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Honours & Awards • Awarded “ACCE Gaurav Award – 2000” by Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) for signifcant contribution to Civil Engineering Consultancy. • Honoured by India Chapter of American Concrete Institute in June 2003 for dedicated contributions in the feld of “Reinforcements”. • Honoured with “ICI (KBC)-Birla Super Endowment Award” for being the “Outstanding Concrete Technologist” of Karnataka for the year 2003 by the Indian Concrete Institute, Karnataka-Bangalore Centre. • The structure “Sabhabhavana at Kudalasangama (North Karnataka)” designed by his organization under his guidance was awarded “ACCE Simplex Award” in September 2005 for being an “Outstanding Structure”. • Was awarded “National Design Award 2005” by Institution of Engineers (India) for outstanding contribution in the feld of “Engineering Designs”. • Honoured with “Vishveshavariya Construction Excellence Award – 2004” in March 2005 by M/s Construction and Business Records, Navi Mumbai for being an “Outstanding Engineer’ • Was awarded “ICI-L&T Lifetime Achievement Award” by Indian Concrete Institute during September, 2006 for his dedicated contribution in the felds of “Concrete Technology” and Concrete Structures” for the past three decades. • He was awarded ‘Bharatha Rathna Sir M Visvesvaraya Memorial Award’ for the year 2006 by Builders’ Association of India, Karnataka Centre, during October, 2006 • Was awarded the “CIDC Vishwakarma Award” by the Construction Industry Development Council, New Delhi, during March, 2012 in recognition of his contribution to Construction Industry. • Was honoured with Service Par-excellence Award and Gangamma & Shri. Subramanyam Holla Memorial Rolling Shield for the year 2011- 12 for his contribution in the feld of Civil Engineering by the Rotary Bangalore Orchards during June, 2013. “Dr. Vishwanatha or CSV as he was fondly known “I got an opportunity to work under the guidance of has been a powerhouse in the feld of Concrete Dr. Viswanatha in the early eighties when the Torsteel Construction and rehabilitation of structures, but handbook was under preparation. The association became more importantly, a human being par excellence and so close that he treated me like his family member all these an advanced soul. As a man of steel and concrete, years. His amiable nature, passion for quality in construction his contribution to the Construction fraternity was and above all, a constant effort to foster every individual who invaluable. My association with him started off in came in contact with him endeared him to one and all. He was the early eighties, when I was invited to deliver a instrumental in zealously disseminating knowledge as well presentation on “Repairs and Rehabilitation”at the as inculcating this practice amongst many of us. His deep Institute of Engineers, Bengaluru, where he chaired understanding of the theory and practice in construction helped the proceedings. him to be a pioneer in the feld of evaluation of structures in The photo of Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya, he presented distress and remedial engineering in India.” Dr. M. R. Kalgal me that day, constantly reminds me of CSV and my Joint President, UltraTech Cement Ltd commitment to engineering. He was an excellent combination of technical Knowledge and practice and was passionate as well as enthusiastic about solving “The demise of Dr. C S Viswanatha is a major bereavement problems relating to concrete, construction, design to the civil engineering community in terms of professional and rehabilitation. His foray into the line of material leadership. It’s diffcult to supplant his stewardship in the testing was legendary. His effervescence and active current scenario. His acceptance level of technical difference mentorship to the construction industry would be of opinions was high, which is a rare phenomenon among civil sorely missed. May his soul rest in peace….” engineering professionals.” Mr. Samir Surlaker Prof. B R Srinivasa Murthy Managing Director MC Bauchemie (India) Pvt Ltd Professor (Retd.), IISc, Bangalore & advisory Consulting Civil Engineer V November 2014vember 2014 PG 16 Built ExpressionsBuilt Expressions PG 16 Vol: 3 Issue: 11ol: 3 Issue: 11 No