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Roads connect people. Good roads are absolutely vital for a country and a continent’seconomy and welfare. As the world population grows, the world becomes “flat,” andhumanity pushes its frontier into the far corners of the globe, the need for transporting

goods and people faced with new technical challenges such as accommodating heavyvehicles, increased number of load repetitions, use of new materials for increased andimproved pavement life and building through difficult terrain grow significantly. At no time inthe history, the need has ever been so great to build and maintain long lasting and goodperforming pavements. The developing countries of the world have embarked on the task ofbuilding new roads in an unprecedented scale, while developed countries are facing aHerculean task of maintaining and rehabilitating their existing road assets.

At the same time, building, maintaining, and rehabilitation of roads pose a tremendouschallenge to the society – in the form of their adverse impact on our environment. And thisdichotomy – need versus harmful effect – offers a grave challenge. Stated simply, thechallenge is how do we design and construct good pavements so that they perform well,last longer and the construction has a minimum or no impact on our environment?

Before delving into books full of equations and complex theories, we need to take a stepback and ponder on three very basic issues: One—how do we effectively utilize theadvances in modern science and technology in building better and long lasting pavements?Two—how do we properly consider the pavement network as part of our overall builtenvironment in which we live? and three—whose responsibility is it to face the abovechallenge - the government or the private enterprise or the public?

The building of better performing and long lasting pavements is itself a sustainablepractice – it provides a safe and functional mode of transportation to all and helps usprolong the maintenance and rehabilitation cycles and thus helps us reduce the use of newmaterials and energy. Thus, it provides social, economic, and environmental sustainability.Advanced concepts and practices of utilizing materials, mix design, construction techniquesand proper specifications can help us achieve this goal. While Professor Kandhal’scomprehensive article on advances in bituminous road construction provides an overview ofall relevant topics, Sehgal and Abele’s article gives a perfect example of the application ofadvanced concepts in the form of stone mastic asphalt. Since pavements are not isolatedsystems, their construction, maintenance and rehabilitation must be considered in conjunctionwith the other parts of our natural and built environment. Proper layout design, selection oftype of pavement and construction practices can effectively reduce or eliminate the harmfuleffect on our environment, as discussed in an article on sustainable pavements byMr. Mallick and Mr. Veeraragavan.

The answer to the last question lies in the concept of shared responsibility. We, asworld citizens, are all responsible for the construction of an efficient infrastructure that hasminimum impact on our environment. Shared responsibilities, partnership and cooperationbetween private and public organizations, and the availability of properly trained personnelare the key factors to ensure the most efficient construction process that can result in asignificant improvement in the transportation infrastructure – as evident from Mather’s andKumar’s excellent article on the East Link project in Australia.

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Contents MARCH 2011

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Project Briefs

Infra Developments244

Road & Highway Projects246

Port Projects251

Airport Projects251

Railway Projects252

254 Power Projects

News

SEZs42

Companies in Limelight28

Equipment News44

Real Estate38

Industry News 24

Roads & Highways Sustainable Pavement Engineering

Advances in Bituminous Road Construction

Experiences with Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)

WHITE TOPPING An Excellent Solution for Pavement Rehabilitation

50 Rajib B. Mallick

Prithvi Singh Kandhal

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Bernd Abele

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100V. Ramachandra

Asphalt is Green

New Approaches

Enterprising Approaches in the Successful Construction of a Toll Motorway (East Link) Through Suburban Melbourne, Australia

Concrete Additives

Effect of Dosing Sequence of Micro Silica on Slump & Compressive Strength of Concrete

108 Blesson Varghese

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Arun Kumar

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S.B.Kulkarni

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Concrete Overlays120

Asphalt

Alternative Material

Use of Cement Fly Ash and Gypsum as an Alternative Material for Low Cost Housing (Feasibility Study)

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Marketrends------------------ 248-249

Subscription Form ---------- 229

Advertisers' Index----------- 230

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Allison Transmission-equipped Water Tankers

Powerscreen India Serves Oman

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Polished Concrete Floors

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Investigation

Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Ferrocement Laminates

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Design Flexibity in Construction with Steel 256Rajesh Maheshwari

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Industry NewsADB’s AssistanceADB has announced its $7.4 billionassistance to India. Bank’scommunication said that the ADBand the Union Government haveagreed to a new three-yearbusiness plan that will providelending assistance of $7.4 billion to support inclusive andenvironmentally sustainable growthin the country. A major thrust ofADB’s India Country OperationsBusiness Plan (COBP) for 2011-13,the communication said will be tosupport infrastructure development,particularly through PPPprogrammes. The Bank has notedthat supporting the government‘sefforts to redress inter-statedevelopment and economicdisparities is also the keycornerstone of the COBP which isaligned to the country’s XI Plan(2007-12). Continued assistance fordevelopment of the vital energysector by means of programmesinvolving clean and renewableenergy is another key focus area.The assistance is aimed at initiatingprojects in different states of energy,urban development. We are lookingforward to work closely with India inimplementing the programmes inCOBP to help promote inclusivegrowth and reduce poverty in thecountry, said ADB Country Director(India) Hun Kim.

Indian Firms Keenon Hajigak MinesLeading private and public sectorfirms including Tata, Essar, Sail,NMDC, and RINL are among the15 Indian companies who haveshown their interest in developingthe Hajigak mines in Afghanistan.These companies may bid for theassets to offer in consortia, or maygo alone in the upcoming auction.Afghanistan has invited EOI’s for

multiple exploration concessionsfalling within the Hajigak mines. TheAfghan government is very excitedwith the participation of Indian firmsin this deal and also expects thatthe Indian companies should setup steel and mines processingplants near Hajigak. The country isreported to be sitting on over $2.5trillion worth of untapped mineraldeposits with huge copper reserves.

Global ProductivityTrendsGlobal economic productivity whichrallied strongly last year due toeconomic recovery, is likely to dropdown in 2011 in advancedeconomies. However, the Indianproductivity is increasing faster thanChina, says a report. ThoughChina’s productivity has driven itsgrowth story, the wheel could soonbe turning. With investment surgingin India, its productivity is set togrow over four percent compared tothree percent of China. An ICRIER study report states that between2004 to 2009, India’s productivityhas grown by 3.9 percent perannum while in China it has beenmuch less. But sustaining thisgrowth for long is not an easy taskunless the manufacturing chips in to overtake productivity trends seenin telecom, which is pushingproductivity graph in India higher. Ifresources become more productive

and unorganized manufacturinggets organized, productivity in theentire manufacturing could go up.At present, manufacturing lags dueto high share of unorganized sector.This holds good for other sectorswith mushroom growth ofunorganized players in every sectorsfrom textiles to transport and relatedactivities.

DDA Urges to Ropein Private BuildersThe new minister of UD, Mr. KamalNath in a review meeting on theworking of DDA said that DDAshould go in for public partnershipmodel and shift its focus from beingland-owning agency. Though theproposed model for DDA is yet tobe firmed up, various options areunder consideration. In case of LIGprojects, private sector could beroped in to develop malls, hospitalsand schools along with theapartments. Another option is torope in the private sector to buildon DDA's land bank. PPP modelhas been tried in the case of theCWG Village where Emaar MGFbuilt the complex on the banks ofYamuna, where DDA incurredlosses in the transaction. The newminister is also reviewing theschemes under JNNURM andcalled for required reforms inmunicipal bodies.

24th BuildersConventionAddressing the 24th All IndiaBuilders Convention, heldrecently at Chennai, the UnionFinance Minister has urgedthe builders to be sociallyconscious and theconstruction should workclosely with governmentalbodies. Rapid urbanizationand infrastructure growth are


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not just a commercial opportunity for builders but also a socialchallenge that must be addressed.Builder should work closely withthe Government to tap thisopportunity to address the challengeof affordability in housing,technology and skilled humanresource constraints ininfrastructure, said the FinanceMinister. He urged the constructionindustry to work with the NationalSkill Development Corporation toenable skill creation by setting up aConstruction Sector Skill Council.The NSDC estimates thatconstruction sector will need 3.3crore more skilled workforce by2022. In the process, theconstruction industry will benefitfrom the rapid infrastructure growth Technology support, customersneeds, cost and adequate skilledworkforce need to come togetherfor the target to be achieved, heunderlined. The Conventionchairman Radhakrishnan, called for

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Union FinanceMinister with Mr. G.K.Vasan, UnionMinister of Shipping, at the All IndiaBuilder's convention in Chennai

the establishment of a ministry ofconstruction to address the needsof this sector. Documents relatingto government contracts need to beupdated to suit modern requirementand to be on par with internationalpractices, he emphasized.

Budget Wish Lists ofInfra Builders It is a Budget time in the countryand there are unending Budgetmemoranda across sectorsincluding industry and trade givingtheir wish lists. Highway developers have asked for service tax exemptionon toll. The National HighwaysBuilders Federation (NHBF) wantstax holiday to be extended. Thedevelopers have also asked theGovernment to amend rules withregard to dividend distribution taxto prevent cascading effect. NHBFhas asked the Finance Minister toallow usage of duty-free importedcapital goods for road constructionbusiness rather road projects. It hasalso asked the term for tax holidayto be defined with greater clarity. A10-year tax holiday is available toenterprises developing newinfrastructure facility, but the term isnot well defined, said the Federationin its Budget memorandum.

Realtors on the other hand,want tax holiday to stay and sosops for buyers in the housingmarket. The Confederation of Real

Estate Developers Association ofIndia (Credai) has sought extentionof tax holiday to industry parks upto March 2015, and amendmentsto help townships of 10 acres andabove to qualify for tax deductionunder infrastructure facility. This isin addition to tax sops for the firsttime home-buyers from 2011,besides enhanced income taxdeduction limits. It has askedservice tax abatement to beincreased from 75% to 90%.

The construction equipmentsector too wants rationalization intax regime, excise duty cut,clarifications on multi-tax regimeand uniformity in state taxes andlevies. This was the wishlists ofmost captains of constructionequipment companies whointeracted with NBM&CW at theMumbai equipment Expo. They wereof the firm view that in theforthcoming budget well – concretesteps would be initiated to promoteinvestment in infrastructure andpriority areas well identified andcertain imbalances corrected for thefuture growth and well being ofcountry’s economy.

BEHR lndia Gears up forEuro 4 EmissionStandardsBEHR India, a joint venture betweenBEHR GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart, asystems partner for internationalautomobile industry and AnandAutomotive Limited, one of India’sleading manufacturers of automotivecomponents and systems,announced the introduction of‘Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)technology in India. The EGRtechnology will help heavy trucks

and ultra light commercial vehiclesto meet the upcoming Euro 4standards in India.

Speaking on the launch ofExhaust Gas Recirculationtechnology, Mr. Sunil Kaul, President& COO, BEHR India Limited said,“In anticipation of new Euro 4emission standards in India, weare happy to introduce EGRtechnology. The new technology willhelp reduce pollutant emission andit has been introduced keeping inmind our commitment towardspublic health and safety.”

Using a new kind of materialcoating, BEHR has succeeded inminimizing the level of corrosion onthe aluminum, so that the chargeair cooler can now be used as acomponent over the full service lifeof EGR systems. BEHR India hasalready received 4 businessnominations from variouscustomers, while some of theprojects are still under acquisition.Behr India is all geared up for thisproduct and plans to launch with“Zero PPM & Zero warranty” tag.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Saint-Gobain Goes for`̀̀̀̀400cr Solar PlantSaint-Gobain Glass India hasembarked on an ambitious plan toset up a facility to manufacture baseglass for solar photo voltaicmodules involving an investment of`400 crore. The company iscurrently catering to the domesticdemand by importing the productfrom its bases in abroad. It hasalready identified the locations atBhiwadi in Rajasthan and Chennaiin Tamil Nadu and a decision tothis effect would be announced veryshortly, said, Managing Director,B Santhanam.

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beach sand mining at an investmentof `2,250 crore.

The company has targeted thisinvestment for the next couple ofyears to make 45,000 tons titaniumpigment plant, said ExecutiveDirector, Pradeep Koneru.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Tata Steel Targets $2.4bnAnnual ExpansionThe Tata Steel in a move to pushcapacity addition has decided toinvest $2.4 billion per annum forthe next three years. As part of itscapacity augmentation plans thecompany is also carrying out amega expansion by pushing itsproduction by 3 million tons perannum and is funding theexpansion more from debts thanequity, Chief Financial Officer,Koushik Chatterjee said.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ JSW Infuses Investment inIspat IndustriesThe JSW Steel in a recent movehas infused a staggering sum of`3,800 crore into Ispat Industrieswhich it acquires recently at aninvestment of `2,157 crore. The fundinfusion will take place in a phasedmanner spreading upto three years,Director, Commercial, JSW & Ispat,Jayant Acharya said. Companysources claimed that IspatIndustries, which has a debt burdenworth `9,800 crore, is recasting theentire funding plans to becompleted before September thisyear. The integration of the IspatIndustries intended to push its

capacity from the current 3.3 milliontons per annum to five mtpa.Currently, the Ispat Industries officialare negotiating with the Board forindustrial and financialreconstruction and is filing a reportin this connection, he claimed.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Adani Inks Infra Deal inIndonesiaA flagship company of Adani Group,Adani Enterprises in a recent cachehas secured rail, port and powerprojects from the regionalgovernment of Sumatra Selatan,Indonesia and PT Bukt Asam Tbkwhich is a government of Indonesiacoal mining company involving anestimated investment of $1.65billion.

According to the Chairman,Gautam Adani, the rail and portprojects are expected to be executedby Adani Global, a subsidiary ofAdani Enterprises in 48 months.The project work included theconstruction of a 250km railway lineand port infrastructure which Adanirequires for the transportation andship loading of up to 60 milliontons per annum of coal. Theupcoming rail line will help connectTanjung Enim, the rich coal miningarea where the group will set up aworld-class port for evacuation ofthe coal.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ MEL Unveils Steel PlantsWorth 1200crIn an attempt to expand its steelmanufacturing production, theMineral Enterprises Limited (MEL)is setting up two steel making plantsat Hassan and Chitradurga inKarnataka entailing an investmentof `1,200 crore, Managing Director,Basant Poddar said. He added thatthe company has already initiatedthe process of acquiring land and itwould be completed in next sixmonths. The company requires

He revealed adding that thecapacity of the new facility isexpected to be about 500 mw perannum and its second glass plantin India is being built on war footingat an investment of `1,500 crore inBhiwadi. The Bhiwadi facility whichis being built in a phased manner,is meant for new production linesand is set to be commissioned bythe end of this year.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Trimex to Set up Plants inIndiaThe Dubai-based Trimex Group,through its wholly owned arm,Trimex Sands Private Limited, in arecent decision has planned to setup a Titanium plant at Srikakulamin Andhra Pradesh at a locationexactly where the company iscurrently making ilmenite by way of


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about 150 acres in Chitradurga and400 acres in Hassan to set up theproposed units at a cost of `200crore and `1,000 crore respectively.Both these plants will open upemployment opportunities for over500 locals and are expected to goon stream in the next two years.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ GVK Eyes Coal Assets inAustraliaGVK Power and InfrastructureLimited, a Hyderabad basedcompany has set its eyes on the$2 billion Australian mining giantHancock Coal, as the company hassubmitted a preliminary bid for acontrolling stake in the coal mine.The company is also reported tobe one of the six bidders shortlistedin an auction process beingconducted by Hancock Coal for thesale of its Kevin’s Corner minelocated in the coal rich Galilee basinof Queensland in Australia.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SEW Infra Secures RoadProjectThe overseas arm of SEWInfrastructure Limited, a Hyderabadbased company, in a recent cachehas secured a major infrastructureproject involving building of a road

in Indonesia and a memorandumof understanding (MoU) to this effecthas been signed with SuryaKapenjen, an Indonesian company.The agreement was inked betweenthe SEW Trident Global Pte Ltd. asubsidiary of the Hyderabad basedinfra major and Indonesiancompany. The road building dealincludes the development of 84kmhauling road on build own operatemodel. Apart from this, the companywill also build a port for feeding thecargo in East Kalimantan provinceof Indonesia, Director, C Srikanthsaid.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ PowerGrid Gets MegaProjectCountry’s power transmission giant,PowerGrid Corporation of India hassecured a mega power projectworth `1,600 crore in Jharkhand tobuild transmission system in thestate. The transmission venture,which is expected to be completedin the next 18 months, involvedlaying transmission lines on a 1,000kms length and also involvedsetting up 10 sub stations in thestate.

connection is already in progressand its report is expected in thenext couple of months, SAILChairman, C S Verma said.

He claimed that apart from twounits, a warehouse with a capacityof 12,000 tons per annum and aGalvanised Sheet Corrugation unitwith 13,000 tons per annumcapacity is in the final stages andwould be commissioned veryshortly. The revival work on the firstphase of the unit at an investmentof `100 crore is currently in fullswing, while work on two more unitsunder the same phase has alreadybeen initiated.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Lanco Launches `̀̀̀̀3,000crSolar PV UnitThe Lanco Group has decided toinvest `3,000cr in setting up a solarphotovoltaic manufacturing unit atRajnandgaon district ofChhattisgarh with an annualcapacity of 250mw for local salesand exports to countries includingEurope and USA. The upcomingproject which would be set up intwo phases by Lanco Solar, aspecial purpose vehicle of theLanco Infratech, has been aimed atmaking solar energy equipment,Chairman, L Madhusudha Raosaid.

The PV unit is being createdwith a 75:25 debt equity ratio andwill entail an investment of `1,370crin the first phase and is expectedto be completed in the next 15months and the entiremanufacturing unit is slated to becommissioned by 2014.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Suzlon Secures CaparoContractThe wind energy turbine makingmajor Suzlon has secured an orderworth $1.28 billion from CaproEnergy India to set up wind turbinesto build 1,000mw power projects inthe next two years of which unitswith a generating capacity of 500mwwould be commissioned by Marchnext year.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SAIL-Kobe Plans PowerPlantThe Steel Authority of India andKobe Steel of Japan have decidedto initiate the revival work of thesecond phase of the Jagdishpursteel unit involving an investment of`2,500 crore. The steel makingproject along with a 1,000mw gasbased power plant, will becommissioned in the next threeyears and a feasible study in this



♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Finland Firm Sets upWelding Equipment UnitKemppi Oy of Finland, a leadingname in the field of arc weldinghas set up a manufacturing plantnear Chennai. The facil ity isexpected to go on stream by Aprilthis year.

In the initial phase, it will havecapacity to make 3,000 units a year,

According to the Chairman andManaging Director Tulsi R Tanti, thecurrent year is going to be verystrong period for the Indian powersector as large players like Caparohave come in droves to enter intothe market and the emerging trendis that large wind IPPs in thecountry are major force alongsidesmall sized segment is also gettingvery active in the process.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ OPIL Unveils `̀̀̀̀1,800crCement PlantThe Orient Paper & IndustriesLimited (OPIL) in a recent decision,has embarked on setting up a`1,800cr green field cementmanufacturing plant with a capacityof three million tons per annumtogether with a 50mw power plantat Gulburga in Karnataka and hasalready secured all the mandatoryclearances from the stategovernment in this connection.

An industry insider informed thatthe power and cement projects,which are coming up on a 1500acre of land, in all likelihood will befinanced by a mix of internalaccruals, debt and equity. The OPILaimed at adding 3 million tonscement capacity to become a15 mtpa company over a period oftime and has been looking to buildits cement making capacities forquite some time and has recentlyexpanded its capacities at theAndhra Pradesh and Maharashtraunits and is currently going all outto boost its overall cementmanufacturing capacity to achieveits laid down targets.

(from left) Anssi Rantasalo, GlobalCEO, Jouko Kemppi, Chairman, KemppiOy, Finland and Arvind Vasu,Managing Director, Kemppi India, at apress conference, in Chennai.

which will be doubled in two years,said Arvind Vasu, Managing Director,Kemppi India, adding that theparent company would investaround $10 million over the nexttwo years in the Indian subsidiary.Initially, the Indian subsidiary wouldcommence with the launch of asingle product for India—the HiARCM4ooi. Over a period of timeKemppi India would add moreproduct to its portfolio. The companyplans to set up a customer trainingcentre. Our vision is to provide thejoy of welding at every level as itsimpact is very wide in all industrialapplications, said CEO Kemmpi Oy.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Enam Infra Gets FDI NodThe Mauritius based Enam IndiaInfrastructure Fund gets a leg up inthe fund raising initiatives with theUnion Government clearing aproposal of the company toundertake foreign direct investment(FDI) worth `3,450 crore and thesefunds would be invested in equityand equity linked investments ininfrastructure projects across thecountry.

According to reports, theapproval has been granted to investand subscribe to class A units tobe issued by Enam IndiaInfrastructure Fund. The CabinetCommittee on Economic Affairs(CCeA) which was also chaired bythe Prime Minister, ManmohanSingh cleared the proposal after itwas referred to it by the ForeignInvestment Promotion Board in therecent past. The Enam IndiaInfrastructure Fund, Maurituius,would make the investment in itsIndian arm which is a part of thebrokerage group of Enam.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HNGL Initiates Work on`̀̀̀̀700cr AP PlantHindustan National Glass &Industries Limited (HNGL) hasrecently started the constructionwork on the Phase-I of its glassmaking complex at Naidupeta inNellore area of Andhra Pradesh.The green field complex which isspread across 210 acre areaentailing an investment of `700crore, will have a single largefurnace with a capacity ofmanufacturing 650 metric tons perday. On completion, the new plantwill house three container glassand two floating glass plants with atotal capacity of 3,500 metric tonper day.

According to the Chairman, CK Somany, the plant has an ideallocation and it will play a pivotalrole in the company’s businessplans to consolidate its presencein the southern parts of the country.It expects that the liquor industry isa major client in the South for itsglass products as over 65% of theglass demand is emerging fromthe southern and western regionsof the country. The new facility isexpected to meet the demand withhigh quality products and itslocation near major ports will alsohelp the company serve some ofthe demand for glass in theoverseas market, he said.



♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Chiria Mines Get `̀̀̀̀5,000crSAIL FundingClose on the heels of Chiria minessecuring environmental clearance,the Steel Authority of India hasannounced a whopping investmentplans for worth `5,000 crore todevelop mines with an initialcapacity of 7 million tons perannum. The mines, which reportedlyhave world’s largest quality and highgrade iron ore reserves of about 2billion tons, is expected to meet theSAIL’s iron ore requirement of upto40% for its plant in areas includingBokaro, Durgapur, Rourkela andBurnpur as these plants arecurrently accounting for about 70%of its steel production.

Because of its ore enrichedmining resources and the trend ofspiraling iron ore prices renownedsteel makers including ArcelorMittal,among others, are vying for theexploitation right of the ore deposits.Chiria iron ore reserves were apart of the erstwhile Indian Iron andSteel Company, which was mergedwith SAIL in way back in 2005. TheSAIL will exploit the mines to thehilt and will try its best to adhere tothe environmental concernsensuring sustainable developmentof the area and the company plansto push a staggering sum of`10,000 crore in mining over thenext three to four years, said SAIL,Chairman, C S Verma.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Logistics Touching $200bnRevenue MarkGiven the consistency in growth rate,which is currently hovering aroundnine percent per annum in the pastcouple of years and heading for arecord growth of about $90 billionduring the current fiscal, India’slogistic market is set to cross $200billion per annum revenue mark by2020, concluded Frost & Sullivon inits recently released report on theIndian transportation and logisticssector.

The findings are based on thefact that the market recordedrevenues of about $82.10 billion in

2010 thereby posting a growth ofabout 9.2 percent over thepreceding years. This is all due tothe strong growth recorded by keymanufacturing industry sectorsincluding automotive, engineering,pharmaceuticals, food processingand textiles, among others.Moreover, with the booming end useindustry market is likely to witnessa consolidation wave indicating thereviving fortunes for the sector. Thatapart, the sector also witnessedscores of notable acquisitions inthe logistic industry includingFedEx’s acquisition of AFL Logisticsand Transport Corporation of India’sTCI 51% equity stake acquisition inInfinite Logistics Solutions.

Apart from this, companiesincluding Toll Global Logistics,Allcargo Global Logistics and FHBertling have been actively seekingto expand their business sizesacross the country. Besides privateequity firms and leading financeorganizations are actively investingin the Indian logistics sector.Multilateral lending institutions likeInternational Finance Corporationhad already invested $5 billion inSnowman Frozen Foods, aBangalore based company andBredene Capital, the UK-basedfund house has also invested inlogistics project in India apart frompicking up 90% stake in MJLogistics, the report concluded.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ MMRDA Clears Cable CarLinksAfter years of dilly dallying theMumbai Metropolitan RegionDevelopment Authority (MMRDA) hasrecently cleared a cable car projectfor Metheran on the outskirts ofMumbai entailing an investment of

`100 crore and the nodal agencyhas already floated tenders for theupcoming project. The funicular newrail link system with a length ofover 1.3 km from Dodhani villagenear Panvel to Mailot Spring Pointwill have double reversible with twopassenger cars and an attachedgoods trolley. The scope of workincludes designing, construction,development, financing operationand maintenance of the systembetween Matheran and Dudhani.

According to the AdditionalMetropolitan Commissioner,MMRDA, Ashwini Bhide, as of nowa narrow gauge railway lineconnects Neral and Matheran withthe Central Railway’s Mumbai Puneroute with a length of about 20 km.The lower terminal point close toDudhani is ideally located about1.3 km beyond the village ofDudhani at an altitude of 260 metreand the upper terminal point is atMatheran. The upcoming rail linkas per estimates will take about 10minutes to make for the distance.Matheran is a very popular touristdestination and funicular rail linkwill be an added attraction fortourists by providing connectivity tothe attractive hill station and will bea landmark for the nodal agency asit would give huge boost to tourism.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Powertech Secures `̀̀̀̀364crFunding InfusionThe Sembcorp Utilities Pte Limitedin a recent initiative has infused asa part of its first tranche of `364crore into the Gayatri Project Limitedfor its joint venture Thermal PowerCorporation India Limited (TPCIL).The TPCIL which is a joint venturebetween Gayatri Energy VenturesGEVL, a special purpose vehicle of



Gayatri Projects, and Sembcorp’swholly owned Utilities business, isset up on build, own and operate a1,320mw (2x660mw) capacity coalfired power plant at KrishnapatnamSPSR, Nellore district in AndhraPradesh.

According to reports, thecompany has already secured thefinancial closure and has signedmemorandum of understanding withthe lenders for `5,151 crore andconstruction activities have alreadybeen initiated in the upcomingpower plant. As per the terms andconditions of the agreement, theplant will be operated andmaintained by Gayatri, SembcorpO&M Company, which is a separateentity for maintenance incorporatedfor the purpose. The company willsubsequently expand its capacity inthe same location by buildinganother 1,320mw power plant inphase second thereby taking thetotal capacity to 2,640mw.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ PFC Paves Way for $260mOffshore FinanceThe Power Finance Corporation ina recent achievement has arranged$260 million from a bunch of threebanks based in Tokyo, Singaporeand Hong Kong and the proceedswill be invested in the infrastructureproject and also for refinancing itsexisting debt. The company whichhas recently secured `1,000 croreloans refinanced from the IndiaInfrastructure Finance CorporationLimited, also going in for a followon issue comprising 15% freshissue and 5 percent divestment bygovernment. In totality, it is all setto collect a staggering sum to the

tune of `7,000 crore by the end ofcurrent financial year.

According to sources, thesyndicated transferable loan facilityhas been secured from Bank ofTokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ), MizuhoCorporate Banking Corporation.The transferable term loans can betraded between lenders to lessencredit risk of banks financing theloan. The company has sanctionedloans worth `13,462 crore in quarterending December 2010 and pushedits financing up to 277% from 3,571crore over the same period lastyear. Similarly, its disbursal goesup to 25% to `7,641 crore duringthe third quarter of current fiscalfrom `6,123 crore in thecorresponding period previous year.In the process, it has recorded 17%push in its net profit to `659 crorefrom `564 crore in thecorresponding quarter of theprevious year, they said.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Morgan Infuses $200m intoSpanish InfraMorgan Stanley owned GlobalInfrastructure Fund is infusing astaggering sum of $200 million asan equity stake in the domesticsubsidiary, Isolux Corsan. TheSpanish infrastructure majorcurrently building roads in northernparts of the country and the latestinfusion will be the secondinvestment in the country by thefund.

Last year, the company alongwith Goldman Sachs infra fund,General Atlantic, Norwest VenturePartners and Everstone Capital hasdecided to invest $425 million inAsian Genco, a Singaporeheadquartered firm, which owns

energy generating units in the Indianpower sector. Isolux Corsanoperates in engineeringconstruction, property developmentand manufacturing, currentlyoperates in over 32 countries andas of now is getting aggressive inthe Indian construction andinfrastructure sector. Not just this,many global players with hugefunds including Blackstone andKohlberg Kravis Roberts, haveannounced multi bil l ion dollarfunding plans for the Indianinfrastructure sector, while a fewhave already initiated the investmentprocess.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ R Power Unfolds `̀̀̀̀22,000crInfra ForaysAnnouncing its largest foreigninvestment in Indonesia, ReliancePower has set aside a staggeringinvest worth `22,000 crore forsetting up projects in South Sumatraand Jambi provinces. The areas ofinvestment include coal mining,railway lines, ports and powerprojects. Company sources claimedthat the project in Sumatra involveddevelopment of a 2 billion mt coalmine and a 200 km railway line,2,000mw power plant and a port

entailing a total investment of $3.5billion. While infra investment inJambi will cover another coalmining unit together with a port,railway line and small power plantat a cost of $1.5 billion excludingthe power project.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Thermax to Set up a PlantTo expand its footprint ingeothermal energy, Pune-basedengineering company Thermax isto set up a plant in Maharashtra. It



has a joint venture with an Iceland–based company for developing thegeothermal energy business inIndia.

The joint venture is developinga 3mw geothermal plant in Pugavalley, Leh on an experimental basis.For its proposed plant inMaharashtra the company hasalready been allocated a blockaround Raipur for exploringgeothermal energy, said company’sManaging Director, Unikrishnan. Hesaid that currently it is difficult topredict the size of the plant. If wecome across a large geothermalenergy field, which could produceabout 100mw of power, then wecould even form a separatecompany to set up the plant. Headded around `10 crore required fordeveloping one megawatt ofgeothermal energy. Since the heat

continuously emanates from theearth‘s crust the load factor of theplant is 99% making the powertraffic comparable to a thermal coalplant, he clarified.

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Coastal Projects Clears`108cr AcquisitionThe Hyderabad-based civilengineering and constructioncompany with expertise in tunnelingand underground excavation forhydro electric, irrigation, rail androad and mining ventures, hasrecently acquired 26% stake in SELIof Italy at an investment of `108crore.

According to reports, SocietaEscuzione Lavori Idraulici (SELI),which has already displayed itstalent by carrying out operationsacross the world including in India,is very expert in designing and

building hard rocks and soft groundtunnels boring machines andauxiliary equipment in itsmanufacturing facility located in Italy.It has already completed more than520 km of tunnels with the use ofmechanized excavation systemsand has executed 68 projectsaround the world. Similarly, theIndian players have also completedmore than 75km of tunneling workand have 250km of tunneling jobscurrently under construction. Apartfrom Indian operations, the jointventure will also take up projects inSouth Asia as the nature ofbusiness has good potential inthese countries in the region asincreased number of tunnelingprojects in India is expected to beimplemented using TunnelingBoring Machines.

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Siemens’ SpaceFetches `̀̀̀̀400cr inB’loreMaking it perhaps the biggest realestate deal in the downstreamBangalore, Siemens’ land parcelmeasuring 8 acres reportedlysecured a top bid of `400 crorefrom RMZ, a local property builder.The German power equipment andtransmission giant, has put up its8 acre plot of land in Bangalore onthe block for sale, which is aregular exercise of the company forreviewing its non core realty assetsfor optimum util ization andconsolidation of its business,according to sources.

Real Estatehospitality sector, Hilton Worldwidehas set a target to add five to sevenhotel properties on an annual basisthereby adding over 1200 roominventory in areas including Delhi,Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, andGurgaon.

According to the President, AsiaPacific, Hilton Worldwide, MartinRinck, the company currently hasjust three trading hotels in Indiaand is all set to double its tradingassets this year itself and its primefocus is on full service brandsincluding Hilton, Conrad Hotels andResorts and Doubletree. It hascurrently 19 new hotels undervarious states of developmentacross the country and all of themwill be running in the next couple ofyears.

ConstructionCorners `̀̀̀̀35,000crInvestment in SuratThe recently concluded VibrantGujarat Global Investors’ Summit(VGGIS) has virtually turned thediamond city of Surat in Gujarat asthe fast emerging hospitality andrecreational hub. The township isgetting decked with over 50 hotelbuildings, residential towers andfilm city studios attracting awhopping investment of `35,000crore thereby opening up lakhs ofemployment opportunities to locals.

According to reports, thehospitality sector cornered the lionshare of investment asmemorandum of understandings(MoUs) worth `18,000 crore havealready been signed with the stategovernment. The hospitality majorsthat are descending in the citydroves included Mumbai basedAtlanta Limited which is setting upluxurious beach resort and hotelsworth `9,500 crore. The TransGlobe Infrastructure is building

mega tourism park matching globalfacilities at an investment of `2100crore and also setting up a FilmCity Studio on 100 acres of land atan investment of `500 crore.

In addition, Indo-Gulf Securitiesis building a resort worth `700crore and Renee Industries haslined up `550 crore investments toset up five star hotels and beachresorts at Suvali and also buildingsimilar hotel in Saputara, the onlyhill station in Gujarat. While RavaniDevelopers planned a hotel cumgolf club at a cost of `310 croreand Parshwanath Project is buildinga resort cum amusement park ofabout `250 crore and similaramount is being invested by theTrilliant Hospitality in setting upSurat Sheraton in the city.

BPEP Injects `̀̀̀̀350crin Century RealtyBaring Private Equity Partners(BPEP) with its investing partnersis financing `350 crore into aBangalore based Century RealEstate. Baring, which has alreadyinitiated the investment process,has committed about $53 millionwhile overseas investors arecontributing to the tune of $20million.Source said that the company

has been shedding its certainassets in India from time to timeand even in the recent past, it hassold about a dozen premiumapartments in Mumbai under thesame exercise. The RMZ hasdecided to build a residentialcomplex on the patch of land forwhich other bidders includingHiranandani Upscale and NiteshEstates had also participated.

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According to industry insiders,the Baring and its co-investors arepicking up about 26% stake in theholding company with one of thelargest land aggregators with anestimated 3,000 acres of land bankin the downstream southern partsof the country.

Viceroy Hotels PlansExpansionA Hyderabad based majorhospitality player is all set to addthree more properties in areasincluding Chennai and Bangaloreentailing an investment of `1,200crore. The latest expansion pushwill take the company’s inventory ofhotel properties up from the current560 room to 1,250 rooms from itssix hotels. This also includes twomarquee properties in Chennai andBangalore, Chairman and ManagingDirector, P Prabhakar Reddy said.

the next couple of quarters of thenext fiscal to acquire land in areasincluding New Delhi, Gurgaon andChandigarh, Chief Financial Officer,Ashok Tyagi said adding that thedemand in realty sector is pickingup by the day and the companyhas also initiated the process ofland acquisition and the move hasresulted in exceeding its capitalexpenditure by `500 crore duringthe third quarter of the currentfinancial year.

Alongside, the company is alsodivesting its non core assets, evenin the last quarter it sold some ofits non-contiguous land, which wasnot giving much economic value.To date, the company has made`403 crore through divestment ofnon core assets during the thirdquarter of the current fiscal therebytaking its total realization fromdivestments to `2,900 crore.

AIML LaunchesDental HospitalsAlliance Medicorp India Limited(AMIL) in a partnership withChennai-based Trivitron Group andApollo Hospitals, has drawn up anambitious plan to set up dentalhospital chain across the countryinvolving an investment of `100crore. In this connection, thecompany has already invested morethan `30 crore and some of theclinics would be ready by the endof the current fiscal.

Vigneshwara’sHi-Tech Park ProjectAdministering technological push toGurgaon, the Haryana StateIndustrial Infrastructure DevelopmentCorporation (HSIIDC) is setting upa 150 acre technology corridor atManesar on the NH-8 in theGurgaon district and work on theproject has already been started bythe Vigneshwara Developers.

The Managing Director,Vigneshwara Group, Sunil Dahiyasaid India is on the threshold of

the emerging super power and theindustry needs to come out of boxto build infrastructure compatibleand matching global standards.That is exactly what Vigneshwara isdoing as it feels the pulse of peopleand build customized andulitararian projects.

Govt Goes for`̀̀̀̀1,000cr Realty FundIn an attempt to streamline thesmooth financing options for thereal estate sector, the UnionGovernment has decided to set upa fund worth `1,000cr which in turnwould act as a guarantee corpus tomake it easy for banks to lendfinance for real estate projects. TheNational Housing Bank (NHB)would be a nodal agency formonitoring the functioning of theproposed fund, which is beingannounced in the forthcomingBudget, according to sources.

The real estate sector whichhas an estimated debt of `75,000crof which about `25,000cr isexpected to be repaid during thecurrent financial year, find itincreasingly tough to raise fundsas banks are wary and cautious inlending for housing sector largelydue to recent spate of scams andallegations of siphoning of fundsby the developers for otherpurposes. By taking such aninitiative, the government is aimingto put banks at ease by offeringguarantee in case of default.

He added claiming that 387rooms JW Mariott project, which iscoming up at MRC Nagar inChennai at an investment of `650crore, is touching completion andwill be commissioned in the nextone month. The Bangalore venturewhich will again be a part of theMarriott brand Renaissance, is alsoa 277 rooms project and is amongthe tallest structures with 22-storeyand 4.5 lakh of built up facility. It isgoing to be commissioned veryshortly, he claimed.

DLF on Make OverDriveIndia’s largest real estate builder,the DLF Limited in a bid to furtherconsolidate its land holdings, hasdecided to make quarterlyinvestment worth `400 crore over


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Chem Fires `̀̀̀̀1,160crBooster in SEZThe pharma special economic zone(SEZ) is being built in partnershipby the JB SEZ Private Limited withHBS Realtors of Mumbai and JBChemicals, at Panoli in Gujarat. Itis slated for commissioning in thebeginning of next year and is allset to get `1,160 crore financialbooster from its promoters.

SEZs

According to company sources,the promoters are investing about`160 crore in building roads andcreating the related infrastructureand the rest `1000 crore to set upother facilities including power,water effluent treatment andmachinery plans. The SEZstretching across 312 acre of landis being financed through acombination of models, dependingon the facilities that are being setup, besides debt financing.

Greater Noida IT/ITeSSEZ ProjectThe Uttar Pradesh government in arecent development has cleared anew IT/ITeS special economic zonefor Greater Noida on the outskirtsof Delhi. The project, which isstretching across 10 hectares willentail an investment of `612 crore,is being set up by the Delhi-basedArtha Infratech Private Limited. Theproject is said to be the first to getapproval after a period of two years

indicating that the recession is athing of past and companies areaggressively coming forward forinvestment. The project in question,which has taken the total numberof projects in the state to 37, isreportedly getting huge investmentresponse from across segmentsand will provide 20,000 direct andindirect employment opportunities tolocal masses.

GMR-Rotorcraft InksAerospace SEZ PactGMR Aviation SEZ Limited which isa GMR Group company, in a recentmove, has agreed in principle withIndian Rotorcraft Limited to fix aspace for the AW119ke helicopterassembly and flight testing facilityat the GMR Aerospace Park inHyderabad.

