B. G. K. Murthy received B.E (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering from Andhra University, Waltair, in 1961 and M.Tech. (SM & FE) from IIT Kharagpur in 1962. He was first class first and Gold Medalist (University topper) from Andhra University and won several academic prizes. He had worked for many reputed consulting and design organizations like HEC Designs, International Equipment corporation (Arcon), Holtec Engineers, Stup Consultants, Ercom / Excelon and FLSmidth across a career spanning almost six decades. Since 1965, he had been designing cement plant structures for nearly five and half decades, including material storage Silos. Starting as an engineer at the public sector enterprise Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC - FFP), Ranchi to retiring as a Technical Advisor at FLSmidth, a Danish multinational company - Mr Murthy has gained a lot of experience in designing Silo Structures and other cement Plant structures in the varied foundation and atmospheric conditions. He has designed tall and large-diameter Silos, including the largest in India; large span roofs, large cement plants, Power plants, Bridges, Airport Terminals, Embassies, Hotels, auditoriums, and temples. He has worked towards the widespread use of EuroCodes, especially on silos' codes across quite a few countries. He has served on the Civil engineering curriculum development committee at IIT Delhi.
