Syllabus Civil PG

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DETAIL

COURSE CURRICULUM

FOR

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMEM.TECH

IN

CIVIL ENGINEERING(1stSEMESTER)

Specialization in

Structural Engineering

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAGARTALA

TRIPURA (WEST)


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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

M.TECH FIRST SEMESTER

Theory Subjects:

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01 PCE11B01Basic

Core THEORY OF ELASTICITY &PLASTICITY 03 01 04 4

02 PCE11C01Core

Subject

I STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS

03 01 04 4

03 PCE11C02Core

Subject

IIADVANCED STRUCTURAL

ANALYSIS 03 01 04 4

04 PCE11E01-05

ElectivePaper-I

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL

DESIGN

03 01 04 4

ADVANCED METAL STRUCTURES

TALL STRUCTURES

STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY

ROCK MECHANICS

05 PCE11E06-09

Elec

tivePaper-II ADVANCE MATHEMATICS

03 01 04 4

NUMERICAL METHOD IN

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

OPTIMIZATION IN ENGINEERING

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS

Practical/Sessional Subjects:

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Periods/weekCredit

06 PCE11P01Cement and Concerete

Laboratory00 00 03 03 2

07 PCE11P02 Stress analysis Laboratory 00 00 03 03 2

08 PCE11P03 Seminer 00 00 02 02 1

Total Contact Lectures per week= 20

Total credit=25

Each Lecture Period is of 1 hour.


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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

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lecture/Week

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CreditElective I

01 PCE11E01 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN 03 01 04 04

02 PCE11E02 ADVANCED METAL STRUCTURES 03 01 04 0403 PCE11E03 TALL STRUCTURES 03 01 04 0404 PCE11E04 STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY

05 PCE11E05 ROCK MECHANICS 03 01 04 04Elective II

06 PCE11E06 ADVANCE MATHEMATICS 03 01 04 0407 PCE11E07 NUMERICAL METHOD IN

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS03 01 04 04

08 PCE11E08 OPTIMIZATION IN ENGINEERING 03 01 04 0409 PCE11E09 NONLINEAR ANALYSIS 03 01 04 04

BASIC CORE SUBJECTS

(A)THEORY OF ELASTICITY & PLASTICITY(PCE11B01)


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L T P

3 - 1 0 = 4Elasticity:

Base vectors and metric tensors -- Analysis of Strain and equations of compatibility Stresses

and equations of equilibriumConstitutive relations -- Semi-inverse method.boundary

conditions

Airys stress function in Cartesian coordinates problems in polar coordinates.

Torsion of solid sections Laplace- and Poissons equations solution in complex variables

Solutions of bi-harmonic equations using complex-variablesThree dimension potential problems

Variational methods Theorem of minimum potential energy -- Theorem of minimum

complementary energy

Approximate solutions Error orthogonalization and Galerkins method Ritz method --

Introduction finite element method

Plasticity:

Definitions and physical properties Yield criteria of Von-Mises and Tresca Druckers strain

hardening and associative and non-associative flow rules.

Elasto-plastic deformation of beams

Elasto-plastic torsion

Non-uniqueness of load pathsSolution of rigid-perfectly plastic problems slip lines and flow net

Numerical solutions of hyperbolic problems

References

1. Timoshenko, S.P. and Goodier, J.N., Theory of Elasticity, Mc Graw Hill,Singapore, 1982.

2. Fung, Y. C., Foundation of Solid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Lt. NewDelhi.

3. Sokolnikoff, I. S., Mathematical Theory of Elasticity, Tata Mcgraw-Hill Pub.Comp. Ltd.,New Delhi.

4. WesterGard, H. M., Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity, Dover Publication, Inc.,Newyork.

5. Kachanov, L.M., Fundamentals of the Theory of Plasticity, Mir Publishers,Moscow.

6. Prager and Hodge, Theory of perfectly plastic Solids, Dover Publication, Inc.,Newyork.

7. Leipholz, H., Theory of Elasticity, Noordhoff International Publishing, Layden,1974.

8. Xu, Z.,Applied Elasticity, Wiley Eastern Ltd, India, 1992.9. Srinath, L.S.,Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Second Edition, Tata McGraw Hill,

India, 2003.

10.Ameen, M., Computational ElasticityTheory of Elasticity, Finite and BoundaryElement Methods, Narosa Publishing House, 2004.

11.Martin, J.B., Plasticity: Fundamentals and General Results, MIT Press, London.12.Chakrabarty, J, Theory of Plasticity, McGraw Hill, New York.13.Hill, R.,Mathematical Theory of Plasticity, Oxford University Press.14. Chen, W.F., and Han, D.J., Plasticity for Structural Engineers, Springer Verlag.


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CORE SUBJECT-I

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS

(PCE11C01)

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3 - 1 0 = 4Over view:- Basic features of dynamic loading and response models for dynamic analysis

lumped mass, generalized displacements and finite element models. Formulation of equation ofmotion Direct equilibration, principle of virtual

displacement and Hamiltons principle.

Degrees of freedom Translational and rotational systems - mass moment of inertia Generalized

single degree of freedom systems- rigid body assemblage determination of characteristic

properties.

Free vibration of single degree of freedom system:- Solution of equation of motion, undraped free

vibration - Damped free vibration, critically damped, under damped and over damped systems,

Negative damping.

Single degree of freedom system Response:- Response to harmonic loading, Undamped system-damped system, Response to periodic loading -Fourier series expansion of the loading- response

to Fourier series loading Exponential form of Fourier series loading and response- Complex

frequency transfer functions.

Response to impulsive loads :- Suddenly applied load, sine wave impulse, rectangular impulse,

triangular impulse, spike loading, approximate analysis

Response to general dynamic loading:- Duhamel integral for undamped system unit impulse

response function numerical evaluation, response of damped system- numerical evaluation,

Numerical analysis in the frequency domain, fast Fourier transform analysis.

Multi degree of freedom system:- Two degree of freedom system equation of motion,characteristic equation, frequencies and mode shapes, coordinate coupling and choice of degree

of freedom, orthogonality of modes, natural coordinates, superposition of natural Modes,

response of two degree of freedom system to initial excitation, beat phenomenon, response to

harmonic excitation

Multi- degree of freedom system analysis of multi- degree of freedom system- mode

superposition analysis.

Distributed Parameter System: Partial differential equation of motion - Axial vibration ofprismatic bars - Elementary case of flexural vibration of beams - Beam flexure including axial

force effects. Orthogonality of modes- Normal Coordinates- Uncoupled Equations of flexible

vibration of beams.

Practical Vibration Analysis:- Determination of frequency by Raylieghs method, beam flexure selection of shape- improved Raylieghs method.

References1. Clough,R.W. and Penzien, J.,Dynamics of structures, McGraw Hill


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2. Chopra, A.K., Dynamics of structures Theory and Application to Earthquake Engg.,Prent. Hall.

3. Mario Paz, Structural Dynamics, CBS Publishers and Distributors4. IS 1893 Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures.5. SP 22:Explanatory Handbook on Codes for Earthquake Engineering.6. Meirovitch L.,Elements of Vibration Analysis, Mc.Graw Hill.7. Thomson W.T., Theory of Vibration with Applications, CBS Publ.8. Craig, Jr. R.R., Structural Dynamics, John Wiley.

9. Hurty, W.C. and Rubinstein M.F.,Dynamics of Structures, Prentice Hall.

CORE SUBJECT-II

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

(PCE11C02)

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Review of fundamental principles and classical methods of structural analysis.

Matrix methods of structural analysis: Stiffness and flexibility approach and theirapplication to trusses, continuous beams, plane and grid frames.

Influence lines for hyperstatic structures. Analysis of beams on elastic foundation.

Plastic Analysis of beams, frames and slabs, Introduction to Finite element method.

References:

1. Mukhopadhyay, M, Vibrations, Dynamics and Structural system , Oxfordand IBH

2. Neal B.G. The Plastic Methods of Structural Analysis, Chapman & Hall Ltd

1. Sinha& Gayen Advanced Theory of Structures, Dhanpat Rai & Sons2. Borg &Gennaro, Advanced Structural Analysis3. Madhu B. Kanchi, Matrix Method of Structural Analysis, Wiley Eastern

Limited

4. Grassie, James C. Analysis of Indeterminate Structures Longmans5. Pandit Gupta, Structural Analysis, Mc. Graw Hill

Elective Paper-I (PCE11E01)

(A)ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN

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Introduction: Design Philosophy, modeling of loads, material characteristics.

Reinforced Concrete: M- relationship: IS code, ACI code, Behavior of RC elementunder flexure, shear, torsion and combined axial load-bending moment, Provision of IS

ACI code.

Design of Special RCC structures: Design of RC member in tension, Design of

Chimney, Grid slab, Dome, Water tank, Folded plate.

Prestressed concrete: Introduction, Prestressed systems, Pre-tensioned and posttensioned members, Analysis, Losses in Prestressed concrete, Pressure line, Load

balancing concept, Factors influencing deflection, Analysis and design of statically

determinate prestressed concrete structure for flexure and shear, Statically indeterminatebeams.

Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures: Design of flexural members, Design forShear, bond and torsion. Design of End blocks and their importance.

References:

1. R. Ranganathan, Reliability analysis, Jaico Publishing House, 19992. S.U. Pillai and Devdas Menon, Reinforced concrete design, Tata Mcgraw Hill

Publishing company limited, New Delhi 1998.

3. R. Park and T. Pauley, Reinforced concrete structures19954. N. Krishna Raju, Prestressed concrete, Third Edition, Tata Mcgrow Hill

Publishing company limited, New Delhi 1995.5. E.H. Gaylord, C.N. Gaylord and J. E. Stellmeyer, Design of Steel Structures,

Mcgrow Hill 2000

6. S.N. Manohar, Tall Chimneys Tata Mcgrow Hill Publishing company limited,

New Delhi 1985.7. H.G. Harris and G.M. Sabnis, Structural Modelling and Experimental Techniques,

second Edition, CRC Press, 19998. E. Bray and R.K. Stanley, Non destructive Evaluation, CRC Press,2002.

(B) ADVANCED METAL STRUCTURES(PCE11E02)

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Introduction - Plastic methods of analysis and design - plastic behavior under static and

cyclic loading - static, kinematic and uniqueness theorems - shape factors momentredistribution - Analysis of single and two bay portal frames - Plastic design with LRFD

concepts - LRFD with elastic analysis - Current and future design philosophies.


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Design of connections: Bolted connections - Failure modes of a joint - High strengthbolts - HSFG bolts - Seat angle and web angle connections - moment resistant

connections - semi rigid connections - Design of framed beam connection continuous

beam to beam connection.Welded connections - Stiffened beam seat connection - Moment resistant joint Tubular

connections - Parameters of an in plane joint - Hotspots - Welds in tubular joints

Curved weld length at intersection of tubes - SHS and RHS tubes - design parameters

Advance types of welded connections.

Design of light gauge steel structures: Introduction Types of cross sections Materials

Local and post buckling of thin elements Stiffened and multiple stiffenedcompression elements Tension members Beams and deflection of beams Combined

stresses and connections.

Design of industrial buildings: Design of members subjected to lateral loads and axial

loads - Sway and non-sway frames, bracings and bents - Rigid frame joints - Knees for

rectangular frames and pitched roofs - Knees with curved flanges - Valley joints Rigidjoints in multistorey buildings - Vierendeel girders.

Design of Aluminum Structures: Introduction Stress-strain relationship Permissiblestresses Tension members Compression members Laced and battened columns

Beams Local buckling of elements of compression Riveted and bolted connections.

References

1. Gaylord .,Design of steel structures, McGraw Hill, New York.2. Dayaratnam, P., Design of steel structures, Wheeler Pub.

3. Wie-Wen Yu.,Cold-Formed Steel Structures, McGraw Hill Book Company.4. SP : 6(5) :ISI Handbook for Structural Engineers - Cold Formed light gauge steel

structures.

5. SP : 6(6) :Application of plastic theory in design of steel structures.

6. IS : 801 : Code of Practice for use of Cold-Formed light gauge steel structuralmembers in general building construction.

7. Lothers,Advanced design in steel, Prentice Hall, USA.8. Chen, W.F., and Toma,., Advanced Analysis of Steel Frames.

(C)TALL STRUCTURES

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Design philosophy- materials- loading- Gravity loading- Wind loading- Earthquake

loading-blast loading.

Behaviour of various structural systems- factors affecting growth, height and structural

form- High rise behaviour, rigid frames, braced frames, infilled frames, shear walls,


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coupled shear walls, wall frames, tubulars, cores, futrigger-braced and hybrid mega

system.

Analysis and design :- modeling for approximate analysis, Accurate analysis and

reduction techniques. Analysis of building as total structural systems considering overallintegrity and major subsystem interaction, Analysis for member forces, drift and twist,

computerised general three dimensional analysis- Shear wall frame interaction.

Structural elements :- Sectional shapes, properties and resisting capacity, deflection,

cracking. Prestressing, design for differential movement, creep, and shrinkage effects,temperature effects and fire resistance.

Stability of tall buildingsOverall buckling analysis of frames- P- Delta analysis- Translational, torsional instability,

out of plumb effects, effect of foundation rotation.

References

1. Taranath , B.S., Structural Analysis and design of Tall Building, TataMcGraw Hill.,

2. Wilf gang Schuller,High Rise Building Structures, John Wiley and Sons.

3. Lynn S. Beedle, Advances in Tall Buildings, CBS Publishers andDistributers, Delhi,

2. Brayan Stafford Smith, Alexcoull, Tall Building Structures, Analysis andDesign,,John Wiley and Sons, 1991

(D) STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY

(PCE11E04)

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Concepts of structural safety

Basic Statistics:- Introduction, data reductionProbability theory: Introduction, random events, random variables, functions of random

variables, moments and expectation, common probability distributions.

Resistance distributions and parameters: - Introduction, Statistics of properties

ofconcrete, steel and other building materials, statistics of dimensional variations,

characterization of variables, allowable stresses based on specified reliability.

Probabilistic analysis of loads: gravity loads, wind loads

Basic structural reliability:- Introduction, computation of structural reliability. Level 2

Reliability methods: Introduction, basic variables and failure surface, first order secondmoment methods (FOSM)

Reliability based design: Introduction, determination of partial safety factors,

development of reliability based design criteria, optimal safety factors


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Monte Carlo study of structural safety: -General, Monte Carlo method, applications

Reliability of Structural system: Introduction, system reliability, modelling of structuralsystems, bounds of system reliability, reliability analysis of frames.

References

1. R. Ranganathan., Reliability Analysis and Design of Structures, Tata McGrawHill, 1990.

2. Ang, A. H. S & Tang, W. H., Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and1. Design, Vol. I Basic Principles, John Wiley & Sons, 1975.2. Ang, A. H. S & Tang, W. H., Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and3. Design, Vol. II Decision, Risks and Reliability, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.4. Jack R. Benjamin & C. Allin Cornell., Probability, Statistics and Decision for5. Engineers, McGraw-Hill.

(E) ROCK MECHANICS(PCE11E05)

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Introduction.Classification and Index Properties of Rocks.Rock Strength and Failure Criteria.

Initial Stresses in Rocks and Their Measurement.

Planes of Weaknesses in Rocks.

Deformability of Rocks.Applications of Rock Mechanics in Engineering for Underground Openings.

Application of Rock Mechanics to Rock Slope Engineering.

Application of Rock Mechanics to Foundation Engineering.

References:

1. Richard E. Goodman Introduction to Rock Mechanics Rock Mechanics andEngineering-Charles Jaeger2. Richard E. Goodman & Gen- Hua Shi Block Theory and its Application to Rock

Engineering.

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(A)ADVANCE MATHEMATICS(PCE11E06)

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1. Calculus of Variations Variation and its properties Eulers equation

Conditional extreme Isoperimetric problems Functional dependant onfirst and higher order derivatives Functional dependent on functions of

several independent variables some applications Direct methods Ritz

and Kantorovich methods, Eulers finite difference method.

2. Laplace Transforms and Fourier Transforms.Application of Fourier Transform in solving initial and boundary value

problems. Laplace Equation. Heat equation and wave equation.

3. Hankels Transform, elementing properties of Hankel transforms, Hankel

inversion and transform theorems. Hankel transforms of derivatives of

functions. Parsevels theorem. Hankel transforms of fx

n

dx

df

xdx

fd2

2

2

2 1=+ .

4. Simulation Types, case studies in various fields using simulation

techniques, simulation softwares used, use of mathematical models based on

probabilistic and statistical methods.

Partial Differential Equations Formation of PDE. Solutions of PDE.

Equations solvable by direct integration. Linear equations of the first order.Non-linear equations of the first order. Charpits Method. HomogeneousLinear equations with constant coefficient. Non-Homo geneous Linear

equations. Non-Linear equations of the second order.

Solution of Parabolic and Hyperbolic equations Implicit and ExplicitSchemes, ADI methods, Non Linear parabolic equations Iteration method.

Solution of elliplic equation Jacobi method, Gauss - Seidel & SOR method.

Richardson method, RKF4.

5. Introduction to finite element method and its scope.

References1. Kreyszig Erwin, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Wiley & Sons (Asia)

Pvt Ltd.2. Krishnamurthy & Sen, Numerical Algorithms, Afiliated East-west press private

Limited, New Delhi.

3. Ramana, B. V., Higher Engineering Mathematics, The McGraw-Hill Companies,New-Delhi.

(B)NUMERICAL METHOD IN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS(PCE11E07)

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Fundamentals of numerical methods: error analysis, differentiation, integration,

interpolation and extrapolation.

Solution of non linear algebraic and transcendental equations. Solutions of systems of

linear and non linear algebraic equations. Eigen value problems initial and boundaryvalue problems, use of finite difference, finite element and other numerical technique for

solving problems of equilibrium, stability and vibration of structure.

