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Honshu, Japan recently. Amidst live footage and by the minute reports on
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Vice-Chairman
Japan's battle to control its nuclear radiation, most tracking the story failed K G K Moorthy
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what possibly could have ended up being right at the top of David B. Hall's Director Editorial, Construction Chemicals
list of world's greatest disasters. It's worth mentioning that the quake, Dr. Y P Kapoor
which hit Japan on 11th March (4th most destructive ever to have been Editor-in-Charge
Ravi Damodaran
recorded in human history) has been responsible for relatively a lower
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death toll when compared to the quake that hit Haiti last year. Nigel Narayan
Reports made available by US geological survey led many to believe that Head - Content Development CE,
Infrastructure & Environment
the event was cataclysmic enough to cause profound damage to Sadagopan Seshadri
buildings vis-à-vis large scale human casualties. However, it was payback Contributors
time for Japan's high engineering standard and stringent building codes, Bhavani Balakrishna, Saadat Ali, Sanjay
which came to the rescue of millions, hold up in structures close to the Staff Correspondent
epicenter. What made the difference was the commitment of the Japanese M.K. Prabhakar
policy makers to enforce earthquake-resistant building technology unlike Vice President Marketing
H. Usha Devi
Haiti, which lacked a government capable of compliance to implement
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Builders and government regulators world over should learn from Japan Credit Controller
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and ensure global standards of construction is applied to protect their
Finance
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practice pays. Look how well it did for Japan. Manager Digital Production
K. Sravanthi Kiran
Back home Pranab Mukerjee's 2011-12 budget presented earlier this
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infrastructure estimated at Rs 2, 14,000 Cr an increase of over 23% from Rs S. Nithiyanandam
1, 73,000 Cr during 2010-11, providing 48.5% of the plan allocation. The Production Manager
budget has also proposed to provide the much needed foreign investment Caroline D'sylva
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R. Anand
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Eventful Month
March has been yet another eventful month for team MB. We quite literally had
our hands full with key industry events that had been lined up in quick
succession. With the country in the midst of its largest ever infrastructure
development spree our editorial team as ever was at the forefront, reporting
the proceedings.
Henry Ford had once famously said, “Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress. Working together is success”. There could be
no better example of what teamwork can achieve than team MB. Reaching
milestones through teamwork has been the primary reason for our success,
over the years. The recognition of our ability to accomplish as a team came to
limelight with the announcement of the CIDC 'Vishwakarma' Awards that were
presented in a glittering function held at New Delhi on March 7th, 2011. While
Editor-in-Chief K.P. Pradeep bagged the “Best Journalist” award, Sub-Editor
Nigel Narayan accepted the “Best News Magazine” award on behalf of the
entire team.
As part of our ever growing presence as official media partner for major
industry related events, I had the opportunity this month to attend the 2nd
FICCI International Conference on Construction Chemicals “Construction
Chemicals Conclave 2011” held in Hotel Le Meridian, Bengaluru from
February 17-18, 2011. The virtual 'who's who' of the construction chemicals
industry was present during the occasion. A series of paper presentations by
industry experts covered an entire gamut of topics related to the construction
chemicals industry. This is one particular industry vertical, which is all set to
boom in the coming few years, with rising emphasis on sustainable building
strategies.
Talking about construction chemicals I'm delighted to announce that
Dr.Y.P. Kapoor, (a doyen in the domain he serves) will be joining me on the
board of MB as Editorial Director, Construction Chemicals with effect from 1st
April 2011.Dr. Kapoor, an experienced Admixture Specialist and Concrete
Technologist has been earlier associated with the Fosroc International, Kuwait
British Ready-mix Company, Ready-mix Beton, Qatar besides being part of
several landmark projects in the UAE. It is indeed an honour and privilege for
the entire team at MB, to have someone of Dr. Kapoor's stature joining us.
MB has been playing an increasingly prominent role in several industry-
academic platforms such as the BAI, ICI, ACCE, IEI, INSTRUCT etc. One such
very important forum, where MB is playing a crucial role is the Structural
Engineers World Congress (SEWC). It is a matter of pride for us to announce
that our Editor-in-Chief a key member in the Governing Council of SEWC has
been chosen as the Editor of the prestigious 'International Journal of SEWC'.
As the official media partner and an integral part of the forthcoming SEWC
2011 conference to be held in Como-Cernobbio, Italy our award winning
editorial team shall report on the deliberations.
Before concluding, I also would like to thank all those in the academy and the
industry for responding to our call to be part of the immensely successful XXIV
All India Builder's Convention that concluded recently at Chennai. The
technical session of the event headed by our Editor-in-Chief saw quiet a few
intresting presentations, which broadened the vision and enhanced the
capabilities of the delegates.
K.G.K.Moorthy | Vice-Chairman
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Contents
Editor's Comment.......................14
PEB: An Industry Analysis News & Events............................24

Pre-Engineered Building: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Construction E-Scape.....................................226
Technique Set to Rule the Roost
M.K. Prabhakar 46
46 PEB: An Industry Analysis
Pre-Engineered Building: Cost-Effective and Sustainable
108 Roofing: Material Focus
Zinc Roofing: Sustainable Roofing Option
Construction Technique Set to Rule the Roost Comes Back into Limelight
M.K. Prabhakar
M.K. Prabhakar
54 Portable Architecture 116 Profile

G.V.Engineering & Co: Offering Top of the line PEB Solutions
Portable Modular Buildings!
Bhavani Balakrishna Raja Gana Nathar B.E.,M.K.S.E, Managing Director,
G.V.Engineering & Co
64 Modular Building and LEED®

Modular Building and the USGBC's LEED™ 120 Industry Analysis
Construction Chemicals: Building Blocks of Quality
Special Correspondent Sadagopan Seshadri, Chief - Content Development,
CE - Infrastructure - Environment
78 Corrosion Control
Galvanic Corrosion 124 Reflective Signage
Technology - A Key to Safer Roads
R.K. Luther, Managing Director, M/s Atul Fastners Ltd.
128 Seismic Performance

82 Industry Analysis
Roofing Industry: Diverse Product Range Drives Demand
Comparison of Various Methods Including Time History
Analysis in Seismic Performance Evaluation of RC Frames
Shah B. A. Associate Professor, Applied Mechanics Department,
M.K. Prabhakar
The M. S. University of Baroda
Patodi S. C. Professor, Civil Engineering Department,
Parul Institute of Engg. & Tech., Limda, Baroda
92 Standing Seam Roof

Metal Standing Seam Roof Systems:
Going from Strength to Strength
140 Asphalt Recycling
Fractionation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement the way to
Sadagopan Seshadri, Chief - Content Development, Achieve Higher Percentages of Use
CE - Infrastructure - Environment John D'Angelo Ph.D. P.E.,
102 Cool Roof Coatings

Versatile Coatings for Today's Roof Systems
146 Construction Awards
3rd CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2011: A Recognition of Notable
Achal Narayanan achievements and Standards of Excellence
108
54 92 140

JK Cements Ltd
Contents
148 Thermal Insulation

Thermatek Thermal Barriers Offering the Complete Range of
191 Ammann Group: The Road Construction Equipment Specialist
has Big Plans for India
Cool- Roof Products
194 M&IG (A producer of Russian industrial machines CHETRA)

150 Rock Foundation: Case Study
Innovative Construction Techniques for Rock Foundation
Treatment and Quality Assurance of Salma Dam Project,
Announces Plans for Production Unit at the
bC India 2011 Show
Afghanistan - A Case Study

R.B.Shivali1, Senior Research Officer K.S.Jamwal2, Ex. DDG, GSI
A.N.N.Prasad3, Project Director Amar Kumar4, General Manager (P)
R.K.Gupta5, C.M.D. 1 - CSMRS, New Delhi and deputation to WAPCOS Ltd. at
198 DMI Engineering & Manufacturing Co Ltd:
Superior Technology and Service Enable DMI to Stay Ahead
Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan 2 - Geological Survey of India and,
3-5 - WAPCOS Ltd. at Salma Dam Project, Afghanistan
201 Greaves Cotton Launches Premium Range of

Construction Equipment at bC India 2011 Show
168 Steel: Roving Seminar
TRMA Launches Crusade for 'Proper Steel Reinforcement'
203 Manitowoc Emphasizes Commitment to Indian Market at
bC India 2011 Show
172 Student Interaction
Stimulus 2011 A Truly Invigorating Experience for Civil
Engineering Students
204 KAMAZ Vectra Showcases Russian Trucks of European Quality
for India
174 Roundtable
Concrete Roads & White Toppings:
Hold Immense Possibilities for India 206 PALFINGER Launches Stiff Boom Crane at bC India 2011 Show
175 Communication Feature

To Make Good Things Even Better 210 Putzmeister - Showcasing a Wide Range of Products for the
Indian Market
177 Interaction
Lucky International Tensile Fabric Roofing Specialist
Raises the Bar Higher
214 REL-CED forays into Foundation Equipment - Launches
“CF” Series Piling Rigs at bC India Show
180 Site Report

Site Report - MARINI MAC 200 - State of-the-art
Efficiency Delivered
216 SCHWING Stetter India Unveils Two New Concrete Pumps at
bC India Show
182 BC 2011: Post Event Report

bC India 2011 gets a Thumbs-up from CE Industry 219 TIL - The Growth Story Continues
188 Ajax Fiori: One on-one with Mr.K.Vijay, Managing Director,

Ajax Fiori at the bC India 2011 Show
222 Volvo Drives Home the Fuel Efficiency Message at
bC India 2011 Show
201 The Masterbuilder / equip Supplement, Volume 13, No.2, 2011
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CORRIGENDUM
Under the Section 'Overview'' the profile of M/s Aquarius Engineers Pvt.Ltd should
read: Aquarius Engineers is a leading manufacturer and exporter of concrete
equipments. The company represents Gomaco, USA in India for its complete range
of slip form pavers curbing machines. Equipments manufactured by Aquarius are
182
designed and built to maximize workers' safety at all times, whatever the situation.
Aquarius also renders turnkey solutions from concept to commissioning of
Concrete Batching Plants.

Contents
Advertisers Index______________________
A JSW Serverfield Sleek Boards India Ltd 69
ACC Ltd 7 Structures Ltd Back inner Sohan Lal Gupta 139
Action Construction L Soilmec Foundation Equipment
Equipment Ltd 95, 97, 99 Lipi Polymers Pvt.Ltd 33 P.Ltd 23
Apollo Infratech Pvt.Ltd 25,31 Liugong India Pvt.Ltd 89 Speedcrafts Ltd 161
Aquarius Engineers Pvt.Ltd Gatefold Lucky International Front inner (1) SSA Techno Construction Pvt. Ltd. 215
Asons Enterprise 153 M STA Concrete Flooring
Atul Fasteners Ltd 57 Maco Coporation India Pvt.Ltd 185 Solutions 81, 127
B Mangalore Chemical Fertilisers 61 STP Ltd 125
Bomanite India 105 Metecno India Pvt.Ltd Front inner (2) Structural Engineers World
Bridge Seminar 199 MM Castings (P) Ltd 119 Congress (SEWC) 208,209
C N T
Cemseal System & Sales (Webac) 179 Nicomac Doors Pvt. Ltd 189 Tac System Formwork Sdn Bhd 111
Cerachem Pvt.Ltd 133 Nina Concrete Systems Technokolla 71
Chetra Machinery India Pvt.Ltd 35 Pvt.Ltd 79, 115,131 Techny Chemy 12
Cipy Polyurethanes Pvt.Ltd 67 P Texsa India Ltd 45
Columbia Pakona Engineering Pennar Engineered Building The Masterbuilder Corporate Ad 193
Pvt.Ltd 179 Systems Ltd 75 The Masterbuilder Subscription
Cosmos Construction Machineries Pioneer India 195 Form 213
& Equip.Pvt.Ltd 167
PNP Polytex Pvt.Ltd 13 The Supreme Industries Ltd 39
Cosmos Sales Corporation 145
Putzmeister Concrete Machines Thermatek 53
D Pvt.Ltd 37
Dow Corning India Pvt.Ltd 43 Thermoshield India (P) Ltd 189
R
E Toshniwal Systems & Instruments
Ramtec 195
Ermotec International Pvt.Ltd 195,225 Pvt.Ltd 175
Razon Engineering Company
Esquire -CMAC Pvt.Ltd 159, 165 P.Ltd 101 Transweigh (India) Limited 27
F Realm Intermediates (P) Ltd 51,185 Truevents, Singapore 217
Fayat India 8 Reliance Industries Ltd 171 U
G Relyon Facility Services 215 Unisteel Engineering Works 135
Gandhi Automations Pvt.Ltd 11 Revathi Equipment Ltd 91 Universal Construction
Greaves Cotton Ltd 10 Richa Industries Ltd 9 Machinery 86,87,107
GV Engineering & Co., 117 Rockwool (India) Ltd 49 V
H Roof India Exhibition 221 Venus Equipments And Tools
H & K Rolling Mill Engineers Pvt.Ltd 15 S Pvt. Ltd. 155
Hess Concrete Machinery Schwing Stetter (India) Pvt.Ltd 29 Viki Industries (P) Ltd 143
India Pvt.Ltd Front cover (2) Seven Hills Safety Equipments and W
J Systems (P) Limited 215 Wirtgen India Pvt.Ltd 17
Jindal Aluminium 123 Sika India Pvt.Ltd 59 Z
JK Cements Ltd 19 Silicone Concepts Int'l.Pvt.Ltd 63 Zamil Steel Buildings
JK Works Bharuch (Guj) 149 SKG Equipments Pvt. Ltd. 225 India.Pvt.Ltd Back Cover
The Masterbuilder - March 2011 21

Contents
Advertisers Index / Classification_________

Aluminium Excavator Attachments Lucky International Front Inner (1)
Jindal Aluminium 123 Ermotec International Pvt.Ltd 195,225 Metecno India Pvt.Ltd Front Inner (2)
Pioneer India 195
Cement Manufacturers Exhibition PNP Polytex Pvt.Ltd 13
ACC Ltd 7 Roof India Exhibition 221 Realm Intermediates (P) Ltd 51,185
JK Cements Ltd 19 Richa Industries Ltd 9
Facility Services Sika India Pvt.Ltd 59
Concrete Block Making Machinery Relyon Facility Services 215 Texsa India Ltd 45
Columbia Pakona Engineering Pvt.Ltd 179 Thermatek 53
Hess Concrete Machinery India Fire and safety Equipments Thermoshield India (P) Ltd 189
Pvt.Ltd Front Cover (2) Seven Hills Safety Equipments and Systems Zamil Steel Buildings India.Pvt.Ltd Back Cover
(P) Limited 215
Concrete Pipes Roofing fastners
Apollo Infratech Pvt.Ltd 25,31 Flooring Asons Enterprise 153
Bomanite India 105 Atul Fasteners Ltd 57
Concrete Pump Manufacturers Cipy Polyurethanes Pvt.Ltd 67 Realm Intermediates (P) Ltd 51,185
Putzmeister Concrete Machines Pvt.Ltd 37 Reliance Industries Ltd 171 Sohan Lal Gupta 139
Schwing Stetter (India) Pvt.Ltd 29 STA Concrete Flooring Solutions 81, 127
Rubber MDF
Construction chemicals Formwork Sleek Boards India Ltd 69
Cemseal System & Sales (Webac) 179 Tac System Formwork Sdn Bhd 111
Cerachem Pvt.Ltd 133 Scaffolding
Mangalore Chemical Fertilisers 61 Foundation Equipment Cosmos Construction Machineries
Nina Concrete Systems Pvt.Ltd 79, 115,131 Soilmec Foundation Equipment P.Ltd 23 & Equipment Pvt.Ltd 167
Technokolla 71
Green Building Materials Seminar
Construction Equipment & Ramtec 195 Bridge Seminar 199
Machinery Thermatek 53
Action Construction Equipment Ltd 95, 97, 99 Thermoshield India (P) Ltd 189 Steel Structures
Apollo Infratech Pvt.Ltd 25,31 JSW Serverfield Structures Ltd Back Inner
Aquarius Engineers Pvt.Ltd Gatefold Green Building System
Chetra Machinery India Pvt.Ltd 35 Pennar Engineered Building Systems Ltd 75 Tensile Membrane
Cosmos Sales Corporation 145 Lucky International Front Inner (1)
Fayat India 8 Material Handling Equipments
Greaves Cotton Ltd 10 Esquire -CMAC Pvt.Ltd 159, 165 Thermal insulation
Liugong India Pvt.Ltd 89 JK Works Bharuch (Guj) 149 Rockwool (India) Ltd 49
Revathi Equipment Ltd 91 Maco Coporation India Pvt.Ltd 185
Schwing Stetter (India) Pvt.Ltd 29 TMT
SKG Equipments Pvt. Ltd. 225 OEM Suppliers Viki Industries (P) Ltd 143
Speedcrafts Ltd 161 MM Castings (P) Ltd 119
Toshniwal Systems & Instruments Pvt.Ltd 175 TMT-Technology Suppliers
Transweigh (India) Limited 27 Particle Board H & K Rolling Mill Engineers Pvt.Ltd 15
Unisteel Engineering Works 135 Sleek Boards India Ltd 69
Universal Construction Machinery Turbine ventilators
& Equipment Ltd 86,87,107 PEB PNP Polytex Pvt.Ltd 13
Venus Equipments And Tools Pvt. Ltd. 155 GV Engineering & Co., 117
Wirtgen India Pvt.Ltd 17 Pennar Engineered Building Systems Ltd 75 Waterproofing
Pioneer India 195 Cemseal System & Sales (Webac) 179
Doors-Automatic Richa Industries Ltd 9 Cerachem Pvt.Ltd 133
Gandhi Automations Pvt.Ltd 11 Zamil Steel Buildings India.Pvt.Ltd Back Cover Dow Corning India Pvt.Ltd 43
Nicomac Doors Pvt. Ltd 189 Nina Concrete Systems Pvt.Ltd 79, 115,131
Repair & Rehabilation Sika India Pvt.Ltd 59
Dozers Nina Concrete Systems Pvt.Ltd 79, 115,131 Silicone Concepts Int'l.Pvt.Ltd 63
Chetra Machinery India Pvt.Ltd 35 Razon Engineering Company P.Ltd 101 SSA Techno Construction Pvt. Ltd. 215
STP Ltd 125
Events Roofing The Supreme Industries Ltd 39
Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC) 208,209 GV Engineering & Co., 117 Technokolla 71
Truevents, Singapore 217 Lipi Polymers Pvt.Ltd 33 Techny Chemy 12

Soilmec Foundation Equipment P.Ltd
News & Events MB
Link -Belt to debut Stanley Hydraulic Tools, which is The cab consists of a standard
a leading name in the demolition joystick pilog control system. Tow
New Crane Operating industry, has announced the launch hitch and rear bumper are standards
System at ConExpo 2011 of two new attachments a 1,995 kg in the machine.
LaBountay MDP20R demolition
The ConExpo event in Las Vegas processor that is designed for use on A Monstrous
to be held shortly will see Link-Belt 18 to 25 tonne carriers and the MB05
introduce a new crane operating three-in-one breaker that is designed Demolition Machine
system called 'Link-Belt Pulse'. The for use on skid steer loaders and mini A new monster demolition exca-
excavators. vator has been jointly developed by
The new pulveriser features the Kocurek Excavators Limited and
use of LaBounty's swift-lock process Heavy Decom International. Recent
and the tool designed for tough times have seen several innovations
working conditions. According to in the field of earthmoving equip-
the company the pulveriser offers one ment, and this is one more example
of the highest power-to-weights - in pushing the envelope, as far as
ratios in its class, which in turn modifications go in this heavy earth-
results in safety and greater stability moving equipment.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
of the carrier.
system comes with self-diagnostic The company has been in the fore-
capabilities and helps in continuous front when it comes to introduction
monitoring of multiple crane func- of new technology products in the
tions. demolition equipment domain.
The company will be providing Tough Mustang 3300V
comprehensive customer support for
the newly designed system that has Skid Steer Loader Creates The machine has been developed
been completely designed in-house Ripples in the Market specifically for high reach demoli-
according to the company. According tion, a field which is dictating the
to the company, the system has been The Mustang 3300 V skid steer
trends, as far as demolition attach-
designed based on extensive loader has been creating news right
ments and equipment are concerned.
customer input. from the day it was launched in the
The unit is built on a Hitachi
market. Featuring a vertical boom,
EX1200 excavator. The excavator
The system has been designed to the skid steer loader model offers 131
model is considered one of the best
make the operator's job easy. The inches of lift height.
for heavy duty nature of work in
user-friendly interface enables easy
The machine is powered by a 84 construction and demolition sites.
operations which in turn help in
increasing productivity of the crane. horsepower Yanmar Tier III turbo
The new machine is said to have a
engine, which is claimed to be the
maximum reach of 38 metres. One of
New Pulverisers and strongest that is available in its class.
the specialties of the machine is its
The loader also features ergonomic
Breakers from Stanley cab design, which enables increased
ability to handle a variety of exca-
vator attachments with relative ease
productivity of the machine.
for an equipment of its size.
Leica Geo Systems

PowerDigger- A2
Dimensional Guidance
System for Excavators
A host of new software packages,
expected to ease the job of excavator

Apollo Infratech Pvt.Ltd
News & Events MB
operators are flowing into the marke.
One of the latest to hit the market is US Construction Equipment Industry Exports Rise
the PowerDigger 2D guidance After a couple of years of
system which can eliminate over- dull performance the US
excavation and features automatic made construction equip-
elevation and dual slope control. ment export figures have
been pegged at US $ 16.4
billion , which is a rise of 28
percent over the previous
2009 figure. The figures
have been recently released
by the Association of Equip-
ment Manufacturers
(AEM).
The device comes with continent were an encouraging +31
While the exports to
PowerSnap, which allow the operator percent up from the previous year's figure.
Asia grew at + 10 percent,
to swap control panels between a growth of +23 percent With the Obama administration
grade-and-slope and 3D machine was registered in Europe. announcing a stimulus package for infra-
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
controls. The device is expected to The figures for neigh- structure development, domestic sales is
reduce wastage during major excava- bouring South American also expected to receive a boost in 2011.
tion projects.
The system also helps in grade Equipment Sales
checking and reduces rework, which in Italy down to
are sometimes the major reasons
behind project costs overshooting 'Critical' Stage
estimated budgets. If reports of UNACEA, which is
the Italian construction equipment
Mobile Plant with Twin association, are to be believed then
the sales figures have touched “criti-
Shaft Mixer Unveiled cal” levels. The figures fell 8.9
percent in 2010.
Incidentally, this was the third
consecutive year that the figures have
been touching rock bottom, for the
beleaguered economy. According to
industry sources, the sales of almost
every type of construction equip-
ment, including, truck mixers, road
machinery, concrete batching plant
and earthmoving equipment have
fallen down in recent times, in the
aftermath of the global economic
slowdown.
Symbolic of the fall has been the
drastic fall in the sales of mini excava-
tors, which constituted the largest
selling earthmoving equipment in
the country. Several manufacturers in
the country are now looking towards
other markets including India and
China for selling construction equip-
ment.

Transweigh (India) Limited
News & Events MB
POWER SECTOR
Another Project in Orissa land acquisition and environment MoEF clamps down
Runs into Trouble with clearance.
on East Coast Energy
Environment Ministry New Power Projects Yet another power project seems
in Karnataka to have run into trouble for environ-
mental reasons. The Ministry of Envi-
Karnataka is one state that has
ronment and Forests (MoEF) has
been taking several steps to improve
directed the East Coast Energy to
the power situation for rapid indus-
stop the construction of its proposed
trialization. The state has recently
2,640 thermal power project in
signed three power purchase agree-
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, which
ments (PPAs) for not less than 1008
is being opposed by local farmers.
MW.
The ministry has directed the
The deals including a waste to
company in its letter saying “the
energy project, which the state is
ongoing construction work related to
getting ready for these days. NTPC
would be setting up a 4,000 MW
mega coal-based thermal power
INFRASTRUCTURE
plant in Pudimadakka in neigh-

bouring Andhra Pradesh, where
After Posco and a few other Karnataka's share would be 600
projects, it is now the turn of a ` 17, MW.
000 Cr ultra-mega power project to
run into trouble with the Environ- The state would get a share of
ment Ministry. It has been reported 400 MW in the coal-based power
that the project may not see the light project that would be set up by NLC
of the day as the Power Ministry has at Sirkali in Tamil Nadu. The state
not agreed to conditions that were would also have a waste to energy
imposed by the Environment Minis- power project at Manduru village, on
try. the outskirts of Bengaluru.
The former has reportedly not “If this plant is successful, the
agreed to conditions that were government would actively this project be suspended forwith.”
imposed by the former for granting encourage setting up more such The directive follows the incident of
clearance for a coalmine that is plants which would effectively police firing at protestors at
attached along with the project. The handle and dispose municipal solid Kakrapalli village, which is located in
Environment Ministry has granted waste in an environment-friendly the vicinity of the project site.
approval to the project provided and sustainable manner,” the state's
Chief Minister Mr. Yeddyurappa said East Coast Energy though on its
Orissa Power Generation Corpora- website maintained that the “ entire
tion and NTPC give up their respec- on the project.
project land possession and all statu-
tive Majorharpur and Dulaga coal tory approvals have been
blocks which are located in the obtained.”The project had been
vicinity of the project site. approved by the ministry on April 9,
The project is the latest to have 2009, subsequently though, the
got stalled due to issues related to ministry had received a spate of
environment clearance. The state has complaints on the project, following
the dubious distinction of having a which it was decided that the matter
high number of projects which have be looked into by the Expert
been delayed due to issues related to Appraisal Committee (EAC).

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Rail PPP Chugs Will it be Smooth state government fully supports the
project. The government will make a
Along Ever So Slowly Sailing for the Pune provision for the project in the
Metro Project? budget to be presented in March."
Now that the Maharashtra State

Government has approved the Pune
metro rail project, it needs to be seen
whether it would be smooth sailing
for the project or would it be facing
the hurdles that such projects have Congress leader Aba Bagul said
been facing elsewhere.
the metro project will cost ` 2,281
The proposal for the project is crore. While the state would
expected to be forwarded to the contribute 40 percent, the Pune
Central Government for final Municipal Corporation would
approval in another fortnight's time. contribute 10 percent, while the
According to NCP leader Nilesh remaining amount would come from
While the government is always
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Nika, “The chief minister said the private players.

talking about utilizing private
participation to improve the coun-
try's crumbling transport infrastruc- Country's Longest Rail Bridge in Kerala
ture, not much headway seems to
have been actually made in reality.
The projected private investment
of `211, 600 Cr in transport infra-
structure has already been lowered
by 60 percent to `86, 700 Cr in the
current plan period, in which just
over a year remains.
It does not come as a surprise that
the Indian Railways, which has been
opposing privatization for years now,
has been the worst sufferer. The
The longest rail bridge in the construction technology in the form
private investment for Railways has
country has been constructed in of minimal use of cement has been
been slashed by as much as 83
Kerala, where it will connect incorporating as part of the building
percent to ` 8316 Cr from the earlier
Idapalli to Vallarpadam in Kochi. strategy of the bridge.
` 50, 354 Cr by the Planning
The bridge is 4.6 km long and
Commission for this Plan Period. Another highlight of the project
offers key connectivity to the
has been the smooth manner in
The news comes at a time when International Container Trans-
which the land acquisition, often a
several projects in the country are shipment Terminal (ICTT) in Kochi.
contentious issue in India, and partic-
languishing due to lack of funding The bridge has been built at a ularly in Kerala, has been handled.
and the Prime Minister himself has cost of ` 200 crore by the Rail Some innovative ideas were issued for
suggested that the country may soon Vikas Nigam Ltd, in a record time the process and the bridge
see a fresh wave of investment of 28 months. Sustainable constructed in record time.
through the PPP route.

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mentation of world-class facilities at

Dabolin Airport Expansion Project Runs airports.
into Controversies
Last Hurdle for
section of the government
wanting to expand the Mopa Navi Mumbai Airport
airport instead. "The way things Project Cleared
are proceeding, it is being sabo-
taged from inside," Godinho Perhaps the last remaining hurdle
alleged, adding that people for the Navi Mumbai airport project
should be taken into confidence has been cleared with the forest
in the matter. department giving it the go ahead.
The Deputy Conservator of Forests
The Deputy Speaker has of the Alibaug division Mr. Anwar
further said that there is a possi- Ahmed has been quoted in the media
bility that two airports might be saying “I am satisfied with their last
needed by the state in the near replies and have cleared the file at my
Several hurdles seem to have
future. He was not happy with end and will send the file to office of
suddenly sprouted for the Dabolin
the progression of work though
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Airport expansion project in Goa. the Chief Conservator of Forests.

and also alleged that the “naval Getting formal permissions won't be
Recently the Deputy Speaker of the
authorities are creating hurdles in problematic now.”
state Mr. Mauvin Godinho alleged
transferring land.” With the state
that there was a move from “within” The mangroves that surround the
being one of the most important
to sabotage the project. airport project site was the main issue
tourist destinations in the coun-
There has been lot of controversy that had to be addressed by the forest
try, there has been increasing
generated by the move to expand the department after the project had got
demand for airport expansion in
capacity of the Dabolin airport, with a the other necessary clearances from
recent times.
the Centre . The issue of forest clear-
ance had also cropped up due the
Aviation Sector set civil aviation sector. He highlighted
distance between the Karnala Bird
the efforts of the government in
for Unprecedented improving the infrastructure to cope
Sanctuary and the airport.
Growth says PM up with the projected growth in air These issues along with the
transport. delays in getting clearance from the
The boom in air transport has environment ministry had delayed
been described as being “unprece- "I am told that projected growth the project earlier. With the latest
dented” by the Prime Minister of India's aviation sector has a poten- maps showing the distance between
Dr.Manmohan Singh. The Prime tial to absorb investment of over $ the project site and the bird sanc-
Minister had recently after the inau- 120 billion with the attendant job tuary at about 10 km, the last
guration ofthe `289 Cr new Interna- creation for lakhs of people, directly remaining hurdle for the project has
t i o n a l Te r m i n a l a t t h e and indirectly," he said. He also said been cleared.
Thiruvananthapuram International that that government was on a
Airport said that the sector was mission mode when it came to imple- The airport project is considered
projected to absorb investment to the crucial for the metropolis with the
tune of over US $ 120 billion in the existing airport not being able to
next few years. handle the increasing traffic. The
project earlier was cleared by the envi-
The Prime Minister pointed out ronment ministry after a long gap,
how the Centre had been taking a which also saw a period of difference
slew of measures to cope with the of opinion with the civil aviation
huge growth that is projected for the ministry.

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Financial Institution for handling capacity of the country's targeting the Indian port capacity to
ports top the one billion tonne mark. 3.2 billion tonnes by the year 2020.”
Funding Port Projects
While the capacity addition
Planned The Union Shipping Minister Mr.
G.K Vasan observed during the inau- target is laudable, the country still
The Union Shipping Ministry is guration ceremony held recently that needs to do some catching up to do
said to be seriously considering a plan “Today is a golden day in the annals with its neighbour China, which has
to set up a financial institution specif- of Indian maritime history. We are a capacity of around 8 billion tonnes.
ically for funding port projects. The minister added that with the
Massive capacity addition is being three projects car terminal, iron ore
planned for the port sector. terminal and common user terminal,
the country's port capacity has
The long gestation period of mari- reached a capacity of 1.11 billion
time port projects means that banks tonnes a year.
have always been averse to funding
them for a long time now. The repay- The ministry has also been
ment schedule had been the bone of aggressively promoting PPP
contention with banks who felt that ventures for augmenting port
it was too long for their comfort. The capacity in the country. According to
Shipping Ministry is therefore the minister in the last 18 months, 22
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considering setting up a specific new PPP projects to the tune of ` 6,

financial institution especially for the 172 crore have been awarded.
purpose, which would not result in
the asset-liability mismatch.
Kochi's Transshipment Hub Draws Praise
The proposed financial institu-
tion is likely to be set up on similar
from All Quarters
grounds as the India Infrastructure Kochi's transshipment hub,
Finance Company, which has been which is a first of its kind facility
in India, has been drawing praise
from all quarters. The facility will
allow large ships and vessels to
berth, refuel, offload, and upload
cargo, before embarking on their
respective journey paths from the
port.
The opening of the hub is the Secretary, Ministry of Shipping Mr.
set up earlier in the past. The govern- expected to further strengthen K Mohandas, “ This will save cost and
ment is also looking at the option of Kochi's position as one of the time substantially in transportation of
setting up a debt fund for financing most important maritime desti- containers related to export and
major infrastructure projects , with a nations in Asia. The new facility import, as the entire business India had
size of around ` 50,000 Cr. is also expected to improve traffic to conduct at Colombo hub, would now
significantly, especially for cargo take place here.”
Addition of Three Ports containers that are moving from
The facility is being touted as yet
lifts Cargo Handling East Asia to Europe.
another winner from the implementa-
Capacity to 1 Billion Tn The new facility is expected tion of PPP ventures. The hub, once it
to give stiff competition to the gets operation will be able to handle 1
The recent inauguration of three
neighrbouring transshipment million TEU container ships per year in
ports at Ennore Port Ltd has helped
hub at Colombo. According to its first phase.
in increasing the aggregate cargo

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Arunachal Pradesh Plans 2 New Flyovers for

Development of Road Navi Mumbai
Infrastructure Navi Mumbai will soon have two
new flyovers. The Mumbai Metro-
politan Region Development
Authority (MMRDA) is actually plan-
ning four flyovers in Thane and Navi
Mumbai.The tenders for the first two
flyovers valued at ` 90 Cr were issued be widened and improved as part of
recently. The flyovers would be built the project. This move is expected to
on the Mahape Road. The construc-
strengthen the road network in the
tion of the flyover is expected to be
completed within a time period of apple belt. Himachal Pradesh is the
The northeastern state of
two years. largest producer of apples in the country.
Arunachal Pradesh is getting ready
for the development of road infra- The authority is reportedly on the Apart from benefitting the apple
structure in four districts West verge of finalizing the technical growers in the region, the road
Kameng, East Siang, West Siang, details of the flyovers in consultation projects are also expected to boost
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and Changland. The Ministry for tourism in the area.

Development of North Eastern
Region (DoNER) has sanctioned Chidambaram
funds to the tune of ` 69.92 Cr for
the purpose. says Half of India's Road
The money for the project has Budget Wasted
been sanctioned from the Non
The Union Home Minister Mr. P
Lapsable Central Pool of Resources
Chidambaram has said that half of
(NLCPR). With the latest initiatives
the total amount that has been sanc- the budget meant to build good
tioned by the ministry for projects in roads never reaches its target. He
the state now amount to ` 196.7 Cr said that the whole issue was the coun-
in the current financial year, try's “biggest swindle”.
according to an official press release. Mr. Chidambaram gave his views
The release also quoted the with consultants. The flyovers, once during an interview to a leading tele-
DoNER Minister B.K. Handique as completed, will go a long way in vision channel while on a visit to
saying “We have also requested the reducing the traffic problems in the attend the World Economic Forum
Arunachal Pradesh government to increasingly busy Mahape Road. in Davos, Switzerland. He said that
expedite these projects in the greater infrastructure development money
interest of connecting the state with Two New Road Projects was more vulnerable to corruption.
the rest of the country. During this in Himachal Pradesh "Laying roads: this is the biggest
financial year alone, about 80 per swindle in the country. No more than
cent of NLCPR sanctions for Two new road projects, specifi-
cally for the smooth transportation of 50 percent of the contracted amount
Arunachal Pradesh have gone is actually spent on the roads, “he is
towards development of roads and apples have been sanctioned in the
state of Himachal Pradesh. The new reported to have told the television
bridges.” channel. The country had embarked
road projects would entail an invest-
There have been a series of trans- on an ambitious road development
ment outlay of ` 16 crore. project, which had to be subse-
port infrastructure development
initiatives that have been announced The Gumma-Baggi and quently scaled down due to various
for the northeastern states in recent times. Mashobra-Bhekalti stretches would issues.

