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Semester 6

Theory

Construction Engineering & Management (101602) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit 1.0- 4 hrs Basics of Construction- Unique features of construction, construction projects- types and features, phases of a project, agencies involved and their methods of execution. Unit 2.0- 8 hrs Construction project planning- Stages of project planning: pre-tender planning, pre- construction planning, detailed construction planning, role of client and contractor, level of detail. Process of development of plans and schedules, work break-down structure, activity lists, assessment of work content, concept of productivities, estimating durations, sequence of activities, activity utility data; Techniques of planning- Bar charts, Gantt Charts. Networks: basic terminology, types of precedence relationships, preparation of CPM networks: activity on link and activity on node representation, computation of float values, critical and semi critical paths, calendaring networks. PERT- Assumptions underlying PERT analysis, determining three time estimates, analysis, slack computations, calculation of probability of completion. Unit 3.0 – 5 hrs Construction Methods basics: Types of foundations and construction methods; Basics of Formwork and Staging; Common building construction methods (conventional walls and slabs; conventional framed structure with blockwork walls; Modular construction methods for repetitive works; Precast concrete construction methods; Basics of Slip forming for tall structures; Basic construction methods for steel structures; Basics of construction methods for Bridges. Unit 4.0- 10 hrs Construction Equipment basics: Conventional construction methods Vs Mechanized methods and advantages of latter; Equipment for Earthmoving, Dewatering; Concrete mixing, transporting & placing; Cranes, Hoists and other equipment for lifting; Equipment for transportation of materials. Equipment Productivities. Planning and organizing construction site and resources- Site: site layout including enabling structures, developing site organization, Documentation at site; Manpower: planning, organizing, staffing, motivation; Materials: concepts of planning, procurement and inventory control; Equipment: basic concepts of planning and organizing; Funds: cash flow, sources of funds; Histograms and S-Curves. Earned Value; Resource Scheduling- Bar chart, line of balance technique, resource constraints and conflicts; resource aggregation, allocation, smoothening and leveling. Common Good Practices in Construction. Unit 5.0 – 8 hrs Project Monitoring & Control- Supervision, record keeping, periodic progress reports, periodical progress meetings. Updating of plans: purpose, frequency and methods of updating. Common causes of time and cost overruns and corrective measures. Basics of Modern Project management systems such as Lean Construction; Use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in project management; Quality control: concept of quality, quality of constructed structure, use of manuals and checklists for quality control, role of inspection, basics of statistical quality control. Safety, Health and Environment on project sites: accidents; their causes, effects and preventive measures, costs of accidents, occupational health problems in construction, organizing for safety and health. Unit 6.0- 7 hrs Contracts Management basics: Importance of contracts; Types of Contracts, parties to a contract; Common contract clauses (Notice to proceed, rights and duties of various parties, notices to be given, Contract Duration and Price. Performance parameters; Delays, penalties and liquidated damages; Force Majeure, Suspension and Termination. Changes & variations, Dispute Resolution methods. Construction Costs: Make-up of construction costs; Classification of costs, timecost trade-off in construction projects, compression and decompression.

References:

1. Varghese, P.C., “Building Construction”, Prentice Hall India, 2007.
2. National Building Code, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2017.
3. Chudley, R., Construction Technology, ELBS Publishers, 2007.
4. Peurifoy, R.L. Construction Planning, Methods and Equipment, McGraw Hill, 2011
5. Nunnally, S.W. Construction Methods and Management, Prentice Hall, 2006
6. Jha, Kumar Neeraj., Construction Project management, Theory & Practice, Pearson
Education India, 2015
7. Punmia, B.C., Khandelwal, K.K., Project Planning with PERT and CPM, Laxmi
Publications, 2016.
Design of Steel Structure (101603) - 3 Credits

2L + 1T + 0P Unit-1.0: 6 hrs Introduction: Steel structures, material properties, Limit states and design philosophies; analysis and design methods, Loads, partial safety factors and load combinations, analysis of roof for wind loads. Codes and standards. Section Classification: Plastic, compact, semi- compact, and slender sections. Unit-2.0: 4 hrs Connections: Structural fasteners - Rivets, bolts and welds, strength under combined stresses, Bolted and Welded Connections - Simple and Eccentric and Column bases. Unit-3.0: 3 hrs Tension members: Design based on net section including shear lag effects and block shear, lug angles. Compression members. Unit-4.0: 6 hrs Design for flexural and flexural-torsional buckling, Effective length factor: Sway and Non- sway frames, Local buckling, Built-up columns - Battens and lacings. Laterally Supported and Unsupported Beams. Unit-5.0: 5 hrs Design strength using shear-moment interaction; Built-up beams, Shear buckling strength, Plate girders and design of stiffeners, Lateral torsional buckling, Effect of restraints and effective length. Unit-6.0: 4 hrs Beam-Columns: Effect of axial load on flexure behaviour, P-M interaction and moment amplification, Flexural torsional buckling and Bi-axial bending.

