CE 6th Semester Syllabus

1. Unit 1Basic Principles of Structural Design

   Assumptions · Mechanism of load transfer · Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel · Working stress method · Limit state methods of design · Partial safety factor for load and material · Calculation of various loads for structural design of singly reinforced beam · Partial load factors

2. Unit 2Design of Beams

   Doubly reinforced rectangular beams · Flanged beams · Lintels · Cantilever beams · Simply supported beams · Continuous beams · Beams with compression reinforcement · Redistribution of moments in continuous beams · Circular girders · Deep beams · Design of beam for shear · Design of beam for bond

3. Unit 3Design of Slabs

   Slabs spanning in one direction · Cantilever slabs · Simply supported slabs · Continuous slabs · Slabs spanning in two directions · Circular slabs · Waffle slabs · Flat slabs · Yield line theory

4. Unit 4Columns & Footings

   Effective length of columns · Short columns · Long columns · Square columns · Rectangular columns · Circular columns · Isolated footings · Combined footings · Strap footings · Columns subjected to axial loads and bending moments (no tension sections) · Raft foundations

5. Unit 5Staircases

   Staircases with waist slab having equal flights · Staircases with waist slab having unequal flights · Staircases with different support conditions · Slabless tread‑riser staircase

1. Unit 1Estimation of water resources

   Estimation of ground and surface water resources · Quality of water from different sources · Demand & quantity of water · Fire demand · Water requirement for various uses · Fluctuations in demand · Forecast of population

2. Unit 2Water quality and supply systems

   Impurities of water and their significance · Water-borne diseases · Physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis of water · Water standards for different uses · Intake structure · Conveyance of water · Pipe materials · Pumps – operation & pumping stations

3. Unit 3Water Treatment Methods

   Theory and design of sedimentation · Coagulation · Filtration · Disinfection · Aeration & water softening · Modern trends in sedimentation & filtration · Miscellaneous methods of treatment

4. Unit 4Sewerage and storm water

   Sewerage schemes and their importance · Collection & conveyance of sewage · Storm water quantity · Fluctuation in sewage flow · Flow through sewer · Design of sewer · Construction & maintenance of sewer · Sewer appurtenances · Pumps & pumping stations

5. Unit 5Wastewater characteristics and disposal

   Characteristics and analysis of waste water · Recycles of decomposition, physical, chemical & biological parameters · Oxygen demand (BOD & COD) · TOC, TOD, Th OD, Relative Stability, population equivalent · Instrumentation involved in analysis · Natural methods of waste water disposal by land treatment & dilution · Self purification capacity of stream · Oxygen sag analysis

1. Unit 1Irrigation water requirement and Soil-Water-Crop relationship

   Irrigation definition, necessity, advantages and disadvantages · Types and methods of irrigation · Irrigation development · Soil types, occurrence and suitability for irrigation · Wilting coefficient and field capacity of soils · Optimum water supply and consumptive use determination · Irrigation methods: surface, subsurface, sprinkler and drip · Duty of water, factors affecting duty and methods to improve duty · Suitability of water for irrigation · Crops and crop seasons · Principal crops and their water requirements · Crop ratio and crop rotation · Intensity of irrigation

2. Unit 2Ground Water and Well irrigation

   Confined and unconfined aquifers · Aquifer properties · Hydraulics of wells under steady flow conditions · Infiltration galleries · Ground water recharge – necessity and methods of improving storage · Water logging – causes, effects and prevention · Salt efflorescence – causes and effects · Reclamation of water‑logged and salt‑affected lands · Types of wells · Well construction · Yield tests, specific capacity and specific yield · Advantages and disadvantages of well irrigation

3. Unit 3Hydrology

   Hydrological cycle · Precipitation and its measurement · Recording and non‑recording rain gauges · Estimating missing rainfall data · Rain gauge networks · Mean depth of precipitation over a drainage area · Mass rainfall curves · Intensity‑duration curves · Depth‑area‑duration curves · Infiltration and infiltration indices · Evaporation stream gauging · Run‑off estimation · Hydrograph analysis · Unit hydrograph derivation from isolated and complex storms · S‑curve hydrograph · Synthetic unit hydrograph

4. Unit 4Canals and Structures

   Types of canals · Canal alignment · Design of unlined and lined canals · Kennedy’s and Lacey’s silt theories · Typical canal sections · Canal losses and lining objectives · Materials used for canal lining and economics · Introduction to hydraulic structures: dams, spillways, weirs, barrages, canal regulation structures

5. Unit 5Floods

   Types of floods and their estimation by different methods · Probability and frequency analysis of floods · Flood routing through reservoirs and channels · Flood control measures · Economics of flood control

