In India the cement industry underwent a number of changes and reforms mainly to suit the demands of construction industries. This leads to the production of high quality cement. Concrete with higher strength is always in demand. The mechanical strength of concrete depends on proportioning of its ingredient materials; cement, sand, aggregate, water and admixtures. This proportion directly and indirectly affects the fresh and hardened properties of concrete.

With an intention to equip students with the updated knowledge of ongoing mix design practices in construction fields, civil department has organized a two day workshop on Concrete Mix Design in association with Ambuja cement, Nanded on 16^th -17^th Feburary 2012 for second year civil engineering students, 11^th -12^th March 2012 for third year students, and 23^rd -24^th April 2012 for final year students.

Day 1 of the workshop was conducted by Mr. Pradeep Barange (Zonal Officer) Ambuja cement, Nanded. The speaker has delivered a series of lecture with intermediate lab activities covering the following topics;

1. Economic usage of high quality cement.
2. Ordinary Portland cement (Physical and Chemical Properties)
3. Aggregates for mortar and concrete
4. Batching and mixing of mortar and concrete ingredients
5. Quality control of concrete works

Mr. Pranay Jain, Technical officer, Ambuja cement welcome by Mohd. Zameeruddin (workshop coordinator)

Day 2 of the workshop was conducted by Mr. Pranay Jain (Technical officer), Ambuja Cement, Nanded. Whole day students were engaged with physical laboratory work. Mr. Pranay Jain demonstrated the batching and mixing of concrete ingredients. About 76 students from the civil engineering department have taken benefit from this course.

Distribution of workshop certificates to students by the head of Civil Engineering Department Dr. D. V. Pattewar.

Distribution of certificates to students after completion of workshop
 

Department of Civil Engineering

Seminar on “Town and Country Planning” by Mr. Sameer Bahalkar, Assistant Manager, Enviro Analyst and Engineers Pvt. Ltd. On dated 11^th Dec 2014.

Mr. Sameer Bhalkar, Assistant Manager, Enviro Analyst and Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai being felicitated by Dr. D. V. Pattewar, Head of Civil Engineering Department.

The town and country planning system exists to regulate the development and use of land in the public interest. The public interest requires that all development is carried out in a way that would not cause demonstrable harm to interests of acknowledged importance. It is important to distinguish those matters which planning can influence from those which are outside its control. The central concerns of the planning system are to determine what kind of development is appropriate, how much is desirable, where it should best be located and what it looks like.