CE 5th Semester Syllabus

1. Unit 1Review of Fluid Properties

   Engineering units of measurement · mass · density · specific weight · specific volume · specific gravity · surface tension · capillarity · viscosity · bulk modulus of elasticity · pressure and vapor pressure · Fluid Statics: Pressure at a point · pressure variation in static fluid · Absolute and gauge pressure · manometers · Forces on plane and curved surfaces (Problems on gravity dams and Tainter gates) · buoyant force · Stability of floating and submerged bodies · Relative equilibrium

2. Unit 2Kinematics of Flow

   Types of flow - ideal & real, steady & unsteady, uniform & non uniform, one, two and three dimensional flow · path lines, streamlines, stream tubes · continuity equation for one and three dimensional flow · rotational & irrotational flow · circulation · stagnation point · separation of flow · sources & sinks · velocity potential · stream function · flow nets – their utility & method of drawing flow nets

3. Unit 3Dynamics of Flow

   Euler’s equation of motion along a streamline and derivation of Bernoulli’s equation · application of Bernoulli’s equation · energy correction factor · linear momentum equation for steady flow · momentum correction factor · moment of momentum equation · forces on fixed and moving vanes and other applications · Fluid Measurements: Velocity measurement (Pitot tube, Prandtl tube, current meters etc.) · flow measurement (orifices, nozzles, mouth pieces, orifice meter, nozzle meter, venturimeter, weirs and notches)

4. Unit 4Laminar Flow

   Introduction to laminar flow · Reynolds experiment & Reynolds number · relation between shear & pressure gradient · laminar flow through circular pipes · laminar flow between parallel plates · laminar flow through porous media · Stokes law

5. Unit 5Dimensional Analysis and Turbulent Flow

   Dimensional Analysis and use of Buckingham‑π theorem · Introduction to Turbulent flow – Prandtl mixing length hypothesis · Flow over smooth & rough surface · Darcy–Weisbach resistance equation · variation of friction factor & Moody’s diagram · pipe flow problem

1. Unit 1Highway Planning, Alignment & Geometric Design

   Principles of highway planning · Road planning in India and financing of roads · Classification patterns · Requirements and engineering surveys for highway location · Cross‑sectional elements – width, camber, superelevation, sight distances · Extra widening at curves · Horizontal and vertical curves · Numerical problems related to alignment and geometry

2. Unit 2Bituminous & Cement Concrete Pavements

   Design of flexible (bituminous) pavements · Design of mixes and stability (WBM, WMM, BM, IBM) · Surface dressing and interfacial treatments – seal coat, tack coat, prime coat, wearing coats · Grouted macadam and bituminous concrete specifications · Construction and maintenance of flexible pavements · Advantages and disadvantages of rigid (cement concrete) pavements · General principles of rigid pavement design, types, construction, maintenance and joints · Dowel bars and tie bars in rigid pavements · Recent developments in cement concrete pavement design, fatigue and reliability

3. Unit 3Low Cost Roads, Drainage, Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning

   Principles of stabilization and mechanical stabilization of low‑cost roads · Requirements, advantages, disadvantages and uses of stabilization techniques · Quality control of stabilization works · Macadam roads – types, specifications, construction, maintenance and causes of failure · Surface and sub‑surface drainage of roads · Highway materials – properties and testing · Channelised and unchannelised intersections, at‑grade and grade‑separated intersections · Rotary‑type intersection design, marking, signs, signals and street lighting · Principles of transportation planning – inventories, trip generation, trip distribution, model split, traffic assignment and plan preparation

4. Unit 4Airport Planning, Runway & Taxiway

   Airport site selection and classification of airports · Aircraft characteristics and their effects on runway alignment · Wind‑rose diagrams and basic runway length calculations with corrections · Geometrical elements of taxiways and runways · Runway capacity patterns

5. Unit 5Airport Obstructions, Lightning & Traffic Control

   Zoning regulations and approach areas · Approach surface types – imaginary, conical and horizontal · Runway and taxiway lighting, rotating beacon, boundary lights and approach lights · Instrument landing system, precision approach radar and VOR en‑route traffic control

1. Unit 1Moment Distribution and Frame Analysis

   Moment distribution method in analysis of frames with sway · Analysis of box frames · Analysis of portals with inclined members · Analysis of beams and frames by Kani’s method

2. Unit 2Plastic Analysis of Frames

   Plastic analysis of beams · Plastic analysis of frames

3. Unit 3Tall Frames and Lateral Load Analysis

   Analysis of tall frames · Wind and earthquake loads on frames · Codal provisions for lateral loads · Approximate analysis of multistory frames for vertical loads · Approximate analysis of multistory frames for lateral loads

4. Unit 4Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis

   Force method of matrix structural analysis · Displacement method of matrix structural analysis

5. Unit 5Influence Lines

   Influence lines for intermediate structures · Muller‑Breslau principle

1. Unit 1Preliminary and detailed investigation methods

   Preliminary and detailed investigation methods · Methods of construction, form work and centering · Schedule of construction, job layout · Principles of construction management · Modern management techniques like CPM/PERT with network analysis

