intelligent concrete / eco-friendly construction materials by sonacoin
DESCRIPTION
The main objective of the Research centre is to undertake the research in concrete technology, utilizing the Industrial waste materials for preparing the Low Cost Building Elements. The activities involved in the research centre are identifying the industrial waste materials which can be effectively utilized to make concrete and other building elements so as to minimize the environmental problems and also to reduce the cost of construction. Some of the highlighting research projects undertaken in this research centre are self curing concrete, alternatives to sand in concrete, self compacting concrete with steel slag, Ferro cement using steel slag, utilization of waste papers in concrete and brick, self cleaning concrete, smog eating concrete, light transmitting concrete and Textile concrete etc., Ultimate aim of this research centre is to do innovations in concrete to bring out sustainable concrete with intelligence, strong, durable, eco friendly and cost effective. http://www.sonatech.ac.in/research/civil-concrete-innovation-research.phpTRANSCRIPT
SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Department of Civil Engineering
Centre Head : Dr.R.Malathy
Co – ordinator : Prof. M.Arivoli
SONA COIN( Sona Research Centre for COncrete INnovation)
(Inception Feb. 2012)
Objective of the Research Centre
To undertake research in construction materials in
particular on concrete by using waste materials and
industrial by products on large scale for eco friendly green
building concept
The activities involved in the research Centre are:
Identifying the industrial waste materials so as to
minimize the Environmental problems and also to reduce
the cost of construction.
Major achievementsFunds Received (AICTE, CSIR, IEI) (UGC)
Patents 03
Publications 15
Programmes organized 03
Project Expo Organized 02 (50 Projects)
Guest lectures arranged 03
Industrial visit 02
News Letter (Sona CREA) Released 02
Projects applied for funding 05
No. of Ph.Ds produced 07
ICI(Indian Concrete Institute)Students ChapterEstablished
250 student members
National Awards
ICI ( Indian Concrete Institute)Students Chapter
Established during Feb 2012250 student members,3 faculty members.
Details of On going Projects :Development and study on properties of Low Cost Papercrete Bricks
A study on Low Cost Building Elements using Rice Husk Ash
A study on Geo - Polymer Concrete
A study on Ferro cement Laminates
Study on properties of concrete using Manufactured Sand for the replacement of
Natural Sand to reduce the Environmental Burden
Development of Low cost Building Elements using Industrial waste from Steel
Industry as replacement of Aggregate and Cement
Experimental Study on Self Compacting Concrete utilizing Industrial waste
materials.
A study on Self Curing Concrete using Bio materials
A study on replacement of Coarse Aggregate with Waste Plastic
Research Projects Assigned to the Centre by Industry
Utilisation of EOF steel slag from Steel Industry in concrete and other building blocks by
Commercialization of Research Projects
Possibilities:
Papercrete bricksPaver blocks/Hollow blocks using steel slagPaver blocks using plastic wastesPaver blocks using rice husk ash
NOTE: The production of paver blocks and bricks can be done in SONA itself , since the machines for making paver blocks and bricks are available in our campus which were purchased under AICTE- RPS scheme.
Malathy, R. & Geetha, M. Patent application No: 1115/CHE/2009A, was filed on 2/12/2009 for the “Novel Composition for Internal Curing of concrete” using Spinacia oleracea
Malathy, R. & Geetha, M. and Patent application No: 2968/CHE/2009A, was filed on 2/12/2009 for the “Novel Composition for Internal Curing of concrete” using Calotropis Gigantea.
Patents