The Department of Civil Engineering, PSG iTech organised a guest lecture on the topic, ‘Concrete for Maritime Structures’ for the students on January 8, 2020. Saravanan Perumal who is a Senior Marine Structural Engineer with Advisian Worly Group, Canada was the resource person.
The Speaker initiated his talk by outlining the topics that would prove inevitably essential for civil engineers at workplace. He described the importance of knowledge on technical software and latest technologies in the field. He detailed project criteria pertaining to construction site, use of materials and limitations.
He highlighted the erection process, function and working mechanism of marine structures such as wharves, breakwaters and fender piles. He explained the on-shore operations such as mooring, berthing and also mode of failure in piers. He elucidated the mechanisms of deterioration of concrete in marine structures and concluded his talk with an animation that showed the construction of wharves.