Useful for engineers working in cement plants, cement and admixtures marketing, construction sites, higher education. Duration and content of course can be tailor-made as per the participants' requirement. Venue: Pune or sponsor's place in India or other country.

1. Dr J D Bapat offers
Training Course on
Durable, High Performance Cement & Concrete
with
Mineral & Chemical Admixtures
Duration: Two days. Subject to change as per sponsor’s requirement.
Venue: At Pune, India or at sponsor’s venue in India or other country.
Objective/Learning Outcome: The objective of the training course is to impart deeper knowledge about the
contribution of mineral admixtures in improving strength and durability of concrete. It should equip the practicing
engineer make better choice of the type and quality of mineral admixture in concrete mix to optimize the cost on one
hand, and build structures with greater reliability, on the other. The engineers on site, with the knowledge on the
impact of environmental factors that are responsible for distress and deterioration of structures, shall be in a position
to take appropriate preventive measures.
Guide Book: Some topics in the course are based on Dr J D Bapat's book and updated information on the
subject. Book Tiltle: Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group,
USA (http://bit.ly/jdb_publisher).
Course Topics: The topics covered under the course are as follows:
Module I:
(a) Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA): Physical characteristics, chemical and mineralogical composition, PFA from
fluidised bed combustion, PFA from co-combustion of bituminous coal and petcoke, processing of standard PFA,
ultrafine PFA, quality control of PFA.
(b) Blast Furnace Slag (BFS): Physical characteristics, chemical and mineralogical composition, GGBS quality
control, addition of GGBS to cement and concrete.
(c) Silica Fume (SF): Physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics, addition of SF to concrete.
(d) Rice Husk Ash (RHA): Physical and chemical characteristics and addition of RHA to concrete.
(e) Metakaolin (MK): Physical and chemical characteristics, addition of MK to cement and concrete.
(f) Hydration of Cement: Progress of hydration with time (hydration periods), workability period, setting period or
active reaction period, hardening period, major reactions occurring in hydration periods, comparison of hydration of
alite (C3S) & belite (C2S) , hydration of cement with mineral admixtures.
(g) Strength and Durability of Concrete: Designing structures for strength and durability, prescriptive approach,
performance-based approach, concrete strength, high-performance concrete (HPC), importance of concrete curing,
role of mineral admixtures in preventing concrete deterioration, carbonation, alkali–aggregate reactions (AAR), alkali-carbonate
reaction (ACR) & alkali-silica reaction (ASR), corrosion, national standards and guidelines on chloride
corrosion, external sulfate attack, delayed ettringite formation (DEF), frost or freeze–thaw action.
(h) Chemical Admixtures: Different types of chemical admixtures and their application in making concrete.
Module II:
High Performance Concrete: Basic Characteristics. High Strength Concrete, Self Compacting Concrete (SCC),
Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC), Light Weight Concrete, Pervious Concrete, High Volume Fly Ash Concrete.
Case Studies, Group Discussions and Videos: Illustrating the practical applications, in both modules.
Course Material and Certificate: To all participants after successful completion of the Course
Who should Attend:
(i) Engineers working at construction site and interested in learning optimum utilisation of mineral and
chemical admixtures for strength and durability.
(ii) Engineers working with cement, concrete industry, who frequently face customer queries regarding
benefits of blended cement or admixtures.
(iii) Engineers working with manufacturers and suppliers of chemical admixtures and mineral
admixtures for cement and concrete, interested in knowing how these admixtures are effectively used in
concrete.
(iv) Engineers working on product development, get opportunity to share views with the participants.
(v) Students/researchers interested in pursuing studies in the area.

