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1. Details of Seminar/workshop conference or course etc.

(a) Organizer National Academy of Construction (NAC)HYDERABAD

(b) Title ROAD CONSTRCUTION & MAINTENANCE, GCP,CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

(c) Dates 14 Nov 2008 to 30 Nov 2008 (14 Days)

(d) Venue National Academy of construction (NAC)NAC Campus, Cyberbad,Kondapur (Post)HYDERABAD 500 084Andhra PradeshWeb : www.nac.edu.in

2. Particulars of personnel attended:

(a) GS No. & Name GS-185628M, BIJAY KRISHNA DAS

(b) Rank Overseer

(c) Designation -

(d) Unit/Project QCC, HQ CE (P) SAM PARKC/O 56 APO, PIN - 931712E-mail : [email protected]

3. Details of papers presented.(Separate details to be given foreach of the papers presented)

As per Appendix - A

(a) Title -do-(b) Faculty -do-

(c) Brief contents (In brief butnot less than 200 words onseparate paper)

-do-

(d) Summary of discussion heldon the paper

-do-

(e) Relevance for BRO (withreason not less than 50 words)

-do-

(f) Recommendations regarding

dissemination to otherProjects(Specific topic)

-do-

(g) Recommendation for furtherresearch/study by BRO

-do-

4. Brief comments on overallusefulness/Relevance for BRO

This tailor made training programme was veryinformative, very useful to get aware of the newtechnologies and concepts in construction industry.All the papers presented are much relevant to BROworks.

5. Recommendation for furtherparticipation in similar

seminar/courses etc, by BROPersonnels / Officers

BRO personnels as well as officers mustparticipate in such training programmes in more

number for enhancing the awareness of BROengineers with new technologies and modernmethodologies of construction.
http://www.nac.edu.in/mailto:[email protected]://www.nac.edu.in/mailto:[email protected]


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6. Suggestion for improvement ofcontents of Seminars/course tobe sent to organizers

There is a need of further improvement in thecontent of training programme.

(a) More concentration given on buildingconstruction / design of concepts which is not muchrelevant to our organization that too to supervisorystaff.(b) In place of building construction, topics on newtechnologies in road & bridge construction may beincluded.(c) More description on practical and groundactivities of road / bridge construction should begiven rather than design aspects and will be muchuseful for supervisory staffs in BRO.(d) Documentary films on various modernroad/bridge construction technologies may beincluded in programme.(e) There were no topics on construction

Planning, Scheduling & progress monitoringwhich is a prime subject in any project. In futureprogrammes these topics should be included.

7. Details of Literature distributed inthe Seminar/Course

Soft copy of presentations given in lecture isprovided.

8. Other information, if any Minimum qualifications of participants shouldbe Diploma in civil engineering and havinginterest in keeping themselves updating withmodern technologies.

SOP (with minimum qualification, age

limit, balance service & service performance)for selection of candidates to attend suchadvance institutional training programmesmay please be formed and implementedstrictly to obtain maximum utilization oftraining programmes in our organization.

Further In-house training programmes atTF level may also be conducted with the helpof the participants of these institutionaltraining programmes to train maximumnumber of personnel and to increase theknowledge base in our orgnaistion.

Station : C/O 56 APO SignatureGS-185628M, OVSRBijay Krishna Das

Dated : Jan 2008 QCC, HQ CE (P) Sampark

Note : additional information consisting relevant depending on the type ofSeminar/conference/workshop/symposium/training programme/course etc. shall beadded by the officer/personnel after srl No.8


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Appendix A (Annexure I of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTED

PAPER I

(a) Title : Site Inspection and Monitoring and Codal provisions.

(b) Author : Shri N Krishnam RajuAdvisor, APHB

(c) Brief contents (In briefbut not less than 200words on separate paper)

: Meaning of site inspection.- To insure construction complies with the design.

Idle condition for planning & Construction.- % age of living area, service space, HCA,Toilet area, walls in a idle building.

