An engineering drawing/sketch of a geodesic dome that was designed by the FRP Centre

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Seen in the image is an engineering drawing of a geodesic dome (15 meters diameter).

IIT Madras set up six centres in 1973. The Composite Structures (FRP) Research Centre, also known as the Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Centre, was one of them. The centre was officially opened in March 1974 and it focussed on coordinating and utilising its expertise and resources to advance the research and development of FRP products. It also aimed at providing technical advice and leadership to the FRP industry in the country. The key objectives of the centre and services offered, as listed in the 1974 IITM Annual Report: Research and development of raw materials and composites, process design and development, mould design and development, process machinery design and fabrication, testing and quality control services and last but not the least graduate and postgraduate teaching.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

FRP Centre (3)

Photograph ID:

001/0257/IMG_0294

Album ID:

0257

Date:

6 January 1977

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.