References:

1. Mc Cormac, J.C., Nelson, J.K. Jr., Structural Steel Design. 3rd edition. Prentice Hall,
N.J., 2003.
2. Galambos, T.V., Lin, F.J., Johnston, B.G., Basic Steel Design with LRFD, Prentice
Hall, 1996
3. Segui, W. T., LRFD Steel Design, 2nd Ed., PWS Publishing, Boston.
4. Salmon, C.G. and Johnson, J.E., Steel Structures: Design and Behavior, 3rd Edition,
Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1990.
5. Related Codes of Practice of BIS
6. NBC, National Building Code, BIS (2017).
7. ASCE, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 7-02,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia, 2002.
8. Subramanian, N. (2010). Steel Structures: Design and Practice, Oxford University
Press.
9. Duggal, S.K. (2014). Limit State Design of Steel Structures, McGraw Hill.
Engineering Economics, Estimation & Costing (101604) - 2 Credits

2L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0: 6 hrs Basic Principles and Methodology of Economics. Demand/Supply – elasticity –Government Policies and Application. Theory of the Firm and Market Structure. Basic Macro-economic Concepts (including GDP/GNP/NI/Disposable Income) and Identities for both closed and open economies. Aggregate demand and Supply (IS/LM). Price Indices (WPI/CPI), Interest rates, Direct and Indirect Taxes. Public Sector Economics –Welfare, Externalities, Labour Market. Components of Monetary and Financial System, Central Bank –Monetary Aggregates; Commercial Banks & their functions; Capital and Debt Markets. Monetary and Fiscal Policy Tools & their impact on the economy – Inflation and Phillips Curve. Unit- 2.0: 4 hrs Elements of Business/Managerial Economics and forms of organizations. Cost & Cost Control –Techniques, Types of Costs, Lifecycle costs, Budgets, Break even Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Application of Linear Programming. Investment Analysis – NPV, ROI, IRR, Payback Period, Depreciation, Time value of money (present and future worth of cash flows). Business Forecasting –Elementary techniques. Statements – Cash flow, Financial. Case Study Method. Unit- 3.0: 4 hrs Indian economy - Brief overview of post-independence period – plans. Post reform Growth, Structure of productive activity. Issues of Inclusion – Sectors, States/Regions, Groups of people (M/F), Urbanization. Employment–Informal, Organized, Unorganized, Public, Private. Challenges and Policy Debates in Monetary, Fiscal, Social, External sectors. Unit- 4.0: 5 hrs Estimation / Measurements for various items- Introduction to the process of Estimation; Use of relevant Indian Standard Specifications for the same, taking out quantities from the given requirements of the work, comparison of different alternatives, Bar bending schedules, Mass haul Diagrams, Estimating Earthwork and Foundations, Estimating Concrete and Masonry, Finishes, Interiors, MEP works; BIM and quantity take-offs; adding equipment costs; labour costs; rate analysis; Material survey-Thumb rules for computation of materials requirement for different materials for buildings, percentage breakup of the cost, cost sensitive index, market survey of basic materials. Use of Computers in quantity surveying. Unit-5.0: 4 hrs Specifications-Types, requirements and importance, detailed specifications for buildings, roads, minor bridges and industrial structures. Rate analysis-Purpose, importance and necessity of the same, factors affecting, task work, daily output from different equipment/ productivity. Unit- 6.0: 5 hrs Tender- Preparation of tender documents, importance of inviting tenders, contract types, relative merits, prequalification. general and special conditions, termination of contracts, extra work and Changes, penalty and liquidated charges, Settlement of disputes, R.A. Bill & Final Bill, Payment of advance, insurance, claims, price variation, etc. Preparing Bids- Bid Price buildup: Material, Labour, Equipment costs, Risks, Direct & Indirect Overheads, Profits; Bid conditions, alternative specifications; Alternative Bids. Bid process management. Introduction to Acts pertaining to-Minimum wages, Workman's compensation, Contracts, Arbitration, Easement rights.