The site for the proposedproject has been selected by theIndian Rotorcraft after an exhaustiveprocess of evaluation of otherpotential sites across the countryand the partners are all set to startconstruction after securingnecessary and appropriategovernmental approvals. The firstaircraft is scheduled to be deliveredfrom the new facility in 2012. TheTata Sons and AgustaWestland areleaders in their respective fields andthe GMR group takes pride of beingchosen partner to these twocompanies, Chairman, GMR Group,G M Rao said.

He claimed adding that the 8-seat AW119Ke is currently top ofthe range helicopters in the singleengine market with over 190copters have already been orderedto date in around 30 countries by90 customers. The helicopter issuited to perform a wide range oftasks including law enforcement,utility, firefighting, EMS, VIP transportoffshore transport, besides carrying

out military missions. Stretchingacross 10 acres, the aviationspecific economic zone of the AeroPark is being set up with an optionfor expansion as and when needarises.

K Urban Plans forSEZ ProjectsThe prominent real estate player,Kumar Urban Development Limited,in a recent decision has planned toarrange $100 million at the specialpurpose vehicle level for its newtownship and SEZ projects and thecompany is scouting for SPV levelfunding and expects to raise $100million for its project. The prevailingperiod is the most opportune forPE funds and some companieshave already made the most of theprevailing scenario, Chairman, LalitKumar Jain said.

He added that about $60million is being raised for thecompany’s SEZ project, the balancewould be for the township projectas both the projects are coming upin Pune and expectingoverwhelming response andvaluation from investors. So far asthe township projects areconcerned, the company hasalready roped in an anchor tenantand is going to get potentialinvestors with a strong businessplan, he claimed.


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BEML Launches`̀̀̀̀360cr Aero-plant inSEZThe BEML Limited is all set tolaunch an aerospace manufacturingcomplex on an area of 25 acre inthe aerospace special economiczone at Devanahally on the outskirtsof the Bangalore city. Alongside thecompany is also scouting to acquiresmall firms to strengthen thisbusiness vertical, Chairman andManaging Director, V R S Natarajansaid. The new plant, which willmanufacture gears for helicopters,jigs for aircraft structures matchingaerospace components, fabricationof structural sub assemblies for Su-30 aircraft and variety of ground

support and ground handlingequipment, will become fullyoperational in 2012-13. In fact, theBEML is scouting for opportunitiesto acquire firms to achieve itsbusiness targets up to `100 croreannually in three years and it willstrive hard to notch `1,000 crorebusinesses by 2016-17 and thecurrent order book of the companystood at `4,300 crore, he claimed.

P Lloyd Secures SEZConstructionContractPunj Lloyd which is a renownedbuilder engaged in the constructionbusiness, has secured a contractfor building two commercialstructures in a township belonging

to the Hirco Group at Panvel inMaharashtra. The township, whichhas been named as HiranandaniPlace Gardens, is a part of Hirco’sPanvel SEZ in the state and isexpected to be ready in the next 24months.

The contract includes theconstruction of two commercialbuildings and a podium stretchingup to an area of about 2 millionsquare feet. The first of the twobuildings will be ready within 12months. The township is a mixeduse project which will boast of theworld class residential complexes,offices, educational institutions,healthcare facilities, the commercialtowers would be built in theproximity of the residentialapartments, they added.

Equipment News

Schwing Stetter, the makers ofconcrete pumping equipment, hasrecently launched 2 pumps reachingbeyond 100 metres in height andabove or wherever the concreterequired to be poured by booms.The latest product SP 2880machine with capacity of pumpingconcrete vertically upto a height of250 metres and SP 8800, whichcan reach and take concrete rightup to 500 metres of height,Managing Director (India) AnandSundaresan said.

Schwing Stetter Launches Pumps for Skyscrapers

Elaborating on the latestlaunches, he claimed that initiallythe company will import the newproducts from its overseasfacilities and will subsequentlymanufacture the latest versionsof concrete pumps in its Indianfacilities and indigenization willalso lead to a drastic cut in themanufacturing cost therebyreducing prices up to 40% atcurrent price lines. Constructinghighrise buildings is increasinglybecoming the order of the day in

India and as many as35 highrise projectswith varying heights of250 metres arecurrently coming up inMumbai metropolitancity only therebyopening up hugebusiness potentialsfor the new concretepumping equipment,he claimed.

Doosan Buys AE&E’sChennai UnitThe South Korea-based DoosanHeavy Industries and ConstructionCompany in a recent buyout, hasreportedly completed the acquisitionof Chennai unit of Austrian powercompany AE&E. With the latest deal,Doosan has secured manufacturingbase in the growing Indian marketfor power plant boilers.

According to industry insiders,the company in the recent past hasbeen getting contracts in India as itsecured a contract for a supercriticalboiler for NTPC owned Sipat3x600mw power plant. Shortly afterthat, Tata Power ordered Doosan tosupply five supercritical boilers of800mw each entail ing aninvestment of $1 billion and alsosecured a contract from the GMREnergy to build the Raipur andChhattisgarh thermal power plantsinvolving similar amount ofinvestment.

They said adding that AE&E,which is an engineering designservices subsidiary (IDEA), had a


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Beijing Sany Heavy Machinery Ltd,a SANY group company and thelargest manufacturer of Piling rigsin the world, announced its tie upwith one of the leading foundationengineering solution providers in thecountry, Suretech. Sany whichproduces 1200 rotary piling rigs hasover 50% market share in Chinawith sales of more than 800 units. With the acquisition of distributionof Sany piling rigs, the foundation

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engineering range of Suretech iscomplete. Suretech, already a leadplayer in Driven piles technologybeing the largest seller of VibratoryHammers and Hydraulic Impacthammers, is confident of creating aspace for itself in the rotary pilingrigs market with the distribution ofSany.

Beijing Sany is in the processof setting up its infrastructure inIndia and Suretech has beenchosen as their first distributor inthe country to represent them inwestern India. Beijing Sany, like allSany group companies intends toachieve a leadership status in pilingrigs market in India by itsaggressive sales and competentproduct support services. One ofthe main reasons for selection ofSuretech as a partner is becauseof Suretech’s reputation in providingexcellent product support. Suretechhas been consistently enhancingits reputation for more than 2decades by providing excellent andeffective after sales service to itscustomers.

The General manager Sany,Mr. Wen expressed his confidence

in the capabilities of Suretech whichalso reflects in their decision toappoint Suretech as their firstdistributor in India for selling pilingrigs. Managing Director of Suretech,Mr. Surajit Mukherjee indicated thatpiling rig market is rapidly expandingand there is ample scope for Sanyproducts to carve out a niche for itsproduct in a market crowded byItalian players. The Chairman ofSuretech, Mr. Sunil Newatia feelsthat Sany has risen above themarket perception “Chinese quality”and is a significant player in Indiaknown for its quality in the concreteproducts. Sany shall follow thesame path with piling rigs as well.

few months ago secured its firstorder for the supply six CFBC-typeboilers of 150 mw each from theEssar group for the Salaya IIIproject. With the Doosan arrival inChennai, Tamil Nadu will have onemore power equipmentmanufacturer after BHEL, CetharVessels, Ansaldo Caldale, Toshibaand BGR-Hitachi catering to theboilers and turbines market in theemerging Indian power sectorscenario.

M&M Enters intoEquipment Biz in Big WayBreaking into the league ofcompanies, among others,Mahindra & Mahindra launched the

indigenously built backhoe loader,EarthMaster, has recently chalkedout an ambitious plan tomanufacture the entire range ofconstruction equipment in nextcouple of years.

The company is aggressivelyentering into the constructionequipment market as India iscurrently the single largest marketfor backhoe loaders in the worldwith requirements of about 25,000units per annum and expected torecord 15% growth year on yearbasis. The equipment, which islargely used in building ports, road,building and mining, the backhoeloader is a frontline machine andis currently dominated by JCB with

a lion share of the market. Thecompany plans to bring out thecomplete range of these productsas the infrastructure sector of thecountry will entail an investmentworth `4 to 5 lakh crore recordinga seven percent of the GDP anddemand for these equipment isbound to reach new highs in thenear future, Senior Vice President,Automotive Strategy and Business,Kairas Vakharia said.


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Budget Opens New Vistas for Infra & Housing Sectors


Budget 2011-12Budget 2011-12Budget 2011-12Budget 2011-12Budget 2011-12

Targeting a double digit growth forthe 2011-12 fiscal the governmentin its Budget proposals has injectedthe biggest ever hike in infraspending by 23 per cent to`2,14,000 crore and ensuring freeflow of funds to achieve the growthtarget. It has also pushed the limitfor FIIs investors in five yearstradable infra bonds from the current$5 billion to 25 billion per annum.Alongside the domestic investorshave also been allowed to invest`30,000 crore in tax free bondsensuring sufficient funds for keyinfrastructure segments includingrailways, ports, highways andhousing sector. In addition, thegovernment in its Budget proposalshas allowed National HighwayAuthority of India (NHAI) to increaseits fund raising limit from the current`4,000 crore to `10,000 crore perannum by way of selling tax freebonds. Ensuring sufficient funds forthe infra spending, the governmentapart from allowing the purchase oftax free bonds and extendingincome tax exemption on tax savingin infrastructure bonds up to `20,000for one year, it is also setting up aninfra debt fund to promote foreigninvestment in the infrastructure

sector.Pushing affordable housing

sector to new high, the governmenthas increased the interest subsidyon a home loan up to `15 lakh fromthe current `10,000 to `15,000 perannum, which will in turn boost lowcost housing across the country.Similarly, the government in itsBudgetary proposals has also

extended the tax holiday by a yeartill 2011-12 in the form of exciseexemption on domestic powerequipment and reduction inwithholding tax and the initiative isall set to boost to the power sector.Extending an open invitation toforeign companies engaged in portand logistics business, thegovernment in its Budget proposalshas allowed them to invest ` 5,000crore in tax free bonds. It has alsoprovided full exemption from importduty on spares and capital goodsrequired for ship repairing units.However, steel and cement pricesmay go northward as the Budgetproposed a 2 per cent increase inexcise duties on steel products andin regard to cement it is proposingto replace the existing dual exciserates on cement, based on sellingprice with a single rate, which willresult in pushing the retail price ofthe product. So far so good, theBudget gives a well deserved leg-up to infrastructure and housingsector. How these proposalsimplemented in a timely manner toboost infrastructure development arethe concern, hope and expectationacross the board.

The Railways Budget

The railways budget rolled out aninvetsment worth `57,630 crore, thehighest ever annual plannedinvestment. It gave greater thrust toinfrastructure projects in terms oflaying new lines with a length of1,000km entailing an investmentworth `9,830 crore.The planned investment is to befinanced through a gross budgetarysupport of `20,000 crore andexternal source of financing throughPPP model and various othersources contributing about `1,776

crore. Apart from laying new lines,the projects lying on hold will alsobe completed during the fiscal. Inthe process, `5,406 crore and`2,470 crore will be granted fordoubling and gauge conversion ofthe projects to complete 876km and1,017km rail lines respectively.Meeting the shortage of wagons inthe Railways, including coaches andlocomotives, a sum of `13,820 crorehas been set aside for theacquisition of rolling stock.

We Need PavementsThe need for safe, durable andsmooth riding pavements onhighways and in airports cannot becontended. Construction andmaintenance of pavements costmoney – which is mostly providedthrough taxes that are collected fromthe citizens. The money is spent onemploying workers, quarrying andmanufacturing usable products,transporting them, and laying downand compacting the materials. Inthis whole process, which getsrepeated to different extents duringthe maintenance and rehabilitationcycles, man-made material is laiddown to cover virgin (most likelyarable) ground (making it un-arablefrom that point onwards), asignificant amount of naturalresources is uti l ized, (nonrenewable) energy is consumed,landfills are created, and differenttypes of chemicals (in the form ofgases) are emitted to theenvironment (all of these processes

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are irreversible). Thus, pavementengineering is a destructive andhigh impact activity. But rememberthe first sentence of this paragraph– and herein lies the dichotomy ofmodern civilization – you buildsomething that you need but in theprocess you affect the earth in anirreversible harmful way. So what isthe solution?

There is most likely not “a”solution, but multiple ones. In fact,they are more like “tools” that existin the pavement engineer’s toolbox,which could be used, as the needarises. It is the intent of this articleto describe a few of such importanttools and their impacts.

First ConsiderationFirst and foremost, the pavementinfrastructure should be viewed aspart of a larger “system,” and notviewed alone. Buildings, pavementsand natural ground/water bodies(nature) form the built environmentin which we live and breathe.Hence, pavements need to be

compatible and if possible,complementary to the other twocomponents – buildings and nature.This means construction andmaintenance of pavements shouldnot be taxing the natural resources,energy util ization should beminimized, byproducts in the formof emissions should not be harmfulto the environment, and the layoutof the pavement should not besignificantly impacting the naturalenvironment. Broadly speaking, thisincludes layout and type, designand construction of pavement. It isonly through this process we canensure that our future generationswill have no/less problem ofcontinuing the work of building ormaintaining/rehabilitating thepavement infrastructure. And, this isthe very essence of sustainability.True sustainability consists of threeaspects - social, economic andenvironmental sustainability. Thediscussions in the followingparagraphs refer to either one or

A. Veeraragavan,Professor, Indian

Institute of Technology,Madras (IIT-M),

Chennai

Rajib B. Mallick, AssociateProfessor, Civil andEnvironmental EngineeringDepartment, WorcesterPolytechnic Institute (WPI),Massachusetts, USA,


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Figure 1: Elements of a sustainable pavementinfrastructure system (Courtesy: American Concrete

Pavement Association)

more of these three different typesof sustainability.

Design of Layout ofPavementsSome of the more important issueswith the layout/geometric design ofa pavement can be summarized asfollows:1. Protection of forests: forests

provide a home to many speciesof plants and animals and at thesame time serve as a source ofeconomic products such astimber and enjoyment for tourists.Roads should be preferablydesigned away from forests, or ina way that creates minimumimpact on them.

2. Protection of wild l ife:Considerations must be made toprovide features that wouldminimize the effect of roadconstruction on animals andsubsequent vehicle-animalcollisions (such as protectedcross overs).

3. Consideration of uniquegeological conditions, such assteep slopes with vegetation orcaves/landforms should be made.Precaution should be taken toavoid such areas where a slightdisturbance of the landscapewould lead to a significantirreversible disturbance of thelocal environment.

4. Context-sensitive design shouldbe adopted: the layout of the roadshould conform to the values ofthe communities through which itis passing, by making sure that itis integrated with the localcharacter – such as flora andfauna in rural areas.

5. Access to critical areas, such ashospitals and police stationsshould be provided, such that theroad helps the local communitiesand in return the people valuethe road.

6. Consideration of the impact ofdiversion routes on the localenvironment, during the

construction of new pavementshould be made. Properforecasting methods andmitigation procedures should beadopted.

7. Consideration of traffic growthand providing adequate room forfurther growth should be made,such that traffic saturation doesnot lead to a drastic change inthe character of the communityand significant construction activitycould be avoided for a longerperiod of time.

The issues listed above canbe represented in terms ofproblems such as deforestation,noise pollution, crossing of habitatareas, flooding/storm watermanagement, creation of wastage,urban heat island effect, drinkingwater pollution, air pollution, trafficjams, soil erosion, and use ofnatural resources and energy.

The above problems could besolved with the use of one or moreof a variety of methods, whichinclude habitat connection acrossroadways through underpasses oroverpasses, fencing along the roadfor animal protection, amphibianrescue fences, storm water pollutionprevention plan, pedestrian, bicycle,and transit access, noise barriers,buffer zones, or specially plantedslopes/embankments to reducenoise pollution, intersections withinterchanges, use of pervioussurfaces in pavement or shoulders,runoff treatment practices to cleanrunoff water, avoidingsensitive aquifers,making the locations ofservice connectionseasily accessible,providing easy access toemergency services, anddefining animplementation strategyto be followed duringconstruction.

Some of thesedesirable features areshown in Figure 1.

Construction ofPavementsFor construction of asphaltpavements the key factors that needto be considered are using localmaterials (to reduce transportationrelated energy expenses), loweringthe need for new materials,reducing production andconstruction temperature, usingmore environment-friendly products(such as bio-asphalt), andenvironment-friendly layers/mixes(such as those that would allowthe percolation of water into thesoil layers and hence facilitaterecharging of aquifer, and those thathave reduced noise levels), utilizingmixes that would allow recycling orreuse of discarded materials, andlonger lasting pavements, andconducting a proper life cycleanalysis.

The favorable impact of usingsustainable pavements is farreaching. For example, if a recyclingprocedure is used to rehabilitatean existing pavement, then thefollowing benefits can be ensured:1. Less use of new natural

resources such as mineralaggregates

2. Significant reduction intransportation cost of newmaterials

3. Less amount of energy use inobtaining and processing newmaterials (aggregates)

4. Less amount of energy use in



Figure 2: Pervious pavement cross section (Courtesy: Richard Bradbury, US FederalHighway Administration)

manufacturing new materials(asphalt binder, cement)

5. Less emission and pollution ofthe environment

6. Reduction or avoiding of fillingup precious landfill space

7. Significant reduction in overalltransportation energy, specificallyif an in-place recycling process isutilized.

There is a variety of recyclingtechniques that are available today,each having its applicability underspecific conditions, as shown inTable 1.

A pervious layer in roads wouldallow the percolation of rain waterto the lower layers, and offer thefollowing benefits, that are relatedto both groundwater as well asstorm water/flood control:1. Recharge of ground water, and

hence a reduction in the potentialof lowering of groundwater andthe related problems.

2. Detention of rain water and hencea lowering of the storm watervolume that ends up in roadsewer system;

3. Filtering of storm water that iscontaminated by different methodson the road; studies show that asignificant amount of suspendedsolids, phosphorous, zinc andhydrocarbons are removed.

For asphalt pavements, a typicalpervious pavement is obtained byusing asphalt treated permeablebase over a layer of pervious stonelayer over the subgrade (with filtermaterial) as shown in Figure 2. Forconcrete pervious pavements, there

is the option of using interlocking/segmented concrete pavers. Evenif not used in mainline, storm watertree trenches can allow thedetention of a significant amount ofstorm water for sufficient timebefore releasing it into the sewersystem (Figure 3).

Low energy mixes, particularlywarm mix asphalt are becomingmore common these days, becauseof their inherent advantage of lowerenergy cost and lower emissionpotential. Another key factor inconsidering warm mix asphalt isthe fact that because of lowertemperature, the asphalt binderundergoes less aging, and hencea better pavement mix is obtainedduring construction – whichtranslates to longer life and henceless frequent rehabilitation cycles.There are different types of WMAtechniques available, such aszeolites, wax, emulsion and foam -with newer products and techniques

being developed, and one or moresuitable methods can easily beadopted for regular use by theindustry. The selection of thespecific method should be madeon the basis of the availability ofthe material, expertise andexperience with that specifictechnology.

The use of bindersmanufactured from bio-resources isbeing researched and conducted indifferent parts of the world. Thesebinders are essentially derived frombiomass – agricultural and forestresidue with the help of biochemicalor thermochemical processes. Onesuch example of bio binder whichis fully derived from vegetable isVegecol from COLAS. Such binderscan be utilized for modifying asphalt(< 10% replacement), extendingasphalt binder (>25% replacement)or totally replacing asphalt. Differentgrades of such binders could alsobe used for cleaning roadequipment or partially replacingfluxing agents. The advantages ofusing such binders are significantreduction in pollution – no SOx andmajor reduction in NOx emissions,and manufacturing from 100%renewable agricultural products.Furthermore, the temperature of mixproduction could be reducedsignificantly.

One of the most excitingtechnologies that are beingdeveloped in pavement engineering



Figure 3: Stormwater tree trench concept applied in Green Street project inPhiladelphia (Courtesy: Glen J. Abrams, AICP, Watersheds Planning Manager,

City of Philadelphia)

Figure 4: High RAP content recycling in Germany(Courtesy: Gerhard Riebesehl, Storimpex Asphal Tec

Matthias Nölting, Sasol Wax GmbH)

is the combined use of the recyclingand warm mix concepts to producegood performing and long lastingpavements. Binder from renewablesource could also be used in thisprocess. Using sophisticatedmaterials and plant/process controltechnology, it is now possible toeffectively recycle close to 100%reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP)material, at a reduced temperature(for example below 130oC asopposed to 150oC) to meetemission requirements, and stillobtain a pavement which hasexcellent performance under bothhigh and low temperatures, andwhich can be opened to trafficquickly after construction, even at atemperature which is higher thanthat at which conventionalpavements could be opened.Overall, this translates to savingsin money and time, materials andnatural resources and energy, and

significant reduction in emission.Example of such a project (inGermany) is shown in Figure 4.

Recycling of discarded tires inthe form of crumb rubber in asphaltpavement mixes is now an acceptedpractice in many parts of the world.Apart from allowing the user to avoidthe filling up of precious landfillspace with hazardous waste, thisprocess allows the userto:1. Incorporate more

asphalt binder (thickerfilm) in mixes to make,them longer lasting anddurable

2. Use a coarsergradation for specificuses such as drainageof water.

3. Reduce noise levelsfrom pavementssignificantly.

The key to successful use ofrubber modified asphalt binder issuccessful incorporation andretention of the rubber into thebinder/mix. As is the case for manytechnologies, this is heavilydependent on available plant andconstruction equipment. Forexample, appropriate technologymust exist to uniformly blend thecrumb rubber mechanically orchemically with the binder, ensurethat the binder remains in that stateduring transportation, and for properquality control test methods to testand prevent the separation of therubber and the binder prior tolaydown and compaction. In termsof recycling of other materials,artificial aggregates such as blastfurnace slag, generated from steeland iron production could besuccessfully incorporated in pavingmixes.

The production of Portlandcement, the key constituent inconcrete pavements and clinkerrequired for manufacturing ofcement, are a major source of CO2emission in the modern world. Theuse of limestone and supplementalcementitious materials (SCMs, suchas fly ash from thermal powerplants using coal, and rice huskash) provide attractive options ofreducing the use of cement andthereby cutting down its CO2footprint. Blended cement,consisting of Portland cement andSCMs are becoming popular. Formaintenance of concrete



pavements, modern techniquessuch as dowel bar retrofits, crossstitching, partial-depth repairs, jointand crack resealing, slabstabilization, diamond grinding couldbe used to improve the conditionsof concrete roads and at the sametime avoid or reduce the need forenergy intensive major repairs/rehabilitation work.

The concept of perpetualasphalt pavement has been recentlyproposed as a sustainabletechnology. The objective of thistechnique is to provide thick andappropriately constructed (withspecific mixes for different layers)layers such that the crit icalresponses (such as tensile strain)in the pavement are kept very low,and as a result no major structuralfailure could be expected for a longperiod of time. The onlydeterioration that could be expectedwill be in the form of surfacedistresses, which could be relativelyeasily and economically addressedby less involved rehabilitationprocedure, such as in place surfacerecycling. Obviously, thesepavements would cost more thanconventional pavements initially butif constructed properly, they allowthe users and the highwayagencies to enjoy a better qualityand durable pavement withsignificantly reduced cycle ofrehabilitation (the pavements needto be maintained properly), andhence significant reduction inactivities that could negatively impactthe environment.

In terms of longevity, proponentsof the concrete pavement industryargue that the longer life of concretepavements translates to reducedneeds for new natural resources,energy and waste disposal. Anotherimportant factor is that because oflower deflection in concretepavements and hence lower rollingresistance, the mileage isincreased by about 3.85% inconcrete pavements over asphaltpavements (with similar

smoothness) – which translates tolower amount of fuel spent andhence lower amount of greenhousegas emission. Furthermore,because the surface of a concretepavement reflects a higher amountof solar energy than asphaltpavement, concrete pavement helpsin reducing the indirect contributionof pavements towards the urbanheat island effect. And at nighttime,the lighter color of the concretepavement surface helps in asignificant reduction in the amountof energy that is needed forillumination. However, note thatsmoothness has a significantpositive effect on gas mileage,asphalt pavements are in generalsmoother than concrete pavements,and the reflectivity of asphaltpavements can be improved byusing surface gritting or chip sealswith light colored aggregates,colorless synthetic binders andsurface paints, and the surfacetemperature could be reduced withthe help of open graded frictioncourse.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) inpavement engineering is anestablished concept, and is utilizedin many, if not most, high costprojects. However, traditionally, thecost is evaluated in terms ofmaterials/construction/salvage costonly. For sustainable pavementengineering, the environmental andsocial cost must also be evaluated.Furthermore, the cost of extendingthe life of a pavement (and thuslowering the life cycle cost) mustbe evaluated in the context of theamount of natural resources andenergy that are spent on producingthe premium materials that areused to extend its life. The impactof the pavement construction/maintenance and rehabilitationshould be evaluated in terms of allthree components of sustainability– social, economic andenvironmental. Examples of suchframework and components offramework are the Sustainability Life

Cycle Assessment (SLCA), the IRFGreenhouse Gas Calculator, andPaLATE (Pavement Life-cycleAssessment Tool for Environmentaland Economic Effects).

WorkersHundreds of thousands of humanbeings – men, women and in manycases even children work inpavement related projects all overthe world. In many cases, this workgoes on under extreme conditionsof weather, in areas that are remotefrom basic facilities such as schoolor hospitals, and under conditionsof emissions/pollution fromconstruction conditions (smoke/gas/particulate emission). This makesthe entire realm of pavementengineering socially unsustainable.Conditions must be improved suchthat environmental and economicjustice is prevalent among thepavement workers. While there aremany things that need to be done,first and foremost, it is theresponsibil ity of pavementengineers to select materials andmethods such that workingconditions are improved. Forexample, switching to warm mixasphalt instead of hot mix asphaltwill reduce harmful emissionssignificantly (Figure 5). Secondly,engineers and authorities mustenforce strict safety regulations andprovide for the basic necessitiessuch as protective body and eyewears.

Pavement-Building-Nature-SymbiosisAs pointed out earlier, pavementsneed to be considered as part ofthe built environment – going onestep forward, in the future;pavements need to be consideredas part of a symbiotic system thatalso includes buildings and thenature. Imagine a day when we willhave smart pavements, that will beable to self control temperaturesand adapt to changingenvironmental conditions to sustain



loads without deforming or cracking,will be able to harvest heat energyfrom the solar radiation falling onthem, and supply this to buildingsfor various uses, and in return, thebuildings will be keeping thepavements below a crit icaltemperature, thus extending theirlives, and also reducing the amountof heat that is radiated back intothe environment, and henceindirectly reducing the urban heatisland effect. Multidisciplinaryresearch, as indicated in Figure 6,needs to be conducted to makethis vision a reality.

Regulatory Bodiesand Impetus forSustainabilityAdopting sustainable practices canreduce many of the environmentalimpacts of pavement construction.However, both impetus andregulations (“carrots and stick”)need to be in place to acceleratethe adoption of sustainablepractices. Impetus in the form ofprestigious certif ication, firstvoluntary, and then gradually,mandatory, should be introduced.Example of such certification is theUS Green Building Council’sLeadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED) in the

Figure 5: Range of reduction in emission through the use of Warm Mix Asphalt

United States, which awards silver,gold and platinum certifications forprojects in increasing order ofcontribution towards “improvingperformance across all the metricsthat matter most: energy savings,water efficiency, CO2 emissionsreduction, improved indoorenvironmental quality, andstewardship of resources andsensitivity to their impacts.”Regulatory bodies such as theEnvironmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the US enforce strictemission standards to prevent theemission of harmful gases andparticulates into the atmosphere.

Figure 6: Multidisciplinary approach to consider pavement infrastructure as partof the built environment



Human FactorPavements are engineeredsystems that need to be planned,designed, constructed,maintained and rehabilitated byknowledgeable and skil ledpeople. However, for achievingsustainable pavementengineering, we need sociallyresponsible engineers, withbroad vision and compassion forhumanity and respect for nature.

Therefore, the preparation forsustainability starts today in ourColleges and Universities withthe students who will be joiningthe profession tomorrow.Professors, administrators andthe tax paying general publicneed to be educated on theimpacts of pavement engineeringand the different ways tominimize such impacts. This canbe achieved by establishingmultidisciplinary centers ofexcellence in sustainablepavement engineering in majorcolleges and Universities inconjunction with the industry andthe government in the differentparts of the country. While

education on existing and newconcepts of sustainability can betransmitted by this method, thecenters should also focus ondeveloping, through research,new sustainable concepts andpractices. And in that research, itis vital that engineers look at thefuture – innovative, sophisticatedmaterials and techniques, aswell as into the past – todetermine what has survived overcenturies without harmfullyaffecting our environment.

This has been a fairly longarticle, and it is time for theauthors (and perhaps the readersas well) to relax and sip a cup oftea– preferably in an Indian claycup– have you ever wonderedwhat a marvel of sustainableengineering the Indian clay cupis? It comes from the earth,serves its purpose in the mostefficient way – even adds flavorto the tea, and then goes backcompletely into the earth, withoutleaving any lasting impact on theenvironment. We, pavementengineers, have a lot to learn fromit!



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Advances inBituminousRoad ConstructionIntroductionAn ambitious road construction planis underway in India, which primarilyinvolves bituminous pavements. Atthe present time, Ministry of RoadTransport & Highways (MORTH)Specification for Road and BridgeWorks, 2001 Edition is used forconstruction of all roads includingnational highways. Advances inbituminous constructiontechnologies are made in the worldalmost every year. This paperdescribes such advances in termsof materials, mix design, special

bituminous mixes, and recycling.There is a need to incorporate theseadvances in MORTH specificationswhich are about 10 years old, tokeep abreast of latest technologies.

MaterialsPaving BitumenPrior to July 2006, penetrationgraded road paving bitumen suchas 60/70 was used in India. Thisgrading system was based onempirical penetration test, which isconducted at 25oC. The penetrationtest measures the consistency ofbitumen. Although two 60/70

penetration bitumen samples fromdifferent refineries may have similarconsistency (stiffness) at 25oC, butone may be softer than the otherwhen tested at 60oC, which is closeto the highest pavementtemperature on a hot summer day.Bitumen which is very soft at hightemperature is undesirable becauseit can cause rutting in bituminouspavement under heavy loads.Therefore, the Bureau of IndianStandards (BIS) adopted a viscositygrading system for paving bitumenin July 2006 by issuing standardIS:73:2006. This system is based

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Prof. Prithvi SinghKandhal, Associate Director(Emeritus), National Center

for Asphalt Technology(NCAT), Auburn University,

Alabama, U.S.A.


on viscosity testing at 60oC.Penetration graded bitumen 60/70was deleted and substituted withviscosity graded VG-30. Similarly,penetration graded bitumen 80/100was deleted and substituted withviscosity graded VG-10.

Although the precedingadvancement has been made, thereis a need to advance further byadopting performance graded (PG)bitumen, especially for nationalhighways. The viscosity gradingsystem gave excellent performanceresults in the US for over 20 years.However, the viscosity gradingsystem, although more rational thanthe penetration grading system,was still based on experience. A50-million dollar, 5-year StrategicHighway Research Program (SHRP)was undertaken from 1987 to 1992to develop a performance basedgrading system for bitumen, whichwas based on engineeringprinciples to address commonasphalt pavement distressproblems. The so-called Superpave(acronym for Superior PerformingPavements) performance gradingsystem includes new bitumen testsand specifications with the followingsalient features:1. Tests and specifications are

intended for bitumen “binders,”which include both modified andunmodified bitumens.

2. The physical propertiesmeasured by Superpave bitumentests are directly related to fieldperformance by engineeringprinciples rather than just theexperience.

3. A long-term bitumen aging test,which simulates aging ofbitumens during 5-10 years inservice, was developed andincluded for the first time.

4. Tests and specifications aredesigned to eliminate or minimizethree specific types of asphaltpavement distresses: rutting,fatigue cracking, and thermalcracking. Rutting typically occursat high temperature, fatiguecracking at intermediate

temperature, and thermal crackingat low temperatures.

5. As shown in Figure 1, the entirerange of pavement temperatureexperienced at the project site isconsidered. New testingequipments were developed/adopted for testing bitumens forthis purpose. A rotationalviscometer is used to measurethe bitumen viscosity at 135oC. Adynamic shear rheometer is usedto measure the viscoelasticproperties of the bitumen at twotemperatures: high temperaturecorresponding to the maximum7-day pavement temperatureduring summer at the project site,and intermediate temperaturecorresponding to the averageannual temperature of thepavement at the project site. Abending beam rheometer and adirect tension tester are used tomeasure the rheologicalproperties of the bitumen at thelowest pavement temperatureduring winter at the project site.

The Superpave performancegrade (PG) bitumen is based onclimate. For example, PG 64-22bitumen is suitable for a projectlocation, where the average 7-daymaximum pavement temperature is

as much as 64oC, and the minimumpavement temperature is –22oC.

The high temperature gradesare PG 52, PG 58, PG 64, PG 70,PG 76, and PG 82. The lowtemperature grades are –4, – 10, -16, -22, -28, -34 and so forth. Bothhigh and low temperature gradesare in increments of 6 Celsiusdegrees.

Example: A project location inRajasthan has a maximum record7-day pavement temperature of70oC in summer and a minimumrecord pavement temperature of –3oC. A PG 70-4 bitumen will bespecified for paving that project.

AggregateMany advances have been made incharacterization of coarseaggregate, fine aggregate andmineral filler used in bituminousconstruction. However, one simpletest for characterizing particle shape& surface texture of fine aggregate(sand) passing 4.75 mm sieve canbe implemented easily in India. Itis desirable to have angular fineaggregate particles in mix so as toresist rutting in bituminouspavements. Whereas angularity ofcoarse aggregate (retained on 4.75mm sieve) can be evaluated by

Figure 1: Superpave performance grade bitumen testing is conducted over the entirerange of temperature experienced at the project site


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naked eye, it is not easy to do soin case of fine aggregate particles.The schematic of the testequipment for measuring fineaggregate angularity (FAA) is shownin Figure 2. It can be fabricatedeasily in India. FAA test procedurehas been adopted as standardAASHTO Test 304.

A calibrated cylindrical measureis filled with fine aggregate ofprescribed grading by allowing thesample to flow through a funnelfrom a fixed height into thecylindrical measure. The fineaggregate is struck off at the rim,and its mass is determined byweighing. Uncompacted voidcontent in the fine aggregate iscalculated as the difference betweenthe volume of the cylindricalmeasure and the absolute bulkvolume of the fine aggregatecollected in the measure. Bulkvolume of the fine aggregate iscalculated from its mass and itsbulk dry specific gravity.

This test is based on theconcept that round particles packcloser than angular particles andtherefore produce loweruncompacted void content, that is,lower FAA value. A FAA value of 45or more is desirable to ensure thatthe fine aggregate is angular anddoes not contain any natural sand,which normally has roundedparticles.

Mix DesignMarshall Mix design is currentlyused in India for designingbituminous mixes. In any mixdesign, it is desirable to compactlaboratory specimens to a densitywhich is expected to be achieved inthe bituminous course after 2-3years of densification under traffic.For designing bituminous mixes forheavy traffic, 75 blows each areapplied with a Marshall impacthammer on both sides of thespecimen. This laboratorycompaction level worked well in thepast. However, it was observed inthe US during the 1980s that thefield density of in-servicebituminous pavements wassignificantly higher than thelaboratory design density obtainedwith 75 blows. This was attributedto increased truck tyre pressuresand new tyre designs with stifferside walls. Therefore, 75-blowcompaction level appearedinadequate. Increasing the numberof blows was not desirablebecause it merely causeddegradation (breakage) ofaggregate particles in thespecimen.

During SHRP, a new Superpavemix design method was developedin the US. A Superpave gyratorycompactor (SGC) was developedwhich compacted the laboratory

specimen with gyratory action (seeschematic of SGC in Figure 3)rather than impact compaction asis done with Marshall hammer.Gyratory compaction also simulatesfield compaction with rollers interms of aggregate particleorientation. Depending on the trafficlevel in ESALs (equivalent singleaxle loads) expected on thehighway, desired compaction levelcan be obtained in SGC by varyingthe number of gyrations withoutcausing any significant degradationof aggregate in the mix.

Another advantage of SGC isthat a densification curve (numberof gyrations versus compacteddensity of specimen) is obtainedduring the compaction process. Atleast three different gradations ofthe proposed mix are evaluated inthe Superpave mix design to selectthe gradation which has thestrongest aggregate skeleton.

Special BituminousMixesStone Matrix AsphaltStone matrix asphalt (SMA) wasdeveloped in Germany in the mid1960 and it has been used verysuccessfully by many countriesincluding US as a highly rut-resistant bituminous course, bothfor binder (intermediate) andwearing course for heavy traffic

Figure 3: Schematic of Superpave gyratory compactorFigure 2: Schematic of equipment fortesting fine aggregate angularity (FAA)


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roads. SMA is tough, stable, rut-resistant mix that relies on stone-on-stone contact to provide strengthand a rich mortar binder to providedurability.

Figure 4 provides a cross-sectional representation of thedifference between SMA and dense-graded conventional bituminous mix.In a conventional dense graded mix,coarse aggregate particles (retainedon 4.75 mm sieve) are separatedby fine aggregate matrix, whichprimarily carries the load. In SMA,coarse aggregate particles havestone-on-stone contact forming astone skeleton which carries theload.

Since SMA mix has relativelyhigher bitumen content, cellulosefiber is added to the mix to minimizedrain down of bitumen in trucksduring transportation of the mix fromplant to project site. Although thecost of SMA is typically about 25-30% higher than the cost of densegraded bituminous mix, it is stilleconomical considering life cyclecosts.

SMA has been widely used inthe US since 1991 for heavy-trafficroads. It must also be used inIndia for heavy corridors especiallywhen overloading is also common.Indian Roads Congress (IRC) hasrecently published a tentativespecification for SMA (IRC:SP:79-

2008), which was drafted by theauthor to facilitate its use in India. Amanual containing detailedguidelines for designing andconstructing SMA mixtures wasdeveloped by the author in the USfor practicing engineers.

Open Graded AsphaltFriction CourseOpen graded asphalt friction course(OGFC) is an open graded hot mixasphalt mixture with interconnectedvoids that provide improved surfacedrainage during rainfall. Therainwater drains vertically throughthe OGFC to an impermeableunderlying bituminous layer andthen laterally to the day lighted(exposed) edge of the OGFConwards to shoulder. In addition tominimizing hydroplaning potentialduring rainfall and providingimproved friction values on wetpavements, the OGFC offers thefollowing advantages compared toother dense graded surfaces: (a)reduced vehicle splash and spraybehind vehicles, (b) reduced tyre-pavement noise, (c) enhancedvisibility of pavement markings, and(d) reduced night time surface glarein wet weather.

Numerous states in the UScurrently using OGFC haveexperienced excellent performancein terms of safety (improved wet

pavement surface friction) anddurability. This has beenaccomplished by one or more ofthe following: use of polymermodified asphalt binders, relativelyhigher bitumen content (by usingcellulose fibers), and/or relativelyopen gradations.

Figure 5 shows an interstatehighway in the US, where OGFCwas used in the lanes on the rightside and dense graded bituminousmix was used in the lanes on theleft side. Note the dramaticdifference: there is no standingwater and absence of splash/sprayon the lanes on the right side duringrain.A manual giving detailed guidelineson design, construction andmaintenance of OGFC wasdeveloped by the author for use bypracticing engineers in the US. Dueto economic considerations, OGFCshould be used in India selectivelyin regions with heavy rainfall andstretches of roads prone toaccidents resulting from skiddingon wet pavement.

