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This book explains possible alternative building materials along with the test results including review of common building materials, earth engineering and construction, suitable soil, soil mechanics and production, masonry construction, rammed earth construction, use of ferro-cement units for projects, and fibre reinforced concrete.
Kalyan Kumar Ganguly (Gangopadhyay) received his BE in civil engineering from Jadavpur University in 1964. He is a qualified Chartered Engineer (London) and obtained his PhD from Teesside, UK, in 1972. He has more than 57 years of experience in India and the UK, covering design, site supervision, project management, research, and teaching. The spectrum of projects includes bridges, power projects, fertilizer projects, chemical plants, heavy civil engineering projects, university complexes, hotels and resorts, research centres, housing and commercial complexes. Some of the special projects involving alternative building materials will include ferro-cement, compressed earth blocks, rammed earth construction, etc. He has also handled repair and rehabilitation projects on buildings, bridges, and heritage structures.
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