References:

1. Mankiw Gregory N. (2002), Principles of Economics, Thompson Asia.
2. V. Mote, S. Paul, G. Gupta(2004), Managerial Economics, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Misra, S.K. and Puri (2009), Indian Economy, Himalaya.
4. Pareek Saroj (2003), Textbook of Business Economics, Sunrise Publishers.
5. M Chakravarty, Estimating, Costing Specifications & Valuation.
6. Joy P K, Handbook of Construction Management, Macmillan.
7. B.S. Patil, Building & Engineering Contracts.
8. Relevant Indian Standard Specifications.
9. World Bank Approved Contract Documents.
10. FIDIC Contract Conditions.
11. Acts Related to Minimum Wages, Workmen‟s Compensation, Contract, and
Arbitration.
12. Typical PWD Rate Analysis documents.
13. UBS Publishers & Distributors, Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering: Theory
and Practice including Specification and Valuations,2016.
14. Dutta, B.N., Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering (Theory & Practice), UBS
Publishers, 2016.
Environmental Engineering-II (101605) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 10 hrs Sewage- Domestic and Storm water, Quantity of Sewage, Sewage flow variations. Conveyance of sewage- Sewers, shapes design parameters, operation and maintenance of sewers, Sewage pumping; Sewerage, Sewer appurtenances, Design of sewerage systems. Small bore systems, Storm Water- Quantification and design of Storm water; Sewage and Sullage, Pollution due to improper disposal of sewage, National River cleaning plans, Wastewater treatment, aerobic and anaerobic treatment systems, suspended and attached growth systems, recycling of sewage –quality requirements for various purposes. Unit- 2.0 8 hrs Solid waste management-Municipal solid waste, Composition and various chemical and physical parameters of MSW, MSW management: Collection, transport, treatment and disposal of MSW. Special MSW: waste from commercial establishments and other urban areas, solid waste from construction activities, biomedical wastes, Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Effects of solid waste on environment: effects on air, soil, water surface and ground health hazards. Disposal of solid waste-segregation, reduction at source, recovery and recycle. Disposal methods- Integrated solid waste management. Unit- 4.0 6 hrs Hazardous waste: Types and nature of hazardous waste as per the HW Schedules of regulating authorities. Unit- 5.0 5 hrs Government authorities and their roles in water supply, sewerage disposal. Unit- 6.0 6 hrs Solid waste management and monitoring/control of environmental pollution.

References:

1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science by Gilbert Masters, Prentice
Hall, New Jersey.
2. Introduction to Environmental Engineering by P. Aarne Vesilind, Susan M. Morgan,
Thompson /Brooks/Cole; Second Edition 2008.
3. Peavy, H.s, Rowe, D.R, Tchobanoglous, G. Environmental Engineering, Mc-Graw
Hill International Editions, New York 1985.
4. MetCalf and Eddy. Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, Tata
McGraw-Hill, New Delhi.
5. Manual on Water Supply and Treatment. Ministry of Urban Development, New
Delhi.
6. Plumbing Engineering. Theory, Design and Practice, S.M. Patil, 1999
7. Integrated Solid Waste Management, Tchobanoglous, Theissen & Vigil. McGraw Hill
Publication
8. Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Systems, Part A, B and C. Central Public
Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Ministry of Urban
Development.
Geotechnical Engineering -II (101606) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Consolidation of Soil - Introduction, comparison between compaction and consolidation, initial, primary & secondary consolidation, spring analogy for primary consolidation, interpretation of consolidation test results, Terzaghi‟s theory of consolidation, final settlement of soil deposits, computation of consolidation settlement and secondary consolidation. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Shear Strength - Mohr circle and its characteristics, principal planes, relation between major and minor principal stresses, Mohr-Coulomb theory, types of shear tests: direct shear test, merits of direct shear test, triaxial compression tests, test behaviour of UU, CU and CD tests, pore-pressure measurement, computation of effective shear strength parameters unconfined compression test, vane shear test. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Stability of Slopes - Introduction, types of slopes and their failure mechanisms, factor of safety, analysis of finite and infinite slopes, wedge failure Swedish circle method, friction circle method, stability numbers and charts. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Soil Exploration- Introduction, methods of site exploration and soil investigation, , geophysical and advance soil exploration methods. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Methods of boring, soil samplers, sampling procedures, trail pits, borings, penetrometer tests, analysis of borehole logs. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Application of soil mechanics to determine earth pressures, analysis of retaining walls, cuts & excavations and sheet piles, stability of slopes, instrumentation.