References:

1. J.B. Scarborough, Numerical Mathematical Analysis, Oxford & IBH PublishingCo Pvt., 2000

2. K.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar and R.K. Jain Numerical Methods-problems andSolutions, Wiley Eastern Limited, 2001

3. R.W. Hamming, Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, Mcgraw Hill,1998

4. J.H. Mathews and K.D. Fink, Numerical Methods using MATLAB, PearsonEducation, 2004

5. A.J. Hayter, Probability and Statistics, Duxbury, 2002.

(C) OPTIMIZATION IN ENGINEERING(PCE11E08)

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Introduction.Problem formulation with examples.

Single Variable Unconstrained Optimisation Techniques Optimality Criteria.

Bracketing methods: Unrestricted search, Exhaustive search.

Region Elimination methods: Interval Halving methods, Dichotomous search, Fibonacci

method, Golden section method.

Interpolation methods: Quadratic Interpolation method, Cubic Interpolation method.

Gradient Based methods: Newton-Raphson method, Secant method, Bisection method.

Multi Variable Unconstrained Optimisation Techniques. Optimality Criteria.

Unidirectional Search.

Direct Search methods: Random search, Grid search, Univariate method, Hookes and

Jeeves pattern search method, Powells conjugate direction method, Simplex method.Gradient based methods: Cauchys (Steepest descent) method, Conjugate

gradient(Fletcher-Reeves) method, Newtons method, Variable metric (DFP)method,BFGS method.

Constrained Optimisation Techniques .Classical methods: Direct substitution method, Constrained variation method, method of

Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions.


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Linear programming problem: Standard form, Simplex method.

Indirect methods: Elimination of constraints, Transformation techniques, and Penaltyfunction method.

Direct methods: Zoutendijks method of feasible direction, Rosens gradient Projectionmethod.

Specialized Optimisation techniques Dynamic programming, Geometric

programming, Genetic Algorithms.

References

1. Rao S. S., Engineering Optimisation Theory and Practice, New AgeInternational.

2. Deb, K., Optimisation for Engineering Design Algorithms and examples,Prentice Hall.

1. Kirsch U., Optimum Structural Design, McGraw Hill.2. Arora J S.Introduction to Optimum Design, McGraw Hill3. Rajeev S and Krishnamoorthy C. S.,Discrete Optimisation of Structures usingGenetic Algorithms, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 118, No. 5, 1992, 1223-

1250.

(D) NONLINEAR ANALYSIS(PCE11E09)

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Tensor analysis, deformation and velocity fields, conservation laws, invariants, finite

strain theories, nonlinear constitutive equations, deformation and post buckling behaviour

of elastic arches, beams, plates and columns. Nonlinear oscillations and dynamic

stability, critical points, elements of functional analysis, linear spaces spectral theory,Eigen value problems bifurcation, applications

References:

3. Introduction to Rock Mechanics -Richard E. Goodman4. Rock Mechanics and Engineering-Charles Jaeger5. Block Theory and its Application to Rock Engineering-Richard E. Goodman,

Gen- Hua Shi

Laboratory ICement and Concrete Laboratory(PCE11P01)

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Study of the effect of water/cement ratio on workability and strength of concrete - Effect

of aggregate/cement ratio on strength of concrete - Effect of fine aggregate/coarseaggregate ratio on strength and permeability of concrete - Study of Mix design methods -


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study of stress-strain curve of concrete - correlation between cube strength, cylinder

strength, split tensile strength and modulus of rupture - effect of cyclic loading on steel -Non-Destructive testing of concrete.

Laboratory II

Stress Analysis Laboratory(PCE11P02)

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Measurement of Strain: - Mechanical Strain Gauges- Electrical Straingauges- Extensometers and Compressometers

Measurement of Deflection:- Dial gauges - Linear Variable Differential Transducers

Principles of operations of UTM, hydraulic loading systems, force measuring devices etc.Study of the behaviour of structural materials and structural members- Casting and

testing of simple compression, tension and flexural members.

Introduction to Non Destructive Testing of RCC members.New Reinforced Cement Composites:- Introduction to Steel fiber reinforced concrete

Ferrocement Polymer concrete - Self Compacting Concrete High PerformanceConcrete.

Course Requirement

Number of suitable experiments will be designed involving the use of above instruments,

so that a student on successful completion of the course shall be in a position to use anyof these instruments for experiments and testing work. A student will be required to

conduct specified number of experiments and submit a report/record of such work. The

grades will be awarded based on the performance in the laboratory work, report/record ofexperiments and a viva-voce examination conducted at the end of the course.

SEMINAR(PCE11P03)

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Each Student shall prepare a Report and present a Seminar on any topic related to thebranch of specialization under the guidance of a staff member. The student shall submit

typed copy of the paper to the Department. Grades will be awarded on the basis of

contents of the paper and the presentation.


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DETAIL

COURSE CURRICULUM

FOR

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

M.TECH

INCIVIL ENGINEERING

(2nd Semester)

Specialization inStructural Engineering


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M.TECH(STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING)

SECOND SEMESTER

Theory Subjects:

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01 PCE12B01Basic

Core THEORY OF ELASTIC STABILITY 03 01 04 4

02 PCE12C01 ore

Subject-

IFINITE ELEMENT METHOD

03 01 04 4

03 PCE12C02 ore

Subject-

II

SEISMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

OF STRUCTURES 03 01 04 4

04 PCE12E01-05

ElectivePaper-I

THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS

03 01 04 4

WIND ENGINEERING

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION

PRESTRESSED CONCERETE

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF

STRUCTURAL ANALYSI

05 PCE12E06-12

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per-II

BRIDGE ENGINEERING

03 01 04 4

RANDOM VIBRATION

STRUCTURAL HEALTH

MONITORING

MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE

STRUCTUREROCK SLOPE STABILITY

ANALYSIS

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTAND QUALITY CONTROL

BEHAVIOUR OF CONCERETESTRUCTURES

Practical/Sessional Subjects:

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Subject CodeName of the Subject L T P/S

Total

Periods/weekCredit

05 PCE12P01 Project Preliminaries 00 00 03 03 2

06 PCE12P02 Structural Engineering Laboratory 00 00 03 03 2

07 PCE12P03 Computer aided design Laboratory 00 00 03 03 2

08 PCE12P04 Comprehensive Viva-Voce 00 00 00 00 1

Total Contact Lectures per week= 20

Total credit=27

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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

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Elective I

01 PCE12E01 THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS 03 01 04 04

02 PCE12E02 WIND ENGINEERING 03 01 04 04

03 PCE12E03 SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION 03 01 04 04

04 PCE12E04 PRESTRESSED CONCERETE

05 PCE12E05 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF

STRUCTURAL ANALYSI

03 01 04 04

Elective II

06 PCE12E06 BRIDGE ENGINEERING 03 01 04 04

07 PCE12E07 RANDOM VIBRATION 03 01 04 04

08 PCE12E08 STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING 03 01 04 04

09 PCE12E09 MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE

STRUCTURE

03 01 04 04

10 PCE12E10 ROCK SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS

11 PCE12E11 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ANDQUALITY CONTROL

12 PCE12E12 BEHAVIOUR OF CONCERETE

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BASIC CORE SUBJECT

THEORY OF ELASTIC STABILITY(PCE12B01)

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3 - 1 0 = 4Concepts and different models of stability Mathematical aspects and Fredholm alternatives deflection

of beam-columnDerivation of stability matrix for matrix displacement methodApproximate stability

matrix for determining critical loadFinite element approach for stability of trusses and frames -- Effect of

shear deformation

Torsional buckling of thin-walled open sections Lateral buckling of beams.

Elasto-Plastic buckling of columns. Influence of locked stresses on bucklingBuckling of rings asymmetric instability of arches

Buckling of rectangular plates buckling of plates with holes Post buckling deformation

Local buckling of thin cylinders in axial compression growth of imperfections and its influence on local

stability imperfection sensitivity.

Path tracking in displacement-load space for locating critical point and post buckling continuation

Introduction to dynamic stability

REFERENCES:1. Timoshenko, S.P., and Gere, J.M., Theory of Elastic Stability, McGraw Hill,

Singapore.

2. Chajes, A., Principles of Structural Stability Theory, Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New

Jersey.3. Bolotin, V. V., The Dynamic Stability of Elastic Systems Holden-Day,INC, San Francisco,

London, Amsterdam.

4. Ziegler, Hans, Principles of Structural stability, Blaisdell Publishing Company, Toronto.

5. Brush, D.O., and Almorth, B.O.,Buckling of Bars, Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill.6. Kumar, A., Stability of Structures, Allied Publishers Limited.

7.

Iyengar, N.G.R., Structural Stability of Columns and Plates, East West Press.8. Naschie, Stress, Stability and Chaos in structural Engineering-An Energy Approach, Mc Graw

Hill Book Company

CORE SUBJECT-IFINITE ELEMENT METHOD

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INTRODUCTION

Boundary Value Problem - Approximate Solution - Variational and Weighted Residual Methods - Ritz andGalerkin Formulations - Concepts of Piecewise Approximation and Finite Elements - Displacement and

Shape Functions - Weak Formulation - Minimum Potential Energy - Generation of Stiffness Matrix and

Load Vector.

