Cement Manufacturing & Concrete Expert: Greenfield Plants, Modernisation, Productivity, Energy & Environment, Techno-Marketing, Admixtures, RMC, Concrete Durability, Training, Teaching & Research  Dr J D Bapat is an independent professional working as consultant,
developer, trainer, author for cement manufacture and concrete, stationed at Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr J D Bapat, consultant, started in his career in 1975 at the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), New Delhi (India), an apex body of the Government of India engaged in testing, training, research and development and consultancy in cement and concrete. He worked there for 16 years and rose to very senior positions of Unit Head and the Programme Leader. He got an opportunity to visit large number of cement plants in connection with the consultancy work related to the modernisation, productivity enhancement, energy conservation, environmental studies and packing and handling of cement. He also completed his Ph. D. studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT, Delhi), during that period. Later, year 1991, he joined Walchandnagar Industries Limited (WIL), Walchandnagar (India). WIL is a reputed manufacturer of cement plant machinery. As the Assistant General Manager, Cement Division, he received valuable experience in designing, costing and marketing of modern cement plants. In the year 1994, he joined academics, as the Head of Department, Director and Principal at the reputed engineering colleges, under the University of Pune (see curriculum vitae for more details). He continued to hold high positions in academics till the year 2011. However during that period, he continued his association with the cement industry and also his research in cement and concrete, through consultancy work. He taught the subject of concrete technology at the Civil Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT, Bombay), as a visiting faculty. He was engaged in product development and techno-marketing of cement manufactured by reputed cement companies. In this period, he also organized and participated in number of national and international conferences and published research papers in international journals (see curriculum vitae for the list of publications). He also advises reputed ISO certification agency during the audit at cement plants. His book: “Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete” has been published by CRC Press USA. View slide show on the book contents. Dr Bapat's experience covers the full spectrum of cement manufacturing and utilisation. He is TUV Certified CDM Technical Expert in energy and environment for cement sector. View TUV Certification. Download CV and the offer of Joint Business Relationship (JBR) from Dr Bapat (please go to the end of this page) Dr Bapat provides consultancy services in the following areas: Manpower
selection, preparation of plant layout,
process flow sheet, equipment specification, process calculation including heat and mass balance and so on. Comparing technical and commercial offers submitted by the suppliers and discussion with them. Finalisation of technical specification and commercial negotiations. Verification of guarantees after installation and commissioning of the plant. Environmental Impact Assessment Techno-marketing
services for cement, concrete, chemical and mineral admixtures, related
equipment, including new promising technologies: Preparation of techno-marketing brochures and handouts highlighting the technical advantages of the product. Making technical presentations to core customers or specific groups comprising of consultants, users, suppliers. Writing technical papers in the seminars and journals about the characteristics and applications of the product to create awareness and increase the acceptability of the product. Writing technical blogs with website access. View slide show. 1-5 day
training programme on “Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete”, useful for civil,
cement production and marketing engineers Expert advice and assistance to suppliers or organisations in the following areas:(a) New energy saving processes or equipment. (b) Recycling of wastes as fuel for combustion in rotary kiln. (c) Reduction and utilisation of waste heat. (d) Process optimisation. (e) Instrumentation and process control systems. (f) ISO certification agencies Following are the reports on some of his participations:
The presentation made at Indian Cement Review Conference 2014, Mumbai, 6 June 2014. Visit the link and view the proceedings, presentation slides and the photo album The presentation made at Mission Energy Foundation Interactive Workshop on Fly Ash Utilisation, Mumbai, 11 July 2014. Visit the link and view the proceedings, presentation slides and the photo album.
The presentation made at 3rd Indian Cement Review Conference, Mumbai, 17 January 2015. View: Photo album. Download: Presentation
Dr J D Bapat participated in
the two day National Seminar, as a Chief Guest, organised by MIT, Academy of
Engineering, on 20-21 Feb 2015. He also delivered a lecture on Process
Optimisation in Cement Industry. View: Photo album.
Dr J D Bapat was invited to give technical presentation on "Strong and Durable Concrete with Slag Cement", at the technical seminar for architects and engineers organised by Orissa Cement Ltd. (OCL), at Bhuvaneshawar, on 13 March 2015.
Dr J D Bapat got an opportunity to have one-to-one interaction with the reputed asset managers for cement industry. The interaction was conducted during the Dolat Cement Channnel Check Conference, organised at Mumbai on 16 June 2015. View the proceedings and photo album. View
Conference, Mumbai, (organized
by GMI Global, USA) on 4 September 2015. Four main low-carbon technologies for
cement production were presented, namely (a) alternative fuels (AF) for kiln,
(b) renewable energy alternatives: wind and solar PV, (c) increasing cement
replacement by fly ash and blast furnace slag and (d) Portland limestone cement
(PLC). View
photo album here: View
Dr J D Bapat made a techno-marketing presentation on Birla shakti Concrete at Hotel Marriott, Pune, on 23 February 2016. Photo album: View
Dr J D Bapat made a presentation on "Concrete with Mineral Admixtures" with focus on application of PPC, at the technical meets organised by Birla Shakti Cement at Belgaum and Hubli, on 9-10 March 2016. Slide show: View
Dr J D Bapat made a presentation on "Polymers in Cement Concrete", at Vision 2030 Seminar, on 31 August 2016, at Mumbai. View and download the slide show: Slide Show
Dr J D Bapat was involved in the development of DMM plaster for Kesoram Industries, Cement Division, during year 2016-17. The work involved intensive laboratory trials and large scale plat trials, which were successfully carried out. The readers are welcome to send feedback or ask any specific question related to cement or concrete (see side bar). Dr J D Bapat is available for tele-consulting. Send your feedback.  |
