One of the vertical of SQVe Consultants is Knowledge Sharing! In the vertical, we started one year back live technical discussion with a topic “design of gravity columns as per IS 13920:2016” and we received quit encouraging feedback in the first session.
Our aim is to arrange the live technical discussion on the areas related to engineering where in industry is facing practical difficulties. We had very interesting live technical discussions so far on the important subjects like Gravity column, Stiffness modifiers as per IS 1893 & IS 16700, Irregularities as per IS 1893, Time period calculation as per IS 1893, Recent amendments to IS 1893 & IS 13920, Interface between geotechnical and structural engineer, Wind force estimation for low rise buildings & tall buildings as per IS 875, Pile foundations, Quality assurance in structural engineering firms, structural audit, etc. We have received quite inspiring response and we are receiving number of requests for arranging such talks on the different topics. With this there are many topics in pipeline!
Thank you all for supporting the initiative! Looking forward for similar kind of support in future as well.
Please suggest in the comment box areas for which such live technical discussions may be arranged.
As of today, we arranged the live discussion on 41 interesting topics. Link of all our previous sessions are mentioned below:
Please download the document which include link of all the previous live technical discussions.
We had very interesting conversation related to design life of RCC structures on 12-NOV-21. Following are few of the points which were discussed during the session:
Fundamental about the service life prediction
Factors affecting life of a structure
Impact of steel quality on life of the structure
Is it possible to evaluate service life of structure numerically?
Earthquake resistant design and expected life of the structure
and many more…
The entire recorded session is attached below.
Session 27 – Design life of RCC structures (PART 1)
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT SESSION
The next session (PART-2) is planned as follows:
DATE : 3-DEC-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
DISCUSSION POINTS TO BE COVERED IN THE SESSION
Following points will be discussed in the session:
Foundation Design parameters from the perspective of design life of structure
How to incorporate design life period in Structural design?
Service life estimation of the structure
Design life vs actual life of RCC buildings
How to analyse and retrofit the seismically affected structures?
How to evaluate residual life of existing structure?
Essential preventive care after 25 years of RCC Structures
Design life of RCC Structures vs PSC Structures vs 3D Printed Structures
We will also take up few relevant and important discussion points coming through the LIVE chat
EXPERT TEAM
Mr. Umesh B. Rao, Consulting Engineer
Dr. Manmohan R. Kalgal, Advisor- Ultratech
Dr. Jayanto Saha, INSDAG
Mr. Samir Surlekar, SS Buidchem
Mr. Anil Pillai, RAMCO cement
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Ramancharla, IIIT – Hyderabad
Mr. Kaushik Hajra, South Zone Head , Quality , Ultratech
HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button wherein you may share the specific doubts/queries/discussion points which may be discussed in the upcoming sessions. It would help us to structure the discussion.
Waterproofing and Leakage in the building is one of the crucial area which might impact the functional requirements and durability of the structures adversely. In the upcoming live technical discussion, we will talk about this important subject. There are many questions related to the leakage and waterproofing. Some of the questions are mentioned below:
How to choose appropriate types of waterproofing during construction?
How to find out sources of leakage?
What are the methods to prevent further leakage in the structures?
How much is the period after which again repairing would be required?
Responsibility matrix between different stakeholders in the project?
What are the guarantees and warrantees related to waterproofing?
Many more…
For discussion on such important areas live technical discussion is arranged as follows:
DATE : 13-OCT-21
TIME : 7:00 PM IST
List of experts
The expert team is comprising of consultant, applicator, manufacturer, project engineer and investigator.
Er. Umesh B. Rao (Consulting Engineer)
Mr. Ajitkumar SM, MD, Shubam Techno Build India Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, Fosroc , Product Segement Manager
Dr. Raghavendra Prasad, MD of Bhamys Constructions
Mr. Mallikaarjun, CEO of Bhamys Constructions
Mr. Sudarshan S Iyengar, Senior Director, Stredant Technoclinic Pvt. Ltd.
How to register for the event?
Registration is FREE. Please click on the below button “Register Now” and fill up the required details. You may share the specific questions in advance which may be discussed during the session.
Civil engineering is one of the oldest branch of engineering and it is indeed a vast area! We believe that for appropriate growth of the young engineers and for the profession, frequent interaction is required with the senior professionals. With a small attempt towards creating bridge between young civil/structural engineers and the veterans, the live technical discussions are being organized.
