STEEL STRUCTURES
BECVE601T
steel sections (including cold formed section, structural pipe (tube) sections) and their
properties. Introduction to I.S. 800, 808, 816, 875 etc.
Introduction to Plastic Analysis, Shape Factor, Plastic hinge formation Collapse
mechanism for beams
Design of axially loaded members: (a) Tension members. (b) Compression
members. Design of roof truss: Load assessment for DL, LL and WL.
Unit - II
Structural Fasteners:
Behavior of bolted and welded connections (types, Designation, properties, permissible
stresses), failure of bolted and welded joints. Strength of bolt and strength of weld.
Efficiency of joints. Design of simple bolt and welded connections. Moment resistant
bolted and welded connection (bending and torsion)
Design of connection: Beam to beam, beam to column
Unit – III
Design of simple and built up beams: Laterally restrained and un-restrained,
(symmetrical as well as unsymmetrical section). Curtailment of flange plates. (Design of
welded plate girder.)
Unit - IV
Design of single rolled steel section column subjected to axial load and biaxial moment
including base design.
Design of axially loaded built up columns. Laced and battened (Column bases, slab base,
gusseted base, and moment resistant bases).
UNIT-I
Tacheometric Surveying: Classification, principal of stadia method, theory of Anallatic lens,
distance and elevation formulae, tangential method, errors in stadia surveying.
UNIT II
Simple, Compound, Reverse Curves and Vertical Curves:
a) Simple Curves: Elements of simple curves, methods of curve ranging, obstacles in setting
out curves.
b) Compound Curves: Elements of compound Curves, setting out the curve.
c) Reverse Curves: Elements of reverse Curves, setting out the curve.
d) Vertical Curves: Elements of vertical curves, types, tangent correction, location of
highest or lowest point.
UNIT III
Transition Curves: Elements of transition curves, super elevation, length of transition curve,
Ideal transition curve, characteristics of transition curve, setting out the transition curve.
UNIT IV
Geodetic Surveying and Triangulation Adjustment
Geodetic Surveying: Classification of triangulation survey, inter-visibility of stations, field
work, reduction to centre, base line measurement, corrections.
Triangulation Adjustment: Definitions, weighted observations, laws of weights, station
adjustment, figure adjustment (Triangle only)
UNIT V
Photographic Surveying: Basic definitions, terrestrial and aerial photography, scale of Aerial
photo relief, Tilt and height displacements, heights from relief displacement and parallax
measurements, flight planning, study of photo theodolite and stereoscope.
UNIT VI
Advanced Techniques in Surveying:
Total station, Electromagnetic Distance Measurement (EDM)
Remote Sensing: Introduction, definitions, Remote sensing systems, advantages, Basic
Principles, energy interaction in the atmosphere, Indian remote sensing Satellite series and their
characteristics
GIS & GPS: Components of geographical information system (GIS),advantages, function of
GIS, Raster and vector data, advantages and disadvantages, global positioning
system.(GPS),Introduction, definitions, GPS receivers, antenna, advantages of GPS.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Surveying & Levelling by B.C. Punmia (Vol 2 & Vol 3)
2. Surveying & Levelling by Kanetkar & Kulkarni (Vol 2)
3. Remote sensing & G.I.S. by Dr. M. Anji Rddy
FLUID MECHANICS –II
BECVE603T
UNIT-I
LAMINAR FLOW: Steady uniform laminar flow in circular pipes; Velocity and shear stress
distribution; Hagen Poiseuille equation.
BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY: Nominal thickness, displacement thickness, momentum
thickness of the boundary layer: Boundary layer along a long thin plate and its characteristics;
Laminar boundary layer; turbulent boundary layer; laminar sub-layer: Separation of boundary
layer on plane and curved surfaces.
REAL, INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOW AROUND IMMERSED BODIES: General
definition of drag and lift; Flow past plates, cylinders and spheres; drag on sphere, cylinder and
flat plate.
UNIT-II
FLOW THROUGH PIPES:
Hydraulically smooth and rough pipes; Frictional resistance to flow of fluid in smooth and rough
pipes; Nikurade’s experiment; Moody’s chart; Darcy-Weisbach & Hazen- William’s equation for
frictional head loss; Hydraulic gradient and energy gradient: Pipes in series and parallel;
Branched pipes; Siphon; transmission of power through pipes; Hardy-Cross method of pipe
networks; Water-hammer, pressure head due to sudden closure of valve.
UNIT-III
FLOW THROUGH OPEN CHANNEL:
(A)GENERAL: Types of channel and their geometrical properties; Types of flow in open
channel.
(B) UNIFORM FLOW: Chezy’s and Manning’s equations; Hydraulically most efficient
rectangular, triangular and trapezoidal sections; Computations of normal depth of flow,
conveyance of channel, section factor for uniform flow, normal slope and normal discharge.
(C) CRITICAL FLOW: Specific energy and its diagram; alternate depths; Computations of
critical depth, section factor for critical flow, critical slope; normal, critical slope; Specific force
and its diagram; Conditions of critical flow.
UNIT-IV
(A) APPLICATIONS OF SPECIFIC ENERGY, gradual transitions of channels.
(B) GRADUALLY VARIED FLOW: Dynamic equation for GVF; Classification and
characteristics of surface profiles; Direct Step method of computing profile length.
(C) RAPIDLY VARIED FLOW: Definition of hydraulic jump; Equation of hydraulic jump in
horizontal, rectangular channel; Length & height of jump; Energy loss in jump; Classifications of
jump.
UNIT-V
HYDRAULIC MODELS: Difference between model and prototype; Similitude- type of
similarities; Model Laws- Reynolds model law and Froude model law; Types of model-distorted,
undistorted; Froude’s method of determining resistance to partially submerged objects like ship.
UNIT-VI
FLUID MACHINERY:
(A) TURBINES: Definition: Gross and net heads; different efficiencies; Classification of
turbines; component parts and working principles; selection of turbines on the basis of head and
specific speed.
(B) RECIPROCATING PUMPS: Components parts, working principle, Work done of single
& double acting pumps; Negative slip, Air vessels – Working principle and necessity.
(C) CENTRIFUGAL PUMP: Component parts; Working principle; Static and manometric
heads; different efficiencies; Priming & priming devices, Specific speed; Theoretical aspects of
multistage pumps; Trouble & remedies; operating characteristics curves. Selection of pumps,
system head curves and pump head curves. Model testing of pumps
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Hydraulics & Fluid Mechanics- Dr.Modi & Dr. Seth
2. Fluid Mechanics-Streeter & Wylie
3. Fluid Mechanics- Dr. A.K.Jain
4. Fluid Mechanics through problems- Garde
5. Theory and applications of Fluid Mechanics- K. Subramanya
6. Foundation of Fluid Mechanics-Yuan
7. Flow through open channel – K.G.Rangaraju