About the Conference

There is fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerging through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it brings jobs and homes, elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. The expansions of civil engineering infrastructures such as dams, railways, highways, bridges, mass transit systems, ports, and airports form the infrastructure which aids in improving the living standards of the ever-increasing global population. Rising demands for energy, drinking water, clean air, safe waste disposal, and transportation require environmental protection and infrastructure development. Along with these, the society continues to face increased threats from natural events, accidents, and perhaps other causes such as terrorism. Proud of its legacy, the global civil engineering community cannot rest on its laurels. Meeting these challenges requires active engagement on a variety of environmental and infrastructure fronts. Dealing with the preceding problems will require intra-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and multidisciplinary collaboration on projects and in research and development. More advances in areas such as concrete science, structural and geotechnical engineering are required. For this, existing problems in contemporary structural and geotechnical engineering must be looked upon, solved and extended for use in the context of soil-structure interaction, construction, structural materials and geometry, etc. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the researchers and the practising engineers working in the broad field of concrete technology, structural and geotechnical engineering, to keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in these fields with the aim of updating their analytical and practical skills. Keeping in view the above perspective, an international conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering is being organized by the Civil Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani during October 25-27, 2009. 

Call for Papers

We are pleased to invite you to submit the abstracts of maximum 300 words with title, author’s name, affiliation, E- Mail, and maximum of 5 key words under any one of the following conference themes, but not limited to:

      Advanced composite materials
      Composite structures
      Concrete Technology
      Low Cost Housing 
      Sustainability of construction, design and management
      Rehabilitation/Retrofitting of structures
      Offshore structures
      Bridge Structures
      Structural Design
      Retaining structures
      Seismology and Ground motion studies
      Soil - structure interaction
      Geohazards - Liquefaction, microzonation, landslides, etc
      Geotechnical instrumentation
      Ground improvement techniques, soft soil stabilization, slope stabilization
      Geosynthetics – Materials and applications
      Geoenvironmental Engineering
      Numerical modelling –Geomechanics and under ground structures
      Applications of FEM, Nano Technology in Civil Engineering

Important Dates

Submission Deadline for Abstracts         : February 28, 2009

Notification of Acceptance of Abstract    : March 15, 2009

Submission of Full-length Papers             : April 30, 2009

Submission of Papers after Review        : June 30, 2009

 

Registration Fee

                                 Before 15th July 2009  After15th July 2009

Delegates from Abroad US $200                           US $250

Accompanying Person  US $50                            US $50

Delegates from India     Rs 2000                           Rs 2500

Accompanying Person  Rs 1000                           Rs 1000

Indian Students             Rs 1000                           Rs 1200

Foreign Students           US $100                           US $125

  Accommodation

Accommodation will be arranged in the Institute Guest House (VFAST) and in Hostels on Payment basis on prior request.

Accomodation charges are as follows:

In VFAST Hostel (Visiting Faculty and Students Hostel)

            Twin Sharing (Non A/C) : Rs. 400/- per Day

            Twin Sharing (A/C)         : Rs. 400/- per Day

            Tripple Sharing (A/C)     : Rs. 400/- per Day
         
An Appeal to the Prospective Sponsors

Private, semi-Government and Government organizations involved with manufacturing, construction, consultancy, R&D and other areas related to Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering are requested to sponsor ACSGE-2009. Details of sponsorship fees are provided below. 
Category                              Sponsorship Fees          Entitlement

Platinum Sponsor          Rs. 1,00,000               4 free delegates

Gold Sponsor                Rs. 50,000                    2 free delegates

Silver Sponsor               Rs. 25,000                   1 free delegates 

Names of organizations in any of the above categories will appear on the conference website and proceedings. Their contributions would be duly acknowledged through display at the Conference venue. Additionally, they would have the freedom to display their products and services at the venue. Organizations willing to come forward and financially support ACSGE-2009 are requested to contact the organizing chairman.

Exhibition

An exhibition of books and products related to concrete, structural and geotechnical engineering is planned during the conference.
 

Patron:    Prof. L.K. Maheshwari
                  Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani

