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WELCOME TO CSIR-ST RUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE

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Major Services Major Infrastructure

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SERC Knowledge Resource Division & Knowledge Network Section Electronics, Instrumentation & Network Services Division Engineering Work & Services Section Administration & Accounts Stores & Purchase RPBD,Knowledge Management Division, HRG,RTI

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Wind Engineering & Earthquake Engineering Structural Concrete Engineering & Technology Sustainable Materials & Composites, Retrofitting / Rehabilitation of Structures Computational Structural Mechanics for Analysis and Design & Software Development Transmission Line Towers, Metal Structure Behaviour & Fatigue & Fracture Structural Health Monitoring and Evaluation & Forensic Analysis R & D THRUST SERC AREAS

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SERC Structural Testing Laboratory Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory Advanced Seismic Testing & Research Facility Advanced Concrete Testing & Evaluation Laboratory Advanced Computational Mechanics Facilities Advanced Materials Laboratory Wind Engineering Laboratory Fatigue Testing & Research Laboratory Tower Testing and Research Station & Steel Structures Research Facilities

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Major Equipment and Facilities - Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel ( see Box item on back cover) comprising - Dantec Traversing System accommodating two hot wire probes- Hot wire anemometer system with lineariser, signal conditioner and welding units - Six-component force balance - Data acquisition system with data translation cards capable of recording 64 analog single ended signals - High speed electronic pressure scanning system together with high speed data acquisition system with a sampling rate of 1,00,000 Hz. - Setra Model 370 digital pressure gauge with internal battery operation Wind Engineering Laboratory

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Gill UVW, Sonic, and 3-cup generator anemometers * Piezoelectric type accelerometers * Ten-channel signal conditioners, amplifiers with associated accessories * Four-channel portable digital oscilloscope with built-in printer and RS 232 interface. * TEAC PCM data recorder with related accessories * Card module of 16 channel dynamic strain gauge signal conditioner * Mobile field instrumentation laboratory. More…

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Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory Diffused light, lens and reflection Polariscopes Holography, Image Processing system for on-line fringe analysis Moire, speckle interferometer Magneto elasticity Facilities for Real time monitoring such as vibrating wire strain gages, Fibre optic sensors, coating techniques Photo elastic oven Data loggers More…

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Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai, India is one of the national laboratories under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India. SERC has built-up excellent facilities and expertise for the analysis, design and testing of structures and structural components. Services of SERC are being extensively used by the Central and State Governments and public and private sector undertakings. Scientists of SERC serve on many national and international committees and the Centre is recognized at the national and international levels as a leading research institution in the field of structural engineering. SERC has recently been certified as ISO 9001:2008 quality institution. ABOUT US

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Director’s Profile Other Research Leaders

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CONTACT DETAILS : Structural Engineering Research Centre, CSIR Campus, Taramani, Chennai-600 113, INDIA. E-mail :director@sercm.org Telephone: (+91)-(44)-2254-2139 (+91)-(44)-2254-2175 Fax : (+91)-(44)-2254-1508/ 2254-1973 Academic Background: Master of Engineering & Doctor of Philosophy from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Dr. Nagesh R. Iyer Director. DIRECTOR PROFILE

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Advances in the Finite Element Method of Analysis for static, nonlinear & transient dynamics; Fatigue, Fracture and Damage Mechanics, Remaining Life Estimation, Re-qualification; Fluid-Structure Interaction studies; Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction studies, etc. Software Development and AI Techniques including Expert Systems. An IT-based Integrated approach for Construction Management. Computer-aided structural analysis and design of large and complex structures – powerplant structures, natural draught RCC hyperboloid cooling towers, offshore & ship structures, critical components of Aerospace Structures Contributions made in the following Research Areas

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Details of present occupation and responsibilities Over 30 years of experience in the analysis and design of complex and large structures at SERC which includes computer-aided analysis & design and software development. Leading R&D projects, Contract research/Sponsored/grant-in-aid projects; Coordinating & leading International Collaborative Projects/programmes, task force projects of CSIR, Inter-Lab Project in the area of Computer-aided structural analysis and design. Has handled no. of software development projects for engineering structures. Traveled extensively abroad to leading institutions - UC Berkeley, Stanford Univ., Cornell Univ., in the USA, Univ. of Wales, Swansea, UK;TU Delft, Netherlands as UNFellow and to Research Centre, Juelich, various universities/industries in Germany underIndo-German Projects/programmes