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attract foreign financing in infra-

Over 52% infra projects running behind schedule structure.” This is a measure that was
says Economic Survey on expected lines.
According to the pre- Mr. Mukherjee said that tax-free

budget Economic Survey, bonds worth ` 5, 000 Cr each will be
over 52 percent of the issued by the port sector and Hudco,
ongoing infrastructure respectively. He also said that the
projects in the country are National Highways Authority of
running behind schedule. India Ltd (NHAI) and Indian Rail-
"As on October, 2010, out of ways Finance Corporation (IRFC)
the 559 projects, 14 are will also issue tax-free bonds of `
ahead of schedule, 117 are 10,000 Cr each.
on schedule, and 293 are Foreign portfolio investment
delayed," the Survey said would be now permitted in SEBI-
quoting the Department of projects have been delayed for up to 36 registered mutual funds as per the
Programme Implementa- months. In the case of power projects it is 20 new budget proposals. The Finance
tion (DPI) data. projects up to 18 months over the targeted Minister has also hiked the FII
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The department moni- time schedule of completion. investment limit by an additional US

tors the progress of projects $20 billion for investment in infra-
In the oil sector the story has been no
costing ` 150 Cr and above related sectors.
different with a total of 16 projects having
on a monthly basis. been reported for overrun up to 16 months. The Indian Infrastructure
According to the survey in The survey also added that “several non- Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) will
the road transport and high- financing" constraints needed to be addressed disburse loans worth around
ways sector alone, 51 in order to avoid the issue. ` 20,000 Cr by the end of this fiscal
for various projects in the infrastruc-
Slew of Measures in 2011-12 said that the government ture sector. The minister also added
was planning to spend ` 2.14 lakh Cr that cold storage chains would be
Union Budget 2011-12 to as budgetary support for the infra- given infrastructure status.
Spur Infrastructure structure sector in 2011-12. Industry Analysts
Investment Happy with Infra
Realizing the importance of infra- Focus in Budget
structure development in sustaining An increasing focus on infrastruc-
the economic growth rate, the ture development has been the high-
Finance Minister Mr. Pranab light of the progress that the country
Mukherjee has announced a slew of has made in recent times. The
measures to boost investment in the government is increasingly realizing
all-important infrastructure sector. that infrastructural development is
The measures include extending of the key to sustaining the pace of
income-tax exemption on tax saving economic growth.
infrastructure bonds up to a
The Finance Minister also said Industry experts in the past have
maximum of ` 20,000 Cr for one
that the government was planning to blamed the rickety infrastructure in
more year and issuance of tax-free
set up an infra debt fund to promote the country for not being able to
bonds worth ` 30,000 Cr.
foreign investment in the infrastruc- achieve double digit economic
The Finance Minister while ture sector. “We will introduce growth, an area where they cite the
presenting the Union Budget for special infrastructure debt funds to example of neighbouring China,

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which is said to be at least a decade major water treatment project, would have to come from the private
ahead when it comes to infrastruc- which would be set up in Kharagpur, sector.
ture in the country. in Munger district in the state.
"There is urgent need to stream-
The project would be awarded on line land acquisition and environ-
a turnkey basis by the Public Health ment clearance for infrastructure
Engineering Department of the projects. A national forest land bank,
Bihar state government. According with clear paperwork and titles,
to press reports the project has been could significantly reduce the
bagged by Punj Lloyd, the infra- approval time for forest clearances,"
structure and construction major. the survey went on to add about the
potential problems that afflict the
The project once completed will
infrastructure sector.
enable the supply of 6,224 million
litres of drinking water per day Jairam Ramesh Softens
(MLD) in the village of Khaira, which
has been badly affected by fluoride Stand at GOM Meeting
contamination in water. The scope of
work of the project includes engi-
Several contentious issues seem neering, procurement, construction,
to be slowing down the pace of infra- installation and commissioning of a
structure development in the coun- centralized water treatment plant.
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try. Land acquisition and environ-

mental clearance issues are said to Infra Needs ` 41 lakh Cr
reason for the delay for several Investment says
projects. Similarly frivolous litigation
in terms of public interest litigations Economic Survey The Union Minister for Environ-
is another major headache for policy ment and Forest Mr. Jairam Ramesh
makers in India. has said that he will be “positive”
Industry experts though are towards infrastructure development
hopeful that the budget would have projects, softening his stance during
the necessary stimulus package in it a meeting of the Group of Ministers
to give the much needed boost to the (GoM).He has also assured the team
infrastructure sector this time that he will soon lift the moratorium
around. on 25 areas, a step that will help in
revival of projects that have been
The country's infrastructure stalled due to green concerns.
Major Water Treatment development would need ` 41 lakh "I have assured them that from
Project in Bihar Cr investments in the 12th Plan our Ministry's side, we will adopt a
Bihar is increasingly finding itself period said the Economic Survey, positive attitude," Ramesh told
in the news for all the good reasons. quoting preliminary assessment that reporters after the meeting, which
The state is now getting ready for a was made towards the purpose by the was headed by the Union Finance
Planning Commission. Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee.
"The Planning Commission has The Minister's changing stance
carried out a preliminary assessment had been evident in recent times
of the investment in infrastructure when he head relaxed environment
during the 12th Plan. The projected norms for mega projects like Lavasa
investment requirement would be of and Posco. He also said that he did
the order of ` 40,999,240 Cr (about not intend to “stop the projects”,
USD 1,025 billion)," the Survey said. while maintain that decline in forest
The survey also went on to add that cover is something “which needs to
at least 50 percent of the investment be checked.”

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Low-Cost Housing Loans recent past have resorted to offering would get a floor space index of 3 for
teaser home loans to garner a larger redevelopment. Interestingly the
of `15 lakh to get share of the market. decision was actually taken by the
1 % Interest Sop According to reports, NHB is
preceding Chief Minister Mr. Ashok
Chavan and the present incumbent
likely to listen to the arguments of
had put it on hold till now.
housing financing companies and
then take a decision on the same. The ratio of the built-up area to
With the realty market, especially the total area of the plot is the FSI of a
the growth rate of residential projects building. Till this decision was taken
not picking up pace, developers the FSI for old buildings in the city
around the country had also been was 2.5. With the hike in the FSI to
putting pressure on banks to come 3, developers are expecting a frenzied
out with attractive housing finance activity in the realty sector in the city.
schemes for buyers.
An Exclusive Housing
Project for Senior Citizens
In an effort to unlock the poten-
tial of low-cost housing in the coun-
try, the government in the Union
Budget 2011-12 has announced that
housing loans of ` 15 lakhs would be
eligible for a 1 percent interest
subsidy. The move is expected to give Buyers too on their part have
POLICY
a boost to the sector. been anticipating favorable market

conditions for almost a year now.
The Union Finance Minister
They are expected to have some relief
Pranab Mukherjee in his Budget
after the budget session, which An ` 125 crore housing project
speech said that he is liberalizing the
according to top industry experts is has been launched by M R and Asso-
existing scheme of one percent
expected to bring some cheer to the ciates and Promoters India Ltd,
interest subvention on housing loans
realty sector. exclusively for senior citizens. The
up to ` 15 lakhs, where the cost of the
project will consist of 120 apart-
house does not exceed ` 25 lakh. Redevelopment FSI ments.
"To further stimulate the growth Hiked in Mumbai The company according to its
in housing sector, I am liberalizing
the existing scheme of interest C h a i r m a n
subvention on 1 per cent on housing Mr.D.MurugaRamanathan would be
loans by extending housing loan up targeting NRIs, for whom their rela-
to ` 15 lakh where the cost of the tives or aged parents can be taken
house does not exceed ` 25 lakh, care off in a secure and comfortable
from the present limit of ` 10 lakh atmosphere. The apartment units in
and 20 lakh respectively," Mr. the project would be priced between
Mukherjee said during his speech. ` 50 lakh and ` 75 lakh. The villas
however would cost upwards of ` 1
Relaxed Norms for The FSI for the redevelopment of
crore.
old and dilapidated buildings in
Teaser Home Loans Likely Mumbai has been hiked. The Chief The housing units will come with
Minister of Maharashtra Mr. all modern amenities including, lush
The National Housing Bank
Prithviraj Chavan cleared the deci- greenery, garden, complete with
(NHB) which is also a regulatory
sion recently. medicinal plants. The project is
body is likely to revise its earlier
direction on higher provisioning of According to the decision, old expected to be completed in two
teaser loans. Several banks in the buildings developed before 1969 years, Mr. Ramanathan added.

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Pre-Engineered Building
Cost-Effective and Sustainable Construction Technique Set to Rule the Roost
M.K. Prabhakar, Staff Correspondent
T he Pre-Engineered Building
(PEB) technology, although
widely used in other parts of the
world, is a relatively new concept in
India. PEB systems made an entry into
can be valued at approx: Rs. 2500
Crores”says Mr. Sureet Chatterjee,
Chief Marketing & Business Develop-
ment, Tata BlueScope Steel, a leading
player in the PEB domain. The rise in
Exponential Growth
The acceptance of PEB systems by
the Indian construction industry has
meant that a host of manufacturers are
now vying for the market share. The
the Indian construction arena in the demand for steel in the construction intense competition in the market has
1990s and since then there has been no industry is being directly attributed to also been responsible for product inno-
looking back for this particular indus- the increase in the popularity of PEB sys- vations. Several big players such as Tata
try. The technology has been making tems. It is still early days though, with BlueScope, Pennar Engineered Build-
rapid inroads becoming part and parcel PEB accounting for an estimated 0.5 ing Systems Ltd, Loya Constructions Pvt
of construction projects around the Mn ton of the total steel that is con- Ltd , Interarch, Metaltech Construc-
country. The reputation of PEB-based sumed by the construction industry. To tions Pvt Ltd , Era Buildsys, Zamil Steel
construction as a quicker, efficient, cost put things into perspective one, just and United Steel & Structurals (P) Ltd ,
effective and sustainable method of needs to compare the per capita steel to mention only a few have been cater-
construction has meant that it has consumption of India with that of ing to the increasing demand for PEB
become a preferred technique in China. While the figure hovers around systems around the country. That cli-
today's world of demanding deadlines. the 40 kg mark for India, it is over 270 ents are accepting the new technology
The PEB industry is estimated to be kg in the case of the latter. With is aptly summed up by Mr.R.Elangovan,
growing at a compound rate of 25 to 35 increasing awareness about PEB, the CEO, Metaltech Constructions Pvt Ltd,
percent, in the recent past. “The Pre- scenario is set for a gradual but definite when he explained, “The market for
engineered Buildings market in India change. metal buildings in the country is grow-

PEB: An Industry Analysis
door fuel stations with canopies,

metro rail, high-rise industrial building
projects and railway projects.” The ver-
satility of applications is in fact the rea-
son behind increased use of PEB tech-
nique in infrastructure projects.
Giving additional insights into the
versatility of the applications
Mr.P.V.Rao, Executive Director of
Pennar Engineered Building Systems
Ltd, said “These Pre-Engineered build- “The Pre-engineered Buildings
market in India can be valued at
ings can help the end users whose
approx: Rs. 2500 crores”
requirement is to have buildings with
large spans, higher bay spacing, factory Sureet Chatterjee
made quality, over head cranes, multi- Chief Marketing & Business Development,
storied construction, architectural ver- Tata BlueScope Steel
satility, speed of construction etc.”
construct, being light weight and
With widespread research and devel-
consisting of standard sections and con-
opment going on, there are some
nections. This saves erection cost and
major breakthroughs expected, which
time. Erection is typically 20 percent
could further widen the application of
higher in the case of conventional steel
PEB systems.
buildings. Moreover, basic designs can
Lower Life Cycle Cost be used over and over again in the case
of PEBs, leading to additional cost sav-
The fact that PEB technology
ings.
enables lower life cycle cost vis-à-vis
ing at a healthy rate of more than 15 conventional steel buildings is another Contrary to popular perception, out-
percent. With the numerous advan- factor that is driving up the volume of standing architectural design can be
tages that PEB systems offer over con- sales. The foundation for one is easy to achieved using PEBs. Additionally, PEB
ventional construction, builders in
India too would gradually begin to
accept and promote them in the near
future. The growth is already there for
everyone to see.”
Several sectors are driving the
growth for PEB systems in the country.
Going into the details of applications
Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Senior Vice
President (Sales & Marketing), Era
Buildsys, remarked, “ PEB systems are
not confined to industrial and ware-
housing but have gained diverse appli-
cations such as in , industrial power gen-
eration buildings, aviation hangars,
industrial sheds, steel buildings and
cement boiler support plant structures,
cold storage facilities, stadiums, out Erection of Industrial Pre-Engineered Building

Pre-Engineered Building: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Construction Technique Set to Rule the Roost
erection and installation of PEB systems.

Use of industry-specific software is
another major reason for the growth in
PEB structures. The use of specialized
software enables correction and modi-
fications before the erection and instal-
lation process, which is not a possibility
with conventional construction meth-
ods. Interarch, another leading player
in the PEB domain, for example, uses
MBS for design of Primary and Second-
Pre-Engineered Stadia
systems can be designed keeping in Chief Marketing & Business Develop-

mind future expansion plans. Since a ment, Tata BlueScope, “Tata BlueScope
single supplier can coordinate all facets Building Solutions division offers the
including, design, erection, and instal- BUTLER™ Building System and
lation, superior after sales service is ECOBUILD™ Building System, which are
another aspect that is virtually assured complete PEB solutions. The company
“The market for metal buildings in
with PEB technology. provides complete solutions for PEB the country is growing at a healthy
needs, right from design to erection.” rate of more than 15 percent. With
Complete Package
Companies are increasingly focusing their the numerous advantages that PEB
Manufacturers are now focusing on marketing strategy on offering a com- systems offer over conventional
offering the entire gamut of services construction, builders in India too
plete package, which takes care of the
would gradually begin to accept
from sales right to erection and installa- client's requirement, right from selec- and promote them in the near
tion. Observed Mr.Sureet Chatterjee, tion of the right solution to the final future. The growth is already there
for everyone to see.”
R.Elangovan
CEO, Metaltech Constructions Pvt Ltd
ary systems. The software has been tai-

lored to accommodate the company's
standard inventory.STAAD Pro is also
used by the company for special frame
designs. These tools helps us in very
fast preparation of elaborate and self-
explanatory design calculations and
are very convenient for checking and
approvals by the consultants and third
party institutions. Changes and revi-
sions can be accommodated and
attended quickly as per the end user
Screen Shot of Pre-Engineered Building Design in progres
requirements. Detailing and shop draw-

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ductivity.” Intense competition has

meant that companies are now focus-
ing their research and development
activities towards offering PEB solu-
tions that offer a quicker return on
investment.
The 'Green' Factor
Rising emphasis on sustainable
building strategies has been another
reason for the increasing presence of
Versatile applications: A PEB structure for housing a speed boat garage
ings are prepared using full scale specific innovations in their product
Autocad drawings , to ensure error free range Mr.Anil Kumar Sharma, Senior
releases and all the Part Marks, Bill of Vice President (Sales & Marketing), Era
Material and Shippers are monitored Buildsys said, “Usage of latest software
using in-house techniques and the technology with forward integration “PEB systems are not confined to
interfacing with the latest ERP software for direct loading to production lines industrial and warehousing but
SAP. This helps in detailed explanation with state of art fully automatic and have gained diverse applications
semi automatic cutting, welding, such as in, industrial power
to the end users, about all the items generation buildings, aviation
related to their projects and also for straightening, shot blasting and paint- hangars, industrial sheds, steel
invoicing and bill certification pur- ing line is our strength. This reduces fab- buildings and cement boiler support
poses. rication errors and ensures delivery of plant structures, cold storage
quality product with high levels of pro- facilities, stadiums, outdoor fuel
Giving details about the usage of stations with canopies, metro rail,
high-rise industrial building projects
and railway projects.”
Anil Kumar Sharma
Senior Vice President (Sales & Marketing),
Era Buildsys,
pre-engineered buildings across the
country. Spelling the reasons for their
range of PEB systems being sustainable
options, Mr.Sunil S.Loya, Managing
Director, Loya Constructions Pvt Ltd
said, “Basic ground line of PEB is 'Opti-
mization'. And optimization is the pos-
sible minimum utilization of the mate-
rials with support of highest degree of
engineering skills. Subsequently PEB
saves a lot of material. Compared to
conventional structures; bay spacings
The durability factor makes PEB systems ideally suited for harsh factory environs
are wider due to which less concrete

Realm Intermediates (P) Ltd
in the form of Pennar Engineered Build-

ing Systems Ltd's state of the art manu-
facturing facility at Sadashivpet, about
50 kms from Hyderabad on the
Mumbai National Highway, which
according to Mr.P.V.Rao, the company's
Executive Director is housed in 23,000
sq m and is “the first factory in India to
get Gold rating from the Indian Green
Buildings Council.”
Challenges
While the industry has been show-
ing a buoyant growth pattern over the
past five years, there are several chal-
lenges that still remain. The ever-
“Basic ground line of PEB is

Factory-built components ensure minimal damage to immediate 'Optimization'. And optimization is
environment during PEB construction process the possible minimum utilization of
the materials with support of highest
foundations are required. It reduces tion activity takes around 50 percent degree of engineering skills.
unnecessary concreting and ultimately less time than with conventional sys- Subsequently PEB saves a lot of
even water. PEBs can be easily relo- tems. Additionally, it reduces pollution material. Compared to
cated using same sections with any while construction takes place. The ven- conventional structures; bay
addition or deletion. Also it can be recy- tilating systems used in PEB are turbo spacings are wider due to which less
concrete foundations are required. It
cled.” He went on to add that construc- ventilating systems which are natural reduces unnecessary concreting and
wind driven. The company also makes ultimately even water. PEBs can be
provisions for transparent skylight, easily relocated using same sections
which promotes energy conservations. with any addition or deletion. Also it
can be recycled.”
Sharing a similar point of view,
Mr.Elangovan of Metaltech Construc- Sunil S.Loya
tions quipped, “Pre-engineered build- Managing Director,
Loya Constructions Pvt Ltd
ings do contribute to the development
of sustainable habitat since there is
increasing steel prices and its notorious
avoidance of materials such as sand,
volatility are among them. With
mud, cement, granite, wood, etc.” All
increasing number of PEB projects,
“These Pre-Engineered buildings these factors directly contribute to
economies of scale are expected to tilt
can help the end users whose development of sustainable habitat,
requirement is to have buildings the balance in favour of manufacturers.
reduction of global warming and pro-
with large spans, higher bay spacing, The continued impetus being provided
tection of the immediate environment,
factory made quality, over head to infrastructure development projects
cranes, multi-storied construction, making PEB construction technique
augers well for the PEB industry. The
architectural versatility, speed of among the preferred choice in today's
unbeatable combination of improved
construction etc.” scenario.
construction speed, cost-effectiveness,
Mr.P.V.Rao Not only is the end-product, even and sustainability makes PEB based con-
Executive Director of the manufacturing process getting struction technique the one to watch
Pennar Engineered Building Systems Ltd
greener. The best example is available out for in the next decade.

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PORTABLE
MODULAR
BUILDINGS! Bhavani Balakrishna
Creative and practical architecture play significant

roles in bringing portable and modular architecture
more into the mainstream. However, to ensure
success, stakeholders like architects and developers
need to educate consumers that portable, modular
construction can score high on aesthetics and
performance while being an eco-friendly and energy
efficient alternative to in-situ construction.

Portable Architecture
W ith the limited availability

of spacious and centrally
located sites, rising mate-
rial, land and transportation costs,
architects and developers are exploring
structed foundation or set of piers.
The frames are normally made of steel,
timber or concrete. Most modular con-
structions come with external and
internal finishes along with electrics
framework is strong and robust to
protect the internal finishes from get-
ting damaged during transportation
and assembly on-site. With steel
frames, modular buildings typically
alternative methods of construction and plumbing while some provide just have a lifespan of 60 years.
such as portable and modular build- the framework.
In most volumetric and panelized
ings. While portable and modular
An integral part of modular build- steel modular constructions, units, the
buildings enjoy extreme popularity in
ings is light steel framing (LSF) that is stud and track method of connection is
places like Japan and other parts of
used as the modules' internal frame- used for constructing wall and roof
South East Asia and Scandinavia, the
work to which a variety of cladding and frames. This involves utilizing self-
general public still perceives modular
finishes akin to conventional buildings drill/tap fasteners, bolts and rivets to
buildings as transient, cheap and plain-
may be attached. LSF ensures that site. join cold rolled galvanized 'C' steel
looking and those that are built as
short-term solutions during exigencies
like earthquakes and other natural
disasters.
However, portable and modular
buildings are just an alternate method
of construction which can resemble
and match conventional, permanent
stick building in all aspects like architec-
ture, mechanical or electrical design
features. They have to comply with
building codes and are actually are sub-
ject to a rather strict design and engi-
neering review.
With significant advances in tech-
nology, construction materials and
practices, it is time that people and Steel Frame Modular Building
other stakeholders review their per-
ceptions modular and portable archi-
tecture. Since these modular buildings
are 85%-90% built in factory quality con-
trolled environments, they provide
greater overall structural integrity as
against conventional stick buildings
that can be plagued by delays due to
weather. Also, waste is minimal.
Construction Method
Portable, modular buildings involve
manufacture of modules or three-
dimensional units that are typically con-
structed off-site in a factory controlled
environment and then transported and
Internal finishing of portable modular building
assembled on site on a previously con

Wall and roof frame in modular building Roof of Modular Building
filed sections. All floor and ceiling joists § Permanent poured-in-place grade to that of lumber. The most common
are provisioned with holes or service beams in conjunction with pre-cast dimension used is an 8"x8"x16" hollow
highways to allow running of cables block core. Pre-cast blocks involve minimal
and pipework. Brackets, self-drill/tap site preparation. The blocks are placed
§ Permanent poured-in-place stem
fasteners and rails are used to connect upon a solid base pad resting on undis-
wall in conjunction with isolated
the drylining, insulation boards and turbed soil (with organics removed).
piers or grade beams
façade panels. Pre-cast piers are single stacked or
Pre-cast blocks, made from a com- double stacked (“Crib-Stack") wherein
Most often, modular buildings are
bination of Portland cement, graded each course of block is crisscrossed in
placed upon three different types of
aggregate (mainly fines) and water are the stack for lateral stability. The pyra-
foundations.
used as foundations for a majority of mid-shaped steel piers are considered
§ Temporary pre-cast Blocks or "pad- modular building installations. Size to be one of the strongest, efficient,
on-grade" specifications of the blocks are similar and easy-to-install foundation systems
for portable and modular structures.
Typical spacing of piers is 8' on-center.
The I-Beams in the building's frame rest
on mounting brackets on top of the
piers. Heights are adjustable due to
screw-type mounting brackets. The
piers are mounted on concrete or pres-
sure-treated wood pads for even and
smooth distribution of the building's
load to the ground.
Some portable and modular con-
structions use the block-and-level tem-
porary foundation system which
involves stacking concrete blocks from
ground-level up to the I-beams in the
chassis frame. Here, the building is
jacked-up off of the ground (like a car
jack) and 4 and 8 inch high concrete
Pre-Cast Blocks for Modular Building Foundation
blocks are stacked to a point just short

Atul Fasteners Ltd
Modular Building Foundation
of the finish elevation. The stack is then ing has a floor area of 99,000 m² and architecture is the Italian Pavilion in the
capped with a wood cap and wood has 10-story atrium, 52m tall, over the Expo Shanghai in 2010. Seen from
shims for final leveling. The person set- public plaza. Construction costs are esti- above, the pavilion resembles the start
ting-up the unit places a carpenter's mated to be over USD 670 million. of the Chinese game pick-up-sticks,
level just inside one of the building's Architects were Sir Norman Foster and also known in Italy as the Shanghai
exterior doors. He checks the bubble to Partners and construction included Game, where a number of sticks are
see if the building is level and adds or Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering thrown in a random pile. The different
subtracts shims around the building, Group BLWTL, Claude R. Engle, Lighting sections of the building making up a
until the bubble indicates that the Consultant, Cleveland Bridge Ltd., geometrical variety is said to symbolize
building is level. This process is called Cupples International Inc., J Roger Pres- a complexity of regional cultures that
"blocking-and-leveling". ton Ltd, Laservision Australia, Levett & define the Italian identity. The pavilion
Poured-in-place grade beams and Bailey Chart. Quantity Surveyors Ltd, has a floor area of 3.600 square metres
stem-wall foundations are mostly used Martin Professional A/S, Otis Elevator and its height is 18 metres. Internally,
for permanent installation. Co., Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong the pavilion consists of asymmetrical
Ltd., Pell Frischmann. sections of varying dimensions, con-
Portable Modular Construction Classics
Another notable, portable modular nected by a steel bridge structure
One of the note-worthy examples
of portable and modular architecture is
the HSBC Building in Queen's Road in
Hong Kong, China. Built in 1985, this
44-storeys, high rise building, it took 6
years from concept to completion. Five
steel modules were prefabricated in
the UK were shipped to Hong Kong. In
total, 30,000 tonnes of steel and 4,500
tonnes of aluminum were used. On site
was former old Hong Kong & Shanghai
Bank-Hong Kong building. The building
was innovative because it lacked any
internal supporting structure, thanks
to eight groups of four aluminum-clad
steel columns which ascend from the
foundations up through the core struc-
ture, and the five levels of triangular
suspension trusses which are locked
into these masts which allows the
building to profit from natural HSBC's Portable Modular Building Aluminium Clad Steel Columns
sunlighting all over its levels. The build- in Queens Road, Hongkong Ascending from the foundation

Sika India Pvt.Ltd
for about five to ten years until the per-

manent school is built. Called Het 4e
Gymnasium, the modular building has
a square plan constructed around an
internal courtyard and features a
wooden façade, interrupted by col-
oured aluminum panels. The 4000
square meter building includes a media
centre, an auditory and a large audito-
rium. The courtyard is the heart of the
school and the hallways around the
court are used to go from one class-
room to another. The facade has two
effects that intensify the character of
the building.
The plinth is made of flat, coloured
Italian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo, 2010 aluminum panels and continuously fol-
lows through into the facade of the
where the connecting galleries are visi- tects involved in the construction of the
courtyard; the plinth as a foretoken of
ble. It is said that the pavilion can be dis- Pavilion include the firm Iodice of
the colour explosion in the court. The
mantled and reconstructed, on a Aversa, the architects Teresa Crescenzi,
wooden facade has been developed
smaller scale, in any other part of the Antonello De Bonis, Cosimo Dominelli,
more spatially and in depth and gives
city. The building is covered on three Francesco Iodice, Giuseppe Iodici and
the building plasticity. By choosing a rel-
sides by a film of water reflecting the Marcello Silvestre and Architect
ative deep outside facade, it was possi-
structure and highlighting the natural Imbrighi.
ble to bring on relief. Under the frame,
shinny effects. The brilliance of the Dutch practice HVDN architecten the facade withdraws 20 cm through
structure is reproduced inside both via have built this wood and aluminum- which the image of two piled up
slits which evoke the narrow alleys clad building to temporarily house a arcades is created. Also the seams
between the city buildings, and the use school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands between the modules are hidden; the
of transparent cement, a new, recently
created multifaceted material.
Because of its particular and diverse
component on the different sides of
the building, this material generates a
twofold architectural effect, from the
outside a nocturnal effect of the liveli-
ness inside, and from the inside, the
outside daylight atmosphere.
The surface of the pavilion will

appear transparent with the sides
made up of self-cleaning glass. Photo-
voltaic elements are integrated in the
glass covering to ensure protection
from radiation, while the light-
technologies of the building not only
highlight the spaces, but also makes
An Illuminated view of Italian Pavilion at Shanghai Expo, 2010
the structure energy efficient. Archi-

Mangalore Chemical Fertilisers
Wooden Facade of Het 4e Gumnasium
wooden front parts are built from nar- the courtyard, the seams are hidden traditional construction. At the same
row planks, which are placed vertically behind the rhythmic placed coloured time the building is very flexible in sev-
and on small distance from each other. aluminum boards of different widths. eral aspects. It is movable and can be
Through the number of artificial seams The school has both on technically and used where is necessary the coming
that arises, the real seams become aesthetic area qualities and a level of years.
invisible. At the plinth and the facade of finishing which is similar to permanent
Industry Outlook
Creative and practical architecture
like the above examples play significant
roles in bringing portable and modular
architecture more into the main-
stream. However, to ensure success,
stakeholders like architects and devel-
opers need to educate consumers that
portable, modular construction can
score high on aesthetics and perfor-
mance while being an eco-friendly and
energy efficient alternative to in-situ
construction.
The flexibility of transportable,
modular construction have made them
popular within the education, retail
and healthcare industry but in general ,
both commercial and non-commercial
sectors can look at modular construc-
tions as versatile, high-quality and eco-
nomical long-term building alterna-
tives that can be relocated and recon-
Het 4e Gymnasium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
structed anytime, anywhere.

Silicone Concepts Int'l.Pvt.Ltd
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Modular Building
and the USGBC's LEED™
Special Correspondent

Modular Building and LEED®
same titles. As mentioned the In LEED 2009 the threshold levels

Regional Priority category has been for LEED certification are:
added. The Credits and attendant
Certified 40 - 49 Points
points in LEED 2009 are now:
Silver 50 - 59 Points
Sustainable Sites (SS) Gold 60 -79 Points
(1) Prerequisite and (26) possible
Platinum 80 or more Points
points
The goal of most stakeholders using
Water Efficiency (WE)
LEED as a building rating tool is to
achieve the highest LEED certification
points
rating possible. Certification is the pro-
Energy and Atmosphere (EA) cess by which a project team fulfills the
(3) Prerequisites and (35) possible prerequisites and earns sufficient
points credit points to reach one of four certif-
ication levels: Certified, Silver, Gold or
Materials and Resources (MR)
Platinum. This process is explained in
complete detail in the Reference
points
Guides issued for each of the LEED rat-
Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) ing systems as well as on line at
(3) Prerequisites and (15) possible www.usgbc.org.
points In the LEED certification system pre-
Innovation & Design (ID) requisites are activities or processes
(0) Prerequisites and (6) possible points that must be done but for which no
points are awarded. Credits are pur-
Regional Priority sued as a matter of choice for which
(4) Possible points points are awarded if the requirements
This results in an arithmetic tally of of the credits are achieved. In LEED for
110 possible points. However the New Construction and Major Renova-
nature of LEED in practice holds that tions Version 2009 there are nine Pre-
ous rating systems to a 100 point sys- requisites, one hundred Base Points,
tem. achieving all 110 points is not possible;
they are available but subject to the six Innovation in Design Points and four
2. Give greater emphasis to those cred- influence of project context, design Regional Priority Points.
its that stress energy conservation, and construction choices and design In LEED 2009 there are nine prereq-
renewable energy systems and the and construction process variables. Pro- uisites and seventy-nine possible
US Green Building Council's drive ject context is simply a matter of where points. The other LEED building rating
toward carbon neutral buildings. the project is located. The many bene- systems vary but most carry a similar
fits of modular building do not enable category / credit / point structure. The
3. Introduce a new Credit Category reader is referred to www.usgbc.org for
the finish project to escape the influ-
that rewards LEED project teams a more complete description of each.
ence of site selection. However, the
for successfully achieving credits
economies associated with manufac- A LEED Accredited Professional is
dealing with regional priorities. In
turing in a closed environment with anyone who passes any of the current
Version 3 (V3) these are referred to
stringent material use and quality con- exams administered by the Green
as Regional Priority credits or “RPs”.
trol capabilities makes modular build- Building Certification Institute (GBCI),
LEED for New Construction and ing an ideal choice for manufacturing an organization allied with the USGBC
Major Renovations Version 3.0, 2009 is energy, material and resource efficient to provide professional development
based on Credit Categories with the structures. and LEED accreditation testing. After

Modular Building and the USGBC's LEED™
assemblies do not, in themselves,

receive LEED certification.
Modular Building and the LEED Build-
ing Rating System
In order to better understand what
affects a modular building's potential
for LEED certification and the way LEED
certification scores are compiled it is
necessary to consider the following
observations and conditions that
inform the LEED certification process
LEED prerequisites and credit oppor-
tunities fall into three broad areas of
concern:
1. Context and Community Connectiv-
ity - These issues are largely a func-
Modular Floor Plan tion of where the project is located.
They are not specific to modular
March 31, 2009, individuals wishing to whole or in part to the construction
building practice, processes or prod-
take the LEED AP exam will have to reg- site to complete a finished unit.
ucts.
ister for the LEED Version 3 exam. A
Modular building applied to prefab-
LEED AP Plus exam will be available for 2. Architectural, Engineering and Con-
ricated components can be used in any
individuals who anticipate participat- struction Choices - These are the
building type LEED is used to certify. It is
ing in the LEED certification process in a decisions that comprise how a pro-
important to note that if prefabricated
more involved and technical capacity. ject is designed and constructed
modular components are used in the
For the purpose of clarity, buildings such as material selection, con-
context of a larger building they must
undergo a certification process. Indi- struction techniques, building sys-
meet the LEED criteria that apply to
viduals who pass a LEED accreditation tems selection, installation and con-
them but also are subject to the LEED
exam become LEED Accredited at the trols, building envelope, mechani-
rating system as it relates to the fin-
level of the exam they take and are enti- cal, electrical and plumbing systems
ished building type under consider-
tled to use the credential LEED Accred- and space conditioning are in this
ation.
ited Professional Associate or LEED category. Material handling, opti-
Accredited Professional, LEED AP. The individual components or sub- mal construction conditions and
For the purpose of this study modu-
lar building is considered to be one of Four Certification Levels
the following:
§ Prefabricated building compo-
nents, parts, pieces and sub assem-
blies assembled under controlled
conditions and shipped to become
part of a larger, primary building
project
§ Whole building units prefabricated 40-49 50-59 60-79 80+
under controlled conditions and Points
delivered to the construction site in

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SS Credit 7.2: Heat Island Effect

Roof is the only Credit in this category
that is a matter of design and construc-
tion of a modular unit. The Prerequi-
sites and all other credits in this cate-
gory are a function of context and com-
munity connectivity. In order to
achieve SS credit 7.2 modular construc-
tions must meet the requirements for
solar reflective index or SRI in the roof-
ing material(s) used over 75% of the
roof area. These are SRI of 29 for roof
areas of more than 2 in 12 and SRI of 78
for roof areas in excess of 2 in 12 .
Modular construction may also
Award winning modular building
have unique attributes regarding SS
Credit 6.1 Site Development - Protect
environmental control during con- requisites for all construction pro- and Restore Habitat. Option One in this
struction all can contribute to jects. Instead they are prerequisites credit rewards construction techniques
attaining LEED credits and atten- and credit opportunities that are that limit site disturbance and keep dis-
dant points. Much of this report is common to all construction and the turbed areas to within the areas imme-
focused on this area. project as a whole. diately adjacent to the building foot-
3. Construction Administration and print. Because modular components
Sustainable Sites and Modular Building
Processes - These include activities and complete units are fabricated off
like commissioning, construction The Sustainable Sites Category in site and delivered by a variety of over
waste management, and maintain- LEED 009 has one Prerequisite and the road transport, it is possible to
ing superior interior air quality dur- twenty six possible points. The addi- achieve tighter site control and less dis-
ing construction and before occu- tional weight given to credits and turbed area in the project perimeter.
pancy and measurement and verifi- points in this category are in SS Credits SS Credit 9 Site Master Plan and SS
cation. These again are not specific 2 through 4.4, none of which have a Credit 10 Joint use of Facilities are spe-
to modular construction but pre- direct bearing on modular building. cific to LEED for schools and are not reli-
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Sleek Boards India Ltd
ant on either conventional or modular for reducing dependence on munici- for in WE Credits 1.1 and 1.2.
construction for credit compliance. pally supplied potable water for irriga-
WE Credit 3.3 Process Use Water
tion, the transportation of waste using
How are modular structures more ben- Reduction is specific to LEED for
potable water and overall water con-
eficial? Schools. It is intended to reward any
servation through practices like rain-
effort to aggregate a number of water
Modular construction techniques water harvesting and intelligent land-
conservation opportunities commonly
have been shown to be inherently scaping and plan selection.
found in schools.
advantageous in 7 major areas:
In the new version, project teams
Modular construction that antici-
1. Less materials waste due to prefab- must achieve a minimum 20% reduc-
pates inclusion in projects with rain
rication and minimal on-site work tion in water use below that allowed in
water harvesting is best if it has antici-
the Energy Policy Act of 199 in order to
2. Less material exposure to inclem- pated the detailing, structural loads
meet WE Prerequisite 1 Water Use
ent weather due to construction in and system interfaces that are part of
Reduction 20%. In addition, LEED 2009
a controlled factory environment the building and site engineering nec-
awards two points to each credit in the
3. Less site disturbance due to major- Water Efficiency category. WE Credits essary to be part of the overall systems
ity of construction being executed 1.1 and 1.2 associated with reducing integration.
offsite potable water demand for irrigation Energy and Atmosphere and Modular
are a matter of resource efficient land- Building
4. Safer construction
scaping and site water management in
5. Flexibility for assembly, disassem- Current literature supports the fact
any project.
bly, relocation and refurbishment that energy conservation and the
WE Credit 2 Innovative Waste attendant reduction in building operat-
6. Adaptability since modular build- Water Technology rewards project ing costs are two of the major drivers in
ings are designed to quickly add or stakeholders for utilizing fixtures that the high performance green building
remove one or more “modules” out perform the allowable water quan- movement. All of the LEED's Energy
minimizing disruptions to adjacent tities listed in the Energy Conservation
and Atmosphere Prerequisite and
buildings and surroundings Act of 1992.
Credit opportunities can be applied
7. Built to code with shorter build WE Credit 3.1 and WE 3.2 Water directly to modular construction pro-
times Use Reduction recognize the potential jects. Modular construction that uses
for conserving water in any way possi- structural insulated panels or SIPS can
Water Efficiency and Modular Building
ble with the exclusion of potable water produce relatively high R-values and
LEED rewards project stakeholders used for irrigation which is accounted low infiltration rates if fabricated and
constructed with good quality control.
Steel and aluminum stud frame con-
struction can also produce energy effi-
cient units if care is taken to insure
proper installation techniques and air
sealing.
The following discourse summa-
rizes the relationship of modular build-
ing and the LEED Energy and Atmo-
sphere Prerequisites and Credits.
EA Prerequisite 1 - Fundamental Com-
missioning of the Building Energy Sys-
tems
Water efficient modular building
LEED requires fundamental com-

