It is right time and need of the hour to overhaul the IS Codes in light of the available advanced technologies .The ease of construction and speed of execution of projects are attracting the political leaders to be over enthusiastic in early completion of projects in turn imposing lots of stress on engineers. Quality is being sacrificed for Quantity. For example Design of ogee spillways and stilling basins codal provisions could not transfer the theoritucal aspects to ground can be seen that 99% are dysfunctional. If we dont change the guidelines matching the current technologies , there is certainity of eroding the confidence by onset of monotony in the minds of practising govt engineers .At the same time contractors take advantage of the not so seriousness of functioning for the benefit of structural under quality execution. All these put together amounts to sheer wastage of investmentsade from public exchequer.
Published by K V V NARASIMHARAO, Deputy Chief Engineer at Water Resources Department Andhra Pradesh India
It is right time and need of the hour to overhaul the IS Codes in light of the available advanced technologies .The ease of construction and speed of execution of projects are attracting the political leaders to be over enthusiastic in early completion of projects in turn imposing lots of stress on engineers.
Quality is being sacrificed for Quantity.
For example Design of ogee spillways and stilling basins codal provisions could not transfer the theoritucal aspects to ground can be seen that 99% are dysfunctional.
If we dont change the guidelines matching the current technologies , there is certainity of eroding the confidence by onset of monotony in the minds of practising govt engineers .At the same time contractors take advantage of the not so seriousness of functioning for the benefit of structural under quality execution.
All these put together amounts to sheer wastage of investmentsade from public exchequer.