MCEE01 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY 3 1 0 4

1. CONCRETE MAKING MATERIALS 14Aggregates classification, IS Specifications, Properties, Grading, Methods of

combining aggregates, specified gradings, Testing of aggregates, Fibers. Cement, Grade of cement, Chemical composition, Testing of concrete, Hydration of cement, Structure of hydrated cement, Special cements - Water Chemical admixtures, Mineral admixture.2. CONCRETE 12

Properties of fresh concrete, Hardened concrete, Strength, Elastic properties, Creep and shrinkage, Variability of concrete strength.3. MIX DESIGN 10

Principles of concrete mix design, Methods of concrete mix design, Testing of concrete.4. SPECIAL CONCRETE 12

Light weight concrete, Fly ash concrete, Fibre refinforced concrete, Polymer Concrete, Super plasticised concrete, Epoxy resins and screeds for rehabilitation - Properties and Applications - High performance concrete.5. CONCRETING METHODS 12

Process of manufacturing of concrete, methods of transportation, placing and curing - Extreme weather concreting, special concreting methods, Vaccum dewatering - underwater concrete, special from work.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES

1. Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete , Pitman Publishing Limited, London.2. Shetty M.S., Concrete Technology, S.Chand and Company Ltd. Delhi.3. Rudhani G., Light Weight Concrete Academic Kiado, Publishing Home of

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, New Delhi 1963.

MCEE03 BEHAVIOR OF METALLIC STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4

1. INTRODUCTION 8Thin walled sections – general treatment – torsion of thin wall open and closed cross sections – formulation

2. TENSION MEMBERS 8Concentrically loaded tension member – Eccentrically connected tension member – bending of tension member – stress concentration.

3. COMPRESSION MEMBER 7Elastic and inelastic compression - effectie lengths – design by buckling – examples.

4. LOCAL BUCKLING OF THIN – PLATE ELEMENTS 7Plate elements in compression – shear, bending – plate elements in bearing.

5. INPLANE BENDING OF BEAMS 8Elastic analysis of thin – walled beams – bending stresses in thin – walled beams – shear stresses – plastic design of beams – strength design of beams – serviceability design of beams.

6. LATERAL BUCKLING OF BEAMS 8Elastic beams – inelastic beams – effective length of beams – design by bucklingh analysis – m0nosymmetric beams – non uniform beams – examples.

7. BEAM – COLUMNS AND FRAMES 7In plane behaviour – isolated beam – column – Flextural torsional buckling – Biaxial bending of isolated beam – columns – triangulated frames – two-dimensional flexural frames – three dimensional flexural frames – examples.

8. TORSION MEMBERS 7Uniform torsion – Nonuniform torsion – design – distortion.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCE BOOK

1. Trahair N.S., and Bradfer, M.A., The Behaviour and design of Steel Structures, Champen & Hall, New Delhi 1988.

2. Timoshenko, S.P. and Gere, J.M. Theory of Elastic Stability, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, Newyork, 1961.

3. Chajes, A., Principles of Structural Stability Theory, Prentice Hall. New Delhi

4. Bleich, F., Buckling of metal Structures, McGraw Hill Co. New Delhi5. Chen, W.F. And Atusta, T., Theory of Beam – columns, Vol.I and Vol.II,

McGraw Hill, Newyork, 1976, 1977.

MCEE05 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS IN ENGINEERING 3 1 0 41. INTRODUCTION 10

Boundary Value Problem - Approximate Solution - Variation and Weighted Residual Methods - Ritz and Gale kin Formulations - Concepts of Piecewise Approximation and Finite Elements - Displacement and Shape Functions - Weak Formulation - Minimum Potential Energy - Generation of Stiffness Matrix and Load Vector.2. STRESS ANALYSIS 10

Two Dimensional problems - Plane Stress, Plain Strain and Ax symmetric Problems - Triangular and Quadrilateral Elements - Natural Coordinates - Isoperimetric Formulation - Numerical Integration - Plate Bending and Shell Elements - Brick Elements - Elements for Fracture Analysis.3. MESHING AND SOLUTION PROBLEMS 10

Higher Order Elements - p and h Methods of refinement - IIL conditioned Elements - Discrimination Errors –Auto and Adaptive Mesh Generation Techniques - Error Evaluation.4. NONLINEAR AND VIBRATION PROBLEMS 10

Material and Geometric No linearity - Methods of Treatment - Consistent System Matrices – Dynamic Condensation - Eigen Value Extraction.5. THERMAL ANALYSIS 5

Application to Thermal analysis Problem6. PRACTICALS 30

Total No of periods: 75REFERENCES

1. Bathe , K.J., Finite Elements Procedures in Engineering analysis, Prentice Hall Inc., New Delhi 1995.

2. Zienkiewicz, O.C, and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Elements Methods , Mc Graw Hill New Delhi, 1987.

