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The
Indian Association of Structural Engineers, IAStructE, has been
formed with the active support of leading structural engineers from
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Secunderabad, Chennai
and Kolkata as Founder Members.
IAStructE is a national body of structural engineers with the major
objectives to cater to the overall professional needs of structural
engineers in India and to make available to the Governments - Central
as well as State - a credible source of well qualified and experienced
structural engineers.
IAStructE
is a body of professionals with which Government and other concerned
authorities can have meaningful & fruitful dialogue towards safety
& stability of structures and mitigation of the consequences arising
out of natural disasters.
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News & Views
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CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE SERIES
Towards fulfilment of its major objective, IAStructE has started a series of Continuing Education Courses on topics of current interest to Structural Engineers. The purpose of these courses is to update the knowledge of practicing / serving engineers and to keep them abreast of the latest developments in their field.
The first Continuing Education Course "Pre-stressed Concrete" was held from 14 February 2004 to 29 May 2004 with 45 participants from public as well as private sector. The second Course on "Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures" was held from 13 August 2004 to 15 October 2004 with 40 participants. The third Course on "Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures" was organized during 07 January 2005 - 18 February 2005, with 40 participants.
Based on the feedback received from the participants of these Courses, it has now been decided to organize a series of Continuing Education Courses as detailed below:
| TOPIC |
DATES |
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HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS |
30 Sep 05
to
04 Nov 05 |
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FOUNDATION
DESIGN |
02 Dec 05
to
20 Jan 06 |
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PORT & HARBOUR
STRUCTURES |
03 Feb 06
to
31 Mar 06 |
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LARGE SPAN
STRUCTURES |
05 May 06
to
23 Jun 06 |
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NEW
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS &
TECHNIQUES |
04 Aug 06
to
22 Sep 06 |
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URBAN TRANSPORTATION
& STRUCTURES |
03 Nov 06
to
22 Dec 06 |
The faculty for these Courses comprises senior professors of IIT, Delhi, IIT, Roorkee, Delhi College of Engineering and senior practicing Structural Engineers.
Details of each Course are being finalized and will be announced soon.
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