Wednesday, 3rd February 2010. Mumbai, India. Dr. Joseph Colaco, Principal, CBM Engineers, Inc. / Professor, University of Houston, Houston presents at the 2010 Mumbai Conference. Over the last 10 years, India has seen the growth of ever taller buildings. The main growth center has been Mumbai, but taller structures are also being built in Gurgaon, Kolkatta, Bangalore and other cities. The challenges being faced are: (1) Code Issues -- wind and seismic; (2) Construction Technology -- high strength concrete, composite column design, steel construction, speed of construction, wind tunnel, window-wall testing, etc; and (3) Infrastructure -- foundation design, fire etc. This presentation discusses these issues highlighting two projects in Mumbai; twin 60-story towers which are completed (currently the tallest in India) and a 300m tall residential building currently under construction.