Functional & structural design.- In functional design the structures aredesigned for the service for which structure is needed.- In structural design the structure designed for the various loading and stress conditions.

Various codal provisions for cement concrete work.- Various grades of cement and correspondingIS codes (IS:269 for 33 grade, IS:8112 for 43 grade & IS12269 for 53 grade cement).- Various tests on cement.- Specifications of aggregate (IS:383)- Specifications of water to be used in cement

concrete works (IS:3025)- Admixtures used in concrete (IS:9103)- Specification of steels in RCC (IS:1786)- Specifications for form work (IS:14687)

Physical inspection of works.

(d) Summary ofdiscussion held on thepaper

: The topic covered standards and specifications for cementconcrete works and inspections of works at different stagesof work.

(e) Relevance for

BRO(with reason not lessthan 50 words)

: Codal provisions for cement concrete works are relevant to

BRO and to followed in bridge and buildings constructionworks to maintain the quality.

(f) Recommendationsregarding dissemination toother Projects(Specifictopic)

: Topics may disseminate to Training School, GREFCentre (PUNE) with request for inclusion in Refreshercourses.

Topics can also be officially disseminated up to RCClevel for information of all officers / personnels andimplementation on ground.

(g) Recommendation forfurther research/study byBRO

: In BRO still there is a need of strict adherence to codalprovisions in every construction works to achieve highquality in its work. Necessary Codes of practices of variousworks should be kept in technical libraries of every level offormation for reference purpose.


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Appendix A (Annexure II of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER II

(a) Title : Soil Characterization and Ground Improvement

techniques.(b) Author : Shri Eswar Reddy,

Professor, ASTRA


: Properties of soil.- Physical properties, index properties, Hydraulicproperties & Mechanical properties.

Heterogeneous nature of soil.

Clay mineralogy and affects of water withswelling & shrinkage properties.

Phase diagram of soil and properties of soil insubmerged and saturated conditions.

Gradation of soil- Co-efficient of uniformity andcurvature.

Atterberg limits of soil.

Ground improvement techniques.- Reinforced earth structures.- Use of Geotextiles and properties.- Drainage measures of strengthimprovement.


: Discussion on soil properties and classificationmethods. Various modern soil improvementtechniques.

(e) Relevance for BRO(withreason not less than 50 words)

: This topic is relevant to BRO as far as soilimprovement techniques are concerned. Furtherimprovement in topic contents is required havingemphasis on land side and sinking controlmeasures.

(f) Recommendations regardingdissemination to otherProjects(Specific topic)

: Topics may disseminate to Training School,GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for inclusion inRefresher courses.

Topics can also be officially disseminated upto RCC level for information of all officers /personnels and implementation on ground.


: In BRO ground improvement techniques likeuse of Geo-textiles, Soil modifiers like RBI-81 anddrainage methods should be trialed and widely

used to over comes problems in slide prone andland sinking areas.

Advance techniques of retaining structureslike Reinforced Earth structures should beanalyzed for its feasibility and suitability in place


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conventional Masonry and RCC retainingstructures.

Appendix A (Annexure III of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER III

(a) Title : Good Construction Practices for Buildings.

(b) Author : Shri B V K Eswar,Director, CIVIL AID TECHNOLOGIES,


: Significance of over-siteness in supervision ofworks.

- Small design lapsed may not lead to failure ofstructure but a small lapse in supervision maycause sever failures of structure even though thedesign is sound enough.

Case study of an Aquaduct failure at hingejoint.

Case study of a free standing stair case.

Importance of reinforcement detailing in RCCstructures.

Higher grade of concrete should be used inbeam & column joint to overcome the lesscompaction and other weakness.

Proper lapping up to desired developmentlength should be provided in reinforcement.

New methods of reinforcement lapping (splicejoint )

Quality check methodology of reinforcementbars.

Non-destructive testing methods.


: Common mistakes during reinforcement placing andbinding. Non-destructive testing methods forevaluation of structure quality.