Technokolla
building power distribution systems)

Section 9: Lighting (including exit
signs, building exterior. Grounds and
parking garages)
Section 10: Other Equipment (in-
cluding all permanently wired electric
motors)
In this case, the modular buildings
in question are assumed to be perma-
nently installed on foundations not
meant to facilitate removal or frequent
relocation.
EA Prerequisite 3 - Fundamental Refrig-
erant Management
Solar photovoltaic panels on modular building
This prerequisite prohibits the use
missioning of the HVAC and controls, ity experience as expected by the rating of CFC based refrigerants in new build-
lighting and controls, domestic hot system to lead, review and oversee the ing HVAC&R systems. If central plants
water systems and renewable energy completion of the commissioning pro- that modular buildings are serviced by
systems if they are included. Commis- cess activities. use these products, the project must
sioning differs from traditional testing obtain an inspection of the central
EA Prerequisite 2 Minimum Energy Per-
and balancing or the startup primary plant as well as a commitment to phase
formance
space conditioning equipment by man- out the equipment using CFCs in the
ufacturer suppliers or subcontractors In LEED 2009, all LEED projects are central plant over time. Each is
in that commissioning must insure that subject to exceeding the minimum weighed on its merits.
all systems are working collectively as energy performance criteria set forth in
EA Credit 1 - Optimum Energy Perfor-
intended. In the case of modular build- Sections 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9.4, and 10.4
mance
ing commissioning is assumed to be of ASHRAE / IESNA 90.1 2007 without
applied to a finished project. amendments as well as the prescriptive This credit is based on meeting all
requirements of Sections 5.5, 6.5, 7.5 the requirements of EA Prerequisite
If a modular building is fully assem-
and 9.5 without amendments by 10% Minimum Energy Performance which
bled prior to delivery and the systems
for new construction and 5% for major mandates exceeding ASHRAE 90.1 007
that must be commissioned are
renovations. The reader is referred to min imu m en ergy p erfo rman ce
installed and operational most funda-
ASHRAE / IESNA 90.1 2007 for a com- requirements by 10% for new construc-
mental commissioning activities can
plete description of the requirements. tion. In Version 3, 2009, LEED provides
take place in the factory. However, the
Generally the building categories are: an opportunity to obtain up to twenty
modular building is subject to addi-
one points for new construction by
tional commissioning activities if con- Section 5: Building envelope computer modeling the proposed
necting to the civil infrastructure, site
Section 6: Heating, Ventilating and design against a base case building
mounted renewable energy systems,
Air Conditioning (including parking using Appendix G of ASHRAE / IESNA
site water supply pressure testing, etc.
garage ventilation, freeze protection, 90.1 2007. Once the base case is cre-
These activities can only happen in the
exhaust air recovery and condenser ated and an annual operating budget is
field and are required for a complete
heat recovery) established the design team is tasked
commissioning report.
with creating a design case building
Section 7: Service water heating
LEED also requires designating an that reduces the annual operating bud-
individual with commissioning author- Section 8: Power (including all get by at least 12% below that required

but their benefits are considered

in EA Credit 1 Optimum Energy Per-
formance)
§ Geothermal electrical systems
§ Low impact hydroelectric power sys-
tems
§ Wave and tidal systems
The contribution of these systems
to the reduction of the annual energy
costs are reflected in the energy model-
ing or prescriptive approaches to
energy cost calculations found in EA
Credit 1. EA Credit 2 Renewable Energy
points are rewarded for displacing con-
ventional fuels and the attendant
reduction in yearly energy costs on a
graduated scale. The percentage listed
in the title of the credits refers to the
reduction in dollars below the yearly
energy cost in dollars for the base
building modeled in Appendix G or
through some other prescriptive
method. They are:
Geothermal 1% Renewable Energy 1 Point
Energy System
5% Renewable Energy 3 Points
9% Renewable Energy 5 Points
for the base case building before points site and occupancy variables. 13% Renewable Energy 7 Points
can be scored. Projects whose yearly EA Credit 3 - Enhanced Commissioning
EA Credit 2 - On-Site Renewable Energy
operating budget for energy is 12%
Systems LEED 2009 awards two points for EA
below the Base Building modeling as
established by Appendix G of ASHRAE Once the yearly operating budget Credit 3. Enhanced commissioning is
90.1 007 can score the minimum two of the design case building has been related to the basic commissioning
points. Projects with yearly energy determined using the procedures con- required for all LEED projects in EA Per-
operating budgets forty eight percent tained in EA Credit 1 the project team quisite 1.
or more below the Base Building esti- can address meeting the annual energy EA Credit 4 - Enhanced Refrigerant Man-
mate are eligible for nineteen points. demands of the project with renewable agement
energy sources and building systems.
It is important to note that the mod- LEED 2009 awards two points for EA
LEED considers the following systems
ular building in question must be mod- Credit 4. LEED rewards project teams
eligible for consideration in this credit:
eled in the context of the site and the that make responsible choices regard-
final design. The LEED Reference Guide § Photovoltaic systems ing the selection, installation and main-
contains an extensive discussion of § Solar thermal Systems tenance of refrigerants. R410A or
what evaluation procedures are most § Bio-fuel based electrical systems Puron is preferable to R12 or R22. A
appropriate and what is acceptable as § Geothermal heating systems (Geo- LEED point is rewarded for selecting a
building envelope, building systems, thermal heat pumps are excluded refrigerant that is efficient while mini-

supplier and the HVAC and / or the

mechanical, electrical and plumbing
engineers. The intention is to acquire
sufficient building systems data to ver-
ify the building is performing as antici-
pated. The work associated with
obtaining this credit can be relatively
simple if the structures are modest in
scale and the systems are limited and
straight forward. Many modular build-
ing applications be they classrooms or
small office are in this category.
EA Credit 6 - Green Power
LEED 2009 awards two points for EA
Credit 6. Green Power refers to electri-
cal energy generated off site using cri-
Green award winning modular building - Xstrata teria established by the Center for
Resource Solutions (CRS) Green-e prod-
mizes global warming and still meets and associated energy performance of ucts certification requirements. Pro-
equipment performance and warranty a completed project is monitored for at jects are rewarded one LEED point for
requirements. least one year using the processes and contracting for at least 35% of the pro-
practices set forth in the International ject's electrical requirements for two
EA Credit 5 - Measurement and Verification years. A second point is available if the
Performance and Measurement & Veri-
LEED 2009 awards three points for fication Protocol (IPMVP) Volume III. contract doubles to 70% for the same
EA Credit 5. Measurement and Verifica- Obtaining this point may require coor- two year period.
tion is a process by which the operation dination between the modular building To be continued
O-14 Nears Completion in Dubai

The striking beautiful latticed building O-14 tower in Dubai is finally nearing
completion. Designed by Jesse Resiser and Nanoko Umemoto of RUR Architecture, the
building features an eye-catching façade that limits solar heat gain in addition to a
sophisticated passive cooling system that reduces energy use.
Resembling a sculpture more than a building, the commercial tower has a central
core for office space. The decorative façade has over 1,000 circular cut outs and functions
as an exoskeleton. This outside structure supports the core, and thus allows for
remarkably open interior spaces. Imagine a virtually column-free office space, able to be
split and subdivided in any way tenants wish.The one meter of space between the
exoskeleton and the core also acts a hot air chute. Although metropolitan, Dubai is
essentially a desert city. The exoskeleton not only shields the core from the sun, but its
shape forces hot air up and out, which saves money and energy on cooling the core. The
circular holes are carefully positioned to provide views while limiting sun exposure.
The 21 open floors will house offices while the ground level will have an exclusive
luxury shopping center, in true Dubai fashion, and an entrance to the waterfront
esplanade.

Pennar Engineered Building Systems Ltd
Corrosion Control
Galvanic Corrosion
R.K. Luther
Managing Director
M/s Atul Fastners Ltd.
V ery frequently I am asked by my

leading PEB customers to
explain the Galvanic Corrosion
effect of using stainless steel grade 304
self drilling and tapping screws on
bridged by an electrically conducting
fluid (which is electrolyte). Removal of
any if these three conditions will pre-
vent corrosion.
rate. For example it is common practice
to fasten aluminium sheets with stain-
less steel screws, but aluminium screws
in a large area of stainless steel are
likely to rapidly corrode.
The Galvanic Table lists metals in
galvolume colour coated roofing the order of their relative activity in sea Galvanic series relationships are
sheets. In this article I have tried to give water environment. The list begins useful as a guide for selecting metals to
some facts about this aspect for guid- with the more active (anodic) metal be joined, will help the selection of met-
ance in the use of stainless steel SDTS and proceeds down to the least active als having minimal tendency to interact
on Galvalume colour coated roofing (cathodic) metal of the galvanic series. galvanically, or will indicate the need or
sheets. degree of protection to be applied to
The obvious means of prevention is
Corrosion is an electro chemical pro- therefore to avoid mixed metal fabrica- lessen the expected potential interac-
cess involving the flow of electric cur- tions. Frequently this is not practical, tions.
rent from cathode (-ve) to the anode but prevention can also be by removing Generally, the closer one metal is to
(+ve). At the point where electro the electrical contact - this can be another in the series, the more com-
potential energy exist the cathode (-ve) achieved by the use of plastic or rubber patible they will be, i.e., the galvanic
residue (red rust) is formed. Galvanic washers or sleeves, or by ensuring the
effects will be minimal. Conversely, the
Corrosion also arises from the contact absence of the electrolyte such as by
farther one metal is from another, the
of dissimilar metals in presence of elec- improvement to draining or by the use
greater the corrosion will be.
trolyte (an electrolyte is an electrically of protective hoods. This effect is also
conductive liquid or moisture on the dependent upon the relative areas of Notice that graphite is at the bot-
surface of steel). the dissimilar metals. If the area of the tom of the table. Think of the corrosion
less noble material is large compared potential if you put a big hunk of graph-
In fact three conditions are to that of the more noble (cathodic) the ite on a small piece of magnesium.
required for Galvanic Corrosion to pro- corrosive effect is greatly reduced, and
ceed, the two metals must be widely may in fact become negligible. Con- In a galvanic couple, the metal
separated on the galvanic series (see fig- versely a large area of noble metal in higher in the series (or the smaller the
ure in next page), they must be in elec- contact with a small area of less noble number given ) represents the anode,
trical contact and their surface must be will accelerate the galvanic corrosion and will corrode preferentially in the

Nina Concrete Systems Pvt.Ltd
Corrosion Control
Galvanic Corrosion
Precautions for Joining
Where it becomes necessary that

relatively incompatible metals must be
assembled, the following precautions
and joining methods are provided for
alleviation of galvanic corrosion.
For Electrical Connection - Select

materials which are indicated to be
more compatible in accordance with
the galvanic series.
Design metal couples so that the

area of the cathode is smaller (appre-
ciably) than the area of the anodic
metal. For example, bolts or screws of
stainless steel for fastening aluminum
sheet, but not reverse.
Interpose a compatible metallic gas-

ket or washer between the dissimilar
metals prior to fastening.
Other Approaches
Seal all faying edges to preclude the

entrance of liquids.
Apply corrosion-inhibiting pastes or

compounds under heads of screws or
bolts inserted into dissimilar metal sur-
faces whether or not the fasteners had
been previously plated or otherwise
treated. In some instances, it may be
feasible to apply an organic coating to
environment. are to be joined. Appropriate measures
the faying surfaces prior to assembly.
should be taken to avoid contact. This
For self-drilling screws, when it is This would be applicable to joints
can be accomplished by several meth-
recessed head, like phillips head, the which are not required to be electri-
ods:
material used is S/S-302HQ or S/S-305, cally conductive.
And, for Hex Washer Head, the mate- 1. Sacrificial - By applying to the cath-
Where practicable or where it will
rial used is S/S-304. When the total odic member a sacrificial coating
not interfere with the proposed use of
thickness of fastening material only having a potential similar to or near
the assembly, the external joint should
runs from 0.5mm to 1.0mm, then Self- that of the anodic member.
Drilling Screws made of Stainless Steel be coated externally with an effective
302HQ or 305, or 304 is good enough. 2. Sealing - By sealing to insure that paint system.
faying surfaces are water-tight.
Types of Protection Further quires on this subject the
3. Resistance - By painting or coating author can be contacted on mobile no.
Metals widely separated in the gal- all surfaces to increase the resis- 09814929297 and email id
vanic series must be protected if they tance of the electrical circuit. atulfasteners@airtelmail.in

STA Concrete Flooring Solutions
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R OOFING INDUSTRY
Diverse Product Range Drives Demand
M.K. Prabhakar
I f there is one particular sector

which has undergone a dramatic
shift in trends in the Indian con-
struction scene, then it must be that of
the roofing and cladding industry. An
asbestos sheets, as was the norm till a
decade ago.
Along the way in the growth story of
the Indian roofing industry several
myths have been busted. For one, man-
Hurdles to Green Roofs
Roofing typically accounts for 25-30

percent of the total building construc-
tion cost. While roofs have always been
increasingly aware consumer and rising ufacturers today vouch for the fact that crucial for building aesthetics, what has
emphasis on sustainable building strat- the typical Indian customer is not happened in recent times with the ris-
egies have been dictating the trends in driven only by the price factor but ing emphasis on sustainable building
this most dynamic of all industries. The wants value addition. No longer are strategies is the experimentation with
advent of fiberglass, asphalt and more newer systems and innovative prod- a variety of materials and technologies.
importantly, metal roofing options has ucts shunned by certain segments of Eco-friendly roofing materials, which
meant that the roofing industry is no the market. Fiberglass and metal roof- are durable along with offering excel-
longer restricted to conventional RCC ing are now being increasingly used in lent aesthetics is the norm today. An
roofs or the use of potentially harmful residential projects as well. estimated 15 percent of the heat in a

Industry Analysis
frontrunner, with roofs being made

up of locally available materials, such as
wood, stone, bamboo, grass, and mud.
The tradition of making thatched roofs
using palm leaves dates back thou-
sands of years.” Even today there are vil-
lages around the country, with roofs
being made from materials including
cow dung and mud phuska. However,
green roofs not much more compli-
cated than just creating a potted plant “India can be said to be the
garden on a roof. The material and frontrunner, with roofs being made
labour cost involved for initial installa- up of locally available materials,
tion, plus the fact that the number of such as wood, stone, bamboo, grass,
green roof contractors in the country is and mud. The tradition of making
thatched roofs using palm leaves
limited, are factors that need to be dates back thousands of years”
taken into account. With the gradual
rise in demand though, upfront costs Rajpal U.Navalkar
CEO, and Executive Director
are expected to decrease in the next
of Thermoshield India
decade leading to the increase in green
roofs. ric structures is what makes them a
favourite with engineers and architects
Roofing and Cladding in Single Ele-
looking for roofing systems to cover
ment
large areas, such as sports stadia or ter-
Tensile fabric roofing is another pop- minals. Tension membrane structures
ular concept that is gradually finding an are usually reinforced using either
increasing number of takers in the coun- PVT/Polyester based coatings or PTFE -
try. The semi-translucent nature of fab- based coatings.
building is known to come through

the roof. With awareness levels
increasing about green buildings, there
has been a corresponding rise in the
level of interest on green roofs too in
India.
The concept of green roofs surpris-

ingly has been in existence in India for
several centuries. Going into this inter-
esting fact Mr.Rajpal U.Navalkar, CEO
and Executive Director of
Thermoshield India had during an Limited number of specialized green roof contractors has been
interaction with the Masterbuilder said hindering the growth of the concept in India

Industry Analysis
often cited as one of the marvels of

modern architecture. After the initial
teething troubles, the concept of ten-
sile roofing is gradually catching up in
the country. Dwelling on the point
Mr.Ravi Mehta, Director, Sujan Impex, a
leading name in the field, said, “Initially
we used to face a lot of skepticism from
architects who were not aware of this
new concept. However, slowly as the
architects in India got more exposed to
international trends, the concept has
gained wide acceptance.” The com-
pany offers the Fluotop T2 range of fab-
rics which are widely used for roofing
The Hajj Terminal, King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia- Iconic structure is the best example for tensile fabric roofing
applications including, atriums, terrace
coverings, entrance roofs, cafeterias,
Perhaps the biggest advantage with tain, when compared to say, glaze glass stadia roofs, etc.
tensile roofing is that it enables roofing roofing. The roof being factory welded
Going into the details of varied
and cladding in one single structural ele- is also easy to install, apart from being
application of tensile roofing, Mr.Punit
ment. Typically the seam and curve of weather-proof, which means that they
Jhaveri, who heads Lucky International
the fabric structure that reflects the ten- don't contain expansion joints.
observed during an interaction with
sion is aesthetically pleasing, while also
One of the best examples of the the Masterbuilder, “ PVC coated fabrics
being important for the structural
remarkable span capabilities of tensile for architecture is a very broad seg-
integrity. Due to the integrity of the
roofing can be found in the Hajj Termi- ment that includes applications in
roofing and cladding system, the struc-
nal of King Abdul Aziz International Air- small and medium membrane roofing
tures are also easy to clean and main-
port, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which is projects such as for shopping malls, toll
“Initially we used to face a lot of

skepticism from architects who were
not aware of this new concept.
However, slowly as the architects in
India got more exposed to
international trends, the concept has
gained wide acceptance”
Ravi Mehta
Director, Sujan Impex
Metal roofing is ideally suited for industrial applications

Industry Analysis
few. With their unbeatable combina-

tion of being light-weight, fireproof,
energy efficient and durable, they
allow for implementation of sustain-
able building strategies in a cost-
effective manner.
The rising popularity of metal roof-
ing has meant that there are a number
of leading players who cater to this bur-
geoning market now in the country.
Many of the manufacturers who are
active with pre-engineered building
(PEB) products and solutions are also
concentrating on the roofing and clad-
ding industry. Some of the leading
names in the fray include Tata
BlueScope Steel, Everest Industries,
No longer dull & drab: Metal roof sheets are today available in a wide range of colours Limited, Interarch, Metaltech Con-
structions, Loya Constructions Pvt Ltd,
gates, entrances, compounds, parks, Presently manufacturers are Lloyd Insulations, Multicolor Steel etc,
school yards, restaurants, swimming exploring the possibility of photovol- who are catering to the rising demand
pools, etc and for large scale projects taic (PV) integration with fabrics, which for metal roofing and cladding systems.
such as stadiums, exhibition halls and will further increase the green quotient
warehouse structures.” of tensile roofing. The availability of Typically coated galvalume sheets,
lighter and more efficient solar cells is because of their excellent corrosion
enabling further breakthroughs in this resistance are the most preferred when
exciting field. With the incorporation of it comes to metal roofing and walling.
nanotechnology and the use of organic The coated steel sheets offer a unique
photovoltaic cells (OPVs), the technol- combination of the strength of steel
ogy is expected to evolve rapidly in the with the corrosion protection of zinc or
next few years. zinc/aluminium alloy coatings. More-
over, these sheets are also more mal-
Surging Metal Roofing Industry leable and can be roll-formed, pressed,
While cost considerations and non-
availability of specialized manpower
“PVC coated fabrics for architecture may be the hindrances to the growth of “LCPL provides trapezoidal profile
is a very broad segment that sheets using latest technology which
the green roofs segment, there is an has long term durability, spectrum
includes applications in small and
medium membrane roofing projects excellent alternative available in the of colours, special metallic coating,
such as for shopping malls, toll gates, form of metal roofs. In fact, the metal and aesthetic beauty, to enhance
entrances, compounds, parks, school roofing industry has been growing at a the appearance, life, and value of
yards, restaurants, swimming pools, healthy rate of 20-30 percent, annually the building. The profile sheets are
etc and for large scale projects such supplied in customized sizes with Pre
and has become the preferred favour- and Post sales services by qualified
as stadiums, exhibition halls and
warehouse structures ” ite of engineers and architects, both for Designers and Engineers”
a wide variety of applications, whether
Punit Jhaveri it is aviation hangars, stadiums, ware- Sunil S.Loya,
houses, educational institutions or Managing Director,
Lucky International
Loya Constructions Pvt Ltd (LPCL)
even hospitals , etc to mention only a

Universal Construction Machinery
Industry Analysis
with a host of features. Going into the

details Mr.Sureet Chatterjee, Chief Mar-
keting & Business Development, Tata
BlueScope Steel, observed “ All profiles
of LYSAGHT® range are specially
designed and tested profiles and are
manufactured from hi- strength
ZINCALUME® steel and COLORBOND®
steel.” According to Mr.Chatterjee the
range is different from others because
the steel is high strength ZINCALUME®
steel and COLORBOND® steel, far supe-
rior to mild steel. The metallic coating
of zinc/aluminium alloy lasts 4 times
more than galvanized steel of 275 GSM.
The paint system of COLORBOND®
steel is Super Durable Polyester paint
system which uses inorganic pigments
and an especially designed formulation
of paint system to suit environmental
The flexible nature of metal roofing enables their use in complex structures condition. It has better resistance to col-
without slowing down the pace of construction
our fading and chalking.
punched, or joined into innumerable Explaining the advantages of metal The ability to enable even complex
combinations of decorative building roofing sheets, Mr.Sunil S.Loya, Man- structures with wider spans is another
products. Galvalume sheets today are aging Director, Loya Constructions Pvt reason why metal roofing is finding an
also available in a wide range of Ltd (LPCL), a leading name in the roof- increasing number of takers nowadays.
colours, which additionally makes ing and cladding industry, said, “LCPL
them an attractive proposition from provides trapezoidal profile sheets
the aesthetics point of view too. using latest technology which has long
term durability, spectrum of colours,
special metallic coating, and aesthetic
beauty, to enhance the appearance,
life, and value of the building. The pro-
file sheets are supplied in customized
sizes with Pre and Post sales services by
qualified Designers and Engineers.”
The company also offers a wide range ”Our engineering team is extremely
of accessories like gutter, flashings, talented and we are currently
ridges, louvers, downpipe etc. executing a project for Ultratech
“All profiles of LYSAGHT® range are Cements in Rajasthan in which the
specially designed and tested Product innovation is the name of clear span is 99 meters without any
profiles and are manufactured from the game and intense competition has columns in between. No PEB
hi- strength ZINCALUME® steel and meant that manufacturers are always company in India has ever executed
COLORBOND® steel ” any project with this big clear span “
on the verge of the next breakthrough.
Sureet Chatterjee Tata BlueScope Steel for example, Mr.P.V.Rao
Chief Marketing & Business Development, offers the LYSAGHT range of roofing Executive Director of
Tata BlueScope Steel Pennar Engineered Building Systems Ltd
and wall cladding systems, which come

Liugong India Pvt.Ltd
Industry Analysis
Citing one such example in a PEB pro- Bamboo eco housing entry
ject, Mr. P.V.Rao, Executive Director,
by Indian architects wins
Ltd, pointed out,” Our engineering team Green Award
is extremely talented and we are cur-
rently executing a project for Ultratech
Cements in Rajasthan in which the clear
span is 99 meters without any columns
in between. No PEB company in India
has ever executed any project with this
big clear span. The light transmitting sky
light panels we use are imported
(Ampelite) and they have UV protection
coating on both sides and the manufac-
turer gives a 10 year warranty for light
Tropical cyclones wreak havoc on poorly constructed homes. Winds
transmission. We have technical collab-
tear roofs and walls apart and flood waters inundate homes, causing
oration with a leading US company residents to flee to higher ground. An overall better solution is needed
called NCI and we offer 100% leak proof for low-income housing in disaster-prone zones. One possible idea is
Double Lock sheeting with 10 year leak to build a solid, disaster-proof core to hold the home's key elements,
proof warranty. We do site roll forming and is designed to survive through the strongest of storms.
using mobile roll forming machine so Surrounding that core is a series of bamboo living units that will take the
that end laps are avoided. “The slew of brunt of the storm, but afterwards will be inexpensive to rebuild.
advantages on offer has meant that These unique bamboo houses are part of a much larger disaster
there has been no looking back for the resistant community concept for the Philippines designed by a group of
surging metal roofing and cladding Indian architects Komal Gupta, Vasanth Packirisamy, Vikas Sharma,
industry in the country. Sakshi Kumar and Siripurapu Monish Kumar. Their entry for the
Design against the Elements Competition is a master planned eco
Exciting Future community with cluster housing units, two community centers, prayer
and meditation space, a library, and lots of open green space.
According to industry estimates glob-
Bioswales, rainwater collection, grey water recycling, plantations,
ally the market for roofing will be grow- commercial space are also incorporated to make this a mixed-use,
ing 3.1 percent, year on year through sustainable community.
2014, with the major demand coming
from the two fastest growing economies The housing concept is a three-story apartment building built on stilts
with an earthquake, wind and water resistant core. This core holds all
in the world, India and neighbouring
the necessary elements, like water lines, power, staircases and each
China. These are the two countries apartment's kitchen and bathroom. Radiating out from the core are
where all the action is taking place and it three living pods per floor, inexpensively constructed completely out of
is not surprising that almost every major bamboo. Each family also has access to the roof and an escape hatch
global player in the field of roofing has a for the most dire of storms. Stilts help the house withstand flooding
presence in the region. Factors such as from storms or monsoons, and should the bamboo living pods get torn
continued thrust on infrastructure off they can easily be reconstructed when the family has time and can
development, the burgeoning real afford it. Spurred on by the devastation caused by the tropical storm
estate market, especially state- Ondoy (Ketsana) in the Phillipines in 2009 MyShelter Foundation
launched an entire design competition to create disaster proof
promoted affordable housing projects
housing. The winning entry from the competition will actually be built as
and growing acceptance of alternate a prototype disaster-resistant and liveable eco-village in Quezon City.
roofing and cladding systems, are The bamboo eco housing and community centre complex was
expected to drive the demand in the awarded the Green Award and a cash prize of $3,500.
next decade.

Revathi Equipment Ltd
Standing Seam Roof
METAL STANDING
SEAM ROOF SYSTEMS
Going from Strength to Strength
Sadagopan Seshadri,
Chief - Content Development, CE - Infrastructure - Environment
R oofing forms a critical compo-

nent of the building envelope
protecting it from external ele-
ments, while playing an important role
in climate control, hazard mitigation,
Standing Seam Benefits

Seamless system
No external through fixings
Low pitch Applications
translating into extra roof space. And
finally, a standing seam metal roof is
fairly quiet
SSRs installation is quick using snap-
Minimal maintenance lock standing seam roofing kits, making
and defining the aesthetic character of
Range of finishes it cost effective.
a building. For all these reasons, it
becomes essential to keep pace with Metal SSRs provide a secure SSRs: The Metal choice
the latest trends and technologies in weather tight solution that is designed The dramatic rise in the popularity
roofing. to last. With minimal maintenance and of metal roofs arises from benefits it
Standing seam roof or SSRs maximum protection from the ele- provides to end users. Therefore there
ments, standing seam roof systems are has been a growing variety of metal
Standing seam roof is a popular widely used on public buildings from roof materials. Sheet materials like
kind of metal roofing system used since education to prisons, hospitals and stainless steel, copper, zinc, aluminum
the earlier periods when metal roofs data centres. Standing Seam systems and lead are inherently durable, the oxi-
were hand made from metals like cop- are available in a range of external fin- dization of the base material forms a
per or tin. A standing seam roof is con- ishes, meet and exceed Part L regula- protective patina. Modern steel roof
structed from many interlocking panels tions and provide a very secure reliable sheeting is coated with an alloy of zinc
that run vertically from the ridge to the roofing solution.
and aluminum to give it some of the
eave of the roof. The interlocking
A standing seam metal roof boasts durability of each of those materials at
seams where the two panels join
many qualities that account for its pop- a lower cost and higher strength than
together are raised above the roof's flat
ularity either. Roofing is available as tradi-
surface for easy water run-off. Standing
seam roofing is suitable for either span- Firstly, a standing seam roof
ning across purlins on typical spacing, requires next to no maintenance, and
or laid directly over rigid insulation will not crack, shrink, erode, or perfo-
and/or solid decking. Many combina- rate. Secondly, SSR provides extreme
tions of panel widths, seam profiles, weather protection, and is the most sta-
and rib heights provide extensive ble form of roofing during hurricanes. It
design flexibility, and standing seam is about 50-100% recyclable, and is fire
roofing comes in a variety of styles and resistant. SSRs reflect the sun rays, thus
sizes to achieve an array of visual reducing cooling costs. Being light-
effects. Snap-lock standing seam roof kit
weight it needs no additional framing,

Standing Seam Roof
Metal Standing Seam Roof Systems: Going from Strength to Strength
tional seam and batten, tiles, shin-

METAL STANDING SEAM ROOF SYSTEMS: CRIMPING AND SEAMING OPERATIONS
gles, and shakes. They come in a variety
of styles and colours. Metal roofs with
solid sheathing control noise from rain,
hail, and bad weather just as well as any
other roofing material.
They have made their place in the
mass consumption market like indus-
trial, commercial and residential.
Composition & Characteristics
The basic material is cold rolled
steel sheets in appropriate thickness to
specific duty. Steel is available with vari-
ous yield strength from 240 MPa to 550
Mpa for roofing and cladding applica-
tions.
Building applications steel sheets
are corrosion protected with metallur-
gical coating of 180 gsm to 275 gsm gal-
vanizing. 'Zincalume' / 'Galvalume'
sheets have metallurgical protection of
55 per cent hot dipped coated alumi-
num, 43.5 per cent zinc and 1.5 per
cent silicon. The coating density is
either 150 gsm or 200 gsm. The zinc-
aluminum alloy coating provides excel-
lent corrosion resistance coupled with
sacrificial protection provided by the
zinc in the alloy.
Organic coatings provide an aes-
thetic finish to galvanized/ zincalume;
coating choice depends on the point of
end use environmental conditions. Dif-
ferent types of profiles are available Electric Seam Machine Double-lock Seaming
from using continuous roll forming tech-
nique.
Expansion and contraction inherent an effective way to ensure perfect Engineered for strength from 100%
to metal roofs are coped up by attach- weather tightness to roof. With this metal
ing the SSR to the building's structure machine the edges of connecting pan- Air and water tight
with a special clip-and-tab assembly. As els can be bent together to form a Special coatings resist dirt and envi-
tab can move within the clip, entire watertight seal. This roof system is ronmental aging
roof can expand and contract freely so most reliable for large span buildings
that cracks, blisters and splits will not less than 1/3 the weight of asphalt
The Ultimate Benefits sheeting
appear on the built-up roofs. Sealing
SSR panels by an electric remote con- Benefits of Metal Roofs in specific won't rot, crack, split, break or burn
trolled electric roll-forming machine is can further be put as: Environmentally correct - made

Standing Seam Roof
Recyclable seam roof system Special coatings on seam roofs
from recycled material and are als are made of petroleum products. reflect solar energy and re-emit
100% recyclable absorbed radiation such that it can also
Always remember: Roofing materi-
Energy efficient cool your home. In warm climates, a
als made from Stainless Steel, Zinc or
many styles, colors and finishes to highly reflective and emissive metal
Copper rarely require maintenance
choose from roof is capable of re-emitting up to 90
over their lifetime commonly lasting
percent of absorbed solar radiation,
increase building's value over a century. Any required mainte-
and in doing so, greatly reducing
reduces the rate of corrosion nance is usually due to design or instal-
energy consumption. It has been calcu-
lation mistakes.
And the flip Side lated that the installation of a reflective
Metals are here to stay for all the metal roof can save approximately 40
The main deterrent to choosing
right reasons, now that cost too is percent of cooling costs throughout
metal roofing is the price per square for
expected to be on their side! summer.
metal roof, which is at par with pre-
mium roofing materials, i.e. not cheap Importance of Energy Benefits Metal SSR systems: Indian context
in terms of first cost. Metal roofing One of the greatest benefits of The most typical roof system in
costs more than asphalt, but it typically metal roofing is its astounding energy India is the Hydrostatic i.e. Water Bar-
lasts 2 to 3 times longer than asphalt. efficiency. The source of metal roofing rier System designed to resist the pas-
Prudence Pays energy efficiency lies in its finish an sage of water at joints, laps and junc-
unpainted metal roof will reflect major- tures under hydrostatic pressure. In
Metal roofs are not seasonal, and
ity of the solar radiation that is addition, the roof system needs the
should be looked at on basis of “fit & for-
absorbed by a roof and attic in a regular strength and capability of spanning
get” solutions that save owners main-
tenance costs. asphalt roof. Painted and granular structural members such as circular/
coated metal roofing system both square/rectangular hollow sections,
With conventional roofing like
asphalt, the fact of falling shingle or
water dripping resulting in recurring
maintenance & replacement costs can-
not be wished away. These costs keep
increasing as asphalt being a petro-
leum product, continues to get costlier
like gasoline. Roofing experts tie the Traditional Roofing Metal Roofing reflects
Materials absorb the the sun's rays away from
nationwide and regional increases to sun's rays. the roof.
rising oil prices, as most roofing materi-

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Standing Seam Roof
channels, angles etc. acting as purlins

without support of any solid roof deck.
In achieving this, the roof covering
also needs to act as a Hydrokinetic Sys-
tem i.e. Water Shedding System in view
of the heavy rainfall that is encoun-
tered in large parts of the country, par-
ticularly the N-E, E, S-E, S and S-W. The
Central and Northern regions being
lower rainfall zones, do adopt slope
roofs of 1:6 or less, but, in general,
slopes of 1:4 to 1:2.5 are recom-
mended by the Bureau of Indian Stan- The Pittsburgh double-lock standing seam produces exceptional weather tightness
dards with slopes in snowfall areas as
steep as 1:2, for smaller spans. is particularly suitable for situations vertical leg structural standing seam
where long lengths need to be roofed metal roof systems and 2 types trape-
The Players
and clad. The system combines fluted zoidal structural standing seam metal
The opening up of the economy led pans with a lock-action rib design and roof systems.
to increased investment in sectors has concealed fastening. This means
including infrastructure, manufactur- Vertical Leg Structural Standing
the roof sheeting does not need to be
ing, warehousing facilities, residential Seam Metal Roof Systems are
pierced and the ribs make the profile
and commercial buildings. Tata LokSeam®, BattenLok® HS, SuperLok®
stronger.
BlueScope, PEBS Pennar, Kirby, SML, and Curved BattenLok® with several UL
Everest, Supertech and many others Butler has billions of square feet of uplift ratings, assuring the reliability of
have hopped into the PEB bandwagon constructed or retrofitted facilities. Its performance and also providing flexi-
with off-shore affiliations or indige- MR-24® roof system is particularly bility to meet design challenges.
nous improvised designs of which SSR suited for wide buildings subjected to
Each of these four SSRs is designed
systems form an essential part of build- roof movement induced by tempera-
to be installed over open framing.
ing envelope. ture change. A unique fastening
LokSeam® must be installed on roof
method, incorporated into the steel
B i g p l aye rs l i ke A u st ra l i a n slopes of 3:12 or greater, BattenLok®
panels seams allows MR-24 to accept HS and SuperLok® on roof slopes of
BlueScope Steel Limited forged equal expansion and contraction freely with-
partnership with Tata Steel, setting up ½:12 or greater while Curved
out compromising the structural integ- BattenLok® can be installed on Radii
Tata BlueScope Steel with two business rity. MR-24 system accounts for most
divisions. Its products are metallic coat- down to 20'.
roofs in the US and is on 40 percent of
ings that include Galvalume® coating projects in India with Butler buildings. Trapezoidal Structural Standing
technology and pre-painted steel; pre- Seam Metal Roof Systems are the snap-
engineered buildings (PEB) led by But- MBCI an operating division of NCI together system, Ultra-Dek®, and field-
ler and steel components like roof sys- Group based in Houston (Texas) is seamed system, Double-Lok®.
tems; wall panels and others for com- another major player manufacturing
mercial construction. Their manufac- quality metal products with a large The standing seams are three
turing facilities are in Pune, Chennai product selection , full engineering and inches above the lowest part of the
and Bhiwadi. design capabilities. MBCI offers more panel, well above the water level as it
than 90 different metal roof and wall panel flows off the roof. The rake/gable at
Different companies have devised both ends of each roof system finish
profiles, along with secondary structu-
their own systems and offer unique with a 3-inch high standing seam,
rals, trim and related accessory items.
advantages or qualities to this basic avoiding the necessity of finishing in
combination of elements. Tata MBCI's offers six most durable and the low, flat part of the panel where the
Bluescope Steel's Lysaght®system weather tight standing seam metal roof greatest possibilities for leaks occur in
offers the KLIP-LOKTM mechanism that systems roof systems with 4 types in many other systems.