STRESS ANALYSISTwo Dimentional problems - Plane Stress, Plain Strain and Axisymmetric Problems - Triangular and

Quadrilateral Elements - Natural Coordinates - Isoparametric Formulation - Numerical Integration - Plate

Bending and Shell Elements - Brick Elements - Elements for Fracture Analysis.

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MESHING AND SOLUTION PROBLEMSHigher Order Elements - p and h Methods of refinement - IIL conditioned Elements - Discretization Errors

-Auto and Adaptive Mesh Generation Techniques - Error Evaluation.

NONLINEAR AND VIBRATION PROBLEMSMaterial and Geometric Nonlinearity - Methods of Treatment - Consistent System Matrices Dynamic

Condensation - Eigen Value Extraction.

THERMAL ANALYSISApplication to Thermal analysis Problems.

PRACTICALS

REFERENCES:

1. Mukhopadhyay, M, Vibrations, Dynamics and Structural system , Oxford and IBH2. Zeinkiewicz , O.C. Finite element method O.C., Tata Mc Gra Hill,1988.

3. Zienkiewicz & Taylor, The Finite Element method- Vol 1, Mcgraw-Hill International Editions

4. Zienkiewicz & Taylor, The Finite Element method- Vol II, Mcgraw-Hill International Editions.

5. Reddy, J.N., An Introduction to the Finite Element method, Mcgraw-Hill International Editions

6. Krishna Murthy, C.S., Finite element Analysis- Theory and programming Tata Mc Gra Hill.

7. Cook, R.D. Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, John Willey & Sons8. Zienkiewicz & Taylor, The Finite Element method- Vol 3, Mcgraw-Hill International Editions

9. Maurice Petyt, Introduction to Finite Element Vibration analysis, Cambridge University Press.

10. Yang, T. Y., Finite Element Structural Analysis, PHI11. Rao, S. S., The Finite Element Method in Engineering, Pergamon Press.

12. Seshu, P., Finite element Analysis PHI

CORE SUBJECT-IISEISMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES

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Introduction to Earthquake:

Interior of earth; Causes, strength and effects of earthquakes; seismic waves; Measurements of earthquakes.

Seismic response of soils and structures: Dynamic properties of soils, site response to earthquake,

Seismic response of soil-structure system; seismic consideration for foundation; Elastic seismic response ofstructures; Non-linear seismic response of structures; level of damping in different structures; Interaction of

frames and infill panels; Method of seismic analysis of structures.

Earthquake resistant Design Philosophy

Criteria for earthquake resistant design; Principles of reliable seismic behavior- form, materials and failure

modes; specific structural forms for earthquake resistance-moment-resisting frames, shear wall,concentrically braced frames, hybrid structural system.

Energy isolating and dissipating devices.

Earthquake resistant design of structures

Seismic response of masonry, Design and construction details for reinforced masonry.

Seismic response of reinforced concrete, Design and Detailing of Reinforced concrete Structures.

Restoration and Strengthening.

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1. Paulay, T & Priestley, Seismic design of RC and masonry buildings John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

2. Blume, J.A. ,Design of multi-storey RC buildings for earthquake motions Newmark and Corning

Portland Cement Association.

3. Dowrick, D.J., Earthquake resistant design., John Wiley & Sons.

4. Agarwal & Shrikande, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, PHI5. I.S. 1893 - 2002, Criteria for Earthquake Resistance design of Structures.

6. IS.13920 1993, Ductile detailing of Reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic forces, Bureauof Indian Standards,New Delhi.

ELECTIVE PAPER-I

(A) THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS(PCE12E01)

L T P

3 - 1 0 = 4Introduction:- Assumptions in the theory of thin plates Pure bending of Plates Relations between

bending moments and curvature - Particular cases of pure bending of rectangular plates, Cylindricalbending - immovable simply supported edges Synclastic bending and Anticlastic bending Strain energy

in pure bending of plates in Cartesian and polar co-ordinates Limitations.

Laterally Loaded Circular Plates:- Differential equation of equilibrium Uniformly loaded circular plates

with simply supported and fixed boundary conditions Annular plate with uniform moment and shear

force along the boundaries.

Laterally Loaded Rectangular Plates: - Differential equation of plates Boundary conditions Navier

solution for simply supported plates subjected to uniformly distributed load and point load Levys methodof solution for plates having two opposite edges simply supported with various symmetrical boundary

conditions along the other two edges loaded with u. d. l. Simply supported plates with moments

distributed along the edges - Approximate Methods.

Effect of transverse shear deformation - plates of variable thickness Anisotropic plates- thick plates-orthotropic plates and grids - Large Deflection theory .

Deformation of Shells without Bending:- Definitions and notation, shells in the form of a surface ofrevolution, displacements, unsymmetrical loading, spherical shell supported at isolated points, membrane

theory of cylindrical shells, the use of stress function in calculating membrane forces of shells.

General Theory of Cylindrical Shells:- A circular cylindrical shell loaded symmetrically with respect to its

axis, symmetrical deformation, pressure vessels, cylindrical tanks, thermal stresses, inextensionaldeformation, general case of deformation, cylindrical shells with supported edges, approximate

investigation of the bending of cylindrical shells, the use of a strain and stress function, stress analysis of

cylindrical roof shells.

References1. S.P Timoshenko and S.W Krieger, Theory of Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill

2. R. Szilard, Theory and Analysis of Plates Classical Numerical Methods, Prentice Hall inc

3. N.K Bairagi, Plate Analysis, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.4. P.L. Gould analysis of Shells and Plates, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1988.

(B) WIND ENGINEERING(PCE12E02)

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Climatology and meteorology of the Earths boundary layer. Wind characteristics, extreme wind analysis,

bluff-body aerodynamics, wind flow around buildings and structures, wind loading codes, Basicaerodynamics, Structural dynamics, and principles of stochastic loadings applicable to the wind

engineering of structures. Wind tunnel modeling of buildings and bridges. Aero elastic and other special

problems.

REFERENCES:

5. Wind Effects on Structures: Fundamentals and Application to Design E Simiu, R H.Scanlan John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

(C) SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION

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Soil-Foundation Interaction

Introduction to soil-Foundation interaction problems, soil behaviour, Foundation behjaviour, Interface

behaviour, Scope of soil foundation interaction analysis, soil response models, Winkler, Elasticcontinuum,Two parameter elastic models, Elastic plastic behaviour, Time dependent behaviour .

Beam on Elastic Foundation

Infinite beam, Two parameters, Isotropic elastic half space, Analysis of beams of finite length,

Classification of finite beams in relation to their stiffness

Plate on elastic medium

Infinite plate,Winkler,Two parameters, isotropic elastic medium, Thin and thick plates, Analysis of finiteplates, rectangular and circular plates, Numerical analysis of finite plates, simple solutions

Elastic Analysis of PileElastic analysis of single pile, Theoretical solutions for settlement and load distributions, analysis of pile

group , Interaction analysis, Load distribution in groups with rigid cap.

Laterally loaded pile

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

References:

1. Selva durai, A.P.S.., Elastic Analysis of Soil Foundation Interaction,Elsevier,19792. Poulos, H.G., and Davis,E.H., Pile Foundation Analysis and Design, John Wiley,19802. Scott,R.F.,Foundation Analysis,Prentice Hall,19813. Structure Soil Interaction - State of Art Report,Institution of Structural

Engineers,1978.

4. ACI 336, Suggested Analysis and Design Procedures for combined footings and Mats,American Concrete Institute, Delhi,1988

(C) PRESTRESSED CONCERETE(PCE12E04)

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Principles 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.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR FLEXURE SHEAR BOND AND END BLOCKSDesign 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.

DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERSDesign of compression members with and without flexure - its application in the design piles, flagmasts

and similar structures.

COMPOSITE BEAMSComposite beams - analysis and design, ultimate strength - their applications. Partial prestressing - its

advantages and applications.

CONTINUOUS BEAMSApplication of prestressing in continuous beams, concept of linear transformation, concordant cable profile

and cap cables.

DESIGN OF SPECIAL STRUCTURESSpecial structures like prestressed folded plates, prestressed cylindrical shells, prestressed concrete poles.

References

1. Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition, 1988.

2. Fundamentals of Prestressed Concrete by N.C.Sinha & S.K.Roy S.Chand & Co., 1985.

References:

1. T.Y.Lin, Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, John Wiley and Sons, Inc 1960.

2. Leonhardt.F., Prestressed Concrete, Design and Construction, Wilhelm Ernst and Shon, Berlin, 1964.

3. Freyssinet, Prestressed Concrete

4. Military Engineers Hand Book

5. Evans, R.H. and Bennett, E.W., Prestressed Concrete, Champman and Hall, London, 1958.(E) EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSI(PCE12E05)

L T P

3 - 1 0 = 4Introduction: Theories of similarities, Dimensional analysis, Model and analogies- Classification and

Equivaience, Design of models distorted models. Ultimate strength models.Mechanical, Electrical,Optical and acoustic methods of measurement of static and dynamic quantities.