2. DURABLE, HIGH PERFOROMANCE CEMENT & CONCRETE
WITH MINERAL & CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES
TENTATIVE TIME TABLE
Day Time (h) Course/Activity
1
Module I
0800 - 0930 Mineral Admixtures: pulverised fuel ash
(PFA), blast furnace slag (BFS), silica
fume (SF), rice husk ash (RHA),
metakaolin (MK).
0930 - 1000 Tea Break
1000 - 1030 Q/A on Mineral Admixtures
1030 - 1100 Group Discussion - I
1100 - 1330
Hydration, Strength & Durability
1330 - 1430 Lunch Break
1430 - 1500 Q/A on Hydration, Strength & Durability
1500 - 1530 Group Discussion - II
1530 - 1600 Tea Break
1600 - 1700 Chemical Admixtures + Q/A
1700 - 1730 Certificate Distribution
2
Module II
0800 - 0930
High Performance Concrete Basics: high
strength, self compacting (SCC), roller
compacted (RCC), structural light weight
(SLC), pervious, high volume fly ash
(HVFAC).
0930 - 1000 Tea Break
1000 - 1300 High Performance Concrete Basics
1300 - 1330 Q/A on High Performance Concrete
1330 - 1430 Lunch Break
1430 - 1530 High Performance Concrete Case
Studies
1530 - 1600 Tea Break
1600 - 1630 High Performance Concrete Case
Studies
1630 - 1700 Group Discussion - III
1700 - 1730 Certificate Distribution
All presentations will be made with the help of ppt and video

3. IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR
PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN
CEMENT, CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION
In the construction of buildings, roads and bridges, since last
two decades, the earlier emphasis on ‘strength’ has shifted to
‘strength and durability’ of concrete. Sustainability of
cement, concrete and construction industry has been the
principal driving force in bringing about that change. Durable
structures last longer in terms of their economic service life,
thus leading to sustainability through reduction in the cost of
repairs and reconstruction and associated conservation of
materials and energy. The application of mineral admixtures
(or supplementary cementitious materials), chemical
admixtures and high performance cement and concrete make a significant contribution in that regard.
The picture of Tampa Bay's Sunshine Skyway Bridge is an illustration, where fly ash concrete is used in
severe exposure applications such as the decks and piers of the bridge [1]. The field is continuously
developing and the professionals need to keep abreast with the latest.
Most national standards permit the application of mineral admixtures like
fly ash (FA), blast furnace slag (BFS) and silica fume in cement and concrete.
The other admixtures, namely rice husk ash (RHA), metakaolin (MK) are also
permitted by many, but relatively less applied. There are other which are in
the developing stage, like ash generated from the combustion of corn cob,
palm oil residue, sugarcane bagasse, wheat straw, wood waste, sewage
sludge, municipal solid waste and calcined wastepaper sludge, electric arc
furnace dust. Each admixture possesses distinctive characteristics, which separate it from the other. The
application of mineral admixtures in cement and concrete requires deep understanding of how the
materials aspects affect the characteristics of fresh concrete and its strength development as well as the
durability vis-à-vis deleterious agents like chlorides, sulphates, carbon dioxide, alkalis. The choice of
appropriate admixture is made on the basis of the specific requirement of the structure and the economy.
The biomass based admixtures (example: rice husk ash), for example, have much importance for regions
where they get generated in large quantity. The picture illustrates, the difference in the particle shape of
FA and cement. The spherical shaped FA particles help improve the slump or reduce the water content of
fresh concrete, besides reducing the permeability of hardened concrete to external deleterious agents
[2].
The book written by Dr J D Bapat, tiltled “Mineral Admixtures in Cement and
Concrete” (http://bit.ly/jdb_publisher), published by CRC Press, USA, covers aspects
related to materials, hydration, strength & durability of cement & concrete, with mineral
admixtures. Written for engineers, book focuses on making more workable and durable
concrete using mineral admixtures. It looks at manufacturing and processing, physical
characteristics, chemical and mineralogical composition, quality control and reported
experiences. Provisions of national standards are examined. It encourages engineers to
support more sustainable growth of industry. Readers are welcome to preview the book contents on
Google and write a review.