Speaker for the upcoming session
Expert : Dr. Subramanian Narayanan wrote a very successful book on Steel Structures, was the first comprehensive book based on IS 800:2007. This was followed by another outstanding book on RC Design. Both the books received award for best book from ACCE(I). His book on Space Structures also received this award in 2000, thus he has the distinction of hitting hattrick. Always keen to mentor young structural engineers through Structural Engineering Forum of India, sharing experiences and lessons learnt through books and technical papers.
Facilitator : Bhavin Shah
(Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants)
Schedule for the event
Date :13-AUG-21
Time :7 PM IST
How to register for the event?
The registration is FREE. Please click on the following button and share your questions in the advance which we will attempt to address during the session.
Based on request of few engineers, we have arranged LIVE Discussion related to opportunities in Geotechnical Engineering.
Geotechnical engineering is indeed a vast area and there are ample opportunities in different areas like onshore geotechnical investigation, geotechnical consulting, execution of geotechnical related projects, soil testing in laboratory, offshore soil investigation, special geotechnical related projects, etc. We will have TWO sessions for this important discussion as follows:
DATE: 3-JULY-21 & 10-JUL-21
TIME : 7:00PM to 8:00PM IST
About the Expert:
Vivek Kumar Mitra is a renowned consultant in Geotechnical Engineering. He commenced his career as a GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER at TATA Consulting Engineers Limited, Mumbai. Later he moved to organization like Bureau Veritas, Reliance, Impac, Egis Consulting Engineers. He was at Abu Dhabi for mega artificial Island Project in 2013 and represented ADNOC. He is geotechnical consultant for projects at Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Dubai.
He has worked in projects in the areas of Offshore, Infrastructure, Power, Refinery, Petrochemicals & Marine. He also handled with distinction various projects in Ports & Harbors, Mega-Infrastructure, Artificial Islands, Dredging / Land Reclamation and Oil & Gas, Ground Improvement for ultra-soft soil. He is the Founder & CEO of VKM GEOTECHNICS.
About the Facilitator
Bhavin Shah is passionate about Engineering profession with two decades of experience. He is having a dream for enhancing the engineering profession in different organisations. He completed graduation in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structures from Sardar Patel University. He is having unique experience of working in the specialized firm of civil / structural consultancy which grew as multidisciplinary firm (VMS), large multidisciplinary firm (L&T Chiyoda Ltd.) and owner based engineering set up (Adani Infra (I) Ltd.). He worked in different organisations at different levels, starting from junior design engineer to CEO. He is Founder & CEO of SQVe Consultants.
How to REGISTER for the event?
Registration is FREE but mandatory. Link will be shared with the registered participants before couple of days of the event.
Structural Engineering is indeed a vast area and there are plenty of areas in which skills can be developed. Structural engineering is a prime discipline taking responsibilities of safety and stability of the structures. With this, there are ample opportunities in the field of structural engineering for young structural engineers.
With an aim of creating bridge between veteran structural engineers and young structural engineers, we are planning series of live discussions. First of its kind of session is planned as follows:
DATE : 4-APR-21
TIME : 11:00 AM IST
Our Panelist:
Olavo Carvalho – Consulting Civil Engineers at A. Olavo Carvalho
Kamal Parekh – MD & CEO, Shri Sarjan Technocrats Pvt. Ltd
Suhas Mujumdar – Director, Asi consultant
Anal Shah – N K Shah consulting engineers LLP
Hiren Desai – SAI Consultants
M. Arunkumar – CEO, Indes Structural Design Consultant Pvt Ltd., Chennai
Facilitator : Bhavin Shah – Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants
Methodology :
The session will be conducted using ZOOM software.
At the beginning of session, each panelist will share their perspective and view point related to the opportunities in structural engineering.
Thereafter, we will take up points from the participants through live chat.
We encourage participants to share their discussion points in advance, if possible. It will help us to structure the discussion.
Click below for registration
Registration is FREE but mandatory. Link for the participation will be shared with the registered participants since there are limited seats.
For achieving targets of organisation, people management is one of the extremely important area for today’s corporate world. The facilitator of the course believes that Vedic wisdom is one of the powerful tool for all major problems of the corporate world which are specifically related to the people management. The session is planned in an interactive mode wherein the facilitator will share his experiences related to the principles of vedic science.