Transducers, Photoelasticity and photoelastic coating techniques. Brittle quoting and moir method. Non-

destructive testing. In-situ tests. Short term and long term methods.

References:

1. Dally &reily, Experimental stress Analysis2. Dove &Admam, Experimental stress Analysis

ELECTIVE PAPER-II

(A)BRIDGE ENGINEERING(PCE12E06)

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Introductionclassification and components of bridges layout and planning Structural forms of bridge

decks grillage analysis of slab decks, beam and slab decks, cellular decks.

Standard specifications for bridges IRC loadings for road bridges standards for railway bridges design

of RC slab, skew slab and box culverts. Design of T beam bridges balanced cantilever bridges rigidframe bridges Arch bridges bow string girder bridges.

Design of plate girder bridges steel trussed bridges Introduction to long span bridges: cable stayed

bridges and suspension bridges instability.

Forces on piers and abutments Design of piers and abutments types of wing walls types of bearings

design of bearings.

References1. E.C. Hambly,Bridge deck behaviour, Chapman and Hall, London

2. E.J. OBrien and D.L. Keogh,Bridge deck analysis, E& FN Spon, New York3. D.Johnson Victor, Essentials of bridge engineering, Oxford & IBH publishing Co. Ltd., New

Delhi.

4. N.Krishna Raju,Design of bridges, Oxford & IBH publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

(B) RANDOM VIBRATION(PCE12E07)

L T P3 - 1 0 = 4

Basic Theory of Stochastic Processes (A review): Introduction, statistics of stochastic

processes, ergodic processes, some properties of the correlation functions, spectralanalysis, Wiener-Khintchine equation.

Stochastic Response of Linear SDOF Systems: Deterministic dynamics, evaluation ofimpulse response function and frequency response function, impulse response function

and frequency response function as Fourier Transform pairs, stochastic dynamics,

response to stationary excitation, time domain analysis, frequency domain analysis, level

crossing, peak, first passage time and other characteristics of the response of SDOFSystems

Linear systems with multiple inputs and outputs: Linear MDOF Systems, uncoupled

modes of MDOF systems, stochastic response of linear MDOF Systems time domainand frequency analysis.

Stochastic response of linear continuous system.

Response of non-linear systems to random excitation: Approach to problems, Fokker-

Plank equation, statistical linearization, perturbation and Markov Vector Methods.

Fatigue damage of structure due to random loads.

References

1. Nigam N. C.,Introduction to Random Vibrations, MIT Press, Cambridge, USA,1983.2. Loren D Lutes & Shahram Sarkani., Stochastic Analysis of Structural and

Mechanical Vibrations, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1997.

3. J Solnes, Stochastic Processes & Random Vibration, Theory and Practice, John Wiley,1997

4. Lin, Y. K., Probabilistic Theory in Structural Dynamics, McGraw Hill.

5. Bendat & Piesol.,Random Data Analysis and Measurement Procedure, John Wiley, 1991.6. 6. Meirovitch, L.,Elements of Vibration Analysis, McGraw Hill, 1986.

7. Papoulis, A., Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, McGraw Hill, 1991.

8. Ray W Clough & Joseph Penzien,.Dynamics of Structures, McGraw Hill, 1993.9.

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(PCE12E08)

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1. Review of Structural Modelling and Finite Element Models: Modelling for damageand collapse behaviour of structures, finite element modelling, theoretical prediction of

structural failures.

2. Review of Signals, Systems and Data Acquisition Systems: Frequency and timedomain representation of systems, Fourier/Laplace transforms, modelling from frequency

response measurements, D/A and A/D converters, programming methods for data

acquisition systems.

3. Sensors for Health Monitoring Systems: Acoustic emission sensors, ultrasonic sensors,piezoceramic sensors and actuators, fibre optic sensors and laser shearography

techniques, imaging techniques.

4. Health Monitoring/Diagnostic Techniques: Vibration signature analysis, modal

analysis, neural network-based classification techniques.

5. Integrated Health Monitoring Systems: Intelligent Health Monitoring Techniques,

Neural network classification techniques, extraction of features from measurements,

training and simulation techniques, connectionist algorithms for anomaly detection,multiple damage detection, and case studies.

6. Information Technology for Health Monitoring: Information gathering, signal analysis,information storage, archival, retrieval, security; wireless communication, telemetry, real

time remote monitoring, network protocols, data analysis and interpretation.

7. Project Based Health Monitoring Techniques: Health monitoring techniques based on

case studies, practical aspects of testing large bridges for structural assessment, optimalplacement of sensors, structural integrity of aging multistorey buildings, condition

monitoring of other types of structures.

References

1. Philip, W., Industrial sensors and applications for condition monitoring, MEP, 1994.2. Armer, G.S.T (Editor), Monitoring and assessment of structures, Spon, London, 2001.

3. Wu, Z.S. (Editor), Structured health monitoring and intelligent infrastructure,

Volumes 1 and 2, Balkema, 2003.4. Harris, C.M., Shock vibration handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2000.

5. Rao, J.S., Vibratory condition monitoring of machines, Narosa Publishing House,

India, 2000.

(D) MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURE(PCE12E09)

L T P3 - 1 0 = 4

Introduction: - Composite beams- Elastic behaviour of composite beams- No interactioncase-Full interaction case-Shear connectors-Characteristics of shear connectors-Ultimate

load behaviour-Serviceability limits-Basic design considerations-Design of composite

beams.

Composite floors: - Structural elements-Profiled sheet decking-Bending resistance-

Serviceability criteria-Analysis for internal forces and moments.

Composite columns: - Materials-Structural steel-Concrete-Reinforced steel-Compositecolumn design-Fire resistance-Combined compression and uniaxial bending

Continuous beams and slab Hogging moment regions of composite beams-Vertical shear

and moment-Shear interaction-Global analysis of continuous beams-Design strategies

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References1 Johnson,R.P, Composite Structures of Steel and

Concrete,Vol.1Beams,Slabs,Columns and Frames in Buildings, Oxford Blackwell

Scientific Publications, London.2INSDAG teaching resource for structural steel design, Vol 2, INSDAG, Ispat

Niketan, Calcutta.

(E) ROCK SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS

(PCE12E10)

L T P3 - 1 0 = 4

Problem Definition and Landslide Classification

Rock Slope Engineering

Geomechanical Characterisation of DiscontinuitiesShear Strength

Ground Water Flow in Rock Mass

Geomechanical Model

Rock falls, Topples and BucklesSliding Phenomena Analysis

Dynamic Equilibrium Equation MethodStabilization and Protection Methods

References:

1. Rock Slope Stability Analysis- Gian Paolo Giani, A. A.

BALKEMA/ROTTERDAM/BROOKFIELD

2. Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods -Lee W. Abramson, Thomas S. Lee, Sunilsharma, Glenn M. Boyce, John Wiley &Sons.Inc

3. Block Theory and its Application to Rock Engineering -Richard E. Goodman Gen-Hua

Shi, PHI,Inc

(F) CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL

(PCE12E11)

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Systems approach - Overview of Management objectives - Project Management - ConstructionManagement through Network analysis - Cost optimisation - Resource planning - Updating and Project

control - Construction Cost Engineering - cost controls - Project cost forecasting - Principles of value

engineering - Break-down analysis - Cost modelling technique - Related Ratio Energy modelling - Lifecycle cost approach - Contracts, Specifications and Law - Integrated Construction Management

Information systems - MIS-PMIS - Organising Human Resources - Role of Computers in Construction

Industry: - Quality Control in Construction projects

REFERENCES:

1. Project Management - A systems approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling - HeroldKerzner.

2. Fundamentals of Construction Management and Organisation - K.Waker, Ateraih and Jose

M.Grevarn.3. Construction Cost Engineering Hand Book - Anghel Patrason.

4. Value Engineering in Construction Industry - Dell Isola

(G)BEHAVIOUR OF CONCERETE STRUCTURES(PCE12E12)

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Limit State Design Philosophy Behaviour of Columns Biaxial bending Interaction surfaces Shear

and Torsion Modes of failure Moment curvature diagrams Ductility of R.C. members Confined

concrete Yield line theory of slabs- Statically Indeterminate Pre-stressed Concrete Structures Cable

profile Concordant cable and linear Transformation Combined shear, Bending Moment and Torque-

Principles of detailing Strut and Tie models.

References

1. R.C.C. Structures Park & Paulay2. Reinforced and prestressed concerete structures Kong and Evans, ELBS

3. Prestressed concerete T.Y.Lin, McGraw hill publication.

Project Prelimineries(PCE12P01)

L T P

0- 0 3 = 2Each student will be given a Thesis/Project problem at the begining of Second Semester. He/She will work

on the literature survey, scope of work, equipment development etc. and submit a report/dissertation. Themain Thesis/Project work will, however, be done in Third and Fourth Semester.