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Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering. Member of the Editorial Board, Jl. Aerospace Sciences and Technologies. Editor, Journal of Structural Engineering (JoSE). CSIR Technology Prize for Engineering Technology for pioneering contributions & leadership in the development of advanced computational methodologies, modeling techniques & software for analysis & design of complex structures. Awarded the Aerospace Engineering Division Gold Medal by Institution of Engineers (I) for the paper on "Analysis for ship-water interaction effects". Awarded Dr Ramaiah Prize for the best paper for the year 2005-2006. Certificate of Special Mention (under Dr Ramaiah Prize) for the years 1999-2000, 2000-01 & 2007-08 for the papers published during the year. Awarded the Fellowship (FICCP) by the Institute of Chartered Computer Professionals of India. Honours and Awards

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Other Contribution's Has published over 100 papers in National & International Journals; number of these are cited; and over 150 technical reports; reviewer of papers of natl & intl journals;has obtained Copyrights for software developed [FINEART; LIFE++; GRANDEX; SERSHELL; Member/Fellow of many Professional Bodies - Institution of Engineers (India); Institute of Chartered Computer Professionals of India; Indian Association of Computational Mechanics; Indian Association of Structural Engineers, Computer Society of India; Instrument Society of India; Serving in several national & international committees as member/chairman; Recognized Guide for post-graduate & Doctoral candidates for many universities/IITs & IISc; member in many BIS committees including the Steering Committee of Civil Engg division; several committees of SERC and other national laboratories.

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Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory Head of the division: Dr K.Ravisankar, Scientist G. Email : kravi@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549185 Area of Interest: Structural Health Monitoring and Evaluation & Forensic Analysis, Sustainable Materials,Structural Concrete Engineering and Technology Structural Testing Laboratory Head of the division: Sri R.Jayaraman, Scientist F. Email : prjr@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549179 Area of Interest: Structural Concrete Engg & Tech R & D Project Leaders

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Advanced Seismic Testing & Research Laboratory Head of the division : Dr K.Muthumani, Scientist G. Email : kmm@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549216 Area of Interest : Earthquake Engineering & Structural Health Monitoring Advanced Computational Mechanics Facilities Head of the division : Dr G.S.Palani, Scientist E-II. Email : pal@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549207 Area of Interest : Sustainable Materials, ComputationalStructural Mechanics for Analysis Design & Software Development

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Tower Testing & Research Station Head of the division : Dr S.J.Mohan, Scientist F. Email : mohansj@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22641734 Area of Interest : Transmission Towers & Metal Structural Behaviour Steel Structures Research Facilities Head of the division : Dr N.Pandian, Scientist F. Email : pandian@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549141 Area of Interest : Metal Structure Behaviour

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Fatigue & Fracture Laboratory Head of the division : Dr G.Raghava, Scientist F. Email : raghavag@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549139 Area of Interest : Fatigue & Fracture Wind Engineering Laboratory Head of the division : Dr S. A.Arunachalam, Scientist G & Advisor Management. Email : sarun@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22542786 Area of Interest : Wind Engineering, Structural Health Monitoring Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Advanced Materials laboratory Head of the division : Sri T.S.Krishnamoorthy, Scientist G. Email : tsk@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549151 Area of Interest : Sustainable Materials and Composites and Retrofitting/Rehabilitation of Structures and Forensic Analysis Advanced Concrete Testing & Evaluation Laboratory Head of the division : Dr M.Neelamegam, Scientist G. Email : neel@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549153 Area of Interest : Structural Concrete Engineering and Technology & Forensic Analysis

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Knowledge Management Division Head of the division : Dr K.R.Sridharan, Scientist G. Email : krs@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 2549124 Area of Interest : Knowledge Management Electronic Instrumentation & Network Services Head of the division : Sri S.Sankar, Scientist F. Email : sankars@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549211 Area of Interest : Electronics, Instrumentation & Networking

