The research work is carried out mainly in the framework of contractual and search and initiative R&D. For the reporting period the amount of performed contractual works constituted to (thousand tenge):

- For 2011: 600 thousand tenge, for one academic staff member: 60,00 thousand tenge;

- For 2013: 367 thousand tenge, for one academic staff member: 24,46 thousand tenge;

- For 2014: 750 thousand tenge, for one academic staff member: 50,00 thousand tenge.

The R&D of the Department is carried out in the following main areas:

-training and retraining programs for academic staff members (Candidate of Engineering Sciences, K. T. Sakanov);

- the use of industrial wastes in production of light weight concrete (M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- elaboration of ceramic granite technology based on domestic raw materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. (M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- implementation of a control system for water-supply networks of cities (M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- examination of reinforced concrete slabs by suddenly applied load in a progressive collapse (M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- digital calculation methods for thin-wall constructions (S. K. Yelmuratov, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor, the member of International Informatization Academy);

- examination of reinforced concrete columns by alternate load (A. K. Kurmanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences)

- environmental aspects of industrial wastes management (K. T. Sakanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- durability, cracking resistance and deformability of buildings and constructions (A. K. Kurmanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, N. Zh. Akimkhanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, K. T. Sakanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- durability, cracking resistance and deformability of reinforced concrete constructions made out of modified concrete (K. T. Sakanov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences);

- interaction of foundations of buildings and constructions with discrete heterogeneous base (V. A. Kozionov, Candidate of Engineering sciences);

- modern compound materials based on mineral binders; usability of natural resources and man-made products in production of constructional materials (M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor);

- effectiveness of machinery and mechanisms of the transport complex (K. M. Iskakov, Candidate of Engineering Sciences);

- energy and resources conservation in engineering, construction and exploitation of buildings and constructions (L. V. Gorshkova, Candidate of Engineering Sciences);

- production of constructional materials using industrial wastes (Candidate of Engineering Sciences, professor V. T. Stanevich, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, associate professor B. Ch. Kudryshova, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, associate professor Kapustin A. P.);

- energy conservation in reconstruction and engineering of buildings and constructions (Candidate of Engineering Sciences, professor V. I. Danilov).

For the reporting period the Best Lecturer of the Year title was awarded to M. K. Kuderin, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, professor, and to V. T. Stanevich, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, associate professor.

The results of studies are reported at different conferences, published in scientific journals and collections of scientific papers, are implemented in the educational process. From 2011 to 2014 academic staff members of the Department published 156 scientific articles in scientific journals and the scientific conferences proceedings, including: in Kazakhstan’s scientific journals, recommended by the Committee for Control of Education and Science: 12; in the international conferences proceedings: 112; in the foreign conferences proceedings: 67; in the republican conferences proceedings: 10 and in foreign scientific journals: 16.

The members of the academic staff of the Department published 4 monographs, 49 study guides, including 16 study guides recommended by the MES of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For the reporting period 1 Candidate’s dissertation (K. M. Iskakov), 4 Master’s theses (G. A. Zhukenova, D. M. Sefullina, Zh. K. Oryntayev, S. Akimbekova) were defended at the Department.

The Department has annual work plans and reports on R&D. In the current year the Department is going to participate in all conferences, held at the University, in the republic Olympiad (Construction field) (April, 2015, Almaty), and to publish 3 monographs.

Students’ Research Activities

Students of the Department annually participate in intra-university and national competitions, exhibitions, and conferences, competitions of graduation projects, and publish their articles in proceedings of research conferences. Every year the Department has over 50 Master’s degree students supervised by its leading academic staff members. Research work of students is conducted in the course of term papers and diploma projects.

Scientific projects have been worked out for the Prometey student scientific research program. The supervisor of the project is K. K. Kaskirbayev. The title of the project: The development of technology of creation of an electronic scheme of Pavlodar’s water supply networks. Scientific research projects worked out under the Zhas Galym Program, such as “Examination of a pre-production prototype of the shell deck for reinforced concrete articles of circular section” (supervised by PSU associate professor K. K. Kaskirbayev), “Study of the effect of additives on technological characteristics of ceramic processing tiles” (supervised by Candidate of Engineering Sciences, associate professor B. Ch. Kudrysheva) were recognized as the best projects within the framework of the competition.

The work of the Theory and practice on effective constructional materials Student Club is arranged. The heads of the club are Candidate of Engineering Sciences, professor P. V. Kornienko and A. R. Yelmuratova.

In the 2011-2012 academic year 2 patents of the Republic of Kazakhstan were received; in the 2013-2014 academic year 1 patent was received.

For the last few years the results of the thesis research of 4 Master’s students have been implemented in the manufacturing process (the implementation act dating from January 24, 2012 at the Factory of Reinforced Concrete Products, the affiliate of KPSK LLP) /the Master’s student G. V. Gakshteter supervised by Candidate of Engineering Sciences, professor P. V. Kornienko; the act of implementation of the structure and technology of refractory concrete BR P B25 I12 dating from December 20, 2012 at ViK ltd LLP; the results of Master’s theses of all Master’s students have been implemented in the educational process.