: This topic is much relevant to our supervisorsdeployed in pmt works and bridge construction workto ensure quality in construction.

(f) Recommendations regardingdissemination to other

Projects(Specific topic)

: Topics may disseminate to Training School,GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for inclusion in

Refresher courses. Topics can also be officially disseminated upto RCC level for information of all officers /personnels and implementation on ground.


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: Feasibility in use of Non destructive testinginstruments in quality control of works may bestudied and such instruments should be introduced

in or organisation.

Appendix A (Annexure IV of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER IV

(a) Title : Concrete Technology with special emphasis on CCRoads.

(b) Author : Shri V Ravindranath, (Retd Chief Engineer)Consultant, BECOM

(c) Brief contents (In briefbut not less than 200 wordson separate paper)

: Suitability of CC roads.

Specification of materials used in construction ofcement concrete roads.

Codes and publications for design andconstruction of cement concrete roads.

- Orange book (MORTH Standardspecification for road and bridge works, 4th

revision).

- IRC:15-2002 (Bible for concrete to be usedin road construction)- IRC : 58-2002 (Roller compacted concrete)- IRC:73 (Lean concrete pavement)- Rural Road Manul.

Arrangement of joints in construction of rigidpavement.

Cracks in CC pavements.

Provision of tie bars and dowel bars in rigidpavement.

Construction of rigid pavement manual method.

Paver finish concrete. (Construction of rigidpavement by mechanical means)

Cutting of joints and texturing of CC pavementsurface.

(d) Summary of discussionheld on the paper

: Rigid pavement construction methodology and qualitycontrol measures during construction.

(e) Relevance for BRO(with

reason not less than 50words)

: Though in BRO works there is very meager scope of CC

road construction, but the topic discussion was veryinformative and educative for quality construction of CCroads by manual method as well as mechanical means.


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(f) Recommendationsregarding dissemination toother Projects(Specific topic)

: Topics may disseminate to Training School, GREFCentre (PUNE) with request for inclusion in Refreshercourses.

Topics can also be officially disseminated up toRCC level for information of all officers / personnelsand implementation on ground.

(g) Recommendation forfurther research/study byBRO

: Further study for use of Rigid pavements and lowcost cement concrete roads in road stretches havingfrequent water logging problem should be done toimprove the riding quality. In long run it may be costeffective and will cut down frequent maintenance andperiodical renewal coats.

Appendix A (Annexure V of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER V

(a) Title : SURVEY BY TOTAL STAION

(b) Author : Shri Ravi Kumar Faculty, HDI (NAC)


: Practical demonstration on operation ofSOKKIA-510 Total Station instrument.

Use of Compass lot for fixing of north

direction. Various MENUs of onboard software.

Area calculation by total station observation.

Instrument set up by known co-ordinatemethod and Resection method.

Downloading of data using Prolink Version 1.13software and exporting the details to Auto CAD forfurther preparation of drawings.

(d) Summary of discussion held

on the paper

: No discussion held except ground demonstration in

two sessions. For better understanding ofparticipants who are very new to Total Stationsurveying, there is a definite need of discussionin one session with a presentation containingfollowing details:-

Basics of Total Station.

Theory behind the functioning of total station.

Three-dimensional survey.

Handling instruction of instruments.

Methodology of total station surveying in roadsurvey.

Data collections techniques in hillyterrains and inaccessible locations.


: The topic is much relevant to BRO as Total station isreplacing the conventional surveying methods in our


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organization.But the session was not tailored properly and was

not so useful for participants. As there is nodiscussion on topics given in para (d) above andalso the model of total station is not available inBRO.


: Literatures containing details mentioned in para (d)may be prepared and be disseminated up to dettlevel for reference and guidelines of all technicalstaffs.


: There is a need of further study on difficultiesfaced during surveying with TOTAL STATION inhilly terrain and inaccessible location, based onexperiences gained by ground staff to find thealternatives and new techniques of datacollections/interpretation.

