Civil Engineering
| Course Title | Code | L | T | P | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Employability Skills and Competitive Courses (GATE, IES, etc.) | 100705 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Elective- I | OE-I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Professional Practice, Law & Ethics | 101701 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Program Elective - III | PE-III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Program Elective- II | PE-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Project-I | 100709 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Summer Entrepreneurship - III | 100707 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| TOTAL | - | - | - | - | 25 |
Introduction
Types And Component Parts Of Pavements • Factors Affecting Design And Performance Of Pavements • Highway And Airport Pavements
Stresses and Deflections in Flexible Pavements
Stresses And Deflections In Homogeneous Masses • Burmister's Two Layer Theory • Three Layer And Multi-layer Theories • Wheel Load Stresses • Various Factors In Traffic Wheel Loads • Eswl Of Multiple Wheels • Repeated Loads And Ewl Factors • Sustained Loads • Pavement Behaviour Under Transient Traffic Loads
Flexible Pavement Design Methods For Highways and Airports
Empirical, Semi-empirical And Theoretical Approaches • Development, Principle, Design Steps, Advantages • Design Of Flexible Pavements As Per IRC
Stresses in Rigid Pavements
Types Of Stresses And Causes • Factors Influencing The Stresses • General Considerations In Rigid Pavement Analysis • Ewl • Wheel Load Stresses • Warping Stresses • Frictional Stresses • Combined Stresses
Rigid Pavement Design
Types Of Joints In Cement Concrete Pavements And Their Functions • Joint Spacings • Design Of Cc Pavement For Roads And Runways As Per IRC • Design Of Joint Details For Longitudinal Joints, Contraction Joints And Expansion Joints • IRC Method Of Design By Stress Ratio Method • Design Of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements • Maintenance, Repair And Rehabilitation Of Pavements Including Design Of Bituminous And Concrete Overlays As Per IRC
Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction coordination
Site Clearance • Marking • Earthwork • Masonry • Stone Masonry • Bond In Masonry • Concrete Hollow Block Masonry • Flooring • Damp Proof Courses • Construction Joints • Movement And Expansion Joints • Precast Pavements • Building Foundations • Basements • Temporary Shed • Centering And Shuttering • Slip Forms • Scaffoldings • De-shuttering Forms • Fabrication And Erection Of Steel Trusses • Frames • Braced Domes • Laying Brick • Weather And Water Proof • Roof Finishes • Acoustic And Fire Protection
Sub Structure Construction
Techniques Of Box Jacking • Pipe Jacking • Under Water Construction Of Diaphragm Walls And Basement • Tunnelling Techniques • Piling Techniques • Well And Caisson • Sinking Cofferdam • Cable Anchoring And Grouting • Driving Diaphragm Walls, Sheet Piles • Shorting For Deep Cutting • Well Points • Dewatering And Stand By Plant Equipment For Underground Open Excavation
Super Structure Construction
Launching Girders, Bridge Decks, Offshore Platforms • Special Forms For Shells • Techniques For Heavy Decks • In-situ Prestressing In High Rise Structures • Material Handling • Erecting Light Weight Components On Tall Structures • Support Structure For Heavy Equipment And Conveyors • Erection Of Articulated Structures, Braced Domes And Space Decks
Water Supply Systems
Storage Requirements • Impounding Reservoirs • Intake Structures • Pipe Hydraulics • Design Of Distribution Systems • Distribution And Balancing Reservoirs • Pipe Materials • Appurtenances • Design For External Loads • Maintenance And Operation
Sanitary Sewerage Systems
Flow Estimation • Sewer Materials • Hydraulics Of Flow In Sewers • Sewer Layout • Sewer Transitions • Materials For Sewers • Appurtenances • Manholes • Sewer Design • Conventional And Model Based Design • Sewage Pumps And Pumping Stations • Corrosion Prevention • Operation And Maintenance • Safety
Storm water Drainage Systems
