Although market is flooded with large range of building materials, there is always a hunt for superior quality and cost effective materials. Significant R & D work has gone  in for the use of innovative suitable materials. The topic has gained relevance as never before due to a variety of needs and advancements in the materials technology. Keeping in view the present day needs a National Seminar on Recent Trends in Building Material has been organized by Regional Research Laboratory, Bhopal during 26-27 Feb., 2004 to discuss and deliberate on innovative building materials with focus on conservation of material and energy resources.

Awareness Programme on Fly Ash Utilisation at Karnal  (Haryana)         

At the Instance of Karnal District Brick Kiln Owners Association Karnal (Haryana) on Awareness programme on flyash utilisation in brick making was organized by Small industries Service Institute, Karnal (Haryana) on Feb. 25, 2004. The programme was attended by over 60 brick kiln owners of Karnal District besides State Govt. officials representing Haryana State Pollution Control Department. Dr. J.M. Bhatnagar delivered two technical lectures and represented the CBRI Node in the programme.

Assignment(s) undertaken at CBRI       

Central Building Research Institute has undertaken a short term project entitled “Techno feasibility for making clay- flyash bricks in Raebareli area”. Site survey and collection of test materials (i.e. clay and flyash) Uncharhar have been accomplished by Shri R.K. Goel, Sr. Scientist.

Laboratory investigations are in progress. Central Building Research Institute has undertaken project on Fly ash Disposal and Management at Mithapur. Site survey and field investigations have been undertaken by a team of CBRI scientists and Geotechnical Engineers under the leadership of Shri A.Ghosh.

Books                                                        

Exploring Earth’s Environment                      

Version 1.0     

Michael Kelly, Michael Ort, Jay Shiro Tashiro

Nothern Arizona University, USA

For use in classes on Environmental Science, Environmental Geology, Physical Geology, Physical Geography and Earth Science. VR Excursions uses advanced interactive technology to give students access to a variety of complex environments (a nuclear waste disposal site, a coal-fired power plant and a solid waste landfill site). These virtual environments are rich enough that they can be tailored to professor’s individual course goals or they can be used with the accompanying lab manual and Instructor’s Manual as turn-key method of using the computer to give students “hands-on” field experience in the Earth and environmental sciences.