ConTech 2024 Focus on Sustainability, Durability & Speedy Construction
Indian Concrete Institute, New Delhi and Gurgaon Centres in association with Chalk Talk, jointly organized a two-day seminar, namely “ConTech 2024” in New Delhi from February 23rd to 24th, 2024. The theme of the event was
What’s Driving Growth of India's Tunnelling Industry
The growth of the tunnel construction in the country has been driven by a robust pipeline of projects and investments in setting up hydropower projects, developing urban mass rapid transit systems, improving road and rail connectivity
Silkyara Tunnel Structural Collapse: Unraveling Causes & Ensuring Safety
The Silkyara Tunnel incident has sparked questions about its safety and construction methods. It has raised concerns about the geological challenges in the region, the frequency of collapses during the tunnel's construction, and the absence
Enhancing Sustainability of Underground Works
The design of a structure, its execution quality, and the choice of systems and materials affecting maintainability of the structure, play a key role in ingraining sustainability into the project design, along with a focus on reducing
Structural & Sustainability Requirement for Precast Segment
The use of steel fibre reinforced concrete has the potential to meet low carbon lining by lowering concrete consumption and steel reinforcement saving while producing precast segments. If ductility and durability have been the key
Construction of Budhwarpeth Underground Metro Station, Pune
This paper covers the design and innovations in the construction of the Budhwarpeth underground metro station, and the challenges encountered, including adaptions to mitigate space constraints in the dense neighborhood and construction
CRCHI Underground Pipeline Network Equipment on Bangkok Power Plant Site
On February 2024, a significant breakthrough was achieved at the construction site of the Bang Pakong-south Bangkok power plant gas transmission pipeline project in Thailand. The first section of the initial phase of pipeline
Construction of Head Race Tunnel of Vishnugad-Pipalkoti HE Project
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Khali. Vice President- Operations (Tunnel & UG Works), G R Infraprojects Limited, and Prof Dr Sandeep Potnis, Professor and Head - Tunnel Engineering Program, MITWPU, highlight the issues and challenges faced during
Micro-Tunnelling Machines for Pipe Roof Support Construction
Diwakar Velu and Kim Yeow Yap, Land Transport Authority, Singapore, present a case study on the use of medium diameter (1.2m) pipe roofing for the construction of underground subway entrances (6.4m H x 8.4m W) with span lengths ranging
Impact of Baltimore Bridge Collapse on Machinery Supply in the US
Alexander Jones, Research Analyst, delves into the impact of Baltimore Bridge collapse on the agricultural and construction machinery supply chain in the United States. The tragic incident in which a container ship collided with a support
Maintenance of Tunnels: An Indispensable Part of Sustainability
Tunnels are an indispensable part of sustainable modern transport infrastructure. Compared to other civil structures, which often show a lifetime of 50 years only, tunnels are multi-generation structures. The aim, therefore
Sustainable Solution for Sprayed Concrete in Underground Tunnel Projects
The modern sprayed concrete systems combine high levels of Portland Cement replacement, polymer fibres, and innovative waterproofing technologies, offering possibilities to achieve over 50% reduction in carbon in tunnel linings.
Enabling Works (Temporary Structures) in Metro Rail Projects
Metro construction works are spread all over India. Apart from the design of permanent works there are several enabling/temporary structures required during construction of permanent works. Often these temporary works are not taught in school
The Infrastructure Development & Connectivity Poll Push
Infrastructure development and connectivity - the buzzwords of the current Government during the 2024 General Elections - have been put on fast track, with the Government unlocking an infra blitz that spans national highways, railways
IRF Conference Highlights Road Construction Technologies & Solutions
International Road Federation (IRF) organized a two-day Conference-cum-Exhibition titled ‘Revolutionizing Road Infra with Modern Equipment, Technologies, Sustainable Materials, and Policy Guidelines’.
Two heavyweight lectures at the opening ceremony, catch the highlights!
After the opening ceremony of this conference, we will have the honor to listen to the wonderful lectures delivered by Dr. Priscilla Nelson, a distinguished scholar from the United States, and Academician Zhu Hehua, a member of
LogiMAT India 2024 facilitates ₹500 mn Investment Surge
The LogiMAT 2024 event facilitated significant investments in India's logistics sector, with transactions worth over ₹500 million taking place, contributing towards infrastructure development, technology adoption, and capacity
Women At Work : Breaking Barriers
This feature highlights the important role women employees are playing in male dominated industries like civil engineering, and the contributions they are making towards their company’s progress with their professional approach and skill
Minimol Korulla - Head - Strategic Projects and Initiatives, Maccaferri ISEAP
I was born in a village in Kerala which was surrounded by a river and every monsoon the roads would become flooded. Better bridges began to be built from the 1970s, connecting us to the outside world. My encounter with the subject
Dola Roychowdhury - Founding Director, G-Cube Consulting Engineers
The Construction Industry is one of the most male-dominated amongst all the STEM fields, though women have contributed significantly to it by continuing to crash barriers, break ceilings, and sometimes shifting their goal
Rubee Kongbrailatpam - Superintending Engineer, PWD, Manipur
After completing my B.Tech, I joined as a lecturer in an Engineering College, but after a year into it, I joined the State Engineering Services as an Assistant Engineer. After subsequent promotions, I’m currently serving as a Superintending
Sujatha Manoj - Technical Director & Geotechnical Services Leader, Australia, Beca
After graduating as a Civil Engineer from TKM Engineering College, my first challenge was to find a good job. In a city like Mumbai this was tough especially considering the fact that I had no previous work experience and had no one
Annapoorni Iyer - Chartered Engineer, Founder of Engosym Consultants for Infrastructure development projects
I have done my B.E.(Civil) from DMCOE (2001 batch) and MBA (Infra and Contracts) from MIT, Pune. DMCOE gave me a clear vision about my career choice and I began to study each subject of civil engineering in depth. I found that my
Dr Barnali Ghosh - FICE, Mott MacDonald, London, UK
I was first introduced to Geotechnical Engineering during my undergraduate days. What fascinated me most about this field of engineering was that soil was so unpredictable! Unlike concrete, you could not assign a set strength to it, and
Dr. Yogini Deshpande - Renuka Consultants
I hold a PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, USA (2006), a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, and a Master’s in Geotechnical Engineering from Mumbai University. Prior to pursuing a PhD, I worked as a Senior
Dr. Ambika Behl - Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
My journey in the construction sector started in 2005 as a technical executive in a private construction chemical company and then as a scientist in the Central Road Research Institute in the year 2007. It has been an experiential journey
Dr. Naveet Kaur - Senior Scientist, Indian Structural Health Monitoring Society (ISHMS)
I completed B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from Thapar University, Punjab in 2007 and M.Tech. in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi in 2011, where I topped the 2011 batch and was awarded the NBCC Award of Excellence. I later completed
Atasi Das - GR Infraprojects Limited
After completing my post-graduate studies in the US, I went on to have a successful career in the country, where my child was born as well. I resumed my duties at the private consultancy in the US within 6 weeks leaving my child under
Dr. Madhavi Latha Gali - Geotechnical Engineer, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
My major interest lies in developing resilient geotechnical systems through various innovative reinforcing techniques. I did my Ph.D. at IIT Madras and joined IISc after working for a year at IIT Guwahati. My 20-year tenure at IISc
Natalia Rucinska - Environmental Director, Menard Group
At the age of 24, as a young graduate with the title of MSc in Geotechnical Engineering, I dreamt big. I wanted to see what the world had to offer, and I was open to exploring the adventures that came my way. I had the itch to live a full
