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WEEKLY TECHNICAL LECTURE PROGRAMME AT HRS
Prologue
The “Weekly Technical Lecture” Forum was initiated with a vision to empower
the employees of the Department through Knowledge and to augment the inhouse
capacity in terms of intellectual resource.
Highways Research Station has been conducting this Weekly Technical Lecture
Program every Tuesday Evening with great sanctity. The vibrant & interactive forum
covers a wide range of topics apart from the core Highway Engineering.
Not only from HRS, are the employees from the other wings of the Highways
Department are also benefitted by attending these lectures of varied topics.
Guest Lecturers
The Guest lecturers are resourceful experts in their own domain who deliver
lecture and enlighten the audience with useful information. The Guest lecturers have
been benevolent in sharing good information in their relevant fields with the listeners.
Most of the guest lecturers had delivered spell-bound lectures. Exchange of
information had been noticed in almost all the lectures.
Summary
Highways Research Station, has been successful in organising upto 199 Week’s
lecture programmes, as of now, has met the milestone 200. More than the successive
week’s programmes that have made upto this number strength, it is the variety of
topics and speakers which has made the floor special.
A summary of the lectures from 175th week till 199
th Week’s discussions would
place the spot light on topics discussed by Experts at HRS.
Recap of the Technical Lectures of Past 25 Weeks...
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175th
Lecture on “Manufacturing process of Bitumen from Crude oil and
Difference in manufacturing of Viscosity Grade and Penetration Grade" By:
Mr.G.SreenivasaMurthy, ChiefManager-Process Engg & Mr.H.Ramakrishnan,
Deputy Manager (QC Lab), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on 18.10.2016
The Chief Guest of the 175th
Week, was the Chief Manager- Process
Engineering of Chennai Petroleum
Corporation Ltd, Chennai,
Mr.G.Sreenivasa Murthy with whose
speech the floor got engrossed. The
technical information about the
Bitumen Quality and various
technologies in manufacturing process
held the attention of audience and the
session was interactive and useful.
3
Lecture on "Stone Matrix Asphalt" By: M.Kishore kumar, Pavement Design
Engineer, Strategic Marketing and Research Team (S.M.A.R.T) on 25.10.2016
The Lecture on "Stone Matrix
Asphalt" was presented by
Mr.M.Kishore kumar, Pavement
Design Engineer, Strategic Marketing
and Research Team. The exhaustive
courage of the topic included the
origin of SMA, its manufacturing
process, Pros and cons on its
application and its concerns.
4
Lecture on "Digitalization of Information assets" By: Mr.Dixson Rodriges,
Manager- Service Support, Focuz Infotech, Cochin. on 01.11.2016
The enchanting Lecture is given by
Mr.Dixson Rodriges, Manager - Service
Support, Focuz Infotech, Cochin on topic
of "Digitalization of Information
assets".
The presentation dealt with
implementing the end to end solutions
using latest technologies. The
Technology based lecture was well
received.
5
Lecture on "Steel for infrastructure - Present Scenario" By: Mr.K.Thanigaivel
Kanna, Senior Manager- Marketing (south), Shyam Steel Industries Ltd,
Kolkata. on 08.11.2016
The Lecture on "Steel for
infrastructure- Present Scenario"
presented by Mr.K.Thanigaivel Kanna,
Senior Manager- Marketing (south),
Shyam Steel Industries Ltd, Kolkata, at
178th Week in series, was a presentation
which was highly informative.
His lecture contained various
technical aspects like Production process,
Quality checking of steel etc., and was
well presented.
6
Lecture on "Burj Khalifa-Construction & Challenge" Ms.K.Shanthi, Assistant
Professor, Agni Engineering College, Chennai on 15.11.2016
179th Weekly Lecture on "Burj
Khalifa - Construction & Challenge"
delivered by Ms.K.Shanthi, Assistant
Professor, Agni Engineering College,
Chennai. The presentation contained
enumerous information regarding the
iconic skyscraper that the audience looked
with awe and wonder.
The Construction techniques and
the modernised approach to the unique
work was well presented.
7
Lecture on by Dr.Yuva Bharat, BNYS, PG(PAHM)-UK, Chief
Medical Director, YUVA Naturopathy, Yoga & Ayurveda Speciality Clinics,
Chennai. on 22.11.2016
The 180th lecture titled
“ ”carried tips for
wellness and health in a natural way and
was an eye-opener to Naturopathy. The
principle of Naturopathy, “in stead of
treating the body’s reaction to any
foreign bodies allowing the body to
react in a natural way is the best thing”
was emphasized. The session was lively
and turned to be a much-sought after
lecture session in terms of content.
