Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) collaborated with International and Indian associations to host an online workshop on “Recent Trends in Science and Technology of Concrete.”
IIT-M Construction Materials Group joined hands with the Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux, systèmes de construction et ouvrages (RILEM) and Indian Concrete Institute for the workshop.
Among the issues deliberated in the workshop was ‘3D printing of concrete,’ which, with more development, could offer innovative solutions to meet future infrastructure demands including high construction speed, reduce material wastage and creative designs, a release from IIT-M said here.
The online workshop attracted widespread attention including not only from India, but also from countries like the UK, USA, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, DR Congo, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, S.Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Singapore and the UAE.
Speaking about leveraging online and social media tools for international research collaborations, Prof Ravindra Gettu, Dean (Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research), IIT-M, said, “We have developed the resources at IIT-Madras to help disseminate research findings and transfer knowhow to a large number of interested people across the globe, which is being appreciated specially during this period with restrictions on travel and meetings.”