Syllabus Vth Semester
Theory:
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Transportation engineering - I (3-1-0)
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Concrete Structures (3-1-0)
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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (3-1-2)
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Foundation Engineering (3-1-0)
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GeoInformatics Engineering (3-1-2)
Lab:
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Structural Analysis (0-0-2)
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Fluid Mechanics (0-0-2)
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GeoInformatics (0-0-2)
CVL 002: Transportation Engineering - I (3-1-0)
Unit I: Introduction
Overview of transportation system, Transportation modes,
importance of roads, scope of highway engineering, importance of transportation
planning, Development of transportation in India and different road plans,
introduction to highway elements, New road project work;
Unit II: Highway Geometric Design
Cross sectional elements, traffic separators, road margins, sight
distance, break distance, stopping distance, overtaking zones, super elevation,
transition curves, design of vertical element;
Unit III: Types of Transportation Systems
Motorized and Non-motorized transport systems; Public transport
(PT) systems, Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) systems, Adaptability and
suitability of transport systems;
Unit IV: Traffic engineering
vehicle characteristics, human characteristics, traffic studies,
presentation of traffic volume data, speed studies, spot speed studies, speed
and delay studies, o&d studies, traffic maneuvers, traffic capacity
studies, PCU, parking studies, accident studies and records, relationship
between travel time-capacity-volume-density-speed, road markings and signings,
signal design;
Unit V: Highway Materials
Soil classifications, evaluation of soil strength, stone
aggregates, tests on bitumen, design of bitumen mixes;
Books and References:
1.
The Handbook of highway
engineering–T.F.Fwa (Editor), National University of Singaopre,Singapore, CRC
Press
3.
American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (1990), A Policy on Geometric Design
of Highways and Streets, AASHTO, Washington, DC.
4.
Highway Engineering by Khanna and
Justo
CVL 001: Geo-Informatics Engineering (3-1-2)
Section I: Geographical Information Systems
Components of GIS, Data acquisition, spatial and attribute data,
pre-processing, storage and management; Data structures- raster and vector
data; GIS analysis functions; Errors and corrections; Data presentation and
generation of thematic maps; Applications.
Section II: Remote Sensing
Introduction to Remote sensing system, data acquisition,
processing and applications; Physical basis of remote sensing, Electro-magnetic
radiation (EMR) and its Interaction in atmosphere, its effects in various
wavelength regions, atmospheric windows; Interaction at ground surface- soils
and rocks, vegetation, water, etc. Platform and sensors- Terrestrial, aerial
and space platforms; Orbital characteristics of space platforms, sun- and
geo-synchronous; Sensor systems radiometers, optomechanical and push broom
sensor; Resolution- spectral, spatial, radiometric and temporal; Data products
from various air and spaceborne sensors- aerial photographs, LiDAR, Landsat, SPOT,
IRS, ERS, IKONOS, etc. Image interpretation- Elements of interpretation; Manual
and digital interpretation; Field verification.
Section III: Photogrammetry
Photogrammetric terms; Applications; Type of photographs;
Perspective geometry of near vertical and tilted photographs, height and tilt
distortions
Books and References:
1. P.A. Burrough: Principles of Geographical Information Systems
for Land Resources Assessment, Oxford Science Publications, 1986.
2. P.A. Longley et.al.,: Geographical Information Systems (Vol.I
and Vol.II), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.
3. Tomlinson, R.F., (2005) Thinking About GIS: Geographic
Information System Planning for Managers. ESRI Press. 328 pp.
4. Lillesand, T.M.; R.W. Kiefer, and J.W. Chipman (2003). Remote
sensing and image interpretation, 5th ed., Wiley. ISBN 0-471-15227-7.
5. Richards, J.A.; and X. Jia (2006). Remote sensing digital
image analysis: an introduction, 4th ed., Springer. ISBN 3-540-25128-6.
6. Sabins Floyd F Remote Sensing: Principles and Interpretation New
York: WH Freeman and Company
7. John A. Richards and Xiuping Jia,
(2006), Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis: An Introduction, Springer
(ISBN-10 3-540-25128-6)
8. Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS by Paul
Wolf and Bon DeWitt (2000) McGraw Hill (ISBN 0-07-292454-3)
9. Digital Photogrammetry: A Practical course by Wilfried Linder
(2009) Springer (ISBN 978-3-540-92724-2)
10.
