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Ankit Bhatla B.Tech/B.E. student, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
 
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1 Add cement
2 Proper compaction and curing of concrete
Ankit Bhatla  |  Added idea  "Proper compaction and curing of concrete"  |  2 years ago
Although the above mentioned techniques have been proven to be effective, they might sometime entail higher costs. Many a times it has been found that even when the concrete is of desired strength in the lab it may not give the necessary strength...
Biranchi Narayan Acharya  |  Added idea  "Improving water cement ratio"  |  2 years ago
Water cement ratio is main contributor of strength to concrete keeping other ingradient same.
 
 
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1 Precast Construction:
2 Few simple things
Saleel Deshpande  |  Added idea  "Precast Construction:"  |  2 years ago
Ankit, this is a major problem in 40%-43% of India where you will find labour dominated construction market, but believe me going for the precast construction will save, time, money, manpower and tons of stress. Almost all the parts assembled in...
Vivek Singh  |  Added idea  "Few simple things"  |  2 years ago
Winch lift for men, materials and concrete, bigger concrete mixers (mini batching plant like 500R) connected to lifts by simple conveyors, light weight move able chain pulley arrangements for lifting shuttering, semi automatic type bar bending...
 
 
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PLANNING ENGINEERING IS NECESSARY  
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 PLANNING IS JUST DOCUMENTAY
Ankit Bhatla  |  Argues in support of  "PLANNING ENGINEERING IS NECESSARY "  |  2 years ago
Planning for a project is the 1st step towards the execution of a project. Without a plan there can be no monitoring and most of all no proper execution. However, we should also realize the fact that all construction projects are unique and hence...
M.L.Suryaprakash  |  Argues in support of  "PLANNING IS JUST DOCUMENTAY "  |  2 years ago
Planning is not just documentation but the starting point for any project management. A planning document is the outcome of a complex thinking process that  goes into details of foreseeable constraints, risks and other factors. Obviously, this...
Shaju George  |  Argues in support of  "PLANNING IS JUST DOCUMENTAY "  |  3 years ago
Unless you document the planning strategies and schedules, tracking of the project will become difficult. Without proper documentation, it will be difficult ot monitor the progress as well as slippages in a project. So the documentation part of...
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1 Certified Skilled Labour.
2 Develop a Virtual Model early
Prashanta Bhaumik  |  Supported idea  " Certified Skilled Labour."  |  6 months ago
I know L&T Ecc practices the Skill upgradation thru skill training institutes. But the problem is return on those effort is miniscule as business proposition apart from maintaining Corporate Social responsibility.Construction Echo system is...
Ankit Bhatla  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
Construction industry in India merely revolves around contracts and more contracts. The association of owners and contractors is limited to contracts and there is no focus on the values of the project. It is high time that we Indians realize the...
srinivasalu. chintamani  |  Supported idea  " Certified Skilled Labour."  |  3 years ago
it is always better to have the certified skilled labour for all the construction purpose, but way of delivering the end product with quality on time is very important, also let us not entertain the fake certified skilled labour at any cost.
 
 
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Planning and Managing Projects...!!! 
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 Mere Documentation...!!!
Ankit Bhatla  |  Argues in support of  "Planning and Managing Projects...!!!"  |  2 years ago
Construction industry in India merely revolves around contracts and more contracts. The association of owners and contractors is limited to contracts and there is no focus on the values of the project. It is high time that we Indians realize the...
Dinesh Singh  |  Argues in support of  "Mere Documentation...!!!"  |  3 years ago
Dear Sir, I am having some different opinion about the role of planning engineer in INDIA. today's fast growing and compititive companies are having central planning team. this team is combination of core experience holder in the field and...
Prasenjit Roy  |  Argues in support of  "Planning and Managing Projects...!!!"  |  3 years ago
Project Planning is not a simple thing. It is not just an operator who can handle MSP/Primavera. There are some responsibilities which are involved in Planning Engineers shoulder-   Resource Planning (includes Manpower, Tools Plant, Machinery,...
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1 Best Scheduling Technique - A Myth!!!
2 PRIMEVERA
rakeshbhatnagar  |  Added idea  "plenty of scheduling technics are available but a sucessfull schedule related to practical approch is not available."  |  1 year ago
There are plenty of methods available but non of them are sucessfull in practical life as the targets must be achivable. your dependency is over the men power which will work as he wish, that will be the time required to finish the activity.So all...
Ankit Bhatla  |  Added idea  |  2 years ago
It is high time that the construction industries in India realize the importance of Lean Construction and especially the Last Planner System . Many  companies abroad who were on the brink of bankruptcy have found a new lease of life due to lean...
Ashutosh Maurya, PMP, CCE  |  Supported idea  "Best Scheduling Technique - A Myth!!!"  |  1 year ago
I totally disagree with Nitin. If Primavera or (any CPM based software) is not working at your organization that is the problem of the organization or the group you are working with. I have planned and executed the project with extensive use of...
 
 
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