Webinar

KHRI, in association with IIT Madras, conducted Webinar Series- a total of 65 sessions on various significant Civil Engineering topics- in the year 2020, amidst the breakout of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day from the 10th of April to the 27th of August 2020.

List of webinars conducted

NO	DATE	TITLE	PRESENTER
1	10/04/2020	Pavement Design using IRC:37 – 2018	Dr. C. V. Veena Venudharan, Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad
2	11/04/2020	Sustainable Solutions for Flexible Pavements	Er. T K Subhaash, Technical Head, Hindustan Colas
3	13/04/2020	Ways to Build Corrosion Resistant Concrete Structures – Part 1	Dr Radhakrishna G Pillai, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
4	15/04/2020	Ways to Build Corrosion Resistant Concrete Structures – Part 2	Dr Radhakrishna G Pillai, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
5	17/04/2020	Performance based Specifications	Dr. Manu Santhanam, Professor, IIT Madras
6	18/04/2020	Introduction to Quality Control Manual	Er. Baiju P.B, Assistant Executive Engineer, Kerala PWD
7	19/04/2020	Quality Control for Construction Works : Challenges and Solutions	Dr K Balasubramanian, Former Deputy Director, CSIR-SERC
8	22/04/2020	Introduction to Performance Grade Bitumen	Er. T K Subhaash, Technical Head, Hindustan Colas
9	23/04/2020	Injection Grouting for Concrete Repair	Shri. S Seshadri, Consultant, BASF
10	24/04/2020	Performance based Specification for Concrete in Public Works – Challenges and Way Forward	Dr. Dhanya B S, Associate Professor, RIT, Kottayam
11	24/04/2020	Pavement Construction Machinery – Part 1 : Asphalt Plants	Er. K.Saravanakumar, Senior Regional Manager – South, Ammann Apollo India Pvt Ltd
12	25/04/2020	Achieving Concrete Durability: Beliefs, Myths and Reality	Dr. K. Sivakumar, Deputy General Manager, L&T Construction
13	25/04/2020	Design of Sustainable Rigid Pavements: An FRC Experience	Dr. Sunitha K Nayar, Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad
14	26/04/2020	Superplasticizers and their Use in Indian Climate Conditions	Dr. Elson John, Associate Professor, MACE, Kothamangalam
15	27/04/2020	Corrosion Inhibitors to Enhance Service Life	Dr. K. Jayachandran, Assistant Professor, NIT Calicut
16	28/04/2020	Road Construction & Rehabilitation Technologies	Er. Sanjay Bajaj, AVP-Business Development , WIRTGEN INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
17	28/04/2020	Recycled Aggregates for Sustainable Road Construction	Dr. Surender Singh, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
18	29/04/2020	Bituminous Mix Design : Part 1	Dr. Syam Nair, Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur
19	29/04/2020	Introduction to PWD Quality Control Manual – Part 2	Er. Baiju P.B, Assistant Executive Engineer, Kerala PWD
20	30/04/2020	Bituminous Mix Design : Part 2	Dr. Syam Nair, Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur
21	30/04/2020	Shrinkage-Induced Distress/Cracks and Remedies	Dr. Piyush Chausali, Assistant Professor, IIT Madras
22	01/05/2020	Load Testing of Bridges	Er. Vinay Gupta, Chief Executive Officer,, Tandon Consultants Pvt.Ltd & President Indian Concrete Institute
23	01/05/2020	Fundamentals of Soil Stabilisation	Dr. Syam Nair, Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur
24	01/05/2020	Health Monitoring of Structures through Instrumentation – Part 1	Er.G.K Sahu, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-CRRI
25	02/05/2020	What is ISO 17025:2017 and Why you should implement it in your lab?	Er. Gopalkrishnan.E, Head Advanced Diagnostic Lab, Dr. Fixit Institute of Structural Protection and Rehabilitation
26	02/05/2020	Case Studies on Ground Improvement and Instrumentation	Er. U.K.Guruvittal , Chief Scientist,, CSIR-CRRI
27	02/05/2020	Recent Advances in Repair and Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure	Dr S. Suriya Prakash, Associate Professor, IIT Hyderabad
28	04/05/2020	Pumping of Concrete : Challenges & Way Forward	Dr. Prakash Nanthagopalan, Associate Professor, IIT Bombay
29	05/05/2020	Challenges in Design & Construction of World's Tallest Rail Bridge	Er. SAIBABA ANKALA , Chief Engineer, Indian Railways
30	06/05/2020	Cathodic Protection of Concrete Structures	Dr Radhakrishna G Pillai, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
31	07/05/2020	Slip Form Pavements	Er. Charmanna, Dy. General Manager, WIRTGEN INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
32	08/05/2020	Rehabilitation of Highway Bridges - Case Studies	Er. Vivek Naik, Managing Director, Past President, Indian Concrete Institute
33	09/05/2020	Concrete Mixes - Bridging the Gap	Er. Sivakumar, Managing Director, ICOMAT, Chennai
