DGA Infra

12/02/2022

Structural Audit is an overall health and performance checkup of a building like a doctor examines a patient. It ensures that the building and its premises are safe and have no risk. It analyses and suggests appropriate repairs and retrofitting measures required for the buildings to perform better in its service life.

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18/02/2021

11/12/2020

Gilco Global is excited to co sponsor 'The Global Leadership Summit(GLS) 2020' hosted by Logos Management Club in partnership with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and supported by the Indo Spanish Chamber of Commerce and the EU India Chambers. GLS 2020, is on 12th December 2020, 9 am- 4pm(IST).

Join 420,000 leaders including thousands of CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders across 124 Countries at the Global Leadership Summit, the world largest leadership event for over 25 years.

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12/10/2020

Team Gilco Global wishes a Happy Spanish National Day 2020.

18/06/2019

Here we list some latest trends in construction technologies that pave the way for future of construction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the financial year 2020 will be the year of Construction-Technology. He was addressing the audience at the Construction Technology India 2019 Expo cm conference where he promoted t...

10/06/2019

Why should i plan before i execute ?

Project planning plays an essential role in helping guide stakeholders, sponsors, teams, and the project manager through other project phases. Planning is needed to identify desired goals, reduce risks, avoid missed deadlines, and ultimately deliver the agreed project, service or result. Without careful planning, project performance is almost certainly guaranteed to suffer.

Project planning requires breaking down a larger project into tasks, assembling a project team, and determining a schedule over which the work is to be completed. During this phase, you create smaller goals within the larger project, making sure each is achievable within the time frame.

Reasons for insufficient planning
The old adage "failure to plan is planning to fail" certainly holds true when managing projects. After all, how can you manage a project without determining how and when you are going to manage it? Yes, planning takes time and effort, and is in no way exciting (for most of us), but it is necessary for success. So why do project managers rush this step? Here are three reasons:

1. Unrealistic project expectations. Many project managers have encountered situations where they were saddled with unrealistic expectations. The pressure to complete a project in a specified amount of time may have caused them to either skip or rush through the planning phase.

2. Impatience. This can play a significant role in why project managers gloss over the planning phase and jump right into ex*****on. This need to skip over the most critical project management phase will likely result in regret and rework, at the very least.

3. A lack of understanding. Not understanding how planning affects the successful ex*****on of projects may be one of the biggest reasons planning is ignored.

What does careful planning help to achieve?
Planning identifies and reduces potential risks

Risk is always lurking in the background, whether at a micro or macro level. What may seem like a minor risk to a task could pose a larger threat later during project ex*****on. Proper planning allows teams to ensure that risks can be mitigated against and that smaller tasks roll-up into milestones that meet with the larger goals of the project, reducing potential risks.

Reducing project failure rates

Planning is the second phase of project management. This is where you cross the T's and dot the I's. It's where the scope of the project is laid out, where the timeline, costs, deliverables and the details are ironed out. This is where expectations are set and assumptions are identified. Without this vital step, it is almost certain things will fall through the cracks and a project team is bound to miss crucial details, deadlines and eventually deliverables.

How to become an expert planner
To become an expert at planning, work on anticipating all aspects of a project that will either create a win or risk the outcome. First, determine if the project aligns with broader business objectives. If it does not, the project should be revisited more closely. There will be situations whereby a project is still required in order to address an isolated problem that may not necessarily be part of the bigger strategic picture.

Make sure to get a solid understanding of your end goal(s), break down what needs to be done to meet those goals, then identify tasks and milestones that are needed to be achieved.

Once you have done this, determine the resources needed to complete each task and identify any potential risks or obstacles, and how each risk can be addressed.

The key in planning is to look at each of the knowledge areas below and make sure you and your team will address each of these areas in ways that will help reach all the end goals.