Warm Mix AsphaltWarm mix asphalt (WMA) is a fastemerging new technology whichhas a potential of revolutionizingthe production of asphalt mixtures.WMA technology allows the mixing,lay down, and compaction of

Fig. 4a Stone matrix asphalt cross-section Fig. 4b Conventional hot mix asphalt cross-section


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asphalt mixes at significantly lowertemperatures compared to hot mixasphalt (HMA). The technology canreduce production temperatures byas much as 30%. Asphalt mixesare generally produced at 150°C orgreater temperatures dependingmainly on the type of binder used.WMA mixes can be produced attemperatures of about 120°C orlower.

The development of WMA wasinitiated in Europe in the late 1990sprimarily in response to the needfor greenhouse gas reduction underthe Kyoto Protocol. WMAtechnologies such as Aspha-min,WAM Foam, and Sasobit weredeveloped during that time. NewWMA technologies such asEvotherm, Rediset WMX, REVIX, LEA(Low Energy Asphalt) and DoubleBarrel Green were later developedwithin the US.

Warm mix asphalt offers thefollowing significant advantages:♦ Energy savings. The most

obvious benefit of WMA is thereduction in fuel consumption.Fuel is used to dry and heat theaggregate. Studies have shownthat lower plant mix temperaturesassociated with WMA can lead toas much as 30 percent reductionin energy consumption.

♦ Decreased emissions. WMAproduces emissions (both visible

and non visible) from theburning of fossil fuels at asignificantly reduced levelcompared to HMA (Figure6). This would permitasphalt plants to be locatedin and around non-attainment areas such aslarge metropolitan areasthat have air qualityrestrictions.♦ Decreased fumes andodour. WMA produces lowerfumes and odour both atthe plant and the pavingsite compared to HMA. Thiswould also result in

improved working conditions atboth places.

♦ Decreased binder aging. Short-term aging of liquid asphalt bindertakes place when it is mixed withhot aggregate in pug mill ormixing drum. This aging iscaused by the loss of lighter oilsfrom the liquid asphalt bindersduring mixing at hightemperatures. It is believed thatthe short-term aging of the binderwill be reduced significantly

because the loss of lighter oilswill be less at relatively lowermixing temperatures. This mayenhance asphalt pavementdurability.

♦ Extended paving season. Byproducing WMA at normal HMAtemperatures, it may be possibleto extend the paving season intothe colder months of the year orin places located on high altitudessince the WMA additives orprocesses act as a compactionaid. Further by narrowing thedifference between compactiontemperature and ambient airtemperature the rate of cooling isdecreased. WMA may also betransported over longer distancesas compared to HMA with reducedloss of mix temperature in thehauling units. This advantageshould facilitate the Indian BorderRoads Organization (BRO) inconstructing asphalt roads in highaltitude and/or remote areas faraway from hot mix plants.

♦ Compaction aid for stiffer mixes.WMA additives and processesmay be used to improve the

Figure 5: Lanes on the right have OGFC and lanes onthe left have dense graded hot mix asphalt on ainterstate in the US. Note absence of standing waterand splash/spray on the lanes on the right side.

Figure 6: Emission can be seen from the hot mix asphalt at 320 F (160 C) in lefttruck. No emission is visible from the truck in right containing warm mix asphalt at250 F (121 C). (Photo courtesy: Matthew Corrigan, FHWA)


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compactibility of stiff mixes whenmix is produced closer to typicalHMA production temperatures.Smaller reductions in temperaturemay also be possible. There isextensive experience with the useof certain types of WMA with SMAin Europe.

♦ Increased amount of RAP.Research has shown that thepercentage of reclaimed asphaltpavement (RAP) can be increasedin WMA compared to HMA duringhot recycling.

♦ Generation of carbon credits forIndia. Developing countries likeIndia can earn CERs (CertifiedEmission Reductions) orpopularly known as carbon creditsunder the Kyoto Protocol iftechnologies such as WMA areintroduced and implemented.

At the present time a mix isconsidered warm mix in the US ifthe mix produced at the plant hastemperature exceeding 100ºC butsignificantly below that of a normalhot mix. WMA has a wide range ofproduction temperatures rangingfrom slightly over 100ºC to about20 to 30ºC below typical HMAtemperatures. WMA technologies arealso applicable to mixes made withpolymer modified asphalt binders.

WMA technologies can beclassified broadly as (a) those thatuse water, (b) those that use sometype of organic additive or wax, and(c) those that use chemicaladditives or surfactants.

Technologies which introducesmall amounts of water to hotasphalt binder, take advantage ofthe phenomenon: when water turnsinto steam at atmospheric pressureit expands in volume by a factor of1,673. This causes tremendousincrease in the volume of asphaltbinder which not only helps incoating the aggregate easily butalso lowers the mix apparentviscosity. Processes to introducewater into the asphalt binder consistof foaming nozzles, use ofhydrophilic material such as zeolite

or use of damp aggregate. Asphaltbinder temperature typically is thesame as that used for hot mixasphalt.

Technologies that use organicadditives or waxes lower the asphaltbinder viscosity above theirrespective melting points. It shouldbe ensured that their melting pointsare above the in-service pavementtemperatures during hot summersso that permanent deformation orrutting does not become a problem.

Technologies that use somechemical additive and /or surfactantsproduce a variety of differentmechanisms to coat the aggregateat lower temperatures.

It appears WMA technology isabout to take off in India. There isa need to incorporate WMAspecifications in MORTHspecifications.

Recycling ofBituminousPavementsRecycling of existing asphaltpavement materials to produce newpavement materials results inconsiderable savings of material,money, and energy. The specificbenefits of recycling can besummarized as follows:1. When properly used, recycling

can result in substantial savingsover the use of new materials.Also, the cost of haulage can beavoided if recycling is performedin place. The need for economicconsideration is felt now morethan ever, because of tighteningbudgets and ever increasing costof materials.

2. Recycling can help inconservation of natural resourcesby reducing the need for newmaterials. This translates tosubstantial savings in aggregateresources and demand forasphalt binder (bitumen),especially during supplyinterruptions. Even though theremay be an abundant supply of

aggregates, the distribution ofthese sources does not alwayscoincide with the location of need.

3. Recycled materials have provento be equal or even better thannew materials in quality. Hot mixasphalt (HMA) overlay on recycledbase is expected to perform betterthan an HMA overlay on theexisting surface, even though theyhave the same thickness,because the former cansubstantially reduce the potentialof reflective cracking through thesurface course.

4. Recycling can maintain pavementgeometrics as well as pavementthickness. The existing pavementstructure can be strengthened byrecycling without addingsubstantial overlays. In somecases, the traffic disruption islesser than that for otherrehabilitation techniques.

5. Recycling can save considerableamount of energy compared toconventional constructiontechniques. This factor is ofsignificant importance during anenergy crisis l ike the oneexperienced during the 1972 Araboil embargo.

Over the years, recycling hasbecome one of the most attractivepavement rehabilitation alternatives.With the continuous accumulationof performance data, field andlaboratory evaluations of recycledmixes, and with the simultaneousdevelopment of realisticperformance oriented guidelines itis expected that recycling willcontinue to be the most attractiverehabilitation technique.

Different recycling methods arenow available to address specificpavement distress and structuralneeds. A brief description of theserecycling methods follows.

The Asphalt Recycling andReclaiming Association define fivedifferent types of recycling methods:(1) Cold Planing; (2) Hot Recycling;(3) Hot In Place Recycling; (4) ColdIn-Place Recycling; and (5) Full


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Depth Reclamation.Cold planing is described as

an automatic method of removingasphalt pavement to a desireddepth and restoration of the surfaceto a desired grade and slope andfree of humps, ruts and otherdistresses. This method can beused for the roughening or texturingof a pavement to improve frictionalresistance. Cold planing isperformed with a self propelledrotary drum cold planing machinewith the reclaimed asphaltpavement (RAP) transferred totrucks for removal from the job site.The resulting pavement can beused immediately by regular trafficand overlaid at some future time orleft as a textured surface.

Hot recycling or hot mixrecycling is the process in whichreclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP)material is combined with newmaterials, sometimes along with arecycling agent, to produce hot mixasphalt (HMA) mixtures. Both batchand drum type hot mix plants areused to produce recycled mix. TheRAP material can be obtained bymilling or ripping and crushingoperation. RAP at ambienttemperature when introduced inweigh hopper of the batch plant(Figure 7) or drum of the drum

plant is heated by superheatedvirgin aggregate. If the amount ofRAP exceeds 15-20 percent, asofter asphalt binder is used torejuvenate the aged asphalt binderin the RAP. The mix placement andcompaction equipment andprocedures are the same as forregular HMA. Typical RAP to newaggregate ratio varies from 10:90to 30:70 with a maximum of 50:50(drum plant). The advantages of hotmix recycling include significantstructural improvement, equal orbetter performance compared toconventional HMA, and capability tocorrect most surface defects,deformation, and cracking.

Hot in place recycling (HIR)consists of a method in which theexisting pavement is heated andsoftened, and then scarified or hotrotary mixed to a specified depth.New HMA or recycling agent maybe added to the RAP materialduring the recycling process. HIRcan be performed either as asingle pass or a multiple passoperation. In single pass operation,the restored RAP material iscombined with new material. Inmultiple pass operation, therestored RAP material isrecompacted first, and a newwearing surface is applied later. The

depth of treatment varies between20 to 40 mm (3/4 in to 1½ in). TheAsphalt Recycling and ReclaimingAssociation (ARRA) has identifiedthree HIR processes; (a) surfacerecycling, (b) repaving, and (c)remixing. In a surface recyclingoperation the existing asphaltsurface is heated and scarified to aspecified depth. The scarifiedmaterial is combined withaggregate and/or recycling agent.The mix is then compacted. A newoverlay may or may not be placedon the recycled mix. In the secondtype of HIR method, repaving, thesurface recycling method iscombined with a simultaneousoverlay of new hot mix asphalt(HMA). Both the scarified mix andthe new HMA are rolled at the sametime.

In the case of remixing, thescarified RAP material is mixed withvirgin HMA in a pug mill, and therecycled mix is laid down as asingle mix. The advantages of hotin place recycling are that surfacecracks can be eliminated, ruts andshoves and bumps can becorrected, aged asphalt binder isrejuvenated, aggregate gradationand asphalt content can bemodified, traffic interruption isminimal, and hauling costs areminimized.

In cold in place recycling (CIR),the existing pavement material isreused without the application ofheat. Except for any recycling agent,no transportation of materials isusually required, and, therefore,haulage cost is very low. Normally,an asphalt emulsion is added as arecycling agent. The processincludes pulverizing the existingpavement, sizing of the RAP,application of recycling agent,placement, and compaction. Theuse of a recycling train, whichconsists of pulverizing, screening,crushing, and mixing units, is quitecommon. The processed materialis deposited in a windrow from themixing device, where it is pickedup, placed, and compacted with

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conventional hot mix asphalt laydown and rolling equipment. Thedepth of treatment is typically from75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in).

The advantages of cold in placerecycling include significantstructural improvement, treatment ofmost pavement distress,improvement of ride quality,minimum hauling and air qualityproblems, and capability ofpavement widening.

Full depth reclamation has beendefined as a recycling methodwhere all of the asphalt pavementsection and a predeterminedamount of underlying material aretreated to produce a stabilized basecourse. It is basically a cold mixrecycling process in which differenttypes of additives such as asphaltemulsions and chemical agentssuch as calcium chloride, Portlandcement, fly ash, and lime, areadded to obtain ail improved base.The four main steps in this processare pulverization, introduction ofadditive, compaction, andapplication of a surface or awearing course. If the in placematerial is not sufficient to providethe desired depth of the treatedbase, new materials may beimported and included in theprocessing. This method ofrecycling is normally performed toa depth of 100 mm to 305 mm (4to 12 in). The advantages of fulldepth reclamation are that mostpavement distresses are treated,hauling costs are minimized,significant structural improvementscan be made (especially in base),material disposal problems areeliminated, and ride quality isimproved.

SummaryThis paper describes recentadvances in bituminous road

construction in terms of materials,mix design, special bituminousmixes, and recycling. These includeperformance grading system forpaving bitumen; measuring particleshape of fine aggregate; Superpavemix design; stone matrix asphalt(SMA); open graded asphalt frictioncourse (OGFC); warm mix asphalt(WMA); and four types of asphaltpavement recycling.

References♦ Kandhal, P.S. An Overview of the

Viscosity Grading System Adoptedin India for Paving Bitumen. IndianHighways, Volume 34, No. 4, April2007.

♦ Roberts, F.L., P.S. Kandhal, E.R.Brown, D.Y. Lee, and T.W.Kennedy. 'Hot Mix AsphaltMaterials, Mixture Design andConstruction.' NAPA EducationFoundation, Lanham, Maryland,Second Edition, 1996.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. and F. Parker.'Aggregate Tests Related toAsphalt Concrete Performance inPavements.' TransportationResearch Board, NationalCooperative Highway ResearchProgram Report 405, 1998.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. 'Aggregate Testsfor Hot Mix Asphalt:' State of thePractice. Transportation ResearchBoard Circular No. 479,December, 1997.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. Design,Construction, and Maintenance ofOpen-Graded Asphalt FrictionCourses. National AsphaltPavement Association InformationSeries 115, May 2002.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. Designing andConstructing Stone Matrix AsphaltMixtures State-of-the-Practice.National Asphalt PavementAssociation Quality ImprovementPublication QIP-122 (RevisedEdition), March 2002.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. Warm Mix AsphaltTechnologies: An Overview.

Journal of the Indian RoadsCongress, Volume 71-2, 2010.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. Recycling ofAsphalt Pavements: An Overview.Association of Asphalt PavingTechnologists, Asphalt PavingTechnology, Vol. 66, 1997.

♦ Kandhal, P.S. and R.B. Mallick.Pavement Recycling Guidelinesfor State and Local Governments.Federal Highway AdministrationPublication No. FHWA-SA-98-042,December, 1997.

About the AuthorProf. Prithvi Singh Kandhal isAssociate Director (Emeritus) atthe National Center for AsphaltTechnology (NCAT) based atAuburn University, Alabama, U.S.A.NCAT is the largest asphalt(bitumen) road technology centerin the world. Prior to joining NCATin 1988, Kandhal served as ChiefAsphalt Engineer of thePennsylvania Department ofTransportation for 17 years. He isthe first person born outside NorthAmerica, who has held thefollowing three very prestigiouspositions in the asphalt technologyarea:♦ President, Association of Asphalt

Paving Technologists (withmembers from all continents inthe world)

♦ Chairman, American Society forTesting and Materials (ASTM)International Committee on RoadPaving Standards (responsiblefor over 200 highway standardsused worldwide)

♦ Chairman, TransportationResearch Board Committee onAsphalt Roads, U.S. NationalAcademy of Sciences

Prof. Kandhal has publishedover 120 technical papers and hasco-authored the first ever textbookon asphalt road technology, whichis used by more than 25universities in the U.S.

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ReviewIn the sixties and early seventies,studded tires were used inGermany during wintertime. Thewear of asphalt surface coursesunder the spikes was extreme.Research and investigations on theperformance of surface courses ofasphalt concrete (AC) andgußasphalt verified that wear andrutting by studded tires wasincreased by:♦ high air void content of the surface

course,♦ low bitumen content,♦ inadequate quality and quantity

of aggregates.In the end of the sixties, theseresults were the starting point forseveral large companies of theasphalt paving industry to developspecific mixes which werepublished under different proprietarynames. Later, all these mixes werestandardized and called StoneMastic Asphalt or Stone MatrixAsphalt l ike in India (seeIRC:SP:79:2008).

In 1975, the use of studdedtires was banned. In the followingtime surface courses with asphaltconcrete and prototype SMA mixesshowed a different performance ofheavily trafficked higways: asphaltconcrete with a high bitumencontent was disposed to permanentdeformation, whereas asphaltconcrete with a low bitumen contentwas disposed to aging andpreliminary cracking. However underequal conditions both types ofdistress were not observed withSMA - surface courses. Practicalexperiences and observationsproved that SMA is a better mixthan asphalt concrete. Since highperformance highways, especiallythe “Autobahn,” have been an assetof the transportation-system, therehas been constant strive for betterpavements and asphalt mixes.Consequently, SMA has graduallyimproved by investigations, testsand feedbacks from highwayprojects. Finally in 1984, SMApassed the stage of a contractor`sproprietary product. It wasstandardized and became a part of

the German ZTV Asphalt (TechnicalSpecifications and Guidelines forthe Construction of AsphaltPavements), issued by the FederalDepartment of Transportation.

Years after the successfulapplication of the Stone MasticAsphalt principle in Germany, otherEuropean countries are using thisphilosophy also for heavy trafficroads. Now, many countriesworldwide have taken over thephilosophy of the Stone MatrixAsphalt.

The Philosophy ofThe SMA - ConceptThe philosophy of the SMA - conceptcan be summarized briefly asfollows:♦ High stability to permanent

deformation and high wearresistance by an excellent particleinterlock and a high content ofcrushed premium aggregates.

♦ Longevity and durability topremature cracking and ravelingby a very high content of bitumenand a void less mastic mortar

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which fills the voids of the stoneskeleton and binds it together:high quality and quantity ofbitumen are prerequisite for a longuseful service life.

♦Stabilizing additives assurancesthe homogeneity (no binderdrainage) of the mix during themanufacturing, transportation andlaying. As a side effect, theyimprove the stability.

Summary: High quality and highquantity of bitumen and coarse gap-graded aggregates are theessentials for a long service life ofSMA.

Figure 1 shows the gradationcurve for SMA 11 according toGerman ZTV Asphalt specification.

Advantages of StoneMatrix AsphaltThe SMA-Concept has shownsignificant advantages for heavytraffic roads worldwide:

Figure 1: Gradation curve SMA 11

♦ High stability against permanentdeformation

♦ High wear resistance♦ Slow aging and durability to

premature cracking of the asphalt♦ Good low temperature

performance♦ Broad range of application♦ Longer service-life♦ Higher asphalt content♦ Premium materials and additives♦ Better long-life behavior

SpecificationsTechnical specifications andguidelines for the construction ofasphalt pavements are always theconclusion of experience. In thefollowing, some requirements ofSMA and its ingredients areexplained. The European andGerman specifications for StoneMatrix Asphalt can be found at Table1 and Table 2.

AggregatesDouble crushed tough premiumaggregates of definite size,soundness, shape etc., e.g. max.20% of flaky and elongatedaggregates; all aggregates(aggregates, sand, filler) need tobe under a permanent qualityassurance, which is independentan from a third party.

Mineral typeThe mineral type is specified in theTL Gestein (technical deliverspecifications of mineralaggregates). The TL-Gestein isbased on the EuropeanSpecification EN 13043. Asminerals should be used granite,diabas, basalt etc. Limestone,sandstone and “soft” mineralsshouldn’t be used. Because of thelongevity of the SMA and the lowcontent of crushed sand, theminerals/aggregates must have ahigh resistance to polishing (highpolished stone value; PSV 48) andthey also need to have a goodaggregate abrasion value (LA 20).Furthermore, if available, the use oftwo different types of minerals canimprove the performance and skidresistance.

FillerUsually mineral filler (groundedlimestone) is used.

Sand100% of the sand fraction must becrushed.

GradationGap-graded: very high content ofcrushed coarse aggregates, seeFigure 2.

If you have no problems withthe aggregates used in asphaltconcrete, you will also have noproblems in the SMA-mixture. If youhave problems with the aggregatesused in asphalt concrete you willhave more problems using theseaggregates in SMA.

BitumenThe use of the particular bitumenquality predominantly depends onclimate and traffic conditions. Pavinggrade bitumen and polymermodified bitumen is specified byEuropean standard EN 12591 andEN 14023 (PmB).


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significantly increased.The Stone Matrix

Asphalt is appropriatefor:♦ Highways♦ Federal roads♦ Rural roads♦ Urban roads♦ Airports♦ Industrial areas

There are nospecial regulations inthe EuropeanSpecifications 13108-5for the design of SMAsurface courses. Thechoice of SMA mixdesign is at thediscretion of the clientwhen preparing theRFP (requirements forpavement). For thehighway projects, SMAis the most favouriteand acceptableasphalt mix andtherefore - by

experience – it is used intensivelyfor these highway pavements.By the selection of SMA, there is astrong tendency to a smaller topsize, i.e. from 11 mm to 8 or 5 mmtop size aggregates, because ofthe following reasons:♦ Lower unit price per sq. m

because of smaller thickness isnecessary

♦ Less noise under traffic♦ Better skid resistanceBy the same reasons a SMA 16mm surface course is notstandardized in 16 mm SMA mixesof 16 mm and even larger top sizeare not used:♦ a larger top size requires a

greater thickness which means ahigher unit price per sq. m,

♦ larger top sizes generate moretraffic noise; but there is a strongdemand of public to reduce trafficnoise.

Mix DesignThere is no specific mix designmethod for SMA, but there are

Figure 2: Good coarse aggregate skeleton

AdditivesAccording to the specifications thefollowing additives are permitted:♦Cellulose fibers♦Polymers♦Artificial silicious material.

The selection of the additiveand its quantity is a part of theduties and responsibilities of thecontractor.

Reclaimed asphalt isn’t beingused for SMA; the feasibility hasnot yet been evaluated and

experienced. More requirements aregiven in Table two.

Range of ApplicationSMA is adequate and it isrecommended for any surfacecourse. It is especially used for allheavy traffic roads: SMA is muchmore economical (Long-life Asphaltpavements 2007, EAPA) thanasphalt concrete. Since thespecifications were introduced in1984, the use of SMA has


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information sheets for initialsuitability tests on hot mix asphalt.

The steps of the evaluation ofan appropriate job mix formula(JMF) according to the informationsheet mentioned above are asfollows:a) In accordance with the RFP

(requirements for pavement) andwith respect to its experienceswith former JMFs, mixing, paving,performance during the time ofwarranty, and - last but not least -the price, the contractor selectsthe aggregates and the filler. withthe selected material (aggregates,sand, filler, additives) and on thebasis of the feedback from othersites and JMFs, a tentativegradation is chosen. But thereare requirements for abrasionvalue, polish stone value, freezing-thawing-test, etc.

b) Mixes with the requiredminimum asphalt content andwith three adjacent asphaltcontents are prepared.

c) Marshall specimen areprepared at 135/145 ± 5°C andby 50 blows on each side theMarshall tests are running for theevaluation of the air void contentwhich must range from 3 to 4 %by volume (i.e depending onGerman climate conditions). If therequired air void content is notachieved, the following alterationsof the tentative mix within theenforceable limits of the

specifications are recommended:♦ Change total content or contentof single sizes of crushedaggregates♦ Change filler content♦ Change mortar content

It has to be emphasized thatthe Marshall-stability and -flow arenot an adequate basis for the rightchoice and evaluation of the SMAjob mix formula.d) Drain-down test: Additives are

necessary to avoid drainage ofbinder from the coarseaggregates during mixing,transportation and paving.Therefore, a drain-down test mustbe performed for the evaluationof the appropriate and necessarycontent of the additive. TheSchellenberg Binder DrainageTest (Figure 3) is standardized inGermany and in the EuropeanUnion (EN 12697-18: Bituminousmixtures – Test methods for hotmix asphalt – Part 18: Binderdrainage).

On the basis of the mix designresults, the contractor decides onthe JMF and submits it to the clientfor his approval.

AdditivesAlthough fibers, polymers andsilicious materials are alsopermitted, cellulose fibers are usedvery extensively. By tests, trials andby experience, it was discoveredthat only the use of polymer is not

adequate to avoid segregation ofthe gap-graded coarse aggregatesand the high bitumen content. Theadditive has to be a bitumen carrier;polymer as a bitumen improver isnot sufficient. All SMA-JMFs withpolymers also had a lower bitumencontent than required or they hadadditionally fibers mixed in toachieve the requirements of eachcountry.Cellulose fiber shows no chemicalreaction with the bitumen and it isinert to mixing temperatures and itworks excellently. Because of theperformance of the cellulose fibers,the technical assistance of thesupplier and - last but not least -the relatively low price of the fibers,the usage and the market share ofthe different types of additives forSMA e.g. in Germany is as follows:Cellulose fibers 95%, the restmineral fibers and other additives.

MixingMixing and paving is neitherspecified in the specifications norin the RFP. Method and equipmentare within the assignedresponsibility of the contractor. Histechnical expertise andaccountability are essential.Drying of the unbound coarsematerial needs less heat than it isnecessary for standard asphaltconcrete (AC) and therefore the heatof the dryer must be reduced. Shortterm aging of the asphalt is verylikely when it is mixed with too hotcoarse aggregates. Drying of theminerals needs to be executed atsuch a temperature that the heat ofthe mix in the pugmill does notexceed 190°C.

Figure 3: Schellenberg Binder Drainage Test

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The upper limit values are validwhen the asphalt mix leaving thepugmill or silo at the mixing plant.

Mixing times depend on the typeof plant.

In Europe, there are mostlybatch mixing pugmills. Drum mixingis possible by using bitumen coatedcellulose fiber pellets. As anexample, the time and sequence ofthe mixing process is demonstratedin Figure 4.

To enhance and improve thequality, the mixing time must beextended. Accordingly, the productionrate of SMA is lower than of asphaltconcrete: Quality has its price.

Exact proportioning of the fibersis important. A variation of the fibercontent ± 0.1% can result in avariation of the bitumen content ±1.0% without being recognizedvisually.

There are different possibilitiesto dose the fibers:

Figure 4: SMA mixing times with bituminous coated fiber pellets

♦ Dosing by big bag with automateddosing system (see Figure 5).

♦ Small packages – dosing byhand; this procedure needs muchmanual labor; it is obsolete, butstill practiced (see Figure 6).

According to the specifications,quality control by the contractor isalways necessary and required.Samples for quality control are tobe taken, i.e. every 500 tons.

Additionally and as a general rule,a quality assurance of the mixingplant by an independent third partyis required.

PavingPaving and compaction procedureis similar to every standard asphaltFigure 7.♦ Trucks must be covered until the

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treatment is recommended byspreading 0.5 to 1.0 kg of finecrushed aggregates persqm. After the first orsecond roller passaggregates which are freeof fines and 1/3 mmshould be used.

♦ During, the execution ofthe work there is a qualityassurance by the client atevery 6,000 sqm: SMA -samples are taken fromthe paver and tested for:

♦ Drain-Down Test♦ Asphalt content♦ Fiber content♦ Gradation♦ Marshall air void content♦Softening point ring andball tested at the recoveredbitumen♦Cores are taken from thelayer and tested on:♦Air void content of thelayer♦Compaction ratio♦Bond between the layers

Solutions forFuture DemandsDue to the advantages ofSMA, a variety of newdevelopments, with gap-graded principle, has beenthe result. Solutions whichwill be able to serve futuredemands.

material hopper at the front of theroad paver.

♦ Although the asphalt content ofthe SMA is very high, a tack coatis recommended to ensure andimprove the bond between thelayers.

♦ The temperature of the SMA inthe road paver should be at least150 (140)°C.

♦ An adapted pre-compaction ofthe asphalt paver is useful andshould be achieved.

♦ Compaction should be startedas soon as possible and theroller should move as close tothe paver as possible. Steelwheel rollers of approximatelyeight to ten tons for compactionare necessary. Vibrating shouldbe executed mostly two or threetimes. There is a hazard of mortarenrichment on the surface, ifusing too much vibrating rollerpasses. The consequence is avery low initial skid resistance.Vibrating is not advisable on thinlayers of approximately less than25 mm thickness and at layertemperatures under 100°C, seeFigure 8. Since sucking up of themortar is very likely compactingwith a pneumatic roller can be ahazard.

♦ Because of the high asphaltcontent, the initial skid resistancecan be low and it can causesafety problems on high traffichighways. Therefore, a surface

Figure 5: Automatic dosingsystem Figure 6: Manual dosing system

Figure 7: Paving of SMA

Figure 8: Compaction temperature of SMA

Figure 9: SMA-Binder; Autobahn A73 - Germany

♦ Stone Matrix Asphalt BinderCourse (SMA-Binder, see Figure9)

♦ Noise Reducing Stone MatrixAsphalt

♦ Porous Asphalt (PA)♦ Twin Layer Porous Asphalt (TLPA)

AuthorsMr. Sant Kumar Sehgal,Rettenmaier India,E-mail: [email protected],Website: www.sma-viatop.comMr. Bernd Abele, J. Rettenmaier &Söhne GmbH + Co KG Germany,E-mail: [email protected],Website: www.sma-viatop.com


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IntroductionConcrete Roads were first built byRomans (300 BC – 476 AD). Theywere quite innovative in theconstruction with the use ofinnovative materials viz., use of‘Pozzolana’ cement from the villagePozzouli near Italy, horse hairs asfibres in concrete, admixtures intheir primitive form (like animal fat,milk & blood). These roads,scientif ically designed andconstructed had a long life and thuslead to the adage ‘all (concrete)roads lead to Romel.’

Portland Cement Concrete(PCC) overlay on an existingbituminous pavement is commonlyknown as White topping. Theprincipal purpose of an overlay iseither to restore or to increase theload carrying capacity or both, ofthe existing pavement. In achieving

this objective, overlays also restorethe ride-ability of the existingpavements which have sufferedrutting and deformations, in additionto rectifying other defects such asloss of texture. In our country,bituminous overlays have beenpopularly constructed in the pastmainly due to abundant supply ofbitumen, its amenability to stageconstruction and manageable trafficconditions, in terms of volume andaxle loads in addition to the comfortlevels of construction methodsamong engineers. It was alsomaking economic sense to makebituminous pavements as it wasrelatively cheaper. In recent timesall these advantages are reversedviz., petroleum industry is usingrefined processing technologyleading to reduction in theproduction of bitumen leading toincreased imports, favourable cost

economics of cement concrete andrapidly changing traffic scenario (interms of volume as well as axleloads). In addition, rapiddevelopments in concrete materialtechnology and mechanization (bothin concrete production & its laying)are favouring concrete overlays asa sustainable option. In recent timesPPP (Public-Private Partnership)models are becoming popular inroad construction shifting the focuson selection of overlays based onlife-cycle costs rather than initialcosts. India is currently producingabout 240 million tonnes of cementand cement industry is quitematured and equipped to meet thechallenges in terms of variousgrades of cements as well as highquality blended cements suitablefor making Pavement QualityConcrete (PQC).

WHITE TOPPINGAn Excellent Solution forPavement Rehabilitation

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Overlay Solutions forRehabilitationType of overlays is chosendepending upon the condition ofthe existing pavement. Bondedoverlays are preferred when thecondition of existing pavement isgood and the design will ensurethat the thickness of overlay isrelatively less. This is due to thefact that the pavement systembehaves as a composite structure,utilizing the flexural strength offlexible pavement as well. In casethe pavement is alreadydeteriorated, it can only be regardedas a base; to separate it from theconcrete overlay (in order to avoidreflective cracks), a separation layeris provided.

Concrete overlays have beenused to rehabilitate bituminouspavements since 1918 in USA.There has been a renewed interestin whitetopping, particularly on ThinWhite Topping (TWT) and Ultra-ThinWhite Topping (UTWT) overConventional White Topping. Basedon the types of interface providedand the thickness of overlay,classification is as follows:i) Conventional White topping –

which consists of PCC overlay ofthickness 200 mm or more,which is designed & constructedwithout consideration of any bondbetween existing overlay &underlying bituminous layer(without assuming any compositeaction).

ii) Thin White topping (TWT) – whichhas PCC overlay between 100 –

200 mm. It is designed eitherconsidering bond between overlay& underlying bituminous layer orwithout consideration of bond.High strength concrete (M 40 orhigher) is normally used to takecare of flexure requirement.Joints are at shorter spacing of0.6 to 1.25 m.

iii) Ultra-Thin White topping (UTWT)– which has PCC overlay of lessthan 100 mm. Bonding betweenoverlay & underlying bituminouslayer is mandatory. To ensurethis, the existing layer of bitumenis either milled (to a depth of 25mm) or surface scrapped (with anon-impact scrapper) or gentlychiseled. Joints are provided ata spacing of 0.6 to 1.25 m.

Advantages of Whitetopping♦ Reduced thickness – due to

thickness of overlay remainingconstant for over 2 decades.

♦ Fast-Track construction – makinguse of innovations in concretetechnology & batch mixing,concretes can be designed tohave 3 –days’ compressive (&

flexural) strength, so as to openthe road for traffic within 5 daysof construction.

♦ Reduced maintenance – as theconcrete overlays live for over 2decades, with least maintenance.

♦ Cost-effective compared to asphaltoverlays – when Life Cycle Costis taken into consideration.

♦ Improved service life – with betterriding quality, improved fuelefficiency of vehicles.

♦ Little pre-overlay repairs♦ Improvement in safety in view of

the increased reflection of light –particularly on city roads, it wouldsave 24% less electricitycompared to flexible pavements.

♦ Reduction in operational costs andlower absorption of solar energy

Improving the environmentalbenefits – as concrete roads aremuch greener and less polluting.

TechnologyDemonstrationProjectIn India, concrete overlays onexisting flexible pavement (whitetopping) have been constructed inrecent years in Mumbai, Nagpur,Indore among other places. InSouth India, several new concreteroads were constructed during thelast century which have givenexcellent service for over fourdecades, the examples being theBangalore-Mysore road constructedby the then Maharaja of Mysore, thecoastal roads in Kerala etc. Due tolack of experience and expertise inwhite topping, these roads wereconverted to flexible overlays inrecent times.

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With a view to familiarize with the advantages ofwhite topping, a Technology Demonstration Project wasundertaken in Bangalore jointly by the Bruhat BangaloreMahanagara Palike (BBMP), Task Force for QualityAssurance, Govt. of Karnataka and Cement Manufacturers’Association. The objective of this project was todemonstrate the advantages of white topping by makinguse of the advances in construction equipments andmethods.

Characterisation of the existing flexible pavement onthe trial stretch on Hosur Road in Bangalore yielded thefollowing data.

Design of Pavement and ConcreteMixDesign of the overlay was carried out using Westergaard’sEquation and warping stress as per IRC:58 -2002 andIRC: SP: 76 – 2008. Total stress (including temperaturestress) was obtained as 30.83 Kg/cm2 and correspondingflexural strength requirement was 4.7 MPa. Design wasdone by M/s L.R. Kadiyali & Associates, New Delhi.Thickness of white topping was 150 mm.

Concrete mix design was arrived at by evaluating trialmixes and the design mix was arrived at with a cementcontent of 430 kgs, fly ash – 30 kgs, with a w/c ratio of0.283, achieving a slump of 40 – 60 mm at site.

Details of ConstructionIn order to achieve the desired advantages of concreteroads, three essential conditions need to be satisfied.i) Production of concrete in a RMC plant or in a dedicated

batching plant.ii) Using either fixed form or slip form mechanical paversiii) Strict quality control at site including testing of fresh,

hardened and extracted specimens of concrete andtests on pavement quality.

In this project design and production of concrete wascarried out by UltraTech RMC; Fixed form paver providedby M/s Allen Buildwell Pvt Ltd., was used. Quality controlat site and testing were jointly done by the TechnicalServices team of UltraTech and M/s Civil Aid Technoclinic(P) Ltd., Bangalore.


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Salient features ofConstructioni) Surface preparation: In case of

TWT, bond between PCC overlay& existing bituminous pavementis atleast partly desirable; in caseof UTWT, effective bond isessential. To ensure this any ofthe following method can beadopted.♦ Milling the existing bituminous

surface to obtain a uniform surface.Milling can be used to removesurface distortion like cracks inthe top portion and adjust crossslopes. Thickness of millingusually is in the range of 25 to 50mm.

♦ Surface scrapping is carriedout on bituminous surfaces whichare quite hard. This can be for adepth of 10 mm and carried outwith tools which have vertical

impact control, so that the sub-grade is not damaged.

♦ Chiselling of the surface atregular intervals, if the existingsurface is hard.

The minimum thickness ofexisting bituminous pavement(excluding the milled/scrappedthickness) shall be 75 – 100 mmto ensure a reliable & strong base.ii) Profile correction is carried out

with the objective of filling existingpotholes, ruts and wide cracksand also to ensure a level surfacefor resting the pavement. Profilecorrection and correction ofcamber can be carried outtogether with a thin bituminousleveling course or with dry leanconcrete (DLC).a. If the existing road surface is

good & only a few localizedpotholes / cracks exist, they canbe repaired with a bituminous mix

before concreting is done.b. If potholes/ cracks are wider

than 3 mm, they have to be treatedwith bituminous emulsion, slurryseal after trimming them to shapeand cleaning out loose fragmentswith compressed air. Milling of theexisting surface also addressesthis problem.

iii) Laying of PQC is quite similarto the construction of newconcrete pavement. As mentionedearlier, concrete should be madeeither in an RMC plant or in aweigh batching plant. Use ofeither fixed form pavers or slipform paver machines is anessential ingredient for getting agood quality pavement. In thecurrent project, a fixed form paverwas used with a fixed sideformwork (steel channel boxsection) with 16mm diametersteel rods of 1 m length as tie

Surface preparation and alignment of rails for paver Paver machine in operation

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within about 8 to 10 hours ofpouring concrete. These jointsare sealed with high qualitysealant (either bitumen or polysulphides) to prevent moistureand incompressible infiltrationinto the overlay system.

vii) To ensure effective load transferacross the longitudinal segmentsas well as transverse constructionjoints, tie bars and dowel barsare provided.

Test ResultsStrict quality control not only duringmix design and production ofconcrete, but also testing for qualityat regular intervals (for every 50

cum of concrete) was carried out.These tests included:

♦ Tests conducted on freshconcrete (slump test at site)

♦ Tests on hardened state(compressive strength of cube &cylinder specimens for 1, 3, 7 &28 days), split tensile strength,flexural strength of concrete beams

♦ Fatigue and abrasion tests onpavement quality (results awaited).

♦ Test on extracted specimensof concrete (core tests) would beconducted to assess the longterm performance of concrete.

All the above tests areconducted by Civil Aid Technoclinic(P) Ltd., Bangalore and the resultsobtained so far are tabulated. Theroad was opened for traffic after 5days of curing.

ConclusionsDue to advances in the area ofmechanization and fast trackconstruction, concrete roads andwhite topping provide a sustainableas well as cost effective option forpavement construction. Thistechnology demonstration project inBangalore has evoked positiveresponse from people across thespectrum viz., technical consultants,construction industry, academic &research institutions. TheGovernment of Karnataka, BBMPand other civic agencies have comeforward to adopt this technology.On behalf of the cement industry,

rods @ 500mm c/c) and the paverhad gang mounted vibratorsequally spaced with variable rpmand three integral steel tubes with8 Tonnes vibratory rollers forscreeding, levelling, compactionand finishing.

iv) Finishing of the surface is mostlyachieved by the paver itself. Butto achieve uniform finish, a simplehand operated bull float is usedwhen concrete is still in its freshstate. After the bull float operation,uniform surface texture isprovided by using steel wirebrush.

v) To avoid evaporation of surfacewater from concrete surface(which leads to plastic shrinkagecracks), wax based curingcompound is sprayed. As anadditional measure, plasticsheets are spread over thepavement surface till normalcuring process starts.

vi) Contraction joints areprovided by cutting groves (fora depth of one-third of thedepth of white topping, 150mm in this case) at a spacingof 1.2 m in longitudinal aswell as transverse directions.The joints are cut usingelectrical grove machines

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CMA (Cement Manufacturers’Association) has come forwardto assist all those involved inthe construction on concreteroads/ white topping by way ofseveral useful publications, user-friendly software for analysis,design and estimation ofquantities (and comparativecost), conducting trainingprograms for engineers andproviding the necessarytechnical assistance.