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Risk & Reliability of Structures Head of the division : Dr K.Balaji Rao, Scientist F. Email : balaji@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549190 Area of Interest : Computational Structural Mechanics for Analysis & Design and Software Development Shock & Vibration Laboratory Head of the division : Dr C.J.Rajasankar, Scientist F. Email : sankar@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549208 Area of Interest : Computational Structural Mechanics for Analysis & Design and Software Development

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Bridge Engineering Group Head of the division : Dr K.Ramanjaneyulu, Scientist F. Email : rams@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549198 Area of Interest : Structural Concrete Engineering and Technology, Computational Structural Mechanics Post Graduate Research Programme In Engineering Head of the division : Dr A.Rama Mohan Rao, Scientist F. Email : arm@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549184 Area of Interest : Computational Structural Mechanics for Analysis & Design and Software Development, Structural Health Monitoring

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Knowledge Resource Division Head of the division : Sri A.Hariharan, Technical Officer & Officer Incharge. Email : ahari@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549131 Area of Interest : Library Information services Vibration Control Group Head of the division : Dr K.Rama Raju, Scientist F. Email : krrraju@sercm.org Phone Number : 91-044- 22549214 Area of Interest :

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COA : 22549100 P.A to COA : 22549101 Administrative Officer : 22549231 Section Officer,Admin : 22549102 Section Officer, General : 22549103 Hindi section : 22549104 Finance & Accounts Officer : 22549105 Accounts Section : 22549106 Accounts Officer : 22549107 Controller of Stores & Purchase : 22549108 Purchase Section : 22549109 Stores Officer : 22549110 Stores : 22549111 Guest House (Trainees Hostel) : 22549118 Auditorium : 22549120 Security Officer CMS Main Gate : 22549244

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Advanced Seismic Testing & Research Laboratory More…

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SERC has built up an excellent tower testing facility, which ranks among the best in the world and has developed high level R&D expertise for the analysis, design and testing of towers and tower like structures. Its Tower Testing and Research Station at Tirusulam for testing towers up to a height of 65m and base dimensions of 22.5 x 22.5 m and cross-arm width up to 36 m, uses electro-hydraulic servo system. TTRS conducts full scale testing of prototype towers for tower manufacturers and user organisations. Types of Towers/structures * Single, double and multi-circuit towers * Guyed towers * Switchyard structures * Insulation structures of I&V types Tower Testing and Research Station (TTRS) More…

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Structural Testing Laboratory

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Fatigue & Fracture Laboratory More…

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Advanced Computational Mechanics Facilities The objectives of this programme is to facilitate engineering solution using Computational Mechanics for Modelling, Analysis and Design of High-performance Structures, Materials and Process Applications and to initiate basic and applied research. More…

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Advanced Materials Laboratory Major facilities available for conducting specialised testing are: Facilities for testing physical properties of cements and cementitious materials Molding machine for development of building blocks Testing equipment for the assessment of resistance of cement concrete composites to abrasion, impact, carbonation and chloride permeability/diffusion Concrete core drilling equipment Special mixing equipment Concrete cutting machine for preparation of test specimen from samples taken from structures

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Polymer impregnation unit & Mini self-contained chemical laboratory Non-destructive testing equipment for concrete (PUNDIT, Schmidt/Rebound hammer, etc.) Testing frames for flexural and bond studies on concrete specimens Salt-spray chamber for accelerated corrosion studies Impressed current set-up for accelerated corrosion test GECOR corrosion testing equipment 1000kN capacity Universal Testing Machine (UTM) 3000kN capacity electronically controlled Compression Testing Machine More…

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Advanced Concrete Testing & Laboratory Pre-tensioning bed of 60 m long and casting yard Concrete specimens casting facilities and mixers Concrete cutting machines for dressing concrete specimens Compressive (200 T) and Flexural testing machines (50 T) Table vibrator for compacting concrete specimens Diffusion cells with accessories for determining diffusion co-efficient of concretes Large capacity carbonation chamber of size 3.6m x 3.6m x 2.4m with regulation for temperature, humidity & CO2 for accelerated carbonation test on concrete specimens Diffusion cells with accessories for determining diffusion co-efficient of concretes Data logging systems for recording current Potentiost / Galvanostat for basic polarization studies More…