Laboratory -III

STRUCTURAL ENGINEEERING LABORATORY(PCE12P02)

L T P

0 0 3 = 2

Study of behaviour of Beams under flexure Under Reinforced, Balanced and Over Reinforced Beams-

Study of Shear- Effect of Shear Span to Depth ratio- Torsion- Testing of Beams under Pure Torsion-Testing of Prestressed Concrete Beams.

REFERENCES:

1. Concrete technology- Neveli Pearson Publishers, 20002. Concrete Technology M.S. Shetty S. Chand and Co., 2001

Laboratory -IV

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN LAB

(PCE12P03)

L T P

0 0 3 = 3Hands on experience on application software , STAAD, ANSYS, ABACUS, MIDAS - Development of

software and application to Structural Engg Problems.

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Viva-voce will be conducted for each of the post graduate students at the end of the Second Semester in the

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Geotechnical Engineering


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AGARTALA

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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5. PCE21E06-10

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03 01 00 04 4

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7. PCE21P02Foundation Engineering


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2. PCE22C01 Core Subject - I 03 01 00 04 4

3. PCE22C02 Core Subject - II 03 01 00 04 4

4. PCE22E01-06 Elective Paper-I 03 01 00 04 4

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00 00 04 04 4

6. PCE22P02 Foundation Design and

Detailing

00 00 03 03 2

7.PCE22P03 Computer Aided

Geotechnical Design

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Postgraduate Programme in Geotechnical Engineering

COURSE STRUCTURES WITH SUBJECT DETAILS FOR M.TECH.

Total Credits = 85; Basic Core Credits = 08; Core Credits = 16; Elective Credits = 12; Laboratory = 08;Project preliminaries and Seminar = 05; Comprehensive Viva voce = 01; and Project & Thesis = 35.

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Lecture Tutorial Practical

1. PCE21B01Basic

Core

Advance Mathematics 03 01 004

2 PCE21C01 Core

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Mechanics of Soil 03 01 00 4

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Soil Dynamics and Machine

Foundations03 01 00 4

4.

PCE21E01

ElectivePaper-I

Optimization in

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PCE21E02 Ground Improvement

Technique

PCE21E03Numerical methods and

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PCE21E05 Advanced Structural Design

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PCE21E07Fuzzy logic and Artificial

intelligence in Civil

Engineering Applications

PCE21E08 Pavement Engineering

PCE21E09 Rock Mechanics andTunnelling

PCE21E10Soil Exploration and

Analysis of Foundation

6. PCE21P01 Soil Mechanics Laboratory 00 00 03 2

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Interaction

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Instrumentation and

Case Histories in Geo-technical Engineering

PCE22E02 Environmental Geo-

technique

03 01 00 4

PCE22E03Earthquake Geotechnical

Engineering

PCE22E04 Computer Aided Design

Retaining StructuresPCE22E05 and Underground

Construction

PCE22E06 Advanced soilMachanics.

5. PCE22P01 Project Preliminaries 00 00 04 4

6. PCE22P02 Foundation Design and Drawing 00 00 04 2

7. PCE22P03 Computer Aided Geotechnical

Design Laboratory00 00 04 2

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FIRST SEMESTER

Theory Subjects

Advanced Mathematics

(PCE21B01)

Calculus of Variations Variation and its properties Eulers equation Conditional

extreme Isoperimetric problems Functional dependant on first and higher order

derivatives Functional dependent on functions of several independent variables some

applications Direct methods Ritz and Kantorovich methods, Eulers finite difference

method.

Laplace Transforms and Fourier Transforms.

Application of Fourier Transform in solving initial and boundary value problems. Laplace

Equation. Heat equation and wave equation.

Hankels Transform, elementing properties of Hankel transforms, Hankel inversion and

transform theorems. Hankel transforms of derivatives of functions. Parsevels theorem.

Hankel transforms of fx

n

dx

df

xdx

fd2

2

2

2 1=+ .

Simulation Types, case studies in various fields using simulation techniques, simulation

softwares used, use of mathematical models based on probabilistic and statistical methods.

Partial Differential Equations Formation of PDE. Solutions of PDE. Equations solvable by

direct integration. Linear equations of the first order. Non-linear equations of the first order.

Charpits Method. Homogeneous Linear equations with constant coefficient. Non-Homo

geneous Linear equations. Non-Linear equations of the second order.

Solution of Parabolic and Hyperbolic equations Implicit and Explicit Schemes, ADI

methods, Non Linear parabolic equations Iteration method. Solution of elliplic equation

Jacobi method, Gauss - Seidel & SOR method. Richardson method, RKF4.

Introduction to finite element method and its scope.

References

To be informed later on.

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CORE SUBJECT-I

Mechanics of Soil

(PCE21C01)

Introduction, formation of soil, clay mineralogy, structures of common clay

minerals.Identification and classification of soil, soil weight volume relationship, index

properties of soils, surface tension and capillary phenomenon. measurement of capillary rise

in soil, soil moisture, soil-water potential, measurement of soil-water potential.

Mechanism of swelling potential and pressure. Soil compaction, standard and modified

Proctor compaction, theories of soil compaction; compaction control in field. Permeability,

Darcys law, Theories of wells, flownets and their properties, seepage flownet in dams,

flownet by relaxation method, seepage forces, uplift, piping phenomenon, problems.

Introduction. Consolidation of soils. Terzaghis theory of one dimensional consolidation,

application to geotechnical problems. Two and three dimensional consolidation of soils,

secondary consolidation. Shear strength of soils; unsaturated soil Skempton pore pressure

theory, compressibility of unsaturated soil, Rowes stress dilatancy theory. Different shear

parameters; special consolidation and shear tests, application to geotechnical problems;

Elastic stresses in soil; Stress-strain behaviour of soils; Mohr Circle of Stress; Principal

Stresses. Stress distribution in homogeneous, non-homogeneous, layered and anisotropic

deposits. Effect of non-linearity. Review of classical earth pressure theories and trial wedge

method for c- soils; Stability of slopes; stability number, method of slices.

References

1. Atkinson, J.H. and Bransby, P.L, The Mechanics of Soils: An introduction to critical soil

mechanics, McGraw Hill, 1978.

2. Atkinson J. H, An introduction to the Mechanics of soils and Foundation, McGraw- Hill

Co., 1993.

3. Das, B. M., Advanced Soil Mechanics, Taylor and Francis, 2nd Edition, 1997

4. Wood, D.M.,Soil Behavior and Critical State Soil Mechanics, Cambridge University

Press, 1990.

5. Craig, R. F., Soil Mechanics, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Ltd., 1987.

6. Terzaghi, K., and Peck, R. B., Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, John Wiley &

Sons, 1967.

7. Lambe, T. W. and Whitman, R. V., Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, 1979.

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CORE SUBJECT-II

Soil Dynamic and Machine Foundations

(PCE21C02)

Elements of vibration, strength and deformation of soil under dynamic loads; Effect of

vibration on soil properties; Determination of dynamic coefficients, shear modulus and elastic

constants of soil; Transient/shock loading on cohesionless soil. Liquefaction of soils-- an

introduction and evaluation using simple methods. Damping in soil geometrical and

internal damping; Elastic wave propagation theory; Dynamic analysis of piles.

Dynamic loads from machines; Vibration criteria; Essential design requirements for machines

foundation, vibration theory related to machine foundations; design of foundation for

reciprocating and rotary machines, foundation for impact type loading; vibration isolation

technique.

Introduction to Machine Foundations- introduction, nature of dynamic loads, stress

conditions on soil elements under earthquake loading, dynamic loads imposed by simple

crank mechanism, type of machine foundations, special considerations for design of machinefoundations, criteria for a satisfactory machine foundation , permissible amplitude of

vibration for different type of machines, methods of analysis of machine foundations,

methods based on linear elastic weightless springs, methods based on linear theory of

elasticity (elastic half space theory), degrees of freedom of a block foundation - definition of

soil spring constants - nature of damping - geometric and internal damping - determination of

soil constants - methods of determination of soil constants in laboratory and field based on IS

code provisions.

Design of Machine Foundations:- Vertical, sliding, rocking and yawing vibrations of a block

foundation - simultaneous rocking, sliding and vertical vibrations of a block foundation -

foundation of reciprocating machines - design criteria - calculation of induced forces and

moments - multi-cylinder engines - numerical example (IS code method).

Foundations subjected to impact loads - design criteria - analysis of vertical vibrations -

computation of dynamic forces - design of hammer foundations (IS code method)

Vibration isolation - active and passive isolation - transmissibility - methods of isolation in

machine foundations.

References

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1. Swami Saran,Soil dynamics and machine foundations,Golgatia publishers,New Delhi.

2. Arya S. D, ONeil, M. and Pincus, G., Design of structures and foundations for vibratingmachines, Gulf Publishing Co., 1979.

3. Prakash, S. and Puri, V. K., Foundation for machines: Analysis and Design, John Wiley &

Sons, 1998

4. Prakash, S., Soil Dynamics, McGraw Hill, 1981.

5. Kameswara Rao, N. S. V., Vibration analysis and foundation dynamics, Wheeler

Publication Ltd., 1998.