Standing Seam Roof
Ultra-Dek® and Double-Lok® panels together or field-seamed system. installed properly, provides the best
can be installed before or after the exte- guarantee against roof leaks. Not all
PEBS Pennar brings international
rior walls are in place. All trim is PEB manufacturers in this region
standards to the Indian market with its
attached after the roof is installed. With use this technique
technical know-how agreement ® with
a recommended minimum slope of Roll-formed aesthetic Downspouts
the NCI Group Inc., USA, to offer the
¼:12, these standing seam metal roof with longitudinal full length corru-
Double-Lok leakproof Standing Seam
systems can be used on all types of con- gations in one piece upto 12 M
Roofing System,
struction, including metal, masonry or length reduce number of field joints
wood, for either new construction or Double-Lok®
retrofit. Supply of valley gutters of 1.5mm
The Double-Lok® roof panel is a thickness upto lengths of 6 M,
All of MBCI's standing seam metal mechanically field-seamed, trape- reduce number of joints. The epoxy
roof systems are concealed fastened zoidal leg standing seam roof system. primer on the exposed valley gutter
systems. A choice of concealed fas- Double-Lok® panels are available in 12- face imparts long-term corrosion-
tened clips hold the panels firmly in inch, 18-inch and 24-inch widths. Dou- free surface.
place with the ability to accommodate ble-Lok® requires a minimum slope of
thermal movement. ¼:12. Double-Lok® panels are ideal for Similarly, Kirby's Standing Seam
industrial, commercial and architec- Roofing System (KSS-600) is tested and
The sliding clip in the Ultra-Dek® approved by FM Global, USA and has
tural applications. PEBS Pennar offers
and Double-Lok® allows for thermal double lock standing seam ends which
this product in India.
movement. A 4-inch sliding clip in the provides 100% leak proof buildings
Double-Lok®, can eliminate roof steps 50% complaints in steel buildings with faster installation.
on a double slope building up to 900 relate to roofing components and
feet wide or a single slop building up to water infiltration problems PEBS Conclusion
450 feet wide!! Pennar uses the Double-Lok® System Not only can low slope metal roof-
Uplift Ratings world-class standing seam technology ing contribute to the bottom line, it can
by MBCI ( NCI Group Inc., USA) & its also contribute to LEED credits, which
Each SSMR system carries the weather tightness advantages makes it are awarded to buildings that use high
Underwriters Laboratories Fire Resis- the favored choice for India. recycled content and other “green” con-
tance and Wind Uplift (UL 90) ratings struction materials. A typical low slope
covering a wide range of roof designs. PEB PENNAR MBCI advantage
metal roof has at least 25% recycled
Double-Lok® and SuperLok® meet rat- Bead Mastic for roofing side and content, and at the end of its long use-
ings per FM Global Corporation Stan- end laps. Bead mastic, when ful life is 100% recyclable.
dard 4471. The BattenLok® HS,
SuperLok®, Curved BattenLok® and Double-Lok® Product Information
Double-Lok® conform to requirements
Coverage Width 12”, 18”, 24”
in CEGS 07416 / ASTM E 1592 Standing Minimum Slope ¼:12
Seam Metal Roof System guide specifi- Panel Attachment Concealed Fastening System;
cation. Low, High, Fix and Sliding and a 2” stand off clip
Finishes Smooth (standard); Embossed (optional)
Weathertight Roof Systems Coatings Galvalume Plus®, Signature® 200,
Signature® 300, Signature® 300 Metallic
Special clips are available allowing
for thermal roof expansion and con-
Panel Profiles
traction during extreme temperature
changes. All trim is both weathertight
and aesthetically pleasing, giving the
roof a nice finished appearance.
Factory-applied sealant in the panel
sidelap ensures a tight, secure
weathertight lap whether it is a snap-

Standing Seam Roof
In the area of roofing, to receive

LEED Sustainable Sites Credit 7.2, at
least 75% of the surface of a roof must
use materials having a Solar Reflective
Index (SRI) of at least 78,met by vege-
tated roof on 50% of the roof area, or
installing a high albedo and vegetated
roof combination, meeting the for-
mula: (Area of SRI Roof/0.75)+(Area of
vegetated roof/0.5) = Total Roof Area.
Factory Office Complex Typically, low slope metal roof sys-

tems being among the lightest roofing
products place fewer demands on a
building's structural support system, an
important consideration in earth-
quake-prone areas. Because of their
interlocking or active fastening sys-
tems, metal roof panels are designed to
meet the requirements of ASTM
E1592, UL 580, UL1897 and other
severe wind and uplift tests.
While the idea of protecting a build-
Multistory ing with metal originated centuries
Showroom
ago, the concept is still valid today.
Whether the goal is many years of low-
cost, low maintenance, problem-free
performance, or an environmentally res-
ponsible approach to roofing, low slope
metal roofs make a lot of sense.
Author's Bio
The author leads our Delhi bureau. An
Engineer and qualified ADR professional
(NALSAR alumnus), Sadagopan Seshadri has
been a senior Contract Management
Stadia Aircraft hangar Professional in large national &
International Companies. His domain expe-
rience is in Building Products, Cement plants
and Mega Power project execution. He is
expert visiting faculty for Contract
Management at the SSAA, IP University,
New Delhi.
Being passionate about Environment he
has now turned to Landscape Projects
design teamed with likeminded architects &
engineers for sustainable landscapes devel-
opment He is vocal with his views on these
areas through his writings.
He can be reached at design2xcel@gmail.com
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Versatile Coatings for

Today's Roof Systems
Achal Narayanan
R eflective roof coatings remain

the fastest-growing product seg-
ment in the fluid-applied roof-
ing market. 'Cool roof' coatings can
lower energy consumption (a key goal
low-sloping roof, including metal ones.
(Elastomers are materials, usually syn-
thetic, having elastic properties i.e.,
capable of recovery from severe defor-
mation. Examples include natural rub-
These are influencing demands for
field-applied roof coatings that deliver
cool roofs for energy savings as well as
sustainability.
Most recently, the trend towards
of building owners and facility manag- ber and polyisoprene.)
cool roofing has favored the selection
ers) as well as meet stringent cool roof Coatings these days play a useful of highly reflective and emissive coat-
performance requirements in the role in the maintenance of all types of ings for use over metal architects, engi-
building codes. roofing substrates. They can be used to neers and owners have become aware
While it is true that the high solar extend the service life of an existing sys- of their value in reducing air-
reflectivity and emissivity of white tem in nearly any environment, and in conditioning requirements while pro-
elastomeric coatings can cut down on warmer climates they can offer signifi- viding a highly effective defense
air-conditioning costs, these products cant energy savings. against the elements.
do a lot more than just save energy. The building industry around the
Lasting benefits
The elastomeric coatings can restore world is experiencing a greater sensi-
and protect most waterproofing sys- tivity to environmental concerns, like Building owners and facility manag-
tems and prolong the life of almost any energy shortages and energy savings. ers now realise the lasting benefits of

Cool Roof Coatings
aging rays. This enables the coating and waterproof a roof; they can
to handle the continual thermal also improve reflectivity and emissivity
stresses over the lifetime of the roof. Its while reducing thermal shock. Coat-
adhesion characteristics enable the ings can extend the life of low-slope
coating to remain attached to the roof and flat commercial roof types for
in wet or extremely windy conditions. many years while reducing energy con-
Such a coating employs technology sumption, thus saving the owner more
that helps maintain energy-saving money. With high-energy costs here to
reflectance qualities, as well as a bright, stay and building energy efficiency stan-
clean appearance. dards tightening, qualified reflective
roof coatings will remain as one of the
Finding ways to increase the service
most effective and most economical
life of roofs makes sense to owners and
ways to meet or exceed these emerging
reduces the waste generated by roof
standards.
tear-offs. Statistics compiled by the
U.S. Department of Energy and the Envi- UV Light Barrier
ronmental Protection Agency show Elastomeric roof coating can extend
that waste generated from roof tear- a roof's life by creating a UV light bar-
offs accounts for 15 to 20 per cent of rier, which prevents substrate degrada-
total landfill waste. By coating and tion; providing low-temperature flexi-
maintaining roofs, one can dramati- bility; developing a high degree of adhe-
cally increase the years of service they sion; and reducing daytime roof tem-
can provide. peratures. And the choice of high-
For most roof systems, coatings quality coatings, as designated by
renew the integrity of the surface of ASTM (American Society for Testing
the roof by filling in cracks and replac- and Materials) performance standards,
ing weathered and worn areas. Roof can assure long-term performance and
coatings reinforced with membranes protection of the roofing substrate.
such as polyester or fiberglass can seal Elastomeric roof coatings are help it
elastomeric roof coatings. These

durable liquid coatings prolong the life
of the existing roof. In fact, elastomeric
roof coatings have been used since the
early 1980s over multiple roof types,
including built-up roofing , modified
bitumen, metal, cement and wood.
Many white-coated roofs exist today
with excellent adhesion and high solar
reflectance more than 20 years after
their initial application.
An elastomeric roof coating creates
a uniform, seamless surface that
remains flexible even at low tempera-
tures. It expands and contracts with
changing weather conditions, protect-
Metal Roofs with Reflective Coating
ing a roof's surface from the sun's

Cool Roof Coatings
ing to drive a better energy initiative

across the United States and around
the world. When the U.S. specialty
materials company Rohm and Haas
(founded a century ago in Philadelphia)
set out to apply elastomeric coatings
technology to roofing, it could have Roof with protective coating
restricted its focus to meet only the
immediate need for durability.
Instead, it raised its sights and raised
the roof to a new standard of perfor-
mance, durability, functionality and
eco-friendliness.
Elastomeric coatings, now recog-
nised as key components of the build-
ing industry, enhance structural integ-
rity, reduce maintenance, increase lon- els. Cool roof technologies include coat- candidates for high-albedo materials.
gevity, improve energy efficiency, and ings, membranes, tiles and shingles.
Of special interest to India are the
provide significant, immediate and lon-
Light-coloured building surfaces findings of a case study undertaken a
ger-term environmental benefits.
are a time-honoured technique of stay- few years ago at the Satyam Technol-
The use of solar-reflective (cool) ing cool in the Mediterranean, the ogy Centre (STC) in Hyderabad. In a
urban surfaces is a comparatively inex- Caribbean and other sun-drenched demonstration sponsored by the U.S.
pensive measure that can reduce sum- regions. Roofing materials with a high Agency for International Development
mertime temperatures. A reflective solar reflectance (called albedo) can in 2006, the installation of a white roof
roof is typically light in colour and reflect up to 85 per cent of incident coating reduced the average summer-
absorbs less sunlight than does a con- solar radiation, compared to normal time daily maximum roof-surface tem-
ventional dark-coloured roof. Thus, surfaces which may reflect only 20 per perature of a two-storey office build-
reflective roofs reduce air-conditioner cent. For commercial applications, flat ing at the STC's training centre from 52
use and increase occupant comfort lev- and poorly insulated roofs are the best deg. C to 32 deg. C. The total air-
conditioning energy use was thereby
reduced by 30 kWh/day (5 per cent on
hot days and 8 per cent on average
days).
Significant cost-effective a/c elec-
tricity and peak load savings and
increased comfort levels can be real-
ised by installing such cool roofs on
industrial and commercial buildings
like malls, hospitals, offices, hotels, etc.
and residential premises in India.
A number of companies in India are
now engaged in the manufacture and
supply of roof coatings and other
related products. Some of them also
Roof Tear Off export these products.

Bomanite India
Cool Roof Coatings
In the United States, the Roof Coat- with pigments that can be classified as
ings Manufacturers Association energy-efficient coatings.
(RCMA) is the national trade associa-
According to RCMA, many of the
tion representing the manufacturers of
newer high-reflectivity aluminum and
cold-applied coatings and cements
coloured roof coatings can perform just
used for roofing and waterproofing, as as well as, or better than, white coatings.
well as the suppliers of products, Tom Meyer of RCMA's Solar Reflective
equipment, and services to and for the Coatings Council, said: “In the past few
industry. Founded in 1983, RCMA is years, technological advances have rap-
dedicated to advancing product tech- idly moved the roof coating industry “In the past few years, technological
nology and to ensure an ongoing sup- beyond white to include a multitude of advances have rapidly moved the
ply of quality energy-efficient materials high-performing coloured coatings and roof coating industry beyond white
to meet the needs of contractors and to include a multitude of high-
silver aluminum bituminous coatings.” performing coloured coatings and
consumers. Currently, the Association
While reflective roof coatings can silver aluminum bituminous
has more than 70 companies as mem- coatings.”
bers. reduce energy consumption or
increase roof life for buildings with low-
Not just white Tom Meyer
sloped or flat roofs, Meyer said optimal RCMA Council Member
RCMA is working to set the record energy efficiency and sustainability
straight about energy-efficient coat- required looking at more than just a
sometime ago when the U.S. Energy
ings. Its membership represents manu- whiteness factor. “Selecting the appro-
Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, suggested
facturers and raw material suppliers of priate roofing system requires a thor-
painting the roofs of all buildings white
energy-efficient coatings that can be ough consideration of climate, a build-
ing's location, installation specifics, aes- to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
considered part of a cool roofing solu- and save energy used for cooling. Dr.
tion. The Association believes that thetics, insulation and other factors.
There is no single answer. White may Chu's statement was criticised in many
'cool roofing' is not just white. There is quarters for ignoring energy and other
be the solution for one building, with
a full complement of colours, including offsetting factors and costs in non-
aluminum or coloured coating the best
aluminum (silver/grey in colour) in a temperate climes.
for another,” he added.
bituminous asphalt base and various
white coatings that have been tinted White roofs were in the headlines “The benefits of reflective roof coat-
ings are very real, but there needs to be
a reasoned approach and an under-
standing that there are many coating
types available to meet the nation's var-
ious building energy and sustainability
objectives,” said James Baker, RCMA's
director of industry affairs. “We're urg-
ing regulators and green building advo-
cates to be cautious and not increase
reflectivity requirements faster than
the technology will allow,” he added.
Cool roofs have nevertheless been
widely adopted in the United States.
All but a handful of the country's 50
states have established regulations and
/or incentives to encourage roofing of
Aluminum Roof Sheets this type.

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ZINC ROOFING
Sustainable Roofing Option
Comes Back into Limelight
M.K. Prabhakar
T he increasing emphasis on sus-

tainable building strategies has
meant that engineers today are
looking at both new materials and
quite a few other materials that have
while being almost a standard in cer-
tain other parts of the globe. Zinc is one
such material. A cursory glance over
the Parisian skyline would convince any-
one of this paradox. Paris, under the
Although Zinc made its appearance
in the United States around 1816, it
could not make as dramatic an impact,
as it had done elsewhere in Europe.
However, things are now gradually
been for long considered 'non- reign of Napolean III in the mid-1800s changing. Zinc roofing is being seri-
traditional' in order to meet green was transformed into a city of almost ously looked into as an alternative in
building standards. There are some exclusively zinc roofs. Two hundred most parts of the world, including
materials, that are considered 'non tra- years later, some of the original roofs India. Zinc roofing strips are fast
ditional' in some parts of the world, still crown historic buildings in the city. becoming an architect's favorite,

Roofing: Material Focus
cell production. Engineers in the As 'Green' as they Come

1800s had discovered that zinc had cer-
In today's age of sustainable build-
tain attractive benefits. For one, zinc
ing strategies and green rating systems,
sheeting is highly malleable; it's dura-
zinc roofing's potential can no longer
ble and almost completely recyclable.
be underestimated. Today the use of
Patina rolled zinc can contribute to obtaining
LEED certification under the Materials
The substance that gives zinc roof-
and Resources category. The fact that
ing strips the distinct hue is known as
rolled zinc is 100 percent recyclable
'patina'. It is actually a layer of zinc
also adds to the attraction of zinc roof-
hydroxycarbonate that forms on the
ing as a preferred choice. Architectural
surface of the material when it is
grade zinc sheeting is a mix of titanium,
exposed, in the presence of carbon
copper, and zinc. This combination
dioxide, oxygen, and water. The
helps in maximizing the tensile
patina's structure consists of a compact
strength of the roof, apart from helping
protective layer, which strongly
in improving malleability.
adheres to the zinc beneath it. The
patina protects zinc from atmospheric The combination also helps in
corrosion and also does not dissolve improving the innate resilience of this
easily in rainwater. Patinated metals wonder metal. There are scores of
are generally considered naturally heal- buildings around Europe, where zinc
ing and long lasting. There are roofing has lasted for well beyond 100
instances in Europe when zinc roofing years, compared to the 25 odd years for
strips are installed with the patina those with asphalt shingles. The patina
already created, which is said to forming characteristic of zinc, which
enhance the longevity of the roof, gives it the self-healing property con-
along with preventing accelerated cor- tributes to the durability and longevity
rosion. of the roofing strips.
because of their versatility, aesthet-

ics, and application.
A Natural
Zinc is the 27th most common natu-
rally occurring element in the world. It
is found in galvanized steel, batteries,
and brass. Even the human body is
depending on zinc for certain biological
functions such as fertility, vision, and Zinc roofing dominates the Parisian skyline

Zinc Roofing: Sustainable Roofing Option Comes Back into Limelight
As a building material, zinc offers

several advantages, starting right from
the stage when it is mined from deep
beneath the earth's crust. For one the
amount of energy that is used to
produce zinc from its ore is the lowest
among all non-ferrous metals. The
energy consumption reduces
drastically in the case of zinc that is
produced from recycled material,
making it one of the most 'natural' of
building materials.
The primary energy that is required
to manufacture zinc roofing sheets is
again, substantially lower than most
Architectural grade zinc has high tensile strength, remarkably malleable and corrosion resistant
other alternatives. This is because of
the fact that zinc has a relatively low Yet another factor that makes zinc reported to end up in landfills. The toxic
melting point of approximately 785 F, roofing an attractive proposition is the chemicals present in the shingles then
which in turn means that a relatively fact that the metal is 100 percent recy- leach into the soil, creating havoc with
lower amount of fuel is required to clable. It is estimated that around 95 the environment, particularly ground-
extract, smelt, alloy, roll, and fabricate percent of the initial energy content is water sources.
the metal. The primary energy content conserved in the case of recycled zinc.
Corrosion Factor
of the metal is in fact lesser than that of Moreover, it also makes economic
stainless steel, copper, and aluminum. sense since the metal is almost always Another remarkable property of
In fact, two times the energy is required in demand and an estimated 90 per- zinc lies in the fact that it is highly corro-
for the other comparative materials. cent of the zinc that is put up in the recy- sion resistant, whether it is in a marine
Moreover, the concentration of zinc clable material market is sold out. Con- environment or inland. The metal com-
ore is higher as compared to other ores versely, annually an estimated 9 million bines with salt in the marine environ-
in their respective ores. metric tons of asphalt shingles are ment to form zinc oxychloride (Zn2 O
C12). The substances then wash of the
surface easily forming the characteris-
tic blue-gray patina. The corrosion
rates of zinc vary between 0.5µm and
1.0µm per year. Generally, the corro-
sion rates are found to be higher in
highly industrialized areas where sulfur
dioxide concentration in the atmo-
sphere is high.
There could be corrosion issues
forming from the underside of roofing
sheets, if moisture is allowed to con-
dense beneath them. It is usually rec-
ommended for this reason to allow for
a drainage layer directly below the zinc
roofing for allowing moisture not to get
Zinc roofing allows for easy installation of secondary components like light inlets on the roof structure
trapped and escape freely. Some manu-

Tac System Formwork Sdn Bhd
Zinc Roofing: Sustainable Roofing Option Comes Back into Limelight
A row of zinc roofs with the typical zinc ‘Patina’ on them
facturers also recommend venting the sonnel. Some of the key factors that Future
zinc roof strips with panels, along with need to be taken into consideration for
Metal roofing as a concept is fast
a layer of protective coating on the proper installation of zinc roof strips
becoming a preferred option globally.
underside of the sheets. are physic-chemical compatibility, geo-
In India too, no longer is metal roofing
metrical continuity and project struc-
Zinc Roof Installation limited to warehouses and factories.
tural conformity. A thorough roof
With the boom in infrastructure and
Although a relatively simple pro- inspection in order to adhere to these
real estate projects, metal roofing is
cess, zinc roof installation is best done conditions is a must before the installa- finding wide ranging applications. Zinc
by the manufacturer's authorized per- tion process begins. roofing strips could play a crucial role in
the industry, what with the rising
emphasis on eco-friendly building
materials. While cost may be the inhib-
iting factor right now, with increase in
competition, it could soon be a thing of
the past. Moreover, the fact that low
maintenance and durability of zinc
mean that the longevity factor out-
weighs the initial price difference, mak-
ing it one of the preferred choice, when
it comes to roofing solutions. With
increasing endorsement from the
architectural and engineering frater-
nity, zinc could well become the roofing
metal to watch out for in the near
Zinc roofing is ideally suited for complex structural shapes
future.

Profile
G.V.Engineering & Co
Offering Top of the line PEB Solutions
G .V.Engineering & Co is a
versatile engineering firm that
specializes in Pre-Engineered
Buildings, Multi-storey Steel Buildings,
Industrial Structures, etc. The
m a r ket l e a d e rs h i p . S p e a k i n g
exclusively to the Masterbuilder,
Mr.Raja Gana Nathar gave insights into
what makes the company's products
leading to quality and quantity
manufacturing of built-up sections and
other components, thereby reducing
unwanted loss and saving time in the
process.
and services special. Here are excerpts
company's growth story has been from the interview. Are PEB systems preferable for multi-
driven by its firm commitment to the
What are the advantages of Pre- storied construction?
latest technology and advanced
software, which has seen it successfully Engineered Buildings over In western countries, multi-storey
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CONSTRUCTION
CHEMICALS
Building Blocks of Quality
Sadagopan Seshadri,
Chief - Content Development, CE - Infrastructure - Environment
C onstruction chemicals are one

of the niche segments from the
specialty chemical segment of
the chemical industry. These are spe-
cialty products that are used in struc-
more than 30% p.a. for the next few
years. There is no published data avail-
able indicating the exact growth rate of
the construction market. The Indian
construction chemical market is highly
Most of these companies remain
highly specialized thus serving their spe-
cific market segment supplying a few
product types of different technology /
application methods, quality and price
tures to increase their life, and also to competitive and fragmented, with to meet specific construction needs
impart additional protection from envi- large numbers of small and specialized such as waterproofing, leakages or fire-
ronmental hazards. Construction chem- suppliers. Besides small distributors proofing. In general, the distribution of
icals additionally help in minimizing the who import these chemicals, there are each particular product involves instal-
quantities of cement and water gener- a large number of global construction lation/application and most impor-
ally required during the construction. chemical companies who have manu- tantly a warranty on product perfor-
facturing operations in India.
The new construction projects mar- mance. As a result, it is necessary that
ket is expected to increase the demand This market is likely to grow at the distributors of construction chemicals
for construction chemicals. The con- rate of around 10 15% p.a. in the next specialize in solutions to specific con-
struction market is expected to grow at few years. struction needs.

Industry Analysis
tial component of the renovation ing countries of Asia-Pacific, Latin

and repair aspect of large-scale pro- America and Eastern Europe are
jects contributing to their sales in India. expected to buoy future market
growth. Further, trends such as increas-
The construction industry has had
ing urbanization and green building con-
its fair share in the overall growth of the
structions are expected to spur the mar-
Indian Economy. With exciting pros-
ket growth momentum,” said Global
pects ahead, there is an increased
Industry Analysts (GIA) in its report.
emphasis on high quality construction
requiring detailed designing, good The growth rate of the Indian Con-
workmanship, and the selection of struction Chemical Industry is consis-
appropriate building materials. Build- tent. This shows that the application of
ing structures would require protection construction chemical in construction
from natural hazards and industrial cor- works is increasing gradually. The end
rosives and regular maintenance to sus- users are coming to know about its
tain for a longer duration of time. Chem- usage.
icals used in construction impart these
Some key players in the CC space
qualities to structures.
Rossari Biotec
Types of Construction Chemicals
M.J. Construction chemicals
Construction Chemicals can Chembond
broadly be categorized into five groups: JBA Concrete Solutions
Concrete and Mortar Admixtures Chowgule Koster
Water Proofing Compounds BASF
Floor Hardeners Dow Chemicals
Protective Coatings and Resins Rheoplast technology
Adhesives and Sealants Technokolla
Consistent Growth Trend Tech-Dry
Don Construction chemicals
Global construction chemicals mar-
Razon Engineering
ket is projected to cross US$34 billion
Techny Chemie
by the year 2015, according to a Global
research report. “Though the market Nina Concrete Systems
A variety of construction chemicals continues to reel under the impact of Sunanda Speciality Chemicals
are used in most large-scale construc- Dow Chemicals
recession, the ongoing and proposed
tion projects as also in projects involv-
high construction projects in develop- Rheoplast Technology
ing special design and engineering so as
to cater to their specific needs. These Growth Rates: Construction Chemical V/S Construction Industry
materials include concrete admixture,
surface treatment, waterproofing, 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 CAGR %
grout, floor topping, coating, sealer, CC Industry Turnover* 750 855 992 1130 1500 18.06%
and floor hardening.
Rate of Growth of
CC Industry 13% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Thus, the potential demand for con-
struction chemicals takes in its ambit Construction Industry
31078 36015 42885 48679 51200 14.20%
Turnover*
the creation of infrastructure in core
sectors of economy, high-rise buildings Rate of Growth of
16.55% 15.88% 19% 22% 23.70%
Construction Industry
and industrial complexes. Besides, con-
struction chemicals become an essen *The figures are in Rs. Crore ; CC=Construction Chemical (Source: Chemical Weekly)

Industry Analysis
Construction Chemicals: Building Blocks of Quality
The Growth Drivers CFI- Streamlining the CC Industry

Expanding construction businesses Bodies like Construction Federation
in the largely untapped rural areas are of India (CFI) strive to strengthen the
also expected to provide a huge thrust sector by establishing linkages in the
to the construction chemicals market. industry & working with the Planning
Moreover, the Government's decision Commission to secure the future of the
to allow 100 percent foreign direct construction chemicals sector. “In fact,
investments (FDIs) in the real estate viewing the growing importance of this
business has boosted construction segment, a construction chemicals
activities throughout India. Although division has been set up under the
the economic downturn had bogged aegis of CFI “, said SC Mehta, secretary
down the real estate business, it is general, CFI.
already showing signs of recovery. This
revival, along with foreign investors' Several major construction chemi-
popular perception of India as a high- cals manufacturing companies have
growth market, has given a shot in the joined hands with CFI to be an active
arm for construction chemicals compa- constituent of the Construction Chemi-
nies. cals Division. Key objectives of this divi-
sion include creating awareness about
Upen Patel, head-marketing, BASF the use of right type and quality of con-
Construction Chemicals (India) Pvt Ltd, struction chemicals to have durable
based on the development in the infra ers in the sector to deliver logistics and structure and standardization of mate-
segment feels. “As a developing coun- services at the doorsteps of the users”. rials and prices.
try, India has shortage of shelter, power
A key growth driver of this sector in The Future Holds Promise
and transport infrastructure. As the
the last decade has been the accept-
country creates the wealth it would The construction chemical industry
ability of ready mix concrete (RMC). In
invest in these key sectors which would in India is at a nascent stage as com-
India around 7% of the domestic
keep driving the demand for construc- pared to the rest of the world. But with
cement consumption is consumed in
tion chemicals,” he says.
RMC. This is expected to grow 25-30% the growth in economy, growth in con-
Patel believes the power and trans- in the near future driving up the struction is inevitable and this should
port sector would create additional demand for construction chemicals translate in higher growth in construc-
demand for construction chemicals Large RMC players promote the value tion chemicals to meet quality & speed
making up for continuing lack-luster added concrete concepts thus spurring aspects in project deliveries. A respon-
performance of the downturn hit real up the knowledge driven demand of sible SWOT analysis is a must to keep
estate sector. “Globally a construction specialty admixtures by end users. this sunrise industry on the right track.
project would consume 2-3% value
Incidentally, BASF has been working The Indian consumer is realizing
worth of construction chemicals, while that while the cost of construction
with many construction companies in
in India this ratio is only 0.3-0.7% at the chemicals is only 2 percent of the over-
making it possible to reduce the usage
moment. As the ratio improves we will all construction cost, the benefits are
of cement and still maintain the perfor-
see further growth for construction manifold. “Effective marketing and
mance of concrete and also to reduce
chemicals. product innovation are keys to success
the energy used in concrete production
Not less than CAGR at 15-20% for and placement. It is working with other in the Indian market,” says the analyst
next ten years is anticipated. As per organizations actively involved in the of Frost & Sullivan research and adds,
Anasuya Gupta, managing director, concrete industry like the Indian Con- “It is imperative to maintain long-term
Cico Technologies Ltd, one of the mar- crete Institute for creating awareness relations with customers and exert
ket leaders, “One of the major growth on the usage and benefits of construc- influence over channel partners to stay
drivers would be the ability of the play- tion chemicals. afloat in this market.”

Jindal Aluminium
Reflective Signage
Technology
A Key to Safer Roads
Harish Banwari
T ransportation infrastructure is
an essential ingredient for rapid
growth of an economy and a
vital input to economic development,
trade and social integration. The physi-
estimates based on the Approach
Paper to the 11th Five-Year Plan have
put a figure of $48 billion towards roads
and highways infrastructure alone.
However, ironically India has the
cially on highways and treacherous
mountain roads contributes largely to
this number. The IRF (International
Road Federation) has recently recog-
nized the criticality of the situation and
cal world is still grappling with the inad- highest number of road accidents in has proposed to seek active participa-
equacy of quality roads and highways, the world as revealed by the World tion of corporate houses in building
creeping into the greenscape. Financ- Health Organization (WHO). In India, infrastructures having direct bearing
ing the maintenance of transport infra- the death toll rose to 14 per hour in on road safety. It also proposes that the
structure, managing urban congestion, 2009 as opposed to 13 the previous government should exempt tax on
supply chain disruption on account of year. The total number of deaths every these expenditures incurred by the cor-
poor rural connectivity and loading of year due to road accidents has now porate houses in a given year.
environmental cost as an integral pro- passed the 135,000 mark, according to The public private model has lead to
ject cost, are some of the challenges the latest report of National Crime the use of progressive technology and
that the transport infrastructure indus- Records Bureau or NCRB. And this is upgraded quality and designs, suited to
try is grappling with. Economists hold where the country is losing 3% of its match the needs of commuters and
India's inadequacy in infrastructure as GDP to road crashes every year. While drivers.India implemented the PPP
the main impediment to its growth and drunken driving is one of the major model in road development in a big
roads in particular have a critical role to causes of accidents, it is also seen that way and achieved financial closure of
play in the growth story. Sector-wise lack of proper road infrastructure espe- more than 270 projects until Novem-

STP Ltd
Reflective Signage
Technology - A Key to Safer Roads
ber 2009. Infrastructure shortages are

proving a key constraint in sustaining
and expanding India's economic
growth. The government is actively pro-
moting PPPs in key infrastructure sec-
tors like transportation. A KPMG report
titled 'Opportunities in Infrastructure
and Resources in India' reveals that
investments of the order of US$ 500 bil-
lion are expected to take place in the
coming years. Through these partner-
ships, corporates are not just investing
in technology that will not just improve
infrastructure but also create a safe
environment for commuters and
motorists.
One such technology is the micro-
replication technology that has been
used extensively to create reflective designs. The median markers using fluo- ing both motorists & pedestrians in
signage. Microreplication is a manufac- rescent yellow reflective sheeting, con- way finding and caution them of
turing technology that combines the structed on the roads, help to delineate upcoming changes in road conditions.
art and science of applying precise, two-way traffic. They are also useful in
microscopic three-dimensional pat- These examples only prove that pro-
dawn, dusk and foggy conditions.
terns on various surfaces. Based on this gressive technology is the buzz word
technology, companies like 3M India Improving the visibility of road signs for India. The country has already seen
have created retroreflective signage has been shown to reduce road traffic its benefit in reducingwastage and
that reflects the light back to its source accidents by up to 80% - a significant sta- costs, while simultaneously improving
with minimum scattering. This allows tistic based on the fact that signs not the quality of products. The Govern-
greater visibility for motorists espe- only show the correct route and format ment is also committed to building a
cially at night. The technology in its vari- of the road layout ahead but also act as world-class infrastructurefor improv-
ous forms has been reinvented to suit vital hazard warning. In fact, surveys ing the quality of life and enhancing
the growing needs of overcrowded cit- carried out by independent consul- competitiveness of theeconomy. With
tants TMS Consultancy, on behalf of 3M all these developments paving the way
ies. The Diamond Grade Prismatic
UK, found that using reflective sheeting for growth in the country, good times
Sheeting has been used extensively as
made a significant contribution to acci- have just begun!
conspicuity sign to highlight obstruc-
tions or hazards on the road such as dent reduction. These findings were
based on 'before and after' statistics at Author's Bio
roundabouts, median openings, pillars,
a number of individual test sites in the The Author is
sometimes even trees. These prismatic
UK. The results of the survey showed a Mechanical Engineer
reflective sheeting can be directly
79% reduction in the total number of & MBA currently
applied on very rough, textured or cor-
accidents that occurred over the working with 3M
rugated surfaces too. This material India Limited as
twelve test locations.
finds applications in various areas like General Manager for Traffic Safety
median openings, trees, concrete Traffic safety solutions like reflec- Systems Division. Harish has been associ-
structures, roundabouts, flyovers etc. tive signage, raised pavement markers, ated with road and vehicle safety for the
Raised Pavement Markers (RPMs) are median markers and conspicuity tapes last 8 years and has played a crucial role in
have made roads safer and visible, help- upgrading the safety standards in this field.
also helpful on dark roads and bad road

STA Concrete Flooring Solutions
Seismic Performance
Comparison of Various Methods

Including Time History Analysis in
Seismic Performance Evaluation Shah B. A. Patodi S. C.
of RC Frames Shah B. A.1
Patodi S. C.2
1Associate Professor, Applied Mechanics
Department, The M. S. University of Baroda
2Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Parul
Institute of Engg. & Tech., Limda, Baroda
I
n the current study, G+3 to G+7 storey RC powerful tool for estimating the seismic response of a
building frames are modeled and analyzed by five structure, there are hardly any papers on comparing
different lateral load analysis methods by using the various methods of analysis with reference to a
commercially available ETABS software. The analysis specific RC frame problem. This type of comparison
methods like linear static, nonlinear static (push will be very useful to a practicing structural engineer
over), response spectrum as per IS 1893, response who needs an idea of the difference in forces induced
spectrum as per Bhuj India (2001) earthquake and in a structure under time history analysis vis-à-vis
time history as per Bhuj earthquake are used to linear static analysis specified by codal provisions.
compare the response of the buildings in terms of base
In the present study, therefore, the linear dynamic
shear, roof displacement and storey drift. Two
response spectrum and time history analysis are
variations in column cross section are considered i.e.
adopted to evaluate the response of RC space frames.
rectangular and equivalent square. It is found that the For undertaking a time history analysis the recorded
square shaped columns perform better as compared to data of the time history which is available online
rectangular columns under earthquake forces from the cosmos website is utilized here. The other
regardless of the method adopted for the analysis. It is type of dynamic analysis performed is the response
also observed that the forces and displacements spectrum analysis as per the 5% damped IS 1893
induced in the RC structures due to time history (2002) spectrum considered for the medium soil and
analysis are much higher than the code specified linear building lying in zone 3. The response spectrum due
static method of analysis of structures. to Bhuj time history is also generated for 5%
Kalkan and Kunnath (2004) have used analytical damping and a scale factor of 0.102 to convert the
methods to compare with actual response of a time period versus spectral acceleration in units of g.
structure under time history analysis by using data of This spectrum is utilized here to define another
instrumented steel buildings during the Northridge response spectrum case and the building is analyzed.
earthquake. Rofooei et al (2006) have used the time The non linear static analysis is also carried out by
history analysis to estimate the target displacement using the ATC 40 (1996) and FEMA (1997) guidelines
for pushover analysis. As observed by Penelis and for comparison purpose.
Kappos (2002), inelastic time history analysis albeit
The Mathematical Models Considered
useful and most reliable analysis technique, it proves
to be cumbersome for practicing engineers due to its Five space frames of G+3 to G+ 7 storeys are
lengthy and complicated data input requirements. considered with an overall plan dimension of 6m x
Despite lot of work done on time history analysis as a 6m having four panels of 3m x 3m. Nine columns are

Seismic Performance
Comparison of Various Methods Including Time History Analysis in Seismic Performance Evaluation of RC Frames
considered at the panel points having a cross sectional load calculated as per the Indian code IS 1893
dimension of 230mm x 450mm throughout. The (2002) for 5% damping with seismic zone factor z
column height in each storey is considered as 3m and = 0.16 and medium soil with importance factor of
it extends below the plinth level up to 3m. The size 1 and a response reduction factor of 5. It is
of the column below plinth level is considered as calculated as per the seismic parameters for the
280mm x 500mm. Another set of five similar models frame. The load direction being considered is
having equivalent square column cross section of global X. The loads are applied at the diaphragm
322mm x 322mm is considered for comparison. The centre. The mass considered for generating the
beam size is taken as 230mm x 450mm. A rigid lateral load is total dead load + 25% of the live
diaphragm is defined for each storey to account for load lumped at diaphragm centre.
the slab stiffness when subjected to lateral loads. The
Ø Earthquake load EQY: This load case is exactly
M25 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade steel
similar to the load EQX except for the fact that it
reinforcement is considered. Typical isometric and
is applied in the lateral Y direction.
plan views of a G+7 storey frame are shown in Fig.
1. All the joints are considered to be fixed at the Dynamic Load Cases
foundation level.
Ø Time History Analysis: In the time history
analysis, a typical time history for the Bhuj
Earthquake of January 26, 2001 at 08:46:42.9
I.S.T. Mag: 7.0 mb, 7.6 Ms recorded at
Ahmedabad station having latitude and longitude
as 23 02 N, 72 38 E component: N 78 E is used.
Accelerogram band pass filtered between 0.07 Hz
and 27.0 Hz having an initial velocity of -
0.1411E-02 m/s, initial displacement = 3.970 mm
and peak acceleration = -1.0382 m/s/s at
46.940 sec is utilized. A total record of 133.53 sec
Fig. 1 Typical Isometric and Plan Views of the G+7 Frame
is used having 26706 acceleration data points (in
Static Load Cases m/s/s) at 0.005 sec. The plot of acceleration versus
Following are the four static load cases considered time used for the time history is shown in Fig. 2.
for the models:
Ø Dead load: This load consists of a uniformly
distributed area load of 2 kN/sqm on terrace and
1.5 kN/sqm on all floors along with a uniformly
distributed line load of 6 kN/m at terrace level
and 13 kN/m on all peripheral beams at typical
floor level to account for 230mm thick brick
walls. Self weight is automatically calculated by
the program for all beams and columns.
Fig. 2 Time versus Acceleration Record for Bhuj Earthquake
Ø Live load: An area load of 3 kN/sqm on all floors
This file is used as the input for time history
is considered except for the terrace floor where the
function. As the file is having values of acceleration in
load considered is 1.5 kN/sqm.
m/sec2, the time history load case is defined as
Ø Earthquake load EQX: This load case is a static acceleration in the X direction with a scale factor of