Drainage Layouts • Storm Runoff Estimation • Hydraulics Of Flow In Storm Water Drains • Materials • Cross Sections • Design Of Storm Water Drainage Systems • Inlets • Storm Water Pumping • Operation And Maintenance
Analysis of flow in water transmission and water distribution systems
Pump & Gravity • Optimal Design And Operation Of Systems For Achieving Different Goals (including latest tools available for optimization) • Extended Period Simulations • Software For WDN Analysis And Design • Rehabilitation Of Pipeline Systems • Water Auditing • Online Monitoring And Control • Leak And Burst Detection • Transient Analysis And Surge Protection • Appurtenances (valves / flow meters etc.) • Selection Of Pipe Material • Joining Details • Pipe Laying And Testing • Structural Design For Buried And Surface Mounted Pipes
Mechanical properties
Mechanical Properties Of Clay And Concrete Masonry Units • Mortar • Grout • Compressive, Tensile, Flexural, And Shear Behavior Of Masonry Structural Components • Strength And Behavior Of Unreinforced Bearing Walls
Design of masonry components
Detailed Design Of Reinforced Masonry Beams • Columns • Structural Walls With And Without Openings • Complete Lateral-force Resisting Building Systems
Properties and behavior of wood
Mechanical Properties Of Wood • Stress Grades And Working Stresses • Effects Of Strength- Reducing Characteristics • Moisture Content • Duration Of Loading And Causes Of Wood Deterioration • Glued- Laminated Timber And Plywood
Design and applications
Behavior And Design Of Connections • Beams • Beam-columns • Design Of Buildings And Bridges • Other Structural Applications: Trusses, Rigid Frames, Arches, And Pole-type Buildings • Prismatic Plates And Hyperbolic Paraboloids
Concrete basics
Concrete • Properties Of Ingredients, Tests • Production Of Concrete • Mixing, Compaction Curing • Properties Of Fresh Concrete • Defects In Concrete • Concrete Additives
Behavior of concrete
Behavior Of Concrete In Tension And Compression • Shear And Bond • Influence Of Various Factors On Test Results • Time Dependent Behavior Of Concrete -creep, Shrinkage And Fatigue
Concrete mix design
Proportioning Of Concrete Mixes • Basic Considerations • Cost Specifications • Factors In The Choice Of Mix Proportion • Different Method Of Mix Design • Quality Control
Concrete in extreme environments
Behavior Of Concrete In Extreme Environment • Temperature Problem In Concreting • Hot Weather, Cold Weather And Under Water Conditions • Resistance To Freezing • Sulphate And Acid Attack • Efflorescence • Fire Resistance
Testing and inspection
Inspection And Testing Of Concrete • Concrete Cracking, Types Of Cracks, Causes And Remedies • Non-destructive Tests On Concrete • Chemical Tests On Cement And Aggregates
Special concrete
Special Concrete • Types And Specifications • Fibre Reinforced And Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete • Polymer Concrete • Use Of Admixtures • Deterioration Of Concrete And Its Prevention • Repair And Rehabilitation
Elasticity
Introduction • Components Of Strain And Strain • Hooke's Law • Plane Stress And Plane Strain • Equations Of Equilibrium And Compatibility • Boundary Conditions • Two Dimensional Problems In Rectangular And Polar Coordinates • Bending Of Simple And Cantilever Beams
Model Analysis
Structural Similitude • Direct And Indirect Model Analysis • Model Material And Model Making • Measurement For Forces And Deformations
Introduction to Finite element method
Review Of Principle Of Virtual Work • Ritz Method • Discretization Of Domain • Basic Element Shape • Discretization Process • Application Of Finite Element Method To One And Two Dimensional Plane Stress Strain Elements
Topics Part 1
Should be able design retaining walls subjected to various loads with the knowledge of earth pressure theories. • Should be able to design sheet pile walls with different methods. • Should get familiarized with different construction practices for excavation with advantages and disadvantages of each method. • Should be able to determine the safety analysis for slopes with different methods proposed in the syllabus. • Should get introduced with the commercial softwares for analyzing the stability of slopes and retaining walls.
