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| Membership
Update |
| We like to welcome our new
members enrolled during June-July 2004 |
| Name |
Category |
Type of Establishment |
| M/s. Tata Refractories Ltd. |
Associate - A |
Producer |
| M/s. Nagaland State Mineral Dev. Corporation
Limited |
Associate - B |
Corporation |
| M/s. Gajendra Singh Sankhla |
Consultant |
| M/s. Incubis Consultants (I) Pvt. Ltd. |
Consultant |
| M/s Torsteel Research Foundation (India) |
Institutional |
Research |
| National Council for Cement and Building
Materials |
Institute |
| 18 Professional (Civil/Arch) |
Individual(A & L) |
Various |
| 15 Students (Civil/Arch) |
Student |
Academic |
The bungalows using steel load bearing wall systems has been built
by TATA Steel in collaboration with their technology partner Minean
Business Solutions of Canada at Jamshedpur.
The galvanized steel sheets have been used in the steel houses. Components
of the houses have been pre-fabricated followed by on-site assembling.
The houses include structural components like Light Gauge Steel comprising
bottom plates / tracks, single and multiple wall panels, corner panels,
channels, framing components and pitched colour coated steel roof
laid on steel purlins or flat concrete roofs.
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) has been used as the insulation material.
(Ref: Brochure - Construction Solutions Group,
TATA STEEL) |
| ILFS-Corporate
Office Building |
The new construction developments along Bandra Kurla Complex’s
financial and business district are full of variations and experiments
in latest construction materials. They are composed in forms that
are an individual architect’s expression, shaped by a corporate
client’s need for individual identity. What distinguishes the
design of the IL & FS structure from the rest is probably its
inherent form that of an elliptical mass is fitted on to a regular
polygon base. The total project cost was Rupees 4.5 Crores and was
finished in 6 months. After considering other conventional options
steel intensive construction is adopted using steel girders. The girders
are made from steel plates with a number of diaphragm stiffeners from
inside. Main steel structure is made of MS profiles castellated steel
plates of different thicknesses and MS hollow pipes as supporting
ring beams. All big size hollow girders with closed ends are nitrogen
filled and painted with one coat of zinc chromate yellow primer to
keep girder plates rust proof from inside. Proper arrangement is made
for the fabrication of parts / assembly of the girders and care has
been taken to minimize warpage during full welding.
The atrium structure has a very unusual combination of massive steel
plate girders and a light translucent fabric roof panel which delivers
a very different aesthetics. Structure is galvanized steel plates
with 2 hour fire rated intumescent fire coating. Roof is PTFE coated
glass fibre membrane stretched between the steel girders.
Making
steel girders was a challenge which has extreme dimensions of 24 m
is main direction and 14 m is other direction. It has large plate
surface with duel wall systems. Steel plate girders of such magnitude
involve large amount of reliable welding.
It requires specialized fabrication techniques for warp control. Execution
was a real challenge considering a height of 45 m above ground. The
project was completed by M/s Construction Catalizer,Pune and M/s Hafeez
Constructor was the Archetect for the project.
( M/s Construction Catalisers is member organization of INSDAG)
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The 180m high, 40 - storey, circular tower of the Swiss Re
headquarters building,
30 St. Mary Axe, London, has become a landmark structure. The superstructure,
including the core, is steel framed.
The tower used a total of 11000t of steel to form the external
dia-grid of intersecting steel sections used to create the complex
curved shape and the conventional steel beams and columns
used for the internal structure.
The Arup team of structural engineers developed the design of the
360 steel nodes using three steel plated welded together at differing
angles to deal with the complex geometry of the tower’s external
structure.
Each connection is up to 2m high and they link the 2500 t of steel
in the dia-grid. The streamlined, tapering, aerodynamic form of
the building means that more space is created for public use around
the base. (Source: 18 May 2004 - The Structural
Engineer, UK)
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The swimming pool or the water cube is one such building exemplifying
ground-breaking technology in the world of structural design. The
100,000m2 swimming center, costing $100M before fit-out will be the
swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo events.
The structure measures 177m x 177m x 30m, with a very large roof span
of 140m x 120m and a floor space of over 70,000m2. It has a RCC substructure
and a steel superstructure which takes a very unusual structural form.