References♦ Concrete Overlays – White

topping of roads, CementManufacturers Association,2010

♦ Tentative guidelines forconventional, thin and Ultra-thinwhite topping, IRC: SP: 76 –2008, The Indian RoadsCongress, New Delhi, 2008

♦ Handbook on Cement ConcreteRoads, Cement ManufacturersAssociation, 2010

♦ Michael E. Ayers & DaleHarrington, Selection and useof concrete overlays, The IndianConcrete Journal, May 2010

♦ Guide to Concrete Overlays –Sustainable solutions forresurfacing and rehabilitatingexisting pavements, NationalConcrete Pavement TechnologyCentre, USA, Sept. 2008.

Raising environmentalconcerns, fuel costs andthe steadily declining

natural resources affect not only thecost of asphalt mixes per se, but isforcing the industry to go green.Today, every professional in the fieldunderstands that going green isnot just a fashion statement oreyewash, but it is posing a verycrucial question about survival. Itis impossible to be profitablewithout being green.

Sustainability is no longer a‘nice to have’ accessory forbusiness – it is an essentialrequirement, and must be built intoall our goals and policies. Thebenefits of working responsibly andsustainably are immediate as wellas long term. Many of ourcustomers are looking for us todemonstrate publicly ourcommitment to working sustainablyand report on performance.

There are numerous methodsthat the road building industry hasadapted to reduce their energyconsumption and to be morecarbon friendly. The urgency is sogreat that at each level starting formequipment design to production andlaying techniques, focus has to beconsistently placed on reducing thecarbon emission.

This technical note describesthe various techniques availableand presently being implementedworld over for production of Lowenergy asphalts or Carbon friendlymixes. Production techniques forwarm and half warm mix asphalteither use chemical or mechanicalsolutions. The modifications madeto existing plants in order to producelow energy asphalt by chemicalmethods (additives) are minor,whereas more significantmodifications must be made tomechanical methods (foam bitumen

or sequential coating). This papercovers the possible solutions andprovides A summary on itsadvantages.

BeginningsIt is highly unlikely that we can putan exact date on the emergence ofthe concept. Since the mid 20thcentury, and the industrialdevelopment of hot mix asphalt(HMA), engineers have had a cheapenergy source at their disposal withthe environment only a minorconcern. Good Practice stipulatedthat the asphalt had to be around150°C. Since bitumen ishydrophobic, coating is that mucheasier when the aggregates aredry. The European productionstandard nevertheless states thatthe maximum residual watercontent of HMA is 0.5%. In the1970s, when TSMs (dryer drummixers at parallel flow) developed,

Asphalt is Green Blesson Varghese,Director, Marini

Fayat India.


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excellent results at 130°C werenevertheless noted, with a residualwater content of 1%, especiallyduring compaction.

Coating attempts with foambitumen subsequently developed inthe 1990s in the UK, South Africa,the Netherlands and France. Theconcept of warm and half warmmix asphalt was first mentioned inthe late 1990s, particularly byJENKINS [1], and alternativetechniques to foam bitumenflourished in all countries, notablyScandinavia, with sequential coatingtechniques using several types ofbitumen.

A typology of the mixes wasofficially described by Dr. JacquesBonvallet from FAYAT Group in 2000[2], with reference to the heating anddrying energy used during theprocess. The 100°C border iswidely discussed and there are twoschools of thought: one thatrecommends staying shy of the100°C mark for the sake of makingvaporisation energy savings (1/3 ofthe total energy), and the otherwhich recommends vaporisingwater while remaining within the110 to 130°C range, which alsosaves around 30%.

The last decade, in Europe atleast, has been characterised by

an increase in methods – some ofwhich are experimental. We haverecently been seeing a segregationof processes that are becomingsimpler and can be split into twofamilies:- chemical processes in which the

use of an additive makes itpossible to reduce the bitumenviscosity and perform high-qualitycoating;

- mechanical processes, whicheither involve sequential coatingor coating with foam bitumen.

We can suppose thatprocesses will become moreindustrial and develop considerablyover the coming years. In Francethey certainly accounted for some500,000 t in 2009 for 40 milliontons of asphalt; the room forprogression may be significant, butcertain.

Low energyproductionOne trend that seems to beemerging is the production ofwarm mix asphalt around120/130°C using bitumenwith additives. The hypothesesput savings at between 10and 20%.

Without recycling anddepending on the humidity

(ignoring any water additions), thecalculated consumption levels of theburner are as follows:

Some techniques are based ontemperatures below 130°C, andeven below 100°C. Reductions of40 to 50% in energy consumptionor emissions are claimed,especially during low-temperatureand/or low energy processes (LEPand LTP) [3], [4].

Several studies conductedjointly by inventors and the FrenchPublic Works Research Laboratoryare under way, some equipping aproduction plant so as to be ableto compare calculations to the testdata.

Chemical solutionsThese solutions require theinjection of either solid or liquidadditives into the mixture. Thesecan be incorporated into thebitumen or during the mixing stage.

In all cases, the plant must befitted with systems for storing,transporting and metering additives(flowmeter).

All of these processesimplement coating of the samequality as HMA, whereas understandard conditions, the bitumenviscosity would not allow the

Figure 1: Mixes typology FAYAT GROUP [2], Low ambient température, mediummoisture content


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aggregates to be properly coated.Adding water to monitor the watercontent is always necessary, and itis water that bestows workabilityand therefore the aptitude forcompaction.

Mechanical solutionsThese solutions are perhaps morecomplex and based either on theprocess using foam bitumen,injected with a system of injectorsplaced above the mixer, or on thecreation of foam in the mixer over avery short timeframe in dispersed

form. To do this, the companyapplies a sequential process,bringing the water and hot bitumeninto contact in the mixture.

Several methods co-exist – theinjection of foam directly by injectorseems simpler and less expensiveto implement, for less investment.

Fairly exhaustive laboratorystudies were published in 2008 onthis matter [5].

The peripheral equipmentrequired is fairly simple and shownin photograph 3 and 4.

The Ultimatesustainable mixproductionThe combination of low energy withrecycling is a worthwhile solutionlikely to be pushed to the extent ofobtaining high recycling levels. Itseems to us that the most suitableequipment and – in all cases – themost flexible for meeting theseobjectives is that which comprisestwo drums and an external mixer,like the RMS TSR in photograph 5.

Photograph 2a & 2b: Introduction and monitoring of liquid additives, Specific pump for additives, Specific incorporation of part of theaggregates or additives

Photograph 3: Containerised metering kit of liquid asphalt Photograph 4: Storage of liquid


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Since the energy consumed forthe RAP on the one hand and thevirgin materials on the other iscontrolled in two drums, there istotal independence and optimisedrational management.

Advantages of Lowenergy mixproduction♦ T° decrease by 30 or 40°C♦ Substantial reduction in CO2

emissions♦ Combustible savings: 15 to 30%♦ No bitumen vapour emissions♦ Hot-mix easy-to-use♦ Possible high recycling rate

Marini’s global experience andexpertise in the field allowed themto anticipate the raise of thesetechnologies in India and hencethe plants supplied in India arealready configured with the requiredaccessories and processautomation, making production ofthese energy saving mixes instantlyadaptable in India.

Comment on warmmix asphaltcompactionThe influence of the temperatureon asphalt workability has longbeen known, and summarised inthe Table below from themanufacturer BOMAG. We canparticularly see that the necessaryenergy for obtaining an equivalentcompaction between 120°C and150°C is multiplied by 4.

In reality this means a highercompaction requirement, eitherthrough more passes or by using amore powerful compactor.

The solution adopted in Europeto monitor the subject firstly involvescontrolling the residual water –which improves workability andtherefore compaction in a smallamount – and secondly usingvariable-energy compactorsbelonging to the category of so-called smart compactors, such asAsphalt Manager [6].

ConclusionWe are going through a pivotalperiod in which the significant rise

Photograph 5: TSR25 MARINI MAC – Recycling & Low energy production ready

MARINI Control system – ready for RAP mixes & Low energy mix production

Is India ready ?Most of the mechanical componentsrequired for various techniquesused for low energy mix productioncan be added on to any advancedasphalt plant as an add-on kit.Processing of RAP requires thatthe plant is supplied withadequately designed dryer drum,bag house filter, burner system,mixer unit, process automation andcontrol systems. The challengingpart of the operation is to add andmix the special chemical /sequence in the already fullyautomatic process of asphalt mixproduction.


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continuous production, areproducing an arsenal of adaptedsolutions that have been developedover the last decade and from whichour Indian customers can benefitusefully and above all swiftly today.With these new types of mixes, thecolor of asphalt can be green, bothin terms of profitabil ity andsustainability.

References♦ Mix design considerations for

cold and half Warm bituminousmixes with emphasis on foamedbitumen. Kim Jenkins, ThesisSeptember 2000, Stellenbosch

♦ IRF Congress in PARIS 2000,Les mousses de bitume untechnique émergenteincontournable. J. Bonvallet

♦ Enrobage à basse énergie (EBE)aux performances des enrobés àchaud. A. Romier, M. Audéon, J.David, Y. Martineau. RGRA No.831 September 2004

♦ Les enrobés à bassetempérature: EBT. F. Ollard, C. LeNoan, P. Huon. RGRA No. 846.February 2006

♦ Effect of process parameters onfoam bitumen based RoadMaterial production at ambienttemperature Road Materials andpavement Design journalCazacliu, Peticila, Colange,Leroux, Bonvallet, Blaszczyk. 2008

♦ BOMAG Compaction guideline.Handbook Boppard.

Photo 8: Bomag Asphalt Manager Bw 174 Ad

in sustainable development iscompletely changing the way weperform analyses. Carbon footprintsare sti l l incomplete and ourprofession is aware of the longway we still have to go. That said,use of eco-software is on the rise,allowing for more accurateanalyses. The next step isunquestionably the experimentalvalidation of these analyses.Manufacturers of both continuousand batch mix plants are nowoffering tried and tested solutions,and are willing to improve them. Itseems to us that Frenchtechniques, particularly combiningrecycling, integrated humidity

management, low energy and – formajor projects – in-place



The need has never beengreater for engineeredstrategies to preserve and

maintain the nation’s pavements.With shrinking budgets, everincreasing traffic volumes and loads,and the critical emerging focus oninfrastructure sustainability, highwayagencies and local roadconsultants and municipal bodiesare being asked to “do more withless” in managing their pavementnetworks.

Agencies need to be proactive,sustainable pavement mountainousand rehabilitation strategies thatlast longer and at reasonable costs.In many situations, concreteoverlays or similar to “Thin WhiteToppings” represent suchstrategies. They offer cost effective,versatile, short-and long-termsolutions for the full range ofconcrete, asphalt, and compositepavements needs. In addition, theycontribute to more sustainableconstruction practices by preservingpavement service for severaldecades beyond original service life.

Many concrete overlays havebeen in service for decades,extending the life of the originalpavement structures for 30 years ormore! Because concrete distributesthe traffic loads over a wide area,the underlying pavement does notexperience highly concentratedstresses. As long as the originalpavement remains stable anduniform, a concrete overlay can beplaced, replaced, or recycled asneeded for maintenance and orrehabilitation cycles.

In this manner, the concreteoverlay systems can be sustainablefor 100 years or longer. Rather thanremoving and reconstructing on yearon year basis adding top coatswhich give away within weeks offacing rains or heavy trafficconditions, a concrete overlayeffectively returns its originalinvestment within 2-3 years of thedifferential cost and does away withyearly maintenance and suffering tothe general public and saving a lotfor nations spending.

There are several genuinebenefits of the Concrete Overlays:1) Concrete Overlays consistently

provide cost effective solutions.Rupee for Rupee they are one ofthe most effective long-termmaintenance and rehabilitationoptions for the existing pavementswith distress.

2) Concrete Overlays can beconstructed quickly andcontinently as

a) The existing pavement does notneed to be removed.

b) Simple operations of surfacemilling or scarifying is enough for“bonded overlays”

c) Few or no pre-overlay repairsare necessary or even desirablein most cases.

d) Concrete Overlays are placedbetter using TRTP Fixed Formwith Gang Mounted Vibrators orsuch machines with normalconstruction practices.

e) Many concrete overlays can beopened to traffic within 3-4 daysto traffic from date of placement.

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f) Accelerated construction practicescan be used throughout thenormal construction season.

3) Concrete Overlays are easy torepair.

4) Concrete Overlays are durablerehabilitation tool and most costeffective option

5) Concrete Overlays can survive inand of themselves, as completepreventive maintenance or rehabsolutions, or can be used in

conjunction with spot repairs ofisolated distress.

6) Concrete Overlays enhancespavement sustainability byimproving surface reflectance,increasing structural longetivityand enhancing surface profilestability.

A recent event has carried thisfeature at a heavily trafficked junctionnear Electronic City where with thejoint inputs of Ultratech and ACC

and the vital study bytheir team and theapproval of the BruhatBangalore MahanagarPalike a 4 lane roadstretch of almost 10,000SQ. Mtrs with equipmentfrom Allen ConcretePavers (USA) a leader inFixed Form Pavingtechnology with morethan a dozen machinesperforming at varioussites in India wasselected for this sensitivetask. The project hasbeen successfullyexecuted to thesatisfaction of thegeneral public and theinspection agencies too.Once the outcome isquantified andc o m m e r c i a lconsiderations weighed

against the age old practice ofasphalt top coats and repeatedcosts etc are tabled, it is expectedto save the agency enough to divertfunds to more creative infrastructureneeds while the Concrete Overlaidpavements meets the best ridequality and almost nil involvementof rehab for years to come is anew chapter herald by the citizensof Bangaluru.For further details please contact:Fax: +91-22-2556 8044E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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OverviewA 39 kilometer toll motorway wasconstructed on budget (A$2.5 billion)and five months ahead of time. Itwas opened in June 2008. Thisproject involved 17 interchanges, 88bridges and twin three lane, 1.6 kmtunnels. It has three lanes in eachdirection for 33 km and two lanesin each direction for 6 km. EastLinkconnects the eastern suburbs ofMelbourne and was delivered undera Public Private Partnership (PPP)arrangement by Connect East (listedon the Australian Stock Exchange)for the Victorian Government agency,Southern and Eastern IntegratedTransport Authority (SEITA). Projectdevelopment was undertaken bytwo of Australia’s largest contractingorganisations, Thiess and JohnHolland, in a joint venturearrangement.

This paper describes theuniqueness of the project,construction practices and theworking relationship with ownersand contractors that led to asuccessful outcome. This projecthas set new standards in design,construction speed, safety,

environmental impact, communityengagement and significantlyenhanced the urban amenity of thecorridor.

BackgroundThe road reserve for this corridorwas planned in the early 1960’s.Environmental impact statementswere developed and consulted withthe community living along thecorridor in the 1990’s. As Melbournecontinued to expand, theconstruction of the Motorwaybecame imperative. Workcommenced in March 2005 andwas completed in June 2008. Anoverview of the motorway section isbeing presented in Figure 1.

Performance BasedSpecificationsRight at the tendering stage,considerable thought was given toencourage competition in the privatesector to achieve the best outcomefor the Motorway. One of the keyelements was devising theperformance based specificationsthat would make it clear what wasneeded without specifying how it

should be achieved. Interestingly,the document produced was afraction of the size of a normalspecification, yet spelt out theState’s requirements. It had settargets such as a 100 year designlife for structures.

The specifications provided forthe road to fall within a certain routeenvelope but the exact alignmentwas variable; the shape of the

Enterprising Approaches in theSuccessful Construction of a Toll Motorway(East Link) Through Suburban Melbourne, Australia

Figure 1: EastLink Motorway overview

Ken Mathers, ChiefExecutive Officer,Linking MelbourneAuthority, Australia

Arun Kumar, Professorof Infrastructure

Management QueenslandUniversity of Technology,

Brisbane, Australia


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interchanges was open to variation,and the pavement had to performto a certain standard yet its make-up was not prescribed. Urbandesign had to be a part of the mixand the bids had to show that theyreflected community expectationsalong the route. The requirement ofthe tolling system was that it had tobe fully electronic and it had to beinteroperable with other electronictoll roads in Australia. Toll levelswere not prescribed with the onlyrequirement deemed that escalationhad to match movements in theConsumer Price Index (CPI) withchanges being applied annually.Both design and construct contractswere self-monitored by QualityAssurance (QA) procedures andchecks as work progressed.

The IndependentReviewerThe Independent Reviewer (IR) wasappointed jointly by the Governmentand the Concessionaire. The IR’srole involved a general overview andreasonable checking in order to besatisfied that the various detailedchecks and monitoring processeswere carried out correctly and, inorder to ensure compliance withthe design constructionrequirements. This organisationreported jointly to the twoemployers, ensuring impartialitybetween the two client sides. Alldesign and construction informationdeveloped by the contractor had tobe provided to the IR who had theresponsibility to certify completionbefore the road could be opened.

WorkingArrangementsFor the processes to be efficient,tight timelines for makingcomments were agreed by allparties to ensure the contractor wasnot unduly held up waiting forresponses. This arrangement wassuccessful as effective workingrelationships and flexibility were

established between the peopleworking on the project (thecontractor and the two clientbodies). An electronic trackingsystem was implemented andimproved the efficiency of thedocumentation flow.

Another efficient processimplemented was that constructionitself was subjected to QualityAssurance (QA) processes. Thecontractor was responsible forauditing and guaranteeing its ownsystems according to appropriateQA standards.

The ConstructionChallengeThe Tunnel: The construction of the$600 million twin tunnels was acomplex operation. The diametersof each tunnel exceeded 16 meterswith special ventilation buildings atthe exits. These buildingsincorporated large fans to capturethe air leaving the tunnel and thecar exhaust contained in it. Theexcavation was undertaken by fourlarge machines known as roadheaders. These have a rotatinghead with cutting teeth at the endof a pivoting boom for cutting awaythe material at the heading of thetunnels, Figure 2.

The tunnel was also fully“tanked.” This means that it wasmade watertight, rather thanallowing water to trickle in the tunneland then draining it out. This wasdone by having a circular crosssection for the tunnel and using adrainage blanket and waterprooflining, Figure 3. An overview of thetunnel is presented in Figure 4.

The Bridges: For most of the88 bridges, pre-cast reinforcedconcrete units were used for speed,quality and economy. In the case ofan operational railway line whichoverpassed the new road, theconstruction schedule was plannedin such a way that it was closedonly for a very short time. This wasachieved by first, installing thefoundations and final columns ofthe new bridge and then thecrosshead supports for the bridgesuper structure. The foundations ofthe four-span bridge comprised 1.8metre diameter bored concretepiles which could be installedoutside the train “envelope,” Pairsof the piles at each of three pierpositions and for the abutmentswere put in through the existing railembankment. They went into theground as support but stood free inthe top few metres once the groundwas excavated around them,

Figure 2: The road headers carving the rock away with multi-toothedrotating pick-axes


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forming the columns of the bridge.The super structures, complete withnew rail tracks for the new railwayoverpass, was built alongside theoperational railway on theextensions of the crossheads.Times for completion issimultaneously with the bridgestructure. The super structure wasslid in after a weekend so that therailway was ready for the peak railoperation at the beginning of theworking week.

A 500 tonne mobile crane wasused for lifting heavy crossheads

and beams for bridge constructionthroughout the project. Some of thebridges including the rail bridge overthe motorway are shown inFigure 5.

Use of precast segments forconstruction: The contractordecided to establish a specialprecasting yard for the manufactureof pre-cast reinforced concreteelements. During the two yearoperation, the yard produced over23,000 pre-cast units, of a widevariety from bridge beams andparapet panels to assorted noise

wall panels, retaining wall fasciaunits and bridge pier sections. Thisensured tight quality control of allstructural elements and other pre-cast products and achieved a betterresult than that normally achievedby onsite casting. Most of the bridgebeams were Super Tee Beams, aV-shaped trough with a flat baseand flat projections at the top. Thespecial design was developed inAustralia and is now widely usedon major road projects. A keyadvantage of the design is that itcan be produced in various depthsfor different span lengths.

The tolling system: A multi-lanefree-flow Electronic Toll Collection(ETC) system was used. Therecognition by vehicles is automaticthrough electronic tags mountedinside the vehicle which are notrequired to slow down or stop as

Figure 3: Full tanking (waterproofing) with a membrane

Figure 4: Tunnel overviewFigure 5: Newly constructed bridges over the

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Noise walls: Over 13,000 noisewall panels were installed. Thesections of noise walls weredifferent in shape and colour toimprove the visual appearance andbetter integrate with the surroundingenvironment and look as natural aspossible. Typical wall panels,including transparent sections, asshown at Figures 7 and 8 weremanufactured precast at the precastfabrication yard.

Road construction: Theconstruction work involved threelanes in each direction for 33 km,two lanes in each direction for 6km. This involved over 7 millioncubic metres of earthworks, 1.1million tones of asphaltic concrete,and 380,000 cubic metres ofconcrete. Asphalt laying was a highlycoordinated large scale logisticsexercise in its own right duringconstruction (Figure 9).

Concluding RemarksEastLink has proven to be one ofthe most successful toll roadprojects in Australia delivered as aPublic Private Partnership. Thirtymonths after opening, traffic growthis continuing at an incredible 10%per annum and neighbouringcommunities are praise worthy ofthe delivered outcomes.

Key success factors includedclarity in contractual documentationand understanding of the roles of

Figure 6: Free flow electronic tolling system

Figure 7: Typical coloured noise wall

Figure 8: A typical noise wall along the Motorway

they pass under the toll gantries.This electronic tag complies toagreed standards and can be usedthroughout Australia on all other tollroads. Along its 39 km lengthEastLink has 13 tolling points eachwith two gantries (Figure 6). Thistolling system has the ability tohandle 4.5 million vehicle passages(transactions) per day. The twingantries also enable vehicledetection systems to recordregistration plate details shouldvehicles not be equipped with theelectronic tag. Video tolling is alsopossible.


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Figure 9: Asphaltic concrete laying

respective parties, earlyestablishment of organisationalstructures, the rapid recruitment andtraining of human resources,establishment of a project specificpre-casting yard, bridge constructionusing standardised pre-castelements to the maximum extentpossible, establishment andretention of highly effective workingrelationships between the projectparties, continuous communityengagement and the early resolutionof construction issues, as well asenvironmental enhancements andthe provision of urban amenityoutcomes throughout the corridor.

Reference:EastLink: Melbourne’s MotorwayMasterpiece, Connect East SEITA


Concrete Additives

IntroductionMicro Silica is a mineral composedof ultrafine (fineness in the rangeof 15,000, m2/kg) amorphous, glassyspherical particles of silicon dioxideproduced during manufacture ofsilicon or ferro silicon. The averageparticle size is less than 0.5μmeaning that each microsphere ofsilica fume is about 50 timessmaller than an average cementgrain particle. The ultrafine particlesof micro silica fill the gaps betweenthe cement particles thereby helpingto fill the micro voids in the freshconcrete. These particles also actlike ball bearings and make theconcrete more cohesive. Earlier itwas a common practice to usemicro silica in slurry form in orderto ensure uniform distribution ofmicro silica in the matrix. However,there were many issues faced atsite in introducing silica fume inslurry form.

Issues faced earlier while usingsilica fume (SF) in slurry form:♦ Separate plant has to be set up

for converting silica fume intoslurry form.

♦ Setting of plant involved anadditional capital investment.

♦ The pot life of SF slurry is in therange of 30 to 40 minute, so ithad to be used within short spanof time.

♦ Traffic Jams delayed themovement of transit mixer andsometimes led to dosing of slurryeven after the lapse of pot lifeperiod.

♦ If slurry is not used within pot lifeperiod, the interaction betweenwater and silica fume particlesbrings down the effectiveness ofsilica fume.

♦ In Metro cities, it might be difficultto allocate an additional land toset up separate unit for silicafume slurry production.

As such use of silica fume indry form is considered the mostsuitable and convenient system.However, the effect of sequencingof dosing of micro silica on concreteslump and strength properties (at 7and 28 days) need to be studied.To study the impact of dosing of drysilica fume, experiments wereconducted in the laboratory with two

different dosing sequences and theresults were compiled.

Sequence of Micro silicadosing in dry form in theconcrete mix:A. General Practice:It has been observed that at mostof the batching plants, the variousingredients of concrete and microsilica are loaded in mixer in thefollowing sequence:1) Coarse Aggregate and Fine

Aggregate2) Cement & Micro silica + Additives

(Fly ash / Slag)3) Mixing of (1) & (2) for approx 30

sec4) Water & Chemical Admixture5) Mixing for another, approx 30 sec6) Unloading the mix

B. New Practice explored forexperiment.

It was decided to explorepossibility of changing the dosingsystem of micro sil ica whilekeeping the mix design proportionsame for all the ingredients and tostudy its effect on slump andcompressive strength of concrete.

Effect of

Dosing Sequence of Micro Silicaon Slump & Compressive Strength of Concrete

S.B.Kulkarni - AVP, TechnicalServices & Hemendra S,Manager, Technical Services.UltraTech Cement Ltd.Mumbai.

Silica fume has been successfully used in production of high performanceand high strength concrete for the past couple of years. The benefits ofusing silica fume for enhancement of durability and improvement in themicrostructure of concrete are already well established through variousresearches and other developments. Few years back, it was a normalpractice to introduce silica fume in the concrete mix in slurry form.However, currently silica fume is dosed in dry form at most of the batchingplants. In this paper, an effort has been made to study the effect of dosingsequence of silica fume in the concrete mix in dry form, on the slump andstrength characteristics of concrete.


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For this experiment variousmaterials used were:♦ Cement – UltraTech Slag cement

conforming to IS 455.♦ Admixture – Reobuild R620 of

BASF.♦ Micro Silica – Elkem.

Grade of Concrete – M35.Trials were conducted in the

laboratory in Pan Mixer: (40 litreCapacity)

Trial A- In this first Trial,following sequence was followedfor introducing silica fume in themix1. Coarse Aggregates2. Fine Aggregates3. Cement4. Micro Silica5. Water6. Plasticizer7. Mix all together for 2 minutes.

mixed together for 90 seconds andthereafter balance ingredientsnamely Fine Aggregates, Cementetc. are added. In both the cases,initial slump was measuredfollowed by slump measurement at30 minutes & 60 minutes. Total 12cubes were casted for each trial formeasuring the compressivestrength by1. Accelerated Curing Test2. At 3 days3. At 7 days4. At 28 days

The results as referred abovewere compiled as given below:

Location: UltraTech RMC Lab,Mumbai.

Discussion on TestResultsi. Slump test results (as per IS1199 — 1959)

♦ Initial Slump — InTrial A slump was115mm whereas inTrial B initial slumpwas 170mmindicating that therewas increase inslump by 55mm(47.8% increase).♦ Slump at 30minutes — In Trial Aslump was 80mmwhereas in Trial Bslump was 140mmindicating that therewas increase inslump by 60mm(75% increase).♦ Slump at 60minutes — In Trial Aslump was 70mmwhereas in Trial Bslump was 125mmindicating that therewas increase inslump by 55mm(78.5% increase).

Mixing of ingredients in the process

Trial B- The following sequencewas followed in second trial, asgiven below:1. Coarse Aggregates + Micro Silica

followed by2. Dry mixing for 90sec3. Fine Aggregate4. Cement5. Water6. Plasticizer7. Mix the ingredients for 90

seconds.From the above two trials, it

can be seen that in Trial A silicafume is added after all CoarseAggregates + Fine Aggregates +Cement have been put in the mixer,whereas in Trial B silica fume isadded after Coarse Aggregates and

Slump Test for Trial A Slump Test for Trial B

View of Cube Casting under progress


Concrete Additives

It is interesting to see that inTrial A & B the quantity of variousingredients is same, that includesquantity of water & plasticizer used.Normally, the slump increasehappens either by increase in thequantity of water or plasticizer orboth. But in this case, it is seenthat without changing the mixdesign proportion or adding extraquantity of water / plasticizer theslump for trial B has increasedbetween 47% and 78% just bychanging the sequence of dosingof silica fume (as given in Table 2).ii. Compressive Strength testresult:a) Accelerated Curing Test cuberesults (Conforming to IS 9013 –1978 - Reaffirmed 1999)

As mentioned above in thearticle, concrete cubes were testedby using Accelerated curing testmethod and results were tabulatedas mentioned in Table 3. It is seenthat for Trial A, the anticipated 28days strength was 43MPa, whereasfor Trial B it was 45.56MPa. In thiscase also, the change in sequenceof micro silica dosing has resultedinto increase in accelerated curingtest result value for Trial B by 5.95%.

b) Concrete cube results (as perIS 516 – 1959 - Reaffirmed 1999)Concrete cubes (150x150x150mm)were casted, cured and tested for3,7 & 28 days compressive strengthas per standard procedure. FromTable 3, it is seen that for Trial Athe 3, 7 & 28 days strength wasnoted as 24.58MPa, 31.76MPa &40.16MPa respectively, whereas forTrial B the compressive strengthwas noted as 27.87MPa, 37.29MPa

& 45.66MPa respectively. It is againinteresting to note here also thatthe compressive strength for 3, 7 &28 days for Trial B have increasedby 13.38%, 17.41% & 13.70%respectively as compared to testresults of Trial A. Here also exceptfor change in dosing sequence ofmicro silica no other changes weremade in the mix.

Conclusion♦ It can be seen that introduction

of micro sil ica in the miximmediately after adding coarseaggregates and then mixing thesame for 90 sec, has changedthe test results considerably bothin terms of slump andcompressive strength.

♦ The test results show that withoutadding additional water orplasticizers the slump valueshave enhanced by 47% to 78%and the compressive strengthvalues have enhanced by 13% to17%.

♦ The results are very encouragingas increase in slump values canfacilitate reduction of plasticizerdose & enhancement incompressive strength can facilitatereduction in the cement contentthereby leading to optimisation inthe cost of concrete mix.

♦ It is felt that at construction sitethe Quality Managers shouldconduct similar trials based onthe findings of the above referredarticle and try to get best benefitin terms of additional retention ofslump or reduction in theplasticizer dose resulting in easein placing, compaction & finishingof concrete, reduced honey comb

and also optimization of theconcrete mix design cost withoutspending extra penny for thesame.

♦ It is hoped that the contents ofthe article would give furtherguidance to Quality Managers forexploring the benefits of changingthe dosing sequence of microsilica, to their full advantage.

AcknowledgmentAuthors acknowledge theexperience shared by Mr. S.C. VermaEx HCC, Q/C Head, on the similartrials conducted earlier.

References♦ IS 456 – 2000 – Plain and

Reinforced Concrete – Code ofPractice.

♦ IS 455 —1989 — Portland BlastFurnace Slag Cement.

♦ IS 10262—2009 – Concrete MixProportioning – Guidelines.

♦ Neville on Concrete by AdamNeville.

♦ Construction Technology by Prof.M.S. Shetty.

♦ Mineral Admixtures in Cement &Concrete Vol 4 by S.N. Gosh & S.Savkar.

♦ Concrete Micro structures,Properties & Material by P.K.Mehta& P.J.M. Monteiro.

♦ IS 1199 – 1959 (Reaffirmed1999) - Methods of Sampling &Analysis of Concrete.

♦ IS 9013 – 1978 (Reaffirmed1999) – Method of making, curingand determining compressivestrength of Accelerated curedconcrete test specimens.

♦ IS 516 – 1959 (Reaffirmed 1999)– Methods of Test for Strength ofConcrete.

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IntroductionTraditionally, we are using burnt claybricks for construction. It is a clayproduct which proved its importancesince the dawn of civilization. Forproduction of bricks, we are usinggood plastic clay as primary rawmaterial. This clay is often obtainedfrom prime agricultural land,causing land degradation as wellas economic loss due to diversionof agricultural land. Though clay iseasily and abundantly available innature, its resources has athreshold limit and utilization of clayhas reached such a point inconstruction. Excess use of goodclay caused erosion of fertile soiland soil degradation and disturbedthe ecology.

The burnt clay brick industry inIndia produces over 60 billion claybricks annually resulting in strongimpact on soil erosion andunprocessed emissions. Forproduction of these bricks about

160 million tones of top soil, makingbarren 7500 acres of fertile land.(1) Because of all these ill effects,this is proper time to search analternative of the burnt clay bricks.

Use of Cement, Fly Ashand Phosphogypsum AsAn alternative for burntClay BricksThis is new technology which workswith the strength of fly ash, limeand gypsum chemistry. The slowchemistry of fly ash and lime ismaneuvered by tapping ettringitephase to its threshold limits throughsufficient limit of gypsum. Therefore,it does not require heavy duty pressor autoclave, which is otherwiserequired in case of only fly ash andlime. The process completelyeliminates the thermal treatment(except open air drying) and doesnot require combustion of any fossilfuel. The ingredients of the unitssuch as bricks and blocks, fly ash,

lime (from OPC) and gypsum arewell-known minerals that are widelyused in the industries. All theseminerals are available in the formof wastages and by-products fromindustrial activities. In certain areaswhere by product lime is notavailable in adequate quantity,Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) canbe used as the source of limeproducing the good quality of bricksand blocks. This technology isproved to be environmentally safeand sound.

MaterialsFly ash used for the present studyis obtained from the Thermal PowerPlant, Eklehara, Nashik. As goodquality of lime is not available inthe vicinity OPC is used as asource of lime and Phosphogy-psum (CaSO4 2H2O) is obtainedfrom Savil Agrovates, a Kopargaonbased company producingagricultural product where

Use of CementFly Ash and Gypsum as an

Alternative Material for Low Cost Housing(Feasibility Study)

N.S.Naik, Asst.Prof., Civil Engg.Dept. SRES C.O.E. Kopargaon,U.P. Naik, Professor, CivilEngg.Dept. PREC Loni,Tal.Rahata, Dist. Ahmed Nagarand M.S.Purkar, Professor.,Civil Engg. Dept. SRES C.O.E.Kopargaon.

In Civil Engineering traditionally, we are using different materials in theform of building units. Some of the building units which we are using forconstruction are bricks and concrete blocks. Especially for bricks wehave to use good plastic clay as primary raw material. This clay is oftenobtained from prime agricultural land, causing degradation as well aseconomic loss due to diversion of agricultural land. Manufacturing ofbricks produces harmful gases which results in significant air pollution.This feasibility study is an attempt to use cement, flyash and waste gypsumfor the manufacturing of building units so as to replace the traditionalbuilding material at least partially.



phosphogypsum is available as awaste.

Mix ProportionsAs our main intention is to searchan alternative material for theconventional burnt clay bricks byusing the waste materials and toproduce a low cost buildingmaterial, emphasis is given to usethe waste products to the maximumextent and hence following mixproportions are used for the presentstudy. The mix proportions are givenin the Table No.1 are in terms ofdry weights of the ingredients.Shrinkage cracking is a majorweakness in gypsum based blocks.Shrinkage cracking can beminimized by keeping the watercontent of the binder as low aspossible.

the water content for the normalconsistency was determined. Thewater content used in the mix forstrength tests was 90% of thatrequired to produce the standardnormal consistency.

Preparation of MortarBlocksStandard cement mortar cubemoulds of size 70.7mm x 70.7mmx 70.7mm were used for preparationof blocks. The mixed binder wasplaced in the cube mould and wascompacted properly by rod. Excesspaste was hand finished. Themould was filled in three layersand each layer was compactedproperly.

Method of CuringThe blocks were taken out from themoulds after 24 hours. After removalfrom the moulds the blocks werekept for air drying for 2 days. Aftersufficient strength was gained,these blocks were transferred towater filled curing tanks.

Experimental WorkTo check the feasibility of Cement,F.A. and P.G. binder as an alternativematerial for traditional burnt claybricks following tests are performedon the binder.

1) Compression Strength Test2) Water Absorption TestAbove tests were performed as

per Indian Standards (18), (19)

MethodologyMixing of Raw MaterialsThe weighed quantity ofPhosphogypsum, Cement and flyash were thoroughly mixed in drystate in a pan with the help of atrowel. The mixture in dry state ismixed till it attains a uniform color.When the mixture attains uniformcolor weighed quantity of water isadded in the mixture of fly ash,cement and phosphogypsum. Afteraddition of the required quantity ofwater the mixture is thoroughlymixed with the help of trowel in apan. After mixing the mix initiallywith the trowel the mixture is againmixed thoroughly by kneading untilthe mass attained a uniformconsistency.

To calculate the quantity ofwater to be added Standard normalconsistency test was performed and

Graph No.1: Variation of CompressiveStrength with age for M-1 Mix

Graph No. 2: Variation of CompressiveStrength with age for M-2 Mix



Density TestAfter 28 days of casting, the cubeswas dried to a constant mass inan oven at 1050C they were cooledto room temperature and theirdensity was obtained

Table No. 2. The results ofcompressive strength are presentedin Graph No.1 to 4, Graph No. 1 to4 show the compressive strengthof cubes having different proportionsof fly ash and phosphogypsum. The

results indicate that thecement, F.A. and P.G. Mix havepotential to use as buildingmaterial as an alternative fortraditional burnt clay bricks.This is due to the fact that flyash acts as a source ofreactive Silica and Alumina, togive Calcium Sulphoaluminateand Silica hydrates, which areresponsible for strength. It isobserved that the strength ofthese blocks increases withage. The maximumcompressive strength of theseblocks can be obtained with aspecific proportion of theingredients. It can be observedfrom the test results that thestrength of the cubesdecreases as the percentageof fly ash and phosphogypsumincreases. From the resultsof water absorption, For mixM-1 (with 50% fly ash andphosphogypsum) and for M-2(with 60% fly ash andphosphogypsum) the

percentage water absorption isalmost same. For 70% and 80% flyash and phosphogypsum waterabsorption decreases.

For economy, the fly ash andphosphogypsum content should bekept as high as possible. Theminimum average crushing strengthprescribed in Indian code for burntclay bricks is 3.5 MPa (20). As thecompressive strength at 7 days forM-4 is 5.63 MPa and that at 14days is 9.96 MPa, it can be saidthat the material is having adequate

strength to produce bricksfrom it.

From Table No.2 it canbe observed that the waterabsorption of cubes in thepresent investigation wasobtained to be in between24.91% to 30.37%. As per



Water Absorption TestAfter casting the cubes of each mixproportion, the cubes wereimmersed in water and after 28days of curing the cubes were takenout of the curing tank and theirsaturated mass was recorded afterthe cubes were kept in oven at1050C and dried to a constantmass and dry mass of the cubeswas recorded. After that finding thedifference between the saturatedand dry mass percentage waterabsorption was calculated.

Summary of TestResultsTable No. 2 shows summary of alltests results.

Test Results andDiscussionsA large number of blocks weremade with different proportions offly ash, cement and phosphogyp-sum. The experimental results arepresented in graph No.1 to 4 and



the code (20) the water absorptionof ordinary burnt clay bricks shouldnot be more than 20% by weight.Clearly the water absorption forsome proportions is morecompared to that of traditional burntclay bricks. Nevertheless suchbricks can be used for curtain walland partition walls where theconsequences of the high waterabsorption capacity will be lesssevere. However, this aspectcertainly needs further investigation.

The weights of variousdesignated cubes are found to beless than that of ordinary burnt claybricks. The reduced weight ofCement, F.A. and P.G. will provide aworking comfort and ease ofhandling, in addition to reduction indead weight of structures.

ConclusionBased on the experimentalinvestigation reported in this study,following conclusions are drawn.

Unique possibility exists for thebulk uti l ization of fly ash inproducing bricks from Cement, F.A.and P.G. in the proximity of thermalpower plants, phosphoric acid andfertilizer industries.

The test cubes are havingsufficient strength and havepotential as a replacement forconventional burnt clay bricks.

Cementitious binder with fly ashand phosphogypsum content equalto 80% gives better compressivestrength and 20.25% waterabsorption and thus suitable for usein construction industry.