Advisory & Technical Committee

Prof. Venkateswaran, Advisor, BITS Pilani
Prof. M. Ramachandran, BITS Pilani, Dubai
Prof. V. S. Rao, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad
Prof. K. E. Raman, BITS Pilani, Goa
Prof. G. Raghurama, BITS Pilani
Prof. R. K. Mittal, BITS Pilani
Prof. R. N. Saha, BITS Pilani
Prof. Rajiv Gupta , BITS Pilani
Prof. A. K. Sarkar, BITS Pilani
Prof. R. K. Dhir, Univ. of Dundee, UK
Prof. Nabil F. Grace, LTU, USA
Prof. Mukesh Limbachiya, Kingston Uni.,UK
Prof. V.M.Karbhari, Univ. of Alabama, USA
Prof. Ahmed Elgamal, RPI, USA
Prof. Zishen Wu, Ibaraki Univ., Japan
Prof. Paramasivam, Singapore
Prof. S. P. Shah, Northwestern Univ., USA
Prof. Kyle Rollins, Bringham Young Univ.
Prof. Anand Puppala, Univ. Texas, USA
Prof. D. T. Bergado, AIT Bangkok, Thailand
Prof. Gopalarathnam,Univ.of Missouri, USA
Prof. Achintya Haldar, Univ.of Arizona, USA
Prof. Venkatesh P. Kodur, MSU, USA
Prof. Mukesh Limbachiya, STRC, UK
Prof. Naveed Anwar, AIT Bangkak, Thailand
Prof. Ashwini Kumar, IIT Kanpur
Prof. B. Bhattacharjee, IIT Delhi
Prof. V. K. Gupta, IIT Kanpur
Prof. K. G. Sharma, IIT Delhi
Prof. Tarun Kant, IIT Bombay
Prof. S. K. Jain, IIT Kanpur
Prof. D. K. Paul, IIT Roorkee
Prof. G. L. Asawa, IIT Roorkee
Prof A. D. Pandey, IIT Roorkee
Prof. K Rajagopal, IIT Madras
Prof. Ravindra Gettu, IIT Madras
Prof. D. N. Singh, IIT Bombay
Prof. Abhijit Mukharjee, TIET, Patiala
Prof. R. N. Iyenger, SBMJCE
Prof. Anuj jain, MNNIT Allahabad
Prof. Anurag Misra, MNIT Jaipur
Prof. A.K.Gupta, JNVU, Jodhpur
Prof. G. Sundar, BITS Pilani
Prof. B. R. Natarajan, BITS Pilani
Prof. Ravi Prakash, BITS Pilani
Prof. N. V. M. Rao, BITS Pilani
Prof. B. V. Babu, BITS Pilani
Prof. S. Gurunarayanan, BITS Pilani
Prof. M. K. Kashiramka, BITS Pilani
Prof. Meenakshi Raman, BITS Pilani
Prof. Surekha Bhanot, BITS Pilani
Prof. J. P. Misra, BITS Pilani
Prof. Rahul Banerjee, BITS Pilani
Dr. K. S. Sangwan, BITS Pilani
Prof. S. K. Verma, BITS Pilani
Dr. G. V. Ramana, IIT Delhi
Dr. S. Barai, IIT Kharagpur
Dr. B. N. Singh, IIT Kharagpur
Dr. Deepankar Choudhury, IIT Bombay
Dr. D. S. N. Murthy, IIT Bombay
Dr. Sandeep Choudhary, MNIT Jaipur
Dr. C.S. Viswanatha, CATPL
Dr. Gopal Rai, SPCRIPL
Mr. V.C. Bhowmik, TCE
Mr. Prafulla Kumar, GFSPL
Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Jaipur Airport
Mr. P.P. Lahiri, EIL
Mr. Cyrus M. Dordi, Ambuja Cement


Organizing Committee

Organizing Chairman      Prof.  S. B. Singh

OrganizingSecretaries     Dr. Hanumantha Rao & Mr. Dipendu Bhunia

 Members:      Dr. Ajit Pratap Singh
                      Dr. Anshuman
                      Dr. Manoj Kumar
                      Dr. Ravi Kant Mittal
                      Dr. Kamalesh Kumar
                      Dr. Anupam Singhal
                      Dr. Sanghamitra Kundu
                      Dr. K. Rajitha                          
                      Dr. Varun Singh
                      Dr. K. Nallasivam
                      Mr. Rajan Choudhary
                      Mrs. Meghana Charde
                      Mr. G. Muthukumar
                      Mr. S. Madappa
                       Mr. P. K. Misra


Addresses for Communication

Organizing Chairman
Dr.  Shamsher Bahadur Singh, Associate Professor, Group Leader, Civil Engineering Group, BITS Pilani,
Pilani (Rajasthan) -333031, INDIA, E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected];
Ph: +91-1596515353; Mobile: +91-9414648283; Fax: +91-1596-244183 

 Organizing Secretaries

Dr. Hanumantha Rao Chappidi, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Group, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan–333031, India
E-mail:  [email protected]; Ph.: +91-1596-515357,  +91-9829227457


Mr. Dipendu Bhunia, Lecturer, Civil Engineering Group, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan - 333031, India
E-mail: [email protected];  Ph.: + 91-9983523153

The information will get updated periodically and will be accessible through the following website:
 http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/conference/acsge 

About Pilani
Climate
Pilani experiences a very comfortable weather in the month of October with the campus covered in calm and soothing greens with an average temperature of 15-20o C.

How to reach Pilani
Pilani is located 200 km west of Delhi and 220 km north of Jaipur. Direct buses to Pilani are frequently available from Delhi (ISBT, Kashmiri Gate) and Jaipur (RSRTC Bus Stand, Sindhi Camp). It takes about 4 hours by taxi and 6 hours by bus from both of these two cities to reach Pilani.