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Topics to be covered at the conference include, but are not limited to :
1. Men, Materials and Methods
• Meshes in geopolymer mortars-stress-strain behavior in tension, their bond and crack behavior, Geopolymer mortars: mix design for different strengths, use of sea sand as aggregate and sea water for mixing, High strength cement mortars- their mix design, Increase in compressive strength of cement mortar due to mesh reinforcement, textile reinforced composites
• Methods of casting: Comparative study of Pressfill, vibro-press, forcing mortar in meshes with mortar sprayer pressing mesh layers in mortars, pulltrusion method and pour-cast method of casting in moulds.
• Training programs for technicians and entrepreneurs.
2. Use of fibres, plasticisers and other construction chemicals in Ferrocement and thin reinforced composites.
3. Design Methods-
Designs based on a)equivalent area and stress method b)specific surface method c) crack control method, d) energy absorption method and e)strength through shape method.
o Design tables for number of meshes for direct use in field,
o Concept of ferrocement capsules for field applications.
o Design of shaped structures, arch faced walls, paneled cavity walls, box-sectioned hollow floors, hollow beams and hollow columns, stiffened plates, lost formwork as structural members, joints of precast members as structural members.
o Design for waterproofing and fire-resistance, water-tightness, shock and blast loading, ballistic loads , wind and earthquake loads.
4. Experimental execution of Ferrocement works.
5. Corrosion resistance property of Ferrocement.
6. Alternative sand types and their impact on properties & cost.
7. Waterproofing with ferrocement, ferrocement in coastal areas.
8. Field applications of Ferrocement (Applications and field studies based on typical properties of ferrocement like water-tightness, thin walled construction, high strength to weight ratio, form-free construction, adaptability to take any shape and size, ductility and high energy absorption capacity)
9. Repairs, rehabilitation and retrofitting by Ferrocement.
10. Standardization, codification of Ferrocement (suggestions for code to be drafted for “Ferrocement- material, method of construction and designs based on properties of ferrocement only”(and not treating it as an extended form of RCC)
11. Schedule of rates, Rate analyses of Ferrocement and thin reinforced composites.
12. Ferrocement in future.
13. Innovative concepts using ferrocement. (Innovative ideas and unconventional structures which are possible only in Ferrocement)
14. Technology transfer & engineering entrepreneurship.
15. Energy saving and carbon credit with Ferrocement.
16. Needs in Rural Area and application of ferrocement for villagers.
17. Precast products of ferrocement, textile reinforced composites and mass scale applications in private as well as Government sector, including WRD, PWD, CPWD, MJP, MSRDC, etc.
18. Innovative applications: Use for road pavements in place of prestressed concrete roads, ferroasphaltcrete for repairing potholes, precast ferrocrete lost forms as structural members, precast panels for bunkers in war field, needle free K T weirs, parabolic gutters and canals, fire rating of ferrocrete, thermally insulated houses, egg-shaped large size conduits for outfall sewers, plastic pipe out coated with ferrocrete as penstock., three dimensioned ferrocrete- meshcrete a substitute for prestressed concrete, spun ferrocrete pies replacing prestressed concrete pipes. Floating platforms, barges, Pontoons, Solar panel floats.
19. Engineered housing- mass scale housing with ferrocrete precast panels, fabricate in factory cast at site technique- for single wall, double wall, walls and floors of houses, Ribbed and stiffened precast panels with joints as structural members, cavity walls, hollow floors, beams and columns, factor production of precast units- factory layout production technique and its economics,
20. Small ferrocrete precast building components like drainage chambers, covers, chajja and lintel units, fins and sun breakers, ferrocrete solar collectors
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