RACE 2010- Recent Advances In Civil Engineering – CUSAT 2010
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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: race2010cusat@gmail.com
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ACHU ( Original POST ),SAHIL ( Edited and Added details )
