Under the guardianship of Prof. Dr. Hasan Shakir Majdi, Dean of Al-Mustaqbal University College, and within the constant efforts to achieve the requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nation, the Department of Building & Construction Technical Engineering organized an electronic scientific seminar on Tuesday 15th June 2021, at 09:00 p.m. via Free Conference Call Platform, entitled
“Utilization of Waste to Produce Concrete Cordial to Environment Used in Lining Irrigation Projects”
The lecturers of the seminar were the academics at the Dept. Dr. Maryam Hameed Nasir, and Mr. Alaa Hussein Ali.
The main objective of this seminar is to create healthy and economic environment through the process of discarding accumulated waste to produce what is known as “Green Concrete”. It is a type of concrete made of wastes cordial to environment, and it has been used in lining projects to achieve economic income and meanwhile reduce the cost of covering in question.
The seminar also investigated the benefits of the lining process as well as its types, being an essential procedure to preserve water resources from loss by leaking to the lower soil layers.
At the end of the seminar, some concepts have been discussed and replying to questions and inquiries raised by the participants.