Dr. L. N. Mittal worked as Prof. & Head Curriculum Development Centre at Technical Teachers Training Institute Chandigarh. He participated in World Conference on Cooperative Education at Edinburgh in 1985 and Kingston (Jamaica) in 1995 and was honoured to chair technical sessions at both these conferences. He has contributed over 30 papers in national and international journals. He is an ISTE National Award Winner for presenting a paper on the Concept of Cooperative Education.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Therefore it is of paramount importance for engineers and technicians to understand the properties and procedure of testing such properties which govern the strength and quality of concrete. This laboratory manual deals mainly with the testing of various ingredients and concrete as per BIS specifications. The manual besides testing aggregates cement and concrete also deals with various non-destructive testing techniques. The manual has been written strictly in accordance with BIS codes and is expected to be very useful to practising engineers besides technical teachers and students undergoing educational training programmes in various institutions and polytechnics.</span><br></p>