8
Lecture on "Grammarly"-A Software Tool For Preparation of Journal and
Project Reports" By: Mr.R.P.Karthik, Head sales, Bridge People Technology
Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Chennai. on 29.11.2016
An explanation in using the
software tool “Grammarly” and its
advantages over other softwares that can
check the grammar of a report, text or a
document found an apt place and is a
required tool for an institution like this.
Lengthy reports can be free from errors
The use of software to inculcate
better reporting style was emphasized
during the lecture.
9
Lecture on "Emotional Intelligence" By: Dr.J.S.Gunavathy, Associate Professor,
Madras School of Social Work on 20.12.2016
Dr.J.S.Gunavathy delivered a very
important lecture on “Emotional
Intelligence” with all its models from
interpersonal to intrapersonal intelligence,
measurements in different types of
models, how to use one’s emotions to
achieve one’s goals or the organization’s
goals, etc,. EI helps an indiviual at
various situations, if utilized appropriately
to achieve organization’s goals.
The highly interactive session was
very well received by the audience.
10
Lecture on "Change Management" By: Dr.K.Prabhakar, Dean, Faculty of
Management, SRM University. on 27.12.2016
“Change Management” a subject that
is essential for the changing scenario and
is to be acquired by all the individuals to
survive and excel in any changing
environment of an organizational
structure or a system. Dr.K.Prabhakar
took the audience and the session very
lively at the same time driving hard the
essentials of Change Management into the
minds of the audience. This Awareness
oriented lecture was aptly timed, as the
Department is poised for huge growth
potential, with many changes.
11
Lecture on "Soil Stabilization and Pavement Reinforcement through
Geosynthetics" By Mr.Akhil Ambooken, Senior Design Engineer, Maccaferri
Environmental Solution, Chennai. on 03.01.2017
Geosynthetics plays a major role in
soil stabilization & Pavement
Reinforcement and helps strengthen
soil. Mr.Akhil Ambooken, senior
Design Engineer of Maccaferri
Environmental Solutions dealt allthe
categories geotextiles, geogrids,
geonets, geomembranes,
geosynthetic clay liners, geofoam,
geocells and geocomposites and
discerned them also.
The presentation was a well-
balanced blend of both of conceptual
details with practical field case studies,
ready for implementation.
12
Lecture on "Road Safety" By: Er.G.Manuneethi, Deputy Superintending
Engineer, Consturction & Maintenance, Villupuram on 10.01.2017
185th weekly lecture titled “Road
safety” was delivered by our Department
Deputy Superintending Engineer,
Er.G.Manuneethi explained the need for
road safety and the responsibility of the
same lies with the drivers.
Drawing the lively examples from many
practical situations, the Guest Speaker
highlighted the need for Safety habits
early in of.
The vivid presentation & subsequent
interaction, drew the support from all
concerned.
13
Lecture on "Identification of Landslide Prone areas using Remote sensing and
GIS" By: Dr.P.RajaKumar, Assistant Divisional Engineer (H), IT Cell, O/o.The
DG(H), Chennai on 24.01.2017
186th lecture in series the lecture on
“Identification of Landslide prone areas
using Remote Sensing and GIS” dealt
with the introduction of Remote sensing
technology & its advantages in
identifying the landslide prone areas. The
lecture also enlightened the audience
about the different type of sensors and
briefed especially about SONAR,
RADAR & LIDAR, data transmission,
data reception and processing, different
mapping systems.
The case- studies presented was
informative.
14
Lecture on "Investigation on the Control of Reflective Cracking using Natural
Geosynthetics" By: Mr.Sunil Ranjan Mohapatra, Project Officer, IIT Madras,
Chennai. on 31.01.2017
The Lecture on "Investigation on the
Control of Reflective Cracking using
Natural Geosynthesis" presented by
Mr.Sunil Ranjan Mohapatra, Project
Officer, IIT Madras, Chennai.
He delivered the technical lecture on
reflective cracking achieved with the aid of
inter-layer systems using Geosynthetic like
coir & jute that are gaining attention due to
its ease in installation and cost
effectiveness.
15
Lecture on "New Technologies in Road Safety" By Mr.S.Anand Vijay Karthik,
Regional Manager, 3M India Limited, Chennai. on 07.02.2017.