1. Unit 1Introduction

   Need for prefabrication · Principles · Materials · Modular coordination · Standardization · Systems · Production · Transportation · Erection

2. Unit 2Prefabricated components

   Behavior of structural components · Large panel constructions · Construction of roof and floor slabs · Wall panels · Columns · Shear walls

3. Unit 3Design Principles

   Disuniting of structures · Design of cross section based on efficiency of material used · Problems in design because of joint flexibility · Allowance for joint deformation

4. Unit 4Joints in Structural Members

   Joints for different structural connections · Dimensions and detailing · Design of expansion joints

5. Unit 5Design of abnormal load

   Progressive collapse · Code provisions · Equivalent design loads for considering abnormal effects such as earthquakes, cyclones, etc. · Importance of avoidance of progressive collapse

1. Unit 1Equivalent Single Wheels Load concepts and applications

   Equivalent Single Wheels Load concepts and applications · Relationship between wheel arrangements and loading effects · Tyre contact area · Effect of load repetition · Effect of transient loads · Impact of moving loading · Factors to be considered in design of pavements · Design wheel load · Soil factors · Climatic factors · Pavement component materials · Environmental factors · Special factors such as frost, freezing and thawing

2. Unit 2Flexible Pavements – components, stresses and design methods

   Component parts of flexible pavement structures and their functions · Stresses in flexible pavements · Stress distribution through various layers · Boussinesque’s theory · Burmister’s two‑layered theory · Design methods for flexible pavements · Group index method · CBR method · Burmister’s method · North Dakota cone method

3. Unit 3Rigid Pavements – subgrade evaluation and stress analysis

   Evaluation of subgrade · Modulus‑K determination by plate bearing test and test details · Westergaard’s stress theory for rigid pavements · Temperature stresses in rigid pavements · Warping stresses · Frictional stresses · Critical combination of stresses · Critical loading positions

4. Unit 4Rigid Pavement Design and Pavement Joints

   IRC method for rigid pavement design · Fatigue analysis · PCA chart method · AASHTO method · Reliability analysis · Types of pavement joints · Contraction and warping joints · Dowel bars and tie bars · Temperature reinforcements · Filling and sealing of joints

5. Unit 5Evaluation and Strengthening of Existing Pavements

   Benkelman beam method · Serviceability Index method · Rigid overlays design procedures · Flexible overlays design procedures

1. Unit 1Concepts of energy efficient \& environment friendly materials and techniques

   Energy‑efficient and environmentally‑friendly wall materials – stabilized and sun‑dried walls, soil blocks & bricks, solid & hollow concrete blocks, stone‑masonry blocks, ferro‑cement partitions. · Energy‑efficient and environmentally‑friendly roof systems – precast RC plank & joist roofs, precast channel roofs, precast L‑panel roofs, precast funicular shells, ferro‑cement shells, filler slabs, sea‑sal fibre roofs, improved country tiles, thatch roofs, M.C.R. tiles.

2. Unit 2Cost effective construction techniques and equipments

   Cost‑effective construction techniques – rat‑trap bond construction, energy‑efficient roofings, ferro‑cement technique, mud technology. · Cost‑effective construction equipment – brick moulding machine, stabilised soil‑block making machine, plants for manufacturing concrete blocks, M.C.R. tile making machine, ferro‑cement wall‑panel and roofing‑channel making machine, RCC chaukhat making machine.

3. Unit 3Cost effective sanitation

   Waste‑water disposal systems for low‑cost sanitation. · Cost‑effective sanitation solutions for rural and urban areas. · Ferro‑cement drains as a low‑cost sanitation component.

4. Unit 4Low Cost Road Construction

   Low‑cost road materials and stabilization methods. · Construction techniques, testing procedures and equipment for low‑cost roads. · Road drainage and maintenance practices for economical road construction.

5. Unit 5Cost analysis and comparison

   Cost analysis and comparison of all experimental materials. · Cost analysis and comparison of all experimental techniques. · Green building rating systems and their application in cost‑effective design.

1. Unit 1Turbulent flow

   Laminar and turbulent boundary layers and laminar sublayer · Hydrodynamically smooth and rough boundaries · Velocity distribution in turbulent flow · Resistance of smooth and artificially roughened pipes, commercial pipes, aging of pipes · Losses due to sudden expansion and contraction in pipe flow · Losses in pipe fittings and valves · Concepts of equivalent length · Hydraulic and energy gradient lines · Siphon · Pipes in series, pipes in parallel and branching of pipes · Water hammer (quick‑closure case) · Transmission of power in pipe networks · Hardy‑Cross method for pipe network analysis

