DURABILITY OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

PANEL DISCUSSIONOrganised by

Ambuja Knowledge Centre (AKC) &Indian Concrete Institute (ICI)

PuneDr J D Bapat

http://www.drjdbapat.com

MCCIA Trade Tower28 May 2016

PANELISTS ON THE DIASL-R: Dr J D Bapat, Ravi Ranade, Satish Marathe, Yusuf Inamadar

The panelists were asked: to define durability, what are the factors affecting durability, how to build durable structures.

DELETERIOUS AGENTSParticipants asked how carbonation, chloride and sulphate attack and alkali silica reaction affect the durability of concrete structures.

PREDICTING LIFE OF STRUCTURES

Participants wanted to know whether it is possible to build concrete structures to survive for 100 years or more and how to predict the life of structures.

NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)

Participants were keen to know how accurate are the predictions of strength made by NDT

CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES

Participants wanted to know how chemical admixtures could be effectively utilised to improve the durability of concrete.

DURABILITY

Many were interested to know if there is some factor which is primarily responsible to ensure the durability of structures.

CONSTRUCTION PRACTICESAll panelists stressed the importance of following proper construction practices, such as formwork design, placing, curing, to ensure the durability of structures.

THANKS GIVING BY AMBUJA CEMENT

ONE IMPRESSION

Good Afternoon Sir,            It was wonderful evening to  participate in "First Panel Discussion on Durability of Concrete Structures" with Ambuja Cement on 28th may 2016 & I am also thankful  for Speakers  - Dr. J D Bapat Sir, Er. Ravi Ranade sir , Er Satish Marathe sir & Er. Inamdar sir for  sharing their valuable technical experience with us .Such seminars enhances our technical skills & knowledge.           After attending your seminar, I was really impressed & feeling motivated about points discussed in seminar like site execution , new techniques about concrete. The video of Public safety had awoken mind and body in true sense.I strongly feel such seminars must be made compulsory for every civil engineer working on site to attend ,that will help to make a better INDIA . 

Hoping that such seminars will be conducted again .

"Thank you for a great seminar“Er. Rohit   D. R. Gavhane Determinations, Pune