The Indian Concrete Journal-April 2012

	313. Optimal design of reinforced concrete retaining walls Shravya Donkada and Devdas Menon Predicting compressive strength of SCC mixtures using artificial neural network M.Rame Gowda, M.C.Narasimhan, Karisiddappa and T. Kumuda Steel fibre reinforced concrete beams without reinforcement under combined bending, shear and torsion Avinash S. Pant and Suresh R. Parekar  1
EDITORIAL NEWS & EVENTS POINT OF VIEW: A technical look at ‘Individual test result’ criterion for concrete acceptance as per IS 456:2000 N.P. Rajamane, M.C. Nataraja and T.P. Ganesan PEOPLE: Nemkumar Banthia REPAIR AND REHABILITATION: A survey of common defects in buildings and repair methods adopted R. Radhakrishnan, V. Syam Prakash and C.K. Prasad Varma Thampan DURABILITY: Improving the durability of transmission line tower foundations Christian Johnson and G.S. Thirugnanam
Structural health monitoring and rehabilitation  The Department of Civil Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan organising a workshop on structural health monitoring and rehabilitation September 19th – 20th, 2012 at campus Ferrocement: a suitable and sustainable technology  The National Union of Architects and Construction Engineers of Cuba (UNAICC in Spanish) is organising the 10th international symposium on ferrocement and thin reinforced cement composites at Havana International Conference Center, Cuba during October 15th to 17th, 2012. The theme of the event is " Ferrocement: a suitable and sustainable technology" Women in Science and Engineering  WISE INDIA (Women in Science and Engineering) in association with INWES (International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists) is organising a regional conference during October 12-13, 2012 at New Delhi. Conferences by CI-Premier  Fuzhou University, China along with CI-Premier Conference Organization, Singapore is organising the twin international conferences of "New dimensions in bridges" and "Inspection, appraisal, repairs and maintenance of structures" during 27-29 July, 2012 at WuYiSan, China. SSCS 2012  The French Association of Civil Engineering (AFGC), the International Federation of concrete (fib), the RILEM and the AUGC is organising the International Conference on Numerical Modelling Strategies for Sustainable Concrete Structures - SSCS'2012 during May 29 to June 1 2012 at Centre des Congrès, Aix en Provence, France. Structural audit and repairs  The Institution of Engineers (India) is organising a one-day workshop on April 14, 2012 at its Mumbai centre. 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. 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.