Please return completed registration form to: Who can apply? IIT MADRAS & IIT Prof. A Meher Prasad This course targets highly motivated architects, structural Department of Civil Engineering engineers and construction engineers who are open to try Invite you to participate in a short-term course IIT Madras new developments in construction industry. The Chennai – 600036 registration is open to working professionals with B. Arch/ on Ph No : (044) 2257 4253 B. Tech /B.E. in Civil Engineering/ M. Tech in Structural Email: [email protected] Engineering who are interested to gain knowledge in DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF Note: The registration can be done by sending the filled in design and construction of GFRG Buildings. GFRG BUILDINGS registration form by regular post or by sending scanned Venue June 18 – 20, 2018 copy of the same to the above mentioned mail id. Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati – Intimation about acceptance of registration for the course Road, Settipalli post, Tirupati - 517 506 will be communicated to the participants by June 10, Duration 2018. June 18 – 20, 2018 (3 days); Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Travel & Lodging Travel and lodging expenses shall be borne by the participants themselves or by the sponsoring organisation. Resource Persons

. Prof. Devdas Menon, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. . Prof. A. Meher Prasad, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. GFRG Hostel building under construction at IIT Tirupati campus . Sri. P. Gopinathan, Director, RBS India. . R Sreedharan, Director, Terravision Consultants Ltd , Organised by : Chennai Organisers Patron : Coordinator : Prof. K N Satyanarayana Prof. A. Meher Prasad Director Department of Civil Engineering IIT Tirupati IIT Madras Indian Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Ph: (0877) 2500 337 Ph: (044) 2257 4260 Madras, Tirupati, Tamil Nadu, India , India About the course Now, the technology has gained popular acceptance. Short – Term Course on Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) panel is a relatively However, the success of the technology depends on DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF GFRG new building product, gaining popularity in the construction efficient and knowledgeable personnel who have sufficient BUILDINGS sector across the globe, especially in India. These panels, exposure to GFRG building construction. This course aims with the advantages of rapidity, sustainability and to train professionals with the details of design and June 18 – 20, 2018 affordability, have been identified as a potential solution to construction of GFRG buildings, including waterproofing REGISTRATION FORM address the problem of housing shortage. treatment. The three day course also intends to provide GFRG panels, infilled with reinforced concrete (RC), can be exposure to various activities involved in GFRG Name: …………………………………………………………………………...…. used in the construction of various structural members such construction, through a full day training in the ongoing Qualification: B. Arch B. Tech M. Tech as walls, slabs, staircases, parapet walls, etc. The extensive construction of IIT Tirupati campus. Specialisation: ..………………………………………………………………… research works carried out at IIT Madras, has evaluated the Course Contents Age: ...... Gender: …………………………….... structural performance of GFRG walls infilled with RC, . General introduction on GFRG panels GFRG-RC slabs & GFRG stilted construction as well as long . Basic analysis and design details of GFRG structural Work Experience term durability and sustainability of these building systems. elements (Wall, Slab etc.,) and building systems 1. Designation:……...... Year(s): ...... Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council . Details of GFRG construction 2. Designation:……...... Year(s): ...... (BMTPC), with the support of IIT Madras, has already . Preparatory works for GFRG building construction Present Organisation: ………………………………………………………. published ‘GFRG/Rapidwall Building Structural Design . Details on construction tools & tackles, Manual’, ‘Manual on Waterproofing of GFRG/Rapidwall professionals and manpower required Organisation Address: ……………………………………………………… Buildings’ and ‘Schedule of Items & Rate Analysis for GFRG . Erection and concreting of GFRG wall panels …………………………………………………………………………………………. construction’ to aid architects, structural engineers, . Construction of GFRG – RC slabs ……………………………..…………………………PIN:………………………… construction engineers and builders in the structural . Finishing works design, planning and estimation of GFRG buildings. In . Dos and don’ts in construction Mobile:…………………………… Email: ……………………………………. addition, a Manual on method of construction, IS codes on . Waterproofing of GFRG buildings Give details of previous work / learning experience on Specification for GFRG panels and Design of GFRG buildings . Training on GFRG construction in IIT Tirupati campus GFRG / prefabricated/ conventional building construction, if any: ………………………………………………..…………………………..… are under the final stage of approval. Course Objectives GFRG building system and method of construction have …………………………………………………………………………………….…… . To familiarise with the GFRG construction methodology been adapted to suit the Indian conditions. So far, more …………………………………………………………………………………….…… with due focus on the difference from the conventional than 800 GFRG buildings have been constructed in India, construction. ………………………………………………………………………………….……… including 40 affordable housing units built by BMTPC, . To understand the sequence of construction and good ………………………………………………………………………………….……… Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Nellore, Andhra construction practices to be followed at site. Pradesh. Currently, 5 hostel buildings of 4 to 5 storeys and . To ensure quality construction by moulding the aspiring one residential apartment (1.4 lakh sq. ft built area) in IIT engineers/supervisors specialising in GFRG Tirupati Transit Campus are being constructed using GFRG Date Signature construction. panels.