3. Chandrupatla, R.T. and Belegundu, A.D ., Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, 2nd Edition , Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi 1997.

4. Moaveni,S., Finite Element Analysis : Theory and Application with ANSYS, Prentice Hall Inc., New Delhi 1999.

MCEE07 TALL STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4

1. DESIGN CRITERIA 7Design philosophy, Loading, Sequential loading, materials - high performance

Concrete - Fiber reinforced Concrete - Light weight Concrete - Design mixes.2. LOADING AND MOVEMENT 8Gravity Loading : Dead and live load, methods of live load reduction, Impact, gravity loading, construction loads.Wind loading : Static and dynamic approach, Analytical and wind tunnel experimental method.Earthquake loading : Equivalent lateral force, modal analysis, combinations of loading working stress design,Limit state design, plastic design.3. BEHAVIOUR OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 10

Factors affecting growth, Height and Structural form. High rise behaviour, Rigid frames, braced frames, Infilled frames, shear walls, coupled shear walls, wall-frames, tubulars, cores, futrigger - braced and hybrid mega system.4. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 25

Modeling for approximate analysis, Accurate analysis and reduction techniques, Analysis of building as total structural system considering overall integrity and major subsystem interaction, Anlysis for member forces, drift and twist, computerised general three dimentional analysis.Structural Elements : Sectional shapes, properties and resisting capacity, design, deflection, cracking, prestressing, shear flow. Design for diffenential movement, creep and shrinkage effects, temperature effects and fire resistance.5. STABILITY OF TALL BUILDINGS 10

Overall buckling analysis of frames, wall-frames, Approximate methods, second order effects of gravity of loading, P-Delta analysis, simultaneous first-order and P-Delta analysis, Translational, Torsional instability, out of plum effects, stiffness of member in stability, effect of foundation rotation.

Total No of periods: 60TEXT BOOKS

1. Taranath B.S., Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Building, McGraw Hill, 1988.

REFERENCES1. Dr. Y.P.Gupta, Editor. Proceedings National Seminar on High Rise Structures - Design and Construction practices for middle level cities Nov. 14 -16, 1995, New Age International Limited, Publishers, Madras -20.2. Wilf gang Schuller, High Rise Building Structures, John Wiley and Sons, New Jercy 1977.3. Bryan stafford Smith, Alexcoull, Tall Building Structures , Analysis and Design,John Wiley and Sons, Inc New Jercy 1977

MCEE09 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS 3 1 0 4

1. INTRODUCTION 10Definition – Artificial Intelligence – well-structured – ill structured

problem – knowledge based systems – range of KBES applications – development of KBES.

2. PROBLEM SOLVING (BASIC SEARCH METHODS) 10Introduction – problem solving – search techniques – (depth first search,

breadth first search) – evaluation based approach – Hill climbing (steepest descent) – Best First search – conclusion.

3. KNOWLEDGE REPRESENT SOLVING STRATEGIES INTRODUCTION 10Forward chaining – backward chaining – theorem proving – Means and analysis – Hierarchical refinement – Heuristic generate Test – Constraint handling – Inexact Inference technique – organization of KBES.

4. BLACK BORD ARCHITECTURE AND ANALOGICAL REASONI 10Overview – HEARSAY – II – HASP/SIAP, OPM – object oriented black

board system – black board configuration for model board diagnosis example –

model of analogy – example – case based reasoning in Engg. Design – demand posting – conclusion.

5. NEURAL NETWORKS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT 10Neurons as computational units – models of neural networks – neural

network framework for knowledge acquisition – technology transfer.6. SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTING KBES 10

Knowledge representation – inference menu – developer interface – end user interface – programming language – hardware – integral with other languages – inexact inference techniques (Bayesian approach, certainty approach, Fuzzy logic – Introduction only) – various implementation tools – comparison of various KBST – practical guidelines.