The steel structure of the walls and floors, clad inside and out in
0.2mm-thick ETFE cushions, creates homogeneous foam like structure.
The structural behaviour was based on a new structural system developed
from the space truss and frame, forming a grid for the ETEF cushions.
(Source: 2 June 2004 - The Structural Engineer,
UK) |
| The 17th Engineer Regiment
of Army is constructing three floating bridges over river Kshipra
in Ujjain. The floating bridges would be able to bear the weight of
fully loaded trucks. The width of the bridges, being constructed at
Sundar Ghat, will be around 10 metres. A total of 18 floats will be
used. As many as 70 soldiers of the 17 Regiment are engaged in the
construction work. It would take about 10 hours to build one bridge.
(Ref: NBM & CW June 2004) |
| Lakshmi Precision Screws
Ltd is an ISO:9002 certified manufacturer of higher tensile fasteners
such as bolts, screws, nuts and similar parts for automobile and other
industrial sectors. LPS has a capacity to produce 12000 mt of precision
engineered fasteners. The company offers over 8000 kinds of fasteners
with diameter ranging from 3 to 42 mm with different grades for almost
all product categories. (Ref: Project Monitor Mumbai
June 1-15, 2004) |
| The Bhilai Steel Plant,
a unit of SAIL, has started producing the fast 80 metre long rail
at its long rail finished complex. Earlier, BSP was producing rails
up to 13 & 26 metres in length. With the completion of the Rs.400
crore Long Rails Finishing Facilities project, the plant can now produce
260 metre long rails. The plant has already produced over 2 lakh km
of long rails.(Ref: Project Monitor Mumbai June 1-15,
2004) |
| Typical Design
of Bus Stand & Bus Terminus |
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Some typical
designs of Bus Stands and Bus Terminuses using a variety of
Structural steel sections such as rolled sections, square,
rectangular and circular hollow sections are included. Pictures
of some elegant bus stands in advanced countries have been
included.
They have been redesigned using sections available in India.
The publication has been aimed at designers who may convince
the decision makers for using steel as the convenient material
for use in such similar structures.
The chapters included are on Introduction, Major Components,
Typical Bus Stands Abroad, Typical Bus Stand Designs, Components
of Terminus, Design Options, References.(Pub No.: INS/PUB
055 , Price Rs. 450/-) |
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| Design Guidebook
for use of Plain Profiled Sheets |
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Plain Profiled Sheets are cold formed sections manufactured
from sheets made of thin steel coils. It finds wide use in
roofing, cladding and deck shuttering.
Apart from a host of advantages they are light, strong and
aesthetically attractive. This publication highlights the
various important aspects and design procedure of Trapezoidal
Sheets only.
The data on “load carrying capacity” of various
sections already manufactured and available in India has been
calculated following British code (BS: 5950 Part 6) and has
been presented in tabular form for the ease of the designers.
The chapters included are on An overview ,Plain Profiled Sheets
as Cold Formed Section, Design Concepts, Major Manufacturers
and their products, Design of Profiled Sheet members and Product
data sheets for major products.(Pub No.: INS/PUB 059 , Price:
Rs. 550/-)
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| Guide book
on Fire Protection of Steel Structure |
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This Guide Book is published to offer Architects, Designers,
Constructors, Building occupiers and others effective selection
criteria for the use of Passive Fire Protection Systems in
steel structures with reference to cellulosic fire only, as
we believe that prevention is better than a confident proactive
Fire Protection concept for your buildings.
It includes detailed tables of steel section sized including
section factor concept and contains details of some propriety materials for the benefit of the specifier or user. It is
hoped that this guidebook will provide an insight to readers
into the important questions concerning fire proofing of steel
structures. The chapters included are on Basic Concept of
Fire Protection, Types of Passive Applications, Basic Protection
Applications, Codes and Standards, Product Information, Cost
Index, Sourcing Information.( Pub No.: INS/PUB 070, Price:
Rs. 300/-)
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| Title |
In association with |
Venue |
Date |
| Proposed Revision of IS:800 |
SRM Engineering College, |
Kanchipuram |
5-7 Aug’04 |
| Composite Construction |
National Institute of Technology |
Surathkal |
13-14 Aug ‘04 |
| STTP |
BMS College of Engg. |
Bangalore |
16-21 Aug ‘04 |
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Client |
Work type with details |
| 1. |
Usha Martin
(Ref: New Projects, June 1, 2004) |
The Organization is setting up a 100,000tpa
sponge iron plant at Kaneria near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand.