Appendix A (Annexure VI of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER VI

(a) Title : Classification of Roads and Pavement Design.

(b) Author : Shri K Venkata Rao,Sr Dy Director, NAC.


:

Behavior of Flexible pavement and Rigidpavement under loading conditions.

Requirement and functions of differencelayers of pavement.

Functional requirements of pavement.

Detail procedure of CBR test.

Pressure distribution diagram of pavements.

Design of flexible ad rigid pavements as per

IRC specifications. Components affecting design of rigid

pavement.Function and provision of tie bars and dowel bars inrigid pavement.


: Discussion on design of flexible and rigidpavement.

Detail concept of CBR and laboratory testingprocedure in evaluation of CBR values of soil.


: Topic is much relevant for preparation of surfacingestimates. Where in the detail design of flexiblepavements is prime requirement.


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Topics can also be officially disseminated upto RCC level for information of all officers /personnels and implementation on ground.

(g) Recommendation for furtherresearch/study by BRO : Research / study may be carried out for classification of soils based appearance / physicalproperties of soil (SMB, SR, HR etc) andcorresponding reaslistic values of CBR may beevaluated with

Appendix A (Annexure VII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER VII

(a) Title : Contract Management and Indian Contract act.

(b) Author : Shri K S RaoChief Surveyor of Works (Retd), MES


: Definition and meaning of Contract.

Efficient and proper contract operationprocedures.

Floating Tender, NIT, opening of tender boxacceptance of tender.

FIDIC conditions and norms.

Types of contract.

Turnkey and EPC contract.

The Indian Contract Act.

The arbitration and consolation act 1996. Deployment of arbitrator.

Breach of contract.


: Contract operation and arbitration procedures.


: Much relevant to BRO for outsourcing of works andexecution through item rate contract.



: Topics may disseminate to Training School,GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for inclusion in

Refresher courses. Topics can also be officially disseminated upto RCC level for information of all officers /personnels and implementation on ground.


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: BRO can look in to these aspects for commercialization and economic viability of theorganization in future.

Appendix A (Annexure VIII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER VIII

(a) Title : Advanced Construction Materials An overview

(b) Author : Dr A N Vyasa RaoGM, NCCB,


: Various grades of cement and there usage.

Use Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag(GGBS) and Fly ash.

Use of Admixtures & Silica fumes forobtaining higher grade of concrete up to M-80.

Use of Geopolymer in concrete.

New types of aggregate.

Flow bull concrete and self compactingconcrete.

Use of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC)in Bunker & airport pavement construction.

Bacteria injected concrete for developing ofsmart of concrete.

Use of FUJIBETON material with OPC toreplace the requirement of aggregate.

Green building concept for energy efficientsystem.

Concept of CARBON CREDIT in

construction industry.


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: Discussion on use of industrial byproducts in civilengineering construction and newer constructionmaterials for quality and durable construction.


: The subject is relevant to every person irrespectiveof him field. Management and communication arethe two pillars on which all modern organization puttheir foundation.



D & S cell of HQ DGBR may also takenecessary actions with this useful topic forintroduction of advance construction materials inBRO for quality construction.


: BRO needs to work more on use of such advanceconstruction materials in its works at extremeconditions viz Snow fall areas and in desert areaswhere conventional materials does not perform up tothe standard.

Appendix A (Annexure IX of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER IX

(a) Title : Electrical Safety principles & lighteningprotection of buildings.

(b) Author : Shri S V Murthy,Consultant


: Concept of PTW (Permit to work) & PPE(Personal Protective Equipment).

Cause of faults in electric appliances.

Minimum voltage and minimum clearancefrom electric conductors that may cause electric

hazards. Evacuation of electric shock victims and first

aid.

Methods of checking of electricity faults.

Operation of fire extinguisher.

Necessity of lightening protection of buildings.

Method of lightening protection of buildings.

Concept of zone of protection.

Lightening protection of Magzine buildings.