References:

1. Soil Mechanics by Craig R.F., Chapman & Hall
2. Fundamentals of Soil Engineering by Taylor, John Wiley & Sons
3. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, by Holtz R.D. and Kovacs, W.D.,
Prentice Hall, NJ
4. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, by Braja M. Das, Cengage Learning
5. Principles of Foundation Engineering, by Braja M. Das, Cengage Learning
6. Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics by David F. Mc
Carthy
7. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice by Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck, and
Gholamreza Mesri.
8. Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) by V.N.S. Murthy.
Program Elective I
Energy Science & Engineering (101607) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit-1.0 7 hrs Introduction to Energy Science: Scientific principles and historical interpretation to place energy use in the context of pressing societal, environmental and climate issues; Introduction to energy systems and resources; Introduction to Energy, sustainability & the environment Unit-2.0 7 hrs Energy Sources: Overview of energy systems, sources, transformations, efficiency, and storage. Fossil fuels (coal, oil, oil-bearing shale and sands, coal gasification) - past, present & future, Remedies & alternatives for fossil fuels - biomass, wind, solar, nuclear, wave, tidal and hydrogen; Sustainability and environmental trade-offs of different energy systems; possibilities for energy storage or regeneration (Ex. Pumped storage hydro power projects, superconductor-based energy storages, high efficiency batteries) Unit-3.0 7 hrs Energy & Environment: Energy efficiency and conservation; introduction to clean energy technologies and its importance in sustainable development; Carbon footprint, energy consumption and sustainability; introduction to the economics of energy; How the economic system determines production and consumption; linkages between economic and environmental outcomes; How future energy use can be influenced by economic, environmental, trade, and research policy Unit-4.0 7 hrs Civil Engineering Projects connected with the Energy Sources: Coal mining technologies, oil exploration offshore platforms, Underground and under-sea oil pipelines, solar chimney project, wave energy caissons, coastal installations for tidal power, wind mill towers; hydro power stations above-ground and underground along with associated dams, tunnels, penstocks, etc.; Unit-5.0 5 hrs Nuclear reactor containment buildings and associated buildings, design and construction constraints and testing procedures for reactor containment buildings; Spent Nuclear fuel storage and disposal systems. Unit-6.0 9 hrs Engineering for Energy conservation: Concept of Green Building and Green Architecture; Green building concepts (Green building encompasses everything from the choice of building materials to where a building is located, how it is designed and operated); LEED ratings; Identification of energy related enterprises that represent the breath of the industry and prioritizing these as candidates; Embodied energy analysis and use as a tool for measuring sustainability. Energy Audit of Facilities and optimization of energy consumption. 4. Jean-Philippe; Zaccour, Georges (Eds.), (2005), Energy and Environment Set: Mathematics of Decision Making, Loulou, Richard; Waaub, XVIII, 5. Ristinen, Robert A. Kraushaar, Jack J. AKraushaar, Jack P. Ristinen, Robert A. (2006) Energy and the Environment, 2nd Edition, John Wiley 6. UNDP (2000), Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability, World Energy assessment. 7. E H Thorndike (1976), Energy & Environment: A Primer for Scientists and Engineers, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

References:

1. Boyle, Godfrey (2004), Renewable Energy (2nd edition). Oxford University Press
2. Boyle, Godfrey, Bob Everett, and Janet Ramage (Eds.) (2004), Energy Systems
and Sustainability: Power for a Sustainable Future. Oxford University Press
3. Schaeffer, John (2007), Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete
Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living, Gaiam.
Construction Productivity (101608) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 5 hrs Definition of Productivity, Impact of productivities on construction duration and costs. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Measuring productivities of construction equipment, Staff and Labour and typical benchmarks for the same. Unit- 3.0 9 hrs Productivity analysis from Daily Progress Reports; Lean Construction concepts of Value Adding activities, Non-Value Adding Activities and Non-Value Adding but Necessary Activities. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Productivity measurements by special Lean Construction-oriented field methods such as Work Sampling, Takt time analysis, Foreman Delay Surveys. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Productivity improvement measures such as Value Stream Mapping, LocationBased management Systems, 5S, good Housekeeping, etc. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Use of specialist software such as Vico for productivity studies

