The Indian Concrete Journal-March 2012

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Some studies on the effect of carbonation on the engineering properties of concrete B.B. Das, S.K. Rout, D.N. Singh and S.P. Pandey

Review of inspection practices, health indices, and condition states for concrete bridges Sanjay S. Wakchaure and Kumar N. Jha

Non destructive evaluation of concrete interlocking paving blocks M.C. Nataraja and Lelin Das

Superposition principle invalid in IS 13920 design of slender RC walls with boundary elements D.H.H. Rohit, P. Narahari, Arvind Kumar Jaiswal and C.V.R. Murty

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EDITORIAL

NEWS & EVENTS

DISCUSSION FORUM

TALL BUILDINGS: A year in review : Trends of 2011 – Skyscraper completion reaches new high for fifth year running
Nathaniel Hollister and Antony Wood

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

POINT OF VIEW: Are heritage structures in Tamilnadu seismically vulnerable?
A. Veerappan

Sustainability and Advances in Concrete Technology  The Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, is organising an international workshop on Sustainability and Advances in Concrete Technology (SACT 2012) during May 7-8, 2012 at campus. Global Cement Expo 2012  Global Cement is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Cement Expo 2012 (www.GlobalCementExpo.com), which will take place at the Targi w Krakowie exhibition centre in Krakow, Poland, on 14-15 June 2012. Pre-Engineered Buildings  The Indian Buildings Concrete is holding its mid term seminar on the theme ‘‘Pre-Engineered Buildings and Innovative Techniques in Construction Industry’’ during May 25-26, 2012 at Kolkata. Powder & Bulk Solids India 2012  Powder & Bulk Solids India 2012, formerly known as Bulk Solids India, is a conference and exhibition, that will be held from 13th to 15th March, 2012 at Ahmedabad. AARCV 2012  The School of Architecture and the Department of Civil Engineering, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, is organising an international conference on Advances In Architecture and Civil Engineering (AARCV – 2012) during June 21 to 23, 2012. Call for Papers: 2nd UKIERI Concrete Congress  Whilst the response to the Congress to date has been excellent, the Congress Organising Committee would be pleased to further receive offers of original papers by the closing date of 31 March 2012 and would like to hear from potential authors with 250 words abstracts of their proposed papers in any of the six conferences of the Congress listed below together with their subject themes. In submitting abstracts, the authors are requested to indicate the Conference and the Theme under which they would like their papers to be considered.  India Drymix Mortar Conference, Mumbai  The Second Indian Drymix Mortar Conference and Industry Showcase takes place at The Leela Kempinski Hotel, Mumbai, on 15 March 2012 Multi-purpose high-rise towers and tall buildings  International Federation of High-rise Structures (IFHS) is organising the 10th International Conference on Multipurpose High-rise Towers and Tall buildings on Extreme Engineering during November 5 - 6, 2012 at Dubai, UAE. Asia Ascending: Age of the Sustainable Skyscraper  The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is organising its 9th World Congress during September 19-21, 2012 at Grand Hyatt Jin Mao, Shanghai, China ICDCS 2012  The School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, UK is organising the 3rd International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures during 17-19 September 2012 at campus.