IWN and ME Civil Engineering Students Visit Eurostampa Site.

The Civil Engineering Students of IWN (Indian Women network) Students’ Chapter and the ME students of Computer Aided Structural Design accompanied by Dr. Neena Panandikar and Prof. Kaushik Pai Fondekar visited the Eurostampa Company construction site as a part of a field trip. The company in charge is Sapscon, Consutancy by Shekhar Panandikar and Associates.

The students got an opportunity to witness the Post-tensioning Design Principles and were given detailed information by Company MD Mr. Satish Nair, Er. Fredrick Dais and Er. Naman Choudhary. The process involves placing tendons into ducts, followed by grouting. The tendons were anchored at one end, while the other end was jacked to achieve the desired tensioning effect. This method helps improve the structural performance by efficiently counteracting the bending moments, with the positioning of the ducts strategically based on the locations of high bending moments. Er. Shekhar Panandikar provided an in-depth explanation of how post-tensioning design is implemented, especially in comparison to conventional reinforced concrete design. He highlighted that due to the large scale of the project, the construction would be carried out in phases.

The structural system in use consisted of post-tensioned beams and flat slabs. The columns had a height of approximately 10 meters, while the depth of the beams was around 900 mm, and the dimensions of the columns were nearly one meter. This configuration ensures greater load-bearing capacity and reduces the amount of material required compared to conventional designs. The students were grateful for this experience, for all the insights and practical knowledge they gained.