Evolution of EIA
Concepts Of EIA Methodologies • Screening And Scoping • Rapid EIA And Comprehensive EIA • General Framework For Environmental Impact Assessment • Characterization And Site Assessment
Environmental Risk Analysis
Definition Of Risk • Matrix Method • Checklist Method • Fault Tree Analysis • Consequence Analysis • Socioeconomic Aspects • Measures Of Effectiveness Of Pollution Control Activities • Environmental Legislation
Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Statement - Procedures • Environmental Audit • Cost Benefit Analysis • Life Cycle Assessment • Resource Balance • Energy Balance & Management Review • Operational Control • Case Studies On EIA
Introduction
Problems And Perspectives Regarding Groundwater In India • Hydrogeology • Darcy's Equation • Flow Characteristics • General Flow Equations • Unsaturated Flow
Well Hydraulics
Steady And Unsteady Radial Flows In Aquifers • Partially Penetrating Wells • Multiple Well Systems • Characteristic Well Losses • Specific Capacity
Surface and Subsurface investigations
Geologic Methods • Remote Sensing • Geophysical Explorations • Electrical Resistivity And Seismic Refraction
Water Wells
Construction • Completion, Development, Protection And Rehabilitation Of Wells
Groundwater quality
Groundwater Management
Basin Management • Investigations • Conjunctive Use • Modeling • Artificial Recharge • Saline Water Intrusion
Topics Part 1
Innovation And Creativity In Conceptual Design • Sustainability • Health And Safety • Investigative Procedures • The Use Of Analysis, Synthesis And Optimization In Design • Project Planning, Networks And Graphs • Design Of Embankments, Dams • Drainage Design • Route Location And Alignment Design Of Roads • Assessment Of Natural Hazard Impacts And Environmental Impacts
Public Transport
Definitions • Modes Of Public Transport And Comparison • Public Transport Travel Characteristics • Trip Chaining • Technology Of Bus, Rail, Rapid Transit Systems • Basic Operating Elements
Transit Network Planning
Planning Objectives • Principles, Considerations • Transit Lines - Types, Geometry And Characteristics • Transit Routes And Their Characteristics • Timed Transfer Networks • Prediction Of Transit Usage • Evaluation Of Network • Accessibility Considerations
Transit Scheduling
Components Of Scheduling Process • Determination Of Service Requirements • Scheduling Procedure • Marginal Ridership • Crew Scheduling
Transit Agency and Economics
Organizational Structure Of Transit Agency • Management And Personnel • Transit System Statistics • Performance And Economic Measures • Operations • Fare Structure
Design of Facilities
Design Of Bus Stops • Design Of Terminals -principles Of Good Layout • Types Of Layout • Depot Location • Twin Depot Concept • Crew Facilities And Amenities
Traffic Forecast
General Travel Forecasting Principles • Different Methods Of Traffic Forecast - Mechanical And Analytical Methods • Demand Relationships • Methods For Future Projection
Design Hourly Volume For Varying Demand Conditions
Concept Of Design Vehicle Units And Determination Of Pcu Under Mixed Traffic Conditions • Price-volume Relationships • Demand Functions • Determination Of Design Hourly Volume • Critical Hour Concept
Highway Capacity
Factors Affecting Capacity • Level Of Service • Capacity Studies - Capacity Of Different Highway Facilities Including Unsignalised And Signalised Intersections • Problems In Mixed Traffic Flow • Case Studies
Accident Analysis
Analysis Of Individual Accidents And Statistical Data • Methods Of Representing Accident Rate • Factors In Traffic Accidents • Influence Of Roadway And Traffic Conditions On Traffic Safety • Accident Coefficients • Driver Strains Due To Roadway And Traffic Conditions
Traffic Flow Theory
Fundamental Flow Relationship And Their Applications • Traffic Flow Theories And Applications • Shock Waves • Queuing Theory And Applications
Probabilistic Aspects Of Traffic Flow
Vehicle Arrivals • Distribution Models • Gaps And Headway Distribution Models • Gap Acceptance Merging Parameters • Delay Models • Applications
Simulation
Fundamental Principle • Application Of Simulation Techniques In Traffic Engineering - Formulation Of Simulation Models • Case Studies • Formulation Of System Models
Topics Part 1
Learn about types and purposes of different foundation systems and structures. • Have an exposure to the systematic methods for designing foundations. • Be able evaluate the feasibility of foundation solutions to different types of soil conditions considering the time effect on soil behaviour. • Have necessary theoretical background for design and construction of foundation systems.