(d) Summary of discussion heldon the paper : Discussion on safety measures to be adopted whileworking with electric appliances, evacuation ofelectric shock victims and lightening protection ofbuildings.

(e) Relevance for BRO(with : Though topic is much informative and important for


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reason not less than 50 words) electrical works but not so much relevance tosupervisors of our organization from BR side. Inplace of this topic some other topic useful for BROsupervisors may be tailored (viz.


: Topics may disseminate to Training School,GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for inclusion inRefresher courses of Ch/Mech, Ch/Elect & Elect

Topic may also be disseminated up toplatoon level and workshops for information onelectric works.


: There is a definite need of much work on this topicin BRO to improve the quality of electrifications ofBRO accommodations. Short circuits due toimproper electrification and subsequent incidentscaused loss of life & property at many instances inBRO.

Appendix A (Annexure X of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER X

(a) Title : Procurement and maintenance of stores,Inventory management and cost control.

(b) Author : Shri Subba RaoConsultant


: Effect of stores and materials in the overall ofcost of project.

Systems underlying in purchase activity.

Method of market survey.

The PURCHASE CYCLE in a project.

Functions of DGS & D in Governmentorganizations.

Necessity of inventory management.

Case study of ZERO INVENTORY system.

Concept of Procurement lead time.

A-B-C concepts of store / inventorymanagement.

HML = High, Medium & Low concept

VED = Vital, Essential & desirable concept.

SDE = Scarce item, difficult, easy concept.

GOLF = (Government, Ordinary, Local &Foreign) concept.

FSN = Fast moving, slow moving & nonmoving

SOS = Seasonal, Off seasonal, Seasonality


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EOQ = Economic order quantity.


: Discussion held on methods of store and inventorymanagement for overall cost control of projects.


: Subject is much relevant to our organization as faras store and inventory management is concerned.Being a work charged organization and all the worksare measured in a cost effective manner, there is

definite need of proper control on procurement andutilization of stores which cost approximate 80% oftotal cost of any project.



Topic may also be disseminated to storedivisions and SSTC for information andguidelines.

(g) Recommendation for furtherresearch/study by BRO : BRO needs to work more on such topics tostrengthen its knowledge base through revision of itsTIs and other departmental procedures in storemanagement to increase the cost effectiveness ofprojects.

Appendix A (Annexure XI of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XI

(a) Title : Building material material testing laboratory.

(b) Author : Shri K Venkata Rao,Sr Dy Director, NAC


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: Field and laboratory tests for quality controlchecks of cement and cement concrete.

Acceptance criterias for quality control ofcement and aggregate.

Important quality control tests of soil.

Quality control tests on Bitumen and bitumenmix.

Non destructive testing instruments.

- Rebound Hammer.- Ultra Sonic Pulse Velocity meter.- Rebar Locater.- Halh Cell Potential Meter.- Pundit Equipment.

Demonstration of laboratory equipment in theNAC, Civil Engineering Laboratory.


: Discussion of various quality control checks of civilengineering materials and its acceptance criteria.


: Much relevant to BRO for maintaining the desiredquality control checks in works.




: BRO needs to work more on such topics tostrengthen its knowledge base. In house work shopsand seminars on quality control and quality

assurance of projects should be organized forawareness among the executives.

Appendix A (Annexure XII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XII

(a) Title : Plumbing


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(b) Author : Shri Ragunath Babu,Asst Director, CTTI


: Types of plumbing materials.

New and advanced plumbing materials inmarket.

Types of joints in plumbing.

Various of fittings in plumbing works.

Quality tests in plumbing connections.

Use of copper in plumbing industry.


: Discussion on various types of plumbing materialsand fittings. Methods of joining of plumbingconnections.

(e) Relevance for BRO(with

reason not less than 50 words)

: The subject is not so relevant to BRO working

culture due to meager scope of building work.(f) Recommendations regardingdissemination to otherProjects(Specific topic)

: No need for dissemination.


: Not relevant to BRO works.