References:

1. Adrian, James J.; Measuring and Improving Construction Productivity, 4th edition
Stipes Publishing, 2004 ISPB 1-58874-357-8.
2. Halpin, D.W. and R.W. Woodhead. 1976. Design of Construction and Process
Operations. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
3. Halpin, D.W. 1990. Micro CYCLONE User's Manual. Division of Construction
Engineering and Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
4. Halpin, D.W. and L.S. Riggs. 1992. Planning anti Analysis of Construction
Operations.
Environmental Systems (101611) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Introduction to the concepts and applications of environmental systems analysis. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Application of mathematical programming and modeling to the design, planning and management of engineered environmental systems, regional environmental systems, and environmental policy. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Economic analysis, including benefit-cost analysis and management strategies. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Concepts of tradeoff, non- inferior sets, single and multi-objective optimization. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Practical application to case studies to convey an understanding of the complexity of actual design practice. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Practical application to case studies to convey an understanding of data collection challenges of actual design practice.

References:

1. Benny Joseph (2005), Environmental Studies, New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing co. Ltd.
2. Erach Bharucha (2005), Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate
Courses, Hyderabad, Universities Press.
Design of Hydraulic Structures/Irrigation Engineering (101612) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 8 hrs DESIGN & MAINTENANCE OF CANALS: Design of canal based on tractive force approach, Maintenance of unlined channels (Based on IS 4839 – 1979 part – I), Maintenance of lined channels (Based on IS 4339 – 1979 part – II). Unit- 2.0 8 hrs Design of Canal Outlets, Canal Headworks - Selection of site for storage & diversion head works - Weir or Barrages - Divide wall, Scouring sluice or under sluices, fish ladder. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs DAMS - Gravity dams, earth & rock fill dams, buttress dams & arch dams. - Spillways & outlet works Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Canal Regulation Works - Head Regulator, Distributary head regulator, Cross regulators - Necessity of channel falls, types of falls & design of vertical drop fall/Sharda type falls. Unit- 5.0 8 hrs Cross – Drainage Works - Types of C – D works: Aqueducts, siphon Aqueducts, Super passages, Siphon Super passages, level crossings, Inlet & Outlet. - Fluming of channels & design of channel transitions Unit- 6.0 4 hrs An introduction to river basis development.

References:

1. Fundamental of Irrigation Engineering by Bharat Singh, Nemchand Bros., Roorkee,
Uttarakhand.
2. Irrigation & Water Power Engineering by Punima B.C., Pande Lal B.B., Laxmi
Publication Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
3. Water Resource Engineering by Garg S.K., Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
4. Water Power Engineering by Dandekar MM/ Sharma KN, Vikash Publishing Pvt. Ltd
5. Water Resources Engineering by R.K. Linsley & J.L.H. Paulhus, McGraw Hill.
6. Hydroelectric Handbooks by W.P. Creager & J.D. Justin, John Wiley & Sons.
Reliability Analysis of Structures (101614) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Role of reliability in civil engineering; Historical background, random events, random variables, model uncertainty. Unit- 2.0 8 hrs Common probabilistic models; Important statistical parameters and their estimations, normal, lognormal, extreme value distribution. Unit- 3.0 8 hrs Fundamental concept of structural reliability; Derivation of stress-strength interface equation, graphical representation, Cornel reliability index, reliability and failure probability computations for simple linear functions. Unit- 4.0 8 hrs Second moment concepts, First order second moment theory, Hasofer-Lind transformation, Linear and non-linear limit state functions, Solution schemes, geometric interpretation of solution scheme, Rackwitz-Fiessler transformation. Unit- 5.0 6 hrs First order reliability method; Stochastic models for material strength and loads. Unit- 6.0 5 hrs Reliability assessment of structural component and simple civil engineering structures.