Topics Part 1
Beams Under Lateral Load And Thrust • Beams On Elastic Foundations • Virtual Work And Energy Principles • Principles Of Solid Mechanics • Stress And Strain In Three Dimensions • Static Stability Theory • Torsion • Computational Methods
Topics Part 1
Analysis Of Building Frames • Kani's, Moment Distribution And Other Methods And Approximate Methods • Stiffness Matrix Method • Application To Simple Problems Of Beams And Frames • Flexibility Matrix Method • Application To Simple Problems Of Beams And Frames • Moving Loads For Determinate Beams • Different Load Cases • Influence Lines For Forces For Determinate Beams • Influence Lines For Pin-jointed Trusses • Influence Lines For Indeterminate Beams Using Muller Breslau Principle • Influence Lines For Arches And Stiffening Girders
Introduction
Study Of The Strength, Behavior, And Design Of Indeterminate Reinforced Concrete Structures • Load And Stresses • Load Combinations • Working Stress And Limit State Approach
Analysis and design of sections in bending
Working Stress And Limit State Method • Rectangular And T-sections • Beams With Reinforcement In Compression • One-way Slab
Design for shear and bond
Mechanism Of Shear And Bond Failure • Design Of Shear Using Limit State Concept • Development Length Of Bars • Design Of Sections In Torsion
Design of two-way slabs
Design Of Two-way Slabs • Design Of Flat Slab - Direct Method • Circular Slab • Slab Type Staircase • Placement Of Reinforcement In Slabs • Voided Slab
Design of compression members
Short Column • Columns With Uniaxial And Bi-axial Bending • Long Columns • Use Of Design Charts
Design of foundation
Wall Footing • Isolated And Combined Footing For Columns
Topics Part 1
Derivation Of 1-D And 2-D Shallow Water Flow Equations • Consideration For Non-hydrostatic Pressure Distribution • Basics Of Numerical Methods: FiniteDifference And Finite Element Methods • Latest Shock Capturing Finite Volume Methods For Solving 1-D And 2-D Shallow Water Flow Equations • Dam Break Flow • Flood Routing In Large Channel Networks • Flood Routing In Compound Channels • Flood Routing In Channels With Flood Plains • Surface Irrigation Flow Modeling
Topics Part 1
Overview Of Environment, Nature And Ecosystem • Concept Of Laws And Policies • Origin Of Environmental Law • Introduction To Environmental Laws And Policies • Environment And Governance • Sustainable Development And Environment • Understanding Climate Change • Carbon Crediting, Carbon Footprint Etc. • Introduction To Trade And Environment • International Environmental Laws • Right To Environment As Human Right • International Humanitarian Law And Environment • Environment And Conflicts Management • Famous International Protocols Like Kyoto
Topics Part 1
Determination Of Physical Properties Of Rocks • Failure Criterion • Rock Mass Classification • Stress Around Mine Openings • Strain And Displacement Of The Rock Mass • Rock Reinforcement And Support • Subsidence
Topics Part 2
Define the properties (viz., physical, mechanical) of rocks and failure criterion of rock mass. • Use engineering rock mass classification (RMR, Q-system, RQD) • Analyse the stress distribution in situ and around an opening in underground structures (viz., mine openings, tunnels). • Determine the relation between strain and displacement components of rock mass. • Perform field Instrumentation techniques and laboratory studies. • Understand the fundamentals of ground subsidence.
Theory of Vibrations
Concept Of Inertia And Damping • Types Of Damping • Difference Between Static Forces And Dynamic Excitation • Degrees Of Freedom • SDOF Idealization • Equations Of Motion Of SDOF System For Mass As Well As Base Excitation • Free Vibration Of SDOF System • Response To Harmonic Excitation • Impulse And Response To Unit Impulse • Duhamel Integral
Multiple Degree of Freedom System
Two Degree Of Freedom System • Normal Modes Of Vibration • Natural Frequencies • Mode Shapes • Introduction To MDOF Systems • Decoupling Of Equations Of Motion • Concept Of Mode Superposition (No Derivations)
Elements of Seismology
Causes Of Earthquake • Geological Faults • Tectonic Plate Theory • Elastic Rebound • Epicentre • Hypocentre • Primary, Shear And Rayleigh Waves • Seismogram • Magnitude And Intensity Of Earthquakes • Magnitude And Intensity Scales • Spectral Acceleration • Information On Some Disastrous Earthquakes