2. Unit 2Uniform flow in open channels

   Channel geometry and elements of channel section · Velocity distribution in open channels · Energy in open channel flow and specific energy · Types of flow; critical flow and its computation · Uniform flow computation · Chezy’s formula · Manning’s formula · Determination of normal depth and velocity · Normal and critical slopes · Economical channel sections · Saint‑Venant equation

3. Unit 3Non‑uniform flow in open channels

   Assumptions and dynamic equations of gradually varied flow · Characteristic analysis and computation of flow profiles · Rapidly varied flow: hydraulic jump in rectangular channels and its basic characteristics · Surges in open channels and channel flow routing · Venturi flume

4. Unit 4Forces on immersed bodies

   Types of drag · Drag on a sphere · Drag on a flat plate · Drag on a cylinder · Drag on an aerofoil and development of lift · Lifting vanes · Magnus effect

5. Unit 5Fluid machines

   Classifications and definitions of turbines · Similarity laws and specific speed of turbines · Pelton turbine – construction, settings, speed regulation, dimensions, jet action, torque, power, efficiency and characteristic curves · Reaction turbines – construction, draft‑tube theory, runaway speed, design basics, characteristic curves and cavitation · Centrifugal pumps – types, components, manometric head, total head, net positive suction head, specific speed, shut‑off head, energy losses, cavitation, working principle and characteristic curves · Reciprocating pumps – working principle, coefficient of discharge, slip, single‑acting and double‑acting types, manometric head and acceleration head

1. Unit 1Introduction

   Introduction and justifications of IPR; nature of IP; major forms of IP – Copyright, Patent, Trade Marks, Designs, Geographical Indication, layout design of semiconductors, plant varieties; concept and meaning of intellectual property · Major international documents relating to the protection of IP – Berne Convention, Paris Convention, TRIPS; the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

2. Unit 2Copyright

   Meaning and historical development of copyright · Subject matter of copyright · Ownership of copyright · Term of copyright · Rights of owner · Economic rights · Moral rights · Assignment and licence of rights · Infringement of copyright · Exceptions to infringement · Remedies – civil, criminal, administrative · Registration procedure

3. Unit 3Patents

   Meaning and historical development of patents · Criteria for obtaining patents · Non‑patentable inventions · Procedure for registration · Term of patent · Rights of patentee · Compulsory licence · Revocation · Infringement of patents · Exceptions to infringement · Remedies · Patent office and appellate board

4. Unit 4Trade Marks, Designs & GI

   Trade Marks – functions of marks, procedure for registration, rights of holder, assignment and licensing of marks, infringement, trade marks registry and appellate board · Designs – meaning and evolution of design protection, registration, term of protection, rights of holder, unregistered designs · Geographical Indication – meaning and evolution, difference between GI and trade marks, registration, rights, authorised user

5. Unit 5Contemporary Issues & Enforcement of IPR

   IPR and sustainable development · Impact of the Internet on IPR · IPR issues in biotechnology and e‑commerce · Licensing and enforcement of IPR · Case studies in IPR

1. Unit 1Concept of EIA

   Introduction of EIA · Utility and scope of EIA · Significant Environmental Impacts · Stage of EIA · Environmental Inventory · Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

2. Unit 2Methods of Impact Identification

   Environmental Indices and indicators for describing the affected environment · Matrix methodologies · Network, checklist, and other method

3. Unit 3Impact analysis

   Framework · Statement predication and assessment of impact of air, water, noise and socio-economic environment

4. Unit 4Preparation of written documentation

   Initial planning phase · Detailed planning phase · Writing phase · Organizing relevant information · Co‑ordination of team writing effort

5. Unit 5Public Participation in Environmental Decision making

   Basic definitions · Regulatory requirements · Advantages & disadvantages of Public Participation · Selection of Public participation techniques · Practical considerations for implementation

1. Unit 1Linear Models

   The phase of an operation research study · Linear programming · Graphical method · Simplex algorithm · Duality formulation · Sensitivity analysis

2. Unit 2Transportation Models And Network Models

   Transportation Assignment Models · Traveling Salesman problem · Network models · Shortest route · Minimal spanning tree · Maximum flow models · Project network · CPM and PERT networks · Critical path scheduling · Sequencing models

3. Unit 3Inventory Models

   Inventory models · Economic order quantity models · Quantity discount models · Stochastic inventory models · Multi product models · Inventory control models in practice

4. Unit 4Queueing Models

   Queueing models · Queueing systems and structures · Notation parameter · Single server and multi server models · Poisson input · Exponential service · Constant rate service · Infinite population · Simulation

5. Unit 5Decision Models

   Decision models · Game theory · Two person zero sum games · Graphical solution · Algebraic solution · Linear Programming solution · Replacement models · Models based on service life · Economic life · Single / Multi variable search technique · Dynamic Programming · Simple Problem

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