References:

1. Papoulis A. Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, McGraw-Hill,
New York, USA, 1991.
2. Ayyub B M, McCuen R H. Probability, Statistics and Reliability for Engineers and
Scientists, Chapman & Hall, Florida, USA, 2000.
3. Ranganathan R. Structural Reliability Analysis & Design. Jaico Publishing House,
Mumbai, India, 1999.
4. Melchers R E. Structural Reliability: Analysis and Prediction, John Wiley, Chichester,
1999.
5. Ang A H S & Tang W H. Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design,
Vol II, John Wiley, New York, 1984.
6. Madsen H O, Krenk S and Lind N C. Methods of Structural Safety, Prentice-Hall, Inc,
Englewood Cliffs, USA, 1986.
7. Choi S K, Grandhi R V and Canfield R A. Reliability Based Structural Design,
SpringerVerlag, London, UK, 2007.
8. Haldar A & Mahadevan S. Reliability Assessment Using Stochastic Finite Element
Analysis, John-Wiely & Sons Inc., New York, USA, 2000.
Concrete Materials (101617) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 8 hrs Examines the influence of constituent materials (cements, aggregates and admixtures) on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Recycled aggregates recovered from construction and demolition wastes; M-Sand; Light-weight aggregates. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Use of Fly Ash in concrete; Fibre-reinforced concrete with various types of metallic and nonmetallic fibres. Unit- 4.0 8 hrs Various types of concrete such as Self Compacting Concrete, High Performance Concrete, etc.; mix design; handling and placement of concrete. Unit- 5.0 5 hrs Effect of revibration of concrete. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Behavior of concrete under various types of loading and environment; test methods.

References:

1. Advanced R.C.Design by Krishna Raju. 2005.
2. Limit State Design by A.K. Jain. 1990.
3. Reinforced Concrete Structures by Park and Pauley. 1975.
4. Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements – Behaviour Analysis and Design by
Purushothaman. 1984.
5. Concrete Technology by M.S. Shetty. 2006.
Structural Analysis – I (101618) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Basic introductory concepts: structural systems, elements, joints, stability, equilibrium, compatibility, indeterminacy, types of loading. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Force-displacement relation, free-body diagrams; analysis of forces in statically determinate structures: trusses (including compound and complex trusses), beams and frames (including internal hinges), cables and three hinged. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Stability of Walled Structures. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Influence lines for beams and trusses under moving loads; Criteria for maxima. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Work and energy principles : principle of virtual work, potential energy and Clastingliano‟s theorems, complementary energy theorems, reciprocal theorems and Mueller Breslau‟s principle with applications. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs In statically determinate structures: Unit (dummy) load and energy methods, moment area and conjugate beam methods, Williot-Mohr diagrams. Introduction to Matrix Methods for determinate structures: Flexibility & Stiffness Methods.

References:

1. Elementary Structural Analysis by Norris, Wilbur and Utku, McGraw Hill.
2. Basic Structural Analysis by C.S. Reddy, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Intermediate Structural Analysis by C.K.Wang, McGraw Hill.
4. Theory of Structures – Volumes 1 and 2 by S. P. Gupta and G. S. Pandit, Tata
McGraw Hill.
5. Structural Analysis by L.S.Negi & R.S.Jangid, Tata McGraw Hill.
6. Application of Graphics in Engg. by L.B.Roy, Standard Pub. and Dist., Delhi.
7. Structural Analysis Vol 1 by Bhavikatti Vikash ,Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
Soil Mechanics – I (101619) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Introduction, Origin and Classification of soils, soil weight volume relationships, Index properties of soil, soil structures and Clay Minerals. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Effective stress principle, Surface tension and capillarity, Permeability of soils, Darcy‟s law, test for determination of permeability, engineering use of permeability. Factors affecting permeability. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Seepage analysis, flow nets, flow through dams. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Effective stress distribution in soils under hydrodynamic conditions. Quick sand, Piping, Prevention of piping failures. Compressibility and Consolidation:- Consolidation Process- Spring analogy, Definition, measurement of consolidations- Determination of void ratio at various load increments, Terzaghi‟s theory of one dimensional consolidation, Determination of Coefficient of consolidation, Analysis of consolidation data Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Vertical stress below applied load in soils (Boussinesq, Westergaard, and graphical solutions), one and two- dimensional cases. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Compaction characteristics, water content – dry unit weight relationships, OMC, max, Dry unit weight field compaction control. Soil stabilization.