Response of Structures to Earthquake
Response And Design Spectra • Design Earthquake • Concept Of Peak Acceleration • Site Specific Response Spectrum • Effect Of Soil Properties And Damping • Liquefaction Of Soils • Importance Of Ductility • Methods Of Introducing Ductility Into RC Structures • Design Methodology IS 1893, IS 13920 And IS 4326 • Codal Provisions • Design As Per The Codes • Base Isolation Techniques • Vibration Control Measures • Important Points In Mitigating Effects Of Earthquake On Structures
Topics Part 1
Differential Equations For Unsteady Pipe Flow • Characteristic Method For Solution • Formulation Of Boundary Conditions • Transients In Pumping Mains (power Failure; Pump Start Up) • Transients In Penstocks Of Hydro-electric Schemes • Analysis For Transient Control Using Surge Tanks • Air Chambers • Air Valves • Pressure Regulating Valves Etc. • Emphasis Should Be On Development Of Computer Programs For Transient Analysis • Awareness About Commercially Available Software For Transient Analysis
Introduction
Types And Component Parts Of Pavements • Factors Affecting Design And Performance Of Pavements • Highway And Airport Pavements
Stresses and Deflections in Flexible Pavements
Stresses And Deflections In Homogeneous Masses • Burmister's Two Layer Theory • Three Layer And Multi-layer Theories • Wheel Load Stresses • Various Factors In Traffic Wheel Loads • Eswl Of Multiple Wheels • Repeated Loads And Ewl Factors • Sustained Loads • Pavement Behaviour Under Transient Traffic Loads
Flexible Pavement Design Methods For Highways and Airports
Empirical, Semi-empirical And Theoretical Approaches • Development, Principle, Design Steps, Advantages • Design Of Flexible Pavements As Per IRC
Stresses in Rigid Pavements
Types Of Stresses And Causes • Factors Influencing The Stresses • General Considerations In Rigid Pavement Analysis • Ewl • Wheel Load Stresses • Warping Stresses • Frictional Stresses • Combined Stresses
Rigid Pavement Design
Types Of Joints In Cement Concrete Pavements And Their Functions • Joint Spacings • Design Of Cc Pavement For Roads And Runways As Per IRC • Design Of Joint Details For Longitudinal Joints, Contraction Joints And Expansion Joints • IRC Method Of Design By Stress Ratio Method • Design Of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements • Maintenance, Repair And Rehabilitation Of Pavements Including Design Of Bituminous And Concrete Overlays As Per IRC
Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction coordination
Site Clearance • Marking • Earthwork • Masonry • Stone Masonry • Bond In Masonry • Concrete Hollow Block Masonry • Flooring • Damp Proof Courses • Construction Joints • Movement And Expansion Joints • Precast Pavements • Building Foundations • Basements • Temporary Shed • Centering And Shuttering • Slip Forms • Scaffoldings • De-shuttering Forms • Fabrication And Erection Of Steel Trusses • Frames • Braced Domes • Laying Brick • Weather And Water Proof • Roof Finishes • Acoustic And Fire Protection
Sub Structure Construction
Techniques Of Box Jacking • Pipe Jacking • Under Water Construction Of Diaphragm Walls And Basement • Tunnelling Techniques • Piling Techniques • Well And Caisson • Sinking Cofferdam • Cable Anchoring And Grouting • Driving Diaphragm Walls, Sheet Piles • Shorting For Deep Cutting • Well Points • Dewatering And Stand By Plant Equipment For Underground Open Excavation
Super Structure Construction
Launching Girders, Bridge Decks, Offshore Platforms • Special Forms For Shells • Techniques For Heavy Decks • In-situ Prestressing In High Rise Structures • Material Handling • Erecting Light Weight Components On Tall Structures • Support Structure For Heavy Equipment And Conveyors • Erection Of Articulated Structures, Braced Domes And Space Decks
Water Supply Systems
Storage Requirements • Impounding Reservoirs • Intake Structures • Pipe Hydraulics • Design Of Distribution Systems • Distribution And Balancing Reservoirs • Pipe Materials • Appurtenances • Design For External Loads • Maintenance And Operation
Sanitary Sewerage Systems
Flow Estimation • Sewer Materials • Hydraulics Of Flow In Sewers • Sewer Layout • Sewer Transitions • Materials For Sewers • Appurtenances • Manholes • Sewer Design • Conventional And Model Based Design • Sewage Pumps And Pumping Stations • Corrosion Prevention • Operation And Maintenance • Safety