Being lighter in weight, Cement,F.A. and P.G. mix will reduce thedead weight and material handlingcost in multi storied constructions.

The utilization of wastes inmaking cementitious binder willhelp in solving the disposal andhealth hazard problems. It is furtherneeded to develop awarenessamong users, professionals andfinancial supporters for using thesewaste materials for techno-economic reasons in addition tobalance economy and achieve

energy conservation. The use ofthese wastes for building industrieswill definitely reduce theenvironmental pollution which willbe there because of use of burntclay bricks. Such products can beused for low cost constructionpractices.

References♦ N. Bhanumathidas and N.

Kalidas, The role of Fal-G, TheIndian Concrete Journal, July1992, pp.389-391.

♦ R. Ambalavanam and A. Roja,Feasibility studies on utilization ofwaste lime and gypsum with flyash, The Indian Concrete Journal,Nov.1996,pp.611-616.

♦ Kumar Sunil, Utilization of Fal-Gbricks in buildings, The IndianConcrete Journal, July 2001,pp.463-466.

♦ Kumar Sunil, Utilization of Fal-Gbricks and blocks, Constructionand Building Materials,.

♦ Dr. D. Sree Rama ChandraMurthy et. Al., Conventionallyreinforced concrete beams withFal-G cement in flexure, CE andCR, Sept.2006,pp.47-53.

♦ S.Marinkovic and A. Kostic-Pulek,Examination of the system fly ash-lime-calcined gypsum –water,Science Direct Journal of Physicsand Chemistry of solids,2007,pp.28-30.

♦ ‘Shiqun Li, Jishan Hu, et.al, Studyon the weathering resistance offly ash-lime compacts, ScienceDirect, Cement and ConcreteResearch,34,2004,pp.753-758.

♦ Luciano Santoro and IgnazioAletta, Hydration of mixturescontaining Fly ash, lime andphosphogypsum, ThermochimiaActa,98 ,1986, pp.71-80.

♦ A.K.Choudhary and J.N. Jha,Characteristics evaluation of flyash for the stabilization of anexpansive soil, proceeding ofNational conference at Ludhiana,CEMCT-2006,Nov.2006,pp.199-203.

♦ Jagroop Singh, Effect of fly ash,cement and randomly distributed

fibers on compressive strength ofKaolinite, proceeding of Nationalconference at Ludhiana, CEMCT-2006,Nov.2006,pp.207-210.

♦ Ismail Demir et al., Effece ofSilica fume and expanded perliteaddition on the technicalproperties of the fly ash-lime-gypsum mixture, construction andBuilding Materials, 2007

♦ Stefania Grzeszczyk et al., Effectof Super Plasticizers on thereheological properties of fly ashsuspensions containing activatorsof the pozzolanic reaction, Cementand Concrete Research, June2000,pp.1263-1266.

♦ Amit Mittal et al., Parametric Studyon Use of Pozzolanic Materials inConcrete, New Building Materialsand Construction World, October2006,pp94-112.

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tests of hydraulic cement ( Part-I),Bureau of Indian Standards, NewDelhi.

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Investigation

IntroductionIncrease in service loading,environmental degradation, damageof structure due to poor quality ofmaterial and inferior design,upgrading of old structures as pernew code and need of seismicretrofit leads to the need of repairand rehabilitation. Rehabilitation ofdeteriorated civil engineeringinfrastructure such as beams,girders, bridge decks, parkingstructures, marine structures, roadsetc has been the major issue inthe last decades. The need toupgrade the deteriorated civilengineering infrastructure greatlyenhances with the ever increasingdemands. Therefore rehabilitatingexisting civil engineeringinfrastructure has been identified asan important issue to be addressed.The strengthening of concretestructures to resist higher designloads, correct deterioration-relateddamage, or increased ductility hasbeen traditionally accomplished

using conventional materials andconstruction techniques. Externallybonded steel plates, FRP and ferro-cement laminates are some of thetraditional techniques available. Inthe context of strengtheningproblem, advanced compositeshave the potential to prove anotherpromising solution.

Introduction toFerrocementFerrocement is a form of reinforcedcement mortar (micro concrete) thatdiffers from conventional reinforcedor pre-stressed concrete primarilyby the manner in which thefollowing elements are dispersedand arranged. It consists of closelyplaced, evenly distributed multiplelayers of mesh or fine rodscompletely embedded in cementmortar. Widespread use offerrocement in construction industryhas occurred during the last 40years. The main worldwideapplication of ferrocement

construction to date has been forsilos, tanks, roofs, irrigationchannels, manholes & covers, andmostly boats. The construction offerrocement can be divided in tofour phases:♦ Fabricating the steel rods to form

a skeletal (cage) framing system;♦ Tying or fastening rods and mesh

to the skeletal framing;♦ Plastering and♦ Curing.

Review of PreviousWorkOng.K.C.G, Paramasivam.P andLim.C.T.E. (1992),In this study the methods ofstrengthening of reinforced concretebeams using ferrocementlaminates with skeletal bar attachedonto the soffit of the beams arereviewed. The methods ofanchorage of the ferrocementlaminates in the strengthenedbeams have been investigated. Themethods of increasing the ultimate

Experimental Investigationon Flexural Behaviour of ReinforcedConcrete Beams Strengthened byFerrocement Laminates

B.Sivagurunathan, SelectionGrade Lecturer in CivilEngineering, Thiagarajar Collegeof Engineering, Madurai.Dr.B.Vidivelli, Professor in Civiland Structural Engineering,Annamalai University,Annamalai Nagar.

This paper investigates the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beamsstrengthened by ferrocement laminates. Totally five beams of length 3200mm,width 150mm and depth 250mm were cast and tested. A flat ferrocementlaminate 125mm wide, 25mm thick and 3000mm long was cast using cementmortar as binder and weld and woven mesh as reinforcement. The experimentalstudy shows that the ferrocement laminate increases the flexural bahaviour ofthe distressed reinforced concrete beams. The aim of this project is to bondferrocement laminates to reinforced concrete beams and strengthen it againstflexure.


Investigation

load of the original beams usingferrocement laminate and to controlthe cracking behavior of the beamsas well the effect of the damage oforiginal beams prior to repair areexamined.

It is concluded that thestrengthened beams haveperformed better in crackingbehavior, reduction in mid-spandeflection and increased ultimateload. Further, the pre-crackedbeams prior to repair did not affectthe ultimate loads of thestrengthened beams tested.

Mohd Zamin Zumaat andAshraful Alam (2006),

In this study, methods ofstrengthening of reinforced concretebeams using ferrocementlaminates with skeletal bar attachedon to the soffit of the beams arereviewed. The addition offerrocement laminates with skeletalbar to the soffit (tension face) ofthe beams substantially delayedthe formations of first crack,restrained the crack widths andincreased the flexural stiffness andload capacities of the strengthenedbeams. The effects of curtailing theferrocement laminate short of thesupports were studied. In thestrengthening carried out in thepresent work, the ferrocementlaminates were extended over thesupports. This however would bedifficult to achieve in practice.

Vidivelli.B, et al (2001),In this study, the damage due

to overloading is considered. A totalof three beams were cast andtested. One beam (control beam)was tested to ascertain the loaddeflection behaviour and ultimateload. The remaining two beamswere damaged by overloading. Afterunloading the damaged beamspecimens were repaired withferrocement laminates with singlelayer at tension face using epoxy.Static test was conducted on all thebeams to determine the loaddeflection behaviour and ultimateload. A comparison was made oncrack width, deflection and ultimate

strength at different loadstages between control,damaged and repairedbeams.

ExperimentalProgrammeMaterial UsedFor the beam specimen, theconcrete with designcompressive strength of M20was used. The concrete mixproportions are given in Table1. 43grade Portland Pozzalana Cement(PPC) confirming to IS: 1489 –1991, having a specific gravity of2.92 was used. Locally availableriver sand having a finenessmodulus of 2.61, specific gravity of2.65 and coarse aggregates of20mm maximum size, having afineness modulus of 6.97 andspecific gravity of 2.9, were used.High yield strength deformed barsof Fe 415 were used asreinforcement in the concrete beam

For casting of the ferrocementlaminates Portland cement mortarmatrix, woven and welded meshesof size 24 gauge are tied togetherto act as reinforcement.Ferrocement may require chemicaladditives to reduce the reactionbetween the matrix and thereinforcement.

Details of TestSpecimenFive beams were cast for flexuraltest out of which one beam wascontrol beam the second and thirdwere tested for service load andrehabilitated and the fourth and fifthbeams are retrofitted. Forrehabilitation and retrofitt ingferrocement laminates were used.The details of reinforcement usedin the beam are as shown in theFig.1. Wooden moulds satisfying theabove specimen size were used.Before casting, machine oil wasapplied on the inner surfaces ofmoulds. Concrete was mixed usingtilting type laboratory concrete mixerand was poured into the moulds inlayers. Each layer of concrete wascompacted well. The specimens

Figure 1: Cross section and reinforcementdetails of RC Beams

Figure 2: Preparation of distressed beam surface

Figure 3: Ferrocement laminate


Investigation

were removed from mould after 24hours of casting and then curedusing jute bags. All specimens weremoist cured for 28 days.

Bonding ofFerrocementlaminate to beamBefore bonding the fabricatedferrocement laminates on the soffit(tension side) of the concrete beam,surface was made rough usingsand blasting and cleaned with anair blower to remove all dirt and

debris. Once the surface wasprepared to the required standard,the epoxy resin was mixed inaccordance with manufacturer’sinstructions. Mixing was carried outin a metal container with base tohardener ratio of 1:2 and wascontinued until the mixture obtaineduniform colour. Then it was appliedboth on laminate and beam surfaceand bonded properly without anyair gap.

Experimental set-upTwo-point loading system was

adopted for the tests.At the end of each loadincrement, deflectionand ultimate load werecarefully observed andrecorded. The ultimateload for the controlbeam was found out.Then the other twobeams (S) were testedfor service load andrehabilitated withferrocement laminates.The other two beams(R) were retrofitted withferrocement laminates.

Figure 5: Experimental setup

Figure 4: Bonding of laminnates to the beam

The rehabilitated and retrofittedbeams were again tested by twopoint loads and at the end of eachload increment; the deflection wascarefully observed and recorded.The recorded values are graphicallyrepresented and are shown in Fig.6.

Results andDiscussionsFrom the test results summarizedin Fig.6, it can be concluded thatthe rehabilitated beam withferrocement laminates 12% lesserload than the controlled beam. Theretrofitted beam carries 18% moreload than that of control and 24%of rehabilitated beam. Fig.6 showsthe ultimate load carrying capacityof the beams with differentconfiguration.

AcknowledgementsThe experimental work was carriedout in the Structural EngineeringLaboratory of Thiagarajar Collegeof Engineering, Madurai andTamilnadu. We would like to thankthe faculty members of Structuralengineering Department,AnnamalaiUniversity, Annamalainagar.

References♦ Mohammad taghi kazemi and

Reza morshed (2005), “Seismicshear strengthening of RCcolumns with ferrocement jacket”,Journal of structural Engineering,Vol.1.

♦ Ong, K.C.G, Paramasivam. P andLim, C.T.E (1992), “Flexuralstrengthening of Reinforcedconcrete beams usingferrocement laminates”, Journal ofFerrocement, Vol.22, No.4, PP. 331- 342.

♦ Vidivelli.B, Antony Jeyasehar.C,Srividya P.R. (2001),”Repair andRehabilitation of Reinforcedconcrete beams by Ferrocement,”In proceedings of the SeventhInternational conference onferrocement, Singapore, PP. 465– 470.

Figure 6: Load vs Deflection



Although currently there are noindustry standards specifyingconcrete tolerances specific

to polished concrete, manufacturersas well as installers are coming upwith their own set of standards toobtain a quality polish job. On newconcrete installations that willultimately receive polishing, certainperformance criteria need to be metso the polishing company canperform a uniform quality job.

On new concrete installations,the concrete mix design is critical.Using a cement-rich concrete(typically 3,500 psi) provides adense surface free of voids for thepolishing process. We can alsouse many times water-reducingadmixtures to keep a low watercement ratio without jeopardizing theworkability during the concreteplacement. Wet curing of the newslab is an excellent way of curingbut many times it is not practical. Ifthis is the case, dissipating liquidapplied curing compounds are a

Polished Concrete Floorsgood way to cure the slab. Anyremaining curing compound thatdoes not dissipate over time isusually easily removed during thecoarse-grinding phase of thepolishing process.

Of equal importance to theappropriate mix design is how theconcrete is placed and finished. Theflatness and levelness of theconcrete substrate is crucial notonly for a uniform polish, but alsohow the project is bid. Floors thathave excessive highs and lows willrequire a tremendous amount moregrinding, increasing your labor costsas well as the costs of yourdiamond tooling.

According to industry standards,finished concrete shall have aminimum Floor Flatness rating ofat least 40. The industry standardfor terrazzo is no more variancethan 1/4 in. in a 10-ft. span, whichcan also be applied to polishedconcrete. If the slab is beingmachine troweled with walk-behindmachines, it is imperative to notleave indentations or boot marksbehind since they are not easilyremoved during the polishingphase.

The main methods of coloringpolished concrete consist ofintegrally coloring the concrete mixor staining or dyeing the surfaceafter the fact. By far the easiest andmost controllable method is tointegrally color your concrete. Mostintegral color is either in the liquidor powder form and added at theready-mix batch plant and thenmixed for a specified time. Colorloads for integral color should neverbe smaller than 3 cu. yds. for colorconsistency. Colored aggregate orcrushed glass can be added to theconcrete mix or hand seeded intothe top layer of the mix. Thepolishing process will reveal theunderlying aggregate.

Adding colors to polishedconcrete, either integrally or withstains and dyes, can create adistinctive look for your floors.

Acid staining or dyeing is agreat method of achieving color onpolished floors. Different applicatorshave different methods and timeframes of applying the stains anddyes. We have had excellent resultswith applying dyes around the 400-grit phase. Let’s review the process:♦ Coarse grind with 40-grit metal

bond (if necessary)♦ Grind with 80-grit metal bond♦ Apply densifier♦ Grind with 150 metal bond♦ Remove scratch pattern from 150

grit with 100/200 resin bond♦ Remove scratch pattern from 100/

200 grit with 400 resin bond♦ Apply color stains or dyes♦ Polish with 800-grit resin bond♦ Polish with 1,500-grit resin bond♦ Polish with 3,000-grit resin bond

There are certain situations thatthe consumer may not choose a3,000-grit polish. Most HomeDepots or Lowe’s, for example,typically are polished to 800 grit.There are many levels of polished

Anant Shekhar Sahay,Vice-president Business Development-

South East Asia, Bomanite India.



floors that stop short of truly being“polished concrete,” but have theirown unique and distinctive look.

For the professional polisher, itis often debatable if some type oftopcoat is needed with someclaiming that it defeats the purposeof polishing relative to the ongoingmaintenance. Especially whenusing dyes, we feel that it isnecessary to apply two thin coatsof reactive penetrating sealer to helplock the color in. If applied properly- over a clean surface in multiplethin coats (1,500 to 2,000 sq. ft.per coat per gallon) - this provides

an extremely hard surface andhelps preserve the finished floor.Because most of the materialpenetrates the surface and isapplied very thin, scuffing orscratching is usually not a problem.

Dealing with edges up againstwalls is always an issue. If thepolished surface is to terminatedirectly against the wall, there arewalk-behind machines to addressthis. Most of the time, tooling byhand with grinders and diamondpads is necessary. Another way toaddress edges is to use differentmediums and create a bordermaking the edge an architecturalfeature. We have had great resultssaw-cutting a border in and thenusing cement based skims orcolored epoxy.

If you are considering to pursuethe polished concrete market, makesure you do your homework. Thepurchase of equipment can be a

large investment. Talk withmanufacturers of polishingequipment and ask why theirequipment and services are betterthan others. Make sure you have amarket to support the heftyinvestment. Polishing machines canalso be used for other applications,such as adhesive and coatingsremoval or to prepare surfaces fordecorative overlays, to name a few.

For further details please contact:Tel: +91-22-30400329, 30500781 (D)Fax: +91-22-24385770Email:[email protected]: www.bomaniteindia.com

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The first edition of bC India wassuccessfully organized jointly by bCExpo India, AEM, and MMI alongwith BAI at Mumbai from February 8to 11, 2011, effectively projectedtechnical, marketing and managerialcapabilities of the constructionequipment industry. The megaevent not only brought globalmarket leaders of the industrytogether but also offered anextensive range of constructionequipment products and serviceswith special focus on constructionequipment market in Indiarepresenting earthmovingequipment, mining, production ofbuilding materials, components,and services. Over 500 exhibitorsfrom 30 countries participated in theshow with overwhelming presenceof around 70% internationalexhibitors and remaining beingIndian exhibitors. The event hadnine international pavilions fromAustralia, China, Finland, France,Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain, andthe UK. Coinciding with the event,there were number of conferences,seminars, and buyers meets;several new products and serviceswere launched by the participating

national and internationalcompanies.

Speaking at the inauguration ofbC India, Thomas Loffler, CEO, bCExpo India said that the endeavourat their end has not only projectedthe best of national andinternational technicaldevelopments in constructionequipment manufacturing relevantto completion of infrastructureprojects in India but also offered anopportunity to compare products

and services available globally, thebest B2B opportunities to all thenational and internationalparticipants of this trade fair.

In his presentation, EugenEgetenmeir, Managing Director ofMesse Muchean International (MMI)stated that in constructionequipment manufacturing andmarketing, there has beenmovement from West to East. Thehuge international presence at bCIndia, shows the serious interest ofthe global players to understandthe Indian CE manufacturing andmarketing so as to take the bestadvantages of the emergingopportunities that India’sinfrastructure development andprogress offered. He urged theauthorities to facilitate creation ofstate-of-the-art exhibiting facilities asdemand for such events isincreasing in this country. PresidentAEM, Dennis Slater said he wasconvinced that bC India will indeedplay a very important role in theIndian market in the near future.

The three days mega eventwitnessed high ranking visitors fromnational and internationalconstruction equipment companiesleveraging the event to project CEprogress in India and abroad underone roof. More than 22,000 visitorsfrom 69 countries attended thisevent.

As the curtain of bC India showdrew, a strong feeling was lurkingin the minds of all those whoparticipated and attended the event:Will bC India turn to be a “Doosara,”hopes and concerns persisted.Whatever the way it goes, it was awell availed opportunity to projectparticipants commitment andconcern towards progress andpromise of construction equipmentcommunity to manufacture andsupply quality products and provenservices to the clients. Said one ofthe important captains of theindustry, it is too early to give the

right assessment but what hasbeen seen in three days, is verypromising. India is a huge marketwith potentials of continuous andsustainable growth.The eventwitnessed brisk sale of productsand services.

All is Well at CE EndAt bC India, NBM&CW had anopportunity to interact with a numberof national and internationalcaptains of construction equipmentindustry to supplement theirphenomenal efforts on expansion,product development and new

products, and marketing initiativesincluding their plans to build theirbrands in India’s high growthmarket. In such, interactive exercisebusy schedules at both the ends was an important factor in thereckoning. The detailed reports oninteractions in the form of Interviewsand new launches would follow inthe next issue of NBM&CW, butsome of the interactions arereported in brief in this edition.

During the interactions allappeared to be well for mostcompanies as they were quiteoptimistic towards their businessperformance. With market becomingmore competitive, the companieswere seen to be diversifying intonew business areas, fine tuningtheir existing operations, unveilingtheir ambitious investmentplans and gearing up fast to encashemerging business opportunitiesthat the growing infrastructureoffered in India. Markets areexpanding and so were the ways ofthe companies to reach them wasthe common theme of thisinteraction, sending a strong andloud message about their inherenttechnical fundamental andcapabilit ies, nationally andinternationally, reports NBM&CW'sEditorial Team.


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The demand for cranes is going upin almost all sectors due toincreasing infrastructuredevelopment work in the country,more so in port and power sectors.Of late, it is picking up in theconstruction sector (such as cementand real estate), said Mr. RamanJoshi, Managing Director, ManitowocCranes India. Manitowoc, he addedis well-equipped to fulfill and serve

also being used in the importantGovernment and private sectorprojects.

Manitowoc has also invested alot to further upgrade ManitowocCrane CARE Service facilities. It isaltogether different service conceptfrom those available in the market.It is a satisfying concept for ourclients assuring them of maximuminvestment return on their crane

to provide innovative mobilesolutions, said Mr. Joshi.

Maximum jib length on the MC125 is 60 m and in standard form,the crane has five possible jiblengths, including the 60 mmaximum. The others are 30 m, 40m, 50 m and 55 m. It also has amaximum free-standing height of44 m but can reach much higherby telescoping and tying off tostructures. The crane’s maximumcapacity is 6 t while at the 60 m jibend, it can lift 1.15 t.

The crane’s lifting technologyincludes a double trolley allowing itto lift 3 t when working with a singletrolley or 6 t when working withboth. Two versions of Potain’sestablished 24 kW 33PC15 hoistare available with the crane.

When working with a 480 Vpower supply, the 33PC15(GH),which has 400 m of rope availablefor high-rise building work, can offerlift speeds of up to 96 m/min whencarrying 1.5 t on the hook. Theregular 33PC15, which has 260 mof wire rope available, can reach90 m/min when working with thesame load.

The GT25-5A is a 25 t capacitycrane mounted on a three-axlecarrier. It has a five-section 40.2 mtelescopic boom that offers a 49 mmaximum lift ing height whenworking with the jib. Power for thecrane comes from a SinotruckWD615.92 engine, compliant toEuro III standards, offering a poweroutput of 196 kW at 2,200 rpm.

The engine drives a hydraulicsystem that includes a four-circuitpump that automatically combinespump flows to speed up operations,as needed. In addition, a variableflow hydraulic motor provides theflexibility for optimal line speed. Thecrane is suitable for tower craneserection and to set up industrialprojects.

Manitowoc

the burgeoning market with Grovemobile cranes, Potain tower cranesand Manitowoc crawler cranes. Thedemand in the tower cranesegment is also going up.

Manitowoc’s factory in Punemanufactures tower cranes ofvarious capacities up to 10 tonwhich is adequately fulfilling theproject needs of the country. Suchtop slewing tower cranes arecompetent enough to fulfill theneeds of construction relatedprojects. The Pune factory is well-equipped to manufacture qualityPotain tower cranes. The highercapacity Potain tower cranes, fromManitowoc’s factories in Europe, are

assets. The service is renderedfrom different locations in the countryas per requirement. Manitowocplaces great importance on trainingand retraining personnel, operatingand maintaining for safe operationof its crane so that no untowardmishaps can take place whileoperating the crane. Feedbackreceived from the users of ourcranes indicates that Manitowocproducts are of superior quality,reliabil ity, serviceability andunmatched technical attributes withcapacity requirements and globalengineering concepts integrated inthe manufacturing thus enabling us


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Sandvik Mining and Constructionunveiled many exciting products atthe show including its firstrepresentative of a brand new rangeof Basic Breaker BA2424 speciallydesigned for the Indian market.

bC India 2011 was not onlyseen as the perfect opportunity forSandvik to launch its Basic Breakerline in India but also to showcase

innovative design elements; theypossess a sealed nitrogen pistontype accumulator in order to protectthe carrier’s hydraulic pump duringoperation from pressure peaks inthe breakers hydraulic circuit. Thedesign also incorporates a long andheavy piston that is aligned with agenuine Sandvik tool, there-byensuring optimum impact energy

In order to highlightcommitment to India, Sandvik’simpressive stand also had differentproduct l ines, interactivepresentations and unprecedentedaccess to key people within theSandvik Mining and Constructionorganization. Some of the productsshown include: Breakers (BR3288,BR4099 and BR2155), Basic Line

breakers (BA2424),crushing (the Indianproduced UJ300/310,US310/UH310 andUV310 semi mobileplants & CJ 411 JawCrusher, SV1262 Grizzlyfeeder), Tunnelling(DT820 Booms), Drilling(DQ500 drill rig).

All Sandvik productshave been developedworking in conjunctionwith some of the world’sleading quarrying andconstruction companies.This ensures thatSandvik produces theright equipment, for theright application with allfeatures that ensurecustomers benefit fromthe highest levels ofproductivity, but thelowest levels of cost ofownership and vitally

with minimal environmental impact.Sandvik Mining and

Construction has recentlyexperienced a dramatic increase insales throughout the Indian sub-continent. This growth has beenparticularly strong in the productlines that have been developed forIndia’s specific requirements, manyof which are manufactured in Indiaitself. The increasing demand forSandvik products demonstrates thatIndian buyers are keen to utilizeadvanced, high-quality construction,and mining equipment.

Sandvik

recent developments with aparticularly Indian flavor and tohighlight commitment to the Indiansub-continent market place as awhole, and to India in particular,said R Srinivasa Raghavan, VicePresident Construction Segment,Sandvik Mining and ConstructionLimited.

Simple in design, Sandvik’snew Basic Line utilises fewerworking parts for reducedmaintenance, together with lowerownership and operating costs. TheBasic Line Breakers includes many

transfer with less recoil, in order tominimize carrier wear.

Available in three differenthousings – Box type, Side plate,and Pin on type – the Basic LineBreakers are easy to mount andoperate. Silenced box type housingsoffer increased noise reduction,making them specifically suitablefor urban applications. Althoughsimple, the Basic Line benefits fromproven technology, the use ofgenuine Sandvik parts producedfrom only the highest quality rawmaterials, all manufactured toSandvik quality control standards.


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Tractors India Limited (TIL)launched its new TMS 875 truckcrane at bC India. The five axlestruck crane has a maximum liftingcapacity of 75 tons at 3 metersworking radius and comes with afour section trapezoidal boom withboom length varying from 11.0meters to a maximum of 34.6meters with 360 degree slew.Maximum road speed of the truckcrane is 50 km/hr and is powered

Tractors India Limitedoutriggers have been provided toprovide extra stability to themachine. Hydraulics have beenobtained from leading Europeanmanufacturers.” He said “with thequality features, the product is abetter offering as compared toEuropean and Chinese cranes toIndian customers at a competitiveprice.”

by AL 680 TCAC 235 HP engine @2200rpm.

According to Mr. S.K. Bhatnagar,Director & President, MaterialsHandling Division, TIL “TMS 875comes with a purpose built chassisdesigned and manufactured by TILitself, made out of extra highstrength steel obtained fromJapanese and European sources.Drive line has been sourced fromIndian manufacturers. Four

TIL also launched its new TMS10, 10 ton truck mounted crane.TMS10 can lift 10 tons @ 3 metersworking radius. The crane comeswith a three section boom varyingfrom 7.8 meters to a maximum of19 meters. The maximum workingradius of the crane is 17 metersand maximum tip height is 25.7with jib. The two axle truck with fouroutriggers is mounted on Indian,Ashok Leyland chassis with rated

power of 118hp@2500 rpm. Thegross vehicle weight is 10,500kg.As per Mr. Bhatnagar: “TMS 10 willcompete in certain areas with pickn carry cranes in the Indian market.”

Mr. SK Bhatnagar also briefedabout TIL Group’s plans to expandits product portfolio, particularly itscrane range and related expansionand diversification programme, TheMaterial Handling solutions divisionat present manufactures, markets

and servicesequipment pertainingto diverse materialhandling needs, aswell as port and roadbuilding solutions.Currently, TIL producesnearly 200 mobilecranes a year at itsKolkata factory. Asecond factory is beingset up in Kharagpur tomanufacture highercapacity craneproducts with aninvestment of Rs 100crore. The new facilitywhich will be fullymodernized and stateof the art is expectedto be ready by 2013,he informed.

TIL compreh-ensive product portfolio

covering various critical sectors,along with its upcomingmanufacturing facilities is expectedto transform the Group into aformidable and forceful icon in theconstruction equipment andmaterial handling solutions space,large enough and strong enoughwhose impact could be seen in thenext 2-3 years or even earlier as itproceeds with its most ambitiousand diversified expansions.


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Discussion with Mr. Kevin RThieneman, President CaterpillarAsia Pte Ltd coveredRemanufacturing as Cat’s newfocused area, global and Indianconstruction equipment marketscenario, policymeasures impacting businessenvironment and strengthening ofCaterpillar’s presence in India.

On Remanufacturing in whichthe company has been a big votary

Caterpillarwheel once again and hence theprime need for promotingremanufacturing suitable to aparticular region’s industrialrequirement. Remanufacturing perse should not cause worry as beingseen in some quarters. Theimpression that it could lead todumping second hand products isnot quite well founded and there isno need to cry wolf about it, wasthe advice from Kevin.

both at WTO and in India, Kevinmade his stance very clear that it isthe most economical manufacturingroute. In the present contest, itappears to be a good conceptwhere cost of manufacturing counts.It is a time tested and economicalconcept offering best solution forhigh end and other sophisticatedproducts. Low quality products lacksophistication and high techattributes rendering operationsunproductive as well asuneconomical. It is going to beeconomically unviable tomanufacture these like inventing the

The markets scenariointernationally and nationally in Indiais undergoing a sea change. Withrecovery now being more broad-based, demand and supplies areimproving a lot. So is the profileand mind-sets of the buyers.Buyers in the market place arebeing seen as far less sensitive tothe price factor as was the case inthe past. They are graduallybecoming more value additionconscious demanding bettertechnical attributes and assuredcomprehensive back up technicalsupport for the products and

services acquired. Playing onpricing for a foothold in thebusiness is no longer valid in thepresent context. Competition isbecoming more stiff where servicecomponents, product life cycle wouldsway buyers choice. Internal costreduction in manufacturing andproduct development, enhancedcost absorption and increasedefficiency level would hold the keyto sustain competition. Competition,

we firmly believe willdrive the growth forall, he opined.

B u s i n e s senvironment in Indiahas improved a lot.But concerns are stillthere on policydithering taking placefrom time to timeespecially onenvironment issuesand this need to besorted out for astable policy regime.We have greatconfidence on Indianmarket place. Thishas been our focusin the past and itwould continue infuture too, offeringnew product l inetowards meeting

India growing infrastructuredevelopment needs. Our road mapfor India is constantly evolving,depending on the need of localdemand. We are expanding ouroperations with appropriateinvestment plans and, strengtheningour market reach. With thesemeasures and reorienting themfrom time to time as localrequirements and demand, we willcontinue to serve as effectively aspossible and participate in theinfrastructure development in Indianot only actively but also proactively.

The just concluded bC India wasreally a very well-arranged and infact it was for the first time whensuch an event took place in Indiawhere all major Indian constructionequipment manufacturers and agood number of suppliers fromdifferent parts of the world werepresent. Due to this magnificent

Soilmecsuccess, it has now become oneof the most important constructionexhibitions in India for future, saidMr. Sanjoy Chakrabarty, MD, SoilmecIndia on the sidelines of the event.

He further stated that theassociation of BAI for this eventwas indeed one of the majorreasons for its success, good

attendance of builders andcontractors from all over the countryand BAI session at the same timein Mumbai offered opportunities toits members to visit the show. Thenumber of visitors from all over theworld including SAARC countrieswas really beyond our expectationsand as an exhibitor we were morethan happy to see this that peopletook this event very seriously.

At the show, we displayed CFAkit and an innovation of the 24mtsCFA conversion kit to fit on a stdSR-40 which is going to be thefuture of India once CFA startsworking. Also displayed were ourSR-30 with a grab which couldtravel with a grab mounted, SM-14and also locally manufacturedproducts like tools and Desandersin various panels.

Soilmec had a very attractivetwo-storied stand of prefab structurefrom Trimo where people lovedsitting on the terrace with apanoramic view of exhibition groundoverlooking the BKC businessdistrict skyline in the evening. Wedid good business there and havemade a few good deals with someimportant customers.

VDMATalking about German participationat bC India, Mr. Rajesh Nath,Managing Director VDMA India saidVDMA office in India is an importantcontact point for Indian companies

to interact with German constructionequipment manufacturers as morethan 65 important companies fromGermany have participated in thismega event under German pavilion.

The Indian office of VDMAhas facil itated theirpresence in this show.

According to Mr.Nath, German machinerymanufacturers view Indiaas a good market fortheir products andservices and are very

keen to participate in this growingmarket, which is growing fast atpresent both in size and in itstechnological status. Apart fromsetting up their manufacturingfacilities in India, many companiesare participating in Indian marketplace through sales and servicesoutfits–all together promoting andcontributing to Indo–German tradeand economic ties. The total exportof German Construction Equipmentand Building Machinery export toIndia touched `1080 crores in 2010.


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Volvo Construction Equipment usedits extensive display at the show todemonstrate its commitment toimproving fuel consumption andlowering emissions in its products– and also to underline thecompany’s expanding product,manufacturing and distributioncapabilities.

The star of the show was apair of the latest Volvo excavators –the EC140BLC Prime and the

Volvoconfiguration and undercarriage tosuit the tough site conditions anddelivers 20-25% more productivityand economical in terms of Tons /Litres.

Volvo provided the full range ofroad building equipment – HydraulicExcavators, Wheel loaders, MotorGraders, Soil and AsphaltCompactors, Pneumatic TyreRollers and Paver Finishers. Thisshow was featured with display of

can pave up to 300 mm thickness.Volvo DD 80 Asphalt Compactor

provided with multi layer thicknesscapability with 8 amplitude settingsensuring faster compaction. Itsautomatic reversal of eccentricsmatches the direction of travel forsmooth mat finish, combined withhigher dynamic linear loads toachieve densities with minimumpasses.

L120F is powered by fuelefficient Volvo engineand engineered tomatch the drive trainand hydraulics forsuperior wheel loaderperformance. Theengine develops hightorque at low rpmenabling excellentload carryingcapabilities’ at lowengine speed thussaving on fuelconsumption.Volvo’spatented lift armsystem TP Linkagecombines highbreakout force andexcellent parallelmovement throughoutthe entire lifting range.

Volvo also usedthis platform tohighlight its extensiveportfolio of products

and services that are designed tosupport the range of machines.Emphasizing on the benefits ofGenuine Volvo Parts in servicingand maintenance duties, the Volvostand promoted the introduction ofReman Hydraulic components intothe Indian market.

Volvo has recently invested in anew factory RemanufacturedComponent Centre in Bangalorewhose technicians expertly restorea range of components to an often

EC210B Prime ; the latter speciallyadapted for work in granite, marble& aggregates quarry applications.These excavators are powered byVolvo engine and engineered tomatch the hydraulic for superiorexcavator performance. EC140BPrime comes with the bucketcapacity of 0.52/0.57/0.75 Cu.m andoperating weight of 14 tons whereas EC210B has bucket capacity of0.85/0.92/1.22 Cu.m and operatingweight 22 ton. Both the models areequipped with correct boom/arm/bkt

two types of road machineries –ABG 4361 Paver Finisher and DD80 model Asphalt Compactor.

ABG 4361 is the virtual partnerin paving business of every roadconstruction company - A result ofoptimum Owning cost, High degreeof Paving quality and Ease ofoperation and transportation. It isextremely versatile in operation withpaving width that can becontinuously varied from 2.5m to4.75m, with the extensions up to5.5.m with add-on segments and


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better-than-new standard (‘Better’because components are upgradedto the latest iteration of that unit’sdevelopment). The facility allowsusers of Volvo constructionequipment to have their usedcomponents renovated at a lowercost than buying new andconsuming far less new materialsand energy. This program is anatural extension of Volvo’scommitment towards a greener

environment. In short, VolvoReman is the economical,convenient and reliable way tomaximize uptime and extend theservice life of the machine.

Another highlight at Volvo standwas a CareTrack – Volvo’stelematics system that allowsremote monitoring and machinediagnostics on all general purposemachines – which is now availablein India as standard and comes

with a free three-year subscription.While CareTrack offers customer anumber of advantages, a primaryone is the ability to effectivelymanage machine maintenance,servicing and repair through thesystem’s ability to ‘see’ how themachine is performing, GenuineVolvo Parts and CareTrack are bothproving useful in maintainingmachinery in optimal condition andachieving maximized uptime.

Liebherr displayed its LR 1600/2,600 ton crawler crane at BC2011.According to Mr. A.K. Somani,Representative Director, LiebherrIndia Private Limited: “The cranewith its versatile features and 10

LIEBHERRcrane can self load and unload itssuperstructure and self fit itscrawlers, thus making it ideal forworking in rural and altogetherremote areas in India, where getting skilled manpower is quite

The crane can lift maximum600 tons at11 metres workingradius with a boom length of 42metres. With 48 metres boomlength, LR 1600/2 can lift 600 tonsat 10 metres working radius. Main

boom of the crane is 108metres without derrick. Itcan be extended to 144metres at which it can lift83 tons at eight metresworking radius. Luffing jibis 96 metres. Combinationwith main boom and luffingjib is 188 metres. Withmain boom the derrickattachment is138 metresand fixed jib is 36 metres.190tons is the maincounterweight and 65 tonsat the carbody. With derrickattachment, the maincounterweight can be 150tons and 65 tons at thecarbody. The derrick ballastcan be provided at as traytype and wheeled bogietype.

Mr. Somani informed: “LR 1600/2 comes with a novel boom systemwith only one head section. Thecrane has variable derrickadjustment system without guidingunder load . It can be used withmain boom and luffing jib withoutderrick configuration. While workingcontinuous, change of derrickradius can be undertaken.

percent more lifting capacity ascompared to a contemporaryproduct of similar class, is mostsuitable for Indian applications.” Heexplained: “Irrespective of weightand size, the crane is ideal fortransportation as jib sections canbe inserted in main boom sectionfor transportation. Besides, the

critical. The crane comes withspecial attachments, making it idealfor wind mill construction projects.”Liebherr handed two LR 1600/2two Bharat Heavy ElectricalsLimited for construction of 800 MWpower projects. As per Mr. Somany,the crane can be used forconstruction of thermal power plansfrom 500MW-800 MW.


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Liebherr handed the displayedLR 1600/2 to Western India basedcrane hiring company, ShethiaErectors and Materials handlersLimited. The key was handed byMr. Jan Liebherr. Sister Ms. SophieLiebherr was present during theoccasion.

Liebherr also displayed its 71EC-B5 Flat top tower crane. The

crane can lift a maximum load of5tons at 15.0 metres jib length,4.15tons at a jib length of 20 metresand at 50 meters maximum jiblength it can lift 1.0 tons at 2.4metres working radius. Accordingto Mr. Hans Martin Frech, MarketingDirector, Liebherr-Werk BiberachGmbH, : “71 EC-B5 does not require

separate vertical sections to becreated, as it gets pushed up byhydraulics during the course ofconstruction of the building. Withthe hydraulic pushing system, thecrane can be deployed in lift shaftsand at outside the building as well.“The crane is suitable for highriseconstruction above 260 metres.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M)launched its ‘EarthMaster’ BackhoeLoader at bC India. The launchcoincided with Mahindra’s officialannouncement of entering into theconstruction equipment business.

Highlighting the technicalattributes of the EarthMaster,

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltdproducts. The DITEC engine is fullyloaded with latest technology tominimize emissions that meets BSIII norms.” The Earth Master ismanufactured at Mahindra’s plantat Chakan in Pune at a state ofthe art plant with integrated welding,painting and assembly facilitates..

Mr.Kairas Vakharia, Business Head-Construction Equipment, M&M said,“Earth Master is powered byMahindra’s DITEC Engine, acompact 3.3 litre engine whichdelivers best in its class 83 HP.The design of the DITEC enginecombined with direct injection withturbo charger & intercooler deliversover 10% fuel savings per hour ascompared to contemporary

The project cost of the newbusiness is Rs.300 crores.

