Globalization and extra ordinary technological
advancement that is being made in this centurydemands that Civil Engineering should also keep pace with time. India has set itself the target of becoming a developed nation by 2020.A major focus of the efforts immediately and in the next decade is on infrastructure development. Therefore conceptual analysis, design solutions and new technology must replace traditional materials and technology to meet the requirements of today and tomorrow. Rapid strides made in recent years have significantly contributed to provide solutions for many complex problems in the field of civil engineering. In this context, there is a growing need for dissemination of knowledge amongacademicians, practising engineers and all otherstakeholders. This conference is intended to provide a common platform for this purpose withmain objective to disseminate the recent advances in Civil Engineering.Cochin University of Science and Technology,which is cast in the mould of a federal university and distinctly different from other universities in the state, is a premier science and technology university of the country. While striving to live up to the expectations of the society, the university has spread its wings far and wide to encompass new and emerging frontiers across the academic horizon.
The School of Engineering was started in 1979 at the Cochin University of Science and Technology mainly to focus on Masters programmes for theworking engineers. Doctoral programmes in Civil Engineering wasadded in 1988 and later B.Techcourses in eight disciplines were also introduced.With the addition of M.E. by research and Ph.Dprogrammes in other disciplines, the School of Engineering, with an annual intake of around 600 students, has become one of the largestengineering institutions in Kerala.Research and development activities in Civil Engineering received a boost with the award of several research projects funded by various agencies. The Division of Civil Engineering has successfully completed several major consultancy works and has numerous publications in national and international journals and conferences.
FOURTH CUSAT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Recent Advancemets in Civil Engineering – RACE 2010
September 16-18, 2010
RACE is a national conference organized by Civil Engineering Division, CUSAT, biennially. RACE- 2010 will be held during September 16-18,2010. It is proposed to have several parallel sessions with invited keynote and lead papers by eminent academicians and experts from various fields.
Themes
- Sustainable Development & Construction
- Modern construction materials
- Earthquake resistant design practices
- Innovative design practices
- Retrofitting/rehabilitation of structures.
- Construction safety and Fire engineering
- Foundations in problematic soils
- Ground improvement techniques
- Irrigation and Water Management
- Environmental Engineering & Management
- Transportation Planning Engineering
- Infrastructure engineering
- GIS & Remote sensing
- Civil engineering profession / education
CALL FOR PAPERS
Technical papers on the above themes are invited for presentation.Authors are requested to submit the abstract (about 300 words) in A4 size paper with their address for correspondencecontact numbers and e-mail ID.On intimation of acceptance of the abstract, the full-length paper shall be submitted in the same format as given by’ASCE’ journals.The formatted paper submitted by the author(s),and approved by the Technical Committee, will be included in the proceedings.One hard copy of the paper and one soft copy (in MS word format) in CD shall be submitted.Cash prizes sponsored by various organizations will be awarded to the best papers. It is mandatory that one of the authors of each paper should register for the conference
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date for receipt of abstract 20 June 2010
Acceptance of abstract 26 June 2010
Last date for receipt of full-length paper 20 July 2010
Acceptance of full length paper 10 Aug 2010
CORRESPONDENCE
All enquires regarding RACE 2010
may be addressed to
Dr. Benny Mathews Abraham
Organising Secretary – RACE 2010
School of Engineering
Cochin University of Science & Technology
Cochin – 682 022, Kerala
Ph: (0484) 2862402, 2862408 (O), 2540377 (R)
e-mail: [email protected]
Regards,
ACHU ( Original POST ),SAHIL ( Edited and Added details )