DATE : 28-MAR-21
TIME : 11:00AM IST
About the Facilitator
Bhavin Shah is passionate about spreading awareness related to Vedic Science wisdom. He started reading the Vedic science related books at onset of his post-graduation study. Thereafter, he used the principles of vedic science extensively in the professional and personal life. He believes that vedic science is extremely useful for developing leaderships skill and for the personal growth. In the session, he will be sharing his experiences related to the same. The principles of the vedic science are decoded in the normal language so that it can be easily understood.
He completed graduation in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structures from Sardar Patel University. He is having unique experience of working in the specialized firm of civil / structural consultancy which grew as multidisciplinary firm (VMS), large multidisciplinary firm (L&T Chiyoda Ltd.) and owner based engineering set up (Adani Infra (I) Ltd.). He worked in different organisations at different levels, starting from junior design engineer to CEO. Along with technical role, he also involved actively for improvement in quality standards, people management, inspiring engineers, coaching & mentoring, upliftment of different departments, conflict resolutions, etc. at an organisation level.
He has recently founded a new company SQVe Consultants with a vision of enhancing the engineering profession in the different organisations.
We have seen the difference of opinion between group of engineers while designing the PEB structures. I believe there are many areas related to PEB structures wherein discussion is required. We have received many requests from engineers to host a live discussion on this important subject.
Few of the questions, received from the group of engineers are listed below:
1) What are the differences between design of PEB and conventional steel structure?
2) What are the codes to be followed for design of PEB structures?
3) Is section-12 of IS 800:2007 is applicable to PEB structures?
4) How to design the anchor bolts for PEB structures?
5) How to decide support condition for PEB structures?
6) What are the design parameters to be considered in the software for design of PEB structures?
7) How to decide minimum web thickness for built up I sections?
8) How to estimate wind force for design of the low-rise structures?
9) What is lateral torsional buckling and why it is critical limit state for PEB structures?
10) Can we consider Z purlins as giving lateral support to main rafter?
As it is a vast area, we are planning to create short term modules for design of PEB (steel) structures focusing on the practical difficulties.
With an aim to collate such practical difficulty areas in design of PEB structures, the live technical discussion is organized.
Date : 14-MAR-21
Time : 11:00 AM IST
Facilitator : Bhavin Shah, Founder & CEO – SQVe Consultants
Link for joining the live stream :
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In continuation with the well received live panel discussions on what IS 875 : Part 3 says about the estimation of wind loads on tall buildings, Tony Rofail from Windtech has agreed to participate in another live discussion on Wind Tunnel Testing of Tall buildings. This will be an interactive session where attendees can have their most pressing questions asked and learn about current best practice in wind engineering.
The webinar will start with the regulatory framework: when is it mandatory in India to use a wind tunnel study to determine the design loads on a tall building? Also, when is it economically beneficial to do so.
There are a number of wind tunnel testing methods to determine the loads on tall building structures. Each method has its particular advantage and limitation. This presentation will shed some light on which method is most suited to which type of tall building structure.
This Webinar will also elaborate on some of the more advanced analysis techniques used for the study of the response of tall buildings that exhibit complex modal behaviour or have a complex form such as rigid connections at high elevation and their effect on the transfer of wind loads between the sub-structures.
The effect of different methods of accounting for the directionality of the local wind climate will also be discussed.
The presentation will include some basic tips on how the building form can be optimised to significantly reduce the dynamic response of a tall building.
This live webinar cover the following learning objectives:
1. When is it mandatory and when is it recommended to undertake a wind tunnel study for tall buildings?
2. The various testing techniques available and which type should be used for what type of tall building structure.
3. How small changes to the building form can bring about significant reduction to the overall loads on a tall building structure.
Speaker : TONY ROFAIL – DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL
Tony Rofail – Windtech
Tony has over 33 years’ combined experience as both researcher and consultant in wind engineering including 30years with Windtech Consultants, a global consulting firm specialising in the study of wind effects and sustainable design. Tony is one of Windtech’s founding directors and has been with the firm since its establishment in April, 1991. His research includes reliability of wind tunnel studies, interference excitation of tall buildings, analysis techniques to accurately determine the effect of coupled modes and rigidly linked sub-structures and well as Wind Noise in Buildings, Natural Ventilation and review of assessment Criteria for Pedestrian Comfort.
Tony Rofail has undertaken and supervised over 2,500 wind engineering studies including wind tunnel investigations for various high-rise buildings, large roof and stadium building projects around the world, including many landmark projects.
