JULY - SEPTEMBER 2011

 
from the president

From the President

  Greetings!   As you know, I have taken over as President from Mr Mahendra Raj from 18th December 2010. The new team will be working under the guidance of Mr Mahendra Raj, Founder President. It is inevitable that the new team will try to bring in some new thinking and best efforts are on to bring in some new spirits in the activities of IAStructE.    Read more..
 
structured thoughts

Editorial

  Once again, we have pleasure in presenting to the reader the fifth issue of e-SED (electronic version of Structural Engineering Digest). We completed the last four issues last year as per the requirements of the Governing Council of our Association. Now the GC has desired that we bring out the fifth electronic issue also. This issue, like other issues in the past, can also be viewed on our magazine website: www.sedigest.in. Read more..
 
TECHNICAL ARTICLE

Quality Assurance for Structural Engineering Firms

Authors Clifford Schwinger (P.E)

Changes have occurred in the structural engineering profession over the past twenty years which have created a need for engineering firms to implement formal in-house quality assurance programs.

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General

News from the Association

 
Magazine review

Article Review

by Dhara Shah, Lecturer, CEPT University
Article: Palais Royale - a trend setter in Mumbai Journal: The structural engineering Month of issue: March 2011 Principal Reporter: Girish Dravid (Director, Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services Pvt. Read more..
 
Abstracts

Thesis Abstract

by Ankit Patel, Student, CEPT University
Thesis topic: Pre-cast RCC pipe rack Guide: Mr. Read more..
 
Outstanding Structures

Panvel Viaduct, Maharashtra

by Anal Sheth, Lecturer, SBST, CEPT University
 The Panvel Nadi viaduct, a 424 m long railway bridge is one of Asia’s tallest viaducts across the Panvel river on the Konkan railway line near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The tallest of the piers is about 64m above bed level. The bridge superstructure is a single-cell continuous prestressed concrete box girder with nine intermediate 40m spans and two end spans of 30m each. Read more..
 
Outstanding Structures

Theme Building, USA

by Anal Sheth, Lecturer, SBST, CEPT University
The Theme Building is one of the most popular landmarks at Los Angeles, California. It is an attractive white building which seems to have two intersecting arches. It was originally designed to be a huge glass dome which would be part of LA airport. Read more..
 
Profile of an Engineer

Profile of Engineer: William Baker

by Bhairav Patel, Structural Engineer, VMS Engineering & Design Services (P) Ltd
  “A super tall building can be considered as one large beam cantilevering out of the ground, just as a lamppost cantilevering out from the sidewalks” – William Baker   Early Days   William Frazier Baker Read more..
 
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