Seismic Performance
1. After the analysis, the response spectrum curve of spectrum generated from the time history analysis
the ground level node is extracted for time period under Bhuj earthquake for each model which is
versus pseudo spectral acceleration as ordinate in the read from a text file containing the values as
arithmatic scale for 5% damping and X direction is shown in Fig. 3.
extracted from the time history traces display in the
Next, the response spectrum load cases are defined
form of a text file.
wherein again two separate cases are specified for IS
The response spectrum extracted for the central 1893 specified spectrum and the response spectrum
node at the base for each of the models is presented function defined for Bhuj earthquake. For both the
in Fig. 3. The values of this response spectrum are response spectrum cases, the structural and functional
input as a response spectrum function for the response damping considered is 5% which gets modified in the
spectrum dynamic analysis in ETABS software. The analysis as per the structural properties. The
output of the results is obtained at a time step of 0.04 Complete Quadratic Combination (CQC) method is
sec giving 25 output steps per sec. used for modal combinations and the Square Root of
Sum of Squares (SRSS) method is used for directional
combination. Input response spectrum is defined in
the U1 (corresponding to X) direction with a scale
factor of 9.81 to convert the acceleration in m/sec2
units from units of g. The results of the analysis are
obtained by running the analyze command of the
ETABS software.
The Results of Analysis
For the lateral load analysis, the important values
like base shear, roof displacement and storey drift are
noted from the analysis results. Five different
Fig. 3 Response Spectra for Models for Bhuj Earthquake methods are applied for evaluating these parameters
Ø Response Spectrum Analysis: First a response for the ten RC space frame models under lateral loads.
spectrum function is defined to carry out the linear The methods employed are: i) The linear static
dynamic analysis. For the current mathematical method (EQX), ii) The non linear static method (Push
models, following two response spectrum Over), iii) The linear dynamic response spectrum
functions are defined: i) IS 1893 specified response method (as per IS 1893 response spectrum), iv) The
spectrum for zone factor z = 0.16 having medium response spectrum method for Bhuj earthquake
soil and 5% damping defined by using the built in response spectrum and v) The linear dynamic time
function of the ETABS software and ii) Response history analysis as per Bhuj earthquake strong motion
Parameter Analysis Type Linear Static Non Linear Static (Push Over) Response Spectrum Time History Bhuj
Column 1893 Bhuj Min Max
Square 147 827 822 531 -987 1010
Base Shear kN
Rect 147 708 695 455 -1493 1461
Square 0.023 0.169 0.101 0.068 -0.102 0.102
Roof Displ. in m Rect 0.034 0.192 0.123 0.079 -0.155 0.157
Square 0.0011 0.0102 0.0052 0.0034 - 0.0060
Max. Drift in m Rect 0.0016 0.0198 0.0068 0.0044 - 0.0125
Table 1 Comparison of Seismic Performance of a G+7 Frame

Seismic Performance
data. The results of analysis are reported for G+7 shown in Fig. 5 whereas Fig. 6 shows the variation in
storey frame in Table 1. The results noted down for maximum storey drift.
the time history analysis are time dependent and the
The base shear and the roof displacement
maximum results may occur at different times.
evaluated under lateral loads by five different methods
However, they are presented here for comparison.
for all the ten models are presented in Table 2. Also,
The graphical comparison of base shear variation the variation in base shear for all the models is
in the G+7 storey RC space frame is presented in Fig. graphically represented in Fig. 7 and that for roof
4. A similar comparison for roof displacement is displacement is depicted in Fig. 8.
Fig. 4 Base Shear Comparison for a G+7 Storey RC Frame Fig. 5 Roof Displacement Comparison for a G+7 Storey Frame
Model Parameter Column Shape Linear Static Non Linear Static Response Spectrum Time History Bhuj
(Push Over) 1893 Bhuj Min -ve Max
Base Shear in kN Square 147 827 822 531 987 1010
Rect 147 708 695 455 1493 1461
G+7
Roof Displ. in m Square 0.023 0.169 0.101 0.068 0.102 0.102
Rect 0.034 0.192 0.123 0.079 0.155 0.157
Rect 69 685 691 381 894 905
G+6 Roof Displ. in m Square 0.011 0.087 0.091 0.185
0.145 0.187
Rect 0.014 0.161 0.107 0.058 0.089 0.087
Rect 68 664 687 606 1277 1265
G+5 Roof Displ. in m Square 0.010 0.123 0.077 0.068 0.127 0.145
Rect 0.012 0.145 0.091 0.084 0.140 0.137
Rect 67 643 687 590 1350 1362
Rect 0.009 0.124 0.077 0.068 0.149 0.166
Rect 64 616 688 655 1957 1938
Rect 0.007 0.103 0.063 0.061 0.149 0.149
Table 2 Comparison of Base Shear and Roof Displacement for Various Frame Models

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Seismic Performance
Fig. 6 Storey Drift Comparison for a G+7 Storey Frame

Fig. 8 Roof Displacement Variation Graphs for the Frame Models under
consideration
which are also plotted in Fig. 9 for all the methods on
a single plot for comparison. It may be noted here
that the values of storey drift for non linear static
(push over) case are the drift values at performance
point when the space frame is pushed in the X -
direction. For rectangular columns, the X direction is
the weak direction for lateral load resistance.
Fig. 7 Base Shear Variation Graphs for the Frame Models under
consideration
The variation in storey drift over the height of the
structure is also important as it gives an insight into
the seismic performance of a structure. The storey
drifts for all the five cases of lateral load in the global
X direction for G+7 storey space frames with square
and rectangular columns are presented in Table 3 Fig. 9 Storey Drift Plots for G+7 Storey Frame in X Direction
Storey EQX Push Over RS 1893 Spectrum RS Bhuj Spectrum Time History Bhuj
Square Rect Square Rect Square Rect Square Rect Square Rect
9 0.0005 0.0006 0.0027 0.0040 0.0020 0.0022 0.0012 0.0015 0.0028 0.0052
8 0.0007 0.0010 0.0043 0.0066 0.0030 0.0036 0.0019 0.0024 0.0039 0.0080
7 0.0009 0.0013 0.0056 0.0089 0.0037 0.0046 0.0023 0.0030 0.0042 0.0088
6 0.0010 0.0015 0.0066 0.0104 0.0043 0.0052 0.0027 0.0034 0.0046 0.0086
5 0.0011 0.0016 0.0071 0.0115 0.0046 0.0057 0.0031 0.0037 0.0055 0.0089
4 0.0011 0.0016 0.0075 0.0122 0.0049 0.0061 0.0033 0.0039 0.0058 0.0088
3 0.0011 0.0016 0.0078 0.0130 0.0052 0.0065 0.0034 0.0042 0.0055 0.0099
2 0.0010 0.0015 0.0102 0.0198 0.0052 0.0068 0.0034 0.0044 0.0060 0.0125
1 0.0005 0.0008 0.0020 0.0040 0.0028 0.0035 0.0018 0.0023 0.0035 0.0072
Table 3 Storey Drift Values for G+7 Storey RC Frame by Various Methods

Unisteel Engineering Works
Seismic Performance
The plot of storey drift for the G+6 to G+3 space

frame models by all the methods are presented in
Figs. 10 to 13.
Fig. 13 Storey Drift Plots for G+3 Storey Frame in X Direction

specific time history gives a value of base shear
less than that obtained by the code specified
generalized response spectrum. The base shear
Fig. 10 Storey Drift Plots for G+6 Storey Frame in X Direction
noted by push over analysis at performance point
is almost same as that observed for response
spectrum as per the codal provisions. However,
comparing the forces in frames with square and
rectangular columns reveals that the force is
higher in square column but at a lower roof
displacement.
Ø Table 1 also shows that the roof displacement
under time history load for square columns is 4.43
times that obtained by linear static method and
Fig. 11 Storey Drift Plots for G+5 Storey Frame in X Direction the same ratio for rectangular columns is 4.61.
This indicates that square columns show a less roof
displacement as compared to rectangular columns.
Even if one compares the roof displacement of
each method, the displacements for frame with
square columns are less in comparison to that with
rectangular columns.
Ø The roof displacement is observed to be maximum
in case of push over analysis which is expected
because of the formation of plastic hinges. The
Fig. 12 Storey Drift Plots for G+4 Storey Frame in X Direction storey drift is also higher in case of push over
Observations and Discussions analysis because of the plastic hinges. This fact is
clearly indicated in Fig. 6.
Ø Table 1 indicates that the linear static method
which is followed to estimate the lateral loads as Ø From Fig. 4 it can be seen that the base shear is
per the codal provisions is very much on the lower highest in case of Time History case followed by
side. The base shear as per time history is 10.15 that due to push over analysis which is almost
times that as per linear static method and it is same as response spectrum as per IS 1893. The
almost 5.6 times in case of response spectrum response spectrum developed for specific time
method. The response spectrum developed for a history gives a force which is less than that due to

Seismic Performance
code specified spectrum. In general, the base shear single graph for G+7 frame. It shows that the
due to linear static analysis is 3.6 times smaller highest drift occurs at the first storey slab level for
than that due to dynamic load due to Bhuj all the methods of lateral load analysis. As per
response spectrum for square columns and it is 3.1 drift criteria, the methods can be classified in the
times smaller for rectangular columns. increasing degree of severity as linear static, linear
dynamic Bhuj response spectrum, linear dynamic
Ø Table 2 and Fig. 7 indicates that the base shear
IS 1893 response spectrum, linear dynamic time
obtained by push over analysis and code specified
history for Bhuj and non linear static push over
response spectrum are almost same for a specific
analysis.
column shape. For a particular model say G+6
storey frame, square columns are subjected to Ø Frames with square columns particularly
higher shear force as compared to rectangular performed well as compared to those with
columns. The base shear value decreases as the rectangular columns when the maximum storey
number of storey decrease from G+7 to G+3. For drift criterion is considered. It is clear from Fig. 9
Bhuj time history load case, the base shear that the maximum drift under all cases for square
variation between square and rectangular columns columns is 1.94 times less compared to the
for different storey structures are quite random. A maximum drift in frames with rectangular
similar trend is observed for Bhuj earthquake columns for G+7 frame. Also, the maximum drift
response spectrum analysis, however, the base for frame with square columns under time history
shear because of Bhuj response spectrum analysis is dynamic analysis is less than that due to IS 1893
less as compared to base shear for code specified response spectrum analysis for rectangular
response spectrum analysis. In general, the base columns.
shear response of the structures for G+3 to G+7
frames is quite consistent for code specified Ø Figures 10 to 13 show that the storeys drift due to
response spectrum analysis and push over analysis. push over analysis for frames with rectangular
The base shear response of the same set of columns is particularly very large at the first
structures is quite random for a specific time storey level for G+3 to G+7 frames. For all the
history data. models, the storey drift due to time history
analysis under Bhuj earthquake for rectangular
Ø It can also be observed from Table 2 and Fig. 8 columns is quite random as compared to models
that the roof displacement which is another with square columns. The storey drift for
important response parameter for seismic rectangular columns for G+6 frame under time
evaluation is also quite random for time history history analysis is less which is an exception to the
load due to Bhuj earthquake. The roof
trend. The storey drift of a square column is less
displacement for a particular model with square
than rectangular column regardless of the method
shaped columns is found less than that with
of analysis or the size of the frame.
rectangular shaped columns. It is also seen that the
roof displacement in models analyzed with code Conclusions
specified response spectrum and that due to push
over analysis show almost a linear trend for G+3 It can be seen from the data presented that the
storey to G+7 storey structure for both square recorded time history being random in nature does
and rectangular shaped columns. not give any trend based on the size of the frame
(G+3 to G+7) or the cross sectional shape of the
Ø The storey drift variation which is presented in columns (square or rectangular). However, when the
Table 3 and plotted in Fig. 9 shows the values for five different methods of analysis are compared for
all the analysis methods for both the models in a evaluating the seismic performance of a low rise RC

Seismic Performance
space frame up to G+ 7 storeys, the square shaped Ø Rofooei F. R., Attari N. K., Rasekh A. and Shodja A. H. (2006),
columns perform better as compared to the "Comparison of Static and Dynamic Pushover Analysis in
rectangular shaped columns. As the base shear values Assessment of the Target Displacement", International Journal of Civil
Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 3.
for non linear static (push over) analysis is near the
value of base shear due to code specified response Authors Bio
spectrum analysis, it can be concluded that the push
over analysis represents the state of the structure in Bimal A. Shah is currently an Associate
terms of plastic hinges in a more realistic manner for Professor with Applied Mechanics Department,
G+3 to G+7 storey space frames. Faculty of Technology & Engineering of the M. S.
University of Baroda. He received his B.E. (Civil)
References and M.E. (Structures) Degrees from the M. S.
University of Baroda in 1985 and 1987 respectively.
Ø ATC-40 (1996), "Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete
Buildings", Volume 1 and 2, Report No. SSC 96-01, Seismic Safety
He is pursuing Ph.D. in the field of Earthquake
Commission, Redwood City, CA. Engineering and has published 13 research papers in
national and international conferences and journals.
Ø FEMA-273/274 (1997), NEHRP Guidelines and Commentary on the
He has visited Manila, Philippines, Geneva and
Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, Washington DC,
USA. Switzerland to present technical papers in 2004 and
2006.
Ø http://db.cosmos-eq.org Cosmos Virtual Data Centre, Consortium of
Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems. Subhash C. Patodi received his Ph.D. from IIT
Bombay in 1976. After serving for 30 years as
Ø IS 1893 (2002), Indian Standard Criteria for Earthquake Resistant
Professor of Structural Engineering at the M. S.
Design of Structures, Part 1: General Provisions and Buildings,
Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. University of Baroda, he is currently working as
Professor in Civil Engineering Department at the
Ø Kalkan E. and Kunnath S. K. (2004), "Method of Modal Combinations Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology,
for Pushover Analysis of Buildings", Paper No. 2713, Proceedings of
the 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver,
Baroda. He has published 276 research papers in
Canada. National and International Journals and
Conferences. His current research interest includes
Ø Penelis G. G. and Kappos A. J. (2002), "3D Pushover Analysis: The
Cementitious Composites, Numerical Methods and
Issue of Torsion", Paper No. 15, Proceedings of the 12th European
Conference on Earthquake Engineering, London. Soft Computing Tools.

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FRACTIONATION OF RECLAIMED
ASPHALT PAVEMENT
The Way to Achieve Higher Percentages of Use
R eclaimed asphalt pavement

(RAP) has been used in the US
since the mid 1970's. It has
been put to many different uses. RAP
has been used as aggregate base mate-
RAP binder significant savings can be
realized. High quality aggregates are
also becoming in short supply and
increasing in cost. The aggregate in the
RAP also contributes to the reduction
rial. It has been used as shoulder mate- in cost that can be achieved with its
rial on lower volume roads. However, use.
the most cost effect use of RAP is as a
RAP usage has fluctuated over the
John D'Angelo Ph.D. P.E., component in a new asphalt mixture.
years. When first introduced typical
The asphalt binder and quality aggre-
RAP percentages used in new mixes
gate in the RAP will reduce the cost of
were in the 20 to 25% range. However,
producing new asphalt mixture.
drop off in the cost of asphalt binder in
The costs of asphalt binders have the 80's and 90's saw a reduction in the
steadily increased over the past several use of RAP. Introduction of the
years with the typical price now over Superpave system also caused a reduc-
$450 a ton. This increase in cost of the tion in the use of RAP as agencies
binder makes it the most costly portion wanted to implement the new system
of the asphalt mix. The use of RAP in with minimal additional issues such as
the new mix will reduce the asphalt using RAP. As Superpave has become
binder needed and reduce the cost of the standard in the US and contractors
the mix. The asphalt binder typically and agencies are now familiar with the
accounts for 50% of the cost of materi- system the use of RAP has increased.
als for the asphalt mix and by replacing As noted earlier the increased cost of
a portion of the asphalt binder with asphalt binder has been the major

Asphalt Recycling
Fractionation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement the way to Achieve Higher Percentages of Use
driver in the interest of using higher

percentages of RAP in the asphalt mix-
ture.
The average usage of RAP in the US
is about 15%. However, asphalt mixes
with 50% have been produced and
placed with success. The RAP can't just
be dumped in the mix at high percent-
ages though. The use of higher per-
centages of RAP requires some
improvements in material handling.
Without care and attention to detail
high percentage RAP mixes can be a
disaster. If done right they can be a
high quality cost saving way to produce
asphalt mixtures.
Picture of typical RAP milled from the roadway
The production process starts with
taking up of the existing roadway. This machine will mill and pick up the scalping screen over the cold feed
is typically done with large milling material in one operation and then con- bin is used to remove large particles
machines that grind up the pavement veys it to haul trucks. The existing pave- over 25mm. A picture of typical mill-
and deliver it into haul trucks to be ment has been picked up by using rip- ings is shown below. The milling pro-
taken back to the asphalt mix plant. A pers to pull up the pavement and load- cess will generate various size particles
standard milling operation is shown in ers to pick it up. However, this process in addition to a large amount of fines.
the picture below. typically creates large pieces of which When the RAP is used in small percent-
are more difficult to handle in the recy- ages this can easily be handled in the
The milling machine uses carbide cling process. mix by adjustments to the virgin aggre-
teeth mounted on a drum to chip out gate to produce mixes that will meet all
the existing asphalt pavement. Depths In mixes with lower percentages of design requirements such as gradation,
from as small as 10 mm up to 150 mm RAP, 10 to 15%, the milled material is binder content and mix volumetric
can be removed at one pass. The mill- often fed into the asphalt mix plant properties. As higher percentages of
ing process typically produces material with little additional processing. A is RAP are used in the mix a higher degree
of control is need over the RAP material
to maintain the quality of the final mix.
This is done by the process of fraction-
ation.
There are several different
approaches to the fractionation of the
RAP material. The approach taken will
be governed by the percentage of RAP
to be used in the new asphalt mixture.
For mixes using up to 30% RAP it is com-
mon to crush the roadway milling to a
single 0- 12mm stockpile. The crushing
of the milled RAP from the roadway
down to a 12mm maximum size will
Picture of a typical milling machine removing asphalt pavement
help improve gradation control by elim-
and transferring the millings to a haul truck.
inating any large aggregate that may

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material is sent to the high efficiency

screen deck. These screen decks are
set at steep angles with slotted screens
to provide more surface area and help
prevent clogging of the screens. The
material is then separated into sepa-
rate stockpiles for feeding back into the
asphalt mix plant using separate cold
feed bins for the different sizes.
One important think to note when
fractionating RAP is that the different
size material has to be treated as com-
pletely different material sources.
When the RAP has been fractionated
the binder content on the existing
Picture of RAP crushed to minus 12 mm size
aggregate will be different for the dif-
will also produce a more consistent The process of fractionating the ferent size material. The fine portion
material with less variation from loca- RAP into multiple sizes is very similar to will have the highest binder content
tion to location in the crushed stock the crushing and screening of aggre- and the coarsest portion with have the
pile. The crushing process will also gate to meet specific size require- lowest binder content. It will be com-
reduce the variability in the binder con- ments. The one major difference is mon for the RAP that may have an over-
tent of the RAP material. A picture of that the RAP binder will bond some of all binder content of 5% to have 7%
the crushed RAP is shown below. The the finer material to the larger aggre- binder in the fine portion and 3% in the
smaller size RAP material also is heated gate so that there will be a larger varia- coarse portion. During the asphalt mix
more rapidly and therefor mixes more tion in sizes for any individually sized design process this has to be taken into
easily with the new aggregate and RAP stockpile. The picture of a typical account when putting the overall job
binder. The one disadvantage to this RAP fractionation process is shown mix formula together and in the deter-
crushing of the RAP is the generation of below. Here the RAP is crushed and mination of the final binder content. In
additional fines that have to be screened into 3 sizes; 9 to 12mm, 5 to some cases with higher percentage
accounted for in the production of the 9mm and 0 to 5 mm. RAP mixes a softer binder will be used
new asphalt mix. to offset the increased stiffness from
The fractionation process starts the RAP binder. This is governed by the
When higher percentages of RAP with crushing of the roadway millings
are to be used in the asphalt mixture stiffness of the RAP binder and per-
or other RAP material. A
even greater fractionation of the RAP horizontal shaft impact
material will make it easier to produce crusher is typically used for
a mix that will meet design require- the crushing operation.
ments and can consistently be pro- This type of crusher can eas-
duced at the mix plant. Asphalt mix- ily be set for a small max
tures with RAP percentages greater size and the impact on the
than 30% made from one RAP stockpile
crusher walls breaks-up the
will be difficult to produce at the mix
RAP with less dust genera-
plant, on a consistent bases. As with
tion. The goal is to break-
any mixture controlling the gradation
up the RAP material with as
from one or two stockpiles is very diffi-
little crushing of the exist-
cult and the overall quality improves
ing stone as possible. Picture of a RAP crushing and screening operation
wit increased stockpiles. This is true for
RAP also. From the crusher the showing the crusher, screen deck and stockpiling operation

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centage used. There are several

approaches that are use to evaluate
when and how much adjustment is
needed to the binder grades. This
information can be found from many
agencies such as the National Asphalt
Pavement Association and in the Amer-
ican Association of State highway and
Transportation Officials documents.
RAP stockpiles have a tendency to
hold moisture. Therefore it is impor-
tant to use good stockpile manage-
ment when using RAP. To help remove
water, the stockpiles should be placed
on sloped ground that is preferably
paved to drain the water away. Some Paving operation in progress using RAP mixture
contractors use large sheds to cover
The material is loaded into haul trucks used for many years in the production
the RAP stockpiles so they will not be
and taken out to the roadway. Paving of new asphalt mixes. These mixes
exposed to rain and can be kept dry.
operations will be very much the same have overall performed well and pro-
Separate cold feed bins should be as for standard asphalt mixture. The vide a high quality riding surface. The
used when introducing RAP to the RAP mixture is typically produced at use of fractionation of the RAP makes it
asphalt mix plant. When the RAP is frac- higher temperatures than a mix pro- possible to produce mixes with higher
tionated a separate cold feed bin duced from completely new virgin percentages of RAP and still meet all
should be used for each size RAP. A pic- materials. The RAP mixes can be some- quality control requirements and meet
ture of a multiple RAP cold feeds is what stiffer than virgin mixes so higher the standard acceptance criteria. The
shown below. Using separate cold temperatures will help adjust for this. use of RAP helps reduce cost and saves
feeds improves the quality manage- The amount of temperature increase valuable resources. The use of frac-
ment at the plant and helps control the will depend on the percentage of RAP tionation helps to increase that use.
mix properties. used in the mix and the stiffness of the
aged binder. The paving crew should Author's Bio
Once the RAP has gone through the
see very little difference from virgin
mix plant and been added to the new Dr. D'Angelo is the chief operating offi-
mixes. cer of a consulting firm specializing in
aggregate and binder the mix is treated
the same as standard asphalt mixes. Reclaimed asphalt mix has been asphalt materials testing, pavement design
and construction quality assurance.
Previously he worked for Federal Highway
Administration for over 32 years. He has
worked in the areas of construction manage-
ment, pavement design, materials testing,
and quality control. He has been involved
with the implementation of the Strategic
Highway Research Program, Superpave
Asphalt Design System, to the highway
industry and further development of the sys-
tem. He has also worked extensively in the
asphalt binder area, mixture design, warm
mix asphalt and recycling. He has published
numerous papers on asphalt material test-
ing and quality control.
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Construction Awards
3rd CIDC
Vishwakarma Award 2011
A Recognition of Notable achievements and Standards of Excellence
T he CIDC Vishwakarma Awards

are considered among the most
prestigious recognition for
those in the construction industry. The
awards have been inspired by Lord
Vishwakarma, the presiding deity of
construction practices in India are pre-
sented to those who have contributed
their might towards the betterment of
the construction industry in various
capacities.
What makes the CIDC Vishwakarma

Awards different from similar events is
the fact that it is one award where arti-
sans, the unsung heroes of the con-
struction industry are recognized for residential and commercial) and social received the award for this truly world-
their thankless work. The 2011 award infrastructure was introduced from this class stadium.
glittering award ceremony saw 45 such year onwards.
artisans being awarded and honoured The awards ceremony this year saw
with a commemorative trophy, medal, Several prestigious projects were a total of 168 awardees being chosen
and certificate. awarded for their design and applica- from eight prime categories. The
tion. One such project which received awardees included 4 women. The
The event is celebrated on the 7th the award including the “ Construction award winners were honoured with tro-
of March each year, a date which is also of Elevated Road along Barapulla phies, medals, and certificates.
the foundation day of Construction Nallah, Saraj Kale Khan to Jawaharlal
Industry Development Council (CIDC) , Nehru Stadium “ by the Public Works The Hon'ble Minister of State for
which is the apex body established by Department, Govt. of NCT , Delhi. The Urban Development Prof.Saugata Ray
the Planning Commission of India and project's design received praise from was the Chief Guest during the cere-
the Construction industry. CIDC has all quarters and the dedicated signal- mony. Other distinguished dignitaries
been working towards promoting best free access from Games Village to the who graced the occasion included
practices in the construction industry main venue of the recently concluded Dr.Kavuri Samba Siva Rao, Member of
and help it achieve global stature. Commonwealth Games 2010, the Parliament, Padmabhushan
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, was recog- Dr.G.V.Ramakrishna , former Chairman
A new category of awards for “ Best nized for its outstanding design. Disinvestment Commission & Member
Projects” covering construction sub- Planning Commission, Dr.Uddesh Kohli,
sectors such as roads & highways, Yet another project connected to Chairman Emiretus , CIDC, Dr. Pronab
dams, power, railways, bridges, oil & the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010, Sen, Principal Advisor, Planning Com-
gas, transmission, urban infrastructure which was awarded was the “Thyagaraj mission, Dr.D.G.Kadkade, Member of
, health infrastructure buildings ( both Sports Complex.” PWD, Govt of Delhi the Jury, Principal Advisor, Jaiprakash

Construction Awards
3rd CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2011: A Recognition of Notable achievements and Standards of Excellence
Inaugural Ceremory
Associates Ltd, Dr.J.L.Narayan, Chief Guest Prof.Saugata Ray tion and how large-scale urbaniza-
Member of the Jury, Retd. Joint Advi- lauded the efforts that CIDC was taking tion was creating the problem of hous-
sor, Ministry of Statistics and in order to promote the betterment of ing in urban cities in countries like India.
Programme Implementation, Govt of the construction industry. The Minister
India, and Mr.K.K.Sharma, Principal Sec- had a word of praise especially for the The CIDC Vishwakarma Awards are
retary PWD, Delhi, among others. Green Rating system and the efforts being given to a wide number of repre-
that CIDC was putting for the adaption sentative categories that covers the
In yet another highlight of the of several good practices. He went on entire spectrum of the construction
award ceremony, the late Shri to add that excellence in every field industry, right from the artisans to the
B.G.Shirke, Founder Chairman, should be recognized and rewarded. industry experts and construction firms.
B.G.Shirke Construction Technology
Pvt Ltd was posthumously awarded the The Minister during his address I t wa s a p r i v i l e ge fo r t h e
Special Jury Award for Life Time pointed out to the two problems of ris- Masterbuilder to be awarded under
Achievement. ing population and rapid industrializa the 'Best Magazine' category. Editor-
in-Chief, Mr.K.P.Pradeep was awarded
under the 'Best Journalist' category.
The awards were yet another testimo-
nial to the team of the Masterbuilder,
which has been setting the benchmark
in all round reportage of the construc-
tion industry in India.
The Minister also released the offi-

cial brochure for the forthcoming CIDC
event 17th Asia Construct Event, Inter-
national Exhibition & Conference in
New Delhi. As part of the event an
International Conference & Exhibition
will be held from 13th-15th December
2011 under the theme,” Asian Eco-
nomic Overview 2011 & Outlook 2012.
The event would be showcasing some
of the latest technologies, best prac-
Nigel Narayan, Deputy Editor, The Masterbuilder tices, equipment, materials, products,
receiving the Visvakarma award 2011 for Best News Magazine
and services.

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Rock Foundation: Case Study
Innovative Construction Techniques

for Rock Foundation Treatment
and Quality Assurance of Salma
Dam Project, Afghanistan
- A Case Study R.B.Shivali1, Senior Research Officer
K.S.Jamwal2, Ex. DDG, GSI
A.N.N.Prasad3, Project Director
Amar Kumar4, General Manager (P)
R.K.Gupta5, C.M.D.
1 - CSMRS, New Delhi and deputation to WAPCOS Ltd.
at Salma Dam Project in Afghanistan
2 - Geological Survey of India and,
3-5 - WAPCOS Ltd. at Salma Dam Project, Afghanistan
T
his paper deals with rock foundation treatment some reach it was continuous solid rock mass as
and quality control assurance of the grouting indicated by high core recovery and low RQD. Both
operations (slush/consolidation/curtain) and permeability values and grout intake were low in
permeability tests carried out in CoT area of earth these reaches. At depth 37-40 m the water confined
and rockfill dam. Efficacy of grouting was determined zone was encountered and heavy water ejection was
by conducting permeability tests before and after observed from these drill holes. The core recovery
grouting. Curtain grouting is done to prevent/reduce was poor and shear zone were noticed in this reach.
leakage, seepage and downstream flow into the This is due to geological underground structure i.e.
foundation to increase the percolation path to prevent steeply plunging downstream anticline and it was
possible piping and washing the fines from the core intercepted confined ground water condition and such
into cracks, fractures, fissures and joints in the rock situation/condition continued till water pressure
foundation. Slush grouting is also done to fill the reduced itself through joints and fractures formed at
joints/fissures between rock mass on account of the crest of anticline. Water was passing through this
shrinkage of core clay and uneven over breaks in the zone of intercepted confined ground water condition,
CoT and shrinkage of concrete. Proper grouting of grout intake with simple grout mix was not success.
surrounding rock mass around the opening helps in The Chemical grout mix with sodium silicate, sand,
monolithic behaviour of the rock mass. Curtain Rice Husk Powder/straw fibers and spongy (foam)
grouting was done in three rows by ascending and materials with different combination were used to
descending both the stages as per condition of rock seal/plug as well make the grouting success with
strata. quality control check with fine cement in the
laboratory for first row of Primary holes. The
The foundation strata in depth of 70 m in the rock permeability of rock mass after the first row of grout
mass revealed from the cores taken from five initial was more than 5 lugeons. Hence second and third
primary holes in the first row comprises of numerous row of grout holes were taken up at 1.5 m either side
joints, opening, cavities and water intrusion confined of the first grout row. About eight holes have been
zone. Rock mass in certain reach was jointed and drilled and grouted in the second and third row to

Innovative Construction Techniques for Rock Foundation Treatment and Quality Assurance of Salma Dam Project, Afghanistan - A Case Study
reduce the permeability of rock mass. The secondary meters high, 550 meter long rock fill dam across the
and tertiary holes were also done with use cement of river. Other components of the project consist of a
43 grade OPC as per grout intake requirements. Surface Powerhouse, Chute Spillway, Irrigation Sluice
and Diversion tunnel.
Project
The diversion tunnel is located in the right flank
Salma Dam project located near Chist-e- Sharif in of the river and the rock fill dam built across the river
Herat Province had planed as multipurpose project to create a reservoir. The spillway is located in the
and was under active constructions till late 1970`s. right flank of the river. The over flow spillway is 36
The construction activities of Project came to halt m wide and has a clear over flow width of 24 m. It
after out break of hostility in the area in early 1980's. consists of 3 bays of 8 m (width) X 10 m (height) and
After restoration of normalcy in Afghanistan is controlled by the radial gates. The spill way
Government of India with under the Reconstruction comprises of an approach channel, a control structure
& Development programme to Afghanistan decided with standard ogee profile, a chute for leading water
to undertake the development of this Project as a to a flip bucket and a plunge pool at the end.
monument of friendship between two countries and Two sluice out lets are provided in the two piers of
appointed WAPCOS, who had earlier been involved chute spillway, one for feeding the water to
with the Design and Construction supervision as
powerhouse and other for meeting the irrigation
Consultants & Executors to carry out the works of
demands. The sluices are controlled by the gates
this landmark infrastructural project undertaken by
the Government of India, A surface powerhouse having an installed capacity
of 42 MW with three units of 14 MW each will be
The Salma dam Project is envisaged on river
constructed at the toe of the dam A single circuit
Harirud. The Harirud is one of the major rivers of
110 Kv transmission line of about 157 Km is being
western Hindu kush in Central Afghanistan. This
constructed for evacuation of power to Heart city.The
river is formed near at an altitude of 4000 m and
project is under execution since March, 2006.
flows mostly west ward for a distance of about 560
Km, then turn north words forming boundary Geology
between Afghanistan and Iran and there after the
boundary between Turkmenistan and Iran. The Gneissic group of rocks with thin shears, marble
objectives of Salma Dam Project is of three fold bands, granite veins and small volcanic intrusions
have been exposed along the COT of Salma dam. The
Generation of Hydro Power with an installed gneissic stratigraphy has revealed Augen gneiss,
capacity of 3x14 MW Biotite gneiss, micaceous quartz gneiss, Biotite
Stabilizing the existing irrigation facility to the amphibole quartzitic gneiss, Quartzo-feldspathic
extent of 35,000 hectares and biotite gneiss, amphibolite bands, mylonitized gneiss
with impure marble bands and scanty sulphide
Development of additional irrigation facility to mineralization.
the extent of 45,000 hectares
Problematic Situations
Present scope of work covers the Generation of
Hydro Power to the extent of 42 MW only. The Foundation Materials
WAPCOS Limited (A Government of India
Unacceptable or inadequate materials rich in
Undertaking) is executing the project on behalf of
organic substances such as top soil, swamp muck or
GOI (Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi).
peat, loose deposits of sand or silt, talus
The Project envisages construction of 107.5 accumulations and plastic, active, sensitive, or

swelling clays or gaugy materials in foundations bed underground depends on site conditions and size of
of natural deposits all may reveal inadequate localised the excavation. The most common power sources for
or widespread. The loose poor foundation conditions underground grouting equipment are air compressor,
in rocks which are associated with close fracturing, electric and electric-hydraulic. Diesel powered
weathering or hydrothermal alteration or poorly equipments are also common but can be used with
indurated sedimentary rocks which require treatment additional ventilation requirements in underground
or total removal. opening.
Confined Ground Water Drilling Equipment
Ground water was intercepted at a depth between Two common drilling methods used in surface
21m and 28 during the first hole in the sequence of structures are percussion and rotary. Percussion
the No.5 vertical primary holes, drilled upto 70m drilling for surface grouting application can be used
depth. These holes released the confined ground water effectively to drill hole depths up to approximately
with great pressure in the beginning but gradually as 15m and rotary drills are better suited for holes in
further drilling progressed, the water pressure and excess of 15m. This criterion is based on the fact that
discharge was reduced considerably. proper holes alignment becomes difficult beyond 15m
while using percussion drilling. The rock chips
produced by the impact or chipping action of
percussion drilling could preseal fractures in the rock,
thus preventing the injection of grout slurry. This
problem can be alleviated by thorough flushing of the
hole with water to remove all the cutting caused by
the percussion drilling. On the other hand due to
grinding action, presealing of the grout hole is not
seen as a problem when rotary drilling is used. The
rotary drilling equipments (Indian and Iranian) are
shown in Fig.2
Fig. 1 Confined ground water coming with great pressure during drilling
The water table was again noticed between depth

of 37m and 40m depth i.e. about 12-15 m below the
earlier level of water table in primary holes. Confined
ground water coming with great pressure during
drilling was shown in Fig-1
At this depth the encountered water confined zone
was heavy pressure ejection water from two drill holes.
The core recovery was poor and shear zone were
noticed in this reach. Water was passing through this
zone of intercepted confined ground water condition,
Fig.-2 Drilling equipments (Indian and Iranian)
grouting with simple grout mix was not success.
Mixer
Drilling And Grouting Equipments:
Two types of mixers are predominantly used in
The type and size of equipment required to drill surface/underground grouting applications, viz. paddle
grout holes, proportion/mixing of the materials, mixers and colloidal mixers. A paddle mixer consists
deliver and inject grout into the hole in an of either vertically or horizontally mounted paddles

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that rotate slowly within a cylindrical tank. During Agitator

the mixing process, the grout materials are stirred
An agitator is a storage tank where the thoroughly
and thrown against baffles attached to the side of
mixed grout from the mixer is stirred by a slowly
tank. The baffles prevent the formation of a vortex
revolving paddle to keep the particles of unstable
within the swirling mixture, which can cause
grout in suspension while awaiting injection.
centrifugal separation. The heavy materials are thus
better broken apart and more evenly distributed Water Meters
throughout the mixture. Once completely mixed, the
grout is discharged from the mixer into an agitator Water meters for measuring the amount of water
tank when a single mixer arrangement is used or added to the grout mix should always be required by
directly into the grout pump while using a twin the specifications. Other methods, such as calibrated
mixer arrangement. In either arrangement grout buckets and predetermined water level marking on
should be discharged by direct suction into the grout the sides of the mixing tank should not be allowed.
pump, not by gravity. Colloidal mixer works by But due to site conditions and not availability of
recirculating the grout through a centrifugal pump. arrangement could be done. A water meter with a
The pump which operates at high speeds of 1500- "reset-to-zero" feature is strongly recommended. This
2000 rpm, impacts a shearing force to the grout as it eliminates the risk of miscalculating the correct
paddles through the narrow steel pump casing. The cumulative meter reading by the mixer operator.
pump discharges the grout tangentially into a vertical Pump
cylindrical tank causing a vortex to form. The speed
of mixing and the high output capacity are important Two common pumps used for grouting in surface/
attributes to the colloidal mixers. Details of the underground structures are progressing helical cavity
grouting mixer and pump equipment is shown in Fig.3 pump and piston pump. Progressing helical cavity
pumps produce a continuous, uniform flow of grout
into a hole at relatively constant pressure. These
pumps are used primarily to pump grout mixtures of
water, cement and bentonite if availabe. However,
these are also capable of pumping sand grout mixes.
The abrasiveness of the sand, however, increases the
wear of the pump. A piston pump is better suited to
pump sand mixes. Piston pumps are used
predominantly to fill large voids, caverns, for backfill
grouting for confined water zone, intrusive water
zone, water spring and behind precast concrete/steel
liners and for contact/slash grouting. One
disadvantage of piston pump is that these deliver a
pulsating pressure that makes pressure control
difficult when constant or low pressures are required.
Pressure gauge
Pressure gauges are used to monitor the injection
pressure of the grout being delivered to the grout
hole. The pressure gauge helps to ensure that the
maximum allowable pressure is being applied to
Fig. 3 Details of the grouting mixer and pump equipment achieve the desired results of the grout programme as

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designed. It also helps to prevent the application of an location of the packers. In the double-packer
injection pressure that is too high and could arrangement, the grout is discharged into an isolated
overstress the structures being grouted. The range of section of the grout hole located between an upper
pressure reading of the gauge should be appropriate and lower packer. The single-packer arrangement is
for the grout pressure being used. As gauges get easily used in contact/slush grouting and most of the
damaged during constructional operation and consolidation and curtain grouting operations. Two
frequently usage, they should be checked for common types of packers are the mechanically
calibrations very regularly. activated packer and the pneumatic/hydraulic
inflatable packer.
Gauge Savers
Grout Materials
The grout mix should never be allowed to come
into direct contact with the pressure gauge. The following are the Grout materials used for
Therefore, a protective medium must be used to curtain grouting:
separate the grout from the gauge. A gauge saver, Cement
also called a "diaphragm seal" can be used for this Sand
purpose. Within the body of a gauge saver, the upper
Rice Husk Powder /Straw Fibre
portion is isolated from the grout by a diaphragm.
The area between the top of the diaphragm and the Spongy (foam)
pressure gauge is completely filled with a suitable Water and
fluid, usually oil. Accelerators- Sodium Silicate
Packers Test Reults
Packers are used to seal off or isolate a portion of Laboratory Testing Of Grout Mix
grout hole that allows grout to be injected under
pressure into a specified section of the hole. Packers Laboratory testing is used to evaluate the proposed
are installed either at the top of the hole, also called grouting materials for chemical and physical
the hole collar or at other locations along the length properties of the grout mix. Density tests were used
of the hole. The packers are set at the top of the hole to check proper mix proportioning. Viscosity was
for slush grouting. It is also most often installed at measured in time (seconds).
the collar of the hole for consolidation grouting The properties of grout mix such as compressive
operations, when the hole is grouted in single stage. strength, viscosity and density were evaluated in the
Holes are grouted using a single-packer or double- site laboratory before use at site, so as to have a check
packer arrangements. In a single-packer arrangement on grouting operations. Behaviour and performance of
the grout is discharged into the hole just below the grouting materials with proposed accelerator of
S.No. Grout Mix (Water : Density g/cc Average Viscosity in Equivalent Cube Compressive Equivalent Cube Compressive
Cement) Seconds Strength at 7 days age Mpa Strength at 28 days age Mpa
1 1.0:2.0 (0.5) 1.761 65 23.99 32.42
4 1.5:2.0 (0.75) 1.630 48 21.32 29.06
5 1.0:1.0 (1.0) 1.505 33 7.06 9.53
6 2.0:1.0 (2.0) 1.204 30 3.75 5.13
7 3.0:1.0 (3.0) 1.073 26 2.39 3.41
8 4.0:1.0 (4.0) 1.024 22 1.48 2.04
Table 1: Laboratory tests results of on grout mixes at different water cement ratio.

