A distinguished guest lecture on the "Durability of the concrete structures", was organized for the students of department of Civil Engineering. The guest for the lecture series was graced by the presence of Prof. Anurag Misra, professor department of civil engineering, IIT Jammu. Prof. Misra has executed more than 200 consultancy projects including the Jaipur Metro Project.
The significant insights about the evolving mechanism of durability and the possible solutions to attain sustainability in structures with a special focus on cover zone properties was discussed.
Professor Misra later interacted with the faculties of the CED and talked about the emerging trends in technology and research. He also talked about the onging projects being worked on in IIT Jammu. He also proposed the faculties to join the ICI- Indian Concrete Institute for a life membership and the membership of Institution of Engineers.
Prof.(Dr.) Sahil Sahwney apprised the guests about the policy planning of MIET and various supports being provided to the faculties at the central level in this regard.
Special thanks to Prof. Ankur Gupta Sir for consideration of the request from IIT Jammu for holding this special Distinguished lecture series.