4. ACI 116R-00 defines chemical admixture as material other
than water, aggregates, hydraulic cement and fiber
reinforcement, used as an ingredient of a cementitious mixture
to modify its freshly mixed, setting or hardened properties and
added to the batch before or during mixing. It is used to
enhance the properties of concrete and mortar in plastic and
hardened state. The choice of chemical admixture depends upon
the modification required, like to (a) increase workability without increasing water content or decrease
water content at same workability (b) retard or accelerate time of initial setting, (c) reduce or prevent
shrinkage or create slight expansion, (d) modify
rate or capacity for bleeding, reduce segregation, improve pumpability, (e) reduce rate of slump loss,
heat evolution during early hardening, (f) accelerate rate of strength development at early ages, (g)
increase strength (compressive, tensile or flexural) , increase durability or resistance to severe conditions
of exposure, (h) control expansion caused by reaction of alkalies , with reactive aggregates, (i) improve
impact and abrasion resistance, (j) inhibit corrosion of embedded metal, (k) produce colored concrete or
mortar and so on. The use of chemical admixtures requires compatibility testing with the cement, to
obtain desired results. The modern PE and PC based high range water reducing (HRWR) admixtures, or
super plasticizers (SP), reduce water requirement of concrete by more than 30%, without the side effect
of excessive retardation. The picture shows the steric hindrance effect created by HRWR. The addition of
chemical admixture adds to the cost. The choice of chemical admixture and its dosage is decided on the
basis of performance requirement and testing.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) defines High Performance Concrete
(HPC) as: “concrete meeting special combinations of performance and uniformity
(unit weight, air content, slump) requirements that cannot always be achieved
routinely using conventional constituents and normal mixing, placing and curing
practices”. In general, HPC possesses some combination of these properties: high
workability and pumpability, high strength, low shrinkage, high durability in
severe environment, reduced construction time and labor, better energy
absorption (earthquake resistance). Application of HPC, in most cases, results in
low life-cycle cost due better service life and reduced repair, retrofitting and reduced carbon footprint.
The picture shows a slab made from pervious concrete.
The two-day training course offered by Dr J D Bapat covers all the aspects
given as above, as relevant to the professionals working in cement, concrete
and construction industry. The participants get useful course material, view
videos and participate in group discussion to share real life problems. The
course offers flexibility in terms of the contents and duration and can be
organized in Pune (India) or other convenient place in India or other country.
So far, the course has been successfully organized jointly with professional organisations in India and
other countries.

5. DR J D BAPAT
BRIEF BIODATA
Jayant D. Bapat (born April 9, 1952), B.Tech., M.E., Ph.D. (IIT, Delhi). Stationed at Pune
(Maharashtra, India), he currently works as an independent professional consultant for
cement manufacturing, concrete, academic advisor for engineering educational institutions
and fuel cell power. He is a TUV certified CDM Expert in Energy and Environment for
Cement Sector.
Earlier (1994-2011) he was a faculty, Director and Principal at the engineering colleges affiliated to the University of
Pune (India). He also worked at senior positions at the National Council for Cement and Building materials (NCB)
(1975-1991), New Delhi and Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. (WIL) (1991-1994), Walchandnagar. WIL is a leading
cement machinery manufacturer. He is a technical consultant to leading companies in the areas of research,
manufacturing, product development and techno-marketing of cement and concrete.
He has long standing teaching, research, training, administration and consultancy experience. He is responsible for
bringing substantial improvement in the quality of teaching, research and administration of the engineering colleges,
where he worked as a faculty and principal. In the engineering colleges, he initiated the studies on fuel cells, which is
a modern source of power. He is academic adviser to reputed engineering educational institutions.
His technical expertise lies in the areas of cement manufacturing, durability of concrete and utilization of industrial
and agricultural wastes in building materials. He has gained hands-on experience in preparing technical specifications
for modern cement plants and equipment costing. He is an expert techno-commercial negotiator.
He offers such courses jointly with Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) and also with other professional
organisations in India and other countries.
He is a reviewer of technical papers for number of international journals, such as the Journal of Cement and Concrete
Research, Journal of Waste Management, ACI Materials and ACI Structural Journal and has membership of many
professional organizations like American Concrete Institute, ICI, ISSE and Institution of Engineers. He has number of
publications to his credit in the national/ international journals / seminars. His biography has been included in the
Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Asia and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.
He has been distinguished as among "Top 100 Engineers 2012" and "International Engineer of the Year 2012", by
the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
His book, “Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete” has been published by CRC Press, USA, in
August 2012.
Information and further Communication:
The information given above is in brief; to obtain further details on currently announced course and his
professional service for cement manufacturing and concrete, visit the URL or send an email message:
URL: http://www.drjdbapat.com
Email - 1: consult@drjdbapat.com Email – 2: consult.bapat@yahoo.com
Address for correspondence:
Dr J D Bapat
Srishti Bungalow, A-8, Green Acre Housing Society
Bibvewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. PIN: 411 037
Phone: 91-20-24282193 (O) 9422517402 (mob)