Future of Civil Engineering

V.K. PandyaZonal Head - Tech. Services - UltraTech Cement Limited

Chairman - Indian Concrete Institute - Ahmedabad Centre

ContentContent1. SHIFT IN STRUCTURES2. SHIFT IN MATERIALS3. SHIFT IN TECHNOLOGY4. SHIFT IN SKILL REQUIREMENTS

SKYLINE IS CHANGINGSKYLINE IS CHANGING

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

NEWYORK 1930

NEWYORK 2015

TORRENTO 1930

TORRENTO 2015

HONGKONG 1930

HONGKONG 2015

DUBAI 1990

DUBAI 2015

SINGAPORE 1990

SINGAPORE 2015

KUALA LUMPER 1990

KUALA LUMPER 2015

SHANGHAI 1990

SHANGHAI 2015

MUMBAI 1990

MUMBAI 2015

AHMEDABAD 1990

AHMEDABAD 2015

WONDERS IN CONSTRUTIONWONDERS IN CONSTRUTION

World’s Tallest Building, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Design life: 100 Yrs, Year: 2009H: 828 M, Floors: 163, Concrete: 3,30,000 Cum; Grade of Concrete: SCC C80

Imagine Burj Khalifa Standing next to Patang Hotel (67 M) in Ahmedabad !

828 mts

67 Mts

Project: Taipai 101, Year: 2004Location: Taipai, Taiwan

Height:509m Floor: 101Concrete Strength: 80MPa

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

Project: Petronas Twin Towers, Year: 1998Location: Kuala lampur, Malaysia

Height:452m Floor: 88Concrete Strength: M80

“Sky Park” Singapore

"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.

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

Highway Intersection, USA

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

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

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

Three Gorges Dam - ChinaProject: Three Gorges Dam Height:185m Length: 2335mLocation: China, Year: 2009 Concrete quantity: 26.43 Million CuM

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

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

SHIFT IN COMMUNICATION DEVICE

SHIFT FROM OPC TO BLENDED CEMENT

33 Gr OPC

43 Gr OPC

53 Gr OPC

Blended Cement

SHIFT IN CONCRETE

Cast in Situ RMC

SHIFT FROM RIVER SAND TO MANUFACTURED SAND

Natural Sand Manufactured Sand

SHIFT FROM NATURAL TO CRUSED AGGREGATES

Natural Aggregates Crushed Aggregates

SHIFT FROM PLASTICISER TO SUPER-PLASTICIZER

Features Plasticizer Super-PlasticizerWater 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

ApplicationConventional Construction (M20 & M30 Grade)

HSC & HPC concrete production of M40 & above Grade

SHIFT FROM SITE MIX MORTAR TO RADY TO USE MORTAR

Manual Mixing of Cement & Sand Ready Mortar Mix

SHIFT FROM BRICKS TO CC BLOCKS

Clay Bricks AAC Blocks

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIESCONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

SHIFT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

SHIFT IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN TOOLS

2D Drawing 3D Architecture / Virtual Reality

SHIFT IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN TOOLS

2D Drawing 3D Modeling Software

SHIFT IN PROJECT PLANNING & BUDGETING

Critical Path Method Planning & Budgeting Software

SHIFT IN SITE SURVEY

Theodolite Total Station

SHIFT IN FORMWORK TECHNOLOGY

H-Frame & MS Plate Formwork Jumping Formwork

SHIFT IN GRADE OF CONCRETE

1 : 2 : 4 IS 456: 2000

SHIFT IN MAKING CONCRETE

Site Mix Concrete Ready Mix Concrete

SHIFT IN CONCRETE TRANSPORATION & POURING

Manual Fully Automatic usingTransit Mixers, Concrete Pumps &

Concrete Boom Placers

SHIFT IN CURING OF CONCRETE

Pond Curing Plastic Sheet Curing

AVENUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERAVENUES FOR CIVIL ENGINEER

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

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%) 15812 India 126.74 280 1913 USA 32.25 77.8 2324 Russia 14.25 65 4025 Japan 12.70 53 4006 Saudi Arabia 2.93 50 17007 Total World 724.37 4000 536

India’s Urban Population Growth

Rural

Urban

India’s Housing Shortage Distribution

“Housing for All by 2022”

Avenues for Civil Engineer

Hardware Software (Attitude)Knowledge • Expertise in chosen field

• Professional Updates• Increasing Learning

Quotient• Discipline• ListeningSkill • Computer Savvy

• Presentation Skill• Networking Skill

Knowledge

Skill Attitude

CHOICE IS YOURS !

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