Storm water Drainage Systems
Drainage Layouts • Storm Runoff Estimation • Hydraulics Of Flow In Storm Water Drains • Materials • Cross Sections • Design Of Storm Water Drainage Systems • Inlets • Storm Water Pumping • Operation And Maintenance
Analysis of flow in water transmission and water distribution systems
Pump & Gravity • Optimal Design And Operation Of Systems For Achieving Different Goals (including latest tools available for optimization) • Extended Period Simulations • Software For WDN Analysis And Design • Rehabilitation Of Pipeline Systems • Water Auditing • Online Monitoring And Control • Leak And Burst Detection • Transient Analysis And Surge Protection • Appurtenances (valves / flow meters etc.) • Selection Of Pipe Material • Joining Details • Pipe Laying And Testing • Structural Design For Buried And Surface Mounted Pipes
Mechanical properties
Mechanical Properties Of Clay And Concrete Masonry Units • Mortar • Grout • Compressive, Tensile, Flexural, And Shear Behavior Of Masonry Structural Components • Strength And Behavior Of Unreinforced Bearing Walls
Design of masonry components
Detailed Design Of Reinforced Masonry Beams • Columns • Structural Walls With And Without Openings • Complete Lateral-force Resisting Building Systems
Properties and behavior of wood
Mechanical Properties Of Wood • Stress Grades And Working Stresses • Effects Of Strength- Reducing Characteristics • Moisture Content • Duration Of Loading And Causes Of Wood Deterioration • Glued- Laminated Timber And Plywood
Design and applications
Behavior And Design Of Connections • Beams • Beam-columns • Design Of Buildings And Bridges • Other Structural Applications: Trusses, Rigid Frames, Arches, And Pole-type Buildings • Prismatic Plates And Hyperbolic Paraboloids
Concrete basics
Concrete • Properties Of Ingredients, Tests • Production Of Concrete • Mixing, Compaction Curing • Properties Of Fresh Concrete • Defects In Concrete • Concrete Additives
Behavior of concrete
Behavior Of Concrete In Tension And Compression • Shear And Bond • Influence Of Various Factors On Test Results • Time Dependent Behavior Of Concrete -creep, Shrinkage And Fatigue
Concrete mix design
Proportioning Of Concrete Mixes • Basic Considerations • Cost Specifications • Factors In The Choice Of Mix Proportion • Different Method Of Mix Design • Quality Control
Concrete in extreme environments
Behavior Of Concrete In Extreme Environment • Temperature Problem In Concreting • Hot Weather, Cold Weather And Under Water Conditions • Resistance To Freezing • Sulphate And Acid Attack • Efflorescence • Fire Resistance
Testing and inspection
Inspection And Testing Of Concrete • Concrete Cracking, Types Of Cracks, Causes And Remedies • Non-destructive Tests On Concrete • Chemical Tests On Cement And Aggregates
Special concrete
Special Concrete • Types And Specifications • Fibre Reinforced And Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete • Polymer Concrete • Use Of Admixtures • Deterioration Of Concrete And Its Prevention • Repair And Rehabilitation
Elasticity
Introduction • Components Of Strain And Strain • Hooke's Law • Plane Stress And Plane Strain • Equations Of Equilibrium And Compatibility • Boundary Conditions • Two Dimensional Problems In Rectangular And Polar Coordinates • Bending Of Simple And Cantilever Beams
Model Analysis
Structural Similitude • Direct And Indirect Model Analysis • Model Material And Model Making • Measurement For Forces And Deformations
Introduction to Finite element method
Review Of Principle Of Virtual Work • Ritz Method • Discretization Of Domain • Basic Element Shape • Discretization Process • Application Of Finite Element Method To One And Two Dimensional Plane Stress Strain Elements
Topics Part 1
Should be able design retaining walls subjected to various loads with the knowledge of earth pressure theories. • Should be able to design sheet pile walls with different methods. • Should get familiarized with different construction practices for excavation with advantages and disadvantages of each method. • Should be able to determine the safety analysis for slopes with different methods proposed in the syllabus. • Should get introduced with the commercial softwares for analyzing the stability of slopes and retaining walls.