Communications
Costs
Human resources
Procurement
Quality of deliverables
Business requirements
Risks
Schedules
Project scope
Stakeholders

Consider project planning and its activities the starting and ending point of your project. All roads lead back to this phase, including your activities and final deliverable. Take the time to slow things down and plan all aspects of your project, including tasks, milestones, deliverable, costs, resources and all other possible considerations before diving into your project. This will help you avoid a considerable amount of stress during project ex*****on as well as stakeholder disappointment at the time of delivery.

07/06/2019

SUSTAINABILITY IS THE FUTURE
Cutting down on pollution and reducing dependency on natural resources are important, to promote a green living. The first step towards green living and ensuring that we do not exploit our natural resources, begins at home.

India is home to over 250 million households, with a requirement of adding more homes every year, to fulfil the current housing demand. With booming urbanisation, economic growth, and rising consumption patterns in India, the use of natural resources has increased. Rising disposable income among the masses, has increased the demand for better standards of living. This has added to the already significant stress on the environment. Urban residents can easily adopt energy conservation techniques, such as usage of efficient lighting, air-conditioning and heating systems, etc., to mitigate adverse effects on the environment.

GO GREEN
Recycling and reuse of waste water, making use of organic as well as inorganic solid waste for composting, power generation, etc., are other measures that can convert an existing building into a green building. According to experts, a green home is one that functions in a sustainable manner, minimises water usage, optimises energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier living spaces for its occupants, as compared to a conventional building. An eco-friendly residential project is also characterised by its site responsiveness.

Site responsiveness in a green residential project, means that the fertility of the soil in the construction area has been properly preserved, and in fact, used in the landscaping/beautification process. This responsiveness is also measured by the number of native trees that have been planted, to ensure that the landscape is perfectly balanced with its surroundings. Green home projects will often integrate reflective finishes on exterior surfaces, to minimise the heat entering the indoor premises and thereby, reduce the cost of insulation. Site responsiveness also includes project designs that reduce vehicle usage. If all basic amenities are located within walking distance, then, personal vehicles will only be used for longer transportation.

Energy conservation techniques that can be easily adopted, to make a home greener:
Usage of energy-efficient lighting, heating and air-conditioning systems.
Conservation and efficient management of water.
Effective use of natural light and air by re-orientation of doors, windows, and other openings.
Using building materials that provide efficient insulation, to reduce heat convection and radiation.
Using sensors to control lighting and air-conditioning, based on the occupancy of a space.
Sustainable living is all about coexisting in harmony, with the elements that created us. The investment that developers and home buyers make towards green homes, is completely worth it, as it promotes healthier and more responsible living and also increases the planet’s ability to accommodate human habitation.

We at DGA Infratech private limited possess expertise in green buildings. Contact us for a presentation at [email protected]

03/06/2019

Retrofitting an existing building can oftentimes be more cost-effective than building a new facility. Since buildings consume a significant amount of energy, particularly for heating and cooling, and because existing buildings comprise the largest segment of the built environment, it is important to initiate energy conservation retrofits to reduce energy consumption and the cost of heating, cooling, and lighting buildings. But conserving energy is not the only reason for retrofitting existing buildings. The goal should be to create a high-performance building by applying the integrated, whole-building design process, to the project during the planning phase that ensures all key design objectives are met. For example, the integrated project team may discover a single design strategy that will meet multiple design objectives. Doing so will mean that the building will be less costly to operate, will increase in value, last longer, and contribute to a better, healthier, more comfortable environment for people in which to live and work. Improving indoor environmental quality, decreasing moisture pe*******on, and reducing mold all will result in improved occupant health and productivity. Further, when deciding on a retrofit, consider upgrading for accessibility, safety and security at the same time. The unique aspects for retrofit of historic buildings must be given special consideration. Designing major renovations and retrofits for existing buildings to include sustainability initiatives will reduce operation costs and environmental impacts, and can increase building adaptability, durability, and resiliency.

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31/05/2019

Structural audit is an overall health and performance check-up of buildings .It is important to the building to check their safety and they have no risk. It is process of analyses of building And this process suggest a appropriate repairs and retrofitting measures required for the buildings to perform better in its service life structural audit is an important tool for knowing the real health status of the old buildings.