References:

1. A Text Book of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by V.N.S. Murthy,
Saikripa Technical consultants, Bangalore.
2. Geotechnical Engineering by S. K. Gulati et. al., TMH Publication Co. Ltd., New
Delhi.
3. Basic and applied Soil Mechanics by Gopal Ranjan and A. S. R. Rao, Wiley Eastern
Ltd., New Delhi.
4. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by K. R. Arora, Standard Pub. and Dist.,
5. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice by Terzaghi and Pech, John Wiley and Sons
Inc New York.
6. Soil Mechanics by Lamb and Whitman, Wiley Eastern Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
7. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics by Taylor, John Wiley and Sons Inc New Delhi.
Transportation Economics (101620) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Introductory Concepts in Transportation Decision Making: Overall transportation project development, budgeting, financial planning, the process of transportation project development, models associated with transportation impact evaluation. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Transportation costs - Classification of transportation costs, transportation agency costs, transportation user costs, general structure and behavior of cost functions and road pricing Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Estimating Transportation Demand and Supply - supply equilibration, dynamics of transportation demand and supply, elasticity of travel demand and supply, classification of elasticity. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Vehicle operating costs: Fuel costs - Maintenance and spares, Depreciation - Crew costs - Value of travel time savings - Accident costs. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Economics of traffic congestion - Pricing policy; Economic analysis of projects - Methods of evaluation - Cost-benefit ratio, first year rate of return, net present value, and internal-rate of return methods. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Indirect costs and benefits of transport projects; Financing of road projects - methods – Private Public Partnership (PPP) - Toll collection - Economic viability of Design-Build- Operate-Transfer Schemes – Risk Analysis – Value for Money analysis - Case Studies.

References:

1. Highway investment in Developing countries - Thomas Telford Ltd., Institute of Civil
Engineers, 3rdEdition, 1983.
2. Winfrey R, “Economic Analysis for Highways”, International Text Book Co.,
Pennsylvania, 1969.
3. Dickey, J.W., “Road Project Appraisal for Developing countries”, John Wiley and
Sons. 4th Edition, 1984.
4. Ian Heggie, “Transport Engineering Economics”, McGraw, 3rdEdition, 1972.
5. Road User Cost Study - Final Report - Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi.
Infrastructure Planning and Design (101621) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Introduction: Definition of basic terminologies, role of infrastructure in economic development, types of infrastructure, measurement of infrastructure capacity, bases for quantification of demand and supply of various types of infrastructure, Indian scenario in respect of adequacy and quality. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Infrastructure Planning: Goals and objectives of infrastructure planning; Identification and quantification of the casual factors influence the demand for infrastructure; review and application of techniques to estimate supply and demand for infrastructure. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Use of econometric, social and land use indicators and models to forecast the demand and level of service of infrastructure and its impact on land use; critical review of the relevant forecasting techniques; infrastructure planning to identify and prioritize preferred areas for development. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Integration of strategic planning for infrastructure at urban, regional and national levels; case studies in infrastructure planning. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Infrastructure Management: Concepts, Common aspects of urban and rural infrastructure management systems; pavement and bridge management systems, Integrated infrastructure management. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Case studies; Emerging trends in infrastructure: Overview of Public-Private Sector Participation in infrastructure projects, Understanding stakeholders„ concerns, regulatory framework, risk management in infrastructure projects, public policy for infrastructure Sectoral Overview: Highways, railways, waterways, airports, urban and rural infrastructure: roads, housing, water supply, sanitation – case study examples.

References:

1. Goodman AS, Hastak M (2006). Infrastructure Planning Handbook: Planning,
Engineering, and Economics. McGraw Hill/ ASCE Press. Chapter 1
2. World Bank (2012). Transformation through Infrastructure. Selected pages handed
out in class.
3. World Bank (2006). Infrastructure at the Crossroads: Lessons from 20 Years of World
Bank Experience. Land
4. ULI and Ernst & Young (2013) Infrastructure 2013: Global Priorities, Global
Insights, The Urban Institute, http://www.uli.org/infrastructure- global-infrastructure-
priorities/ Washington DC. Available free: initiative/infrastructure-2013-explores.
5. Lee (2009) New Delhi Water and Power. Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Case Program #1891.
Repair & Rehabilitation of Structures (101622) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Maintenance and Repair Strategies Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance, Various aspects of Inspection. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure, causes of deterioration; Strength and Durability Of Concrete- Quality assurance for concrete – Strength, Durability and Thermal properties, of concrete – Cracks, different types causes – Effects due to climate, temperature, Sustained elevated temperature, Corrosion – Effects of cover thickness Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Special Concretes- Polymer concrete, Sulphur infiltrated concrete, Fibre reinforced concrete, High strength concrete, High performance concrete, Vacuum concrete, Self-compacting concrete, Geopolymer concrete, Reactive powder concrete, Concrete made with industrial wastes. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Techniques for Repair and Protection Methods- Non-destructive Testing Techniques, Epoxy injection, Shoring, Underpinning, Corrosion protection techniques – Corrosion inhibitors, Corrosion resistant steels, Coatings to reinforcement, cathodic protection. Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Structures- Evaluation of root causes; Underpinning & shoring; some simple systems of rehabilitation of structures; Guniting, shotcreting;. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Non Destructive testing systems; Use of external plates, carbon fibre wrapping and carbon composites in repairs, Strengthening of Structural elements, Repair of structures distressed due to corrosion, fire, Leakage, earthquake – Demolition Techniques – Engineered demolition methods – Case studies.