W/C ratio Sodium Silicate % Sand % by wt. of Rice Husk Powder/ Spongy (foam) Compressive Strength (MPa)
by weight by wt. of cement cement Straw Fibre, % by wt.
of cement 7 days 7 days
0.45:1.0 nil nil nil nil 23.41 35.44

0.5:1.0 nil nil nil nil 16.38 24.91
0.5:1.0 nil 3.5 nil nil 16.83 23.96
0.5:1.0 1.5 3.5 nil nil 14.04 19.39
0.5:1.0 nil 7.0 3.0 nil 15.38 23.74
0.5:1.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 nil 5.35 16.72
0.5:1.0 1.5 nil 3.5 nil 11.03 15.05
0.5:1.0 1.5 4.0 3.0 0.1 4.62 11.77
Table 2: Field tests on grout mix for Rock foundation treatment

Sodium Silicate was also evaluated in laboratory and cement ratio with neat cement. The compressive
field tests were performed during the grouting strength with combination of sand and Rice Husk
operation. powder increasing with their percentage of doses
Compressive strength testing was performed in increases. The compressive strength of 24.91 MPa was
the laboratory on specimen of grout. A set of three obtained having neat cement with water cement ratio
grout cubes of 50mm x 50mm x 50mm is the most of 1:2 and the same ratio with sand and Rice Husk
common type of specimen used. The cubes are cast, powder it is 23.74 was successful with 1.5% of
cured and tested as per IS: 4031- (Part-6) - 1988. The sodium silicate to plug the water intrusion zone areas
requirement of compressive strength tests of grout is with rich grout mix1:2.
not common for geotechnical grouting application. Rock Foundation Tratment
However, it is more common for structural grouting
such as contact/slush grouting. The laboratory test To improve the strength properties such as bearing
results of grout mix at different water cement ratio capacity, shear resistance and bond between the dam
are given in Table 1. and abutment to make the rock mass monolithic,
rock foundation treatment by grouting technique is
It is seen from Table-1 that 28 days cube essential to sustain the structure.
compressive strength and density decrease with
increase in water cement ratio. The compressive Need for Rock Grouting
strength of 32.42 MPa was obtained with water In surface/underground caverns and tunnels, the
cement ratio of 1:2 and it reduced to 2.04 MPa at a rock grouting is required for various purposes such as:
water cement ratio of 4:1. Strengthening the rock mass by filling up the
Field Testing Of Grout Mix joints, fissures, cavities and cracks
Filling of voids, joints and cavities between the
The laboratory test results are directly applied to rock mass to the rock mass,
the field grouting operation during the problematic Strengthening the shattered and fractured rock
situations to seal/plug the joints, cavities, fractured mass around the excavation,
and fissure inside the rock mass to make monolithic Closing up the water bearing passages to prevent
rock mass. The field results are also tabulated in the flow of water into deep rock mass & tunnel
Table-2 and or to concentrate the area of seepage into
channel from where it can be easily drained out.
It is seen from Table-2 that 28 days cube
compressive strength decrease with increase in water Slush, consolidation and curtain grouting were

performed in CoT area at Salma Dam Project as to 1:2. After refusal of grout materials, the grouting
suggested by the designers. The rock treatment by was stopped. The grouting was considered complete
grouting can be mainly categorized as Surface and when intake of grout was less than 1 litre/minute
Sub-surface treatments averaged over a period of 10 minutes. The maximum
pressure of 3-5 kg/cm2 was maintained by way of
Surface Tratment: closing the valve for sufficient time (20-30 minutes.)
For suitable rock available at Shallow Depths to prevent backflow.
Surfaces against which material is to be placed are
excavated to a slope not greater than 0.5 Consolidation grouting
horizontal to 1 vertical which is generally follows. If the core foundation consists of closely fractured
The weathered and exposed rock is treated by rock and jointed rock a blanket grout pattern is
shotcrete to protect the rock. used with holes spaced at 3m to 5m with depths
up to 6m to 10m.
All seams, relief joints and faults are excavated
and filled with concrete. If the foundation rock is massive no blanket
grouting is done.
Where rock is friable, and subject to cracking by
exposure and drying, slush grout was desirable. It is done to prevent possible piping of the fine
core material through the foundation. It also
The treatment involves improvement of contact
increases the strength and deformation properties
between foundation rock and embankment by
of the mass rock foundation and abutment.
stripping the foundation area and development of
uniform and smooth surface without abrupt Consolidation grouting in CoT area were essential
changes in slopes and ledges / overhangs. to reduce the coefficient of permeability and
improving the deformability characteristics of
The surface on which the core material is placed
should be wet but free from standing water, and the surrounding rock mass. Consolidation grouting in the
core material should be wet of optimum desired OMC. surrounding rock mass area was carried out up to a
desired depth of 8 m as per designer and rock mass
Sub-Surface Treatment strata. Consolidation grouting minimises the flow of
It involves slush, consolidation and curtain water outward through into the rock mass. Primary
grouting holes were drilled at 6m spacing and grouted and then
secondary holes were drilled in between primary holes.
Contact/slush Grouting
Maximum pre-grouting permeability value
Slush grouting involves the filling of voids observed was 27.58 lugeons. After grouting in
between the parent rock mass. Slush grouting was primary and secondary holes, permeability observed
carried out in CoT area and abutments at a low at certain location was more than 3 Lugeons.
pressure of 1.0 to 3.0 kg/cm2 for filling up of the Additional tertiary holes were drilled and grouted in
joints, fractures, voids and cavities in between rock between adjacent grouted primary and secondary
mass. Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) was generally holes. The permeability, in general, has thus been
used for slush grouting. Minimum diameter of drill brought down to less than 3 Lugeons.
hole was kept as 38mm and depth of holes were kept Average consolidation grouting cement intake in
4-6 m into the rock mass depending upon the primary, secondary and tertiary holes in bed rock of
situation. Grouting was continued without CoT was 24.45 kg/m, 15.04 kg/m and 19.77 kg/m,
interruption until refusal. Grout mix of 3:1, 2:1 and respectively.
1:1 (water: cement) were used for slush grouting. In
case of high grout intake, grout mix was thickened up Consolidation grouting in CoT area were carried

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Fig. 4 Pattern and depth of drill holes for consolidation grouting in CoT
out in 38mm diameter and 8 m deep drill holes in the pressure of 5 kg/cm2 and grouting continued till
rock up to a maximum pressure of 5 kg/cm2. Pattern refusal. Such inter connected holes were not regrouted
and depth of drill holes for consolidation grouting as again.
shown in Fig. 4 were governed by the geological
and the design requirements. Curtain Grouting
Generally, curtain grouting is carried out when
Consolidation grouting was considered complete
permeability exceeds 1-3 lugeons depending on
when the grout intake reduces to less than 1 litre/
the height of the dam.
minute averaged over a period of 10 minutes. Grout
pressure was maintained for a sufficient time to It is done to reduce the seepage flow through the
prevent backflow. The ratio of water: cement was dam foundation and also to reduce the hydrostatic
varied from 6:1 to 1:2 depending upon the amount of pressure (uplift) in the downstream foundation of
grout intake. Grouting was continued till refusal. the dam.
After the final setting time of grout, the holes were
Curtain grouting should be carried out in split
redrilled up to 2/3rd filled with dry pack mortar of
same consistency as that for filling of grouting holes. spacing method starting from wide spacing in the
Primary stage then gradually reducing the spacing
Sometimes inter-connection of holes during in Secondary and Tertiary stages.
grouting was observed. In this case, the grout was It is done to safeguard the foundation against
allowed to escape from the connected holes till the erodibility hazard.
escaping grout was of the same consistency as that of
being injected. These coupled holes were then capped In bed rock foundation of CoT holes were drilled
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spacing were drilled and grouted, and then secondary (foam) with different combination were used to seal/
holes were drilled in between primary holes bringing plug as well make the grouting. The permeability of
the spacing of holes to 6 m c/c. Permeability tests rock mass after the first row of grout was more than
conducted in test holes drilled between adjacent 5 lugeons. Hence about eight holes were drilled and
primary and secondary holes revealed zones where grouted in the second and third row at 1.5 m either
lugeon value was still higher than 6 lugeons. The side of centre line of COT from first grout row. For
tertiary holes were drilled in between primary and primary and secondary holes maximum pressure
secondary holes bringing the spacing of holes to 3 m adopted was 22 kg/cm² and grout mix used varied
c/c. Pattern and depth of drill holes for consolidation from 4:1 to 1:2. For tertiary holes maximum
grouting as shown in Fig. 5 were governed by the pressure adopted was also 22 kg/cm² and grout mix
geological and the design requirements. used was either 4:1to 1:1. Average curtain grouting
intake in primary, secondary and tertiary holes in bed
rock of CoT was 746.88 kg/m, 520.67 kg/m and
227.10 kg/m, respectively.
Quantity Of Grout Intake:
The amount of grout intake in COT depends upon
many factors, viz. nature and extent of overbreaks,
nature and pattern of discontinuities, method of
excavation, seepage in the rock mass, grout pressure
and finally the consistency of the grout. The
Chemical grout mix with sodium silicate, sand, Rice
Husk powder/straw fibers and spongy materials
(foam) with different combination were used to seal/
Fig. 5: Location of drill holes in CoT area for curtain grouting plug as well make the grouting success with quality
control check with fine cement in the laboratory for
The problematic situation of CoT bed rock
first row of Primary holes.
foundation strata in depth of 70 m in the rock mass
where water was passing through this zone of The quality of these materials needs to be checked
intercepted confined ground water condition, grout from time to time. The tests on the cement such as
intake with simple grout mix was not success. The consistency, setting time and the compressive
Chemical grout mix with sodium silicate, sand, Rice strength were performed regularly. Sand passing
S.No. Grout materials Total Grout Intake Grout Intake, kg/m Length
Secondary Tertiary
Primary Grouting Secondary Grouting Tertiary Grouting Primary Grouting Grouting Grouting
1 Cement 8822 bags 4454 bags 3015 bags 733 507.28 226
2 Sand 6347 kg 5246 kg 600 kg 10.55 11.95 0.90
3 Rice Husk Powder/ 557 kg 250 kg - 0.93 0.57 -
Straw fibre
4 Spongy (foam) 7.7 kg 2.2 kg - 0.013 0.005 -
5 Sodium Silicate 1239 lit 378 Lit. 120 lit 2.06 lit/m 0.86 lit/m 0.18 lit/m
Total intake material (Av.) 449250.7 kg 228576.2 kg 151470.0 kg 746.88 520.67 227.10
Table 3: Grout intake during curtain grouting in COT area for rock foundation treatment

S.No. Grout materials Total Grout Intake Grout Intake, kg/m Length
Secondary Tertiary
Primary Grouting Secondary Grouting Tertiary Grouting Primary Grouting Grouting Grouting
1. Cement 11339.42 kg 4692.73 kg 3143.60 kg 24.45 15.04 19.77
Table 4: Grout intake during consolidation grouting in COT rock foundation treatment
through 2.36 mm sieve and 10-25%was used in the before consolidation grouting were decided on the
curtain grouting along with sodium silicate by 1.5% basis of grout intake in the contact grouting and the
of the weight of cement and Rice Husk powder/Straw available geological data of the reach. On the basis of
fibres with 8% and foam of 0.1% by wt. of cement to results of the permeability tests conducted in the pre
seal and plug the problematic confined zone of consolidation stage as well as amount of grout intake
pressure water. during the consolidation grouting, the locations for
The amount of grout intakes in COT during conducting the permeability test in the post
curtain and consolidation grouting have been consolidation grouting stage, were finalised. In the
tabulated in Table-3 and Table-4. It is clear from regions of low permeability values during the pre
Tables that there is no fix rule for quantity of grout consolidation grouting stage, certain holes can be
intake. In general, grout intake in consolidation skipped during the consolidation grouting.
grouting is lesser than in curtain grouting.
Permeability Tests in COT
Total Nos. of holes for grouting: P=5, S=4, T=9
Permeability tests were conducted before
in First row, 4 Nos. in Second row and 4 Nos. in
consolidation grouting to decide the pattern of drill
Third row Total hole depth of grouting: P-601.5 m,
holes, grouting planes, consistency of grout mix and
S-439.0 m, T-667.0 m Total Nos. of holes for
finally to check the efficiency of grouting operation.
grouting: P=58, S=39, T=20 Total hole depth of Permeability tests were conducted up to a maximum
grouting: P-463.8 m, S-312 m, T-159 m pressure of 5 kg/cm2 in the drill holes drilled in
Permeability Tests different depth into the rock.
Field permeability test is the most important tool Permeability test results and the degree of
for checking the effectiveness of grouting operation at efficiency of grouting at some of the typical locations
all stages of execution. For in-situ water pressure in COT are given in Table 5 and Table 6 for
testing, a section of hole is isolated with a double consolidation and curtain grouting respectively. The
packer or single packer. Water is injected at specified lugeon values obtained after consolidation grouting
pressure into the test hole section. The amount of were compared with those determined in the pre-
water loss to the geological formation at a particular consolidation grouting stage and the same
pressure over a time interval is recorded. This is used accordingly for the curtain grouting. This was used as
to evaluate permeability coefficient (k) as expressed in a measure for checking the effectiveness of grouting
terms of cm/sec. The unit of measuring the cooperation. The locations where high coefficient of
efficient of permeability is called lugeon, which is permeability values were obtained after consolidation
defined as percolation of 1 litre of water per minute and curtain grouting, the drill holes were regrouted
per meter length of drill hole at a pressure of 10 kg/ and the permeability tests were conducted again to
cm2 (1 bar). confirm the efficiency of grouting.
It can be seen from Table-5 and Table-6 that
Criteria for Locations of Permeability Tests
proper grouting of surrounding rock mass helps in
Locations for conducting the permeability tests sealing of cracks/joints/fissure/cavities and other

Sl. No. Location/ RD in m Coefficient of Permeability Lugeon Efficacy of Consolidation Grouting in %

Before After
1 121, 3m towards d/s from c/l 24.74 1.28 95.0

4 127, 3m towards u/s from c/l 18.80 0.20 99.0
Table-5: Permeability test results and degree of efficacy of consolidation grouting
Sl. No. Location/ RD m Coefficient of Permeability Lugeon Efficacy of Curtain

Before After Grouting in %
1 106 at different location in 20m depth hole after 5.5 1.01 82

that water intrusion felt
2 109m at different location in 30m depth hole 2.72-7.43 0.89 88
3 127m at different location in 70m depth hole At some location 40-45 and some 4.10 90
depth heavy water intrusion
4 151m at different location in 70m depth hole At some location 36-42 and some 4.86 88
depth heavy water intrusion
5 164m at different location in 25m depth hole 2.10-6.22 0.76 88
Table-6: Permeability test results and degree of efficacy of curtain grouting
discontinuities present in the geological strata. The The desirable quality for a structure includes its
water table after completing the grouting has been serviceability, safety, durability, economy, timely
shifted below the original water table which has been completion, environment friendliness, least or
shown in Fig.6 minimum maintenance, easy maintenance, allowance
Quality Assurance for modification and aesthetic acceptability. As per
ISO: 8402, the term Quality is defined as the totality
of features and characteristics of a product or service
that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.
The development of a Quality Assurance involves
the identification of quality objectives, and their
implementation. A Quality Assurance System is
defined as 'an administrative control system which
sets for the commitments, policies, designated
responsibilities and requirements of the owner/ client.
The overall quality as defined above can only be
achieved through an effective Quality Assurance
System as per ACI Committee 121. The two basic
elements of a Quality Assurance system are:
Fig.6: Details of water table after completing the grouting Quality Assurance Plan

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Quality Assurance Programme Testing & evaluation - Sampling and testing of

materials, documentation of testing details.
Quality Assurance (QA) Plan
Identification of non- complying conditions
QA plan is a written guideline for a project, including corrective actions to be taken such as
developed by the owner/ client which contains the repair, rework etc.
client/owner's policy statement and describes the
scope of work, organizational relationships and the Records- Documents that furnished evidence of
quality objectives for the project. A Quality quality of materials, equipment or activity to be
Assurance plan should include the following elements: kept accurately.
Client/Owner's policy statement including Quality Control in Grouting Operations
authorization of engineers or consultants for Checking for location of grout holes
developing a QA system and verifying its Checking of pipe connections for leakage etc.
implementation.
Checking of pressure
Quality objectives.
Checking of water cement ratio, proportions and
Scope of work. consistency
Organizational relationships. Checking for permeability rate
Authority and responsibilities of various Checking for the efficacy of grouting
organizations.
Conclusions
Quality Assurance (QA) Programme
Impact and successful proper grouting of the
A QA programme is a document that describes surrounding rock mass is essential in sealing of
the policies, practices and procedures to comply with cracks/joints/fissures/cavities and other
quality requirements and contract documents. Each discontinuities present in the geological strata.
organization assigned responsibilities in QA plan has This will not only help in controlling and
its own QA programme detailing the methods to be minimising the seepage of water from structures
used to meet the client/owner's quality objectives to the geological mass but will also help in
applicable to that organization's scope of work. The behaving the rock mass monolithically around the
elements of QA programme are: core of embankment dam body.
Organizational responsibilities-Defining
Rock Permeability and groutability tests
organizational structure and delineating the
conducted before and after consolidation and
responsibilities of various personnel.
curtain grouting proved to be an important tool
Control of design-Detailed design, verification of for checking the efficiency of problematic
design basis such as codes, standards, assumptions, grouting. It also helped in taking decisions for
documentation, checking and applied of regrouting in the reach of certain sections of COT
calculations. where coefficients of permeability after grouting
Material control- Supplier evaluation and were found to be high.
selection, storage and handling of material, testing The field grout mix properties with different
of material prior to use for compliance with proportion of the materials with sand, Rice Husk
contract documents. powder/Straw fibres and spongy (foam) during the
Inspection - Inspection personnel with approved problematic situation in the curtain grouting
qualification, inspection programme (check lists & having setting time and viscosity determined in
criteria for acceptance), inspection records. the laboratory before the grouting operation

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proved to its usefulness. These properties of the Grimstad E and Barton N. (1993), "Updating of the Q-System for
NMT", Proc. Of Int. Symp. on Sprayed Concrete for Underground
grout mix improved considerably the success in
Support, Fagernes, Norwegian Concrete Association, Oslo.
problematic zone for the grouting.
Lecture notes on Rock Permeability and Groutability Related to
In general, the design criteria given in different Dams and Reservoirs, by Ewart, Friedrich-Karl, University of
manuals were followed for grouting. However, Paderborn, Germany, September, 1994.
based on the water permeability tests conducted Manual No. 1110-1-2908 for Engineering and Design, Rock
Foundation by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC
during pre consolidation and curtain stage, some
20314-1000, November 1994.
holes may be skipped during consolidation as well
Water Resources Commission N.S.W., Grouting Manual, 3rd
as curtain grouting after few trials at site. This edition, Australia, 1980.
may not only help in savings in terms of time but
Field Manual, Foundation Treatment for Rockfill Dams, Journal of the
will also lead to financial savings as well as per the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division, Proceedings of the
technical requirements of grouting. American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 98, No. SM10, pp. 995-
1016, October 1972.
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Geology Deptt. IIT Mumbai, Sh. Y.R. Putty, GM & Expert Grouting, ITD Treatment of High Embankment Dam Foundations, Journal of the
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Ram Bachan Shivali is graduate B.Tech. (Civil
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Engg.) from NIT Warangal, A.P (Formerly REC)
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Vol. 6, No. 4, pp 189-236.

Steel: Roving Seminar
TRMA Launches Crusade for

'Proper Steel Reinforcement'
T hermex Rebar Manufacturers'

Association (TRMA) officially
flagged off its all-India drive for
'Proper Steel Reinforcement' in
Mumbai city in the presence of a ster-
ling group of government and non-
government bodies. TRMA, a no-profit
company comprising Thermex steel
rebar manufacturers, has set out to
uplift the quality of steel rebars used in
India's civil construction by spreading
awareness of desirable properties in
rebars.
At its inaugural Mumbai seminar,

TRMA laid bare the myths and realities
of rebars to eminent representatives
from MMRDA, CIDCO, MCGM, Indian
Society of Structural Engineers, India high-ductility rebars because 60% neers and auditors who drew atten-
Chapter of American Concrete Insti- of India (Mumbai, Thane, Kutch, tion to:
tute, Association of Consulting Civil Delhi and many other parts of
North and North-East India) lies in 1. Production of spurious 'TMT' steel
E n g i n e e r s , L a r s e n & To u b r o , reinforcement bars. These impar-
Hiranandani Group, Nuclear Power Cor- the high-hazard seismic zones 3, 4
and 5. tial speakers regretted that the new
poration of India, and several structural Indian Standard (IS):1786-2008
engineers. 3. Myths surrounding rebars such as gave a license for use of improper
Earthquake Resistant Steel bars, X- TMT quenching technology by stat-
Attention was drawn to 4 key points:
pattern ribs etc. ing that non-uniform peripheral
1. India's continued used of improper 4. Potential savings of Rs. 8,000 crore quenching was not a ground for
Cold Twisted Deformed (CTD) per year if India switches from the rejection.
rebars in construction activity since rebars it has been using since 1972
1972. While such rebars were dis- 2. 70-year old buildings on Mumbai's
to today's high-strength and high- Marine Drive continue to stand tall,
continued in Europe almost 40 ductility rebars such as Thermex
years ago, many Indian builders con- while newer stories built atop the
Grade500 that are easily available same buildings using CTD steel
tinue to use these improper rebars across the country.
in their current projects. rebars need repair within 5-6 years,
Lending credibility to TRMA's crusade testifying to CTD's poor perfor-
2. India's need for high-strength and were independent professors, engi- mance. Even so, many Indian build-

Steel: Roving Seminar
TRMA Launches Crusade for 'Proper Steel Reinforcement'
ers continue to use CTD rebars.
3. The need for IS to specify the same

level of high ductility for rebars irre-
spective of the Yield Strength, as is
specified in the codes of European
countries.
4. The need for IS to specify higher val-
ues of elongation and stress ratio
for rebars to be used in earthquake
prone areas.
5. IS code gives importance to elonga-
tion at fracture instead of uniform
elongation of rebar. This poses a
grave risk to residents of buildings
in high seismic hazard places. Other
countries have already shifted to At the event, the new Thermex sym- In the Indian sub-continent, Thermex
uniform elongation since the past 5 bol was officially unveiled. From now systems have already been commis-
years - the correct option. onwards structural engineers can use sioned in 128 steel mills, while 22 are
the new symbol in all their project draw- currently under execution. Today, more
6. Many expressed surprise that dif-
ings/designs to specify use of Thermex than 60% of the steel reinforcement
ferent chemical compositions were
rebars. bars produced in India is Thermex rebars.
specified for 7 differing rebar
grades in the code. The patented Thermex technology Although Thermex rebars are pro-
All speakers felt the IS code must be enjoys front-runner status in the world duced by 128 different steel plants or
urgently revised to keep pace with for 'quenching and self-tempering' companies, great effort is made to
global standards. This conference will technology. The technology enables ensure consistency in quality. Thermex
travel to many other Indian cities and production of desired high-strength rebars from each Thermex Licensee are
towns to address the civil engineering steel reinforcement bars that meet all subject to quarterly, third-party, qual-
fraternity. The conference's next instal- requirements of civil construction - ity audit to ensure that besides meet-
ment will be in Chennai. yield strength ranging from 500MPa or ing the IS Code they also a) exhibit uni-
more, toughness, ductility, weldability form peripheral tempered martensite
The inventor, Mr. Franz Tamm, of and excellent bend properties. Ductil- and b) meet the strict Thermex stan-
the world-famous and much-in- ity is key as it prevents the rebar from dards of tensile properties and ductility
demand 'Thermex Quenching & Self snapping outright and causing the as per global norms. Steel mills found
Tempering' technology of HSE technol- immediate collapse of a building during to be producing rebars of lower quality
ogy graced the occasion. He was felici- an earthquake. High-strength, high- risk the danger of losing their Thermex
tated at the event for his contribution ductility rebars drastically reduce the licence. Thus Indian builders can
to steel reinforcement, as was Mr. risks of total building collapse - as wit- source Thermex rebars from any of the
Surendra Hiranandani, Managing nessed in the Bhuj quake of 26 January several Thermex licensees in their
D i re c t o r a n d Fo u n d e r o f t h e 2001 - thereby increasing the opportu- region, while at all times being assured
Hiranandani Group. In keeping with its nity for residents to escape instead of the quality of the rebar will be consis-
outstanding reputation for quality and being crushed to death. tent no matter from which steel plant it
innovation, the construction conglom- is sourced. In the Indian sub-continent,
erate was the first to adopt Thermex Thermex systems are installed Thermex systems are supplied,
Grade500 rebars in its projects. Mr. worldwide, ranging from Asia, installed and commissioned by H&K
Hiranandani received the 'Pioneer in Australasia, Europe, Russia, Africa, India, the exclusive and perpetual col-
Building Construction' award. Americas, and the Indian sub-continent. laborator of HSE Germany.

Reliance Industries Ltd
Student Interaction
STIMULUS 2011
A Truly Invigorating Experience for Civil Engineering Students
W ith the objective of incul-

cating competitive spirit
and motivating students to
become better professionals, UltraTech
Cement Ltd, part of the Aditya Birla
group, conducted a Civil Engineering Quiz
for final year civil engineering students.
Dr. M R Kalgal, Dr. V Ramachandra, Mr. N Balachandran Nair officials from UltraTech Cement
Limited giving away the trophy and the cash prize to the Stimulus 2011 Champions
The regional rounds of the event lowed by the PSG College of Technology.
were held in Chennai, Vellore, Kochi,
The Salem round of the quiz pro-
K o z h i ko d e , S a l e m , Tr i c h y a n d
gram saw six institutions participate
Coimbatore repectively. This one-of-its-
with the Institute of Road and Transport
kind event received enthusiastic
Technology, Erode, walking away the
response from engineering colleges
deserved winners. The event was held
with students showing keen interest in
at Sona College of Technology, Salem.
participation. What set the event apart
was the fact that it was being conducted The Kozhikode round of the quiz saw
by a major industrial house and was the participation of six engineering col-
exclusively focused on civil engineering. leges in the region. The round saw
enthusiastic participation with the
Students thronged all the venues respective college students cheering
where the regional rounds of Stimulus and encouraging their teams.
2010-11 were held in large numbers. A
good example was the Coimbatore Nowhere perhaps the lively atmo-
round, where six institutions partici- sphere more evident than in the Trichy
Ravali Tata and K. Srinath, IIT Madras pated with PSNA College of Technology round of Stimulus 2010-11, with the
- Champions of Stimulus 2011 walking away with the first prize, fol- quiz master Mr.Giri Balasubramaniam

Student Interaction
Stimulus 2011 A Truly Invigorating Experience for Civil Engineering Students
likening it to a 20-20 cricket match.

