RAMAPURAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Advances in Civil Engineering and Chemistry of Innovative Materials ACECIM'14 th th 13 & 14 March 2014 Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Chemistry SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 89 www.acecim14.in
2 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE This conference aims to provide an outstanding opportunity for both academic and industrial communities alike to address new trends and challenges and emerging technologies on topics relevant to today's fast moving areas of Civil Engineering. The conference will feature invited talks and referred paper presentations. The vision of this International Conference is to serve as a platform for interaction among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of areas in Civil Engg with a common interest. ABOUT SRM UNIVERSITY SRM is a part of 35 years old SRM Group of Educational Institutions. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology now encompasses all disciplines of Technical Education. The Institute has excellent infrastructural facilities including modern laboratory facilities, internet facilities, Library and other general amenities. LOCATION The SRM University, Ramapuram Campus is situated at Ramapuram near Guindy Porur Main Road. The college is well connected by roads from Chennai Bangalore Highway. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Civil Engineering Department was established in the year 2009. The department offers 4 year UG Programme in B Tech Civil Engineering and M.Tech in Structural Engineering. The department is aiming at the development of student community to face the future world with the latest technical knowledge through research, good leadership qualities, industry institution interaction and spirit of competence. The department is equipped with faculty members imparting high quality of discipline and engineering education. The Department of Chemistry came into active function since 2005 and has highly quliafied teaching faculty. The department is active in research with fully equipped laboratories.
3 OBJECTIVES The conference will give an opportunity to meet international experts and exchange views. Presentations by Foreign and Indian experts will highlight the innovative works. Provides the construction Industry with latest materials and technology. Serves as a platform for knowledge sharing. CALL FOR PAPERS Academicians, Researchers, Professionals, Scientists from R & D Organisations, Professionals from Govt and public sector Undertakings and Students are invited to contribute papers and participate in the conference. THEMES OF THE CONFERENCE MAIN THEMES Structural and Construction Engineering Geotechnical Engineering, Geophysical Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Environmental Engineering Infrastructure Engineering Transportation, Traffic, Coastal, Offshore, Water Resources and Hydraulic Structures Project Management and Safety Aspects Groundwater Pollution and Recharge Current Environmental Issues Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Geomatics and Transportation Soil Engineering Coastal Management and Climate Change Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Chemistry SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 89
4 SUB THEMES Mineral admixtures in concrete Concrete from Recycled waste High performance, High Strength and other special concretes Distress Diagnosis, Repair and rehabilitation of structures Health monitoring of strcutiures Precast and prefabricated structures Sustainable concrete Life assessment of concrete structures Hazard Assessment and Risk Reduction Earthquake resistant structures. Nuclear Disasters & Disaster Management Bridges and other structures Prefabricated and Precast constructions Composite structures Structural Design &Construction Management Fatigue and fracture in components and structures Application of Remote Sensing &GIS Geomatics & Transportation Soil Engineering Coastal Management &Climate Change Groundwater techniques and Pollution Environmental impact of construction industry Chemical Admixtures, polymers and super plasticizers etc Current Environmental Issues Environmental Challenges Medicinal Chemistry Computational Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Bio Organic Materials Liquid Crystals Nano Materials WHO SHOULD ATTEND Civil Engineering and Chemistry Teaching Faculty Consultants Research Scholars & Students Builders Chemists Architects Practicing Engineer in Government and Public Sector Undertakings. LANGUAGE Conference will be held in English and in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
5 PROGRAM VENUE SRM university, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600 089, India. The venue is well connected by Air, Rail and Road transport to various parts of the o o country and world. The temperature varies between 28 C to 35 C during the conference period. ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL Delegates may make their own arrangements for accommodation and travel. However, organizers will give all possible help in arranging the accommodation to the registered delegates in Hotels on prior information and payment. Accommodation can be booked in wide range of Hotels in according to the choice of the delegates. IMPORTANT DATES Dead Lines Submission of Abstracts : 25th Nov 2013 Notification of acceptance of abstracts : 9th Dec 2013 Submission of full text paper : 6th Jan 2014 Acceptance of paper : 15th Jan 2014 Last date for registration : 17th Feb 2014 Conference Dates : 13th and 14th March 2014 REGISTRATION DETAILS Fees Academicians : Rs. 1,000 R & D/ Industry/ Corporate Executives : Rs. 2,000 Government organizations Research Scholars : Rs. 1,000 Post Graduate Students/Student Delegates : Rs. 600 Foreign Delegates : USD 300 Registration fee includes Course materials, Food & Snacks during the conference. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements for travel to venue and stay at Chennai. Organisers will assist for stay in Chennai and also guide for travel plan. One author is permitted for each registration. In the event of multiple authors, separate registrations are required. Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Chemistry SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 89
