elect, Telangana State Centre, IEI World Habitat Day principally amplifies Race to Zero campaign and encourage to
and Past Chairmen, Past Honorary Secretaries of the Host Centre and Council develop actionable zero carbon plans. The function was started with welcome
Members of IEI were also present in the function. Mr T Anjaiah, Honorary address delivered by Mr Anurag Saxena, Chairman, Jamshedpur Local Centre,
Secretary, Telangana State Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks. IEI. The function was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mr Pravesh
Kumar Dhawan, Honorary Secretary, Jamshedpur Local Centre, IEI.
LOCAL CENTRES
Kochi
Bareilly
Kochi Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day though online platform on
Bareilly Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 at 4 October, 2021. On the occasion, Mr P A Abdu, CEO & Chief Consultant, M/s
Bareilly. Mr S C Mehra, Past Chairman, Bareilly Local Centre, IEI deliberated Envalyu Engineers & Valuers, Cochin delivered presentation on urbanization of
lecture on the theme. Earlier, Mr Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Chairman, Bareilly Local Kerala State. Earlier, Mr T P Raveendran, Chairman, Kochi Local Centre and
Centre, IEI delivered the welcome address and briefed the audience about the Council Member, IEI welcomed the gathering. At the end, Mr M P Eldhose,
theme of the World Habitat Day. The programme was concluded with vote of Honorary Secretary, Kochi Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
thanks by Mr Mahendrakumar Agarwal, Honorary Secretary, Bareilly Local
Centre, IEI. Palghat
Bhimavaram Palghat Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 via
online platform. On the occasion, Keynote Speaker, Dr P R Sreemahadevan
Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October 2021 Pillai, Director, Ahalia Group of Academic Institutions deliberated lecture on
through virtual mode. Chief Guest of the day, Dr Siva Ramakrishna Mandeti, the theme and deliberated on greenhouse effect, mitigation strategy to reduce
Associate Professor, University of Santiago, Chile delivered lecture on the carbon emission etc. Earlier, Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Palghat Local
occasion. Earlier, Mr Vegesna Kasi Viswanadha Raju, Chairman, Bhimavaram Centre IEI delivered the welcome address. Mr A Ramesh, Honorary Secretary,
Local Centre, IEI welcomed the Chief Guest and other participants of the webinar. Palghat Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Prof (Dr) K Brahma Raju, Council Member, IEI also explained the importance of
the day. The webinar was organised by Mr Karanam Suresh Babu, Honorary Tiruchirappalli
Secretary, Bhimavaram Local Centre, IEI. Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day on 4 October
Durgapur 2021 through online platform. Chief Guest of the function, Dr R Gandhimathi,
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of
Durgapur Local Centre, IEI observed World Habitat Day through hybrid mode on Technology Tiruchirappalli delivered the theme address and highlighted the
9 October 2021. Speaker of the event, Ms Tishya Roy, Assistant Town Planner, issue of poverty and pledges to create shelter for all. He also emphasized on
Asansol Durgapur Development Authority, deliberated lecture on the theme. Prof enhanced applications of renewable resources. Earlier, Prof (Dr) Natarajan
(Dr) Kartik Chandra Ghanta, Chairman, Durgapur Local Centre, IEI delivered Kumaresan, Chairman, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre, IEI welcomed the gathering.
the welcome address and mentioned about the initiative and contribution of Mr S Samidoss, Past Chairman, Tiruchirappalli Local Centre introduced the
engineers in urbanisation with less or reduce carbon foot print. On the occasion, speaker to the audience. Dr S Karuppasamy, Past Chairman, Tiruchirappalli
Mr Parasuram Shaw, General Manager, SAIL-MTI; Prof (Dr) Pradosh Kumar Local Centre, IEI proposed the vote of thanks.
Obituary
Er P M Chako, Past President, IEI left for his heavenly abode on 24 November, 2021. Er P M Chacko, a distinguished
mechanical engineer, an acknowledged authority in design, manufacture and commissioning of plant and machinery
was born on 18 February, 1929.
He maintained an outstanding scholastic record all over his career. He obtained his BSc degree from the University of
Madras in 1948 and BSc (Engg) degree from the University of Travancore in 1952.
He had carried out many challenging duty assignments within India and abroad. He joined with the multinational
organization, Harrisons & Crosfield Limited, Cochin in the year 1963 as Engineering Executive and became the first
Indian to occupy the position of the In-charge of the company’s engineering operations all over India. In 1978 he set up
his own practice and has assisted in the establishment of many industrial units in different parts of India. He had tie-ups
with world leaders in many fields in order to ensure adoption of latest appropriate technologies.
He was closely associated with the Institution for more than two decades having joined it as Associate Member in 1966
and became Fellow in 1977. He activated the functioning of the Cochin Local Centre. As Chairman of the Cochin Local
Centre his services were laudable.
Ever since he entered the National Council of the IEI, he had been rendering his humble services for 11 years to the Institution by being on various
Committees, namely Chairman & Co-chairman – Bye Law Committee; Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Division Board and Member, Finance
Committee.
He had assumed Office as the President, IEI in 1994 and continued for two sessions 1994-95 & 1995-96.
He was one of the founder members of the Cochin Stock Exchange and also had served on its Board of Directors more than one term.
A multi-faceted personality and a keen sports lover, he was responsible for organizing various social service projects. He was actively associated with
the establishment and running of several schools and colleges in the state of Kerala.
He was reputed for his perseverance and persistence in carrying out his mission – giving support to the technical triumvirate of engineering science,
engineering technology and engineering practice. His election as President of the Institution was a momentous recognition of his distinguished
attainments and underscores the Institution’s commitment and continuing efforts to assume the highest level of technological excellence and professional
competence in serving the nation.
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