Total No of periods: 60REFRENCE BOOOK:

1. Siram, D., Computer Aided Engg. The Knowledge Frontier (Vol. I Fundamentals) to be published. New Jercy 1977

2. Gero. H.S. (ed). Artificial Intelligence in Engg. Design, Elsevier/CMP, Amsterdam, 1998.

3. Adeli, H. and Balasubramanyam, K.V., Expert System for Structural Design, A new generation, Prentice Hall, New Delhi 1988.

4. Adeli., H., Ed., Expert System in Construction and Structural Engg., Chapman and Hall, 1987. New Jercy

MCEE11 BOUNDARY INTEGRAL ELEMENT METHOD 3 1 0 4

1. INTRODUCTION 5Basic ideas – Boundary solution and other methods.

2. WEIGHTED RESIDUAL METHOD 7Basic concept – weighted convergence – weak and strong formulations

fundamental solutions and alternate formulations – solution of Dirichlet problem.3. NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES AND MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES 8

Introduction – Basic relationship – Boundary elements – linear quadratic and higher order elements Poission’s equation – istropic problems with more than one surface – non - homogeneous solids – Helmholtz equation.

4. TWO DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS 10Introduction – Computer Program – linear and Higher order elements non – homogeneous case – anistropic soils.

5. PLASTICITY PROBLEMS 10Plane Linear elastostatics – regular boundary integral equation for stress analysis

– linear isotropic elasticity with body force – non conforming boundary elements – analysis of 3D crack problems.

6. GEOMECHANICS 10Foundary integral element method for soil – foundation interaction – foundary

integral element method for porous media.7. LATERAL PROBLEMS 10

Foundary integral element method for plasticity problems – New development in elaasto – plastic analysis – Boundary Integral Element for the solution of non tension material.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCE BOOK

1. Brebbia, C.A., The Boundary Element Methods, Proc. Of III International Seminar, Invine, California, July, 1981.

2. Brebbia C.A., Boundary Element Methods, Proc, of III International Seminar, Invine, California, July, 1981.

3. Midihro Kitahara, Boundary Integral euation Methods in Engineering Problems in Elasto dynamics & Thin Plates, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1985.

4. Crouh, S.L. and Start field, A.M., Boundary elements Methods in Solid Mechanics, George Alcen & Unwin Pub., New Jercy 1983.

MCEE13 PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES 3 1 0 41. INTRODUCTION 5

General Civil Engineering requirements, specific requirements for planning and I layout of prefabricates plant. IS a Code specification.2. DESIGN PRINCIPLES 8

Modular co-ordination, standardization, Disuniting, of Prefabricates, production, transportation, erection, stages of loading and coal provisions, safety factors, material properties, Deflection control, Lateral load resistance, Location and types of shear walls.3. REINFORCED CONCRETE 8

Prefabricated structures - Long wall and cross-wall large panel buildings, one way and two way prefabricated slabs, Framed buildings with partial and curtain walls, single store industrial buildings with trusses and shells, Crane-gantry systems.4. FLOORS, STAIRS AND ROOFS 12

Types of floor slabs, analysis and design example of cored and panel types and two-way systems, staircase slab design, types of roof slabs and insulation requirements, Description of joints, their behavior and reinforcement requirements, Deflection control for short term and long term loads, Ultimate strength calculations in shear and flexure.5. WALLS 12

Types of wall panels, Blocks and large panels, Curtain, Partition and load bearing walls, load transfer from floor to wall panels, vertical loads, Eccentricity and stability of wall panels, Design Curves, types of wall joints, their behavior and design, Leak prevention, joint sealants, sandwich wall panels, approximate design of shear walls.6. DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS 7

Components of single-store industrial sheds with crane gantry systems, Design of R.C. Roof Trusses, Roof Panels, Design of R.C.crane-gantry girders, corbels and columns, wind bracing design. 7. DESIGN OF SHELL ROOFS FOR INDUSTRIAL SHEDS 7

Cylindrical, Folded plate and hyper-prefabricated shells, Erection and jointing, joint design, hand book based design.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES BOOK 1. B.Lewicki, Building with Large Prefabricates, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam/ London/ New York, 1966.2. Koncz.T., Manual of Precast Concrete Construction, Vol.I II and III, Bauverlag, GMBH, 1971.3. Structural Design Manual, Precast Concrete Connection Details, Society for the Studies in the use of Precase Concrete, Netherland Betor Verlag, London 1978.

