Industrial Visit to Ashtech Industries Pvt. Ltd.
28th February 2019
Department of Civil Engineering, Dronacharya Group of Institutions, Greater Noida organized an Industrial Visit to Ashtech Industries Pvt. Ltd. on 28th February 2019 in association with DGI ASCE Student Chapter. Students of 2nd and 3rd Year, along with Mr. Sanjit Srivastava and Ms. Ifrah Kathwari, Assistant Professor, DGI, Greater Noida visited the site. The objective of visit was to give the students an outlook of the environment in a ready mix plant.
Upon arrival at the site, students were welcomed by Mr. Basant Kumar (Project Manager). Mr. Kumar briefed the students about the environment and working conditions at the site. He also briefed them about the safety norms which are to be adhered to. Mr. Kumar then held a general discussion on the concrete and concrete mix design.
Students were later taken to the quality control unit of the plant where the concrete cubes of different mix designs were being cast and tested for their mechanical properties. Students were explained about the ingredients and how the tests are conducted.
Students were then taken to the plant were the mix was being made. The plant comprised of silos having the capacity of 100 tones and 150 tones along with the belt conveyor and transit mixer.
A complete exposition was carried out for the students which included the type of admixture used, the zone of sand used, the grade of cement and the mix design adopted. It also included the entire process of batching and mixing of concrete.
Students were also apprised about the utility of flying ash in concrete mix. They witnessed the process of batching and proportioning of each constituent of concrete mix which were being done digitally.
The visit provided a great learning experience for the students.