Two Day workshop on Cement and Concrete Technology

Mr.P.Vasudev Murthy from TOOLS ACADEMY

Concrete is the most commonly use building material other than water in the world. From a mere mixture of cement, sand, Aggregates and water this product has carved a niche in to a technically and aesthetically important product in the building material industry. Ever demanding infrastructure industry offers new challenges in to its important constituent – concrete. In developed countries concrete infrastructure constitute about 60% of the built environment. In India we are yet to reach a respectful figure, but efforts are on to create a sustainable infrastructure environment. Understanding concrete is a science and an art. Concrete technology is an art as it allows us to use widely available materials like cement, aggregates and water to create distinctive products with varied performances. Concrete technology is a Science as it allows us to research and understand its behaviour and it is complex enough to throw new challenges.