References:

1. Repair and protection of concrete structures by Noel P.Mailvaganam, CRC Press,
1991.
2. Concrete repair and maintenance Illustrated by Peter.H.Emmons, Galgotia
publications Pvt. Ltd., 2001.
3. “Earthquake resistant design of structures” by Pankaj agarwal, Manish shrikande,
PHI, 2006.
4. Failures and repair of concrete structures by S.Champion, John Wiley and Sons, 1961.
5. Diagnosis and treatment of structures in distress by R.N.Raikar Published by R & D
Centre of Structural Designers and Consultants Pvt.Ltd, Mumbai.
6. Handbook on repair and rehabilitation of RCC buildings, CPWD, Government of
India.
7. Handbook on seismic retrofit of buildings, A. Chakrabarti et.al., Narosa Publishing
House, 2010.
Airport Planning and Design (101623) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Aircraft characteristics related to airport design. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Airport configuration: runway configurations, relation of terminal area to runway orientation. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Geometric Design of the airfield - ICAO and FAA design standards, runways, taxiways. Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Holding aprons and aprons: Planning and design of the terminal area- apron – gate system, size and number of gates Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Aircraft parking configurations, the passenger terminal system. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Airport lighting and marking : air traffic control, airport planning and air travel demand forecasting; Structural design of airfield pavements.

References:

1. Khanna S.K., Arora M.G., Jain S.S., “Airport Planning & Design”, 1st Edition, Nem
chand Bros. Roorkee, 2009.
2. Robert Horonjeff, Francis McKelvey, William Sproule and SethYoung, “Planning and
Design of Airports” 5th Edition, 2010.
3. Alexander T. Wells, Ed. D & Seth, B. Young, “Airport Planning and Management‟,
5th Edition, 2008.
4. Heronjeff, R, McKelvey, F.X, “Planning & Design of Airports”, 2nd Edition,
McGraw Hill Book Co, 1994.
5. Norman J. Ashford, Saleh Mumayiz and Paul H. Wright, “Planning, Design and
Development of 21st Century Airports”, 4th Edition, John Wiley& Sons, 2011.
6. Subramian K.P., “Highway, Railway, Airport and Harbour Engineering”, 1st Edition,
Scitech Publications Private Limited, 2013.
High Speed Rail Engineering (101624) - 3 Credits

3L + 0T + 0P Unit- 1.0 7 hrs Development, engineering, design and construction of high- speed rail (HSR) passenger transport systems with particular emphasis on the unique engineering elements of HSR technology. Unit- 2.0 7 hrs Key elements of HSR systems. Unit- 3.0 7 hrs Key elements of HSR subsystems including: core systems (trains, power, signal, communication and control). Unit- 4.0 7 hrs Track system and civil infrastructure (earthwork, bridges, viaducts and tunnels). Unit- 5.0 7 hrs Basic design and construction of HSR stations. Unit- 6.0 7 hrs Basic design and construction of rolling stock maintenance facilities.

References:

1. Rangwala. S.C, “Railway Engineering”, 27rd Edition, Charoatar Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd, 2017.
2. Chandola, S.P. “Railway Engineering - A Text book of Transportation Engineering”,
S. Chand & Co. Ltd. 2016.
3. Satish Chandra, Agarwal M. M, “Railway Engineering”, 2nd Edition, Oxford
University Press, 2013.
4. Saxena S.C and Arora S.P, “Railway Engineering”, Dhanpat Rai Publications, 8th
Edition, 2017.
5. Mundrey J.S, “Railway Track Engineering”, McGraw Hill Publications, 4th Edition,
2010. 6. RajatRastogi,” Transportation Engineering-II”, NPTEL Videos.

Practical

Engineering Economics, Estimation & Costing Lab (101604P) - 1 Credits

0L + 0T + 2P Hands on Experiment based on the theory of Engineering Economics, Estimation & Costing.

NPTEL Courses-2 (100604P) - 2 Credits