Evolution of EIA
Concepts Of EIA Methodologies • Screening And Scoping • Rapid EIA And Comprehensive EIA • General Framework For Environmental Impact Assessment • Characterization And Site Assessment
Environmental Risk Analysis
Definition Of Risk • Matrix Method • Checklist Method • Fault Tree Analysis • Consequence Analysis • Socioeconomic Aspects • Measures Of Effectiveness Of Pollution Control Activities • Environmental Legislation
Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Statement - Procedures • Environmental Audit • Cost Benefit Analysis • Life Cycle Assessment • Resource Balance • Energy Balance & Management Review • Operational Control • Case Studies On EIA
Introduction
Problems And Perspectives Regarding Groundwater In India • Hydrogeology • Darcy's Equation • Flow Characteristics • General Flow Equations • Unsaturated Flow
Well Hydraulics
Steady And Unsteady Radial Flows In Aquifers • Partially Penetrating Wells • Multiple Well Systems • Characteristic Well Losses • Specific Capacity
Surface and Subsurface investigations
Geologic Methods • Remote Sensing • Geophysical Explorations • Electrical Resistivity And Seismic Refraction
Water Wells
Construction • Completion, Development, Protection And Rehabilitation Of Wells
Groundwater quality
Groundwater Management
Basin Management • Investigations • Conjunctive Use • Modeling • Artificial Recharge • Saline Water Intrusion
Topics Part 1
Innovation And Creativity In Conceptual Design • Sustainability • Health And Safety • Investigative Procedures • The Use Of Analysis, Synthesis And Optimization In Design • Project Planning, Networks And Graphs • Design Of Embankments, Dams • Drainage Design • Route Location And Alignment Design Of Roads • Assessment Of Natural Hazard Impacts And Environmental Impacts
Public Transport
Definitions • Modes Of Public Transport And Comparison • Public Transport Travel Characteristics • Trip Chaining • Technology Of Bus, Rail, Rapid Transit Systems • Basic Operating Elements
Transit Network Planning
Planning Objectives • Principles, Considerations • Transit Lines - Types, Geometry And Characteristics • Transit Routes And Their Characteristics • Timed Transfer Networks • Prediction Of Transit Usage • Evaluation Of Network • Accessibility Considerations
Transit Scheduling
Components Of Scheduling Process • Determination Of Service Requirements • Scheduling Procedure • Marginal Ridership • Crew Scheduling
Transit Agency and Economics
Organizational Structure Of Transit Agency • Management And Personnel • Transit System Statistics • Performance And Economic Measures • Operations • Fare Structure
Design of Facilities
Design Of Bus Stops • Design Of Terminals -principles Of Good Layout • Types Of Layout • Depot Location • Twin Depot Concept • Crew Facilities And Amenities
Traffic Forecast
General Travel Forecasting Principles • Different Methods Of Traffic Forecast - Mechanical And Analytical Methods • Demand Relationships • Methods For Future Projection
Design Hourly Volume For Varying Demand Conditions
Concept Of Design Vehicle Units And Determination Of Pcu Under Mixed Traffic Conditions • Price-volume Relationships • Demand Functions • Determination Of Design Hourly Volume • Critical Hour Concept
Highway Capacity
Factors Affecting Capacity • Level Of Service • Capacity Studies - Capacity Of Different Highway Facilities Including Unsignalised And Signalised Intersections • Problems In Mixed Traffic Flow • Case Studies
Accident Analysis
Analysis Of Individual Accidents And Statistical Data • Methods Of Representing Accident Rate • Factors In Traffic Accidents • Influence Of Roadway And Traffic Conditions On Traffic Safety • Accident Coefficients • Driver Strains Due To Roadway And Traffic Conditions
Traffic Flow Theory
Fundamental Flow Relationship And Their Applications • Traffic Flow Theories And Applications • Shock Waves • Queuing Theory And Applications
Probabilistic Aspects Of Traffic Flow
Vehicle Arrivals • Distribution Models • Gaps And Headway Distribution Models • Gap Acceptance Merging Parameters • Delay Models • Applications
Simulation
Fundamental Principle • Application Of Simulation Techniques In Traffic Engineering - Formulation Of Simulation Models • Case Studies • Formulation Of System Models
Topics Part 1
Learn about types and purposes of different foundation systems and structures. • Have an exposure to the systematic methods for designing foundations. • Be able evaluate the feasibility of foundation solutions to different types of soil conditions considering the time effect on soil behaviour. • Have necessary theoretical background for design and construction of foundation systems.
