10 Aug 2016|Gurgaon (Manesar) | Amity University Gurgaon
Amity School of Engineering and Technology Organized one day workshop on advances in Construction Technology & Management on 10th august 2016
Amity School of Engineering and Technology organized one day workshop on advances in Construction Technology & Management on 10th august 2016. Construction Technology and Management has been offered here at Amity University with the mission to promote intellectual, social and ethical development of civil and construction engineers, to create and communicate engineering concepts and technology.
Mr. Arnab Bhattacharya & Mr. Rajiv Sharma from Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd. enlightening the audience with the Advances in Modular Construction Techniques. such as difference between prefabrication and modular construction, Difference between stick built and offsite construction, Uses and scope of modular construction, Process of making and transporting modules, Facility management of modules, Design requirements of modules, Cost benefit analysis of modular construction, Standards and zoning considerations for modules, Challenges in modular construction in India and the applications of modules in diverse sectors. The student and faculty queries were taken up after the end of the lecture.
The second thought-provoking lecture for the day was delivered by Mr. Amit Gupta on Recent Trends in Technology – Concrete Plastic Cut-off Walls– Foolproof Seepage Barriers in Deep Foundations. His main emphasis was laid on hydropower engineering. He discussed on the sources of renewable energy, Types of hydropower, Importance of dams and waterfalls, Status of hydropower energy in the world, SWOT analysis of hydropower energy, Comparative analysis of various counties with respect to hydropower sustainability, Economics of hydropower and energy bill, Theory of deep excavations and Applications of plastic concrete.
The last lecture in the workshop was delivered by Prof. (Dr.) K. N. Jha, IIT Delhi on an emerging topic of interest titled Design and Techniques for Safety in High Rise Buildings-Focus on Temp. Structures-Formwork. He extensively discussed the emerging topic and mainly focused on the formwork which plays an important role in construction. The thrust areas discussed by him included the status of formwork in country and failures in temporary structures, types of innovative formwork like slab formwork, climbing formwork, flying formwork etc., implication of quality of formwork, safety analysis in large construction projects, theory of shoring, importance of bracings, Design of multi-flex girder slab, Design of MIVAN formwork, Case studies of formwork failure and the analysis of CB system and RCS formwork. At the end of the lecture all the queries were taken by Prof and helped the students build up a more clear understanding about the form work.
Overall, it was an overwhelming experience where the dignitaries/guest speakers shared their insights and gave new perspectives which can lead to further sustainable action and fruitful interactions to faculties as well as students.