Appendix A (Annexure XIII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XIII

(a) Title : Project Management


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(b) Author : Dr Ramesh,Consultant


: Customer Relationship management (CRM).

LPG era (Liberalization, Privatization &Globalization)

Role of stake holders for a organization.

What is project ?

Concept of zero date of a project.

Common reasons for delay in projectcompletion.

Monitoring system in project implementationteam.

Factors affecting completion of project.

Elements of a project.

One page planning model (OPPM)

Suggestions for improving project

management.


: Very good discussion held on the projectimplementation system, planning of projects andreasons behind time overrun of projects.


: It this training programme this topic is having mostrelevance not only to BRO but also to everyorganization as well as in day to day life for timelyaccomplishment of any task.


: Topics should be disseminated to TrainingSchool, GREF Centre (PUNE) with request forinclusion in Refresher courses.

Topic may also be disseminated up toplatoon level for information and implementationin our project execution.

.


: BRO needs to work much deep on this topic andshould develop its own project management systembased on its working culture and necessaryTechnical instructions and standards may also bepublished on this subject.

Appendix A (Annexure XIV of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XIV


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(a) Title : Estimation, Tendering and Project Preparation.

(b) Author : Dr Ramesh,Consultant

(c) Brief contents (In brief but

not less than 200 words onseparate paper)

: Related Terminologies of project preparation

used in Private sectors. Difference between estimation and quantity

surveying.

Process of quantity survey.- Taking of quantities.- Squaring.- Abstracting.- Billing.- Cross checking.

Role of quantity surveyor.

Methods of measurement.

Analysis of prices.

Factors affecting cost of work.

Opening of tender, scrutinizing & acceptance.

What is FIDIC ?

Functioning of NHAI.


: Discussion held on necessity of quantity surveyingand role of quantity surveyor in a project. FIDICnorms of contract.


: The subject is relevant when the projectsoutsourced for execution and also useful forexecution of NHAI & MORTH projects.




(g) Recommendation for further

research/study by BRO

: BRO needs to work this topic to improve its present

system of project preparation (viz. preparation ofestimates). This topic is necessary for having bettercost and time control of any project.

Appendix A (Annexure XV of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XV


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(a) Title : IMPORTANCE ASPECTS IN ROADCONSTRUCTION.

(b) Author : Shri D V Bavana Rao,Chief Egineer, R & B



: Different section and clauses of MORTH

Standard specification for road and bridge works(ORANGE BOOK).

Acceptance criteria for different layers ofhighway pavement.

Specifications for materials.

Correct Method of WBM construction.

Comparison between WBM & WMM.

Use of CRMB in highway pavement.


on the paper

: Discussion on MORTH standard specifications for

road construction.


: Subject is much relevant for construction of flexiblepavements.





: BRO may revise its in-house standards andschedule of rates based on MORTH Standardspecifications and standard data book to have acollateral project control system at par with MORTHand IRC standards.

Appendix A (Annexure XVI of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XVI


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(a) Title : QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITYASSURANCE OF ROADS AND CD WORKS.

(b) Author : Shri Ravindranath, (Retd Chief Engineer)Consultant, BECOM



: Value for money concept.

Total quality management. Quality at source.

Quality planning Road map.

Quality assurance, quality control & qualityaudit.

Classes of quality assurance.

Reasons of poor quality.- Lack of information.- Wrong beliefs.- Habitual thinking- Reluctance to ask for advices.- Time process.- Negative attitude- Rapidly changing technology.- Strict adherence to requirements.- Poor human relations.

Defects in highway pavements reason andremedial measures.


: Discussion on quality assurance and quality controlof projects and different defects on highway

pavements.(e) Relevance for BRO(withreason not less than 50 words)

: Subject is much relevant to every project controlsystem. The topic is very useful to develop a qualityassurance plan in BRO. The discussion held ondefects in highway pavements is too useful to takeremedial measures to avoid pavement failures.



Topic may also be disseminated up to

platoon level for information and implementation.