4. Lasslo Mokk, Prefabricated Concrete for Industrial and Public Sectors, Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, 1964.5. Murashev.V., Sigalov.E., and Bailov.V., Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Mir Publishers, London 1968.6. CBRI, Building Materials and Components, 1990, India.7. Gerostiza. C.Z., Hendrikson, C., Rehat D.R., Knowledge Based Process Planning for Construction and Manufacturing, Academic Press, Inc., London 1989.8. Warszawski, A., Industrialization and Robotics in Building - A managerial

approach, Harper & Row, London 1990.

MCEE15 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 3 1 0 41. Management Science 10 Introduction in construction – The organization of projects and contracts, control of

time and money, engineering economics, planning and programming techniques. 2. Scheduling Procedure & Techniques 10 CPM project planning & Searching – GANTT charts, milestone schedules – PERT

& CPM and their use. Resource allocation, Resource leveling, Resource smoothing, updating.

3. Construction contracts 10Indian Contract, Types of Contract, International Contract Document, Law of Trats

Estimating and Princing, FIDIC contract.4. Project Financing 10Construction finance, planning of funds, budgeting, measurement and valuation,

monitoring and reporting, linking time and money cost models, cost control and reporting project appraisal.

5. Production Management Organizing 10 Materials planning, budgeting and inventory control management of surplus materials, equipment control, Quality Control. Development of human resources – Motivation, Performance & satisfaction.

6. Construction Process 10Construction process control, work-study, crew size, layout computers in project

planning and construction management.Total No of periods: 60

Reference Book:1. Hira A. Ahuja, Project Management – techniques in planning and controlling

construction projects, wiley, Interscience London 1998.2. Anthony Walker, project Management in Construction. London 19983. Frank Harris and Ronald Mc Catfer, Management and Investment Decisions

Constructions Plant. London 19984. Thompson P.A., Organisation and Economics of Construction McGraw Hill,

1981. London5. James. A.F. Stoner and Charles Wankel – Management – Prentice Hall of India,

New Delhi, 1986.

MCEE02 DESIGN OF SHELL AND FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4

1. MEMBRANE THRORY OF STEELS 15Classification of shells - Types of shells - Structural action - Membrane theory -

Shells of revolution and shells of translation - Examples - Limitations of membrane theory.2. DESIGN OF FOLDED PLATES 15

Folded Plate structures - structural behaviour - Types - Design by ACI - ASCE Task Committee method.3. SPACE FRAME - DESIGN PHILOSOPHY 8

Space frames - configuration - types of nodes - general principles of design Philosophy - Behaviour.4. ANALYSIS OF SPACE FRAMES 11

Analysis of space frames - Formex Algebra, FORMIAN - Detailed design of Space frames5. OPTIMASATION 11

Optimization by structural theorems - Maxwell, Mirchell and Heyman's Theorems for trusses and frames – Fully stressed design with deflection constraints - Genetic Algorithm.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES

1. Wilhelm Flügge, Stresses in shells, Springer – Verlag McGraw Hill Book Co. 1981 UK

2. Timoshenko, S. Theory of Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill,Japan 19903. 3 Ramasamy, G.S., Design and Construction of Concrete Shells Roofs, CBS

Publishers, UK 19864. Principles of Space Structures by Dr.N.Subramanian - 1999, Wheeler Publishing

UK Co.5. Proceedings of International Conference on Space Structures, Anna University,

November 1997.6. Uri Krish, Optimum Structural Design, McGraw Hill Book Co. UK 1981

MCEE04 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4

1. INTRODUCTION AND CODAL PROVISIONS 8Principles of Prestressing - types and systems of prestressing, need for High

Strength materials, Analysis methods losses, deflection (short-long term), camber, cable layouts. Behaviour under flexure - codal provisions (IS, British ACI and DIN), ultimate strength.2. DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR FLEXURE SHEAR BOND AND END BLOCKS

13Design of flexural members, Design for Shear, bond and torsion. Design of End

blocks and their importance Design of tension members - application in the design of prestressed pipes and prestressed concrete cylindrical water tanks.3. DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS 8

Design of compression members with and without flexure - its application in the design piles, flagmasts and similar structures.4. COMPOSITE BEAMS 8

Composite beams - analysis and design, ultimate strength - their applications. Partial prestressing - its advantages and applications.5. CONTINUOUS BEAMS 15

Application of prestressing in continuous beams, concept of linear transformation, concordant cable profile and cap cables.6. DESIGN OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES 8

Special structures like prestressed folded plates, prestressed cylindrical shells, prestressed concrete poles.