How Structural Audit is carried out?

Steps to be followed in Structural Auditing

STEP 1: It is imperative that we must have Architectural and Structural plans of the buildings. It will be helpful if we have detailed structural calculations including assumptions for the structural design.

STEP 2: If the Architectural plans and Structural plans are not available, the same can be prepared by any Engineer.

STEP 3: Inspection of the Building - A detailed inspection of the building can reveal the Following:

1. Any settlements in the foundations.
2. Cracks in columns, beams and slabs.
3. Concrete disintegration and exposed steel reinforcements photographs can be helpful.
4. Slight tapping using hammer can reveal deterioration in concrete.
5. Corrosion in reinforcement.
6. Status of Balconies – sagging, deflection, cracks.
7. Status of Architectural features viz. Chhajjas.
8. Cracks in walls indicating swelling in R.C.C. members or deflection or corrosion.
9. Leakages from terrace & Toilet blocks.
10. Leakages & dampness in walls resulting into cracks and corrosion.
11. Status of repairs & last repaired.
12. What was repaired?
13. Who was the Agency?
14. How much was spent for repairs?
15. Building plans are available? When approved?

STEP 4: Preparation of Audit Report: On the basis of inspection of building an Audit Report is prepared.

STEP 5: Tests Recommended: It is important that various tests are carried out in the old buildings. This will give an idea about the extent of corrosion, distress and loss of strength in concrete & steel.

STEP 6: Highlight the critical areas and how to go for repairs.

METHODOLOGY
1. Destructive testing To verify the integrity of a component, it is always possible to cut or section through the components and examine the exposed surfaces. Components can be pulled or stressed and pressurized until failure to determine their properties of strength and toughness. Materials can be chemically treated to determine their composition. These are some forms of destructive testing. Unfortunately this approach of destructive testing renders the component useless for its intended use as against non-destructive testing which can be performed on the components and machines without affecting their service performance.

2. Non Destructive testing Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and technology industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage. The terms Non-destructive examination, Non-destructive inspection and Non-destructive evaluation are also commonly used to describe this technology, because NDT does not permanently alter the component being inspected, it is a highly valuable technique that can save both money and time in product evaluation, troubleshooting, and research. Common NDT methods include ultrasonic, magnetic particle, liquid pe*****te, radiography, remote visual inspection (RVI), eddy current testing.

Non destructive Tests:

1. Rebound Hammer Test
2. Pulse Echo Method
3. Impact Echo Method
4. Ultra Sonic Pulse Velocity Method
5. Probe Pe*******on Test or Windsor Probe Test
6. Ground Pe*******on Radar Method
7. Carbonation Test
8. Half Cell Potential Meter Test

Rebound Hammer Test

1. Schmidt Rebound Hammer Test is a most common non destructive test (NDT) performed on hardened concrete.
2. Schmidt Rebound Hammer Test method is most useful in checking the uniformity of concrete in laboratory as well as in the field.
3. It works on the principle that the rebound of an elastic mass depends on the hardness of the surface against which the mass impinges.
4. Theoretical relationship between the strength of concrete and the rebound number of the hammer.
5. The rebound value indicated by the hammer is related empirically to the compression strength of concrete.
6. It is able to provide a quick estimate of the quality of concrete.
7. The Plunger is held perpendicular to the concrete surface and the body pushed towards the concrete.
8. This movement extends the spring holding the mass to the body. When the maximum extension of the spring is reached, the latch releases and the mass are pulled towards the surface by the spring.
9. The mass hits the shoulder of the plunger rod and rebounds because the rod is pushed hard against the concrete,
10. During rebound the slide indicator travels with the hammer mass and stops at the maximum distance the mass reaches after rebounding. The distance traveled by the mass. Expressed as a percentage of the extension of the spring is called rebound number.
11. The button on the side of the body is pushed to lock the plunger into the retracted position and the rebound number is read from a graduated scale is fitted on the body.