: There is a definite need of study on this subject toimprove the quality control system in BRO. Stillthere is a need of proper quality assurance plan andindependent wing for quality audit system to improvethe quality of works.

Appendix A (Annexure XVII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XVII


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(a) Title : AUTO CAD.

(b) Author : Faculty from CAD institute.



: Properties of Auto CAD tool bar.

Various commands in Auto Cad 2D- Line, Poly line, Construction line.- Trim, Offset, Mode, Rotate, Stretch,Extent.- Champher, Fillet, Block, Hatch- Test, Multi line text,- Dimensioning.

Various commands in Auto Cad 3D- Extrude, Region, Subtract.- Union, Intersect

Snap and view port settings..


: Discussion on various commands for drawing inAuto CAD software.


: Though subject is meant for Auto CAD drawing butnot relevant to Supervisors of BRO. In place of this,discussion on any other project planning &scheduling software viz. MS PROJECT &PRIMEVERA should be included in course content.



TA Dte may be also be informed with suchadvance form work systems for introduction inBRO.

.


: BRO needs have a research on developingsuch form work systems which are costeffective, easy to handle/erect and ensures highlevel quality in construction.

Appendix A (Annexure XVII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTED


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PAPER XVIII

(a) Title : FORM WORK.

(b) Author : Shri M Yerriah.Faculty CTTI


: Types of form work (Conventional & system)

Types of plywoods generally used in formwork.

DOKA form work system.

Various components of DOKA form work.

Demonstration of DOKA form work system.


: Discussion of DOKA form work system.


: Subject is much relevant to BRO for centering andshuttering (form work) of CD works, Bridge &building works.


: No, not recommended for any dissemination.


: BRO needs introduce this software AUTOCAD for preparation of drawings. Authorizedcopies of AUTO CAD software along withPLOTTER should be provided up to RCC levelfor preparation of drawings using computer.

All draughtsmen in our organizationshould be given sufficient training on use ofAuto CAD software.

Appendix A (Annexure XIX of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XIX


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(a) Title : FIRST AID TREATMENT.

(b) Author : Dr Dev Anand JayantySt Johns Ambulance



: What is first aid?

Pretreatments to be given to an accidentalvictim prior to evacuating to Hospital.

Proper method of evacuation of victims.

First aid in a Heart attack case.

First aid in motor accident and properevacuation methods from the accident site.


on the paper

: Discussion on first aid treatments in case of

unconsciousness and accidental cases.


: Subject is much relevant to every body in life as wellas in construction sites.


: No literature given on this subject.


: BRO needs to conduct in-house demonstrations onfirst aid treatment through its MI rooms at RCC anddett level so that personnel as well as CPLs be

aware of procedures of first aid treatment in caseany accident happens and subsequent saving oflives will be possible.

Appendix A (Annexure XX of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XX


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(a) Title : Construction Safety.

(b) Author : Sri K R Ramana,Dean, NICMAR



: Project parameters.

HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) conceptin project execution.

Occupation safety health administration(OSHA).

Risk management.

Injury management.

Accident management.

Concept of unsafe act and unsafe condition.


on the paper

: Discussion on construction safety & diagnosis of

unsafe act and unsafe condition.


: Topic is much relevant to every organizationinvolved in construction activities. Diagnosis ofUnsafe act and unsafe condition is very goodconcept in construction safety.



Topic may also be disseminated up to

platoon level for information and implementationin our project execution.


: BRO needs to work more on construction safetyawareness in the organization to minimize the lossof life and property in construction activities.Every staff even CPLs should be trained withconstruction safety measures.Sufficient construction safety equipments may beprovided and use of the equipments should bestrictly exercised in organization.

Appendix A (Annexure XXI of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XXI


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(a) Title : Design and construction of Bridges and CDworks.

(b) Author : Shri S.JASWANT KUMARC.E.(R&B) AP Govt.


: Hydraulic data collection for bridges and CDworks.

