WORKSHOP ON CEMENT CONCRETE ROADS

Friday, 02 May 2008

Organised by

Cement Manufacturers’ Association

&

National Council for Cement and Building Materials

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

0900 h Registration

1000 h Inaugural Session (Click to see)

1100 h Informal Get-together

1130 h Technical Session I

Design and Construction of Concrete Roads

· Concrete Roads for Durable Highways and Sustainable Rural Connectivity

– Shri Bageshwar Prasad, CMA

· Specifications and Design of Cement Concrete Roads

– Shri M C Venkatesha, LR Kadiyali & Associates

· Construction Technology and Equipment including Use of Ready Mix Concrete

– Shri R K Jain, Consultant

1315 h Lunch

1400 h Technical Session II

Quality Assurance & New Technologies for Concrete Roads

· Use of Blended Cements and Fly Ash including High Volume Fly Ash and other Admixtures

– Shri R C Wason, NCB

· New Technologies like Ultra Thin White Topping, Roller Compacted Concrete and Fibre Reinforced Concrete

- Shri R K Jain, Consultant

· Testing, Evaluation and Maintenance of Rigid Pavements

- Shri Satander Kumar, CRRI

· Case Study

- Shri P L Bongirwar, Adviser, Mumbai-Pune Expressway

1615 h Tea / Coffee

1630 h Panel Discussion and Recommendations

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