Total No of periods: 60TEXT BOOKS1. Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition, Berlin 1988.2. Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete by N.C.Sinha & S.K.Roy S.Chand & Co., New Delhi 1985.REFERENCES BOOK 1. T.Y.Lin, Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, John Wiley and Sons, Inc Berlin1960.2. Leonhardt.F., Prestressed Concrete, Design and Construction, Wilhelm Ernst and Shon, Berlin, 1964.3. Freyssinet, Prestressed Concrete, John Wiley and Sons, Inc Berlin1960.4. Evans, R.H. and Bennett, E.W., Prestressed Concrete, Champman and Hall, London, 1958.

MCEE06 PROBABILISTIC METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 3 1 0 4 15

1. Basic concepts of structural safetyBasic concepts of structural safety Random variables and distribution probabilistic models – Nature of random variables and probabilities, union of events, conditional event, Baye’s rule, uniform law, hyper geometric law, Binomial law, Expected values, Calculation means and variances,

2. Approximation 15Approximation by central limit theorem, Chebysheve inequality, Gauss inequality Monte Caralo approximation – Statistical inference, Least squares, signficance test, Chi – Suqare test. Basic formulation of linear regression. Multiple linear and non-linear regression

3. Applications 15Applications –Collection and analysis of data on material strengths and loads safety factors – Reliability of structural systems.

4. Probalistic analysis 15Probalistic analysis and design of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete beams, semi – probabilistic design at various limit states – Design of columns – Reliability design of tension members, beams and columns, structural safety against dynamic forces.

Total No of periods: 60Reference Books:

1. Ang & Tang., Probability concepts in Engineering Planning & Design Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.2. Benjamin & Cornell, Probability, Statistics and Decisions for Civil Engineers, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.3. Stark & Nichols, Mathematical Foundations for Designing Civil Engineering systems.Laportati, E., The Assessment of Structural Safety. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.4.Thoft Christensus & Bkaer, Structural Reliability Theory and its Applications, Springer Verlay. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.5.Papoulis A., Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Process.Haugen, Probabilistic Approaches to Design, John wiley. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.

MCEE08 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES 3 1 0 4

1. INTRODUCTION 12Basic concepts of minimum weight, minimum cost design, Objective function,

constraints, classical methods.2. OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES AND ALGORITHMS 16

Linear programming, Integer Programming, Quadratic Programming, Dynamic Programming and Geometric Programming methods for Optimal design of structural elements.3. COMPUTER SEARCH METHODS 16

Linear Programming methods for plastic design of frames, Computer search methods for univariate and multivariate Minimization.4. OPTIMIZATION THEOREMS 16

Optimization by structural theorems, Maxwell, Mitchell and Heyman's Theorems for trusses and frames, fully stresses design with deflection constraints, optimality criterion methods.

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES1. Spunt, Optimum Structural Design, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Services,Prentice-Hall, New Jersey 1971.2. S.S.Rao, Optimization Theory and Applications, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 1977.3. Uri Krisch, Optimum Structural Design, McGraw Hill Book Co. 1981.4. Richard Bronson, Operation Research, Schaum's Outline Series, McGraw Hill Book Co, Singapore, 1983.

MCEE10 CAD in Civil Engineering 3 1 0 4

1. Introduction to computing – principles of operation of computers – Hardware – Software and operating systems, application programs – data handling file structures. 8

2. Elements of CAD system – Hardware – CAD work stations – Details of Low End and High End work stations – Graphics processors – Hardware structure of a PC based and a high end workstation – Major specifications of work station – Typical CAD work station configuration. 8

3. CAD hardware input media – Key board cursor – Thumb wheels – Joy stick – Light pen – digitizer etc., - Display types – Storage – raster scan, refresh graphics and plasma panel – Output clences – plotter – printer and other hand copy devices. 8

4. Software: Details of 2D drafting software packages – Lazering and drawing primitives – display techniques. Editing – utilities – scaling dim ensuring – 3D work frame and solid modeling – shading – perspective views. 8

5. Design phases – concept ional design – Design documentation – automated drafting of multistory buildings – information creation – 3D shaded views. 8

6. Software package for Analysis for vertical views – Wind loads – program to choose preliminary dimensions – analysis of multistory frames – with or without shear walls. Finite element method of analyzing the frames. 8

7. Design of components – slab – beam – column and footing both in RC and Steel – rolling expert system in the design of multistory steel and RC buildings. 8

8. Packages for estimation – using Lotus 123 – software for Management – program for CPM & PERT.

Total No of periods: 60

Reference Book:1. Rajasekaran, S., “CAD in Civil Engineering,” Lecture, Notes.2. C.S. Krishnamoorthy and S. Rajeev, Computer Aided Design, Narosa

Publishing House, New Delhi, 1991. 3. H.B. Harrison, Structural Analysis and Design Vol. I & II, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition, Berlin 1988.