Preliminary engineering and site selection ofbridges.

Types of structure in bridge and CD workconstruction.

Bridge layout.

Components of well foundation and wellfoundation construction steps.

Types of bearings & expansion joints.

Different methods of bridge construction.


: Discussion on bridge site selection and bridgeconstruction methodology.


: Topic is much relevant to BRO for construction ofbridges with modern techniques viz. segmentalconstruction and launching girder system.



: Topics should be disseminated to TrainingSchool, GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for

inclusion in Refresher courses. Topic may also be disseminated up toplatoon level for information.


: BRO may introduce the modern techniques ofbridge and CD work construction. BCCs may beequipped with modern equipments like gantry crane& sliding platforms for segmental construction andlaunching girder methods.

Appendix A (Annexure XXII of XXIV)

DETAILS OF PAPER PRESENTEDPAPER XXII


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(a) Title : Construction and Maintenance of Deepfoundations

(b) Author : Dr P V Chandra Mohan,DirectorNavuga Engineering Company Ltd.


: Types of deep foundation.

Deep foundation in marine construction.

Monoliths structures.

Different types of pile foundation.

Methodology of pile foundation construction.

Bored cast in situ pile construction.

Operation of rigs in pile foundation.

Well foundation construction.

Reasons and rectifications of tilts and shifts inwell foundation construction.


: Methodology of pile foundation and well foundationconstruction. Different technologies adopted.


: Subject is much relevant to BRO for bridgeconstruction works.



Topic may also be disseminated up toplatoon level for information.


: Study in the Pile foundation technologies may becarried out for bridge construction works. As theconstruction of pile foundation is much faster andeconomical in nature its suitability may be exploredin hill roads.

Appendix A (Annexure XXIII of XXIV)

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(a) Title : Stress Management.

(b) Author : Prof Soma Mahesh Kumar,ICFAI & IBS (Hyderabad)



: What is stress in a human being?

Reasons of stress in human life. How to release stress.

Suggested exercises, yoga and meditationsto release stress and keep a sound health.

Suggested exercises even during office hourswithout affecting office work.


on the paper

: Discussion on held living a stress free and joyful life.

Keeping good health conditions with yoga andexercise to increase productivity.


: The subject is relevant to every person irrespectiveof field of work. In BRO these stress free techniqueswill definitely improve the overall health conditions ofemployees who are subjected to high level of stresswhile staying in remote and hostile areas that tooextreme climatic conditions.



: Topics should be disseminated to TrainingSchool, GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for

inclusion in Refresher courses. Topic may also be disseminated up toplatoon level for information.


: BRO needs should work on this topic for itsimplementation in the organization to keep theemployees stress free and maintain good healthconditions of staffs. This will directly improve theoverall productivity of employees.

Appendix A (Annexure XXIV of XXIV)

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(a) Title : Advances in Building Construction.

(b) Author : Shri N Krishnam Raju,Advisor, APHB



: Requirement of high rise buildings.

Sesmic design of high rise buildings. Design of composite structures.

Concept of stilt floor.

Shear walls in building construction.

De-congestion of joints in framed structures.


on the paper

: Discussion held on advance designing concepts of

high raised buildings.


: Though subject is informative but not relevant toBRO being no scope of high rise buildingconstruction works. This topic may be replaced withother topics like tunneling and


: Topics may be disseminated to Training School,GREF Centre (PUNE) with request for inclusion inRefresher courses.

(g) Recommendation for further

research/study by BRO

: BRO may study more on the seismic design of

structures like bridges and culverts as most of BRO jurisdiction of work falls under sensitive zone ofearthquakes.

Sizeable number of participants not having minimum qualifications (viz. Diploma)and were not able to even understand the lectures which were delivered in English.

Some of the candidates are also having merely few years of balance service withorganization.

Some peculiar and shameful incidents happened during training sessions. Such

as snoring of participants with sound sleep during lecturer session. Alcoholicconditions of participants inside institute campus even in day time.

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