Mr.S.Anand Vijay Karthick, Regional Manager, 3M India Limited delivered
his lecture on "New Technologies in Road Safety”
On his lecture, he dealt about the traffic management solutions to ensure safe
and efficient movement of all road users and vehicles. And also discussed high-
performance retro-reflective signages and pavement marking solutions for improved
traffic management as well as enhanced motorist, pedestrian and occupational safety.
The enhancement of safety through Road furnitures was well narrated through the
presentation.
16
Lecture on "Influence of Reinforcement in Stress Distribution in Soil" By
Dr.K.Premalatha, ME, PhD, Professor and Head, Division of Soil Mechanics &
Foundation Engg, Anna University, Chennai. on 14.02.2017
The lecture was delivered by the Head
of the Department of the Soils Division of
Anna University, Dr. K.Premalatha.
With a start-off of basic principles, the
lecture provided greater insight on the
Geosynthetics. The topic was dealt in
detail including all aspects so that even a
beginner could also develop interest.
The adept and confident handling of the
subject, proved the strong academics in
the Guest.
17
Lecture on "Budget Preparation and Auditing of Government Finance" By:
Mr.Puviyarasu, PA, O/o Commisioner of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai. On
21.02.2017
The 190th lecture in series was on
the topic of “Budget Preparation and
Auditing of Government finance”.The
same was delivered by a competent guest
Mr.M.Puviyarasu, PA, Treasuries.
The Codal provisions of TN
Budget Manual, TN Financial Code, TN
Treasury Code, TN Accounts Code was
described in detail.
The lecture was well attended by
the Engineers & staff from all the wings
of the department, who were eager and
anxious with many queries & doubts.
The lecture won everybody’s
appreciation.
18
Lecture on "Digital H D"By: Mr.SundaraRajan, Director & Mrs.Jyothir Latha,
Head RCI Digital Solutions PVT.Ltd., Chennai. on 28.02.2017
191st Weekly Technical Lecture on “Digital H D” was delivered by
Mr.R.Sundararajan, Director & Mrs.Jyothir Latha which encompassed all the details
related to digitizing an organization.
The Presentation listed out the concepts and Software architecture for specific
Technical issues.
The discussions during the presentation dealt with the spotting the black spots of
accidents, Analysis of data using spatial tool, the G.I.S.
While some of the applications were in vogue in the Department and HRS being
a knowledge centre, yet the comprehensive manner in which the topic was
disseminated, deserves appreciation.
19
Lecture on "Screening Procedures on Cancer in Women and Non-Communicable
Diseases" By: Dr.C.Sumathi, MD, DGO., Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology., Govt. RSRM Lying in Hospital, Govt. Stanley Medical College,
Chennai. on 07.03.2017
This was as special programme
conducted by the Training Wing on the
evening of International Women’s Day,
which fell on 8th March 2017.
The fitting commemoration of Women
hood, was in the form of lecture on a
Women- Centric topic in preserving health
& better lining style of Working women,
especially.
The All Women programme was well
handled by the Cheif Guest Dr.C.Sumathi,
MD, DGO, Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology., Govt. Stanley Medical
College.
The large contingent of women Engineers
& Staff of the Department, enjoyed the
session & it is a thought to cherish.
20
Lecture on "Use of Waste Plastic in hot Bituminous Mixes (wet Process) in
Wearing Courses" By Thiru.G.Venkat, Technical Consultant, CMR BITPLAST,
Tiruppur. on 14.03.2017.
Thiru.G.Venkat, Technical
Consultant, CMR BITPLAST delivered
the lecture on topic of “Use of Waste
Plastic in hot Bituminous Mixes (wet
Process) in Wearing Courses”.
The Entrepreneur’s attempt to
innovate in the Bitumen Technology, by
also utilising “Waste Plastics” was
interesting & informative.
The larger gathering of Engineering,
especially from Quality Control
Division, were benefitted by the active
interaction.
The adept handling of queries, vivid
explanations, the evidence of the
thorough knowledge the Guest speaker
possessed.
21
Lecture on "Builiding Infrastructure Modelling Using ARCHI CAD & STAAD"
By Thiru.G.SenthilKumar, Manager, DESIGN CAD TECHNOLOGIES,
Chennai. on 21.03.2017.
A 3D structural analysis and design
software, STAAD is Building Infrastructure
Modelling software, the uses of which and
how integral it becomes part of the structural
analysis were explained in detail by
Thiru.G.SenthilKumar. Both the static and
dynamic analysis was described. The
compatibility of the same with various codes
was also dealt in detail.
The technically- rich lecture was
delivered with ease & elegance by the Expert
Speaker, which proved his knowledge &
Experience.
