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Indian Association of Structral Engineers (IAStructE) is a national body of structural engineers established with the objective to cater to the overall professional needs of structural engineers in India. It 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 Governing Council comprises members who are prominent Structural Engineers from all regions of the country.
IAStructE strives to make available to the Government - Central as well as State - a credible source of well qualified and experienced structural engineers. A database of Structural Engineers has been compiled and is being constantly updated.
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.
IAStructE Centres are now functioning in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Noida(UP), Roorkee and Secunderabad.
IAStructE is expanding fast to include in its fold Structural Engineers from all over India.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoU) WITH IStructE(UK)
Steps for RCC Design by Prof A.S. Arya
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS DAY
The 2nd Structural Engineers Day will be celebrated on 8th August 2008, followed by Get-Together Dinner for members and their spouses. For details contact:
R K Abrol, Director, Indian Association of Structural Engineers
Tel: 26674258/59/41740551/41830554
Fax: 41740552
E-mail: iastructe@gmail.com
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DIGEST (SED)
The 1st issue of the new magazine of the Association (SED) has been printed and is being posted free to all members. This official publication of IAStructE is a joint venture of the Association with Akar Info Media P Ltd of Ahmedabad. The magazine is printed under the guidance and control of Dr R N Vakiil, Vice-President in Ahmedabad.
Members who have not received their copy are requested to contact:
Mr Kamal Khokhani, Director, Akar Info-Media Private Ltd
AIM House, 78 Pankaj Society , Anjali Cross Roads, Bhattha, Ahmedabad 380007
Tel: 91-79-32515588/32515599
Fax: 26620020
Email: kamal@akarinfomedia.com
IAStructE SECRETARIAT RELOCATED (Temporarily)
The IAStructE Secretariat has been temporarily relocated to -
C-109, LGF, Shivalik, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi 110017
Tel: 26674258/59/41740551/41830554
Fax.41740552
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED
A prominent thrust area of IAStructE is to ensure that its members have the requisite technical knowledge and experience, updated on a continuing basis, to render professional service of high caliber to the society. A programme of continuing education of practicing structural engineers in the areas of design and practice of structural engineering has been formulated and is being implemented. Under this programme the events organized so far are:
- CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES ON
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1. Prestressed Concrete : |
14.Feb.04 – 29.May.04 |
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2. Repair, Rehabilitation & Retrofitting of Structures : |
13.Aug.04 – 15.Oct.04 |
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3. Computer Aided Analysis & Design of Structures : |
07.Jan.05 – 17.Mar.05 |
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4. High Rise Buildings : |
30.Sep.05 – 25.Nov.05 |
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5. Foundation Design : |
07.Apr.06 – 26.May.06 |
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS DAY, 04.Feb.07
WORKSHOPS ON
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1. “Cable Structures” on 19 April 2003 |
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2. “Flyovers” on 26 July 2003 |
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3. “Rehabilitation of RCC Structures” on 16 February 2005 at Delhi and 18 February
2005 at Mumbai |
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4. “Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures Based on Revised BIS Codes” at Delhi on 17 December 2005 |
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5. “Retrofitting of Structures” on 11 March 2006 |
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6. “Flyovers, Bridges & Underpasses” at Delhi on 24 February 2007 |
TECHNICAL LECTURES ON
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1. “Columns” by Dr S N Sinha on 17 October 2003 |
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2. “Seismic Microzonation of Delhi Region” by Dr K S Rao on 26 February 2004 |
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3. “Damage Assessment & Remedial Measures for Buildings & Bridges” by Dr S N Sinha on 30 April 2004 |
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4. “IS-456:Salient Features & New Recommendations” by Dr Anil Kumar on 25 November 2005 |
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5. “Bridging the Arabian Gulf between Bahrain & Qatar” by Dr V K Raina on 30 December 2004 |
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6. “Soil Investigations Related to Structural Foundation Design” by Mr G V Murty on 15 April 2005 |
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7. “Design & Construction of Concrete Poles” by Mr Shafiullah on 19 August 2005 |
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8. “About IStructE(UK)” by Mr Michael Dickson, President IStructE(UK) on 13 January 2006 |
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9. “Retractable Roof Systems” by Dr N K Gosain, Walter P Moore & Associates, Houston, USA on 11 February 2006 |
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10. “Bridges & Aesthetics” by Dr V K Raina on 13 May 2006 |
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11. “Structural Health Monitoring: Technological Issues & Challenges” by Dr Suresh Bhalla & Dr Rupali Suresh on 9 Sep 2006 |
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12. “Modern Steel Construction for Building in USA, Case Studies & Lesson Learnt - Structural Engineer View Point” by Mr Kirit N Shah, District Structural Engineers, Sacramento, California, USA on 4 Dec 2006 |
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13. “Planning & Design of Signature Bridge at Wazirabad” by Mr Jose Kurian, Chief Engineer, DTTDC on 27 Apr 2007 |
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14. “Green Building” by Ms Minnin Mehrotra, Research Associate, Centre for Research on Sustainable Building Science at TERI on 20 Jul 2007 |
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15. “Sustainability, Global Warming And The Structure Engineer” by Mr T P Singh, Director (R&D), Construction Research Centre on 17 Aug 2007 |
PRESENTATIONS ON
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1. “Fibre Wraps” by Reliance Industries on 03 November 2004 |
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2. “Ready Mix Concrete(RMC)” by Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd on 18 December
2004 |
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3. “Hollow Structurals” by TISCO on 22 December 2004 |
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4. “Fire Proofing and Protection of Steel Structures” by Mr Dipak Mistry and “Usage
of Synthetic Fibres in Construction Industry” by Mr John Brown on 02 December
2005 |
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5. “BASF Construction Chemicals P Ltd” on 18 November
2006 |
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6. “Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety (CROSS)” by Mr Alastair Soane, Director (CROSS) on 30 March 2007 |
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7. “PFEIFER building Systems” by Ms Ruby Manik on 10 July
2007 |
Participation in International Exhibition
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1. KNOWLEDGE SESSION on Interface Between Structural Engineering & Construction Industry on 28 April 2005 during the ICON-2005 Exhibition ( 26-28 April 2005) |
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2. KNOWLEDGE SESSION on Interface Between Structural Engineering, Construction Industry and Contracting on 04 May 2005 during the ICON-2006 Exhibition ( 2-4 May 2005) |
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3. AEC Expo 2005, Mumbai in December 2005 & in September 2007 |
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4. Economic Times ACE-TECH 2006 International Exhibition on Architecture, Construction & Engineering in Mumbai in November 2006 |
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5. Expo on Facades & Roofing Solutions in Hyderabad in December 2006 |
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6. AEC World Expo & Conference, in Mumbai, 27-30 September 2007 |
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7. Economic Times ACE-Tech International Exhibition & Symposium on Architecture, Construction and Engineering, Mumbai, 1-5 November 2007 |
Students Essay Competition
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1. “The Exiciting World of Engineering” in 2005-06 |
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1. “The Structural Engineers and the Society” in 2006-07 |
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