Working toether for durabe and sustainable infrastructure

5 2019
Venue:
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
Jalandhar – 144 011 (Punjab) India

www.ukiericoncretecongress.com

Fourth Announcement The Congress will be honouring seven

distinguished persons from world over who
have made outstanding contributions in the area
of Cement and Concrete Science, Technology,
Design and Construction.

Congress Collaborating Institutions

Host Organisations: Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar and Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana (Punjab) India
 Chief Patrons
Lalit K Awasthi, Chairman, Board of Governors
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

Gobind S Longowal, President, Managing Committee

Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India

Patrons
Lalit K Awasthi, Director
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

social, engineering and Sehijpal Singh, Principal

commercial needs of the mankind Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India

infrastructure to sustain our progress.

The basic materials that comprise Organising Committee
concrete are also global and this makes it
Ravindra K Dhir OBE, Chairman
second to water only in volume University of Birmingham, UK / Trinity College Dublin, Ireland /
consumption. Notwithstanding these University of Dundee, UK
benefits, concrete and its providers and
users also have responsbilities and H S Rai, Co-chairman
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India
obligations in ensuring its correct,
durable and sustainable applications. S P Singh, Secretary
This UKIERI Concrete Congress is being Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
organised to discuss all aspects relating
to concrete's current and future Raman Bedi, Secretary
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
contribution as to how we build the
established and develop living world. In A Agnihotri, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
achieving this aim, the Congres will be
working with the stakeholders worldwide, K S Gill, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India
involving researchers, practitioners,
B Bhattacharjee, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
professional institutions, trade
organisations and the relating S Bhalla, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Government departments.
S Bishnoi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
The six Conferences comprising the
Congress are designed to cover a wide G S Ghataora, University of Birmingham, UK
range of issues reflecting concrete's
S Goel, DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar, India
versatility relevance and potential for
further exploitation. The proceedings of R Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
the Congress will be managed differently,
maximizing the delivery of current R Mehra, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
knowledge as well as the creation of new
knowledge, focusing on the advantages C Q Lye, University of Birmingham, UK
and benefits as well as cutting across
C J Lynn, University of Birmingham, UK
barriers that can limit applications. The
need for future provision whilst Moray D Newlands, University of Dundee, UK
responding to environmental concerns
will be discussed. There will be Kevin A Paine, University of Bath, UK
opportunity to learn, network, debate and
A P Singh, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
find solutions and opportunities relating
to these issues. Tarunjit Butalia, The Ohio State University, USA

The Congress will appeal to providers of Jagbir Singh, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India
services, manufacturers, practicing
engineers, designer's consultants and H P Singh, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
researchers as well as planners and
S B Singh, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
property developers. In fact, to all that
relate to concrete's unique contribution to N Singh, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
how we live both now and in the future
K Kapoor, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
 Achieving Performance with Sustainable Materials
Wednesday
Dedicated to Professor Jorge deBrito
6 March 2019
University of Lisbon, Portugal

Recycled and Secondary Materials Sustainable Quarries Commercialisation of Sustainability

Geopolymers and Aluminosilicates Material Performance Assessment Environmentally Sensitive Strategies
Role of Admixtures Developing Value Added-Use of Materials Durability Issues
Self Compacting Concrete Structural Performance Assessment Future Developments and Trends
Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Role of Design/Construction/Specifications Others
Processing of Materials CO2 Life Cycles Assessment/Analysis

Smart Materials
Wednesday
6 March 2019 Dedicated to Professor Deborah D L Chung
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA

Super Absorbent Polymers Non-Intervention Techniques Nano-materials

Carbon Capture Biotic Bacterial Materials Phase Change Materials
Benefitting from Self-healing Phenomenon Smart Sensors Others
Benefitting from Self Cleaning Phenomenon Novel Fibres
Use of Resin Encapsulation Non-Ferrous Reinforcement
Duration: One year. Full-time
Course Director: Assist Prof Liwen Xiao
For more information see www.tcd.ie/civileng
Email: liwen.xiao@tcd.ie

Opportunities for research funding leading

to a PhD degree also exist.
 Trinity College Dublin IRELAND’s
leading university
Trinity College Dublin, is Ireland’s
most prestigious university, ranked MSc in Environmental Engineering
No 1 in Ireland and 104th in the World MSc in Structural and Geotechnical
by the QS World University Rankings
2019. The Department of Civil, Engineering
Structural and Environmental
Engineering at Trinity offers four MSc
MSc in Transport Engineering
taught courses, as listed above, MSc in Sustainable Energy
offering a range of over 20
compulsory and optional modules and a sustainability and recent research
dissertation in any relevant research area for the advances. All applications welcome.
stream taken. As well as the conventional For immediate inquiries, see Prof
modules in these disciplines, courses in Roger West at UKIERI Concrete
Congress 2019
renewable energy and research methodology
are offered. Many courses have a focus on
For immediate inquiries, see Prof Roger West at UKIERI Concrete Congress 2019