Avhaan 2016

Construction is the key to civilization. The construction activities involve the whole households. The construction process starts with planning, design, financing and then creating the real structure. There are three major sectors of construction viz. buildings, infrastructure and industrial. India's total spending on construction has been about $427 billion in 2013. But, the unique geo-climatic conditions in India make her highly vulnerable to natural disasters. In India, about 57% of land is vulnerable to earthquakes, of which 12% is vulnerable to severe earthquakes, 12% to floods, 8% to cyclones, etc. Other types of disasters include landslides, fires, chemical and industrial disasters. The main reason for all this is the rapid unplanned urbanization and growth of cities. The high unpredictability of these events makes it more important to engineer disaster resilient structures. The planning, design, material used should all focus on to make the structures resilient so as to minimize the loss of life and property due to these disasters. One has also witnessed structures' collapse during construction, too. There are various reasons for this. Better planning, design and site management can help avoid disasters at the construction site. This one-day seminar will present an opportunity to students of polytechnics in the branches of Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design and Fabrication & Erection Engineering to present their research with a focus on planning of buildings, the design trends and the use of new construction materials to make the structures safe and disaster-resilient.

Paper Presentations, Exhibition of products and Guest Lectures

1. Planning Public Buildings for Disasters 2. Constructing Buildings to face Calamities 3. Fabricating steel structures to resist disaster 4. Implementing I. S. Code Provisions for disasters resilient buildings 5. Conservation of heritage structures to protect from natural calamities 6. Concrete for Disaster Resilient Construction 7. Challenges for Disaster Resilient Construction 8. Better Construction for Fire and Earthquake Safety, Cyclones, Floods, Landslides and Termite Attack. 9. Design of Interiors for Fire Safe Buildings 10. Disaster Resilient Precast construction

Abstracts Last Date: 25th January 2016, Final Paper: 8th February 2016

Rs. 500/- per team comprising of two author students.

The venue is Dr. Shama Prasad Goa State Central Library, Multipurpose Hall. The Library is just half a kilometer, a walkable distance from the Kadamba Transport Corporation Bus stand, Panaji, Goa.

Mr. Austin S. Rodrigues, Convenor, Ph. 9421241940
or Elsa Fernandes, Secretary, Ph. 9822130241