Contact: Usha Martin Industries Ltd, 14 Princep Street, Kolkata 700
072. Tel: 033-22825484/ 22825441. Fax: 22822296. (Mr Arun Basak, Sr.
Vice Pres.- Proj.) |
| 2. |
Orissa Sponge Iron
Ref: New Projects, May 15, 2004 |
The production capacity for sponge iron
is being raised from 110,000tpa to 260,000tpa and that of steel billets
from 50,000tpa to 100,000tpa.
Contact: Orissa Sponge Iron Ltd, Chatterjee International Centre,
11th Floor, 33 A, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071. Tel: 033-22263114.
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| 3. |
Maharastra State Road Transport Corporation
Ref: Project Alert, June 14, 2004
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The project envisages the construction
of a bus terminal including a shopping mall and a commercial complex
at LBS Marg in Thane.
Contact: SMC Infrastructure Ltd, Konark Tower, Near 3 petrol pump,
Thane (w). |
| 4. |
Government of Maharashtra
Ref: Project Alert, June 14, 2004
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The project envisages construction of
road over bridge at Kotamgaon at Km.230/700 on Nashik Aurangabad road
S.H.30. Bids are invited for executing the project.
Contact: Mantralaya, New Administrative Bldg, Mumbai-400032 |
| 5. |
Arihant Housing Pvt. Ltd.
Ref: Project Alert, June 21, 2004 |
The park is exclusively for the IT Industry
covering area of 2,10,000 sq ft.
Contact: Mr Kamal Lunavat-Executive Director “Ankur Manor”,
Nenno, 182/Old No-271, Ponamalle High Rd, Chennai-600010, Kilpauk.
Tel: 28216171/28241407 Url: www.arihantfoundations.com |
| 6. |
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
Ltd.
Ref: Project Alert, June 21, 2004
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Bids are invited for design and construction
of flyover at Rajkamal from Shyam to Jaistambha square at Panchawati
square in Amravati
Contact: Mr Desai,MSRDC Ltd, Bandhkam Bhavan, Adalat Road, Aurangabad.Tel:
0240-2349830/31 Fax: 0240-349501 Email: [email protected] |
| 7. |
Allied Constructions.
Ref: Project Alert, June 14, 2004 |
The Project Christened ‘Allied Majestic’
is centrally located in a commercial business area. The complex will
consists of shops and shops.
Contact: Mr Sriram-Sales/Marketing Executive. Cell:9841013332.13,
Venkataraman St, T-Nagar, Chennai-17. Tel: 044-28151147/28155035/28150421
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| 8. |
ETA Construction Pvt. Ltd.
Ref: Project Alert, June 28, 2004 |
The Projects involves construction of
a commercial complex/shopping mall near the Marina beach with 2 basements,G+6
floors and centralized A/C. There are plans to setup restaurants,
hotels and entertainment centers.
Contact: Mr Vasudevan-Project Executive Enginner,City Centre, No 10/11,
Dr Radkrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600086. Tel: 044-28473643/
20030144 |
| 9. |
Omaxe Construction Ltd.
Ref: Project Alert, June 14, 2004 |
The Project envisages the construction
of a mall to cater to all the wedding needs of people. The mall will
be constructed on 1,75,000 sq ft of area having two banquet halls.
Contact: Mr Naren Kumar-Project Incharge. ,Cell: 9818099226,Omaxe
House, 7, Local Shopping Centre Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019. Tel: 011-26423133/
26419100/ 26237726/ 26230814 |
Advisory Board : Dr. R.K.P Singh,DG &
Dr.T.K.Bandyopadhyay ,Jt DG
Editorial Board:,Jayanta Saha,Sr. Manager & Nilanjan Basu ,Jr
Manager |
Contact Us: ISPAT NIKETAN, 52/1A Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata
- 700 019,
Phone: (033) 2461 4047/45 ; Fax : (033) 2461 4048
Email : [email protected] |
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