22
Lecture on "Gender and Gender Sensitization in Government" By:
Mrs.S.Rukmani, Assistant Director (Retd)., TN Corporation For Development of
Women, Chennai on 28.03.2017
195th Weekly Lecture Programme presented by Mrs.S.Rukmani, Assistant Director
(Retd)., TN Corporation for Development of Women, Chennai.
The mind-blowing lecture on a concurrent topic was very well received.
The eloquent narration, confident approach, unique style of delivering in
smashing age-old myth about gender, gender- bias, won the hearts of the gathering.
The heavy & sensitive topic flowed easily into the minds of audience, by the
delightful lecture of the Expert.
This Lecture added to the value & merit of Training wing’s contribution to
Inernational Women’s day.
23
Lecture on "Precast Bridges" By Er.N.Jala Shree, Assistant Director (H), O/o
The Director General, Chennai. on 04.04.2017.
With Master Degree in Structures,
the Assistant Director (H), O/o the
Director General, Highways Department
delivered a lecture on “Precast Bridges”.
The Construction of Superstructure of
Precast bridges was emphazised through
a videography which was interesting.
The detailed lecture was delivered with
information such as need, pre-
construction planning, simplification of
construction procedures, different
systems available in the superstructure
system.
25
Slightly away from the routine lectures, the lecture delivered by Mr.Sithesh
Kumar, Indus Instruments, included both lecture sessions as well as a demonstration
session.
The principles, world-wide scenario, National & Regional states on GPS
Technology were vividly presented.
The application of the satellite- based GPS Technology for sophisticated,
precise & accurate Engineering solution was aptly described.
The Demonstration session that followed the lecture, at HRS campus, enthralled
the audience who had quick Hands- On.
This session has invited the need for such sessions amongst larger group of
Engineers of the Department in future.
26
Lecture on “Gender- Mainstreaming in Government” By: Mrs.S.Rukmani,
Assistant Director (Retd), TN Corporation for Development of Women, Chennai.
on 18.04.2017.
Being the 198th lecture of the
weekly technical lecture programme
“Gender Mainstreaming in Government ”
by Mrs.S.Rukmani was delivered with an
idea of creating awareness among the
employees of an organization about the
Gender based issues and the rules and
regulations available for the same.
The different case-studies, events
and happenings, the Rules, Law
pertaining were all dealt in detail.
The Lecture was an eye-opener &
Awareness creating Session.
27
Lecture on “Effective Communication" By: Mrs.J.VijayaThilagam, Manager,
Dept., of Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection on 25.04.2017
A mind-blowing Lecture is given by
Mrs.J.VijayaThilagam, Manager, Dept. of
Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection on
topic of “Effective Communication”
An eloquent and proficient Speaker
on Personality Development, the Guest
Speaker effectively delivered the message
on good Communication.
The Entire lecture was gripping and
interspersed with message throughout.
Drawing references from epics, literatures,
the entire discussion was interactive. She
held the audience captive by her
impressive speech emphasized the art of
effective Interpersonal Communication.
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Feed-back & Evaluation:
Feedback is an essential part of any Training programme through which alone
can the training programme be improvized. The feedback forms are prepared with an
idea of evaluating the programme so as to add more quality to the training. It is a form
reassuring the quality of the programmes.
Feed-back is a must for any programme on training. The strength and weakness
of the training programme conducted could be ascertained only based on the unbiased
opinion about the programme, by the participants. Apart from such information, the
feed-back offers a wide scope for improving further. With this sole aim and
perspective, responses are collected from all the participants of the Weekly lecture
programme at the end of the lecture sessions.
The responses are analyzed and status of the delivery system is ascertained at
any point of time. Every effort is taken to provide better quality programmes to the
audience. Thorough interactions on the floor, furtherance of the topic in the form of an
action are all pointers to the success of the Weekly Lecture programme. In such a
count, the feed-back sheets are preserved for further reference and action.
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DETAILS OF 175th
TO 199th
WEEKLY TECHNICAL LECTURE CONDUCTED
BY
HRS, CHENNAI.
S.NO DATE LECTURE TITLE PRESENTED BY
175 18.10.2016
"Manufacturing process of Bitumen
from Crude oil and difference in
manufacturing of viscosity grade and
penetration grade"
Mr.G.Sreenivasa Murthy,
Chief Manager - Process Engg., and
Mr.H.Ramakrishnan,
Deputy Manager (QC Lab),
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,
176 25.10.2016 "Stone Matrix Asphalt
M.Kishore kumar,
Pavement Design Engineer,
Strategic Marketing and Research Team
(S.M.A.R.T)
177 01.11.2016 "Digitalization of Information assets"
Mr.Dixon Rodriges,
Manager- Service Support,
Focuz Infotech, Cochin.