2. Unit 2Construction equipments

   Factors affecting selection of construction equipment · Investment and operating cost of equipment · Output of various construction equipments · Equipment required for earth work · Equipment required for dredging · Equipment required for conveyance · Equipment required for concreting · Equipment required for hoisting · Equipment required for pile driving · Equipment required for compaction and grouting

3. Unit 3Contracts

   Different types of contract controls · Notice Inviting Tenders (NIT) · Contract documents · Departmental method of construction · Rate list preparation · Security deposit and earnest money requirements · Conditions of contract · Arbitration procedures · Administrative approval processes · Technical sanction procedures

4. Unit 4Specifications & Public Works Accounts

   Importance of specifications and public works accounts · Types of specifications · Specifications for various trades of engineering works · Various forms used in construction works · Measurement book maintenance · Cash book maintenance · Materials at site account · Imprest account handling · Tools and plants accounting · Various types of running bills · Secured advance procedures · Final bill preparation

5. Unit 5Site Organization & Systems Approach to Planning

   Accommodation of site staff and contractor’s staff · Organization charts and manuals for construction sites · Personnel management in construction · Welfare facilities for site workers · Labour laws and human relations · Safety engineering on site · Equipment management problems · Assignment model for equipment allocation · Transportation model for construction logistics · Waiting line models with applications in construction · Shovel‑truck performance analysis using waiting line method

1. Unit 1Introduction

   Purpose and importance of estimates · Principles of estimating · Methods of taking out quantities of items of work · Mode of measurement · Measurement sheet and abstract sheet · Bill of quantities · Types of estimate · Plinth area rate · Cubical content rate · Preliminary estimate · Original estimate · Revised estimate · Supplementary estimate for different projects

2. Unit 2Rate Analysis

   Task for average artisan · Factors involved in the rate of an item · Material and labour requirement for various trades · Preparation of rates of important items of work · Current schedule of rates (C.S.R.)

3. Unit 3Detailed Estimates

   Preparing detailed estimates of various types of buildings · Detailed estimates for R.C.C. works · Earth work calculations for roads · Estimating of culverts · Estimating services for building such as water supply, drainage and electrification

4. Unit 4Cost of Works

   Factors affecting cost of work · Overhead charges · Contingencies · Work charge establishment · Various percentages for different services in building · Preparation of DPR (Detailed Project Report)

5. Unit 5Valuation

   Purposes of valuation · Depreciation · Sinking fund · Scrap value · Year’s purchase · Gross and net income · Dual rate interest · Methods of valuation · Rent fixation of buildings

1. Unit 1History of water transportation

   History of water transportation at world level and at national level development and policy · Classification of harbours, natural and artificial · Major ports in India · Administrative set up

2. Unit 2Harbour Planning

   Harbour components, ship characteristics, characteristics of good harbour and principles of harbour planning · Size of harbour, site selection criteria and layout of harbours · Surveys to be carried out for harbor planning

3. Unit 3Natural Phenomena

   Wind, waves, tides formation and currents phenomena, their generation characteristics and effects on marine structures · Silting, erosion and littoral drift

4. Unit 4Marine Structures

   General design aspects, breakwaters – function, types, general design principles · Wharves, quays, jetties, piers, pier heads, dolphin, fenders, mooring accessories – function, types, suitability, design and construction features

5. Unit 5Docks and Locks

   Tidal basin, wet docks – purpose, design consideration, operation of lock gates and passage · Repair docks – graving docks, floating docks

1. Unit 1Definition and classification of urban areas

   Definition and classification of urban areas · Trend of urbanization · Planning process · Various stages of the planning process · Surveys in planning · Plans and delineation of planning areas · Utility of spaces and future growth · Role of the Urban Planner in spatial organization, utility, demand and supply

2. Unit 2Plan implementation and sustainable urban development

   Plan implementation · Urban planning agencies and their functions · Financing (public, private, NGOs) · Public participation in planning · Development control regulations · Sustainability and rationality in planning · Components of sustainable urban and regional development · Emerging concepts: Global City, Inclusive City, Safe City · City of the future and future of the city

3. Unit 3Town and country planning regulations and urban renewal

   Town and Country Planning Act · Building bye‑laws · Elements of city planning · Zoning and land use · Housing · Introduction to landscaping – importance, objectives, principles, elements · Urban planning standards · Urban renewal for quality of life and livability

4. Unit 4Transportation systems, legal issues and development plan preparation

   Traffic transportation systems: urban roads and hierarchy · Traffic management · Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) · Legal issues in planning and professional practice · Property rights in planning · Concept of arbitration · State and central government roles in town and country planning · Mechanism for preparation of development plan – Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013

5. Unit 5Development plans and planning agencies

   Types of development plans: Master Plan, City Development Plan, Structure Plan, housing, land use, water supply & sanitation · Planning agencies for various levels of planning and their organization and purpose (CIDCO, MHADA, MIDC, MMRDA, PMRDA, etc.)