The EarthMaster is the onlybackhoe loader in India withstandard joystick controls, and isalso equipped with the latestgeneration of hydraulics,comparable to those on largecrawler excavators, that allows forprecise, simultaneous movementsof the backhoe. The EarthMaster

comes with a uniqueREMOTECARE ™ feature enablingits owner to keep track of themachine’s operating status using amobile phone. In addition,EarthMaster has a cockpit thatprovides voice and text messagesto operators related to machinefunctions and warnings in sixdifferent Indian languages.

In terms of customer supportthe EarthMaster will come with a 2-year warranty unlimited hourswarranty. The company has madea dedicated sales and servicenetwork to cater to the requirementsof it construction equipmentcustomers, which will include over200 dealer sales, service andspares parts outlets, 200+ servicevans to reach customers’construction sites, 12 area offices,one central parts warehouse, andregional parts warehouse to supplydealers and a call centre supportingnine languages.

Mr. Vakharia estimated that thebackhoe loaders market size isabout 25,000 units wherein M&Mhas installed a capacity of 200machines per month which couldbe scaled up very quickly as thedemand increases. The companyis planning to venture into theproduction of other earthmovingequipment. However, he declinedto give any time frame set by thecompany for the new products.


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Putzmeister GmbH, Germany, aleader and global supplier ofConcrete Pumps, TunnelingMachines, Industrial Pumps andMortar Machines made a notablepresent at bC India. Mentioningabout their presence in India onthe sidelines of the show, MrMichael Schmid – Lindenmayer, MDsaid, ‘Putzmeister has its state-ofthe-art manufacturing plant in Goa

Putzmeisterthe first choice of real estate andinfrastructure companies acrossIndia. Our company is the championin highrise pumping and majorprojects worldwide are executedwith our equipment. Putzmeister hasthe Largest Truck mounted concretePump in the World – M 70. In theprestigious project of Burj KhalifaTower in Dubai, Putzmeister hasbroken again its own World record

which is spread over 100,000 sqm. Also we have a countrywidesales and service network withregional offices all over thecountry. Our company is committedto bring latest Technology to Indiaand believe in Best Products, BestQuality & Best Service.’

Commenting on their productsMr. Lindenmayer stated, Putzmeisterpumps have been deployed atvarious prestigious projects and are

by achieving a pumping height ofover 606 m. Last year our BSA1407 D made history by pumpingconcrete up to a distance of 800 mat the Delhi Metro Tunnel site, headded.

He said further, our companyhas been very active in introducingnew technology and products to thisstrong growing market. It hasimplemented new models for

customers which are very simple tooperate and very cost competitiveat the same time. Among the latestintroduction is Stationary ConcretePump BSA702D, designed for 20cubic m/h and can be delivered bya reversible drum mixer. Other inline is BSF20.07, a very pricecompetitive and an ideal starterboom placer for road contractorsand RMC companies which are still

not capable enough ofinvesting in a biggerboom placer.

As far as the highend products areconcerned, Putzmeisterhas introduced theBSA1409D based onfree flow hydraulics forcustomer who requiresa higher output. Inaddition, BSA1408HD,a high pressure pumpwhich can pumpbuilding with a height of200 to 250 m waspresented. This modelaccomplishes to be theindustry standard forbuildings of theseheights. And in order toplace the concrete ontop of the buildingPutzmeister hasintroduced stationaryboom systems called MXin combination with the

pipelines, valve system, cleaningstations, and accessories.

The Indian arm of Putzmeisteris also exporting its products toSrilanka, Bangladesh, S. Africa andSouth East Asia. In 2010,Putzmeister in India has grown by160% and has further increased itsmarket share in all productcategories.


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Wirtgen India, displayed its totalrange of solutions involving Vogelepavers, Wirtgen Road mill ingmachines, recyclers, slipformpavers and the new Hamm 311Soil compactors manufactured atthe Wirtgen India Pune facility.

Talking about their newdevelopment Mr. P. Ramesh, CEO

Wirtgen India Pvt Ltd.performance compactor that catersperfectly to the customary biddingrequirements in India. A team ofengineers and technicians fromIndia and Germany developed theproduct and established andqualified a new logistics chainonsite in Pune that ensures thatthe production line is supplied with

& Managing Director, Wirtgen Indiasaid that with the production ofHamm single-drum compactors311, we have developed a modelthat is designed specifically for theIndian market. This single drumcompactor corresponds to the highstandards of quality of the WirtgenGroup but is manufactured locallyso that the pricing allows us toprevail on this highly competitivemarket. The 11 tonne single-drumcompactor for earthworks is a high-

high-quality components, heexplained.

On the group presence in thecountry, Wirtgen Group hasmaintained a strong presence inIndia since 1995 with local salesand service centres in Mumbai,Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Hyderabad,Bangalore, Chennai, and Kolkata.With the start of production of theHamm single-drum compactors theworkforce is being increased toroughly 185 employees. We are at

the beginning of a major successstory in India and the country willmake its way in the world just likethe other emerging markets inBrazil and China. And all brands ofthe Wirtgen Group will profit stronglyfrom the market success becausewe have made timely investmentsin a local production facility.

Wirtgen India hassold hundreds ofWirtgen Groupmachines in Indianmarket in the last tenyears. With the startof additional majorroad constructionprojects, this numberwill increasedramatically over thecoming years. Inorder to guaranteethat the machineswould be overhauledregularly and thespare parts areavailable for the entirecountry, the WirtgenGroup also invested ina new workshop anda large spare partscentre in Pune.

Maximum four machines can beoverhauled at a time at the highlyadvanced workshop which is alsoequipped with a 20 tonne overheadcrane. The regional stores aresupplied with original Wirtgen Groupparts from the new main spareparts depot that covers anadditional 600 m2 of floor space.Customers can also be supplieddirectly from Pune if necessary. Theentire parts dispatch process iscontrolled via SAP.


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Processing Systems Terex®Minerals Processing Systems leadsthe industry with the most advancedportable plants which now includesthe NEW Terex® WJ 1175 WheeledJaw and WC1000 Wheeled Cone/Screen Plant.

Terex Mineral (Terex MPS)launched its new Wheel MountedCrushing & screening Plant Range

Terex Mineral Processing Systemsstep towards our commitment toserve the local customers withlocally designed world classproduct range.”

Terex MPS would be looking atstrengthening its presence in Indiaand across Asia with the launch ofthe wheel mounted product range.The product would target theConstruction, Quarrying and Mining

in India at the bC India Show. ThePlant consisting of Wheeled MobilePrimary Jaw Crusher andSecondary Mobile Cone Crusherhas been designed to suit theneeds of the local market. The Plantwould be built at TerexManufacturing facility at Hosur, TamilNadu. According to Mr. JaideepShekhar, Director Sales &Marketing-Asia, “This is an important

segments. The machine has beendesigned with many key customerfriendly features and aims to be thebest in the industry in terms of setup time.

The Terex® Wheeled Crushing& Screening Plant consisting of WJ1175 and WC1000 is built forportability, especially for applicationsinvolving hard abrasive materials.At bC India, the WC 1000 Cone

Plant was on display which is anall electric plant which can easilybe tied into new or existingsecondary, tertiary, and quaternarycrushing applications.

The WJ 1175 consists of TerexJW 42S Jaw Crusher Chamber withinlet opening of 1070 mm x 762mm(42" x 30") and comes withHydraulic Closed Side Setting

arrangement. The WC1000 consists of TerexTC 1000 Cone Crusherand Terex IV DeckScreen. The secondarychassis has beendesigned with on boardhopper and feeder forproper choke feeding ofthe Cone Crusher.

Providing detailedfeatures of the WheelPlant range, Mr.Shekhar mentioned,“We now have the fullproduct range to meetthe needs of the fixedsite customers with ourstatic, Wheeled andModular ProductRange. Terex® MineralsProcessing Systemsprovides a completerange of crushing andscreening processequipment tocustomers around the

world. With over 100 years in theminerals processing industry, TerexMPS is dedicated to offering cost-effective solutions for the longterm. The equipment range includesTerex® Canica, Terex® Cedarapids,Terex® Jaques and Terex® Simplicitymodels, plus new Terex® modelsthat we are continually developingto improve performance andefficiency.”


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Greaves Cotton launched apremium range of constructionequipment for the infrastructureindustry and with this, the companyaugments its already formidablepresence with its wide range ofproducts in the 3 segments ofConcreting, Soil and Asphalt in theinfrastructure equipment industry.

Greavespower regulation. These machinesare the latest technology in the roadconstruction industry and theirfeatures enhance steering ability,load distribution, safety & operatorconvenience and efficiency resultingin precision finish of roads. Therange comes in 1 to 2 metres andis backed by Greaves service and

Greaves Cotton (CED –Construction Equipment Division)launched a range of world class,state-of-the-art-technology productsincluding Milling Machines, Paver,Loader, and Twin Shaft BatchingPlant at the show.

The company brings the mostadvanced, state-of-art BOMAGMilling Machines to India withadvanced features like FrontLoading, Track Mount & Steeringand Auto Control & Auto Engine

support assurance.Also on display was the Paver

which offers 9.2 metres of pavingwidth and comes with enhancedscreed features offering superiorcompaction, resulting in high qualityfinish and undulation effect onroads. The features of Paver offersfaster operation, better productivity,low and easy maintenance andoperator comfort which is ahallmark of Bomag technology-World leaders in road construction

equipment technology.Continuing from its earlier range

of loaders Greaves launched its 5T(ton) loader, extending its rangefrom the already available 3T loader.This loader comes with componentsfrom world renowned manufacturersand is manufactured by Greavestechnology. With ergonomicallydesigned and fully air-conditionedoperators’ cabin as a standardfeature coupled with bril l iantenhanced features like single leverbucket operation and tilt steeringcolumn. This loader sets a newbenchmark in this segment withoperators comfort resulting inimproved productivity and efficiency.

In addition, Greaves alsopresents its 60cbm Twin Shaftbatching plant; an advanced globaltechnology with twin shaft mixertechnology offering a range offeatures for safety and enhancedproductivity. This plant comes witha fully automatic software controlledoperation and a rigid structure. Withthe promise of service and supportround the clock, this world classtechnology product is low onmaintenance. This product furtherestablishes the leading position ofGreaves Cotton along with its variedand wide range of batching plants,stationery & mobile concrete pumpsand concrete mixers in theconcreting segment of theconstruction equipment business.

Sany with US$ 7.5 Billion revenueMNC, the largest Constructionmachinery maker of China & a well-known name in the concretemachinery sector, participated anddemonstrated its comprehensiveproduct technology and services toIndian buyers and international

SanyConstruction industry leaders. Theexclusive range of products thatwere displayed included: ConcretePump 30C/40C/50C, Boom Pump,Truck Mixer, Concrete Batching Plant,Truck Crane, Crawler Crane,Excavator, and Backhoe loader.

Sany for the first time exhibitedits backhoe loader and excavator tothe Indian buyers to fulfill theemerging need of India’sinfrastructure sector. Its excavatoris equipped with an extra ordinaryMitsubishi engine which is strongerand most powerful drive with lower


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Kobelco displayed its CKE 2500,250ton hydraulic crawler cranewhich can lift 250 tons at a workingradius of 4.6 metres with a boomlength of 15.2 metres. With amaximum boom length of 91.4metres, the crane can lift 21 tons at17.7 metres working radius. Theminimum and maximum lengthluffing boom is 15.2metres and 61.0metres. Long boom length rangesfrom 64.0m to 91.4 metres.Minimum fixed jib combination is

Kobelco27.4 m+12.2m and maximum lengthcombination 76.2 m+30.5m.Minimum luffing jib combination is21.3m+21.3m and maximum lengthcombination is 61m+61m. Thecrane comes with a counter weightof 90t and car body weight of 24.0tons. The crane is powered bywater cooled Hino Diesel Enginewith rated power of 247kw at 2,000rpm.

According to Mr. Nilesh Bhorkar,Manager-Product Sales & Marketing,

Kobelco Cranes India PrivateLimited, “CKE 2500 is the bestselling segment in India and wehave sold 86 units so far. Seventeenof CKE 2500 were sold to BharatHeavy Electricals for power plantconstruction and also to rentalcompanies. The crane got goodresponse due to its versatile liftingcapabilities.” Kobelco sells hydrauliccrane with a capacity variants of60-550 tons. The company has soldthe cranes capacities ranging from

maintenance cost and fuelconsumption.

Advanced CDCS computerdynamic control system by electric-control measures and hydraulicmeasures realizes the real-timematch of engine power and mainpump power .It decides exactly howmuch power the machine needsand how much power the engineprovides. 4 power modes ensurebetter energy saving result byoptimizing the parameters of powerand hydraulic system throughelectric device control, realizingbetter match result and maximizing

the energy saving effect. Automaticidle speed arises when work stops.The throttle opening automaticallyreduces and the engine goes toidle speed condition.

In addition, Sany also displayedCompact Concrete Batching PlantSBP05 which provides the completeconcrete solution for everyconstruction need the most reliableand portable solutions from smallto mega construction project withfully automatic and modularizeddevice for accurate weighing systemof cement, water, aggregate andadditives . This machine is fitted

with single shaft compulsory mixerresulting in high efficiency andhomogenous mixing effect & Mixeris designed with NO dead angle,minimizing the residue and easy toclean. The auto-lubricating systemextends the life of mixer andensures full reliability and also mostconvenient and easy for dismantlingand transportation.

It has an aggregate loadingwith boom scraper, eliminating theneed of backhoe loader andreducing energy consumption. Auser-friendly HMI plus PLC controlsystem is equipped with a facility ofauto mixing as well as manualmixing.

Also exhibited was SanyHBT30C–1006DY Concrete Pumpswhich has developed technology ofcomputer-controlled diesel enginerotation speed to effectively improveemission, decrease noises, andhave used most advances S-valvetechnology for ideal performance. Ithas full hydraulic steering opensystem, low oil temperature, localand remote control. The optimizedhoppers incorporated with leanmanufacturing technology arefeatured by higher efficiency ofmaterial suction and lower residueof material. The maximum diameterof mixable aggregate is up to40mm, and concrete slump is 8cm-23cm.

60 to 135 tons to EPC contractorsin India. Voltas Limited is thedistributor for Kobelco hydrauliccrawler cranes in India.

Kobelco handed CKE 2500,250ton crawler lattice boom craneover to crane hiring companySamarth Lifters Pvt Limited during

the event. According to Mr. PrakashShah, Director Samarth Lifters, thecompany will rent out the crane toEPC contractors executing liquefiednatural gas projects and powerprojects.

According to Mr. Nilesh Bhorkar,“to take on pricing along with

expanding and consolidatingmarket presence, Kobelcoinitially would manufacturehydraulic cranes from 80 to100 tons at its upcomingplant at Sricity near Chennaiin Tamil Nadu whereas 250tons would be taken up at alater stage. Sixty percent ofthe components would be oflocal origin comprisingcrawlers and fabrication partswhereas 40% of thecomponents comprisingengines, boom wouldcontinue to be imported. Wewould also strengthen

customer support for our cranesthrough our distributor Voltas.”There has been a steepappreciation of Japanese Yen atthe rate of 25-30% making theKobelco cranes dearer in India.

PROMAN Infrastructure Services Pvt.Ltd. announced its technicalcollaboration with TesabEngineering Limited of Ireland tomanufacture new line of mobilecrushers at bC India 2011. Briefingon the association, Mr. R.S.Raghavan, MD, PROMAN said,

PROMAN Infrastructure Services“Under our new technicalcollaboration with Tesab, we wouldmanufacture Tracked crushers andWheeled Crushers in a phasedmanner. The tracked crusherswould be arrayed with capacityvariants of 100-400 TPH whereasthe wheeled crushers would be

arrayed with capacity variants of100TPH and 300 TPH.”

He stated further that thecompetitive features of the trackedcrushers would enable its users tooperate continuously at mining sitesand for big infrastructure projects.Besides this, the machines wouldbe cost competitive to operate. Thetracked crushers come with aCaterpillar power pack and it has alarge rear loading hopper with lowfeed in height and hydraulicadjusting crusher. The wheeledcrushers are self- contained mobilecrushers that come with aCaterpillar power pack. The trackedcrushers and the wheeled ones aremanufactured under a jointcollaboration and will be co-brandedas PROMAN-TESAB. These mobilecrushers will be offered with Jaw,Cone, Impactor and Screencombinations.


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BHS-Sonthofen (India) Pvt Ltd alsoparticipated at bC India. Highlightingthe new and forthcoming businessventure in India Mr. Neelesh Desai,

BHS Sonthofen IndiaNational Sales Manager BHS-Sonthofen India said, “to providebetter customer support in terms ofparts availability, we have started

construction of our own warehouseat Indirakaran on Hyderabad-Mumbai road. The location of thenew warehouse would be 40kilometres away from Hyderabad.The warehouse would house theentire range of components forTwin-shaft batch mixers, continousmixers, vertical shaft impactors andothers.

He further stated, “we arecontemplating to launch othermodels of vertical shaft impactorsduring later stage of the currentyear in the country.” Mr. Desai ruledout any immediate possibility ofundertaking any indigenousmanufacturing of the products inIndia. He also informed that thecompany’s plan to market electronicwaste recycling plants for municipalapplications is on stream.

Voltas Limited displayed its new prototype hydraulic truck mountedVLTC-25, 25 ton crane which canlift maximum designated load of 25metric tons at 2.5 metres workingradius with a basic boom length of8.8 metres and maximum tip heightof 30.2 meter with 4.6 meter jib. It

can lift 6.25 tons @ 6 metresworking radius. It has fouroutriggers with overall width of 5020 mm. The crane is mountedon Indian, AMW 2518 chassispowered by turbo charged water cooled Cummins 6BTAA-BS-II engines with 178hp @2500rpm.

Voltas Limited The maximum speed of the

vehicle is 75kmph with total weightof 24,550kgs. As per Mr. AniruddhaMoharir, Deputy General Manager-Cranes, Voltas Ltd, “commercialproduction of the crane is expectedto begin from April 2011 followingits testing.”

Voltas also launched its newVLPC-12, 12 ton, hydraulic pick andcarry crane that comes with athree boom extension and has amaximum lifting capacity of 12 tons@ 1.9 metres working radius andminimum of 2 tons at 10.01 metesworking radius. The crane wouldbe offered in two models, VLPC12TX SB and VLPC 12TX. VLPC12 is powered by Bharat stage -2engines. It can travel at a top speedof 28kmph without load. Voltas alsomanufactures 20; 30.40&45 tonrough terrain crane.


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Manitou had put on display, MT 1440SLT ( 14m lift height/ 4000kgs liftingcapacity) ‘Maniscopic’ Rough terraintelehandlers and 200 ATJ (20mWorking height AWP) ‘Maniaccess’access platforms and GEHL 4240‘Skid Steer Loader’ at bC India.

Mentioning about theManiscopic, rough terrain

Manitou BFas an access platform, LoaderBucket- handling bulk material andseveral other attachments forspecific applications- viz., riberection for tunnels, tyre handling,wood log handling, light dozing etc.

“Manitou offer the widest rangeof telehandlers with over 50 models,available at various price points, to

telehandlers, Mr. Ajay Mandahr,Director, Commercial, Operations,Manitou BF-India Operations said,“the competitive positioning of ourManiscopic telehandlers is basedon the fact that it provides one-machine-solution for almost all thematerial handling applications viz.,Forklift – handling material on pallet,Jib Crane & Winch- handlingmaterial with Crane hook, ManPlatform- handling man & material

suite the specific need of thecustomers in Construction,Industrial & Mining Sector. Themodels range from 4 meters heightwith a lifting capacity of 1500kgsto 30 meters height and a liftcapacity of 5000kgs. We also offerhigher capacity Rough Terrainmachines with a lifting capacity of21000kgs with 10 meters liftheights. All the models are on offerin India, Mr. Mandahr informed.”

On the competitive productpositioning of the product, he furtheradded, “as compared to thecontemporary product line on offerin India, Manitou, a world marketleader in all terrain equipments,offer a wider range of product, betterdesign & operational performance,Higher safety standards incompliance to strict European laws

& updated products. “ Inthe Maniaccess range, weoffer some of the mostunique features as self-diagnostic tools, higherground clearance, robustconstruction, reliability etc.,among other features.”

Further he stated,“Manitou has appointeddifferent dealers in Indiabased on their individualareas of expertise. ECELhas been appointed basedon their network andexpertise to cater therequirements of theConstruction & RentalIndustry, Dozco has beenour dealer for the MiningIndustry and Gemini ispromoting our interest inIndustrial Masted Forklifts.Strong local partners havecomplemented our strategyto provide “applicationbased solutions” to ourcustomers at their doorstep & to offer superior

after sales support. Currently, wehave in excess of 150 customercontact points across the length &breadth of the country; it is one ofthe largest network for this productcategory in the country.”

Further, Manitou subsidiary inSingapore is being strengthened toaugment our capability to deliverfaster the products & services toour customers in India, added Mr.Mandahr.


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CHETRA, one of the trading unitsof Machinery and Industrial GroupN.V. (M&IG)-the largest Russianinternational manufacturer ofmachineries and equipment hasbrought here in India the mostpopular Russian industrialmachines which are used in oil &gas, coal, mining industries, and inroad building sectors. CHETRA’sshare in the Indian pipe layer markethas already reached to 30% andas estimated by the market players,taking into account the demand ofmining and construction industries,it may go upto 40-50% soon.

Today, CHETRA in India offersdozers with the power range90-590 hp, pipe layers with thelifting capacity of 25-104 t for thepipelines with the tube dia. 200-1420 mm; wheel loaders with thebucket capacity of 3. 5 to 6. 7 c.m.and operating power range140-600 hp; excavators with 23 tonoperating capacity and various typesof special equipments for Pipelinecleaning, priming, heating &Insulation works,” said CMI CEOBenjamin Callow during CHETRAstand inauguration at the show. Hesaid further that CHETRA machines

CHETRAare robust in design andconstruction; the metallurgy adoptedfor manufacture of critical partssuits well to the Indian conditionand performance as a wholeextremely satisfactory.

Dr. Mikahil Bolotin, president theHolding company M&IG has visitedspecially to India during this expo,giving value to the company’spromises for India.

The inauguration of theRussian CHETRA stand, attracteda lot of guests and visitors – TheRussian Consular general inMumbai Alexey Novikov, Traderepresentative Mikhail Rapota, M&IGvice-presidents Vladimir Lepin andVadim Kalabashkin, vice-presidentof the Association of EquipmentManufacturers Megan Tanel as wellas media, partner and dealercompanies.

During his welcome speech, thetrade representative Mikhail Rapotamentioned the importance of theplans of M&IG N.V., the 3-d largestproducer of heavy industrialmachines to create a productionunit here in India that aimed atfulfilling the growing demand andimplementation of the high-quality

after-sales services. The importanceof those plans has grownenormously after the official visit ofthe Russian President DmitryMedvedev in India when a newtechnological emphasis of theinternational partnership has beenmade. Today, CHETRA is fairlyrepresenting Russia in differentglobal markets, showing the bestscientific and technical develop-ments of the Russian specialists.

According to Mr. Vladimir Lepin,Vice-president, global markets,M&IG, the organization of theproduction unit will strengthenRussian producer’s position notonly in India but also in the wholeSouth East Asia region. Australia,Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand andSouth Korea have already showntheir interest, in Russian CHETRAmachines. By the end of 2015 thenumber of yearly producedmachines will go upto 200, saidMr. Lepin. In addition, the Russianspecialists will carry out educationaland qualification-raising programsfor the Indian engineersparticipating in CHETRA productionand services.


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ABG Cranes displayed itsindigenously developed 80 tonhydraulic crawler crane named1080. It has a lifting Capacity of80Mt at 4meters radius andconsists of Boom – 58meters andJib – 18meters, Hydraulic Jacks forSelf Loading/Unloading, Pilot Switchcontrol, AC Cabin and Safe loadindicator. The 80 ton crane comeswith a 24.3 ton counterweight andis powered by provenindigenous diesel engine,

ABG Cranes

Hydraulics & Winches importedfrom reputed brands from Europeand Boom made from High Yield/tensile seamless lacing tubesimported from Japan.

A large number of customersvisited our stall from differentindustries such as Construction,mining, logistics and crane hiringetc. BC India show increased thevisibility of our crane across Indiaand Visitors were delighted to seean Indian manufacturer for crawlercranes designed indigenously withsuperior quality, said Mr. R.B.Pandey,GM and Head Marketing, ABGCrane.

Several visitors impressed bythe crane also visited our factory tocheck our manufacturing facilitieslocated at Village – Ransai inbetween Mumbai and Pune.

Customers were impressed byseeing the requisite machinery andequipments such as CNC Profilecutting machine, Fabrication shop,Assembly shop, NDT testing, Paintshop and a shot blasting booth.They were delighted by seeing onecomplete set of spare parts keptaside for after sales and service for10 cranes which rolled out of factorytill now.

One of our customers M/s.A.S.Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd whois using ABG 1080 cranes visitedthe stall and told that they &Chennai port trust railway hadachieved a record performance byhandling Granite Block rake in 5hrsand 15min on 8/1/2011 at westernyard I using 1080. He told he isvery happy regarding theperformance of the crane andordered more of Model 1080. Thisshows customer satisfaction andreason behind the repeat orders.

This was encouraging to usand we are coming up with 35Tand 160T cranes customers areeager to know about thespecifications and release date ofthose cranes. Most of thecustomers showed keen interest on35T hydraulic crawler crane andexpressed their eagerness to seethe launch of this crane.

Overall we are very satisfiedwith the response we got for our80Mt crane. This success backs usto be optimistic for our laterreleases of 35MT and 160MThydraulic crawler cranes.

Normet introduced the mostadvanced model for concretespraying in its Spraymec series atbC India. The Spraymec 8100 VCis designed for high performancesprayed concrete applications in

Normettunnels with cross-sections of 15m2

to 140m2.The electro-hydraulic self-

propelled mobile concrete sprayerprovides efficient spraying from oneset-up in tunnels of up to 10.3m

high x 16m wide. The maximumvertical spraying reach is 14m. Themachine features NorSmart, thelatest state-of-the-art control systemof the spraying process. TheNorSmart concrete sprayer control


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system provides efficient, productiveand high-quality concrete sprayingwith functions that include: Low-pulsation spraying and pumping,

accurate and reliable alkali-freeaccelerator dosing (control systemintegrated into concrete output),

accurate spray boom and nozzlemovements and positioning, real-time control and fault diagnosticsof the spraying process, includinga kit for accelerator, concrete andambient temperature measurement,logging of all spraying processrelated data and USB data transferand comprehensive vehicle faultdiagnostics.

According to Mr.RajeshwarSingh, Country Manager, “India isour largest customer base at themoment and we have sold manyNormet units in the country and thebig Spraymec 8100 VC displayedhere for the first time is sold toLeightons. Our internationalpartnership with Tam Internationaland through its 100% ownership ofTAM Construction Chemicals (India)will give us a further reach into theconstruction and mining industriesin India, he added.”

Fayat Group, the road buildingequipment major participated at bCIndia and displayed its top brands:BOMAG, MARINI & BREINING.

Fayat’s every brand is world-renowned for its leadingtechnologies. Top quality productsincluding the newly launchedBomag pavers, milling machines,

Fayat Groupcompactors, and compactionequipment were displayed.Alongside these products, acomprehensive range of theintelligent compaction tools andsolutions were also presented.

MARINI, India’s No.1 highcapacity asphalt plant supplier,

presented its entire range ofHypermobile & Modular asphaltplants to the visitors. Fuel efficiency,Green plant technology, andRecycling systems were the focusof the Marini presentations.

Marini ROADSTAR – is theleading hyper mobile asphalt plantmodel in India. Marini during theshow announced the launch of RS1800 and RS 2700 160Tph/ 200Tph hyper mobile plants for India.On the Modular asphalt plant front,the MAC 320/360 range of plantswere also offered to customer inIndia who realized the benefits of ahighly reliable and high capacityasphalt plant there and then.

These products are specificallydesigned to cater to the asphaltmix requirements in the country.The designs focus on highproductivity, performance andsubstantial savings in fuel. Theseproducts are manufactured withfuture ready features, which will helpcontractors face the ever changingand demanding environmentalconcerns and mix designs.

Sicoma Mixers India displayed itsrange of planetary mixers.Mentioning about the range ofproducts, Mr. Vinayak Gajendragad,Area Sales Manager-IndianOperations, Sicoma India said,“there has been a rise in demand

Sicoma Mixers Indiaof our products in India over theyears and inquiries at bC Indiawere quite good.

He said, “in order to make theprice of the products competitive,we would undertake local assemblyof the planetary mixers at our new

plant in Bangalore. Productions ofthe mixers are expected to beginduring June 2011 from the newplant. To provide backup customersupport to the OEMs we have aservice team which imparts trainingto the OEM’s through scientificmethods.”

Mr. Gajendragad said thatSicoma would continue to undertakemarketing of the products throughits own marketing network. Productsmanufactured by Sicoma includesconcrete planetary mixers and twinshaft mixers. The products areimported from Italy.


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Action Construction Equipment(ACE) launched its new 75 tonne

ACEhydraulic crane ACX 750 which hasa maximum lifting capacity of 75

tons at 3.6 metres working radiuswith a boom length of 12 metres.The crane has a counterweightof 21 tons. At a maximum boomlength of 57 metres, it can lift 10tons at 12 metres working radius.Boom and fixed jib combinationof the crane is 27metres-45metres+ 9.0metres-18.0 metres.Jib offset angle of the crane is10 degree and 30 degree.

ACE 750 comes with fuelefficient water cooled MahindraNavistar Diesel Engine with arated power of 220hp @2200 rpmand a fuel tank capacity of 350litres. As per Mr.Rajeev KumarDivisional Manager, HED ACE, thecompany is planning to promotethe product for Power plants,Metro projects, pipelineconstruction and heavy materialhandling sectors etc.


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At bC India, PALFINGER haspresented both product innovationsand time-tested system solutions.According to Mr. Subhamoy Ghosh,Managing Director, PALFINGERCranes India Pvt. Ltd PALFINGERbrand is considered to be theepitome of quality and reliability allover the world. A clear strategybased on the three pillars of

PALFINGERsuccessful” in their jobs are theingredients of this recipe forsuccess. A competitive edge gainedthrough technological innovationand high levels of product qualityhave always been central to thecompany, he informed.

During the show, PALFINGERlaunched 4-tonne telescopic truck-mounted crane, specifically tailored

innovation, internationalization, andflexibilitywith committed employeesand an affirmed philosophy of“making customers more

to the Asian market for mountingon small and medium-sized trucks.In addition, it displayed PK 38502and a PK 10000 Performance from

its extensive range of knuckle boomcranes which are the perfectworkhorses on any construction sitedue to their lightweight design,power and maneuverability. Thecombination of the PK 10000 truck-mounted crane with a T 13 PALIFTTELESCOPIC hookloader, mountedon a 16-tonne truck including wastecontainer, demonstrates the

interesting and powerfulrange of applications thatPALFINGER systemsolutions can handle in theconstruction and wastemanagement industry.

An EPSILON M110L97timber handling andrecycling crane mounted onan truck with a grossvehicle weight of 25 tonnesdemonstrated that howmuch power and efficiencyis packed into thesePALFINGER cranes thathave been speciallydesigned to deal with hugedynamic loads. Additionaltruck-mounted crane

attachments and equipment forevery eventuality completed theexhibition programme.

Apollo InfratechThere were good numbers of newproduct launches by Apollo Infratech.

The Gujarat based concreteequipment manufacturing major,launched its new fixed form paver,trailer mounted stationery concretepump and compact batching plant.Mentioning about the new productsMr. Mitul Patel, Managing Director,Apollo Infratech said, “the new fixedform paver is light machine. Thismakes it quite easy to move.Besides, maneuvering is quite easy

for the machine. It enables work tobe done much faster as comparedto contemporary products.Importantly, the machine is quitefuel efficient.” The fixed form paverwould be finding its application forthe construction of concrete roads,runways etc. On stationery concretepump, Mr.Patel said, “ the pumpcomes with s-valve technology. TheSAP-50 concrete pump comes witha concrete pumping capacity of 50cum/hr. The machine is quite fast

in pumping concrete.” Mr. Patelinformed, “the pump would befinding its application in high riseconstruction both pertaining to highrise and real estate projects.

However, the prime newattraction from the company wasits, compact series batching plant.Mr. Patel said, “ to be available inrated capacity range of 20-25-30cum/ hr, the batching plant is trulycompact in its character. Themachine comes entire assembled


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from the plant and can be readilycommissioned at the plant. Themachine is ideal for job sites withspace constraint.” He added, “theunique feature of the compact plantis that, with retaining the samebasic structure , the same plantcan be converted to yield thevarious rated concrete preparingcapacity as per the requirement ofthe contractor. “ Mr. Patel informedthat, ”for providing the requisitecustomer support for the users ofthe new equipments , we would behiring new set of personnel. Thiswould be supplemented by gettingthe present dealers and the existingservice personnel of the companybeing trained.

Gujarat based Conmat Systemslaunched its new FULLY MOBILEAUTOMATIC CONCRETE BATCHINGPLANT with TWIN SHAFT MIXERtechnology for the first time in IndianMarket. Giving information about thenew products, Mr. Nagesh Kudva,Director, Conmat Systems said, thatthe mobile plants are available invarious ranges of 20cum/hr, 25 cum/hr, and 35 cum/hr with a water tank

Conmat Systems Pvt Ltdof 750 ltr each. The plant can findits application for construction ofsmall culverts, bridges, roadprojects and canals. The equipmentcomes with fully mobile PLCcontrolled plant, compact size foreasy maneuverability. The loadingof 3 / 4 compartment type bins foraggregate & sand is with normaltractor loader or backhoe loaderwithout any ramp assistance. It can

assist in rapid start up as the entireunit comes assembled from factoryitself. This machine comes with anadded feature of 180 degreerotation of discharge conveyor forbetter space management at site.The fully assembled plant can betowed with standard tractor.

Giving more information, Mr.Kudva said that, during the launchitself, they have bagged order for 4

nos of 25 cu mt/hrcapacity mobile plants.Further said that, theyare carrying out certainmodifications in thesoftware of our existingconcrete batching plantwith certain change inbasic design for easymaintenance. Besidesthis, we wouldmanufacture ourindigenous concretepump and the companyis going to launch truckmounted concrete pumpin technical collaborationwith Europeanmanufacturer.


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Liugong India displayed its rangeof earthmoving products comprisingtracked excavators, wheel loadersand so on. The Chinese equipmentmanufacturing giant, exhibited itsnew CLG922D hydraulic trackedexcavator which meets Tier -2 stage

Liugongcarrier rollers, and the track rollersare sealed with a floating oil sealto provide extended life.

Liugong also displayed its CLG920D hydraulic tracked excavator,CLG 856 and CLG835 wheelloaders. It ’s new CLG 920D

emissions norms and has bucketcapacity of 0.73-1.1cum with ratedpower of 112kw @1950 RPM fromCummins 6BT 5.9 C engine. Theoperating weight of the machine is22,000 kg. According to thecompany, the excavator’s heavywelded under carriage frameensures better durability in toughconditions. Apart from this, the

hydraulic tracked excavator has abucket capacity of 0.73-1.0cum withrated power of 112 kw @1950rpmsupported by Cummins 6BT5.9-Cengine. The equipment has anoperating weight of 20,500kg withsimilar features of undercarriagelike CLG 922D. The machines usethe advanced CAPC system forpower optimization & fuel economy.

New CLG 856 has operatingweight of 16,800kg with a bucketcapacity of 3cum GP Bucket and4.5cum Coal bucket. The machineis powered by Cummins 6CTA 8.3-C215 engine with a rated power of160kW @2200 rpm. Whereas

CLG835 has anoperating weight of10,900kg and a ratedload of 3000 kg and ispowered by Cummins6BT5.9 engine. Boththe loaders are BS IIIcompliant.

Mr. Sunil Sapru,President, LiugongIndia said, “with thenew launches, we areplanning to providetotal solutions inearthmoving to ourIndian customers. Thecompany is putting itscontinuous effort to

localize of its products with the helpof company’s R&D wing. Forty fivepercent of capacity utilization isbeing undertaken for the newly setPithampur plant. The vendoridentification and supply chainmanagement is in full stream tofurther utilize the capacity of theplant.”

DOZCO India Private LimitedDOZCO displayed Mini Yanmarexcavator and GEHL skid steerloader from Japan and USArespectively that it would market inIndia. DOZCO also showed the newrange of hydraulic rock breakersthat they would be marketing forIndeco, Italy as well. The companyhas recently inked distributionalliance with Indeco and Gehl for

marketing and service of theirproducts in India.

Mentioning on the technicalattributes of the new product linethat DOZCO would be marketing,Mr. Sandeep Bangur, ExecutiveDirector DOZCO India said, “Gehlskid steer loaders are globallyproven equipment for their technicalstandards and also enjoy outmost

customer reliability. We would furtherstrengthen our position and will addvalues for customer through thisextended product line and theircontinued patronage towards ourquality products”.

On Indeco Hydraulic breakers,Mr. Bangur mentioned, “Indecobreakers are of premium genre andare much superior in performance

when compared to contemporaryproducts.” He explained, “ascompared to the conventionaltechnology of breakers wherenitrogen gas is used for movingthe piston, Indeco breakersoperates on hydraulic oil . Thisincreases productivity, makesmaintenance easy and operatingcost lower. At the same time owingthe same oil from the excavator for

moving the piston, gas charging ofthe breaker is not required.” Headded further that, “We would bemarketing the composite range ofIndeco breakers that can bemounted on excavators spanningfrom 2 tons to 120 tons class.” Onresponse from customers overnewly launched products Gehl andIndeco at bC India Mumbai, hereplied “We have got good

enquiries from customers, and theyhave appreciated the technologyand with their support we havealready opened the account forthese products.”

On DOZCO’s venture in formingthe distribution alliance for materialhandling equipments, precisely thatwith Manitou for tire handlers andTerex for rough terrain cranes, Mr.Bangur mentioned, “DOZCO is wellknown to have exposure in sellingproducts to mining sector, with thisalliance with Manitou, we havefurther added values to theemerging requirements of theequipment users in mining forremoval and carrying of big sizeOTR tires. Manitou trye handlers tohandle tyres of 240 ton classdumper are already operating inIndia. For Terex rough terrain craneshe mentioned “it would be furtherpromoted to contractors engagedin pipe laying and other constructionsectors where DOZCO have wellknown requisite exposure. In total,through these new alliance wewould further reinforce our positionas a one stop equipment andservice support provider.”

Puzzolana Machinery Fabricatorsannounced its technicalcollaboration alliance with Guddetiof Italy for the new product line

Puzzolana Machinery Fabricatorsduring the show. Mr. V.Venkataramana, Vice PresidentPMF, part of Puzzolana Group said,“under the new collaboration tie up,

we would manufacture entire newproduct l ine consisting ofcompactors, graders, rollers etc.

PMF is also entering into twoseparate agreements in thearea of coal processingequipments and track mountedcrushing plants manufacturedin India and customised for theIndia requirements.

The key focus is to givethe best quality and latesttechnology. We are alsoplanning to strengthen ourexisting supply chain networkfrom our mother warehouse tothe user points to providemaximum equipment uptimeand parts availability.


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Jaypee India Ltd successfullyparticipated at the show andexhibited the best machines with

Jaypeethe latest technology for which thecompany got tremendous response.The machines displayed were

Bending machine B52, Shearingmachine C52, Bending machineB42, Shearing machine C28,Shearing machine C52,the newBending machine B28, and Radiusbending machine RB36. In addition,our International partner KRBMachinery also displayed theadvanced version of Auto StirrupBender COIL FORM 612.