6. Major, A., Dynamics in Civil Engineering: Analysis and Design Vol. I-III, Akademiai

Kiado, 1980.

7. Richart, F. E. Hall J. R and Woods R. D., Vibrations of Soils and Foundations, Prentice

Hall Inc., 1970.

ELECTIVE PAPER-I

Optimization in Engineering

(PCE21E01)

Optimisation Technique: Calculus of several variables, Implicit function theorem, Nature ofsingular points, Necessary and sufficient conditions for optimisation, Elements of calculus of

variation, Constrained Optimisation, Lagrange multipliers, Gradient method, Dymanic

programming.

Basics of engineering analysis and design, Need for optimal design, formulation of optimal

design problems, basic difficulties associated with solution of optimal problems.

Classical optimization methods, Necessary and sufficient optimality criteria for

unconstrained and constrained problems, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Global optimality and

convex analysis, Linear optimal problems, Simplex method, Introduction to Karmarkars

algorithm.

Numerical methods for nonlinear unconstrained and constrained problems, sensitivity

analysis, Linear post optimal analysis, sensitivity analysis of discrete and distributed systems.

Introduction to variational methods of sensitivity analysis, shape sensitivity, Introduction to

integer programming, dynamic programming, stochastic programming and geometric

programming, Introduction to genetic algorithm and simulated annealing.

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References

1. Rao, S. S. Engineering Optimisation Theory and Practice, New Age International.

2. Deb, K. Optimisation for Engineering Design Algorithms and examples, Prentice Hall.

3. Kirsch, U. Optimum Structural Design, McGraw Hill.

4. Arora, J. S. Introduction to Optimum Design, McGraw Hill

5. Rajeev, S. and Krishnamoorthy, C. S. Discrete Optimisation of Structures using Genetic

Algorithms, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 118, No. 5, 1992, 1223- 1250.

6. Hafta, R. T. and Gurdal, Z. Elements of structural optimization, Kluwer academic

publishers, Third revised and expanded edition, 1996.

Ground Improvement Technique

(PCE21E02)

Principles of ground improvement; Mechanical densification;

Drop hammer and compaction pile; Compaction of cohesive soils, pre-loading and vertical

drains,

Stone columns and granular piles; Admixture stabilisation;

Grouting; Geosynthetic Application; Dewatering: Field pumping test, Common dewatering

method, Effect of dewatering.

References

To be informed later on.

Numerical Methods and Computer Programming in Engineering

(PCE21E03)

Linear equations and eigen value problems, Accuracy of approximate calculations, Nonlinear

equations, interpolation,

Differentiation and evaluation of single and multiple integrals, initial and boundary value

problems by finite difference method.

Newtons method, variation and weighted residual methods, introduction to finite element

methods, fundamental of statistical distribution.

Computer programming in geotechnical engineering problem.

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References

1. J. B. Scarborough, Numerical mathematical analysis, Oxford & IBH Publishing CO

Pvt., 2000

2. K. K. Jain, S. R. K Iyengar and R. K. Jain Numerical methods-problem and solutions,Wiley eastern limited, 2001

3. R.W. Hamming, Numerical methods for scientist and engineers, McGraw Hill, 1998.

4. J. H. Mathews and K.D. Fink, Numerical methods using MATLAB, Pearson

Education, 2004

5. A. J. Hayter, Probability and statistics, Duxbury, 2002.

Elastic Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering

(PCE21E04)

Concepts of stress and strain; Principal stresses and strains; Invariants; Octahedral stresses

and strains; Mohrs diagrams; Plane state of stress and Plane state of strain;

Stress strain relations for linearly elastic solids; Stresses and displacements in soil, Basic

solutions of Boussinesq, Cerutti, Mindlin and Westergaard.

Application of fundamental solutions for problems of practical interest in geotechnical

engineering: foundations, stress applied to surface of a circular opening, Inclusions in infinite

regions, surface loads in a semi-infinite region.

Elastic solutions for layered soil systems, settlement and contact stress under rigid and

flexible foundations, Computation of immediate settlements for shallow and deep

foundations.

References

1. Harr, M. E, Foundations of Theoretical Soil Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1996.

2. Das, B. M, Advanced Soil Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1987..

3. Poulos, H. G. and Davis, E. H , Elastic Solutions for Soil and Rock Mechanics, Wiley,

1974.

Advanced Structural Design

(PCE21E05)

Design Philosophy, modeling of loads, material characteristics.

Reinforced Cocrete: M- relationship: IS code, ACI code, Behaviour of RC element under

flexure, shear, torsion and combined axial load-bending moment, Provision of IS ACI code,

Design of RC member in tension.

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Prestressed concrete: Introduction, Prestressed systems, Pre-tensioned and post tensioned

members, Analysis, Losses in Prestressed concrete, Pressure line, Load balancing concept,

Factors influencing deflection, Analysis and design of statically determinate prestressed

concrete structure for flexure and shear, Statically indeterminate beams.

Composite Structures: Introduction to steel-concrete composite structure, Anatomy of a

composite building, Construction of composite structures, Design of composite beam and

column, shear connectors, Design strength of shear connectors, Load resisting systems,

connections, Analysis procedures of buildings for gravity and lateral loadings.

References:

R. Ranganathan, Reliability analysis, Jaico Publishing House, 1999

S.U. Pillai and Devdas Menon, Reinforced concrete design, Tata Mcgraw Hill Publishing

company limited, New Delhi 1998.

R. Park and T. Pauley, Reinforced concrete structures1995

N. Krishna Raju, Prestressed concrete, Third Edition, Tata Mcgrow Hill Publishing company

limited, New Delhi 1995.

E.H. Gaylord, C.N. Gaylord and J. E. Stellmeyer, Design of Steel Structures, Mcgrow Hill

2000

S.N. Manohar, Tall Chimneys Tata Mcgrow Hill Publishing company limited, New Delhi

1985.

H.G. Harris and G.M. Sabnis, Structural Modelling and Experimental Techniques, second

Edition, CRC Press, 1999

E. Bray and R.K. Stanley, Non destructive Evaluation, CRC Press,2002.

ELECTIVE PAPER-II

Reinforced Soil Structures

(PCE21E06)

Historical background; Principles, concepts and mechanism of reinforced earth; Design

consideration for reinforced earth and reinforced soil structures;

Geosynthetics-their composition, manufacture, properties, functions, testing and applications

in reinforced earth structures;

Design of reinforced soil structures like retaining walls, embankments, foundation beds etc.;

Designing for Separation, Filtration, Drainage and Roadway Applications; Designing for

Landfill Liners and Barrier Applications; Case histories of applications.

References

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1. Clayton, C. R. I., Milititsky, J. and Woods, R. I., Earth Pressure and Earth Retaining

Structures, Blackie Academic & Professional, 1993.

2. Ingold, T, Reinforced Earth, Thomas Telford Ltd., 1982.

3. Jones, C. J. F. P, Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structures, Butterworth, 2005.4. Koerner, R. M, Designing with Geosynthetics, Prentice Hall, 1993.

Fuzzy logic and Artificial intelligence in Civil Engineering Application

(PCE21E07)

Introduction- Classification of artificial intelligence-expert systems-artificial neuralnetworks-

basic concepts-uses in functional approximation and optimizationapplications in the design

and analysis, building construction. Fuzzy logic-basicconcepts-problem formulation using

fuzzy logic-applications.

References

1. D. E. Rumelhart and J. L. McClelland, Parallel distributed processing Vol. 1, M I T Press,

1986.

2. M. J. Patyra and Mlynek, Fuzzy logic implementation and applications, Wiley, 1996.

Pavement Materials

(PCE21E08)

Classification, properties of Aggregates, design of aggregate gradation.

Bituminous Binder. Penetration grade, emulsion, cut backs and modified binders. Rheolology

of bituminous binder, modified binder,

Mixed design. Marshall method and Superpave procedure. Design of emulsified Mixes,

Viscoelastic and fatigue properties of bituminous mixtures, resilient modulus of pavement

materials.

Requirements of paving concrete, design of mixes for recycling of bituminous and concrete

pavement surface. Soil stabilization techniques.

References

1. Highway construction and maintenance, Martin, Blackwell Science

2. Highway Material Testing, Khanna & Justo Nem Chand Bros

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3. Modern Pavement Haas, R.,Zaniewski, W.R Krieger Publishing management, Hudson, J.P

Company,

4. Standard specification for Transportation Material & Method of sampling & Testing,

AASHTO,AASHTO,

Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling

(PCE21E09)

Introduction, objective, scope and problems of Rock Mechanics.Classification by origin,

Lithological, Engineering. Rock exploration- rock coring, geophysical methods. Laboratory

testing of rocks- all types of compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength tests.

Strength and failure of rocks- Griffiths theory, Coulombs theory, rheological methods.