The competition was intense between
the NIT-T and Periyar Maniyam Univer-
sity teams and had a nail biting finish to
boot.
The grand finale of Stimulus 2010-11

was held at Hotel GRT Convention Cen-
tre, Chennai on 01st of March 2011 with
IIT Madras represented by Ravali Tata
and K. Srinath walking away as winners.
The quiz programme was designed

to bridge the gap between textbook
knowledge and industry expectations. It 'Pick Brain' Giri Balasubramanian firing his salvo
gave prospective engineers an insight
into what exactly industry experience is
all about.
Enthralled audience keenly watching the fierce competition
T. Anu Vetriselvi and Yogesh Dahal

of PSNA College of Technology
Stimulus 2011 winners and runners with other participating teams in their
Dindigul - Runnder of Stimulus 2011 team attires aptly provided by the organisers

Roundtable
Concrete Roads & White Toppings

Hold Immense Possibilities for India
B ack-breaking drives on pot-holed

filled blacktopped roads may soon
be a thing of past on Indian cities.
The encouraging results of pilot projects
on white-topping that has been
476 AD. Innovative materials including
'Pozzolana'cement from a village Pozzouli
near Italy with the use of horse hairs as
fibres in concrete and primitive forms of
admixtures including, animal blood, milk
decision to create the NHDP program in
1999 by the then government,” he said
before going into the details of the various
other similar initiatives including the
NHAI, Expressways, and PMGSY. Speaking
undertaken in a few cities including and fat were used by the Romans, which about the challenges faced today he said “
Bengaluru and Mumbai has meant that in fact led to the famous adage “ all roads The trucks in our country cover on an
white-topping of roads would become lead to Rome”. average 300-400 kms per day against 700-
fairly commonplace in India. The US Success Story 800 kms in countries where good roads
To put it in simple terms, white- are available,” before he went on to
The success of white-topped roads in explain how concrete roads with white
topping road involves laying a concrete the USA is a fascinating case study in itself,
surface and then giving it a white coating. topping can help in ending this anomaly.
something that is worthy of emulation, by
White-topping is a common procedure in a country like India, which is in the midst The rising price of bitumen was
Europe and America where there are of its largest ever road-building spree. The another facet that was highlighted by
thousands of kilometers of roads that intricacies involved in the process, along Mr.Jain. He pointed out how estimates
have benefited from the concept. Not with the various related aspects that are projected the rate of bitumen would be
only are white-topped roads pot-hole involved were bought out in detail in a around 1, 80,000 per ton by 2021, prices
free, they are also skid resistant and help recent roundtable on “Concrete Roads & which would not be economically viable
in reducing fuel and maintenance Toppings- Experience and Success in USA', for the country. “Cement is available
expenses. conducted by leading cement locally throughout the country. Good
Contrary to popular perception, manufacturer, Ultra Tech Cement. The quality aggregates is another thing that is
concrete roads are not a recent round table saw experts from the USA available in India. We can create world-
phenomenon. Historical references point share their experience on white topped class concrete or rigid pavements in
out to concrete roads being built by roads with a select audience. India,” remarked Mr.Jain highlighting the
Romans way back in time during 300 Bc- cost benefits of the technology during his
Expert Speak address.
Welcoming the audience and the
Dr.Gajanan Sabnis, Professor Civil
speakers, Mr.Vijay Shankar, General
Engineering , Howard University,
Manager (Technical Services) Ultra Tech
Washington DC, considered an authority
and Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute,
on concrete, began by saying “Concrete
Tamil Nadu Centre, gave an insight into
roads are here to stay. The long pavement
the various divisions of the Aditya Birla
life makes it a sustainable option.” He was
Group. He highlighted how Ultra Tech has
of the opinion that sustainability of
today grown into becoming among the
concrete pavements is something that is
top 2 cement manufacturers in the
to be looked at from a long term
country. Speaking about the company's
perspective. He added further that
state-of-the-art R & D Centre at Taloj near
concrete pavement systems will require
Mumbai he explained how the company
very low maintenance and as such their
was “focused on sustainability”.
impact on environment is very small.
Stressing on the growing importance Dr.Thomas Van Dam, of Michigan
of white topped roads, Mr.A.K.Jain, Technological University, one of the
Senior Consultant of Ultratech Cement American experts who had come for
Jayasankar, GM (Technical Services) spoke about the increasing number of addressing the seminar pointed out that
UltraTech & Chairman ICI TNCC concrete roads in India. “It was a bold “You have to design a structure so that it

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Roundtable
Concrete Roads & White Toppings: Hold Immense Possibilities for India
Dr.Gajanan Sabnis, Professor, Civil Engineering,

A.K.Jain, Senior Consultant, Ultratech Cement Howard University, Washington DC
lasts under the traffic that you proven technology. “1000s of experts during the round table
anticipate.” He went on to add that “You kilometers of overlay stand testimony to pointed out how concrete overlays
can have the best design, the best the technology,” quipped Mr.Vanikar on restore the rideabaility of existing pave-
materials, but if you built it (roads) poorly, the subject. Mr.Vanikar pointed out to the ments, which have suffered long due to
it will fail,” stressing on the importance of steps that are needed for the success of rutting and deformation in addition to
the right engineering methodology. such projects including, evaluating the addressing other issues such as improving
Going into detail as to how concrete pavement in place, choosing the right the texture of roads. With the concept
roads have already made an appearance type of overlay, repair any damage-if fast catching up with policy makers, the
in India, Mr.Suneel Vanikar, FHWA, Office needed, preparing the interface, cutting concept of concrete roads with white top-
of Pavement Technology, Washington DC, joints, and curing, as part of the pings is all set to increase in the country.
said “I have come across several news successful procedure for concrete white The recent times have seen rapid devel-
reports on concrete roads in India. The topped roads. opments in the field of production and lay-
case for them has been made in several ing of concrete, which in turn favour con-
Huge Potential
quarters.” He went on to tell the select crete overlays as a cost-effective and sus-
gathering about how the US had been The technology has wide ranging tainable road construction option for a
inspired by Europe when it came to implications for a country like India, country like India. Plus the fact that the
adopting concrete pavements in a major where conditions of roads are appalling in country produces about 250 million
way, particularly German and Austria. some areas. Apart from its use in laying tonnes of cement, which is among the
Mr.Vanikar dwelling on the two-lift new roads, white topping can also help in highest in the world, has set the ball roll-
projects spoke about the fact that restoring or increasing the load carrying ing for concrete roads with white topping
concrete roads and white topping was a capacity or both of existing roads. The in the country.
Dr.Thomas Van Dam, Michigan Technological University Suneel Vanikar, FHWA, Office of pavement technology, Washington, DC

Interaction
LUCKY INTERNATIONAL
Tensile Fabric Roofing Specialist
Raises the Bar Higher
T ensile fabric architecture and

textile construction is an area that
is rapidly finding an increasing
number of takers globally. Lucky
International has been a trendsetter and
these Tensile Shade Structures come into
play. Apart from offering protection
against heat, dust, and rain, they are also
aesthetically pleasing.
pools, warehouses, etc.
Give us a brief insight about Lucky
International.
Lucky International, part of Jhaveri
With the growth of the IT industry in Group, is a diversified business entity
industry leader in this highly specialized the recent years, there has been an
field. The company offers a range of dealing in Technical Textiles, PVC Coated
increased demand for these products. Paper & related product. We are
laminated textiles including, PVDC, PVC, The Indian market is demanding a wide
PU, and acrylic coated fabrics, which find merchant exporter and importer for
range of high quality products that are these products. For more than five
wide application in architectural able to withstand extreme weather
structures, gazebos, market tents, decades, our group has been at the
conditions while being durable and forefronts of the Coating & Laminating
structure for tents, etc. The company is maintenance friendly.
also leading name in the production and Industry. Our grandfather, Mr. Rajmal
supply of PVC Coated Paper and Paper You see these architectural fabrics Jhaveri laid the foundation for
Board, which find wide application in used in various tensile structures, tent, Dharampur Leather Cloth Co Ltd, which
book binding and dairies. Speaking and temporary roofing projects like sun was Original Equipment (O.E.) supplier of
exclusively to the Masterbuilder, awnings, gazebos, structures for PVC Coated Fabrics to Indian Railways,
Mr.Puneet Jhaveri, who heads Lucky restaurants, market tents, swimming Defense, automobile industry, etc.
International, gave an insight into the
company's products and future plans. High-tenacity Polyester Yarn Double Layer PVC
Here are excerpts from the interview.
Frontside Double Ink
What are your views on the growth of Absorption Lacquering
Double Layer PVC
fabric roofing industry in India?
India is predominantly a sunny Backside With Double
country during most part of the year. Protective Lacquering
Then there are rains for some 3-5
months. Hence, you can understand- that
some kind of shade is required to protect
against this heat and rains. This is where

Interaction
Lucky International Tensile Fabric Roofing Specialist Raises the Bar Higher
Another group company by the name of technical textiles. It is the largest life of the product. It has a self cleaning
Coated Sales Co Pvt Ltd, specializes in the manufacturer of Coated Fabrics (> than property, hence no need to use the
manufacturing of PVC Coated Fabrics and 80 mn SQM p.a.). With a Euro 349 million services of an expert or expensive
P V C C o a t e d Pa p e r fo r v a r i o u s t u r n o ve r, t h e c o m p a ny h a s 3 8 cleaning detergents.
applications like tents, awnings, subsidiaries in 14 countries, with more SIOEN has the entire production
canopies, inflatables, balloon, umbrella, than 4,600 employees and sales in over process under one roof, from the raw
auto& jeep hoods, book binding, etc. 90 countries. SIOEN Industries also owns fabric and pigment pastes to coating and
We have tied up with the world's largest a color pigments manufacturing plant. processing the technical textile. Firstly,
manufacturer of Coated Fabrics- SIOEN What is the specialty of your product? with respect to the coating layer or
Industries, Belgium. It's a win- win protective layer, consisting of polymers in
Our PVC Coated Fabric is a Nine Layer liquid or solid form - with SIOEN
situation for both of us- with SIOEN's fabric. The high tenacity Polyester Fabric
technically advanced products and our Chemicals- they produce all pastes,
is coated with 2 layers of PVC on both varnishes and granules themselves.
market presence of so many years and sides and then lacquered with 2 layers of
expertise. We are exclusive Second, with respect to the carrier or
Protective film on each side. substrate, in the form of a woven or
representative of SIOEN for Tent, tensile
membrane and truck tarpaulins fabrics. Its applications include, architectural knitted fabric or non-woven item - SIOEN
structures, sun awnings, gazebos, has one spinning mill and 3 weaving mills.
Tell us about your principal SIOEN structures for restaurants, market tents, Finally, with respect to the coating
Industries. tarpaulins for truck containers, partition technology: this includes the entire
Headquartered in Ardooie, Belgium- walls, inflatables games and promotions, process of applying the coating layer to
SIOEN Industries is a diversified stock car boxes, balloons, swimming pools, etc. the substrate- SIOEN specializes in 5
quoted group with an extensive portfolio coating techniques
What makes your products and services
of products and activities: spinning, Please give us examples of major
superior to the others?
weaving and coating, manufacturing of International projects done with SIOEN
clothing, production of fine chemicals SIOEN's product line is backed by Fabrics.
and processing of technical textiles. solid research by an experienced R & D
In the recently concluded Olympics in
team. The Tensile Fabric is coated with 2
SIOEN Industries is a world leader in Beijing, China, SIOEN's fabrics were
layers of PVDF on both sides of High
coated technical textiles. The company extensively used for the tent structures.
Tenacity Polyester Fabric which is also
has strong specialization in high end treated to low wick. Tell us about the green initiatives of
technical apparel. It is a specialist in fine the company.
chemicals and global player in processing It has excellent UV- which adds to the
SIOEN has been following a pro-
active environmental policy. The
company's slogan for many years now
has been 'Protection through
Innovation'. They produce products that
protect human beings, their
environment, and their possessions and
do so in an environmentally friendly way.
The group is making increasing use of
recycling and energy recovery
technologies. Coating sites are fitted with
distillation and combustion towers,
which minimize exhausts and recover hot
air which can be used to pre-heat ovens.
At Ardooie, contaminated solvents from
cleaning paste tubs are distilled for re-use
World leader in PVC knife coating we are committed to and we use heat exchangers. The new
extension at Ardooie (Veranneman
supply best materials to our international customership. production hall plus storage warehouse)
Mr.K.V.Srikanth
Sr.Sales Manager, Doka is fitted with electricity generating solar
SIOEN headquarter located in Ardooie, Belgium
panels.

Columbia Pakona Engineering Pvt.Ltd
Cemseal System & Sales (Webac)

Site Report
Site Report - MARINI MAC 200 -

State of-the-art Efficiency Delivered
T he MARINI MAC Series of hot

mix asphalt plants, known for
their superior energy efficiency
and design have been making waves in
recent times. Ramky Infrastructure Ltd,
landmark record that was achieved
by Ramky in the project is that the
MARINI MAC 200 plant was installed in
a record number of hours. The plant,
installed by India's leading sustainable
around 45-60 days to be erected and
commissioned in the country, “ We
erected and commissioned the plant in
a record 20 days time. MAC's modular
design facilitates quick set-up and
one of the leading infrastructure development focused company, has thanks to the pre-wired and pre-tested
development companies in the been delivered with a host of special units, it was all plug and play, “before
country, has been the latest to features that are aimed at improving adding, “All the components fit so well
experience the immense benefits of productivity and at the same time without the need for field
the series. Ramky has recently reduce fuel consumption. modifications. In addition, the plant's
installed, the largest plant of their control system help diagnose plant
The record time in which the plant
fleet- there are no prizes for guessing, - problems with ease.”
was erected and commissioned has
the MARINI MAC 200 for their
come as a pleasant surprise for Speaking about the plant
Moradabad project.
everyone involved with the project. Mr.Y.Nagaraja - Managing Director,
Incidentally, the plant is now known Said Mr.L.Narayanel, Senior Manager Ramky Infrastructure had recently said,
as the greenest asphalt plant installed Resources from Ramky, who till now “ O u r c o m p a ny i s fo c u s e d o n
in North India. Another impressive was used to seeing asphalt plants take sustainable development and we
found in Fayat Group the right partner”.
The recent addition of Green asphalt
plants from MARINI have further
fortified Ramky's image in terms of a
green company. The management
team at Ramky did a thorough analysis
of the various aspects before opting for
the MAC asphalt plant.
Describing the process of selection
of the plant Mr.Mahendra Kumar - VP-

Site Report
Site Report - MARINI MAC 200 - State of-the-art Efficiency Delivered
SCM, during a meeting with the

Fayat team stated “We wanted to
graduate and keep our leadership
position in the market. India's road
construction industry is quite dynamic
and the standards are ever-raising.
Strategic investment into the right
crucial tool like the asphalt plant is
therefore a must. We have realized that
it is impossible to be profitable without
being efficient and green. MARINI MAC
featured several energy efficient
features and carbon saving technology
that we were convinced about the
plant being the right tool to keep up
with the vision of our company.”
Stating his views Mr. Haribabu - VP
Transportation, a key member of the
decision making team observed, “ The
decision for MARINI asphalt plants
were taken because they have
excellent track record in India, as well
as world-wide. To ensure our bottom
lines, we needed our project durations
to be shortened, as much as possible.
This calls for a highly efficient,
productive, and reliable asphalt plant.
Once the plant is on project site,
project handling, commissioning, and
testing procedures need to be done
very efficiently to save time. The plant
must be bang on the job and produce
quality mix, as each day costs the feeding arrangement for both filler "If something goes wrong, the
contractor a lot… and that is exactly bags and bulk conveying along with control system will indicate exactly
what MARINI MAC did.” modified bitumen handling tanks come when a motor came on, the amps it was
as standard on MARINI plants supplied drawing, and when it was turned off.
Ramky's MARINI MAC has been in India. When you have a problem, this control
supplied with state-of-the-art features. system saves you a lot of time and
The plant is capable of producing This New Generation MARINI plant
has being designed to perform at very trouble. Instead of running around all
futuristic and low carbon emitting
high efficiency. The plant is configured over the plant trying to see what
mixes; recycled asphalt mixes with up
to work on the highly acclaimed has gone wrong, you just go to the
to 35 percent RAP content with
heavy/waste oil firing system of screen, and the control system will
traditional specification mixes. The
MARINI, which helps customers realize tell you. That way, you know exactly
plant features dual storage facilities to
stock reclaimed filler. This feature was huge savings on production costs. The where to start to make the repair."
particularly important for Ramky, as waste heat recovery system, advanced Mr. Soundarraj reiterated the fact that
they didn't want to have a plant with a blue flame assisted burner system, highly the plant is state-of-the-art, before
top-notch bag filter but then have dust efficient bitumen heating system, rounding off saying “It is a great piece
fly all over and around the asphalt ensure that Ramky's production costs of work and is exactly what Ramky
plant. A 36 Cbm foreign filler silo with are always unbeatable. wanted”.

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bC India 2011 gets a

Thumbs-up from Industry
The inaugural bC India show exceeded all expectations, mirroring the growth of the CE sector in the country.
The Masterbuilder team was present in full strength during the show, covering the premiere event in detail
from its booths at the venue. As part of our post event reportage we bring to you a host of valuable information
on the products, technologies, services, and people that made the bC India show a grand success.
I f there was any proof required of

India's growing prowess as the coun-
try to watch out for in the near
future when it comes to construction
equipment, it was clearly evident by
petence in the organization of interna-
tional trade fairs for construction
machinery. In Munich, it hosts bauma,
the world's leading trade fair for the sec-
tor. In Shanghai, it organizes bauma
tence of MMI. AEM has an ownership
stake in and/or manages several world-
class exhibitions, including CONEXPO-
CON/AGG, one of the world's largest
gathering places for the construction
the resounding success of the bC India China, the leading event of its kind for and construction materials industries. bC
show held 8 to 11 February 2011 at the the Asian market. For the Indian mar- India 2011 marked the coming together
Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The ket bC India represents the compe- of these two globally reputable orga-
show exceeded all expectations and
went onto reiterate, once again, the
coming of age of the Indian construc-
tion equipment industry.
More than 22,000 visitors from 69
countries attended the first edition of
the International Trade Fair for con-
struction machinery, building materials
machines, mining machines, and con-
struction vehicles. The event was a
j o i nt ve nt u re b et we e n M e s s e
Munchen International (MMI) and the
Association of Equipment Manufactur-
ers (AEM). MMI has built up global com-

BC 2011: Post Event Report
bC India 2011 gets a thumbs -up from CE Industry
nizers for a truly epoch making

event in the annals of Indian CE indus-
try.
Growing Might of Indian CE Market
The importance of India as a market
for world-class construction equip-
ment was aptly bought out by Mr.
Eugen Egetenmeir, Member, Manage-
ment Board, Messe Munchen GmbH,
when he had during an interaction with
the Masterbuilder said, “Messe
Munchen has made strategic decisions
to organize successful trade fairs in
countries where there is an appropri-
ate demand. This has inevitably led the
most successful construction machin-
ery fair in the world to the booming eco-
nomic market of India, “a sentiment, 2010, which was a remarkable 42 by the presence of Dr.Leopold-
which was shared by almost every over- percent jump over the preceding year. Theodor Heldman, Consulate General
seas exhibitor at the event. Market buoyancy and increased expec- of Germany in Mumbai, who during his
The event only went on to reiterate tations made the event one of the most inaugural address drew the attention
the burgeoning growth of the construc- eagerly awaited in recent times. The to the pace of progress of India, which
tion equipment market in India, which tone for the show was set during the according to him “ we have only in
had hit new highs in 2010. The industry inaugural address by Eugen Egetenmeir, China,” before adding “ India will
had reportedly hit an all time high who during his inaugural address become one of the largest economies
remarked, “With this level of participa- in the world.”
tion, we can say it is a real success.”
Expressing his views on the occa-
Thomas Löffler, Chief Executive sion Mr.Bhagwan Deokar, President ,
Officer of the show organizer bC Expo the Builder's Association of India said , “
India and Deputy CEO of MMI India We need technology in construction
highlighted the success of the event
when he observed during his address
“This result shows clearly that our
decision to launch bC India just came
at the right time at the right place. Fur-
“This result shows clearly that our thermore, the number of exhibitors as
decision to launch bC India just came well as the feedback from all partici-
at the right time at the right place. pants evidence impressively that bC
Furthermore, the number of India truly is a new dimension for the
exhibitors as well as the feedback
from all participants evidence
construction industry.”
impressively that bC India truly is a The Union Minister for Urban We need technology in construction
new dimension for the construction and technology in machinery to
Development, Mr.Kamal Nath unfortu-
industry.” come here”
nately could not make it to the inaugu-
ral function due to foggy conditions Bhagwan Deokar
Thomas Löffler President,
affecting the take off of his aircraft in
CEO bC Expo India The Builder's Association of India
New Delhi. His absence was made up

als. In addition to that the show is the

most international event within the
construction exhibition sector in India,
as 70 percent of the registered exhibi-
tors were headquartered outside of India.
The international character of this
trade fair was further underlined by the
fact that it saw the participation of
nine national pavilions from Australia,
“The overall numbers are China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, “We had crowds of visitors at our
outstanding. I am convinced that bC Korea, Spain and the United Kingdom, stand, and lots of contacts, including
India will indeed play a very all showcasing state-of-the-art tech- many new customers. The quality of
important role in the Indian market nology produced in these countries. the visitors was very good. India
in the near future.” definitely needed bC India
The joint venture partners were
Dennis Slater also highly satisfied with the outcome Michael Schmid-Lindenmayer
President of AEM of the show. “bC India proves to be a Managing Director, Putzmeister Inida
premium platform for the construction
here” and went on to explain how latest machinery industry in India by setting nologies. The show was marked by the
technology will help the Indian economy new organizational standards,” said demonstration of a wide variety of con-
to grow at a rate of 8.5 to 9.5 percent. Eugen Egetenmeir, Managing Director struction equipment including, lifting,
International Participation of MMI. Dennis Slater, President of concrete making, pneumatics, hydrau-
AEM, added: “The overall numbers are lic power tools, material handling and
Responding to very strong demand outstanding. I am convinced that bC earthmoving equipment. These cate-
from exhibitors in the run-up to the India will indeed play a very important gories apart, the bC India 2011 show
show, the exhibition space for bC India
role in the Indian market in the near also saw the enthusiastic participation
had been extended to a total of around
future.” of several firms dealing with construc-
88,000 square meters. In all, 508 exhib-
The show offered just about the per- tion vehicles. The positive sentiments
itors from over 30 countries showcased
their latest products and innovations in fect platform for global giants, as well shared by a majority of the exhibitors
machinery and equipment for con- as several first time exhibitors to show- were aptly put forward by Mr. Michael
struction, mining and building materi- case their products, services, and tech- Schmid-Lindenmayer, Managing Direc-
tor, Putzmeister India when he quipped
“We had crowds of visitors at our stand,
and lots of contacts, including many
new customers. The quality of the visi-
tors was very good. India definitely
needed bC India. We shall certainly be
taking part again next time, with a
stand of at least the same size."
The event saw several companies
hold press meetings, either at the con-
ference halls that were available in the
venue or in their respective stalls. With
interest levels on the higher side,
thanks to the presence of the strong
'bauma' brand name, the event
received widespread media coverage,

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both from the print and electronic

media.
Organization Draws Praise
The event also gave an insight into
the organizational skills of the key orga-
nizers. Almost every exhibitor was sat-
isfied with the indoor and outdoor exhi-
bition area. "The organization has been
perfect and we are enjoying a first-class
exhibition. I recommend this event to
all equipment manufacturers. We will
come back", said José Luis del Prim,
CEO of Enarco, and President of the
Committee for European Construction
Equipment CECE.Mr. Liang Weisen,
Managing Director, Liugong, China tomer contacts and many new leads. Director and CEO of Wirtgen India,
lauded the organizers when he said Our expectation is that bC India, just added: “All visitors at our booth were
"Congratulations on a successful like bauma China, will grow and estab- 100 per cent quality visitors." E. Moses,
launch of bC India. We are impressed lish itself in the Indian market." Business Development Head, Kobelco,
by the quality of Indian and interna- Japan, seconded these views when he
The choice of Mumbai as the venue
tional visitors as well as the strong par- chipped in saying "Most of the footfall
also came in for praise from several
ticipation of local and international has been meaningful and related.
quarters. “So far, Mumbai hasn't had a
companies." High praise for the event Being a part of this exhibition is very
good fair and bC India has filled that
also came from Dr Christof Kemmann, important for our company in particu-
gap,” observed Mr.V.G.Sakthi Kumar,
Chairman of the VDMA Construction lar."
Chief Operating Officer, Schwing
Equipment and Building Material
Stetter, Germany's Indian subsidiary. Perfect Timing
Machinery Industry Association and
The central location could mean that
CEO BHS Sonthofen, Germany, who Another interesting coincidence
exhibitors and visitors from virtually
observed "I am deeply impressed and about the entire event was the time
every nook and corner of the country
very excited about what the organizers that it was held. It could not have been
had a presence in the event. The event
have achieved here. We had lots of cus-
has also reportedly drawn visitors from
as far away as the Gulf countries.
That a lot of thought had gone into
ensuring quality business visitors was
evident from how the visitors had been
divided into different categories. By
offering free of cost pre-registration
and charging an entrance fee to non
pre-registered visitors, a high profes-
sional level of business visitors was
"The quality of visitors has been
achieved. "The quality of visitors has extremely good thanks to the
“So far, Mumbai hasn't had a good
fair and bC India has filled that gap,” been extremely good thanks to the restricted entry policy"
restricted entry policy", said Mr. V.
V.G.Sakthi Kumar Venkataramana, Vice-President of V. Venkataramana
Chief Operating Officer, Schwing Stetter India Puzzolana, a thought that was shared VP, Puzzolana
by Mr. Ramesh Palagiri, Managing

"We had customers from different

parts of the country at our booth.
More than 90 per cent of who were
quality visitors. bC India has the
potential to become the major
platform here in India."
Raj Lakhani
Managing Director, Peri India
more perfectly timed, since the econ- in the form of the Indian construction when he said "The quality of the visi-
omy has now almost completely recov- and mining equipment market. Going tors was good. Such exhibitions are
ered from the lull that was experienced into the trend that was observed Mr. important as they add value to our busi-
during the global economic downturn Raj Lakhani, Managing Director, Peri ness."
and the government being bullish Germany, Indian subsidiary explained
The Indian construction and mining
about infrastructure projects. Thomas "We had customers from different
equipment industry has been growing
Furtado, Group General Manager, parts of the country at our booth. More
Greaves Cotton Limited, India put than 90 per cent of who were quality by leaps and bounds in recent years
things into perspective when he visitors. bC India has the potential to and it has received the necessary stim-
observed "bC India is very unique as become the major platform here in ulus through the successful conduct of
bauma and CONEXPO came together it India." Similar sentiments were shared bC India 2011. The epoch making event
surely is a good thing. As the Indian mar- by Mr. Prashant Nair, Marketing Man- promises to return in a bigger and
ket is very strong right now, bC India ager, Mahindra & Mahindra, India, improved form a couple of years down
came just at the right time. All the big the line. The event has already set the
names are here." With plans to pump in benchmark higher for similar other
funds to the tune of US 1 trillion in the events that take place in the country.
12th Plan Period (2012-17), things
The Masterbuilder- Coverage
could not have been better planned,
when it came to the staging of an event The Masterbuilder, as ever has cov-
of this magnitude. ered the event extensively for its read-
With the global economy well and ers. The Masterbuilder had an exclu-
truly on the recovery path and with sive stand in the event, manned by a
infrastructure development activities large contingent that had been assem-
in India on an overdrive, the event has bled from our various branches for
“All visitors at our booth were 100
come as a shot in the arm for the rap- per cent quality visitors." extensive coverage of the show. Read-
idly growing construction equipment ers can find reports on the various par-
industry in the country. For exhibitors Ramesh Palagiri ticipants, new product launches and
the event offered the perfect launch Managing Director one-on-one interaction with industry
and CEO of Wirtgen India
pad for the hectic future that is on offer big-wigs in this issue.

Ajax Fiori:
One on-one with Mr.K.Vijay
Managing Director, Ajax Fiori at the bC India 2011 Show
A jax Fiori Engineering (I) Pvt Ltd is

one of the leading construction
equipment manufacturers in
India. The company manufactures a
wide range of equipment for the con-
Dragline Batching Plant. With a typical
concrete output of 30 cubic metres per
hour, the plant features a Planetary
Mixer, comprising of hydraulic operated
discharge doors, interchangeable wear
without a doubt a very large European
presence. It is perhaps because of the
'bauma' and the fact that the European
market has shrunk recently, that they
are focusing towards overseas markets.
struction industry including, self- resisting linings, reversible mixing
On the visitor profile at bC India 2011
loading mobile concrete mixers, blades, round mixing arms in NiCr spe-
Show
batching plants and site dumpers. Ajax cial steel and inspection covers for easy
Fiori machinery has been used for RMC maintenance, among others. It is a good sign to note that only seri-
operations, at building construction , ous visitors are coming to our stall. In
Speaking exclusively to the
canal lining, dam, road and other infra- fact, every footfall has been very pro-
Masterbuilder on the sidelines of the
structure construction projects, to ductive.
bC India 2011 show, Mr.K.Vijay,
name only a few. The company has a
Managing Director of the company On the New Product Launch
long standing Joint Venture with Fiori
gave insights into the new launch and
S.p.A of Italy, who have been prominent The new Dragline Plant is what we
its future plans. Here are excerpts from
in the global market for well over six have added to our product range during
the interview.
decades now. this show. A dragline plant as a concept
On the bC India 2011 Show is not something new. What we have
The company displayed its entire
done in it is to add a Planetary Mixer. A
range of products during the recently I am very happy with the show. This
Planetary Mixer vis-à-vis a Turbo Mixer
held bC India 2011 show. The centre time around, quite a spectrum of com-
is a much better product both in terms
piece of its booth was its new launch panies is participating in the show. I see
of energy efficiency and the quality of
mixing. We have a tie up with a reputed
European company called Euro Star for
the product. Planetary mixers from the
company are well-known globally and
we are making them in India.
The dragline plant comes with a spe-
cial customized control system, which is
more operator-friendly. Moreover, cus-
tomers are assured that it is backed by a
well known company with high brand
equity.
On the Company's Product Range
With the addition of the dragline
plant, we have the complete range of
batching plants. We already had several

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Thermoshield India (P) Ltd

Ajax Fiori: One on-one with Mr.K.Vijay, Managing Director, Ajax Fiori at the bC India 2011 Show
other concepts. This product comple-

ments our existing range. We have a
solution for every kind of batching plant
activity now with the introduction of
this new product.
On Ajax Fiori's Focus Areas
We would not like to be tempted by
the rise in demand for asphalt plants.
We would like to have a clear identity as
a concrete specialist. We want to stay
focused on concrete.
Having said that, you must remem-
ber that we already have a big presence
in the road construction industry, par-
ticularly in the Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana - Rural Road Development
Program. A lot of our machines can also
be found in various urban projects too.
On the Self-Loading Concrete Mixer
Being a new product concept, it has
been a case of the application and the
product developing together. Each has
driven the growth of the other. Every
time a company wanted a new applica-
tion, it has driven us to do some kind of
development on the product.
On Competition
It is a of course a competitive
market out there. But we are confident
about our product range. We are
looking to sustain a growth rate of
30 percent annually. Our machines are
working all over the country and we
hope that with increased capacity, we
will be able to match the market
expectations and our production
volumes in the near future.
On Future Plans
We have a range of products that
are ideally suited for the African mar-
ket. These products are also suited for
the immediate markets around India.
Exports to these countries could be one
of the probable areas of focus for us in
the near future.

AMMANN GROUP
The Road Construction Equipment
Specialist has Big Plans for India
A mmann is a globally renowned

construction equipment brand
that has made a mark with its
range of high quality machines, sys-
tems, and services catering to the var-
ied needs of the construction industry.
The group, which has a rich legacy of
being in the forefront of introducing
technologically superior products since
1869, offers high quality asphalt mix
plants, concrete mixing plants, mineral
processing equipment, compact exca-
vators, and compaction equipment.
The group is now making aggressive
forays into the rapidly growing Indian
infrastructure scene. Ammann Group's
booth at the recently held bC India
2011 show was one of the busiest in the
event, with visitors envisaging keen
interest in their products. In an exclu-
sive interaction with the ing rapid inroads in the Indian market Thailand. We also have a major pres-
Masterbuilder, Mr.Rolf J.Jenny, Senior with its array of road construction ence in Australia and even as far away
Vice-President, Corporate Develop- equipment, ranging from high quality as New Zealand now.”
ment, Ammann, observed,” We have asphalt plants to compactors. Apart According to Mr.Rolf J.Jenny, the
had very good response. More and from the Indian market, the brand is spurt in road projects has meant that
more people are interested in our prod- now a familiar name elsewhere in the an increasing number of people
uct now, which gives us increased con- Asia-Pacific region too. Explained involved in the road construction
fidence in offering a wide range of prod- Mr.Rolf J.Jenny, “For the past two years, sphere are now aware of the Ammann
ucts for the Indian market.” we have grown rapidly in countries brand. He also felt that the market has
The Ammann Group has been mak- such as China, Malaysia, Vietnam and now evolved, with a distinct change visi-

Ammann Group: The Road Construction Equipment Specialist has Big Plans for India
ble in buyer behavior. He pointed out

that “the typical Indian customer is no
longer making buying decisions only
based on the price. Customers are now
looking for reliability, quality, prompt
after-sales technical support and lesser
downtime. All these factors have
meant that we have a competitive
advantage in this burgeoning market.”
The company has already installed
over 3,000 asphalt mixing plants glob-
ally, being a pioneer in the field, with its
strong R & D focus. Speaking about the
group's R & D initiatives Mr.Rolf Jenny
said “We have invested heavily on our
R & D Center in Switzerland. We have
been successful in introducing technol-
ogy with which asphalt can be pro-
duced at 115 degrees Celsius, instead
of the usually 170 degrees Celsius. This
means lesser energy consumption. We
already have completed 20 plants in
Europe and 6 plants in Australia, where
the technology has been put to use.”
He went on to add that the company
had plans to bring the technology to
India too in the near future.
Ammann offers a range of asphalt
mixing plants, ranging from mobile to
semi-mobile and stationary high per-
formance units, with capacities ranging
from 80 TPH to 400 TPH worldwide.
The company has also added paving
machinery to its product portfolio in
recent times. Mr.Rolf Jenny said that
the paving equipment could soon be
introduced for the Indian market too.
Ammann also offers state-of-the-art
compactors including single drum roll- Ammann are capable of achieving com- launched in Bauma Munich, has a role
ers and pneumatic tyre rollers. High paction on both natural, as well as bitu- to play, “observed Mr.Rolf Jenny. With 6
compaction quality with a low number minous asphalt layers. plants already working in various parts
of compaction runs is the distinguish- Ammann has also recently come of Europe and with asphalt recycling
ing features of these rollers which are out with its latest plant- the 100 % picking up in a big way in other parts of
known to work efficiently even under recycler. “Once the roads are built, they the world, the company intends to
conditions of extreme duress. The high need to be maintained and this is launch the product in the Indian mar-
efficiency pneumatic tyre rollers of where the 100 % recycler, which we ket in the near future.

The Masterbuilder Corporate Ad
M&IG (A producer of Russian industrial machines CHETRA)
Announces Plans for Production
Unit at the bC India 2011 Show
T he bC India 2011 show focusing

on construction machinery for
the Indian subcontinent was a
resounding success which saw 508
exhibitors from over 30 countries show-
impact with its wide range of products,
featuring latest technological innova-
tions from Russia. To fulfill the growing
demand of Indian customers for techni-
cally advanced M&IG industrial
Model: T25
Pipe Layer with 65ton lifting capac-
ity, Model: TG301
Undercarriage parts for Dozers &
casing their latest product and technol- p ro d u c t s a 1 0 0 % s u b s i d i a r y - Pipe Layer.
ogy offerings. The show held from 8-11 Chetra Machinery India Pvt. Ltd was All the Indian Dealers & Business
February 2011 at the MMRDA Grounds, established. associates were present in the
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Inauguration of the Stall CHETRA's exhibition stall and they could
attracted over 22,000 business visitors. CHETRA had a nicely built stall, with interact with potential customers.
the display of following popular model CHETRA's stall was inaugurated by Mr.
There were several companies for Mikahil Rapota, Trade commission of
whom this was the first time that they of machines in the stand.
Russia in India, in General counselor for
participated in an Indian expo. Machin- Crawler Dozer with 90 hp power, Russia in India Mumbai, Mr. Alexey
ery & Industrial Group N.V. (M&IG is a Model: VT90 Novikov, Vice Presidents Association Of
producer of Russian industrial machines Crawler Dozer with 310 hp power, Equipment Manufacturers, Ms. Megan
CHETRA) was one amongst them, with Model: T20 Tanel, in presence of Company's Vice
the company making an immediate Crawler Dozer with 419 hp power, Presidents Mr. Vladimir Lepin &

Pioneer India
Ermotec International Pvt.Ltd
Ramtec
M&IG (A producer of Russian industrial machines CHETRA) Announces Plans for Production Unit at the bC India 2011 Show
Mr. Vadim Kalabashkin.

CEO of CHETRA Machinery India,
Mr. Ben Callow did the presentation of
products CHETRA's has exhibited during
the show.“ Today the company offers
dozers with the power range 90-590 hp,
pipe layers with the lifting capacity
25-104 t for the pipelines with the tube
diam. 200-1420 mm; wheel loaders
with the bucket capacity 3. 5 to 6. 7 cm.
and operating power range 140-600 hp;
various types of special equipments for
Pipeline cleaning, priming, heating &
Insulation works; excavators with 23 ton
operating capacity,” company CEO
Mr.Ben Callow said during the stand
inauguration. The main competitive
advantages of the Russian machines are
price, robust construction and the use
of the best Russian technology, he added.
One of the highlights for the com-
pany during the show was the visit by
Dr. Mikahil Bolotin, President of M&IG,
the holding company, who had visited
the country for the expo.
Launches from CHETRA
During the show CHETRA launched
its 90 hp dozer, VT90 for the Indian market.
CHETRA also launched its Indian edi-
tion of Quarterly Corporate news Maga-
zine during the expo.
Press meeting & Presentations
CEHTRA Machinery & Industrial
Group organized a Presentation and
press meet on the first day evening to
announce its long term plans for India
and announced that Company will com-
plete its assembly units set up in India by
2011 end. The session saw the com-
pany's top management team give
detailed presentations on the various
products that it had on offer for the
Indian market and its future plans.
CHETRA M&IG's long terms plans for
India
CHETRA as a whole group has got a

M&IG (A producer of Russian industrial machines CHETRA) Announces Plans for Production Unit at the bC India 2011 Show
wide range of machines in 40 various

product lines. Today the group holding
company “Machinery & Industrial Group
N.V” has become the 3rd largest indus-
trial machinery manufacturer in World.
After having a series of success sto-
ries in Russia, Europe and other devel-
oped & developing countries across the
world, CHETRA M&IG is now focusing on
the growing Indian market in a big way
now. The establishment of a subsidiary
company for India “CHETRA Machinery
India Pvt. Ltd” was the initial step towards
this and the company is now looking at
the option of setting up a manufacturing
unit in India. The company is also in the
types of special equipments for pipeline Mr. Vladimir Lepin said that the estab-
process of establishing an even wider
cleaning, priming, heating & Insulation lishment of the production unit will
dealership network across the country.
works as well as excavators. strengthen Russian producer's position
Production Unit in India Innovative machines by M&IG are not only in India, but in the whole South
used in biggest state and private compa- East Asia region as well. Australia,
The company is considering estab-
nies of India, like KCC, Jaihind, Punj Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and
lishment of a CHETRA Production unit in
Lloyd, Coal India, etc. Company's share South Korea have already shown special
India, something that could be a reality
at the Indian pipe layer market has interest in Russian CHETRA machines.
very soon. M&IG products were being
already reached 30 percent. As esti- “By the end of 2015 the number of
imported in India since 1999. To fulfill
mated by the market players, taking into yearly produced machines will have
the growing demand of Indian custom-
account the demand of mining and con- reached 200”, said Mr. Lepin at the pre-
ers in technically advanced industrial
struction industries, it may reach sentation of the project. “Besides, Rus-
machines there was established a 100%
40-50 per cent soon. sian specialists will carry out educa-
subsidiary - CHETRA Machinery India
tional and qualification-raising pro-
Pvt. Ltd. Today the company offers doz- Speaking during the press meeting
grams for the Indian engineers partici-
ers, pipe layers; wheel loaders; various M&IG Vice-president for global markets
pating in CHETRA production and ser-
vices,” he added.
Russian Trade Representative in
India Mr. Rapota emphasized the impor-
tance of such international projects that
promote scientific and technical
co-operation of the two countries. “I am
absolutely sure that the future Russian
machinery production unit in India will
cover the demand for these highly com-
petitive industrial machines and
become the contribution of the Russian
machine-builders into the economy of
the partner state.” The company is
expected to come out with the formal
announcement of the exact location of
the production unit in the near future.