Commenting on the show, Mr.Ray, GM Sales said the exhibitionproved very successful for Jaypeeand we were more than happy tosee the quality visitors and seriousenquiries. We look forward for thenext edition as such type ofexhibition is very important for ourbusiness. Also overwhelmed withthe response, Mr. Thomas, ManagerSales rated this event as anexcellent platform for constructionIndustry.

Fresh with memories of opening ofcompany’s new plant, the third onefrom the company in NorthBangalore last month to producebatching plants with planetarymixers, K Vijay, Managing Director,Ajax Fiori could not hide hisexcitement as one of the country’sleading manufacturers of qualityconstruction equipment providing

Ajax Fioriinnovative solutions to theconstruction and concrete sector inIndia. He said his company catersto the market with revolutionaryconcrete concepts and methodswith large satisfied base of over1,000 customers across the country.

Talking about the performanceof the company, he said, the

company has beenrecording almost double digitsgrowth consistently for the last fewyears. With additional capacities, heexpects to achieve better in the nextcouple of years. Ajax Fiori productsand services are serving variousimportant sectors in irrigation, canallinings, urban infrastructure—roads,railways, bridges, Sezs, industrialports, tunneling jobs and inRMC and precast. Pointing to thebig gathering viewing company’snew product launched at bC India,he explained important technicalattributes of Dragline batching plantwith a planetary pan mixer-DLP 30and UNI 30, Turbosol plasterspraying machine. This concept, hesaid is new in India and thecompany is in the process ofestablishing an entirely newprocess of plastering.


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REL (Revathi Equipment Ltd ), a part ofthe Renaissance group headed by MrAbhishek Dalmia, have entered theGround Engineering Equipment segmentby augmenting their ConstructionEquipment range with two new products.

REL in association with M/s. TESCARSrl, Italy, launched the “CF” series PilingRigs at the recently concluded BC Indiain Mumbai. REL will be targeting theemerging market for Mini Piling Rigs andis confident of making a mark in thisniche segment.

The response was very encouragingat BC India and REL will commencetrials at various sites shortly. The strategyis to deploy the ‘Correct’ machine foreach application, as the Indian industrycurrently have only choice of ‘Very Big’Machines. TESCAR machines are widelyknown world over for their flexibility andalso the ability to operate in confinedarea with very low head room. It also hasa patent for their design of telescopic mast .

The Rigs will be initially imported as CKD and indue course will be manufactured at their facility inTamilnadu.

Another product REL is introducing is the Vibro-Hammer from Chowa Kogyo Co Ltd, Japan. Chowa ,market leader in this segment, is entering Indian marketwith a vast experience in executing many challengingprojects world over .Chowa ‘s ZERO series of ElectricVibro Hammers have a market share of over 90% inJapan and is renowned for its enviro-friendly designsand high productivity.

REL, Construction equipment Division offers a ‘FullLiner’ in Concrete Equipment with technical collaborationwith leading German manufacturers, and have its ISOcertified facility in Gummidipoondi, near Chennai. Everyproduct from REL-CED stable have certain featureincomparable and offering value addition to clients interms of productivity, saving in operating cost or additionalsafety features.

The THP 45 D High pressure Concrete Pumplaunched in 2010 is already rated high by users due toits capability to pump up to even 100 meters verticalheight at the same time giving a very good output.

REL also has expanded its own network to all fourregions of the country and has currently 13 dealershipsto provide after sales support to its range.

Revathi Equipment Ltd

Sree Parijatha Machinery Works, theleading manufacturers andexporters of Block and Tilemachinery launched its latestoffering to the market, the heavyduty wet press to produce very highdensity precast products. Mentioning

Sree Parijatha Machinery Worksthe features of the linear wet press,Mr. J. Ramesh, Managing Partner,Sree Parijatha Machinery Workssaid, “the wet press manufacturedby us is specially designed toproduce, high density kerb stone,slabs, and flagstone in large

volumes. Also, we can designmoulds as per customers’ specificrequirements apart from handlingsystems and related systems. Also,we assist our customers ininstallation of the plant, providingoptimum mix design and completetechnical support to get the bestout of the plant”

According to the company,Parijatha has in its range a varietyof very successful machines formanufacture of Terrazzo Tiles,Decorative Grooved tiles, Interlockpaving Blocks, Heavy duty slabs,Hollow and Solid Concrete Blocks.All these machines proven theirperformance over the years for theirtrouble free performance, lowworking & maintenance costs andmost importantly reasonably priced.

All this with the PARIJATHAstamp of quality and assurancegoes a long way in providing thecustomer the best value for money.

Jaw Crushers, Cone CrushersGrizzly Screen, VSI, Sand Washersand Hydraulic Rock Breakers—thecomplete product line of PropelIndustries backed by nationwidesales and service network isavailable in India, said Mr. V. Senthil

Propel IndustriesKumar Managing Director, Propel Industries at the sideline of the bCIndia show. These products he saidare manufactured at its world-classmanufacturing facility in Coimbatore.This is accredited with ISO 09001-2008 and ISO/TS certification with

well placed quality systems toensure quality products as pernational and international standards.

According to Mr. Kumar, theproduct range of the company hasbeen successfully deployed atimportant project with satisfyingperformance and benefits to theclients. The company has in placean expansion programme as permarket demand, but it has no plansto move out of Coimbatore, wherethere are many vocationaladvantages.

Propel has strategic allianceswith leading equipmentmanufacturers across the globe,Socomec which has helped it toset new benchmarks in itsproduction and manufacturing, heinformed.


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Giving his brief on Sennebogen, Mr.Michael Ibarth on the sidelines ofthe show informed that Sennebogen

Sennebogenis a family run company starting outwith manufacturing agriculturalmachines and later turn to

manufacture construction equipmentproducts. Today, the companyenjoys immense success with abroad range of products in thematerial handling sector, craneproduct and related product forapplication in civil engineering.

At bC India, it drew the attentionof visitors showcasing its 690 dutycycle crawler crane with its newsales and service partner GMMCOLtd. He said that they were happyto have GMMCO, a competent pointof contact for its customers. Soonwe will present our high value andinnovative crane and lift ingequipment together and we willactively address the market in thisstrongly growing area that Indiapresents.

Tyrolit has in its kitty super abrasivetools using latest concretedismantling technologies, saidDeepak Bedi Marketing Manager,

TyrolitTyrolit India Super abrasive Toolson the sidelines of bc India.

According to him, the marketfor concrete dismantling technology

is growing year on year. Thetechnology has inbuilt benefits likespeed, ease of operation, safety and that too without any impact onthe structures on which it isapplied. At bC India, we havelaunched Mini Groover and Grindingmachines. These are useful forgrooving or grinding work at airportsrunways, concrete roads andhighways and on industrial floors.As these machines are dieseloperated, no power is required tooperate these machines, explainedMr. Bedi.

Adding he said thecompany has range of wire sawsystems and hydraulic drill systemsand the USP of company’s productline is the modularity of productrange.

Haulotte Group exhibited its rangeof aerial work platforms (scissorlifts, telescopic booms, Articulatingbooms rough terrain or electric,vertical masts, lightweight sef-

Haulotte Grouppropelled booms, push around andtrailer-mounted booms) and alsoits range of telehandlers.Mentioning about the product line,Mr. Pierre Saubot, Chaiman and

CEO of Haulotte Group, said, “AsEuropean leader, our objective is tomarket the full range of aerial workplatfroms in India”

Mentioning the sectors, Haulottewould promote its products,Mr. Steven Tan, General Manager ofHaulotte Singapore said, “with theversatile features, we would look topromote our products in industrialand construction sectors in India.For industrial sectors, the machinewould deliver its utility in betteraccessing the location heights withnumerous tools and workers. Whilefor construction, it would cut downon the cost of scaffolding. The primeutility of the machine would bebased on its mobility element thatcan transport man and materialsand make them accessed to criticalwork points.” He mentioned, “themachine also provides its utility infaster turnround of manpower, andensuring faster completion ofproject.

EPIC Group, Slovenia, themanufacturer of EPIC eco-fiberglassformwork system, has recentlyentered into the Indian ConstructionIndustry by participating anddisplaying its products at the just

EPIC Eco Fiberglass Formwork Systemconcluded bC India show. Thecompany is represented in thecountry by Indigo Multitrade Pvt. Ltd,Mumbai.

EPIC is involved in thedevelopment of shuttering systems

made from composite fibreglassand offers formwork solutions forfoundations, walls, columns, ceiling,and shafts. The company offershuge reductions in Shuttering costsand simplification of shuttering.These are light, durable, solid, andresistant to temperature changes.They can be used repeatedly forTen years and can sustain pressureover 60Kn/m2. The speed ofpanelling with EPIC Eco Systemsis very fast and abundant palette ofelements allows the best possiblepanelling composition with allflexibilities among various projects.EPIC eco-fiberglass formworksystem brings true revolution in thebuilding construction industry.


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Wolffkran participated at bC todisseminate information on itsrange of product offerings for theIndian construction market. Thecompany has appointed HarsadhanInternational for marketing its fullrange of tower cranes in India. Thiswould consist of luffing craneshaving a capacity range from 100to1250 MT, topless cranes from0112 to 0224MT and standard trolleyjib cranes from 200 to 630MT.

WolffkranAccording to Mr. Mike Nunweek,

Regional Sales Director, AsiaPacific, “Under the marketing tieups, Harshadhan would providesales and technical support,involving erection, commissioning,servicing, maintenance and partssupport to Wolffkran’s Tower Cranesin India.”

Mr. Nunweek said, “with projectcompletion schedules in Indiabecoming increasingly time bound,

our product would provide value tocontractors with increasedequipment uptime based on theirfeatures, involving higher hoistingspeed, low power consumption,among other features.” The craneswould be with two years warranty.Wolffkran has sold five cranes inIndia till date to real estate projectdevelopers.

Australian Crane and Machineryparticipated to explore newbusiness ventures in India.According to Mr. Vaibhav Kale,International Sales, Australian Crane& Machinery, “we have beenexporting used cranes from

Australian Crane & Machinery Pvt. Ltd.Australia to India for almost threeyears comprising crawlers, truckmounted and all terrain cranes withcapacity range from 40 to 500tons.The cranes are exported aftergetting them rebuilt and repairedfollowed by its procurement from

the used market. The used craneshave been promoted by us in Indiawith the help of dealers in variousparts of the country. However, ourpresent strategy is to consolidateour business and deal directly withbig ticket customers planning to gofor volumes.”

ElectromechElectromech Material HandlingSystems announced its strategicalliance with US rubber tyred gantrycrane manufacturer Shuttlelift.According to Mr. Tushar Mehendale,MD, “under the collaboration, wewould market and provide technicalsupport to Shuttlelift RTG cranes inIndia. Electromech would distributeShuttlelift’s 15tons-1000tons RTG’s

in the country. The cranes to bemarketed would be of single beamshuttle lift, shuttle lift and industrialshuttle lift models.

The Shuttle lift RTG’s will bepromoted to prefabricated concretesectors, steel industry, modularbuildings and wing powergeneration sectors. The equipmentprecisely will help to overcome

constraints of space availability inshop floors offering tandem picksin cost effective manner.”Electromech plans to sell 100 unitsof RTG’s during 2011.

Electromech manufactures EOTcranes, gantry cranes, electric wirepore hoists etc. It distributes AbusEOT cranes in India and has alsotie up with Stahl Cranes systems ofGermany.

Hidrokon LimitedHidrokon Limited choose bC Indiato highlight its products portfolio forthe Indian market. Mr. Mevlut Acar,Export Responsible said that weare in the process of selectingdealers in India to market our entirerange of products. Through the tieup, we would market our entire

range of truck mounted knuckleboom cranes from 3 to 90 tons,truck mounted stiff boom telescopiccranes having capacity range from10 to 60 tons and accessplatforms from 27 to 45 metres.We would be much competitivelypriced, making our products

affordable to Indian buyers. Mr. Acarfurther mentioned that our telescopicstiff boom cranes have boom withholigonal design that providesadded strength to the boomcompared to contemporary productswith less strength box type boom.


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“After its successful stint in theMiddle East markets in designingand execution of dewatering andpile foundation projects, includinganalysis of soil investigation reports,manufacture and supply of toolsand fixtures, we have started ouroperations in India; finding it a goodmarket for such specialized jobs,where we can add value fromexperience “said Ashish Desai,Managing Director, Strong PlantInfrastructure Pvt. Ltd., the Pilingand Dewatering specialists.

The market for dewatering andpile foundation is growing due tomassive infrastructure programs

Strong Plant Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.and we are keen to chip in. As amatter of fact, we are currentlyworking on several importantprojects in association with L&T inMumbai, rendering dewateringservices. We are also among theleading performers at IOCL’supcoming refinery project at Paradip,Orissa. We are also in the rentalbusiness of equipment andaccessories as well as supplies.For the projects in hand, we havedeployed highly skil led andexperienced manpower as well asstate of art technology, to ensureefficient project execution andoperations’ management for the of

the projects, Mr. Desai added.With our highly skilled and

dedicated team, headed by ourDirector, Harin Anjaria and G.M.,Sanjoy Joseph in India, we lookforward to carving a niche forourselves in areas of SpecializedPiling Jobs, especially InclinedPiles and Dewatering Designs andExecution like Deepwell, Wellpoint,French Drain as well as sacrificialSystems, which are grossly lackingin the industry and we have comeat the right time to fill that void.

Our concept of VacuumDewatering System Sales andRental along with Millar G.I.Couplings and Italian Hoses andAccessories along with installation& supervision has gained lot ofappreciation. After having kept thedeepest excavation(-27m), of theupcoming tallest tower in India, dryduring the peak of monsoon andachieving the fastest and mostsustainable progress in pil ingamongst the best in India, we feelthat we have made a positive startand with the support of professionalpartners who appreciate the valueof quality and fast execution, weguarantee that we shall soon beforce to reckon with on the IndianConstruction Scene andsystematically grow with the PositiveIndia story.

Topcon Corporation, Japan & itsProduct range, was showcased byits subsidiary Topcon Sokkia IndiaPrivate Ltd. Explaining the mostadvanced technical features of theseproducts, Deepak Nehru, Manager-EBG Division said that USP ofthese products is high definitionprecision and accuracy. From data

Topconcollection to job site construction,Topcon products and servicesprovide effective solutions to takecontrol from field operations tofinishes.

Its millimeter GPS provides themost receptive solution for thepavers system to build mostprecise roads in India. Topcon’s

IPS2 Mobile Mapping Systemovercomes the challenge ofmapping 3D features at a high levelof accuracy with data and dynamicimaging for any mapping projects,also a great product for disastermanagement. For road construction,the conventional stakes and stringssystem is no longer required as


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Topcon machines control system notonly simplifies work process but alsoreduce costs. Apart from roadapplication, the system worksseamlessly to maximize quality andefficiency of all earthworks, thuseliminating possible human errors,increasing accuracy, reducing time forsurvey calculations.

Summing up various systems nowavailable in Indian market, Nehru saidthat this is the time when customersare ready to accept these advancetechnologies. So Topcon Sokkia Indiais ready to introduce its machinecontrol system in domestic markets.The company has offices and branchesin Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. It has awell equipped Service Centre in Noidawith a team of talented expertise. Ithas wide network of dealers coveringalmost every part of the country.


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Mr Ralf Beier, CEO Hess Groupappeared to be quite delightedabout the response from Indianmarket where the Group hassuccessfully installed a number ofHess-based plants in a short periodof time since commencement of itsbusiness in India. Hess productsand services are serving the

Hess Groupfacility in India and it is expected tobe ready by the end of 2011.Mr Beier confirmed the importanceof the Indian market to the HessGroup and that having an own setupin India is a following thephilosophy of the company. Hesshas always invested in strategicmarkets in order to realize the cost

construction producer market fromconcrete blocks, interlocking pavers,tiles, curbstones, retaining walls,fly-ash bricks, autoclaved aeratedconcrete (AAC) up to steel slagutilization. All important Hess globalproduction lines are available to theIndiamarket, he added.

Further he said that Groupmarket share is set to grow and heis satisfied with this positiveresponse, Hess is in the processof setting up its manufacturing

advantage of local production,hereby saving transport costs andimport duties. The first locally mademachinery was shown at thebcIndia exhibition in Mumbai. Afurther important reason for Hessto be present in India is to beclose to its customers. For thisreason Hess is also planning toset up service locations around thecountry. Hereby Hess is able toprovide its customers with fast andcompetent after-sales service.

He informed that Hessassignments in India includecommissioning a big RH1500 plantwith mixer and automatic handlingfor Ecologic in North India. TheGroup is also doing two majorflyash based AAC projects forUltraTech and has recentlycommissioned pipe machine in

Nasik. At present, we aredoing the installation ofwet press system for aclient in Kerala. Twofurther orders have beenplaced for RH-2000fly-ash brick productionplants that are due forinstallation before themiddle of the year. TheGroup is expecting a fewmore projects in the nextquarter and at least halfa dozen projects are inthe pipe line at finaldiscussion stage.

We are at it topromote ResourceEfficient Constructionproducts usingmechanized operations,but creating awarenessabout has been a majorchallenge. Theseproducts have a numberof advantages over

conventional building products interms of faster construction, eco-friendly, material and energyconservation, benefits whichultimately benefit the users in termsof living quality and expense. Hessextensive production programmeand application of future technologyconcepts are today globally well-known and the foundation for furtherexpansion in India and theintroduction of such technology tothe country have been laid, headded.


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Godrej and Boyce ManufacturingCompany Ltd participated in bCIndia along with its principals MerloSPA and Imer International SPA ofItaly . The company displayed its 5tonne diesel and new design 10tonne diesel fork lift trucks.

Mentioning about Merlo ’s rangeof telehandlers, Mr. Neville.H.Wankadia, DGM-Marketing, Godrej

Godrej & Boyceoptimum performance utility to bothconstruction and industrialapplications by providing value tothe machines through attachments.”The officials further informed, “underthe collaboration tie up, we wouldsell rough terrain telhandlers from3 to 12 tons. However, we havealso developed a 16 ton machinefor selling it in India. The machines

Material Handling and Mr. DavideMilano said, “ Merlo ’s rough terraintelehandlers are multipurposemachines. It can e ss entiallyperform the applications of cranes,acce ss platforms, pallet handlingon rough terrain, among otherfunctions. However, we are lookingto make the machines deliver

to be offered would be pricecompetitive as compared tocontemporary product line available.” They also informed, “based on therequirement of the customers inIndia, certain degree ofcustomization would be undertakenin the telehandlers. However, the

basic machine would remain thesame.” Technical support for themachines would be offered throughGodrej’s own technicians trained inItaly .

On Imer Sci ss or Lifts, Mr.Martin Connolly, InternationalDistributor Development Manager,Imer International and Mr. Wankadiasaid, “Godrej, will market Imer’s sciss or lifts and articulated boomlifts, branded as Iteco from 6.50 to19 meter working heights in India.”On the technical attributes of theproducts, the officials mentioned,“the competitive product positioningof the Iteco sci ss or lifts comesfrom the productivity and highercapacities it offers. The machinesare certified to handle full loadcapacity even at deck extension andcan be driven at full height, anattribute, no other manufacturer canclaim.”

According to Mr. Wankadia,“while initially we plan to marketthe product, however, in the laterstage, we would plan to go for atechnical collaboration with Iteco fora ss embling the machine in India. Sales and service support for Imersci ss or lifts and Merlo ’s roughterrain telehandlers would beprovided through the wellestablished Godrej support networkof 150 sales and service personnelat 16 branches of the company and50 service dealers, he added.”

“Fushun Cranes & EquipmentsIndia Pvt Ltd.”, which is FUWA Indiadisplayed their FUWA QUY 35 -35MT crane.

The Company also displayed2.5Mt /3.5 Mt Single & Double MastWork Platforms. This is thereplacement of the Scaffolding. They

Fushun Craneshave sold more than 120 units ofthem in the last 12 months.

The Modular House was alsodisplayed. It is a “Quick &Economical Solution” for housinglabours, site offices, temperaturecontrol warehouses, medicalfacilities etc. This is the most ideal

solutions when thousands oflabours have to be housed at avirgin site to start work on a newproject site. The entire housing canbe erected in 15 days timing.

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20 units order from Port & ErectionContractors. During the bauma, anorder for 18 Cranes wereconcluded, out of which 13 Nos.were 35T cranes, 2 Nos. 80TCrane, 2 Nos. 150T Crane, 1 No.

100T crane & 2 No. of 250T Crane.This was again a record sale.

It was also registered that thecompany was getting a genuinebuyer almost every 10 min for WorkPlatforms & Modular House.

The FUWA India which isoperating under the name ofFushun Cranes & Equipments IndiaPvt. Ltd. has been promoted byMr. Sanjay Vasudeo & Mr. NitinMadankar & Mr. Li Yunbo. There aremore than 400 FUWA Cranesworking in India & are supported by26 service engineers & spare partsworth more than 0.25 Mill USD attheir ware house at Navi Mumbai.

FUWA India has recorded thehighest sales in 2010 with an orderbooking of 148 plus cranes. Thissale was basically a result of QualityProduct, After sales service, meeting& exceeding customer needs andDelivery of machines meetingcustomer requirement.

The company would like tocontinue to hold their No.1position by rendering the mosteconomical solution for theconstruction Industry through qualityproducts & quality services.

Interacting at bC India, the companyDirector, Mr. Mehul Shah said, “wehave recently launched certain newproducts which includes Cosmosride on road rollers. Other than this,

Cosmos Const. Machineries & Equipt.we have also launched materialhandling equipment for applicationsof concrete carrying, bricks carryingand tiles, sanitary material, sandcarrying etc. The material handling

equipment can undertake 40 loadsper hour resulting in labor savings.

Besides this, our new product-line also includes on wheel 25 cum/hr twin shaft batching plant whichcan be used for the direct pumploading and for the transit mixerloading. Cosmos has a distributiontie up with Kumkang from SouthKorea to market its FormworkSystem in India.

The range of constructionequipment manufactured byCosmos includes; inline batchingplant, fully automatic revers drumbatching plant, twin shaft in linebatching plant, boom scrapperbatching plant, tower crane,suspended rope platform, transportplatforms, tough rider articulatedtype, and so forth. The company isin a process of developing newerproducts, added Mr. Shah.


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Concrete making equipmentmanufacturing major MaconsEquipments displayed its SemiMobile Concrete batching plant atbC India.

Mentioning about the product,Mr.B.R.Gururaj, Vice President Sales

Macons Equipmentsand Marketing, Macons said, “thesemi mobile concrete batching plantlaunched by it is available in threemodels: 20 cum, 25 cum and 30cum capacities. As compared to tyremounted concrete batching plant,the new product launched by us is

of skid mounted variant thecustomer does not need anyfoundation and can be placed onthe ground and started. The plantis completely pre-wired and pre-piped and fully assembled from ourmanufacturing plant. This enablesvery less site activities and thecustomer needs to plug and startthe plant. The machines comeswith added features comprising pantype mixer for continuous mixing ,inbuilt water and additive tank andabove all the plant is fully automaticwith electronic weighing ofaggregates sand, water andcement. The advanced featuresprovides more accuracy to concretemixing and enhanced cycle time.”He mentioned, Macons has all Indiapresence for Sales and Servicepoints for customer support.

Anupam Industries also exhibitedat the show. Mentioning about theproduct line offered by the company,Mr. S.K. Malve, Director Technical,

Anupam Industries LimitedAnupam Industries Ltd said, “weare the largest supplier of EOTcranes, gantry and goliath cranesin India. Recently, we have formed

an alliance with Alfa of Italy toassemble and market their cranesin India.”

Further he added, “there aremany advanced featuresour cranes can boast of.This consists primarily ofthe advanced controlsand safety features.Through constantresearch anddevelopment we haveincorporated advancedfeatures in our cranes.”On customer support,Mr. Malve said, “we havea pan India sales andservice network forproviding technicalsupport to our equipment.However, we also providecustomized training tocustomers.”

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Equipment & MachineryACE 201Ajax 185Akona Engg. 213Allen Buildwell 109Allen Pavers 187Ammann 61Apollo Industries 57Apollo Infra 91, 173Atlas Copco 77Ashok 250BHS Sonthofen 103Capious Road Tech 131Changlin 10,11Chetra Machinery 31Columbia Pakona 107Cosmos 181Dominant 225Dozco 157D&G Machinery 53Esquire-Cmac 191ECEL 117Electro Magnetics 171Greaves 127Hess 21Jamshedji 223Jaypee 195Jayem 135J.B. Engg. 197JCB India OBCKaushik Engg. 161Lasco 219Liugong 33Lonking 12,13NMF Equipment 137Macons 227Marini Fayat 55Masa 29M.K. Vibrators 250Neptune 37Powercurber 165Prime Technologies 47Qunfeng - China 14Revathi Equipment 163Sany 25Schwing Stetter 125Shandong Front GatefoldShri Engineering 129Soilmec 105SKG Equipment 263Speedcraft 228SRS Finlay 85

Telcon 67Terex Vectra 2nd Front CoverUniversal 19,68-69,87,111,153,177,231Unisteel 193Venus Equipment 211Walia International 253Wirtgen India 51Zoomlion Heavy Ind. 27Gubbi Enterprise MT*Jeetmull Jaichandlall P. Ltd MT*Namdhari Engineers MT*Ramaas Enterprises MT*Topall MT*Saini Concrete Sys. MT*

Cranes & Material HandlingABG Cranes 35ACE 203,205Anupam Ind. 169Comansa 15ECEL 117Electromech 81Esquire - CMAC 215J.K. Work 183Manitou - BF 17Manitowoc GatefoldSaren Heavy Lift 266Sany 25Voltas Cranes 167Zoomlion Heavy Ind. 27

Crushing & ScreeningNawa Engg. 71Powersceen 93Puzzolana IFCSandvik 97Terex MPS 73Voltas 133,189

Spare PartsMetco 83Suyash Tools 209

Formwork & ScaffoldingCosmos Sales Corp. 217Maruti Steel Fab 221British Scaffolding MT*Continental Scaffab MT*Scaff India MT*J.B. Formwork Systems MT*

Surveying & TestingAccro Tech 199Continental Scientific Syndicate 247E-Surveying 63

HEICO 207Industrial & Scientific 245Sokkia 237

Chemicals & WaterproofingAshapura Volclay 88-89Asian Laboratories 243Bomanite 151CICO 141Ironite 265Kunal Chemicals 149MYK - Laticrete 113MYK - Schomburg 115STP Limited 143S.W.C. 147Bunty Builders MT*P.R.Enterprises MT*Vardhman Chemicals MT*

Building MaterialsDextra 145Right Vision 241Reliance Industries 101Sekisui 43Sintex 49,95

Pipes & FittingsKitec 41The Supreme Industries 39

Safety EquipmentsUdyogi Plastic 175

CementGrasim Industries Ltd. 09

Pumps & GearsPremium Energy 65KSB Pumps 75

Oil & GearsValvoline Cummins IBC

Iron, Steel, Glass & AluminiumH & K Rolling Mill Engineers 23Jindal Aluminium 261Sintex 255

Fastening SystemsAsons 257Sohan Lal Gupta 259

Real EstateLandbank 45

Computer SoftwareTekla 123


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Jaso Tower Cranes displayed its City Tower craneJ5010 at bC event which has a maximum liftingcapacity of 2.5 tons at 40 metres jib length and aminimum lifting capacity of 1 ton at 50 metres jiblength. The crane comes at a free standing heightof 45 metres and anchorage above 45 metres.

According to Mr. Kapil R. Ghai, CMD, IspatInfrastructure (India) Limited, “Jaso’s City towercrane would be appropriate for construction ofaffordable residential projects in India.” IspatInfrastructure (India) Limited entered into adistribution tie up with Jaso Tower Cranes in2009 for marketing its tower cranes in India.Under this marketing collaboration, Ispat wouldmarket Jaso’s topline tower crane having acapacity range from 6 to 24 tons having a jiblength from 55 to 80 metres. City Cranes from 2to 5 tons having a jib length of 35-52 metres andluffing cranes from 5 to 18tons with jib lengthsranging from 40 to 60 metres.

Jaso Tower Cranes

Gujarat based Maxmechequipments displayed its newslipform curbing machine which can

Maxmech Equipments Pvt. Ltd.be used to make different types ofcurb for highways, footpaths upto1220mm width and 150mm thick,

small box gutters etc. Self-propelled,the machine is driven by a compactwater cooled diesel engine having

a rubber padded crawlertrack of 910 c/c & 240 mmwidth at front with ahydraulic motor and gearbox. The completemachine is mounted onthree hydraulic jacks oneat front and two at rear.

The company alsoexhibited its new concretelining paver that can beused for pavement ofcanal, airport apron andrunway, roads, flooring,reservoir, bridges etc. Thispaver consists of twohydraulic power packunits, the first one is atfixed console from wherethe operator can handlethe machine and thesecond one is travellingunit.


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Powerscreen, one of the leadingproviders of mobile crushing,screening and washing equipment,exhibited their Powerscreen®1000SR and Powerscreen®

Metrotrak. Both the machines weremanufactured at the Terex facility inHosur, reinforcing the Powerscreencommitment to the development ofthe local economy andinfrastructure.

Powerscreen

The 1000SR mobile plantcombines the high performance ofthe popular tracked 1000 Maxtrakwith a double deck sizing screenand a re-circulating system, all onone single tracked chassis. This

configuration enables customers totake advantage of the site-provenbenefits of the Automax® conecrusher incorporated into a closedcircuit screening plant, therebyeliminating the need for separatescreening. This versatile, mobileplant is ideally suited for secondaryand tertiary applications inquarrying, where high quality, lowflake, single size aggregate and

sub-base materials are required.The Metrotrak is a compact,

high performance track mobile jawcrushing plant featuring the “M”series single toggle jaw crusher.With an aggressive crushing action

and a high output even at tightsettings, the Metrotrak is ideallysuited for small to medium sizedoperators in the mining, quarryingand recycling industries. TheMetrotrak has an ouput of up to175 tph and features a vibratinggrizzly feeder that has a heavy-dutymechanical vibrating unit with twincast eccentric shafts. Finger barsand underscreen allow grizzly finesto be directed on to the mainproduct or optional side conveyorby fitting a blanking mat or wiremeshes with a choice of apertures.Variable speed control allowssmooth and continuous materialsfeed. The integral product conveyoris 800mm wide and the dischargeheight is 2.9 metres. The heavy-duty crawler track undercarriage,fully skirted conveyor and remotecontrol ensure that the plant can beset up very quickly and easilymoved on site. Dust suppressionsprays are fitted as standard andamong the options available are:Side/dirt conveyor; radio remotecontrol; and magnetic overbandseparator. Both machines were soldto Powerscreen distributor Voltas.

Powerscreen stand at the showwas supported by the Powerscreensales team and Powerscreendistributors: Advanced ConstructionTechnologies; Alpha TechnicalServices Pvt. Ltd; Vijay Traders;Voltas (Limited); Genavco: andGenserv.

Manforce Trucks Pvt. Ltd.Manforce Trucks India exhibited newmobile Schwing Stetter Concretebatching plant mounted on its truckMAN CLA 25.280 (6X4). The truckcarrying the batching plant has adiesel engine of Man D -0836, 6.9litres, 6-cyl. The maximum output of

the equipment is 280hp @2400rpm with maximum torque of1100nm @1300-1700r/m. The frontaxle of the machine consists ofheavy duty cranked forged I-beamtype with unitized hub bearingswhereas the rear axle consists of

Man H9 & HD 9, 13120 planetarywith hub reduction, differential lockand interaxle lock with stabilizer ontwin axles. Axle ratio of the vehicleis 7.63:1. In addition, the companyalso displayed its range of tippers.


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Mait India displayed its Drilling RigModel HR260 at the show. The righas max. torque of 260kNm &

Mait India Foundation Equipmentsweight of 75 Ton. It is suitable fordrilling big Diameter bores in harderstrata / rock. Briefing about the

future development plans of thecompany, Mr. D.V. Brahme, RegionalManager, Mait India said that thecompany is in the process ofdeveloping special tooling and rockcutting tools for the market.Modifications are being made inthe existing product line comprisingbored piles, continuous fl ightaugurs, diaphragm walls, andDriven / Driven cast in situ piles.

On service support, Mr. Brahmesaid, “we would continue to focusin reducing response time for ourmachines working in the field. Thecompany will post its serviceengineers to those locations wheremany numbers of machines areworking. The stock of spare partsis being increased continuously.

Mait India has set up its newoffice for sales, service, spare partsand training centre at MIDC inMumbai on Thane Belapur road, headded.

Asia Motor Works (AMW) displayed its tipper trucks ofrock body, box body and trailer variants. In addition tothis, the company also displayed its standard truckmodels at the show.

Asia Motor Works Unipave Engg.Products

The Gujarat based manufacturer, Unipave displayedits pavers. At the sidelines of the show, its Director Mr.Sanjay Surelia, said, “our pavers are now approvedand tested by ARAI and the company would set up anew plant at Vatva to expand its production capacity.”

“Columbia-Pakona Engineering Pvt.Ltd. manufactures fully automaticConcrete Products Plant, and dealswith Vortex Hydra Concrete RoofTiles Plant in India and displayedtheir product range at the recently

Columbia-Pakona Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

Ammann Schweiz AG of Switzerland participated in bc India 2011.Mentioning about the product linebeing contemplated for the Indianmarket, Mr. Rolf J.Jenny, Senior VicePresident Corporate Developmentsaid, “we are positioned globallyas number one in asphalt batchingplants in terms of volumes. Withour high capacity asphalt batchingplants, we are looking forward totarget big road construction andrehabilitation projects in India whichrequire high volumes of asphalt.

Ammann Schweiz AGThe plants can be installed in acentralized location catering to therequirements of numerous users.This will enable the roadconstruction companies to focus ontheir core job of executing theprojects where they can cut downcosts of putting and operating abatching plant.”

Mr. Jenny mentioned that theyare also planning to develop thebitumen recycling market in Indiawith the technological competenceof our machines, although the

concept of bitumen recycling ismuch nascent in India.

The Ammann compositeproduct line would be marketedthrough a Ammann groupcompany formed in India. Hementioned that in a broaderperspective, we are planning toprovide total equipment

solutions to the market for asphaltroads i.e. Asphalt plants, paving,compaction and rolling equipmentswhich are all strength of Ammanngroup. The Entity being formed inIndia would cater to Sales, Serviceand Training to Ammanncustomers. India base would beassisted by Ammann middle-eastand Ammann China set ups whichhave already very good numbers ofAmmann plants and equipments.Mr. Narinder Jit Singh an Associateof Ammann in India mentioned thatvery high priority would be given toafter sales service and providingrequisite comprehensive training toAmmann customers so that the customers can get full advantageand high productivity from Ammannplant and equipments. Such aservice would also be provided atcustomer plant location as well.

concluded bC India. PakonaEngineers (I) Pvt. Ltd. manufacturesvertically cast reinforced ConcretePipe Plants under licence from MarioCroci E Figli Srl, Italy. Elaboratingon the technical attributes of the

products, a senior marketing officer,Mr. Soji said, “Our concrete blockmachines are structurally strong andmore productive as compared tocontemporary machines.” Our blockmachine can cycle at the speed of6 cycles per minute, a rare featurewhich is not available in othermachines. Additionally, our machinevibrates the mould vertically whichresults in stronger product and lesscement consumption. On customertraining program, he informed thattraining is imparted to the customerby our training staff at our plantand also at customer site. Apartfrom this, ensuring prompt supplyof components and parts thecompany supplies these productsby utilizing the quick services of aircargo to deliver parts andaccessories from our warehousesin Mumbai and Baroda to ourcustomers at different locationsacross the country.”


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Initiating the discussion, Mr. SteveFilipov, President - DevelopingMarkets and Strategic Accounts ofTerex Corporation, said thatoverseas construction equipmentplayers are indeed euphoric aboutthe promising potential of theirproducts and services in India. Thecountry has various advantages -cost effective in terms of manufa-cturing as it offers to be the mostconvenient place to export productsand services to South Asian, MiddleEastern & African markets and atalent pool that is highly competitive.In reality, Terex Corporation is moreeuphoric than the rest. We currently

Terex Corporationconstruction equipment industrialstream keeping in view customer’sprime interest to maximize their rateof return on product assetsacquired from the corporation. Thecorporation looks forward toincreasing its manufacturing, R&D,marketing and supply chainpresence. There are plans on cardsto double the existing capacities ofour facilities in India and utilizingthe same effectively for our allbusiness areas. Expanding theseactivities would involve significantinvestment and we are well-equipped to do so and play a moreproactive role in supplying

products and services ensure fully.Adding in the discussion, Mr.

Jehangir Ardeshir, President & MDof Terex India categorized thesebuyers into two types where thefirst one is not very price sensitivewhereas the second one is verysensitive to the price factor. Slowlyand steadily, they are also joiningthe mainstream buyers recognizingthe fallacy that acquiring technicallyadvanced quality products doesmean a bit more of initial investmentbut their return on investment (RoI)is better over time. In the processof acquiring equipment, it must berealized that it is not only equipmentwhich is being bought but alsorelated services – it is all about acomplete solution, he added.

Both Steve and Jehangiremphasized that India still needshigh tech products and services toimplement various infrastructureprojects at hand and future projectsin its task of infrastructuredevelopment. Terex is appropriatelyplaced to chip in the process byworking even more closely acrossthe country through seamlessintegration of its global technicaland business practices with localones. Terex Corporation is adiversified global manufactureroperating in four businesssegments - Aerial Work Platforms,Construction, Cranes, and MaterialsProcessing. Terex manufactures abroad range of equipment for usein various industries, including theconstruction, infrastructure,quarrying, mining, shipping,transportation, refining, energy andutility industries. Terex offers acomplete line of financial productsand services to assist in theacquisition of Terex equipmentthrough Terex Financial Services.Greater localization would be theprime focus of Terex operations inIndia.


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have a strong presence in India incertain product lines and would liketo further strengthen it in the comingfuture, he said.

Talking about the Terexexpansion plans, he said that theyhave put in place a number ofexpansion routes focusing onintroduction of new products andservices that reflect their cuttingedge technology attributes and theirfirm dedication to the market and thecustomers. Terex has plans todeliver its global support to Indian

sophisticated and modern productsto help build globally efficient andcompetitive equipment market inIndia. About the nature and qualityof the Indian markets, he saidgradually it is becoming morematured with new buyers who donot seem to be very much pricesensitive as was the case two-threeyears back. They value theadditional components, superiortechnical attributes andcomprehensive technicalassistance and services which our


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Schwing Stetter India Pvt. Ltd.(SSIPL) displayed its new truckmounted mobile batching plantmounted on Man chassis andcomes with a capacity of 18 cum/hr. The machine has a concretedischarge height of 3.75 metreswhile aggregate storage fillingvolume is 12 cum. The activereserves aggregates of the plantare 12cum and the water tank

Schwing Stetter India Pvt. Ltd.Director, SSIPL said that the newproduct is good for the constructionsites with tight job schedules. Themost notable characteristic of thisproduct is that it comes with amobility element added with acapacity to batch high concretevolumes. The equipment can bebest used in road projects havingshort duration, canal projects (wherecreating heavy foundation is a

capacity is 1000ltrs, whereas theweighing capacity: aggregate 375kg,binder 200kg, and water 100kg. Thepump comes with a water pumpcapacity of 28cum/hr. The addedfeature of this equipment is PLCbased control systems withmaximum number of 5 recipes.

Stating about new mobile plantMr. Anand Sundaresan, Managing

critical issue), and ready mixconcrete industry. The machine hasless cost of operation as it is drivenby a power take off engine.