Topics Part 1
Beams Under Lateral Load And Thrust • Beams On Elastic Foundations • Virtual Work And Energy Principles • Principles Of Solid Mechanics • Stress And Strain In Three Dimensions • Static Stability Theory • Torsion • Computational Methods
Topics Part 1
Analysis Of Building Frames • Kani's, Moment Distribution And Other Methods And Approximate Methods • Stiffness Matrix Method • Application To Simple Problems Of Beams And Frames • Flexibility Matrix Method • Application To Simple Problems Of Beams And Frames • Moving Loads For Determinate Beams • Different Load Cases • Influence Lines For Forces For Determinate Beams • Influence Lines For Pin-jointed Trusses • Influence Lines For Indeterminate Beams Using Muller Breslau Principle • Influence Lines For Arches And Stiffening Girders
Introduction
Study Of The Strength, Behavior, And Design Of Indeterminate Reinforced Concrete Structures • Load And Stresses • Load Combinations • Working Stress And Limit State Approach
Analysis and design of sections in bending
Working Stress And Limit State Method • Rectangular And T-sections • Beams With Reinforcement In Compression • One-way Slab
Design for shear and bond
Mechanism Of Shear And Bond Failure • Design Of Shear Using Limit State Concept • Development Length Of Bars • Design Of Sections In Torsion
Design of two-way slabs
Design Of Two-way Slabs • Design Of Flat Slab - Direct Method • Circular Slab • Slab Type Staircase • Placement Of Reinforcement In Slabs • Voided Slab
Design of compression members
Short Column • Columns With Uniaxial And Bi-axial Bending • Long Columns • Use Of Design Charts
Design of foundation
Wall Footing • Isolated And Combined Footing For Columns
Topics Part 1
Derivation Of 1-D And 2-D Shallow Water Flow Equations • Consideration For Non-hydrostatic Pressure Distribution • Basics Of Numerical Methods: FiniteDifference And Finite Element Methods • Latest Shock Capturing Finite Volume Methods For Solving 1-D And 2-D Shallow Water Flow Equations • Dam Break Flow • Flood Routing In Large Channel Networks • Flood Routing In Compound Channels • Flood Routing In Channels With Flood Plains • Surface Irrigation Flow Modeling
Topics Part 1
Overview Of Environment, Nature And Ecosystem • Concept Of Laws And Policies • Origin Of Environmental Law • Introduction To Environmental Laws And Policies • Environment And Governance • Sustainable Development And Environment • Understanding Climate Change • Carbon Crediting, Carbon Footprint Etc. • Introduction To Trade And Environment • International Environmental Laws • Right To Environment As Human Right • International Humanitarian Law And Environment • Environment And Conflicts Management • Famous International Protocols Like Kyoto
Topics Part 1
Determination Of Physical Properties Of Rocks • Failure Criterion • Rock Mass Classification • Stress Around Mine Openings • Strain And Displacement Of The Rock Mass • Rock Reinforcement And Support • Subsidence
Topics Part 2
Define the properties (viz., physical, mechanical) of rocks and failure criterion of rock mass. • Use engineering rock mass classification (RMR, Q-system, RQD) • Analyse the stress distribution in situ and around an opening in underground structures (viz., mine openings, tunnels). • Determine the relation between strain and displacement components of rock mass. • Perform field Instrumentation techniques and laboratory studies. • Understand the fundamentals of ground subsidence.
Theory of Vibrations
Concept Of Inertia And Damping • Types Of Damping • Difference Between Static Forces And Dynamic Excitation • Degrees Of Freedom • SDOF Idealization • Equations Of Motion Of SDOF System For Mass As Well As Base Excitation • Free Vibration Of SDOF System • Response To Harmonic Excitation • Impulse And Response To Unit Impulse • Duhamel Integral
Multiple Degree of Freedom System
Two Degree Of Freedom System • Normal Modes Of Vibration • Natural Frequencies • Mode Shapes • Introduction To MDOF Systems • Decoupling Of Equations Of Motion • Concept Of Mode Superposition (No Derivations)
Elements of Seismology
Causes Of Earthquake • Geological Faults • Tectonic Plate Theory • Elastic Rebound • Epicentre • Hypocentre • Primary, Shear And Rayleigh Waves • Seismogram • Magnitude And Intensity Of Earthquakes • Magnitude And Intensity Scales • Spectral Acceleration • Information On Some Disastrous Earthquakes
Response of Structures to Earthquake
Response And Design Spectra • Design Earthquake • Concept Of Peak Acceleration • Site Specific Response Spectrum • Effect Of Soil Properties And Damping • Liquefaction Of Soils • Importance Of Ductility • Methods Of Introducing Ductility Into RC Structures • Design Methodology IS 1893, IS 13920 And IS 4326 • Codal Provisions • Design As Per The Codes • Base Isolation Techniques • Vibration Control Measures • Important Points In Mitigating Effects Of Earthquake On Structures
Topics Part 1
Differential Equations For Unsteady Pipe Flow • Characteristic Method For Solution • Formulation Of Boundary Conditions • Transients In Pumping Mains (power Failure; Pump Start Up) • Transients In Penstocks Of Hydro-electric Schemes • Analysis For Transient Control Using Surge Tanks • Air Chambers • Air Valves • Pressure Regulating Valves Etc. • Emphasis Should Be On Development Of Computer Programs For Transient Analysis • Awareness About Commercially Available Software For Transient Analysis