34	11/05/2020	Worldwide experience on saving corroding concrete bridges by cathodic protection	Er. Liao Haixue, Business Development Manager- Asia, Vector Corrosion, Canada
35	12/05/2020	Strengthening of Concrete Structures using External Post-Tensioning	Dr S. Suriya Prakash, Associate Professor, IIT Hyderabad
36	13/05/2020	Slipform Paving - Part 2 - Quality Control	Er. Charmanna BB, Dy. General Manager, WIRTGEN INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
37	14/05/2020	Controlled Demolition of Structures and Recycling of Debris	Er. Mohan Ramanathan, Managing Director, Advanced Construction Technologies, Chennai
38	15/05/2020	Preloading Techniques for Ground Improvement	Dr. Robinson R G, Professor, IIT Madras
39	16/05/2020	Introduction to the Application of Geosynthetics in Civil Engineering Projects	Dr. Rajagopal K, Professor, IIT Madras
40	20/05/2020	Modern Surveying Techniques in Civil Engineering - Field Applications & Case Studies	Er. Amit Saxena, Regional Sales Manager – SAARC, Trimble Navigation
41	21/05/2020	Engineers and Heritage Conservation	Dr. Arun Menon, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
42	22/05/2020	Asphalt-Rubber Pavement Systems: Emphasis on Performance-based Designs and Sustainability	Dr. Krishna P Biligiri , Associate Professor, IIT Tirupati
43	23/05/2020	Analysis of Pile Foundations under Earthquake: Case Studies	Dr. Subhadeep Banerjee, Associate professor, IIT Madras
44	25/05/2020	Site Mix Concrete v/s Ready Mix Concrete	Er. Shelly Fernandez, Managing Director, Qcrete Ready Mix( India) Pvt. Ltd
45	26/05/2020	Distress Diagnosis of Concrete Bridges	Dr. Lakshmy Parameswaran, Chief Scientist, CSIR-CRRI
46	27/05/2020	Need to Seed the "Responsibility Concept” in the Largest Repair Industry - India Perspective	Dr. Surendra Manjrekar, Honorary Member, American Concrete Institute
47	28/05/2020	Structural Integrity & Capacity of Pile Foundations by NDT Methods - Part1	Er.Ravikiran Vaidya, Principal Engineer, Geo Dynamics, Mumbai
48	29/05/2020	Pervious Concrete Pavement Systems: Futuristic Designs and Sustainable Construction Practices	Dr. Krishna P Biligiri , Associate Professor, IIT Tirupati
49	30/05/2020	Ground Improvement and Pavement Stabilization Techniques for Road Embankments on Soft Soil	Er. Minimol Korulla, Head -Strategic Projects & Initiatives, Maccaferri
50	03/06/2020	Building Competence over a Lifetime	Dr. C.V.R Murty, Institute Chair Professor, IIT Madras
51	04/06/2020	Ground Improvement and Pavement Stabilization Techniques for Road Embankments on Soft Soil - Part 2	Er. Minimol Korulla, Head -Strategic Projects & Initiatives, Maccaferri
52	06/06/2020	Cement Manufacturing Process & Quality Control	Dr. Manikandan R, Head - Technical, South Region, ACC Cements
53	09/06/2020	Structural Evaluation of Flexible Pavement using Benkelman Beam Deflectometer and Falling Weight Deflectometer	Dr. Anush K, Assistant Professor, IIT Bhubaneswar
54	11/06/2020	Structural Integrity & Capacity of Pile Foundations by NDT Methods - Part 2	Er.Ravikiran Vaidya, Principal Engineer, Geo Dynamics, Mumbai
55	13/06/2020	Flexural Strengthening of Concrete Structures using FRP Composites	Dr S. Suriya Prakash, Associate Professor, IIT Hyderabad
56	20/06/2020	Forensic Investigation of Highway Pavement	Dr Gourab Saha, Research Manager, L&T Construction
57	27/06/2020	Holistic Management of Construction & Demolition Waste in Delhi NCR by IL&FS Environment	Er. Shajahan Ali, Vice President (Environment) , I L & F S
58	04/07/2020	Latest Technology in Bridge Deck Waterproofing – Global practices and Experience	Mr. Adrian Pike, Vice President – EMMA Region, USL International (An RPM Company)
59	11/07/2020	Galvanized Steel Rebars for Enhanced Corrosion Resistance in RC Structures	Dr. M.S. Haji Sheik Mohammed, Professor of Civil Engineering & Dean – Academic Affairs, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and technology
60	18/07/2020	Polymer Science and Manufacturing of Geosynthetics	Dr. Dali Naidu Arnepalli, Associate Professor, IIT Madras
61	25/07/2020	Innovations in Bridge Designs in India	Er . P.G. Venkataram, Chief Technology Officer, L&T Infrastructure
62	01/08/2020	Protective Coatings for Concrete Structures	Shri. Ravichandran S, Senior Manager, Protective Coatings, Berger Paints India
63	08/08/2020	Selection of Repair/Waterproofing Materials to Counteract Corrosion	Er. Samir Surlaker, Strategy Consultant, Assess Build Chem Private Limited
64	15/08/2020	Role of Ethics in Civil Engineering Profession	Prof. N Krishnamurthy, Safety Consultant and Trainer, Singapore, Singapore
65	22/08/2020	Recent Advances in Repair & Rehabilitation Technology for Bridges	Dr Harshavardhan Subbarao, Chairman & Managing Director, Construma Consultancy Pvt Ltd.