SSIPL also launched its newSP2880 and SP8800 trailer mountedstationery concrete pumps for theIndian construction sector.Highlighting the application areasof the products, Mr. Sundaresan

said, “the newly launched highcapacity concrete pumps arecapable of pumping concrete to200–500 mtrs. in highriseconstruction projects and muchsuitable for dam projects. Thepumps have proven their worth inconstruction of the Petronas towersin Malaysia and other highriseconstructions globally. With theintroduction of these high capacity

pumps, we are now insuch a position wherewe can provide solutionsto any highriseconstruction in India.”SP8800 has a maximumtheoretical output of 94/63 cum/hr whereas SP2800 comes with amaximum theoreticaloutput of 101/58 cum/hr.

While speaking ofsound proof canopiesbeing provided by SSIPLMr. Sundaresan said thatthe canopies will help inreducing noise ofconcrete pumps whenthey are used in urbanareas, precisely in areaswhere sound levelsneeds to be kept lessthan 70 decibels. Toprovide enhancedsupport and customizedconcrete solutions to ourcustomers he said that

we would keep interacting with ourcustomers to understand theirrequirements better to provide themtailor made solutions. There aregood examples where we haveprovided tailor made concretesolutions to Bandra Worli Sea Link,Parbati Hydel Power Projects, andso on.”

Rotary Construction Machinery Indiaparticipated at bC India 2011 alongwith its principals-Allpacks ofHolland, Geax SRL of Italy, and HZVislord Machinery of China.

Mentioning about the Allpackshydraulic pile hammers andvibratory hammers, Mr. EricBuitendijk, MD, Allpacks said, “ourequipments are almost 15 -20%cheaper as compared tocontemporary products and arefitted with Caterpillar Engines and

Rotary Construction Machinery IndiaRexroth hydraulics. The mostcompetitive feature of the impactpile hammer is that it comes withimpact energy analyser whichenables visual check for actualstroke height and calculation of blowrates.”

The Chairman of HZ Vislord,Mr. Li Panfeng said, “the mostadvantageous element of ourmachine is our competitive pricewhich is cheaper at least by 20%as compared to other contemporary

products. The machines are fittedwith Volvo Penta engines with awarranty from Volvo itself and thecompany has sold two units inIndia so far.

Geax Compact dril l ingequipment which is capable ofcarrying out small foundation works,was launched at the event. Theoperating cost of the machine isless and can be easily transportedfrom one place to another. Geaxentered into a distribution tie upwith Rotary Construction MachineryIndia said the senior companyofficial.

Citing about the technicalsupport to customers for theproducts of the principals, Mr.Tejdeep Singh, Director, RotaryConstruction Machinery said, “wewould offer requisite technicalsupport through operators trainingwhich would be provided in houseat our premises in Mumbai. Inaddition to this training, we wouldalso provide training supportthrough our engineers. We are at avery good position to provide timelycomponents availability in terms ofafter sales support and also providemaintenance of the machines atour own workshop.”

Speedcrafts, introduced itsAsphalt mixing plants used forroad construction at bC India,manufactured in jointcollaboration with ADM of USA.The Company manufacturesAsphalt plant, concrete plant,paver finisher, potholerepairing machine, road roller,road sweeper and chipspreader for the industries.

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Nawa Engineers displayed its‘Duracone’ hydraulic cone crusher,Tripleks’ series horizontal screens,and machinery for crushed sandproduction at the show. Thecompany exhibited its most popularbrand of NAWAPACTORS VSICrushers with capacity range of 50-500 TPH for various applications ofcrushed sand production.

Nawa Engineers

Jamshedji, a leading manufacturerof construction machinery exhibitedits wide range of products includingconcrete pump, concrete mixer,concrete cutter, concrete vacuumdewatering systems, vacuum pump,ride on trowel, earth rammer, powertrowel, and surface (screed) vibratorat the show.

Jamshedji

Universal exhibited India’s largestreversible mixer (300 ltr) in additionto its other products that includemobile concrete batching plant,aggregate feeding system, concreteconveyor, admixture dozing system,mini dumpers, sand washing andscreening machines, bar bending,bar cutting and bar straighteningmachines, machines for verticalmovement of men and machineryetc.

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Lonking, the manufacturer of construction equipment participated at bC India to promote its brand building in thecountry and other overseas market. Lonking Machinery India Pvt Ltd is developing strong dealership network,including customers’ service hotline, spare parts management centre, and focusing on marketing and training.

Lonking

Unisteel disseminatedinformation about its RCP750 paver, PVR 1001 paverand Cement Mortar LiningMachine at the show. Thecompany is the manufacturerof concrete pavementmachineries used in thedevelopment and finishing ofcanals, airport runwayconcrete surfacing, concretefor Reservoir, pre-castconcrete slabs for buildingand surfacing roads andhighways etc.

Unisteel

Kaushik Engineering Works (KEW) at the showdisplayed its Road Sweeper/Broomer for cleaningroads, places, factory yards etc. The company offers awide range of road construction equipment includingMobile Drum Mix Plant, Wet Mix Macadam Plant,Bitumen Pressure Distributor, Concrete Batching Plantand other allied equipment.

Kaushik Engineering Works

Arrow Machinery

MARSMAN India Ltd, a renowned manufacturerand exporter of Jaw Crushers, ImpactCrushers, Vibrating Screens, Feeders,Hoppers, Conveyors system and its alliedequipments of various type and sizes madeits notable present at bC India.

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As far as bC India is concerned we exceeded ourexpectations allowing us to catch up with many of ourexisting customers and introduce our products to alarge number of new prospects, said Mr. Tim Andrews,Managing Director, Arrow Machinery.

In addition to the local Indian market we fieldedenquiries from 10 other countries including MiddleEast, West Africa, Portugal and USA. A large crowdappeared when we featured a movie of our latestupgraded ARROW 750XL SLIPFORMER. We highlyrecommend bC India to anyone doing business in theregion.


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Infra DevelopmentsInfra AgendaThe need for quick delivery ofresults has been an ongoingexercise for the Government toinfuse new initiatives to get betterperformance from infrastructuresectors. But every new changeaffected makes the situationunchanged. To this effect, there havealready been reviews of performanceof infrastructure industries anddepartments connected with thembut these have been of no availand initiatives have proved to be anexercise in futility. There is anundercurrent of expression ofdisenchantment over uninspiringperformance of infrastructuredepartments. The recent Ministerialshake up in key economic andinfrastructure ministries in naturalgas, civil aviation, roads andhighways, heavy industries, urbandevelopment has been another softhandling attempt. The move to re-jig various ministerial portfolioscame at a time when the country isfacing twin challenge of containinginflation and improving industrialperformance. At the best, it onlydelivers a diffused message that

departments need to pull up theirsocks and a further exercise wouldbe undertaken after the budgetsession. These changes aimed ataccelerating the pace of work andimprove performance leaveeveryone guessing whether they willachieve what is desired particularlybringing back the sectors on theroad to recovery as promised bytheir predecessors. One can onlyhope that in the new dispensation,the infrastructure sectorsgrowth would be taken to newheights and moves ahead on avisible infrastructure agenda swiftlyunder new management structureand nonperforming system is underregular scrutiny beyond weaktinkering.

Raw Materials,Finance and LaborCrunchA number of ongoing projects arefacing a fund crunch to go aheadwith the work. Project developersare finding it difficult to raise moneyto procure raw materials. Added toit is the deferment of projects fromthe governmental agencies,reluctance of investors to put money,shortage of trained workforce.Companies like L&T, HCC andIVRCL are particularly affected dueto these concerns and are of theview that core sector could witnessa slowdown spell and havepostponed their projects in hand.Orders worth more than `50,000crore have been pushed back byvarious governmental as well asprivate agencies due to some ofthese factors, says L&T PresidentConstruction, Rangaswami. Echoingthe same HCC, Chairman AjitGulabchand said, investors are notpumping in money and orders areslowing down. He in particular cited

the example of Lavasa projectwhich is facing problems due toenvironmental issues and hascaused a concern in the minds offinancers. Finances are tight asbanks are unwilling to lend moneyto projects which do not have aclearance in place. Then there isalso the impact of rise in steel andother building materials prices.There is also an acute shortage ofconstruction workers with mostworkers opting for governmentpromoted employment guaranteeschemes. Due to this, wages havealso gone up and the net result isthat raw materials and laborconstraints are slowing down thepace of works in the constructionsector.

Gold Bonds for InfraSectorBanks have mooted a proposal andhave sought Government approvalto raise funds via infra and goldbonds with long-term tenure. Bankshave stated that they are dominantlenders in the infrastructure sector,so they should be allowed to raisefunds through such tax free bonds.Currently, only infrastructurefinancing companies like IDFC, L&T,REC, PFC, Srei InfrastructureFinance as well as IFCI and LIC canissue such bonds. The bankershave therefore sought level playingfield for them in this area. Theyhave also sought TDS exemptionon other sources of incomeincluding brokerage income.


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World BankAssistanceDuring 2010, the World Bank hasprovided funds assistance to over500 projects amounting to $85billion. Of this, IBRD loans amountto $45 billion while IDA credits stoodat $40 billion. In the recent meetingwith WB group president, India hasnegotiated with the Bank forincreasing the SBL. Last year, theBank earmarked $3 billion tosupport various infrastructureprogrammes in mitigating adverseimpact of the global economiccrisis. For this year, WB has hikedIndia cap by $2 billion.

Global Project FinanceGlobal project finance volumes asper report by Dealogic rose 22% torecord $354.4 billion. In this, Indiaaccounted for $81.4 billion or morethan a fifth of the total and higherthan any other country, through 163projects. The report of DealogicGlobal Finance Review for 2010said India was the most activemarket as deal volumes increased73% to $53.6 billion from completedloans. SBI topped the chart ofmandated arranger ranking with$25.3 billion from 69 deals. Thestrong project finance activity inIndia comes amid rising concernsover headwinds to India’ growthstory. The strong project financenumber should dispel doubts aboutthe investment activity and India’scase appears as bright as ever as

far long-term investors areconcerned. Despite report aboutdelays, projects appear to bereaching execution stage in largenumbers than anywhere else andIndia enjoys lion’s share of globalproject finance, says the report.

N-E Nets `̀̀̀̀1000crInfra BoosterWith private investors across variedareas including infrastructure,hospitality, agro-based industriesand education showing increasedinterest, the North-Eastern regionof the country is all set to get `1,000crore investment. After the recentlyconcluded sixth summit oninvestment in the region, thegovernment is very hopefulamassing investment worth `1,060crore, Union Minister ofDevelopment for Northeast Region(Doner), B K Handique said.

UN Infusing `̀̀̀̀1,89L-crin ConstructionSectorThe United Nations and its sisterbodies are all set to fire `1.89L-cr($42 bn) booster into the Indianconstruction sector covering realestate and infrastructure projectsacross the country. In thisconnection, top brass of the expertgroup of United Nations Joint StaffPension Fund (UNJSPF), an expertgroup advising UN on where toinvest the pension funds, hadrecently held parleys with the Indianasset managing companiesincluding Asahi Glass, Hero Hondagroup and Avantha group to pushits corpus of pension funds in thiscountry.

According to the UN SecretaryGeneral’s representative, WarrenSachs, the world body is keen andis aggressively scouting fordiversification opportunities for itsinvestments in the emerging

markets around the globe andspecifically India. Moreover, theyounger age profile in this countrygives the world body moreconfidence that Indian economy isnot just vibrant and going to growbut probably end up growing asfast as, if not faster than China andthe fact makes India an idealchoice for the world body to investits pension funds, he insisted.

Coimbatore Corners`̀̀̀̀3,000cr Infra FaceliftBuoyed by the huge businesspotential in the city, the stategovernment is all set to infuse`3,000 crore in various infrastructurefacilities in the next couple of yearsas top ranking industrial housesincluding construction andengineering giants like Larsen andToubro and Suzlon have startedsetting up their manufacturing unitsacross the city.

According to sources, the AirportAuthority of India (AAI) has decidedto invest `400 crore in setting upits biggest non metro airport in thearea. Apart from the two bypasseswhich would provide a virtualcircular road facility, work on thefour laning of NH-47 fromChengapalli to Walayar on the TN-Kerala border has already beenstarted at an investment of `850crore.

In addition, the NationalHighway Authority of India is alsobuilding Eastern bye pass outsidethe city from Sulur to Mettupalayaminvolving an investment of `660crore.


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Road & Highway Projects

Private Bank Keenon Funding RoadProjectsFinding that road projects in thecountry are giving good return oninvestment, private banks are verykeen to fund road projects. Three–four years back, there were onlynationalized banks which weregiving such loans as private bankswould not touch these long-termgestation projects, said a companyengaged in road constructionprojects. As a result of which, todayroad companies have a widerchoice and the basket of lenders tothis sector has increased. Earlier,there were five – ten who used toregularly lend for road projects.

Over the years, lenders havebecome more confident about theroad sector, as it has demonstratedquite a few success stories, saidCEO, IL&FS. Construction costs inthe sector have become morestable as compared to three-fouryears back. Now costs are undersome control. Policy reforms andmore importantly, better projectmanagement, better trafficestimation, cost, time and contractmanagement has improved theperception about the road sector,said Bank of India. This hasadvanced the break-even for manyroad projects. It is more so for

national highway projects than stateprojects, the Bank added. RBIextension of loans to infrastructureas secured loans, where bank canensure that infrastructure assetscan be used as a security for theloan, has given the banks moreheadroom to lend to these projectsbenefiting the road constructioncompanies. According to expertsroad construction companies arebecoming more efficient, with manyprojects being commissionedwithout much delays, thus makingbanks more confident about theirexecution capabilities.

Punjab FocusesRoads SectorAssigning top priority to the qualityroad building concept, the PunjabState Road Sector Project (PSRSP),which has recently launched one ofthe largest road projects with alength of 900km and involving aninvestment of `1,500 crore, with a

rider that the road builder’s job willnot just end with the completion ofthe project but they will also haveto maintain the road stretch for thenext 10 years, said the state PWDMinister.

New Technology forStronger RoadsUnder flak from various quartersabout deplorable roads in theCapital, MCD is all set to proposean ambitious `1,000 crore schemeto build stronger roads across thecapital with 10-12 inches thickness.

We want to ensure longer lifefor city roads. The plan is to useready mix concrete technology andpebble machines to build roadsincluding rural road covering 1,000to 1,500 km of roads. As per initialestimate the cost might be `1crore a km, which could changeafter the final estimates, saidchairman of the standing committeeof MCD. He added there will be a25-year that guarantee for the roads.For the time being, MCD will zero inon only two or three companies forthis scheme. To ensure that thequality is well maintained, MCDplans to start payment to thecontractors in installment only afterfive years. Six km of long life roadsbeing built using a differenttechnology, was recently unveiled. AReady mix plant has been installed.

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Port ProjectsGovt Clears `̀̀̀̀2,500crPort ProjectThe Vizhinjam International Port andDeep Water Container Terminalproject in the downstream Kerala,which involved an investment of`2,500 crore, has secured greensignal from the Union Environmentand Forests Ministries.

A consortium of banks andfinancial institutions led by StateBank of Travancore is keen to raiseand arrange the required funds to

carry out the project and amemorandum of understanding inthis connection would be signedvery shortly, State Minister for Ports,V Pillai, said. He said that theclearance came after the StateSecretary, Ports and ManagingDirector of special purpose vehicleVizhinjam International SeaportsLimited, Sanjeev Kaushik presentedthe case before the committee setup by the Central Government tolook into these issues and it iscurrently going through the 14requests for qualification bids fortaking up more ports projects whichhave got entangled in theenvironmental issues.

On Anvil: Port SectorFund Worth`̀̀̀̀50,000crSensing umpteen investmentopportunities worth `2.87L-cr by2020 in the Indian port sector, theUnion Shipping Ministry has

chalked out ambitious plans to setup debt fund with a size of`50,000cr to meet the day-to-dayfinancing requirements of the portsector. In addition, the proposedfund will also make financeavailable to other infrastructuresectors including road andhighways, power and telecomprojects.

According to sources, thegovernment is setting up the fundto address the non availability ofeasy bank finance to the sectorwhich is heading for a massivecapacity addition. The funds lyingidle with the major port trusts wouldbe used to float the new institution.As the port projects have normallylong gestation period, banks arenormally averse to finance theseprojects as they are also facing anasset liability mismatch and theproposed fund would be anotherplayer apart from the IIFCL which iscurrently operating with limitedsuccess.

Airport ProjectsDelhi Cargo TerminalThe first phase of expansion of thecargo terminal at Delhi’sinternational airport is set to becompleted in few months time.Turkish group Celebi Holdings isthe company in charge of the

upgradation of the cargo facility atthe airport and the company hasalready spent $35.2 million onconstruction and $10.2 million forpurchase of new equipment.

The complete expansion of thecargo terminal which covers an areaof 70,000 sq.m, will be completedafter a year. Commenting on theexpansion of cargo facilities inIndia, Canan Celebioglu Tokgoz,Vice-Chairman of the Turkishcompany said, “It is good that Indiais looking seriously at its cargoinfrastructure upgrade."

The company expects yearlyrevenue of $70 million for itsoperations at Delhi’s cargo terminal

and despite the challenge, it prefersthe brownfield expansion contract.“We are serious about thebrownfield contract because wewant the customers immediately,”said the company.

Celebi is now also lookingforward to bid for the cargo terminalat Navi Mumbai. The company isalready bidding for the cargoterminal tender at Mumbai’s existinginternational airport. According to Mr.Jungbir Singh, Board Member,Celebi Holding, and the company’sIndia representative, “If the NaviMumbai project goes on stream, itwill be very interesting as a lot ofbusiness is likely to move there.”


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Cos Pulling out fromRly ProjectsDesperate at the repeatedpostponements of financial bidding,multinational behemoths could wellpull out of the key PPP projects ofIndian Railways. Engineering giantsBombardier, Seimens and Alstomshortlisted for locomotive factory inBihar and a coach plant in WestBengal have indicated so. Theprojects are on the priority list ofthe railways but financial bidding forthe same has been postponedseveral times, upsetting the plansof these companies who havesimilar projects in other countries.

Railway Projectsexamining these issues. Theseprojects are important for the IR asit has no wherewithal of investingnearly `3,000 crore required to setup these facilities in the country.There has been no addition torailways development fund andcapital fund in the last two years.

IR Dedicated Rail-freight PlansHaving sought $9 billion loans fromthe World Bank and Japan for theplanned freight railway to link majorcities by March 2017, IR hasinitiated discussions for possibleventure with Reliance Infrastructure,

In their communication to RailwayBoard, they have indicated that therepeated postponement in financialbidding could dampen the spirit ofthe bidders which will bedetrimental for the projectscompetitiveness. They have askedrailways to stick to the currentdeadlines. The Railway Board, is

venture could draw a lot of interestfrom the private sector companies.

WCS ProjectsWith the inauguration of first greenrailway station at Manwal on theJammu-Udhampur route, India getsits first green railway station, asmall step to have World ClassStations (WCS). As this tiny stationfaced frequent power cuts, it hasbeen provided with supply of solarpower. And its all systems areworking on solar power. To reducethe existing load, some of thesurplus fitt ings have beenremoved and energy efficient fittingshave been added. Station buildingload has been segregated in twoportions with each portion beingfed by one group of solar powerpanels. The complete work hasbeen done departmentally, withoutany outside assistance.

At the other end, the ambitiousprogramme to go in for WCS withNew Delhi station on active agendaalong with a few others does notseem to be moving ahead and thereis almost shutters down on theseprojects. New Delhi railway stationmodernization programme taken upwith great fanfare, after spending`10 crore in paying consultancy hasbeen shot down by various localagencies, NMDC, DDA on technicalgrounds.

Tata Group and L&T to build an`8,500 crore ($1.9 billion) stretch ofnational freight railway. The projectmay invite private participation in a530 km section linking Son Nagarand Dunkani, both in eastern India.Dedicated Freight‘s network willcomprise two corridors totalingabout 3,300 km. The planned


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Private HydroNew changes in the national tariffpolicy have been made mandatoryfor private players in hydro power inbidding for allocation of hydroprojects. The move is aimed atcreating a level playing field betweenthe private and public sectorcompanies. This is expected to keepchecking electricity tariff byrestraining private players fromoffering upfront premium to stategovernments to bag projects. Inaddition, it wil l introduce atransparency in bidding for theprojects. It is also expected to alterthe valuation of a host of privatecompanies, who have bagged anumber of power projects from thestates offering better financial termsthan envisaged under the nationalhydro policy. Under the new policy,projects are allowed to sell up to40% of their capacity undermerchant route in the market. Withnew policy in force, hydro sectorwhich has been lagging behind willget a boost, say experts.

Power Firms SeekFunds from ChinaAs rupee interest rates are soaringand local banks are failing to keepup pace with the demand of about$45 billion, `2 trillion of equipmentorders, power developers in thecountry are seeking financing fromChina.

Lanco, Adani, SMR Energy andMoser Baer are talking to China‘sexport banks for loans.Reliance Power has alreadyborrowed $1.2 billion from ChinaDevelopment Bank. Utilities areturning to China as they are buyingboilers and turbines to help meetIndia’s 100,000mw capacity additiontarget in the five years ending March2017. These companies haveagreed to have MoUs with the

Power ProjectsChinese power companies for atotal of about $45 bil l ion ofequipment.

JP Power Pushes`̀̀̀̀45,000cr InvestmentPlansThe Jaiprakash Power VenturesLimited, which is a part of theJaypee Group, has set aside astaggering sum of `45,000 crorefor building multiple power projectsincluding hydro power, thermalpower and wind energy plantsacross the country in the next fiveyears. It has decided to set up fourthermal plants, two each in UttarPradesh and Madhya Pradesh witha generating capacity of 6,120 mwof power using supercriticaltechnology.

set up jointly by Bhel, NTPC andIndira Gandhi Centre for AtomicResearch (IGCAR).

The `10,000 crore plant beingdeveloped by IGCAR would be 5percent more efficient than theprevailing supercritical technology.The project would pave way forcleaner energy and cut risingimports of coal for power generation.The venture is aimed to cut onrising cost of imports for energyneeds as by 2030 the country wouldhave to import 55% of the fuels.The country would be importing 90%of the crude oil by 2030. The newplants through this technology wouldimprove thermal plant efficiency andcut pollution. The plant is likely tobe in operation by 2017, saidIGCAR.

PAT SchemeThe Union Power Ministry under theNational Mission on EnhancedEnergy Efficiency, has identifiedeight industrial sectors to invest astaggering sum of `30,000 crore inthe next three years. The sectors,among others, included thermalpower plants, iron and steel,aluminium and cement.

The official said claiming thatas a result of the investment,companies would be able to saveup to `30,000 crore annually afterthe completion of three years underthe perform, achieve and trade (PAT)scheme. PAT scheme is animportant mechanism under thenational mission on enhancedenergy efficiency, is one of the eightmissions under the National ActionPlan on Climate Change. It ismandatory for the notified sectorindustries to be a part of thisscheme and may invite a penalty of`10 lakh for non compliance.

According to the ManagingDirector, Suren Jain, the companyhas sufficient funds for meeting thefinancial requirements for the on-going projects but alongside it isalso keen to raise about `2,500crore after March 2012 for meetingthe future expansion plans. Thecompany is currently aiming togenerate 13,720mw of power by2019 by setting up a mix of hydroand thermal power plants acrossthe country.

Coal-fired UltraSupercritical ProjectIndia is to develop coal-fired ultrasupercritical power projects. A800mw coal–fired project is being


Steel Construction

Steel has become a universalbuilding product due to itsstrength, versatility, durability

and economic value. The use ofcoated steel for structures, roofing& wall cladding is growing rapidlybecause it offers a variety of benefitslike aesthetic appeal and longservice life. As a result of themetallic coating (zinc / aluminum /zinc–aluminum alloy) on the basesteel, today’s metal roof & wallpanels resist corrosion and providea service life of 20 years or more oftrouble-free performance. Usingcoated steel for framing is anexcellent method to build a buildingthat will last for generations. Thesebuildings look like any other andyou would have to be told one had

a steel frame. “Steel” buildings canbe constructed in virtually anyarchitectural style and size withmany pleasing features andfinishes. The result of this is outthere for everyone to see withnumerous examples of Industrialand commercial applications usingcoated steel.

BuildingConstruction-Designflexibility with steel..!!!When we talk of design flexibility ofa building material pertaining toconstruction, following becomesimportant for its adaptation in thebuilding design.

Can this material be used forresidential/ industrial/commercialpurposes?Is this material suitable for all i.e.low, mid and high-rise structures?How easy is it to use it? Can thelocal unskilled labour be used?Can the small structure be self builtby user?Aesthetically how would it appeal?Can one make fancy designs withit?Cost wise how does it compare?Are there choices/variants fordifferent users with differentfinancial capacities?How much time does it require tobuild a structure with such amaterial?

Design Flexibity inConstruction with Steel

Rajesh Maheshwari, Head Technical Marketing (Coated Steel) at Tata BlueScope Steel Limited

Can the design with this materialallow for easy expansion/relocation/reuse?Can more free space possiblewithin same buildup area?What is its compatibility with otherconstruction materials in samebuilding?And very important how easy/difficultis its maintenance?

And when one thinks of steelfor building construction, its usageswould be presumed primarily forthe strength steel posses. It is alittle difficult to consider that steelprovides the design flexibility also.But then in the modern era, theinnovative and very impressivebuildings with steel have been inexistence around the world. It wouldhave been impossible had steelnot provided flexibility in its usage.Let us discuss how does steel asbuilding material offers functionalas well as aesthetic qualities andprovides design flexibility.

According to International ironand steel institute (IISI), 1/3rd of thetotal steel produced is consumedin construction activities and it isexpected to go higher and higher. Itis because of the flexibility itprovides to designer and user. Thevery first flexibility steel provides isfor primary members in the form ofrolled sections v/s fabricated onei.e. conventional building v/s Pre-engineered Building (PEB)/MetalBuilding Systems. But when weconsider coated steel sheeting, weare talking of the flexibility it providesin the form of variety of claddingprofiles in multiple options in colors,paint systems, metal coatings,strengths (grades), lengths, widths,thicknesses for nearly everyconceivable building design. Thuscoated steel sheets offer excellentdesign flexibility, and contributes toenergy savings through its highreflectivity, recyclability & reusability.Reduction in consumption is alsoachieved through usage of thinnerand high strength material therebycontributing towards environment

protection. Solutions are there forurban/suburban, individual, massmarket in prefabricated units,customized units with higharchitectural design, commercial/residential, Do-it-yourself kits (withgenerally pre-punched serviceholes for electrical and plumbing).Long life and low maintenance arethe driving forces behind mostcommercial building exteriortreatments. For these benefits, ofthe many options available, coatedsteel has emerged as the roof orwall material of choice in manyapplications.

Design AestheticsMany building owners seeking long-term roofing solutions are insistingon metal roofs that offer both curbappeal and exceptionalperformance. Bold design thatinspires and creates a lastingimpression is made possible withmetal. Of it, coated steel is veryflexible because it can be usedwith various other materials tocreate a contemporary and stunninglook.” Steel can accommodate avariety of external finishes ofbrickwork, insulated renders, timber,tiles, and curtain walling. Steel canbe easily cut to custom lengthsand widths, so builders can designto varied choices. Architects and

designers can employ longer spanswithout requiring as many structuralor load-bearing walls or partitions.The result: more attractive designoptions, including longer floorspans, higher ceilings and largeropen spaces. Roofing and wallingsheets come in a range of profileshapes. Downpipes are availablein square, round or rectangularprofiles, and gutters in a wide rangeof styles, shapes and sizes. Thisallows flexibility in product suitablefor a number of applications anddesigns mean even more flexibilityin design with great aesthetics.Designing with metal offersperhaps the widest array of choiceswithin the construction industry.

Different PaintSystemsPaint system provides durability andlife. Paint system means paint-primer-conversion coatings. Thepaint is the top coat and back coat.Paints types of Polyester (RMP,Super Durable)/SMP/PVDF/Metallicetc are available. Paintmanufacturers have their ownvariants to these classes of paints.Each has its suitabil ity witheconomic value to meet differentrequirements. Based on which, bestsuiting one is chosen for a designand environment.


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Choice of ColorsDepending on your supplier, youcan choose from standard set ofcolours with option of your own one.You can also choose the naturallook of zinc or copper, or coatingsthat make metal look natural.Coated steel sheets are nowavailable in many colours to usesingly and in combinations to makedesigning flexible. Colour isimportant not just for looks; it hasinfluence on inside comfort andenvironment. Thermal efficiency ofbuilding depends also on the colourof roof and wall.

Metallic CoatingDepending on the life expected fromthe building material, theenvironment and activities inside,metallic coating option is exercisedfor corrosion protection. 55% Al-Zncoating compared to Zinc coatingprovides much better corrosionprotection in near neutral condition(typical of most environments).

Possibility of designswith curvesFlexibility of design allows for bothtraditional straight roof sheeting aswell as innovative curved roofingdesigns. Coated steel with differentbase steel strength provides virtuallylimitless design possibilities. Dueto its flexibility, it is capable ofaccommodating the double radiusof the curved roof, with greataccuracy of the curves. From flowingcurves to precision flatness, metalis easy and economical to install.This freedom of design providesthe architect and owner theopportunity to build within a widerange of styles and create an imagethat will endure.

Variety of RoofDesigners and users have a choiceof roof & wall with or without visiblefasteners. Advances in technologysuch as the standing seam roofwith no visible fasteners and leak

proof warranty give designers evenmore flexibility for innovating withbuilding structure and style.

Options of differentslope for roofsThere is choice of low slope andsteep slope for roofs. In bothcategories of roofs, steel with highlydurable metallic & paint coatingscould be used and the benefits ofhigh performance realized. It’s themetal roofs which added the designelement of steep slope to a buildingthat separates them fromconventional flat ones. Low sloperoof are more economical, steepslope metal roofs enhances theappearance of virtually any building.Steep slope metal roofs acceleratethe rate of water run-off, reduce thelikelihood of a build-up of debris,mold and mildew, less likely toexperience staining from acid rainor UV degradation. The durabilityand reliabil ity of steep slopesystems is quite long.

Best utilization ofSpaceLarger interior spaces (highclearances and spans) withoutinterior columns add flexibility todesign & increase utility. At times

this large span is a mustrequirement e.g. aircraft hangar.However, it could only be achievedwith self-supporting steel framingsystem with no need for interiorwalls to help bear the weight of thebuilding. With this self supportingsteel frame interior walls can easilybe eliminated, altered or relocatedand large open floor plan createdincluding raised ceilings. Thisexcellent spanning capabilitiesoffered by steel framing providesmore flexibility in designing internalspaces that maximise opportunitiesfor cross ventilation, helping to meetenergy efficiency requirements.

For some things there is simplyno equivalent, like roofing andwalling made from lightweight,versatile and durable coated steel.Stronger and lighter as a combinedmaterial than all other alternatives,steel is giving builders and buildingdesigners greater scope to createwider rooms and higher ceilings,as well as support for innovative,non-conventional roofs that areincreasingly being used to giveproperties a style of their own. Highstrength (minimum 550 MPa yieldstrength) coated steel are fastbecoming the materials of choicebecause of its high strength-to-weight ratio, and the design flexibilitythey offers. It gives great spanning


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capabilities, especially with unusualshapes, and can cover a buildingwith minimal structural support,allowing for more column free floorarea. To obtain a desired designyou can reduce the width of thejoist but compensate with heaviergauge steel and not change thespacing of member.

Time frame FlexibilitySince steel buildings are quick toerect, the constraint of time isminimal. Frame, wall and roof madefrom steel can be erected quicklyand easily, saving time and stress.Off-site pre-fabrication ensuresdimensional accuracy and on-siteerection and fixing to be fast andsimple. Service holes can also bepre-punched for plumbing andelectrical. Steel building has lessweather-dependency (lower “down-time / construction time”) can beinstalled in wet conditions unliketraditional materials. Swift erectionof a building in steel can cut weeksoff the average construction time.This way steel building providesflexibility to designers & buildersas well.

Design FlexibilityCost?The variety in steel contributes tothe flexibility of design for costingas well. These varied options havedifferent cost associated with them.Steel construction offers thepotential to build substantially morecovered space with the same cashflow. Steel building can be built inmuch less time without increasingsite resources, thus freeing capitaland finite resources for other

projects – “The efficiency of use ofworking capital”. Offsiteprefabrication increases the speed,efficiency, quality and safety ofconstruction. It is also easy tointegrate into existing structuralsystems. The predictability of costand program also improves. Timerelated savings when specifying astructural steelwork frame comparedwith reinforced concrete can be 2 –3% of overall building costs.

Components of steel roofingand walling are supplied to precisespecifications so there is little orno wastage on site and the cost ofdebris removal. Most onsite wastecan be sold afterwards as scrapthat is recycled into other steel-based products. It is cost wise &environmentally good. Coated steelsheet assemblies are economicaland durable under toughenvironmental conditions. Costarising out of natural calamity isminimal.

Flexibility to ReuseSteel building materials have greatopportunity for re-use. At times,designers use this flexibility for newprojects with new look using oldmaterial. This not only saves cost,it also reduces impact on naturalresources.

Flexibility to RelocateThe other great comfort of theflexibility steel building user has isthat it can be relocated. This hashelped many users to release costlyland resource and rebuild thesimilar installation with much lowerrelocation cost.

Flexibility to ExpandThe benefits of steel buildingsystem are seen today, tomorrowand in the future. When you erect ametal building today, you have thebenefit of cost efficiency, designflexibility, and the predictability ofon-time construction deadlines.Tomorrow, your benefits continuewith minimal maintenancerequirements. In the future, as yourbusiness flourishes or your needschange, the building iscomparatively easy to expand andupdate.

Flexibility to useLocal LabourOn-site construction of steelbuilding is easy, highly efficient andsafe, which an untrained personnel,can quickly learn. There is not muchmeasuring, cutting or wet processesand the pre-manufactured fit-out canbe integrated with interior andexterior fittings using local labour.Workers can be easily trained touse steel building systems incombination with other materials aswell.

ConclusionSteel is such a versatile materialthat every object we see in ourdaily life has used steel directly orindirectly. There is no viablesubstitute to steel in constructionactivities. Steel remains and willcontinue to remain logical and widechoice for construction purpose,environmentally also, as much ofthe steel used is recycled.

Steel building offers moredesign and architectural flexibility forunique or conventional styling. Itsstrength and large clear spansmean the design is not constrainedby the need for intermediate supportwalls. As your requirementschanges over the years, you canreuse, relocate, & modify thestructure.

Coated steel sheets come in arange of styles, sizes and colour


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combinations, and can usually be customised tosuit specific weather conditions. It is a reliableand long life cladding material suitable for arange of residential, commercial and industrialapplications in almost any style of building, frommodern to traditional, from big establishments tosmall and in almost any chosen shape or design.In addition to this, it can be used easily with othermaterials, a diverse range of options to choosefrom. The strength and flexibility of the steelproducts enables the construction of buildings/structures that can better withstand challengingenvironmental and meteorological conditions,including hurricanes, earthquakes, and highvariability in humidity and temperature.

Linden Comansa atthe Conexpo Show

Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansawill participate in the 2011 Conexpo Show inLas Vegas (Nevada, U.S.A.) through its U.S.

subsidiary Linden Comansa America. Conexpo isone of the world’s most important trade shows forthe construction industry, and undoubtedly the leaderin the American continent.

Linden Comansa America will exhibit in theoutdoor Gold Lot, in booth 261, and will display thecathead, slewing table and cabin of a 21 LC 55018t tower crane. Several representatives from LindenComansa America and from the factory in Spain willbe able to show the visitors the benefits of LindenComansa’s Flat-Top design, and to explain thedifferent slewing motors available to increaseproductivity.

The Linden Comansa America team is veryexcited that several cranes of the same model (21LC 550) will be on display behind the Las VegasConvention Center, on the Fontainebleau Hotel and

Casino jobsite, for theattendees to see them fullyerected (see pictures).

The Conexpo Show willtake place at Las VegasConvention Center from March22nd to 26th 2011.

For further details, pleasecontact:Fax: +86-571-8299 6555E-mail:[email protected]


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NEWS Events

Events

Focus on Energy-Efficient BuildingsThe market for energy–efficientbuildings is set to evolve. Peopleneed to change their mindsets andshould pay more for buildings whichare energy saver. Widening wedgebetween builders and buyers is tobe removed for the promotion ofenergy efficient buildings in thecountry. We need to createawareness about it so that buyersstart demanding energy–efficientsolutions, said Dr Mathur, DirectorGeneral, BEE at the recentworkshop on energy efficientbuildings organised by BEE andPHD Chamber of Commerce andIndustry. Further he added that thekey aspects of energy-efficientbuildings are orientation, insulation,insulated windows, window-glassratio, efficient chillers and waterheating. BEE on its part has beenpromoting these ideas for long butthese have to go down into actualconstruction work culture. There isan urgent need to promote properconstruction materials to constructgreen buildings Rating systems

such as LEED is an important toolto promote energy efficient buildings.If all of us become conscious anduse common sense, it is possibleto save energy and environment.Speaking at the workshop, Rao ofIREDA which has been financingschemes for energy–efficient andgreen buildings, called upon allconcerned in construction sector toreduce energy consumption at alllevels by using energy–efficienttechniques and processes and alsoconduct energy audits regularly. Weneed to make people aware of thebenefits of energy-efficient buildingsin the residential segment. Marketfor such buildings will certainlygrow as the concept gains popularity and mass recognition and

acceptability was the consensus ofopinions at the workshop. However,material and manpower deficit inpromoting the concept is a concernwhich needs to be addressed sothat focus on energy–efficientbuildings remains as sharp as itshould be.

Partnership SummitTaking part in the PartnershipSummit organized by CII, Australiaand Morocco have accepted India’sinvitation to participate in India’s on-going infrastructure developmentprogrammes. Speaking on theoccasion, India’s Commerce andIndustry minister informed that soonIndia-Australia joint ministerialgroup would meet the CEO's ofdifferent companies to work out thedetails of investment needed. Atthe Summit, Commerce Minister,Kingdom of Morocco informed thathis country is looking at investmentsin energy and related sectors inIndia. As Morocco plans to generate42% of its energy from solar andwind energy, some of theseprogrammes can be adopted inIndia with Morocco's participation.

Coming Events01. Saudi Construction Show 2011Date & Venue: 21-25 March, 2011, Riyadh, Kingdom of SaudiArabiaContact: Raz Islam, Sales Director, CPI Technology &Business EventsTel: +971 4 440 9129, M: +971 4 447 2409, +966 54 724 3809Email: [email protected], Website:www.saudiconstructionshow.com02. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011/ ICON Expo 2011Date & Venue: 22-26 March 2011, Las Vegas ConventionCenter, Las Vegas, USAContact: Pat Monroe, AEMTel: +1 800-867-6060, 414-298-4141, 414-298-4123(Direct) Fax: +1 414-272-2672 Email: [email protected], Website: www.conexpoconagg.com

03. Roof India 2011Date & Venue: 27-29 May 2011, Bombay Exhibition Centre,Mumbai, IndiaContact: VB Sudeep Project DirectorTel: +91-44-24543322 / 23E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.unitechexhibitions.com04. MBSS 2011Date & Venue: 23-25 June 2011, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, IndiaContact: Daisy Sequeira Manager - Projects, INIS Enterprises Pvt.Ltd., 116, Atlanta Estate, Vitth Bhatti, Goregaon (E), Mumbai,IndiaTel.: +91-22-28763111 / 40470600 Mob : +91 9322754288Fax.: +91-22-28765444E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]: www.inis-enterprises.com

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