Edward M. Mikhail, James S. Bethel, J. Chris McGlone, (2001), Introduction to Modern Photogrammetry, John Wiley &
Sons (ISBN 0-471-30924-9)
11.
Kraus and Karl (2004), Photogrammetry: Geometry from Images and Laser
Scans (de Gruyter Textbook), Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. (ISBN
978-3-11-019007-6)
12.
REMOTE SENSING AND IMAGE
INTERPRETATION, 6TH ED. AUTHOR: LILLESAND, KIEFER, CHIPMAN, PRICE
: Rs. 699/-; Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
13.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN
INTRODUCTION, 3RD ED. AUTHOR: TOR BERNHARDSEN; PRICE: Rs. 459/-; Wiley India
Pvt. Ltd.
CVL 303: Concrete
Structures (3-1-0)
Unit I
Section I: Introduction
to R.C Structures
Section II: Basic
Material Properties
Constituents of concrete mix,
grade of concrete; behaviour, of hardened concrete
under uniaxial compression,
tension, flexure and combined stresses; creep, shrinkage and temperature
effects; durability; properties of reinforcing steel, Relevant Codes
Section III: Basic Design
Concepts
Working stress, ultimate load and
limit states design.
Section IV: Design for
Flexure
Analysis at service and ultimate
loads; singly and doubly reinforced rectangular and flanged sections; design of
beams, one-way slabs, two way slabs for flexure as per IS 456.
Section V: Design for
Shear and Torsion
Analysis and design of reinforced
concrete sections for shear as per IS 456. Design of beams for torsion.
Unit II
Section VI: Design for
Bond
Development length, splicing,
curtailment, code requirements.
Section VII: Design of
Compression Members
Effective length, design of short
columns subject to axial compression with and without uniaxial/biaxial
eccentricities; introduction to slender columns.
Section VIII: Design of
Footings
Types of footings, design of
isolated and wall footings
Books and References:
1. Reinforced Concrete Design
(Second edition) – S. Unnikrishna Pillai and Devdas
Menon, Tata McGraw Hill
2. Limit State Design of
Reinforced Concrete – P. C. Varghese, Prentice Hall India
3. Design of Concrete Structures
(12th edition) – Arthur H Nilson, Tata McGraw-
Hill
4. Reinforced Concrete Limit
State Design – Ashok K Jain , Nemchand &Bros.
CVL 301: Fluid
Mechanics and Hydraulics (3-1-2)
Unit I
Section 1:
Introduction
Fluid as continuum, physical
properties of fluids, ideal and real fluids, Newtonian and Non-Newtonian
Fluids, Fluid Statics, Pressure – density - height relationship, pressure
measurement using Manometers, Pressure force on plane and curved surfaces, centre
of pressure, buoyancy, stability of immersed and floating bodies, metacentric
height, fluid mass subjected to uniform accelerations
Section 2:
Kinematics of fluid flow
Steady and unsteady flows,
uniform and non uniform flows, laminar and turbulent
flows, one, two and three
dimensional flows, streamlines, streak lines and path lines, circulation and
vorticity, rotational and irrotational flows, velocity potential and stream
function, graphical and experimental methods of drawing flow nets, continuity
equation.
Section 3: Dynamics
of fluid flow
Euler’s equation of motion along
a streamline and its integration, Bernoulli’s equation and its applications –
Pitot tube, Venturimeter, orificemeter, nozzles, momentum equation and its
application to stationary and moving plates/vanes, pipe bends, problems related
to combined application of energy and momentum equations.
Unit II
Section 4: Flow in
Pipes
Reynold’s experiments,
experimental determination of critical velocity, transition from laminar to
turbulent flow, Laminar flow through circular tubes, major and minor losses in
pipe lines, loss due to sudden contraction, expansion etc., Analysis of pipe
networks, hardy Cross Method.