DMI Engineering & Manufacturing Co Ltd

Superior Technology and Service Enable DMI to Stay Ahead
D MI Engineering and Manufac-

turing (DMI E&M) Co Ltd, is one
of the reputed manufacturer of
Asphalt batch mix plants and Concrete
batching plants. The company has made
good presence into the fast growing
Indian market in recent times. The
recently held bC India 2011 show saw
DMI Engineering & Manufacturing Co
Ltd, promote its range of high quality
products in a big way.
S p e a k i n g exc l u s i v e l y t o t h e
Masterbuilder at their stall during the
show, Mr.Rin-Kwon, Managing Director
of the company said, “The response has
been very positive, “a sentiment that is
shared by Mr.Parag Shah, CEO of
Vimtech Corporation, which represents
DMI in India. Going into the company's
strength, Mr.Parag Shah highlighted that
“Durability, service and prompt after-
sales service support, have been behind
our growth story.” Another area of
strength for the company is the fact that
since almost every component in the
asphalt plant is manufacture red by them
and not outsourced, service and avail-
ability of spares is always prompt.
Asphalt mixing plant and concrete
batching plants from the company are
known for their high quality standards.
The superior technology incorporated in
the machines is evident from the lower
cost of operations, a result of lower fuel
consumption and superior engineering.
The entire erection and installation pro-
cess has been simplified. The entire ful. That is because of the unique, user- being seen Mr.Shah explained, “An
asphalt plant can be erected within a friendly design features that we have increasing number of projects today are
week. The company's mobile asphalt mix incorporated in our plants.” The com- being built on BOT basis. Bigger projects
plants have also been very successful in pany now offers asphalt mix plants rang- have meant that the demand for higher
India. Observed Mr.Shah, “Our mobile ing in capacity from 40 TPH to 400 TPH. capacity plants is rising. We want to con-
asphalt plants have been highly success- Speaking about the trend that is centrate on plants with capacity of 200

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DMI Engineering & Manufacturing Co Ltd: Superior Technology and Service Enable DMI to Stay Ahead
TPH and upwards.” Added Mr.Rin-Kwon,

“The typical Indian client has evolved
from a price conscious customer to one
who wants more value in the form of ser-
vice and technical support. These are our
areas of strength and reasons which
make us competitive.”
Dwelling on the technology that goes
behind the plants, Mr.Shah observed
that,” We have a team of trained techni-
cal professionals with us. In fact, in a vast
majority of cases, we don't need the
assistance of our Korean principles, as
we are ourselves capable of resolving
issues.” The asphalt mix plants of the
company feature user-friendly mouse-
operated controls. The control panel is
connected to the Internet in the plants
and this enables engineers from the com-
pany's Korean head quarters to under-
take repairs on any plant situated in a
remote location.
The company chose the bC India
2011 platform to promote the latest addi-
tion to its product line DMI Recycle
Asphalt Plant. “Recycling is going to be
the future and we offer an excellent solu-
tion,” quipped Mr.Shah, who was sec-
onded by Mr.Rin-Kwon who added,” DMI
is the market leader in the field of recy-
cling plants in the highly competitive mar-
ket of Korea.” One of the advantages of
the recycling plants is that it can be
attached to plants of other companies
too, a fact that gives it an edge over com-
peting products. Apart from its wide
range of asphalt mix plants, the company
also manufactures concrete batching
plants in the 30 cubic meters to 360 cubic
meters per hour capacity range.
Excellent service backup and a strong
R & D focus, with a strict commitment to
the highest standards of quality have
been the reasons fueling the growth of
DMI Engineering. With India in the midst
of its biggest infrastructure development
spree, the company is well and truly on
its way to attaining market leadership in
the highly competitive market.

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Greaves Cotton Launches

Premium Range of Construction Equipment
at bC India 2011 Show
G reaves Cotton, a leading name

in the construction equipment
domain, launched a premium
range of construction equipment for
the infrastructure industry at bC India
Greaves Cotton now brings to India
the most advanced, state-of-art
BOMAG Milling Machines. With fea-
tures like Front Loading, Track Mount &
Steering and Auto Control & Auto
superior compaction, resulting in high
quality finish and undulation effect on
roads. The features in the Paver offers
faster operation, better productivity,
low and easy maintenance and opera-
2011 show. With this launch, Greaves Engine power regulation; these tor comfort which is a hallmark of Bomag
Cotton augments its already formida- machines are the latest technology in technology-World leaders in road con-
ble presence with its wide range of the road construction industry. These struction equipment technology.
products in the 3 segments of Concret- features enhance steering ability, load
ing, Soil and Asphalt in the infrastruc- distribution, safety & operator conve-
ture equipment industry. nience and efficiency resulting in preci-
sion finish of roads. The range comes in
The range of products launched 1 to 2 metres and is backed by Greaves
includes: service and support assurance.
1. Milling Machines Also on offer is the Paver, this state-

2. Paver of-the-art equipment offers 9.2 metres
3. Loader of paving width and comes with
4. Twin Shaft Batching Plant enhanced screed features offering

Greaves Cotton Launches Premium Range of Construction Equipment at bC India 2011 Show
Continuing from its earlier range of

loaders; Greaves now launched its 5T
(ton) loader, extending its range from
the already available 3T loader. This
loader comes with components from
world renowned manufacturers and is
manufactured by Greaves technology.
With ergonomically designed and fully
air-conditioned operators' cabin as a
standard feature coupled with brilliant
enhanced features like single lever
bucket operation and tilt steering col-
umn, this loader sets a new benchmark
in this segment with operators comfort
resulting in improved productivity and
efficiency.
Complementing its existing range
of batching plants, Greaves now brings
the 60cbm Twin Shaft batching plant;
an advanced global technology with
twin shaft mixer technology offering a
range of features for safety and
enhanced productivity. This plant
comes with a fully automatic software
controlled operation and a rigid struc-
ture. With the promise of service and
support round the clock, this world
class technology product is low on main-
tenance. This product further estab-
lishes the leading position of Greaves
Cotton along with its varied and wide
range of batching plants, stationery &
mobile concrete pumps and concrete
mixers in the concreting segment of the
construction equipment business.
“Greaves Cotton and BOMAG have
had a long standing relation and with
these set of new product launches it
enhances its presence in the construc-
tion equipment segment. With world
class BOMAG technology, enhanced
value additions, a formidable National
Network with 24X7 anytime anywhere
service and support; thus offering a tri-
ple benefit of Technology, Value and
Reach to its customers”, said a com-
pany spokesperson commenting on the
occasion.

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Manitowoc Emphasizes Commitment

to Indian Market at bC India 2011 Show
M anitowoc is a name that has
become synonymous with lift-
ing equipment globally. The
company offers a wide range of cranes
including, lattice-boom cranes, mobile
Dwelling on the company's growth
Mr.Raman Joshi, Managing Director,
Manitowoc Cranes India, said that the
company is well positioned in the country.
“We have long seen the potential of India
good rebound for the tower crane indus-
try. Another good thing that we are seeing
is that a good percent of our buyers now
are first time buyers.” Pointing out to the
rapidly evolving marketing, Mr.Joshi said,
telescopic cranes, and tower cranes. It is and have invested heavily here,” he said. “India is and always has been a price sen-
the first global company to manufacture “We're now seeing our vision becoming a sitive market. But today people are willing
tower cranes in the country in its Pune reality as the country starts to achieve its to spend money, if they are provided
manufacturing facility. The company had true potential. At bC India, we will be value.”
displayed its range of lifting equipment increasing awareness of Manitowoc The 4 t capacity Igo 32 is part of
and accessories during the bC India 2011 Crane Care and showing our latest cranes, Potain's range of self-erecting cranes that
show, which highlighted its market lead- each of which has features and benefits of offers significant timesaving on small and
ership in India. interest to Indian customers.” medium sized job sites that was on display
Wide Range on Display during the event. They are often more
cost-effective than other material han-
Manitowoc showcased a Potain MC dling options.
125 model from the top-slewing tower
crane range and an Igo 32 self-erecting Also on display was the GT 25-5A from
crane, during the show. The MC 125 com- the Dongyue mobile truck crane product
bines a cost-effective lifting tool with line. bC India marked the first time that
industry leading performance. The new these cranes were being shown in India.
crane will be manufactured at the Manitowoc's national office will sell the
cranes directly and the full Manitowoc
Manitowoc factory in Pune, India and is
Crane Care support is in place for them.
considered perfect for a variety of city
Besides the equipment, a simulator
centric and general building projects.
allowed visitors to the booth to sit in a rep-
Raman Joshi Giving his views about the latest mar- lica crane cab and experience what it is
Managing Director, Manitowoc ket trends Mr. Joshi observed, “2010 was like to operate a Manitowoc crane.

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KAMAZ VECTRA
Showcases Russian Trucks
of European Quality for India
K AMAZ Vectra Motors Ltd, which

is a joint venture between
KAMAZ OJSC and Vectra group,
showcased a wide range of products at
the recently held bC India 2011 show.
was the dump truck model
KAMAZ-6540 (8x4) which belongs to
the family of heavy duty trucks with 19t
legal payload, GVW upto 31t and
comes with a host of attractive
addition, two fuel tanks of 210 litres
displacement each allow for lengthy
truck operation without the need for
refueling. Another feature is the
comfortable cab for the driver. The
The show gave the company a good features, besides being well known for truck platform is worth of special
platform to show its technologically its productivity and efficiency. description. It can accommodate 18
superior products to prospective cubic metres of cargo and its tipping
customers. The KAMAZ-6540 is equipped with angle during the unloading can reach
KAMAZ V8, 260 hp Euro 2 engine and 55 degrees. Fully loaded KAMAZ-6540
On display at the company's booth the Cummins 285 hp Euro 3 engine. In can easily accelerate and reach speeds

KAMAZ Vectra Showcases Russian Trucks of European Quality for India
up to 85 kmph. There are four original design. Such trucks as the like Daimler AG CUMMINS, ZF,
variants of the 6540 available in the KAMAZ-6540 can be operated on Knorr-Bremse SfN GmbH Bosch, etc,
market 16 cum box and rock body, 18 concrete roads, which have been lately along with the introduction of specially
cum box body and 20 cum box body. constructed in India and do not allow developed set of lean production
Currently, the Russian-Indian JV vehicles with excessive axle loads. methods (KAMAZ Manufacturing
domiciled in Hosur, Tamil Nadu will System), which has radically improved
The newly established the technical capabilities and quality of
assemble 1000 locally produced manufacturing facility is focused on the
KAMAZ trucks as per its business plan our products.
specific market to approach domestic
which has been approved in February customers with its unique vehicle The company has already
2005. At the moment this JV is o p e ra t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . K V M L ' s e sta b l i s h e d a we l l d e ve l o p e d
producing a single truck model engineering team has done specific dealership network in India. In October
KAMAZ-6540 but in future the plant modifications to make the vehicle, the 2010, the company signed 11
which has been designed for annual best in its class. Localization process is c o o p e ra t i o n a g re e m e n t s w i t h
output of 5,000 trucks, will start to dealership companies. The company
on fast track and more than 70 percent
produce road tractors , KAMAZ-5460 has already covered about 87 percent
localization has been achieved.
(4x2) and KAMAZ-6460 (6x4) , specially area through KVML dealers. It has also
designed for the local conditions, as KAMAZ is having JV and close appointed one overseas dealer to
well as the KAMAZ-6520 dump trucks cooperation with world's leading reach its customers in Lhachhen
along with rigid KAMAZ-6540 of truck and component manufactures Mineral Industry, Timphu, Bhutan.

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PALFINGER Launches
Stiff Boom Crane
at bC India 2011
E stablished in 1932, PALFINGER
has for many years been among
the leading international manu-
facturers of hydraulic lifting, loading
and handling systems. As a multina-
PALFINGER India has huge range of
truck mounted cranes, hook loaders,
specialized log handling and recycling
heavy duty cranes in its platter to offer
to the Indian customers.
The bC India 2011 show saw
PALFINGER participate in a major way ,
true to its motto ,” Efficiency and Reli-
ability” and how it is all about innova-
tive and attractively-priced lifting,
tional company group with its head- loading and handling solutions that
quarters in Salzburg , Austria, make day today work easier for the
PALFINGER has manufacturing and user.
assembly sites in Europe, in North and
As a leader in technology and after-
South America, as well as in Asia. Inno-
sales service, the PALFINGER brand is
vation, further internationalization and
considered to be the epitome of quality
diversification of products and services
and reliability all over the world. A clear
form the strategic pillars of the corpo-
strategy based on the three pillars of
rate strategy.
innovation, internationalization and
PALFINGER enjoys over 30 % of mar- diversification, with committed
ket share globally in the manufacture employees and an affirmed philosophy
and marketing of truck mounted of “making customers more success-
cranes. The company established facil- ful” in their jobs are the ingredients of
ity at Chennai in 2008 to develop, manu- this recipe for success. “A competitive
facture and distribute products “for Subhamoy Ghosh edge gained through technological
India and other Asian market from Managing Director, PALFINGER India innovation and a high level of product
India”, by using local resources. quality has always been central to the

PALFINGER Launches Stiff Boom Crane at bC India 2011 Show
company” said Mr.Subhamoy

Ghosh, Managing Director, PALFINGER
India.
PALFINGER is presented both prod-
uct innovations and time-tested sys-
tem solutions at bC India where the
focus on its booth was squarely on the
company's efficiency in the construc-
tion and waste management industry.
The presentation of the PS 8000 4.0
model was the highlight. PALFINGER is
launching this 3-tonne telescopic
truck-mounted crane, specifically tai-
lored to the Asian market, for mounting
on small and medium-sized trucks.
PALFINGER also exhibited a
PK 38502 and a PK 1000 Performance
from its extensive range of knuckle
boom cranes. PALFINGER knuckle
boom cranes are the perfect work-
horses on any construction site due to
their lightweight design, power, and
maneuverability. tion and waste management indus-
try.
The combination of the PK 10000
truck-mounted crane with a T 13 An EPSILON M110L97 recycling
PALIFT TELESCOPIC hookloader, crane mounted on an MAN truck with a
mounted on a 16-tonne truck including gross vehicle weight of 25 tonnes dem- tional truck-mounted crane attach-
waste container, demonstrated the onstrated just how much power and ments and equipment for every even-
interesting and powerful range of efficiency is packed into these cranes tuality completed the exhibition dis-
applications that PALFINGER system that have been specially designed to play of the company.

Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC)
Structural Engineers World Congress (SEWC)
Putzmeister
Showcasing a Wide Range of
Products for the Indian Market
P utzmeister Concrete Machines

Pvt Ltd, India, the 100 percent
subsidiary of Putzmeister
GmbH, Germany an acknowledged
world leader and global supplier of con-
and has further increased its market
share in all product categories. The bC
India 2011 show offered the perfect
platform for the company to introduce
new technology and products. Express-
crete pumps, tunneling machines, ing his views about the event
industrial pumps and mortar machines, Mr.Michael Schmid- Lindenmayer,
showcased a wide range of products at Managing Director of the company's
its booth during the recently held bC Indian arm said "We had crowds of visi-
India 2011 show. tors at our stand, and lots of contacts,
including many new customers. The
The Indian arm of the company has
quality of the visitors was very good.
been growing rapidly and is also
India definitely needed bC India. We
exporting its products to Srilanka, Ban-
shall certainly be taking part again next
gladesh, South Africa, and South East
time, with a stand of at least the same size."
Asia. In 2010, Putzmeister in India has
grown by an astonishing 160 percent The company has been very active

Putzmeister - Showcasing a Wide Range of Products for the Indian Market
in introducing new technology and

products into the strong growing
Indian market. It has implemented new
models for customers, which starts
with concrete placing machinery,
which are very simple to operate and
very cost competitive at the same time.
The company introduced the station-
ary concrete pump model BSA702D,
which is designed for 20 cubic m/h out-
put, which can be delivered by a revers-
ible drum mixer.
The global leader in concrete equip-
ment also introduced a very price com-
petitive boom placer, the BSF20.07,
which is the ideal starter boom placer
for road contractors and RMC compa-
nies, which are still not capable enough
of investing in a bigger boom placer.
The introduction of the price competi-
tive boom placer was part of the com-
pany's strategy to cover a wider seg-
ment of customers. Explained
Mr.Lindenmayer on the market condi-
tions prevailing in India , “ On one hand,
there is demand for high tech concrete
pumps for large projects, while on the
other hand, the mass market needs low
cost equipment, with the focus on pro

Putzmeister - Showcasing a Wide Range of Products for the Indian Market
ductivity and
reliable tech-
n o l o g y,” a
combination
that the company
intends to achieve
through its new product
offerings.
As far as the high-end products
were concerned, the company
introduced the BSA1409D
concrete pump, which is
based on free flow
hydraulics for cus-
tomers who require
higher output.
The BSA1408HD, a
high pressure pump, which
can pump buildings in the
height range of 200 to 250 m, crete pumping at the Burj Khalifa
was another introduction from system, cleaning stations and accesso- Project in Dubai and long distance
the company. The new model hopes to ries. pumping to a distance of 2015 m at the
be the industry standard for buildings Le Refrain construction project in
As the pioneer in R & D in concrete
of these heights. France.
pumping technology, the company
In order to place concrete on top of offers a wide range of concrete pump- The company has its state of the art
the building Putzmeister introduced ing solutions. The company has created manufacturing facility at Goa, spread
stationary boom systems called MX in records in both vertical and horizontal over 100, 000 sq m. The company has
combination with the pipelines, valve pumping of concrete high rise con- also got a countrywide sales and ser-
vice network with regional offices all
over India. In addition to its technologi-
cally advanced products, Putzmeister
also offers its customers competent
advice and individually designed con-
cepts.
The philosophy behind the com-
pany's rapid growth in the Indian mar-
ket was aptly summed up by
Mr.Lindenmayer when he said
“Putzmeister is committed to bringing
latest technology to India and we
believe in best products, best quality
and best service,” attributes which are
expected to contribute to the contin-
ued growth of the company in the near
future.

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REL-CED forays into Foundation Equipment - Launches
“CF” Series Piling Rigs

at bC India Show
player in the construction equipment field
for long time now.
“There is a huge demand for piling rigs

for small and medium pile diameters from
400 mm to 750mm in many construction
sites like commercial complexes, power
plants, SEZ etc. Today Piling Contractors
either depend on the big machines to do
the job, which means higher cost by way of
fuel, transportation, and maintenance, or
resort to the conventional methods, which
mean very low productivity. REL and TES
CAR together will address this gap with
Mr. M. Sunil their 'CF' series” said Mr. M Sunil, Associ-
Associate Vice-President Marketing ate Vice-President, REL.
REL- Construction Equipment Division
TESCAR range begins with the CF 2.5
R EL (Revathi Equipment Ltd), a part which can be mounted on a variety of Base

of the Renaissance group headed machines and can do up to a depth of 15
by Mr. Abhishek Dalmia, have Meters for Pile Diameters ranging from
400 mm to 800 mm. “The most popular in
entered the ground engineering equip-
the CF 2.5 range is CF 2.5A, an 8Ton
ment segment by augmenting their con-
machine with 'Telescopic Mast' and on a
struction equipment range with hydraulic
'Bobcat' Base which is a sought after model
drilling rigs. The company is already a
world over due to its flexibility and also the
major player in the domain of concrete
ability to operate in very confined area
equipment segment.
REL in association with M/s. TESCAR Srl,

Italy, launched the “CF” series Piling
Rigs at the recently concluded bC
India 2011 show in Mumbai. REL
will be targeting the emerging mar-
ket for Mini Piling Rigs and is con-
fident of making a mark in this
niche segment. The company
already has a strong distribution
network, having been a leading

REL-CED forays into Foundation Equipment - Launches “CF” Series Piling Rigs at bC India Show
“We are betting on this machine to do to pump up to even 100 meters vertical
well in Indian Market and our plans height at the same time giving a very
include phased indigenization to make good output.REL also have expanded its
the offer better”. own Network to all four regions of the
with very low head room.TES CAR has a country and have currently 13 Dealer-
TES CAR is also the leading manufac-
patent for their design of this telescopic turer of Tools including Kelly Bars, and ships to provide after sales support to its
mast ” informed Mr. M Sunil. supplies to every leading manufacturer range.
of Piling Rigs in the world.REL, Construc-
“The country's long coastal Belt tion equipment Division offers a 'Full
throws up huge opportunity for Liner' in concrete equipment with tech-
medium range piling rigs for depths up nical collaboration with leading German
to 30 meters and pile diameters
manufacturers. “Every product from
between 500to 800 mm. TES CAR 'CF-6'
REL-CED stable has certain feature
is an ideal machine for this application
incomparable and offering value addi-
with a total weight of 20 Tons on a
tion to clients in terms of productivity,
'Hitachi' Base and 66 kW engine. 'CF-6'
saving in operating cost or additional
will be a very cost effective solution for
safety features.” Mr. Sunil explained.
the Indian Piling Contractors and also
the rental segment , which will combine The THP 45 D High pressure Con-
Productivity with Low operating Costs”, crete Pump launched in 2010 is already
pointed out Mr. Sunil , before adding rated high by users due to its capability
STUDENT CORNER
P iling is a kind of ground treatment for
strengthening the ground soil in order to
make it capable of supporting the load of the
These rigs come in 3 main categories:
s Small sized Torque: 60 -100 kNm,
Engine power 108 kW, drilling diameter
project. It basically involves driving the pile into .5 1.2m, drilling depth 40m, total
the ground below the ground level. Generally, quality 40t.
piles are of the following types: concrete piles,
timber piles, steel piles and bored piles. s Middle-sized - torque is around 120-
Piling
Equipments used to drive these piles into the 180 kNm, engine power 125-200 kW,
ground are called Piling rigs. A piling rig is an drilling diameter 0.8-1.8m, drilling
Rigs
equipment mainly applied to drill in sandy soil, depth 60m, total quality 42-65t.
clay, silty clay etc. and widely used cast-in- Large-sized - torque is around 240 kNm,
place piles, diagram walls, foundation engine power 300 kW, drilling diameter 1-
reinforcement and other foundation projects. 2.5m, drilling depth 80m, total quality 100t.

SCHWING Stetter India

Unveils Two New Concrete Pumps at bc India Show
S CHWING Stetter (India) Pvt Ltd., a

100% subsidiary of SCHWING
Gmbh, Germany, and a leading
player in the Indian Ready Mix Concrete
(RMC) equipment industry, unveiled two
the new products at the bC India fair is
dual in nature on the one hand, it gives
us the opportunity to meet with our
clients. More importantly, it also gives us
the platform to leverage on the demand
new concrete pumps new concrete for such high-capacity equipment in
pumps, SP 8800 and SP 2880, for the Mumbai, which is seeing a consistent
Indian market at the recently held bC growth in terms of high-rise
India show at Mumbai from February 8- constructions. With their ability to pump
11, 2011. Aimed at the high-rise concrete upto heights of 250 and 500
construction market in India, the SP 2880 metres respectively, we are sure that the
can pump concrete vertically upto a SP 2880 and the SP 8800 will meet the
height of 250 metres, while the SP 8800 requirements of our customers here.”
can pump concrete vertically upto a
Mr. John Keenan, Head of Sales Asia-
height of more than 500 metres. Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director,
SCHWING Stetter(India) Pvt Ltd Pacific, SCHWING GmbH Germany, while
Speaking about at the launch of the giving his views on the two new launches
new products, Mr. Anand Sundaresan, projects, including high-rise buildings, said, “SCHWING is known today as a total
Managing Director, SCHWING Stetter power plants, and tunnels.” concrete equipment solutions provider
(India), observed, “We are extremely Going into further details of the new and in our endeavor to help our
happy to unveil our two new concrete customers overcome all concrete
launches Mr.Sundaresan said “We have
pumps, SP 8800 and SP 2880. These handling challenges, we felt a strong
been seeing increased activity in high-
products are specifically designed for need to enhance our product-line. Thus,
rise constructions, especially in Mumbai,
high-rise construction projects, where our latest offerings, the BP 8800 and BP
which is the high-rise capital in India.
high capacities are required, for rapid 2880 concrete pumps, feature a
With the kind of development that the
placement of large quantities of
city is facing, we are sure that one will see combination of advanced technology,
concrete, extreme pumping heights and /
a further increase, not only in the number economy, flexibility, quality and
or distances and difficult concrete mixes.
of high-rise constructions here but also in exclusively for high-rise constructions.
The pumps are ideal for use in the
terms of the height of the projects. And We are hopeful of providing our
construction of various civil engineering
this is where our new concrete pumps customers with solutions which are both
will make the difference. We believe that, practical and cost-effective.”
going forward, there will be a strong
The SP 8800, according to the
demand for these products, especially in
company will redefine concrete
a market like Mumbai.” pumping, in terms of pumping output,
Speaking about the launch of the two operating convenience, and economic
new concrete pumps the company's Chief efficiency. Driven by a powerful Deutz
Operating Officer, Mr.V.G.Sakthikumar Diesel engine and combined with DN 180
said “We are extremely happy to launch and DN 200 pumping cylinders, the
our concrete pumps at the prestigious bc customers will have the choice of
India International Trade Fair. Our ability selecting the specific pump that meets
to clearly understand what our the requirements of a specific project.
customers need and to launch products The open-circuit hydrostatic drives with
V.G.Sakthikumar, CEO, that meet these requirements has always soft-push controls are characterized by
SCHWING Stetter (India) Pvt Ltd set us apart. Our objective of unveiling exceptionally soft pushing of the

Truevents, Singapore
SCHWING Stetter India Unveils Two New Concrete Pumps at bC India Show
BP 8800 SSIPL 2880
concrete column into the delivery line leading to substantially lower fuel In August 2009, SCHWING Stetter
and gentle switchover with no pressure consumption during transport. The was recognized internationally for the
peaks. This makes for smooth running energy-consuming changeover block for world record set by the company in
and high service lives. Large upward the changeover has been shifted from pumping concrete vertically up to a
folding side doors permit effortless, the piston to the rod side and the record height to 715 meters for the
direct access for ser vicing and hydraulic hoses can be detached and Parbati Hydro-electric project in Suind
maintenance purposes. reconnected easily. This ensures that village, Himachal Pradesh. The project
there is no oil dripping and no waste of was implemented by the National Hydro-
The hydrostatic drive features power Corporation. SCHWING Stetter
fuel due to changeover block heating. the
rugged, sturdy axial-piston pumps with supplied BP 4000 super concrete pumps
SP 2880 is also equipped with a noise
power regulator and additional output to Gammon India, which executed the
abatement system, making the pump
adjustment. All operating and control project for pumping concrete from the
more environment-friendly.
devices are centrally located, readily bottom of the tunnel to the top of the
visible, and easily accessible. The heart of The pump has impressive controls tunnel, which had a total length of 1500
the concrete pump is the rock-valve, with display, which provides all current meters and an inclination of 30°.
designed for maximum concrete operating data like engine speed,
pressure of up to 250 bars, which offers Besides the new concrete pumps,
hydraulic pressure, and stroke. The SCHWING Stetter (India) also unveiled a
exemplary pumping characteristics, control system can be enhanced with a
wearing properties and operational high pressure water cleaning system at
Bluetooth remote control. The modular the bC India 2011 International Trade
safety. structure, including a vertically Fair. With the launch of these two new
The SP 2880 is a stationary concrete adjustable hitch, permits use of two concrete pumps, SCHWING Stetter offers
pump that is based on the forward- different axles a construction site axle the entire range of concrete pumps,
looking design of the modern plastic and an optional road axle for towing including the BP 350, the BP 1800, the
casting, with significant weight savings speeds of up to 80 km/h. SP 1400, and the LP 1400.
SS IPL 8800

TIL - The Growth
Story Continues
S ince 1944, TIL has been partner-

ing India's infrastructure growth.
As a responsible nation builder,
the company remains committed to
India's infrastructure creation by pro-
products from its wide range during the
recently held bC India 2011 show. The
company has always been a pioneer
when it comes to introducing material
handling equipment. Explained
and successfully anticipated future
needs of the industry and introduced
state-of-the art products, “before add-
ing, “Whenever there has been a
requirement for a high capacity crane
viding high-technology equipment and Mr.S.K.Bhatnagar, Director & President, or whenever there has been a require-
total solutions, with the eventual aim TIL, dwelling on the company's philoso- ment for new technology, we have
of enhancing customer value. phy during the press conference at bC been the pioneers.” Today TIL is the
India 2011 show, “TIL has continuously only manufacturer in the country that
Technology, innovation, and leader-
ship are three qualities that have come
to define TIL as an organization and its
philosophy. Over the past six decades
the company has emerged as one of
the leading providers of a wide range of
equipment that represent some of the
finest in global technology. TIL contin-
ues to strive for new ways and better
solutions while serving customers with
cutting edge technology products and
excellent service by constantly innovat-
ing and evolving.
The company showcased several

TIL - The Growth Story Continues
offers mobile cranes with load lifting

capacity of 40 tonne and beyond.
TIL launched its 75 tonne crane in its

truck mounted series during the bC
India 2011 show. The model- TMS 875,
comes with several key features includ-
ing, 4 section trapezoidal full power
boom, maximum road and speed of 50
km/hr, hoisting speed of 110 m/min. “
Loads are getting heavier and custom-
ers are looking for higher capacity
cranes, “ observed Mr.Bhatnagar on
the trends being witnessed in the
industry.
Going into details about the target

customers and applications for the new
75 tonne crane, Mr.Bhatnagar said,
“This crane will be extensively used in
heavy infrastructure sector, building of
power plants, refineries, chemical
plants, building bridges, etc.” The crane
comes with the benefits of synchroni-
zation that ensures even distribution of
load on the boom sections, better ser-
vice facility, higher mobility, and effi-
cient hoist unit.
customer experience, TIL has always increase in road project size, you will
The company also launched a 10 formed a new business association to need hot mix asphalt plants which fea-
tonne truck mounted crane during the expand product portfolio, deepen mar- ture continuous mix or double barrel
bC India 2011 show. With this the com- ket penetration, and offer superior solu- technology. “
pany now offers customers a choice tions to a wider cross-section of cus- Apart from the Telesmith 44 SBS
from 10 to 75 tonnes. The new model- tomers. The company has recently Cone Crusher, AMS 2618VM Screening
TMS 10, comes with key features such entered into an agreement with Astec solution, the company has also entered
as 3 section full power fully synchro- Inc; to introduce equipment meant for into a licensee agreement with Paceco
nized, mounted on Ashok Leyland Chas- the road construction industry, includ- Corp, USA, now a part of the Mitsui
sis, maximum lifting height of 25.7 m ing, cone crushers, high frequency Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd,
and less gross vehicle weight. screens, and hot mix asphalt plants. for the designing and manufacturing of
Speaking about one of the key As part of the diversification initia- Rubber Gantry Cranes in India.
advantages of the new launch tive the company had recently intro- Mr.Bhatnagar during the press con-
Mr.Bhatnagar pointed out, “It is based duced hot mix asphalt plants, based on ference also spoke about the new plant
on a drive line sourced completely from double barrel technology. Giving of TIL that is under construction in
Indian companies. What this means is a details about the road construction Kharagpur, about 120 km from Kolkata.
cost-effective product that is easy to equipment range Mr.R.Nandagopal, With a world-class product line, buoyant
maintain. “ TIL-ASTEC, Vice President, Equipment economy and spurt in infrastructure
& Project Solutions, explained, “India is projects, the TIL growth story looks all
In its continuous quest to enhance currently a batch mix country. But with set to continue in the years to come.

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Volvo Drives Home the

Fuel Efficiency Message
at bC India 2011 Show
A t the bC India 2011 show Volvo

Construction Equipment high-
lighted how a package of
advanced engine and support solutions
lies at the heart of the company's
and also underline the company's
expanding product, manufacturing,
and distribution capabilities.
Pointing to the recent market
increased unit sales by
70 percent compared to 2009- selling
an all-time high of 66,000 machines dur-
ing the year, which is significant
growth.”
trends, Mr.A.M.Muralidharan, Managing
expanding production and distribution Director of Volvo India Private Ltd and The centerpiece of the company's
base in India. Volvo Construction Head of Volvo Construction Equipment display during the show was a pair of
Equipment used its extensive display at Business in India observed, “Volvo Con- the latest Volvo excavators the EC 140B
the inaugural Bauma Conexpo India struction Equipment enjoyed a sharp Prime and the EC210B Prime; the latter
2011 show to demonstrate its commit- increase in sales and profitability in specially adapted for work in granite
ment to improving fuel consumption 2010, amid improving conditions for and marble quarry applications. Road
and lowering emissions in its products the industry. The company also machinery also featured highly with an

patented Reverse By Braking (RBB) respect to fuel efficiency

technology. 'Operator Behaviour' is Mr.Muralidharan quipped, “We have
another cornerstone and programs always been focused on fuel efficiency.
such as Eco-Operator highlight good We have been the pioneers when it
working practices when using comes to offering fuel efficient products.”
machines to develop an environmen-
With new fuel injection, air man-
tally-friendly style of driving. The third
agement technology, and advanced
cornerstone is 'Future Technologies”
electronics, the inherent potential of
such as hybrids and the final element
the V-ACT engine is then tailored by
'Engines' an area where the company's
Volvo engineers to meet the specific
fuel efficient V-ACT design excels.
performance criteria required by dif-
Volvo Diesel Engine ferent machine types and applications.
The Volvo diesel engine is at the Reman

heart of the company's wide range of The show also saw the company pro-
products. based on well-proven, robust mote the introduction of a dedicated
technology, the Volvo V-ACT engine component remanufacturing service
range meets the needs of the Indian initiative 'Reman' in the Indian market.
customers by providing increased Volvo has recently invested in a new Fac-
machine performance along with tory Remanufactured Component Cen-
reduced emissions. Along with envi- tre in Bangalore, whose technicians
ronmental improvements, the engine expertly restore a range of components
also represents new achievements in to an often better-than-new standard
combustion efficiency and overall ('better' because components are
engine performance. Giving an insight upgraded to the latest iteration of that
into the company's philosophy with unit's development). “It's like giving ld
ABG 4361 asphalt paver ( which was

built in Volvo's Indian factory) sup-
ported by the 8,200 kg DD 80 large
asphalt compactor and the L120F
wheel loader.
The show also saw Mr.Muralidharan
give a lecture on the company's four
pronged approach to improve fuel effi-
ciency. These cornerstones include 'Sys-
tems' such as the OptiShift- a feature fit- A.M.Muralidharan, Managing Director of Volvo India Private Limited and Head of Volvo
ted to Volvo wheel loaders that inte- Construction Equipment Business in India and Dr. Eberhard Wedekind, President - Region Asia,
Volvo CE and Chairman - Volvo India
grates a torque converter with Volvo's

Volvo Drives Home the Fuel Efficiency Message at bC India 2011 Show
components a second life, explained

Mr.Muralidharan, before adding, “The
components are disassembled at our
factory, by trained technicians, what-
ever were the parts required they are
then replaced, before it is sold to
another customer. This way we offer a
very economical way of using the core
and replacing the parts.”
The facility allows users of Volvo
construction equipment to have their
used components renovated at a lower
cost than buying new and consuming
far less new materials and energy. The
program according to the company is a
natural extension of Volvo's commit-
ment towards a greener environment.
CareTrack
The show also highlighted the
CareTrack-Volvo's telematic system
that allows remote monitoring and
machine diagnostics on all general pur-
pose machines- which is now available
in India as standard and comes with a
free three year subscription. The sys-
tem offers customers a number of
advantages, the primary one being its
ability to effectively manage machine
maintenance, servicing and repair
through the system's ability to 'see'
how the machine is performing, has
performed and a range of important
information.
The show also saw company offi-
cials explain the benefits of Volvo's
'hard' machine product solutions as
well as the extensive range of 'soft'
non-machine product and service
offerings. Specialists from the company
were also available to explain the bene-
fits of Customer Support Agreements
(CSAs) which come in several forms,
depending on customer needs and the
work environment the machine oper-
ates in.

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E.Scape MB
A True
Garden House
I n today's modern world when houses even with a few
plants here and there claim to have a garden, this gor-
Ancient Church
becomes a Modern Bookstore
geous building in Linkebeek, Belgium is a true blue garden
house. Completely draped with gorgeous greenery, it is a
sight to behold. A n ancient Dominican Church has been transformed
into a spectacular modern book store, thanks to the cre-
ative genius of architecture. The 'brand new' bookstore in
The building that has been designed by Samyn and Part-
ners took all of 8 years in construction. It was originally the heart of Maastricht is now attracting visitors by the
designed to be draped with ivory and not plants. In fact, hordes, who seem to be as much fascinated by the archi-
patinated copper material was actually chosen for the roof. tecture, as by the books.
It so happened that the construction process took very The Church which dates back to the 13th Century has been
long and the owners finally scrapped the idea of ivory and briefly used as a parish, before it was converted into a ware-
copper and instead went for some green façade. The house and then into a giant parking lot. It was converted into
selections of exotic plants that cover the building have its present form by architecture firm Merkx and Girod.
been chosen by an expert botanist Patrick Blanc.
There is a special viewing gallery at the back of the structure
PVC panels that have been incorporated in the design act from where visitors can admire the spectacular 14th century
as the support system, apart from helping in irrigation of ceiling frescoes or relax over a cup of coffee at the café that
the beautiful green façade of the building. is located in place of the former choir.
Emergency Parasitic Homes

W ith an avant-garde approach and forward thinking, Brazilian architect
Mike Reyes who’s goal was to provide sustainable homes for the
stranded survivors has come up with an emergency shelter that has been
inspired by favelas or Brazilian shanty towns.The structures are box-like homes
that can be attached onto the facades of other buildings. Reye's’ concept is
unique in that it actually enlists able-bodied survivors to assist with the imple-
mentation of the shelters – a cool idea, since it empowers them to take action
instead of simply sitting around, waiting for help. Reyes envisions that the pre-
constructed structures could be airlifted by helicopter to sites where they are
needed and then guided into place with the help of survivors. They “clip” onto
building facades using leverage.
Each shelter would contain beds, lighting, storage and a skylight and be
made of recycled materials from local construction sites. There would also be
attachments for solar energy, water purification and organic farming.

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