Danfoss Factory
Ghaziabad
1967
A factory using 13m x 13m tilted hyperbolic paraboloids in concrete.
Architect: Rai & Bali
Design Engineer: V V Nori
Soyabean Oil Mill
Ujjain
1984-86
Industrial Complex with various buildings like preparatory, solvent extraction plant, oil refinery, boiler house, engineering stores, large godowns, overhead water tanks, administration block, guest house etc. Total covered area 19,000 sqm. Designed for the national Dairy Development Board.
Architect: Sukrit Sankalp
Design Engineer: C M Sardana
Engine Bearing Plant
Parwanoo
1979-80
A factory for Gabriel India Pvt Ltd to produce engine bearings for automotive industry. Folded plate roof in structural steel spanning 22m is supported on concrete columns and frames.
Architect: Kanvinde & Rai
Design Engineers: B B Chaudhuri M S Osa Associate Engineer: H S Bakshi
DCM Engineering Products
Ropar
1975-76
The project covers an area of 20,000sqm and uses a combination of concrete and steel structural systems. Cascading folds in steel spanning 19m and supported on concrete columns and edge frames create some of the areas. Other areas are created with vertical trusses spanning 18m and 24m at 6m to 8m centres and supporting folded plates in steel, alternatively at top and bottom chords to allow north and south light. The factory has a number of 5 and 10 ton gantries in different shops.
Architect: Kanvinde & Rai
Design Engineers: S Pal Krishna Hegde Associate Engineer: H S Bakshi
Paper Laminating Plant
Itola
1980-81
V shaped columns on a 9mx19.5m grid support reinforced concrete folded plate box girders with web openings to act as humidifier ducts. Precast double tee units in reinforced concrete span across the girders.
Architect: Kanvinde & Rai
Design Engineers: B B Chaudhuri P Singh