PAYMENT DEATAILS Payment may be made in the form of DD/Cheque. DD along with the filled in registration form can be sent to, Dr. T. Ch. Madhavi Prof & Head of the Department of Civil Engineering SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 600 089 ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dr. Choi Donguk Professor, Dept of Architectural Engg.,Hankyong National University. Prof. Dr. Lee Yee Loon Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, FKAAS Toong Khuan Chan Assistant Dean International, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning Room 301, 757 Swanston Street, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, AUSTRALIA Dr. P. Paramasivam Professor Fellow, National University of Singapore Dr. Nagesh Iyer Director, CSIR Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai Prof.Ponnadurai Ramasami Computational Chemistry Group, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius Dr. N.Lakshamanan Former Director, Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai Dr. D.S. Ramachandra Murthy Vice Chancellor, St.Peter's University, Chennai Dr. A.R.Santha Kumar Former Dean, College of Engg Guindy, Chennai Dr. M.Sekar Principal, Easwari Engg. College, Chennai
7 Dr. Ravindra Gettu Professor, IIT Madras, Chennai. Dr. A. Meher Prasad Professor, Structural Engineering Division, IITM, Chennai Dr. Manu Santhanam Professor, BT & CM Division, IITM, Chennai G. Prabhakar Addnl Chief Engineer (Civil), Scientific Officer G, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Mumbai. Dr. Kurien Joseph Professor, Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Anna University. Mr. N.N.S.S. Rao CPWD, Chennai Dr. Siva Kumar Manging Director, ICOMAT ORGANISING COMMITTEE Chief Patron Dr. R.Shivakumar Chairman, SRM Group of Institutions, Ramapuram & Trichy Campus Patrons Dr. V. Subbiah Bharathi Dean, SRM University Dr. T. Ch. Madhavi Prof & HoD/Civil Engg Mr. P.M. Rameswaran Mr. D. Senthil velan Mr. JothiLingam Ms. Premalatha Ms..Stella Mary Mr. Rajiv Palaniappan Ms. Nithyambigai Mr. Siva Ramakrishnan Mr. Santhosh Ram Convenors Coordinators Ms. Kavipriya R Dr. L. Prameena Sheeja Members Mr. Sudheesh Mr. Murugesan Mr. Padmanabhan Mr. Nirmal Ganesh Ms. Hema Latha Ms. Dhana Lakshmi Ms. Banu Priya Dr. L. Antony Michael Raj Vice principal, SRM University Dr. Helen P Kavitha Prof & HoD/Chemistry Mr. S. Arulmurugan Mr. A. Anand babu Christus Mrs. R. Annalakshmi Mr. A. Charles, Asst. Prof(OG)
8 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Papers should be prepared in line with the following formats Font Type : Times new Roman Title : BOLD 14pt, TITLE case. Leave one line after the title Abstract : 12pt, Small case, not more than 200 words. Body Text: 12pt, Small Case Headings and sub headings : headings 12pt, Upper case and bold. Sub Heading in 12 pt, Bold, Lower case. Line spacing : 1.5 Tables/Graphs/Figs Titles: 10pt, Numbered and labelled and placed in the relevant place in the body of the text. Number of pages should not exceed 8. Electronic submissions in MS word format can be mailed to the convenor, to the email acecim14@gmail.com REVIEW PROCESS Submitted papers will be subjected to blind peer review process and the decision of the reviewers will be final and abiding. PUBLICATION Selected papers will be published in Journals. Dr. T. Ch. Madhavi Prof & HoD/Civil Engg SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 600 089 Ph : 9840954753 Land : +91 044 30603191 Dr.Helen P Kavitha Prof & HoD/Chemistry SRM University, Ramapuram Campus Bharathi Salai, Chennai 600 089 Ph : 9445209116 Land : +91 044 30603038 email website : acecim14@gmail.com : www. acecim14.in
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS 9 Prof. Dr. Lee Yee Loon Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, FKAAS Toong Khuan Chan Assistant Dean International, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning University of Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Dr. P.Paramasivam Professor Fellow, National University of Singapore Dr. Nagesh Iyer Director, CSIR Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai. Prof. Ponnadurai Ramasami Computational Chemistry Group, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius Dr. A. Meher Prasad Professor, Structural Engineering Division IITM, Chennai Dr. Manu Santhanam Building Technology and Construction Management Division IITM, Chennai Dr. Kurien Joseph Professor, Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Anna University. Mr.N.N.S.S Rao Central Public Works Department.
10 SRM University, Ramapuram, Chennai - 89 DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORM International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Chemistry of Innovative Materials - ACECIM'14 Name: Designation: Organization with address: th th 13 & 14 March 2014 Status of the delegate : (Student /Research scholar/ Academicians) Communication Address: Title of the paper : E-mail id : Mobile phone: Demand draft details: Bank Name/branch : Amount: Date : Signature : Accommodation Required? /No Dr.Mr./Mrs/ is an employee/student of our institution and is permitted to attend the conference conducted by Dept of Civil Engg. th th SRM University, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai on 13 & 14 March 2014. Place: Date: Signature of the Head of Institution with Office Seal and Date
11 SPONSORSHIP TARIFF Exhibition Stalls (10' X 15') : Rs. 10,000 Exclusive branding on Delgates Kit : Rs. 20,000 Branding at Lunch : Rs. 20,000 Exclusive LOGO or url on delegate badges : Rs. 20,000 Advertisement in the Souvenier : Full Page (Colour) : Rs. 15,000 Full Page (B & W) : Rs. 8,000 Half Page (B & W) : Rs. 5,000 Foreign Sponsorship : $ 1200 Benefits will be same as those for platinum sponsorship Platinum Sponsorship : Rs. 50000/- Gold Sponsorship : Rs. 40000/- Silver Sponsorship : Rs. 25000/- Deliverables Platinum Sponsorship Gold Sponsorship Silver Sponsorship Rs. 50000/- Rs. 40000/- Rs.25000/- Complimentary registrations to participate in the conference 5 Delegates 3 Delegates 2 Delegates Display of exhibition stall One One One Product presentation time during conference. 7 Min 5 Min 4 Min Display of Banners at prominent locations 3 3 3 Full page advertisement in the souvenir. Announcement of sponsorship at regular intervals. Free lunch for delegates and organisers in the exhibition stall. 8 6 4 Display of Company LOGO on stage back drop at the inaugural function, all communications and on web site. Promotional material of the company to be included in the delegates kit. (A4 size max. 2 pages to be supplied by the sponsor) Opportunity to interact with national and international speakers, delgates from various institutional and research organisations, Industries and government organisations.
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