178 08.11.2016 "Steel for infrastructure-Present
Scenario"
Mr.K.Thanigaivel Kanna,
Senior Manager- Marketing (South),
Shyam Steel Industries Ltd,Kolkata.
179 15.11.2016 "Burj Khalifa-Construction &
Challenge"
Ms.K.Shanthi,Assistant Professor,
Agni Engineering College,Chennai
180 22.11.2016 “ந ோய் அணுகோ விதி”
Dr.P.Yuva Bharat, BNYS,PG(PAHM)-
UK,Chief Medical Director,
YUVA Naturopathy Yoga &
Specialities Clinic,Chennai.
181 29.11.2016
"Grammarly"-A Software Tool For
Preparation of Journal and Project
Reports"
Mr.R.P.Karthik, Head sales,
Bridge People Technology Solutions
Pvt.Ltd, Chennai.
182 20.12.2016 "Emotional Intelligence"
Dr.J.S.Gunavathy,
Associate Professor,
Madras School of Social Work.
183 27.12.2016 "Change Management"
Dr.K.Prabhakar,
Dean, Faculty of Management,
SRM University.
30
184 03.01.2017 "Soil Stabilization and Pavement
Reinforcement using Geosynthetics"
Mr.Akhil Ambooken,
Senior Design Engineer,
Maccaferri Environmental Solution,
Chennai.
185 10.01.2017 "Road Safety"
Er.G.Manuneethi,
Deputy Superintending Engineer,
Consturction&Maintenance,Villupuram
186 24.01.2017 "Identification of Landslide Prone areas
using remote sensing and GIS"
Dr.P.Raja Kumar,
Assistant Divisional Engineer (H),
IT Cell,
O/o The Director General, Highways,
Chennai.
187 31.01.2017
"Investigation on the Control of
Reflective Cracking using Natural
Geosynthetics"
Mr.Sunil Ranjan Mohapatra,
Project Officer, IIT Madras, Chennai.
188 07.02.2017 "New Technologies in Road Safety"
Mr.S.Anand Vijay Karthik,
Regional Manager,
3M India Limited, Chennai.
189 14.02.2017
"Influence Of Reinforcement in Stress
Reinforcement in Stress Distribution in
Soils"
Dr.K.Premalatha,ME,PhD,
Professor and Head,
Department of Soils Mechanics&
Foundation Engg,
Anna University,Chennai
190 21.02.2017 "Budget Preparation and Auditing of
Government Finance"
Mr.M.Puviyarasu,
PA,O/o Commisioner of Treasuries and
Accounts,
Chennai.
191 28.02.2017
"Digital H D"
Mr.R.SundaraRajan, Director.&
Mrs.Jyothir Latha, Head
RCI Digital Solutions PVT.LTd.,
Chennai
192 07.03.2017
"Screening Procedures on Cancer in
Women and Non-Communicable
Diseases"
Dr.C.Sumathi, MD,DGO.,
Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology.,
Govt.RSRM Lying in Hospital,
Govt.Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
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193 14.03.2017 "Use of Waste Plastic in hot Bituminous
Mixes(wet Process)in Wearing Courses"
Thiru.G.Venkat,
Technical Consultant,
CMR BITPLAST, Tiruppur.
194 21.03.2017 "Builiding Infrastructure Modelling
Using ARCHI CAD&STAAD"
Thiru.G.SenthilKumar,
Manager,
DESIGN CAD TECHNOLOGIES,
Chennai.
195 28.03.2017 "Gender and Gender Sensitization in
Government"
Mrs.S.Rukmani,
Assistant Director (Retd).,
TN Coperation For Development of
Women,Chennai
196 04.04.2017 "Precast Bridges"
Er.N.Jala Shree,
Assistant Director (LA),
O/o The Director General, Highways,
Chennai.
197 11.04.2017 “Differential GPS”
Mr.Sitesh Kumar,
Indus Instrumets,
Chennai.
198 18.04.2017 “Gender- Mainstreaming in
Government”
Mrs.S.Rukmani,
Assistant Director(Retd).,
TN Coperation For Development of
Women,Chennai
199 25.04.2017 “Effective Communication”
Mrs.J.Vijayathilagam,
Manager,
Dept., of Civil Supplies & Consumer
Protection,
Government of TN,
Chennai.