Geotechnical Engineering
Module-I: Origin of Soil
Rock Cycle and the origin of soil, clay mineralogy, mechanical analysis of soil, grain size distribution curve, particle shape and size, weight volume relationships,
specific gravity, unit weight, void ratio, moisture content, and relationships, relative density. Consistency of soil: Atterberg limits - Liquidity index and consistency index, activity, soil structure. Engineering classification of soil: Types of Soil classification, IS, USCS, HRB and ASTM.
Module-II: Soil Hydraulics
Modes of occurrence of water in soil. Stress conditions in soil- total, effective and neutral stresses and relationships. Permeability - Bernaulli's equation, Darcy's Law, hydraulic conductivity, laboratory determination of hydraulic conductivity, Factors affecting hydraulic conductivity, equivalent hydraulic conductivity in stratified soil. Seepage- Laplace equation of continuity, flow nets, seepage calculation from a flow net, flow nets in anisotropic soils, seepage through earth dam, critical hydraulic gradient and quick sand condition.
Module-III: Soil Compaction
mechanism and principles, Laboratory compaction, factors affecting compaction, effect of compaction on soil properties, field compaction techniques.
Module-IV: Stress Distribution
Stress Distribution: Normal and shear stresses on a plane, Boussinesq's solution for a point load, line load, strip load, uniformly loaded circular and rectangular areas, Isobar and pressure bulb concept, stress distribution on horizontal and vertical planes, Newmark's chart and its application, contact pressure.
Shear Strength: Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, shear strength parameters and determination: direct and tri-axial shear test, unconfined compression test, vane shear test. Other methods of determining the un-drained shear strength of soil, sensitivity and thixotropy of clay.
Module-V: Consolidation of soils
Consolidation and compaction, primary and secondary consolidation, Terzhaghi's theory of one dimensional consolidation, consolidation test, coefficient of
consolidation.
Design of Concrete Structures
Module I
Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, philosophy, concept and methods of reinforced concrete design, introduction to limit state method, limit state of collapse and limit state of serviceability, application of limit state method to rectangular beams for flexure, shear, bond and torsion.
Module II
Design of doubly reinforced beams, design of T and L beams, design of one way and two way slabs, design of staircases.
Module III
Design of short and long columns with axial and eccentric loadings, Design of isolated and combined column footings.
Module IV
Retaining walls, various forces acting on retaining wall, stability requirement, design of cantilever and counterfort retaining walls.
Module V
Design of water tanks, design requirements, design of tanks on ground, under ground and elevated water tanks.
Water and Waste Water Engineering
Module – I
General requirement for water supply, sources, quality of water, intake, pumping and transportation of water.
Module – II
Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water and their significance, water quality criteria, water borne diseases, natural purification of water sources.
Module – III
Engineered systems for water treatment : aeration, sedimentation, softening coagulation, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, and disinfection. Design of water distribution system.
Module – IV
Generation and collection of waste water, sanitary, storm and combined sewerage systems, quantities of sanitary waste and storm water, design of sewerage system Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater. Waste water disposal standards.
Module – V
Basic of microbiology. Biological wastewater treatment system : Aerobic processes activated sludge process and its modifications, trickling filter, RBC, Anaerobic Processes conventional anaerobic digester, High rate and hybrid anaerobic reactors, Sludge digestion and handling, Disposal of effluent and sludge, Design problems on water distribution, sewerage, water treatment units, wastewater treatment units and sludge digestion.
Structural Analysis-II
Module – I
Analysis of continuous beams and plane frames by slope deflection method and moment distribution method.
Module – II
Analysis of continuous beam and simple portals by Kani's method.
Module – III
Analysis of two hinged and fixed arches for dead and live loads, Suspension cables with two hinged stiffening girders.
Module – IV
Matrix methods of analysis: flexibility and stiffness methods; Application to simple trusses and beams.
Module – V
Plastic Analysis: Plastic modulus, shear factor, plastic moment of resistance, Load factor, Plastic analysis of continuous beam and simple rectangular portals, Application of upper bound and lower bound theorems.
Traffic Engineering
MODULE-I: TRANSIT SYSTEM AND ISSUES
Introduction to Mass Transport, Role of various modes of Mass Transport, Transport System Performance at National, State, Local and International levels, National Transport Policy, Urban transportation problems and their impact, Modes of mass transit- their planning, construction and operation, Case studies of existing mass transit systems Technical and economic evaluation of mass transit projects.
MODULE-II: PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM
Urban Transport System, Public Transport System Re-genesis and Technology, Physical performance of Public Transport System, Public Transport and Urban Development Strategies, Mass Transit concepts- Trip interchanges and assignments, Characteristics of Rail Transit, Vehicle Characteristics.
MODULE-III: BUS TRANSIT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
Route Planning and Scheduling, Bus Transport System, Performance and Evaluation, Scheduling, Conceptual patterns of bus service, Network Planning and Analysis, Bus Transport System Pricing, Bus Transit System Integration, Analytical Tools and Techniques for Operation and Management, Bus Rapid Transit Systems, Case Studies.
MODULE-IV: RAIL TRANSIT TERMINALS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Performance Evaluation, Efficiency, Capacity, Productivity and Utilisation, Performance Evaluation Techniques and Application, System Network Performance, Transit Terminal Planning and Design.
MODULE-V: IMPACT OF TRANSIT
Policies and Strategies for Mass Transport, Need for Integrated Approach, Unified Transport Authorities, Institutional arrangement, Urban Transport Fund, Parking Policies, Private Sector in Mass Transport, Bus and Rail Integration, Co-ordination of Feeder Services, Transit Oriented Land Use Development., Case Studies, Urban Transportation and Land use, Impact of Transport Development on Environment, Remedial measures, Policy Decisions, Recent Trends in Mass Transportation Planning and Management.