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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Concrete being a primarymaterial that is used in theconstruction projects, itcannot be recycled andrequires a lot of energy tomix and transport. So, theuse of this technology toprint the house using OPCcan control the pitfalls ofconventional construction.At present, the capabilityof this new technology isto print the superstructureof a house that wouldrequire five months tobuild in almost five days. Advantages of this 3-Dhouse are as follows:It reduces the overallconsturction cost,

A start-up founded by the alumni of I.I.T. Chennai,Tvasta ManufacturingSol., has made India's first3-Dimensional printedhouse. It is constructed onthe I.I.T. Chennai campuswith a built-up area ofabout 600 sq. feet. Thehouse comprises of asingle bedroom, a livingroom and a kitchen. Thestructure is printed usinga speciality concrete that ithad developed to printlarge scale 3D structuresin a shorter time. The mixis based on O.P.C. whichhas a lower water-cement(W/C) ratio.

Maturix smart concretesensor comes up with allthe relevant insights forthe concrete monitoringwhich includes: (i) thetemperature monitoring,(ii) strength and maturitymonitoring based on thematurity of concrete, (iii)monitoring of humidity inconcrete and, (iv)monitoring of ambientclimate. Maturix uses thewireless rugged sensorswhich are optimized tobe used in constructionenvironment. All sensorstransmit data constantly

using the IoT networkSigfox for real-time data.The data is then accessiblefrom any of the smartphone or computerthrough the web portaland get notified by anSMS, an e-mail or an app-notification or on thecustomized dash-boardregardless of the location.The durable hardwarewith wireless sensors aremade for the monitoringof concrete. All the datamonitored is saved asonline reports to shareand download.

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MISSIONTo put in honest, sincereand focused efforts tocreate peace, prosperityand growth for allstakeholders & produceglobally competent CivilEngg. professionals whowill be able to exhibitteamwork, commitmentand the zeal to excel in allareas of Civil Engg.

order of magnitudedifference in the overallconstruction time, itbrings down the relatedcarbon footprint, itoffers the raw materialflexibility/utilization ofeco-friendly materials, &it increases productivityof labor involved.

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This technology is morereliable than the non-representative crush tests,which are expensive &much time consuming.Maturix is designed withthe user in mind so thatdecisions can be made tomaximize productivity.

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VISIONTo create Civil Engg.professionals who arecompetent globally bydelivering value basedquality education to servethe society.

STUDENT EDITORKRITIKA UPADHYAYPRAKRITI BHOYARRITIK KURREYAYUSH TIWARI

LET US KNOW! MATURIX SMART CONCRETE SENSOR

GOOD NEWS : INDIA'S FIRST 3D PRINTED HOUSE

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Dobra Chanti, the longestsingle lane motorablesuspension bridge in Uttra-khand, located over TehriLake, is 725 meters longand has taken almost 14years to complete itsconstruction at the cost ofRs. 2.95 crores. Thissuspension bridge is theconnecting link betweenTehri Garhwal dist. head-quarters and Pratap Nagar.It reduces the travel timebetween Tehri and PratapNagar from five hours toonly one and a half hours.The bridge was inaugratedby the Chief Minister ofUttrakhand, TrivendraSingh Rawat, to mark the20th foundation day of thestate on 8th November2020.

An NHAI contractor ofPatel Infrastructure Ltd.holds the new world recordfor laying the highestquantity of concrete on afour-lane highway in 24hours. The pavementquality concrete was for afour-lane road (Delhi-Vadodra-Mumbai 8-laneexpressway project) of2,580 meters in length anda width of 18.75 meters,approx 48,711 sq. meters.The amount of concretelaid was 14,613 cu. metersand is India's longestexpressway. This release by ministry of Road Transportand Highways has beenrecognized by the IndianBook of Records and theGolden Book of WorldRecords.

Railway has reached newheights as the world'shighest rail bridge archfinishes construction inChenab Bridge on April 05,2021. Once completed, itwill be the world's tallestrail bridge. It is locatedbetween Bakkal and Kauridistrictt of Jammu andKashmir. It is a bit shy of35 meters taller than theEiffel Tower. The archconsists of steel boxes inwhich concrete will befilled to improve stability,and the stay cables whichare currently holding thearch will be removed. Thecompletion of the blast-proof arch now paves theway for expediting thedirect railway link to thevalley to the rest of India.

Claimed to be a marvel inengineering, Kaleshwaramlift irrigation project is amulti-purpose irrigationproject on the GodavariRiver in Kaleshwaram,Bhupalpally, Telangana,which is aimed to makeTelangana drought proofby harnessing the floodwaters of the Godavari.The project starts at theconfluence point of thePranahita River and theGodavari River. Thefoundation stone of Rs.80,500 crore project waslaid in 2016 and claimedto be the world's biggestproject of its kind,completed in the shortest

time period.Waters of theGodavari will be tappedby reverse-pumping &storage ,thereby aidingagriculture on over 45lakh acres for 2 crops in ayear, helping 1000's oftanks to reinvigorate,meeting the water needsfor the industries, andgiving potable water toHyderabad-Secundrabad by creating a series ofstorage tanks and a chainof pipelines meeting thewater requirement of 70percent of the state. TheGovt. is planning to lift2000 million cubic feetof Godavari water per day from Medigadda barrage.

This project comprises of1,832 k.m. water supplyroute, 1,531 k.m. gravitycanal, 203 k.m. tunnelroutes, 20 lifts, 19 pumphouses and 19 reservoirswith a storage capacity of141 TMC's which is awonder in itself.

MEGA PROJECT: KALESWAR IRRIGATION PROJECT

India's LongestSuspension Bridge

World Record inConcrete Paving

Completion of Archof Chenab Bridge

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CIVIL CHRONICLE

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GATE ACHIEVERS:

Rohit Kumar(BATCH 2017-2021)

COVID PROTOCOLS:

Rohit Kumar from CivilEngg. Dept. of BIT Durggot selected in an IT-company, Accenture asApplication DevelopmentAssociate. He shared hisrecruitment proceduretelling us about the fourrounds he faced whichincluded Cognitive andTechn. Assmnt, CodingAssmnt, CommunicationAssmnt and lastly theInterview.