4. Billy E. Gillet, Introduction to Operations Research, A Computer Oriented Algorithmic approach, Tat McGraw Hill Co., 1982.5. Richard Forsyth (Ed) Expert System Principles and Case Studies – Chapman & Hall. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.

MCEE17 SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION 3 1 0 4

1. SOIL-FOUNDATION INTERACTION 9Introduction to soil-Foundation interaction problems,soil behaviour,Foundation

behjaviour,Interface behaviour,Scope of soil foundation interaction analysis,soil response models,Winkler,Elastic continuum,Two parameter elastic models,Elastic plastic behaviour,Time dependent behaviour2. BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION- SOIL MODELS 14

Infinite beam,Two parameters,Isotropic elastic half space,Analysis of beams of finite length,Classification of finite beams in relation to their stiffness3. PLATE ON ELASTIC MEDIUM 14

Infinite plate,Winkler,Two parameters,isotropic elastic medium,Thin and thick plates,Analysis of finite plates,rectangular and circular plates,Numerical analysis of finite plates,simple solutions4. ELASTIC ANALYSIS OF PILE 13

Elastic analysis of single pile,Theoretical solutions for settlement and load distributions,analysis of pile group,Interaction analysis,Load distribution in groups with rigid cap.5. LATERALLY LOADED PILE 10

Load deflection prediction for laterally loaded piles,Subgrade reaction and elastic analysis, Interaction analysis, Pile raft system, Solutions through influence charts

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES

1. Selva durai, A.P.S.., Elastic Analysis of Soil Foundation Interaction,Elsevier,1979

2. Poulos, H.G., and Davis,E.H., Pile Foundation Analysis and Design, John Wiley, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition,Berlin 1988.

3. Scott,R.F.,Foundation Analysis,Prentice Hall,1981 New Jercy4.Structure Soil Interaction - State of Art Report,Institution of Structural Engineers, New Delhi 1978.5.ACI 336, Suggested Analysis and Design Procedures for combined footings and Mats, American Concrete Institute, Delhi,1988

MCEE19 DISASTER RESISTANT STRUCTURES 3 1 0 4

1. BEHAVIOUR OF LIFE-LINE STRUCTURES 12Philosophy for design to resist earthquake, cyclone and flood - National and

International codes of practice - By-Law of urban and semi-urban areas - Traditional and modern structures.2. COMMUNITY STRUCTURES 12

Response of dams, bridges, buildings - Strengthening measures - Safety analysis and rating – Reliability assessment.3. REHABILITATION AND RETROFITTING 12

Testing and evaluation - Classification of structures for safety point of view - methods of strengthening for different disasters - qualification test.4. DETAILING OF STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS 12

Use of morden materials and their impact on disaster reduction - Use of modern analysis, design and construction techniques optimisation for performance.

5. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURES 12Damage surveys - Maintenance and modifications to improve hazard resistance -

Different types of foundation and its impact on safety - Ground improvement techniques.

Total No of periods: 60TEXT BOOKS1. V.Moskvin , et.all Concrete and Reinforced Concrete - Deterioration and Protection - Mir Publishers - Moscow 1980.2. R.T.Allen and S.C.Edwards, Repair of Concrete Structures, Blakie and Sons, U.K 1987.REFERENCES1. Proceedings IABSE 14th Congress "Civilisation through Civil Engineering" New Delhi, May 1992.2. Raiker R.N.Learning from failures Deficiencies in Design, Construction and Service ,R & D Center (SDCPL) Raiker Bhavan, Bombay , 1987.