In-situ tests on rock mass. Deformation characteristics of rocks, instrumentation and

measurement of deformation of rocks. Permeability characteristics- interstitial water on

rocks, unsteady flow of water through jointed rock mass. Mechanical, thermal and electrical

properties of rock mass.

Correlation between laboratory and field properties. Analysis of stresses. Thick wall cylinder,

formulae, Kreish equation, Green span method. Openings in rock mass and stresses around

openings. Pressure tunnels, development of plastic zone. Rock support needed to avoid

plastic deformation. Lined and unlined tunnels. Underground excavation and subsidence.

Rock mechanics applications. Bearing capacity of homogeneous as well as discontinuous

rocks. Support pressure and slip of the joint. Delineation of types of rock failure.

Unsupported span of underground openings, pillars. Rock slopes. Rock bolting. Plastic

mechanics. Tunnels, shapes, usages, Methods of Construction, Problems associated with

tunnels, Tunnelling in various subsoil conditions and rocks.

References

1. Mukerjee, P. K., A text book of Geology, World Press, 1995.

2. Brady, B. H. G. and Brown, E. T, Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining, Chapman &

Hall, 1993.

3. Brown, E. T, Rock Characterisation, Testing and Monitoring, Pergamon Press, 1986.

4. Herget, G, Stresses in Rock, Balkema, 1988.

5. Hoek, E. and Brown, E. T, Underground Excavation in Rock, Institution of Mining and

Metallurgy, 1982.

6. Goodman, R. E, Introduction to Rock Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.

7. Bieniawski, Z. T, Engineering Rock Mass Classification, John Wiley and Sons, 1989.

8. Coates, D. F, Rock Mechanics Principles, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy

Technology, 1981.

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9. Jaeger, J. C. and Cook, N. G. W, Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Champman and Hall,

1976.

10. Wyllie, D. C, Foundations on Rock, E & FN Spon. 2nd Edition, 1992.

Soil Exploration and Analysis of Foundation(PCE21E10)

Planning of Geotechnical exploration, methods of boring, types of samples & sampling, non-

destructive testing, field tests: standard penetration, plate load, static and dynamic cone

penetration, field vane shear and pressuremeter tests, electrical resistivity and seismic

refraction tests, location of ground water table, processing of soil exploration data and its

interpretation, Offshore exploration. Bearing capacity of shallow foundations: Prandtl,

Terzaghi and Meyerhofs method of analysis, safe and allowable bearing pressures, selection

of type and depth of foundations, combined footings, mat foundations including floating raft,settlement calculations, Skempton Bjerrum modification, and Martins method, deep

foundations: mechanics of load transfer in piles, load carrying capacity, pile load test, design

of pile groups including settlement calculations, well foundations, coffer dams, pier

foundations, earth pressure computations on retaining walls and their design. Ground water

table determination.

References

1. Bowles, J. E, Physical and Geotechnical Properties of Soil, McGraw-Hill Book Company,

1985.

2. Bowles, J. E, Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill International edition,

1997.

3. Dunnicliff, J. and Green, G. E, Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field

Performance , John Wiley & Sons, 1982.

4. Gopal Ranjan and Rao, A. S. R, Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern

Limited, 1991.

5. Lunne, T., Robertson, P. K. and Powell, J. J. M, Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical

Practice, Blackie Academic & Professional, 1997.

6. Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering Parts 1 and II 1987 - 1988.

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Practical Subjects

Soil Mechanics Laboratory

(PCE21P01)

Identification and Physical description; Specific gravity; Mechanical analysis; Proctors

Compaction test; Permeability- Constant head, Variable head; Direct Shear test- Cohesionless

soil, Cohesive soil; Uncofined Compression test; Triaxial test- Undrained, Drained; Triaxial

test with pore pressure measurements; Vane Shear test.

Foundation Engineering Laboratory

(PCE21P02)

Disturbed and undisturbed Sampling; Standard Penetration test; Static Cone Penetration test;

Plate Bearing test; In-situ Dynamic properties; Model Footing test; Model Pile Loading test;

Laboratory Vibration test.

Seminar

(PCE21P03)

Each Student shall prepare a Report and present a Seminar on topic related to the branch of

specialization under the guidance of a Faculty member. The student shall submit copy of the

paper to the Department. Grades will be awarded on the basis of contents of the paper and the

presentation.

SECOND SEMESTER

Theory Subjects

BASIC CORE SUBJECT

Finite Element Method

(PCE22B01)

Principles of discretization, element stiffness and mass formulation based on direct,

variational and weighted residual techniques and displacements approach, Shape functions

and numerical integrations,

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Convergence, Displacement formulation for rectangular, triangular and isoparametric

elements for two dimensional and axisymmetric stress analysis.

Thin and thick plates and shells. Semi-analytical formulations, Three-dimensional elementsand degenerated forms.

Stiffener elements and modifications such as use of different coordinate systems, use of non-

conforming modes and penalty functions. FEM in incompressible and compressible fluid,

applications of FEM in thermal problems.

References

1. O. C. Zienkiewicz and R. L. Taylor, Finite element methods Vol I & Vol II, McGraw

Hill,1989,1992.

2. K. J. Bathe, Finite element procedures, PHI Ltd., 1996.

3. R. D. Cook, D. S. Malkus. and M. E. Plesha, Concepts and applications of finite element

analysis, John Wiley and Sons, Third edition, 1989.

CORE SUBJECT-I

Advanced Foundation Design

(PCE22C01)

Shallow foundations- selection of type and depth of foundations, isolated footings, combined

footings, mat foundations including floating raft, settlement calculations.

Deep foundations- well foundations, coffer dams, pier foundations, earth pressure

computations on retaining walls and their design, and Pile Foundation.

Pile Foundation- Introduction, estimation of pile capacity by static and dynamic formulae,

wave equation method of analysis of pile resistance-load-transfer method of estimating pile

capacity, settlement of single pile, elastic methods.Laterally loaded pile- modulus of sub

grade reaction method, ultimate lateral resistance of piles.

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Pile Groups- consideration regarding spacing, efficiency of pile groups, stresses on

underlying soil strata, approximate analysis of pile groups, settlement of pile groups, pile

caps, pile load tests, negative skin friction.

References

1. Lambe and Whitman, Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern., 1976.

2. Das B.M., Advanced Soil Mechanics, Mc. Graw-Hill, NY, 1985.

3. Winterkorn H.F. and Fang H.Y. Ed., Foundation Engineering Hand Book, Van-Nostrand

Reinhold, 1975.

4. Bowles J.E., Foundation Analysis and Design (4th Ed.), Mc.Graw Hill, NY, 1996.

5. Poulose H.G. and Davis E.H., Pile foundation Analysis and Design, John-Wiley & Sons,

NY, 1980.

7. Leonards G. Ed., Foundation Engineering, Mc.Graw-Hill,NY, 1962.

8. Bowles J.E., Analytical and Computer Methods in Engineering Mc.Graw-Hill, NY.9. Shamsher Prakash, Soil Dynamics, McGraw Hill.

10. Alexander Major, Dynamics in Soil Engineering.

11. Sreenivasalu & Varadarajan, Handbook of Machine Foundations, Tata McGraw Hill.

12. IS 2974 - Part I and II, Design Considerations for Machine Foundations.

13. IS 5249: Method of Test for Determination of Dynamic Properties of Soils.

CORE SUBJECT-II

Soil Structure Interaction

(PCE22B02)

General soil-structure interaction problems. Contact pressures and soil-structure interaction

for shallow foundations. Concept of sub grade modulus, effects/parameters influencing

subgrade modulus. Soil behaviour, Foundation behaviour, Interface behaviour,

Scope of soil foundation interaction analysis, soil response models, Winkler, Elastic

continuum, Two parameter elastic models, Elastic plastic behaviour, Time dependent

behaviour. Beam on Elastic Foundation- Soil Models: Infinite beam, Two parameters,

Isotropic elastic half space,

Analysis of beams of finite length, Classification of finite beams in relation to their stiffness.

Plate on Elastic Medium: Thin and thick plates, Analysis of finite plates, Numerical analysis

of finite plates, simple solutions. Elastic Analysis of Pile: Elastic analysis of single pile,

Theoretical solutions for settlement and load distributions.

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Analysis of pile group, Interaction analysis, Load distribution in groups with rigid cap.

Laterally Loaded Pile: Load deflection prediction for laterally loaded piles, Subgrade reaction

and elastic analysis, Interaction analysis, Pile-raft system, Solutions through influence charts.

Uplift capacity of piles and anchors.

References

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,1980.

3. Scott, R. F., Foundation Analysis, Prentice Hall,1981.

4. Structure Soil Interaction - State of Art Report, Institution of Structural Engineers, 1978.

5. ACI 336. (1988), Suggested Analysis and Design Procedures for combined footings and

Mats, American Concrete Institute,1988.

ELECTIVE PAPER-I

Instrumentation and Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

(PCE22E01)

Types of field measurements; Principles of instrumentation; Settlement gauges, Piezometers,

earth pressure cells and inclinometers;

Planning of instrumentation; Vibration measurements.

Case histories: Building settlement; in-situ stresses in soils; Underground constructio

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