1. Unit 1Remote Sensing

   Basic concepts of remote sensing · Data and information in remote sensing · Remote sensing data collection methods · Advantages and limitations of remote sensing · Remote sensing process · Electromagnetic spectrum · Energy interactions with atmosphere and earth surface features (soil, water, vegetation) · Image resolution · Image registration · False‑color composite imaging · Elements of visual interpretation techniques

2. Unit 2Remote Sensing Platforms and Sensors

   Characteristics of Indian satellites and sensors · Overview of remote sensing platforms · Sensors and properties of digital data · Data formats and introduction · Major sensors/platforms: IRS, Landsat, SPOT, Cartosat, IKONOS, Envisat · Sensor resolutions: spatial, spectral, radiometric, temporal · Basics of digital image processing · Systematic errors in digital imagery (scan skew, mirror‑scan velocity, panoramic distortion, platform velocity, earth rotation) · Non‑systematic (random) errors (altitude, attitude) · Image enhancement techniques: gray‑level thresholding, level slicing, contrast stretching · Image filtering methods

3. Unit 3Geographic Information System

   Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) · Components of a GIS · Geographically referenced data · Spatial and attribute data and their integration · GIS operations: spatial data input and attribute data management · Geographic coordinate systems and datums · Map projections and types of map projections · Projected coordinate systems · Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zones

4. Unit 4Data Models

   Vector data model and representation of simple features · Topology and its importance in vector data · Coverage and its data structure; shapefile format · Relational database concepts for GIS · Raster data model elements · Types of raster data · Raster data structure and data conversion

5. Unit 5Integrated Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS

   Land‑use and land‑cover analysis using remote sensing and GIS · Change detection techniques · Water resources management applications · Urban planning applications · Environmental planning applications · Natural resource management applications · Traffic management applications · Location‑based services and their applications

1. Unit 1Renewable Energy Systems

   Energy sources: conventional vs non‑conventional, renewable vs non‑renewable · Global and Indian statistics of energy resources · Significance and exploitation of renewable sources · Energy planning, efficiency and management

2. Unit 2Wind Energy System

   Wind energy fundamentals and windmills · Grid‑connected wind systems: configuration and operating principles · Effects of wind speed and grid conditions · Off‑grid wind‑battery, wind‑diesel, wind‑hydro systems · Wind‑operated pumps and energy‑balance controllers · Small hydro systems: grid‑connected configurations, principles, and limitations · Generator types for stand‑alone systems: synchronous versus induction · Use of electronic load controllers and self‑excited induction generators · Wave energy systems: grid‑connected and hybrid configurations

3. Unit 3Solar Radiation

   Extraterrestrial and terrestrial solar radiation · Solar thermal conversion principles · Photovoltaic (PV) cells: materials, efficiency, and characteristics · PV panel performance under varying insolation · PV‑powered lighting and water pumps; characteristics of motors and pumps connected to PV panels · Biomass energy systems: configurations, biomass‑engine generators, load feeding in stand‑alone and hybrid modes · Characteristics of biomass as an energy source

4. Unit 4Energy from Oceans

   Ocean temperature difference and OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) principles and plant operation · Geothermal energy and electric generation from gaseous cells · Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) energy generation · Non‑hazardous energy extraction from nuclear waste · Possibilities of other modern non‑conventional energy sources

5. Unit 5Electric Energy Conservation

   Energy‑efficient motors and other equipment · Energy saving in power‑electronic controlled drives · Electricity conservation in pumps, air‑conditioning, power plants, process industries, and illumination · Methods of energy audit and measurement systems · Efficiency measurement techniques and typical case studies · Analog and digital measuring devices, including thyristors

1. Unit 1Entrepreneurship

   Types of Entrepreneurs · Difference between Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur · Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth · Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Growth

2. Unit 2Motivation

   Major Motives Influencing an Entrepreneur · Achievement Motivation Training · Self Rating · Business Games · Thematic Apperception Test – Stress Management · Entrepreneurship Development Programs – Need and Objectives

3. Unit 3Business

   Definition and Classification of Small Enterprises · Characteristics and Ownership Structures of Small Enterprises · Project Formulation and Steps for Setting up a Business · Identifying and Selecting a Good Business Opportunity · Market Survey and Research · Techno Economic Feasibility Assessment · Preparation of Preliminary Project Reports · Project Appraisal · Sources of Information · Classification of Needs and Agencies

4. Unit 4Financing And Accounting

   Sources of Finance and Need · Term Loans · Capital Structure · Financial Institutions · Management of Working Capital · Costing · Break Even Analysis · Taxation – Income Tax · Excise Duty · Sales Tax

5. Unit 5Support To Entrepreneurs

   Sickness in Small Business – Concept, Magnitude, Causes and Consequences, Corrective Measures · Business Incubators · Government Policy for Small Scale Enterprises · Growth Strategies in Small Industry – Expansion · Diversification · Joint Venture · Merger and Sub Contracting

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