By Shri V.K.Pandya, Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute, Ahmedabad Chapter during 31st National Convention of Civil Engineers organized by Gujarat State Center of The institution of Engineers (India) at Ahmedabad

1. Future of Civil
Engineering
V.K. Pandya
Zonal Head - Tech. Services - UltraTech Cement Limited
Chairman - Indian Concrete Institute - Ahmedabad Centre

2. ContentContent
1. SHIFT IN STRUCTURES
2. SHIFT IN MATERIALS
3. SHIFT IN TECHNOLOGY
4. SHIFT IN SKILL REQUIREMENTS

3. SKYLINE IS CHANGINGSKYLINE IS CHANGING

4. A Majority of the World’s Population Lives in Urban Areas

5. NEWYORK 1930
NEWYORK 2015

6. TORRENTO 1930
TORRENTO 2015

7. HONGKONG 1930
HONGKONG 2015

8. DUBAI 1990
DUBAI 2015

9. SINGAPORE 1990
SINGAPORE 2015

10. KUALA LUMPER 1990
KUALA LUMPER 2015

11. SHANGHAI 1990
SHANGHAI 2015

12. MUMBAI 1990
MUMBAI 2015

13. AHMEDABAD 1990
AHMEDABAD 2015

14. WONDERS IN CONSTRUTIONWONDERS IN CONSTRUTION

15. World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Design life: 100 Yrs, Year: 2009
H: 828 M, Floors: 163, Concrete: 3,30,000 Cum; Grade of Concrete: SCC

16. Imagine Burj Khalifa Standing next to Patang Hotel (67 M) in Ahmedabad !
828 mts
67 Mts

17. Project: Taipai 101, Year: 2004
Location: Taipai, Taiwan
Height:509m Floor: 101
Concrete Strength: 80MPa

18. Project: HSB Turning Torso, Year: 2005 Height: 190m Floor: 54
Location: Malmo, Sweden Concrete Grade: M70

19. Project: Petronas Twin Towers, Year: 1998
Location: Kuala lampur, Malaysia
Height:452m Floor: 88
Concrete Strength: M80

20. “Sky Park” Singapore

21. "Sky Park“ is located on the 200-meter height on the three skyscrapers, as if on
3 pillars. Here is the most expensive in the world of casinos, bars & restaurants.

22. Opera House, Sydney, Australia (Height: 74 M), Year: 1973

23. Highway Intersection, USA

24. Project: The Millau Viaduct, Y: 2004 Height : 343m Length:2,460m
Location: Millau, France. Concrete quantity: 85,000m3

25. Concrete Tunnel Lining:World’s first tunnel constructed below Sea bed. Year: 1994

26. Channel at an avg depth of 100m from sea level Length: 50km
Channel at an avg depth of 40m below the seabed Diameter: 7.5m

27. Three Gorges Dam - China
Project: Three Gorges Dam Height:185m Length: 2335m
Location: China, Year: 2009 Concrete quantity: 26.43 Million CuM

28. India’s longest Cable Stay Bridge | Bandra-Worli Sea Link | Mumbai

29. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

30. SHIFT IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE

31. SHIFT FROM OPC TO BLENDED CEMENT
33 Gr
OPC
43 Gr
OPC
53 Gr
OPC
Blended
Cement

32. SHIFT IN CONCRETE
Cast in Situ RMC

33. SHIFT FROM RIVER SAND TO MANUFACTURED SAND
Natural Sand Manufactured Sand

34. SHIFT FROM NATURAL TO CRUSED AGGREGATES
Natural Aggregates Crushed Aggregates

35. SHIFT FROM PLASTICISER TO SUPER-PLASTICIZER
Features Plasticizer Super-Plasticizer
Water
Reduction
5 – 10% Up to 30%
Slump
Retention
Moderate (up to 30
Mins.)
High (up to 3Hrs.)
Dosage One stroke Application
Delayed/Split/Re-dosing
possible.
Origin LS / SNF SMF/AP/PCE
Cost Cheaper Costlier
Application
Conventional
Construction (M20 & M30
Grade)
HSC & HPC concrete production
of M40 & above Grade

36. SHIFT FROM SITE MIX MORTAR TO RADY TO USE MORTAR
Manual Mixing of Cement & Sand Ready Mortar Mix

37. SHIFT FROM BRICKS TO CC BLOCKS
Clay Bricks AAC Blocks

38. CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIESCONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

39. SHIFT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

40. SHIFT IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN TOOLS
2D Drawing 3D Architecture / Virtual Reality

41. SHIFT IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN TOOLS
2D Drawing 3D Modeling Software

42. SHIFT IN PROJECT PLANNING & BUDGETING
Critical Path Method Planning & Budgeting Software

43. SHIFT IN SITE SURVEY
Theodolite Total Station

44. SHIFT IN FORMWORK TECHNOLOGY
H-Frame & MS Plate Formwork Jumping Formwork

45. SHIFT IN GRADE OF CONCRETE
1 : 2 : 4 IS 456: 2000

46. SHIFT IN MAKING CONCRETE
Site Mix Concrete Ready Mix Concrete

47. SHIFT IN CONCRETE TRANSPORATION & POURING
Manual Fully Automatic using
Transit Mixers, Concrete Pumps &
Concrete Boom Placers

48. SHIFT IN CURING OF CONCRETE
Pond Curing Plastic Sheet Curing

49. AVENUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERAVENUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEER

50. The world produces about 3.5 bn tonnes of cement a year.
Given that cement is usually between 10% and 15% of the
mix in concrete, that’s enough cement to produce about 4
tonnes of concrete for every person on earth each year.
Source: BBC 4 Mar’14

51. World’s Cement Production & Per Capita Cement Consumption
SN Country Population
(Crore)
*UN-2014
Cement Production
(million Tonnes)
*Wikipedia-2013
Per Capita Cement
Consumption (kg)
*GlobalCement.com-2012
1 China 139.37 2480 (62%) 1581
2 India 126.74 280 191
3 USA 32.25 77.8 232
4 Russia 14.25 65 402
5 Japan 12.70 53 400
6 Saudi Arabia 2.93 50 1700
7 Total World 724.37 4000 536

52. India’s Urban Population Growth
Rural
Urban

53. India’s Housing Shortage Distribution

54. “Housing for All by 2022”

55. Avenues for Civil Engineer

56. Hardware Software (Attitude)
Knowledge • Expertise in chosen field
• Professional Updates
• Increasing Learning
Quotient
• Discipline
• Listening
Skill • Computer Savvy
• Presentation Skill
• Networking Skill
Knowledge
Skill Attitude

57. CHOICE IS YOURS !

58. Thank You