Section 5: Flow in
open Channel
Comparison between open channel
and pipe flow, uniform and non-uniform flows, uniform flow formulae, Chezy’s
and Manning’s Formula, Hydraulically efficient channel section of rectangular,
trapezoidal and circular type
Section 6: Flow
through mouthpieces and orifices
Hydraulic coefficients of
orifice, bell method orifice, mouthpieces, Borda's mouthpieces, running free
and submerged. Notches and Weirs: Rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal
notches and weir, cippoletti and broad crested weir, aeration of nappe,
cavitations submerged weir.
Books and
References:
1. Fluid Mechanics – Streeter
V.L. & Wylie E.B. (Tata McGraw Hill)
2. Mechanics of Fluid – Irving H.
Shames (McGraw Hill)
3. Fluid Mechanics – John F
Dougles (Pearson Publication)
4. Fluid Mechanics – R.J. Garde
(New Age International Publication)
5. Introduction to Fluid
Mechanics – James A. Fay (Prentice Hall India)
6. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
– C. S. P. Ojha, R. Berndtsson and
P. N. Chandramouli (Oxford
University Press)
7. Fluid Mechanics – P.N. Modi
and S. M. Seth(Standard Book House)
8. Fluid Mechanics – Gupta and
Gupta (Wiley Edition)
CVL 302: Foundation
Engineering (4-1-0)
Section I:
Introduction
Role of civil engineers in
selection, design and construction of foundation of civil engineering
structures, Brief review of soil mechanics principles used in foundation
engineering
Section II: Site
Investigation
Methods of soil exploration,
Boring, Sampling-disturbed and undisturbed sampling, Sampling techniques,
Various penetration tests including dynamic cone penetration test (DCPT),
standard penetration test (SPT) and static cone penetration test (SCPT),
Preparation of soil borelogs, Correlation between penetration resistance and
soil design parameters, Selection of foundation based on soil condition.
Section III: Earth
Pressure
Earth pressure at rest, Active
and Passive earth pressure, Rankine and Coulomb’s
earth pressure theories, Earth
pressure due to surcharge
Section IV: Shallow
Foundations
Types of shallow foundations,
mechanism of load transfer, Modes of failure, Terzaghi’s bearing capacity
theory, Computation of bearing capacity in soils, Influence of various factors, Use of field
test data in design of shallow foundations, Stresses below the foundations,
Settlement of footings and rafts, Allowable and maximum differential
settlements of buildings, Codal provisions, Proportioning of footings and rafts
Section V: Pile
Foundation
Types of pile and method of
construction, Estimation of load carrying capacity of a
pile, Static and dynamic
formulae, Load carrying capacity and settlement of group of piles, Piles
subjected to uplift, Negative skin friction, Pile load tests and interpretation
of test data, Proportioning of piles, Codal provisions
Section VI: Well
Foundations
Methods of construction, Tilt and
shift, Remedial measures during sinking of well
foundation, Bearing capacity,
Settlement and lateral stability of well foundation
Section VII:
Stability of Slopes
Mode of failure mechanism,
Stability analysis of infinite slopes, Method of slices,
Bishop’s simplified method
Section VIII:
Retaining Walls
Types of retaining walls-gravity,
semigravity, cantilever and counterfort retaining walls, Stability analysis of
retaining walls, Proportioning and design of retaining walls
Section IX: Soil
Stabilization
Concept of soil stabilization,
Materials used, Methods of stabilization
Books and References:
1. Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering – Arora, K.R. (Standard publishers
and distributors, New Delhi,
1997)
2. A Textbook of Geotechnical
Engineering – Khan, I.H., (Prentice Hall of India,
New Delhi, 1999)
3. Basic and applied soil
mechanics – Gopal Ranjan and Rao, A.S.R. (Wiley Eastern
Ltd., New Delhi (India), 1997)
4. Foundation Analysis and Design
– Bowles J.E. (McGraw Hill, 1994)
5. Design Aids in Soil Mechanics
and Foundation Engineering – S.R. Kaniraj (Tata
McGraw Hill, New Delhi)
6. Foundation Engineering (2nd
Edition) – Peck, R.B., Hanson (W.E. and
Thornburn. W.H. John Wiley, New
York, 1976)
7. Principles of Foundation
Engineering – Das, B.M. (PWS Publishing, California,
1999)