MCEE21 DESIGN OF BRIDGES 3 1 0 41. INTRODUCTION 9

Classification, investigations and planning, choice of type, I.R.C.specifications for road bridges, standard live loads, other forces acting on bridges, general design considerations.2. SHORT SPAN BRIDGES 12

Load distribution theories, analysis and design of slab culverts, tee beam and slab bridges.3. LONG SPAN GIRDER BRIDGES 15

Design principles of continuous bridges, box girder bridges, balanced cantilever bridges.4. DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETEBBRIDGES 85. DESIGN OF PLATE GRIDER BRIDGES 86. BEARINGS, SUBSTRUCTURES AND FOOTINGS FOR BRIDGES 8

Total No of periods: 60REFERENCES

1. Raina V.K. "Concrete Bridge Practice" , Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1991.

2. Krishnaraju, N., "Design of Bridges" Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi, 1988

3. Bakht, B. and Jaegar, L.G., "Bridge Analysis simplified", McGraw Hill, 1985.4. Ponnuswamy, S., "Bridge Engineering", Tata McGraw Hill, 19895. Derrick Beckett, "An introduction to Structural Design of Concrete Bridges",

Surrey University Press, Henley Thomes, Oxford Shire, 1973.6. Taylor, F.W., Thomson, S.E., and Smulski E., "Reinforced Concrete Bridges",

John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1955.

MCEE23 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES 3 1 0 41. DESIGN OF PIPES 8

Structural design of a) Concrete b) Prestressed Concrete c) Steel and

d) Castiron piping mains, sewerage tanks design - anchorage for pipes - massive outfalls - structural design and laying - hydrodynamic considerations. Advances in the manufacture of pipes.2. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF WATER TANKS 15

Design of concrete roofing systems a) Cylindrical b) Spherical and c) Conical shapes using membrane theory and design of various types of folded plates for roofing with concrete. IS Codes for the design of water retaining structures.3. DESIGN OF SPECIAL PURPOSE STRUCTURES 15

Design of circular, rectangular, spherical and Intze type of tanks using concrete. Design of prestressed concrete cylindrical tanks - Economic analysis - introduction to computer aided design and packages.4. REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES 15

Underground reservoirs and swimming pools, Intake towers, Structural design including foundation of water retaining structures such as settling tanks, clarifloculators, aeration tanks etc. - effect of earth pressure and uplift considerations - selection of materials of construction.Diagnosing the cause and damage, identification of different types of structural and non-structural cracks – repair and rehabilitation methods for Masonry, Concrete and Steel Structures.5. EXPOSURE ON STEEL, LATTICE STRUCTURES USED IN WATER ANDSEWERAGE WORKS 7

Total No of periods: 60TEXT BOOKS1. Reinforced Concrete by P.Dayaratnam. S.Chand and Co.New Delhi 19852. Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition New Delhi 1988.3. Reinforced Concrete by N.C.Sinha & S.K.Roy - S.Chand and Co.New Delhi 1985.REFERENCES1. Hulse R., and Mosley, W.H., " Reinforced Concrete Design by Computer ",Macmillan Education Ltd.New Delhi, 1986.2. Ramaswamy, G.S., " Design and Construction of Concrete shell roofs ",CBS Publishers, India, 1986.3. Green, J.K. and Perkins, P.H., " Concrete liquid retaining structures ", Applied Science Publishers, New Delhi 1981.

MCEE25 WIND AND CYCLONE EFFECTS ON STRUCTURES 3 1 0 41. INTRODUCTION 12

Introduction, Spectral studies, Gust factor, Wind velocity, Methods of measurements, variation of speed with height, shape factor, aspect ratio, drag effects.2. WIND TUNNEL STUDIES 8

Wind Tunnel Studies, Types of tunnels, Modeling requirements, Interpretation of results, Aero-elastic models.3. WIND EFFECT 15

Wind on structures, Rigid structures, Flexible structures, Static and Dynamic effects, Tall buildings, chimneys.4. DESIGN PRINCIPLES 15

Application to design, IS 875 code method, Buildings, Chimneys, Roofs, Shelters.5. CYCLONE AND DESIGN 10

Cyclone effect on structures, cladding design, window glass design.Total No of periods: 60

TEXT BOOKS1. Cook.N.J., The Designer's Guide to Wind Loading of Building Structures, Butterworths, New York 1989.2. Kolousek., et.al., Wind Effects on Civil Engineering Structures, Elsevier Publications, New York 1984.REFERENCES

1. Peter Sachs, Wind Forces in Engineering, Pergamon Press, New York, 1972.2. Lawson T.V., Wind Effects on Building Vol. I and II , Applied Science Publishers, London, 1980.