COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
Overview of Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Landmarks: Impact (social,
economic, environmental) of Civil Engineering on Society; Future directions:
Job opportunities in Civil Engineering; Case studies: Hands-on projects,
demonstrations, and Field visit.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Stability and Determinacy of Structures, Analysis of Statically Determinate
Structures, Review of shear force and bending moment diagrams in beams and
frames, Plane trusses: Deflection of trusses: Deflection of beams and frames:
Influence line diagrams and moving loads, Analysis of Statically Indeterminate
Structures, Force and stiffness methods of analysis, Plane trusses by using
method of consistent deformations, Beams and frames: Plane trusses by using
direct stiffness method.

ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCES
Earth System: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere and atmosphere and their
iinteractions
Solid Earth : Shape, size, interior of the solid earth. Geological materials: rocks,
soils, minerals (clay mineralogy), Engineering and Genetic classification of soils,
rocks, rock cycle, rock-water interaction. Earth Processes and their consequences,
Geomorphological features, structures (folds, faults)
Earthquakes: Causes, classification, magnitude, intensity, Historical earthquakes,
Seismic hazards zoning, strong ground motion, earthquake prediction
Landslides and Subsidence: Causes, classification and monitoring;
Groundwater: Groundwater resources and quality of ground water
Geology of India : Physiographic and fectonic divisions; Minral resources.
Geophysical mapping: seismic, resistivity, radar, geotomography, logging
Remote sensing, GIS and GPS : Basic principles and their applications in
monitoring Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryo-sphere and Atmosphere; Criteria for
site selections for Dam, tunnels, waste/radioactive disposal sites.

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Introduction and overview of course: Constituents of concrete (Cement,
Aggregates): Proportioning of concrete, Fresh concrete, Hardened concrete,
Quality control (Sampling, Acceptance, etc.), Transportation and placing , Testing
of concrete (including NDT), Admixtures (Chemical, mineral), Concrete and
environment; Steel: Manufacture, different types of steel, Steel in Civil
Engineering (Structural, reinforcing bars, wires); Bitumen and bituminous mixes:
Source, composition, characterization, Various forms, Tests on bitumen
Preparation/characterization of bituminous mixes. Mix design, Tests - Dynamic
modulus, fatigue, creep and stability;
Bricks and brick masonry: Manufacture, Properties, classification and
specifications, Brick masonry and principles of design of masonry structures;
Other materials: Timber, geotextiles, FRPs, Epoxy-coated bar.

Engineering Hydrology
Precipitation, Infiltration and Evapotranspiration : Forms of precipitation,
measurement, depth-duration and intensity- duration frequency relations,
Evaporation – process, measurement, and estimation, Infiltration process,
measurement, and estimation. Evapotranspiration measurement and estimation;
Runoff and Hydrographs : Rainfall Runoff correlations, Flow duration cureve.
Mass curve, Droughts and floods, Factors affecting flow hydrograph, Unit
hydrograph, its analysis and S-curve hydrograph, Synthetic and instantaneous
unit hydrographs ; Statistical analysis : Hydrologic Routing, Risk, reliability, and
safety factor, Flood frequency studies ; Flood forecasting : Rational method
Time Area curves, Desing flood ; Channel and flood routing ; Groundwater
hydrology : Flow equations Confined and unconfined flow, Well hydraulics, Steady
and unsteady flow, Well losses, Specific capacity ; Irrigation Engineering.

Hydraulic Engineering
Pipe Flow : Boundary Layer Concepts, Turbulent Flwo, Pipe Networks : Open
channel Flow : Uniform Flow, Critical Flow, Gradually Varied Flow, Rapidly Varied
Flow, spatially Varied flow ; Unsteady flow : Pipes , Open Channels ; Flow
measurement : Viscosity, Pressure , Velocity and turbulence measurements;
Forces on immersed Bodies : Drag and lift.

DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Introduction to Design: Design Loads and Load Combinations, Working Stress
Design, Plastic Design, LRFD Methods, Introduction to Steel and Steel Structures,
Design of tension members, Design of structural fasteners: rivets, bolts and
welds, Design of compression members, Design of flexure members: Beamsrolled
sections, built-up sections, Plate Girders – riveted/bolted and welded,
Design of eccentric connections: riveted/bolted and welded, Design of beamcolumns
and column bases, Design of steel industrial sheds, Wind Design,
Introduction to inelastic actions and plastic hinges: Application of PD and LRFD.

DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Introduction: Structural Systems, Materials, Loadings and Structural Analysis,
Introduction to Design of Concrete Structures, Working Stress Design, Ultimate
Load Design, Limit Sate Design, Working Stress Design: For Bending Moment
and Shear Force - Rectangular Beams, Limit State Design: For Compression -
Columns, For Bending Moment and Shear Force - Beams, For Torsion- Beams,
For Combined Compression and Flexure – Beam-Columns, Slabs – One-way; Twoway,
Connections (Joints), Design of RC Frame Buildings, Earthquake Design,
Ductile Detailing, (Introduction to Capacity Design Concept), Design of Other
Structural Components, Flat Slabs; Footings; Walls; Stair Cases.

SOIL MECHANICS
Preview of Geotechnical Problems in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure
Development, Description of soil, Engineering geology of soils and their
formation, earthquakes and their effects, Stresses within a soil, effective stress
principle, stress point and stress path, Soil - water systems- capillarity, flow,
Darcy’s law, permeability, and tests for its determination, different heads,
piping, quicksand condition, seepage, flownets, flow through dams, filters,
Compressibility and consolidation characteristics, maximum past stress, OCR,
determination of coefficients of consolidation and secondary compression
(creep), consolidation under construction loading, Strength and direct and triaxial
shear tests, Mohr - Coulomb strength criterion, drained, consolidated undrained
and undrained tests, strength of loose and dense sands, NC and OC soils, dilation,
pore pressures, Skempton’s coefficients, etc. Compaction characteristics, water
content - dry unit weight relationships, OMC, max. dry unit weight, field
compaction control, etc. Introduction to Geosynthetics, classification, functions,
properties - physical, mechanical, hydraulic, environmental, etc. Stability of
slopes, limit equilibrium methods, ordinary methods of slices and simplified
Bishop method, factors of safety.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Introduction, examples of foundation problems - case studies, Characterisation
of ground, site investigations, methods of drilling, sampling, in situ test - SPT,
CPT, plate load and dynamic tests, groundwater level, etc. Bearing capacity,
general, local and punching shear failures, corrections for size, shape, depth,
water table, compressibility, etc., ultimate and allowable stresses, methods
based on in situ tests, Settlements of foundations, stress in soils (Boussinesq,
Westergaard, Mindlin solutions), one and two dimensional cases, immediate,
consolidation and creep settlements, methods based on in situ tests, Limit State
Design, stability and serviceability states, load and strength factors, Types of
foundations - shallow/deep, isolated, combined, mat, etc., contact pressure
distributions, soil - foundation interactions, basics of structural design, Ground
Improvement Techniques, methods for difficult or problematic ground conditionssoft
soils, loose sands, seismic conditions, expansive or collapsible soils, etc.,
preloading, vertical drains, stone columns, heavy tamping, grouting, etc. Earth
Pressure theories, Coulomb and Rankine approaches, c-f soils, smooth and rough
walls, inclined backfill, depth of tension crack, Retaining structures, gravity,
cantilever, counterfort, reinforced earth, etc., design and checks for stability,
Deep foundations, piles, pile groups, well foundations, under-reamed piles, precast,
driven cast in situ and bored piles, shaft and base resistances, downdrag,
pile load tests, Selected Topics-machine foundations/introduction to environmental
geotechnique/application of geosynthe-tics, etc.

ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
Rock deformation in nature, Recognition and classification of folds: Faults,
Joints, Unconformities; Rock decay and weathering, Interpretation of Geologic
maps, Stereograms, airphotos, Satellite imageries; Geophysical methods;
Techniques of Field measurement, Applications in foundations, Building Materials,
Tunnelling, Underground structures, Landslides, Slope stability, Earthquakes,
Mineral exploration, Ground water pollution, Case histories.

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Engineering design principles, interactive design using workstations, and software
tools. Programming languages, data structures and their design, Computer
graphics, introduction to GKS, Starbase Libraries. Computer aided drafting,
data base management system, simulation and optimization. Applications in
Civil Engineering, structural design.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND POLLUTION
Introduction and Scope, Ecology and Environment, Environmental Quality and
Pollution, Pollutants, Wastes, Disposal of Wastes, Solid Waste Management,
Hazardous Waste: Definition; Measurement; Control measures; Management,
Air Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Environmental Impact, Environmental Audit,
Laboratory Experiments.

WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE-WATER ENGINEERING
Water and Wastewater Quantity Estimation, Water Distribution and Sewerage
Systems, Elements of Water Supply Scheme, Water/Wastewater Quality
Enhancement, Physicochemical Processes, Surface and Ground Water Treatment,
Biological Processes for Water and Wastewater Quality Enhancement, Elements
of Wastewater Disposal Schemes, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Visit to
Water and Wastewater Effluent Treatment Plants.

GEOINFORMATICS
Introduction to surveying, Linear measurements, Compass surveying, Levelling
and Contouring, Plane Tabling (PT), Theodolites, Tacheometric surveys, Errors
and adjustments, Triangulation, Introduction to photogrammetry and remote
sensing, EDM/Total Station/GPS.

SURVEY AND GEOLOGY CAMP
Survey Camp: Reconnaissance and establishing the stations; Base line
measurements, Triangulation readings on various stations; computation and
preparation of triangulation map; contouring; preparation of map; preparation
of report.
Geology Camp: Reconnaissance of the area; Elementary geological field mapping
of rock formations and structural details; Geomorphic processes Preparation
of report.

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Analysis of Traffic Flow, Design of Traffic facilities, Pavement Analysis, Pavement
Design, Highway Construction, Highway Maintenance.

HYDRAULIC MACHINES
Fundamentals of hydraulic turbine theory; Turbine performance characteristics
and selection of turbines; Design of radial flow and axial flow turbines and
Pelton turbines; Fundamentals of Rotodynamic pumps; Centrifugal and axial flow
pumps; special duty pumps; cavitation in hydraulic machines.

RIVER ENGINEERING
Introduction; Sediment load; Resistance to flow; Regime theories, River training;
River modelling; Social and Environmental impacts.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN III
Design of prestressed concrete structures: limit state design of beams and ties,
introduction to miscellaneous structures; design of simple bridges and liquid
retaining structures; introduction to design of masonary structures.

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Matrix structural analysis: displacement and force methods; stress analysis:
general state of stress, failure criterion, stress concentration, fatigue failure;
analysis of simple problems of plates and shells.

INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Causes of earthquakes and seismic waves, Magnitude, intensity and energy
release, Charecteristics of earthquakes, Seismic risk; EQ response of structures,
Single-degree-of freedom dynamics, Concept of response spectra and introduction
to multi-degree-of-freedom systems; Design response spectrum, Idealization of
structures, Response spectrum analysis, Equivalent lateral Force concepts;
Philosophy of earthquake resistant design, Ductility, Redundancy & over-strength,
Damping, Supplemented damping, Base Isolation, Code provisions; Seismic
behaviour of concrete, steel and masonary structures, Material properties,
Behaviour and analysis of members under cyclic loads, Seismic detailing
provisions, Review of damage in past earthquakes.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Detailed engineering design of two to three of the following structures:
multistorey buildings, industrial buildings, steel towers, bridges, retaining
structures, chimneys.

GROUND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES
Need for improvement, Compaction, Preloading, dewatering, admixtures, grouting,
heat treatment, ground freezing, inclusion, anchorage, micropiles, stone columns,
heavy tamping Electro-kinematic stablization, Physical and Chemical improvement.
Soil reinforcement, Principles, geosynthetics. Vertical drains, Ground anchorage,
rock bolting, soil nailing, Deep mixing with lime cement. Emerging trends.

CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING OF SOILS
Stress, Strain, elasticity, plasticity. Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils -
Critical State Soil Mechanics. Behaviour of soil before failure. Evaluation of
Model Parameters.

MACHINE FOUNDATION DESIGN
Principles of dynamics and vibrations, Single degree and Multi degree of freedom
systems - free and forced vibrations, Introductions to vibration of continuous
systems - wave propagation in soil media, Laboratory and In-situ determination
of dynamic soil properties, Introduction to machine foundations and its practical
considerations for construction, IS code of practice, Examples.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
The Dynamic earth systems, Classification of Geologic materials, Weathering
and soil formation, Surface water, Ground water, Oceans and coastlines,
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Processes, Techniques of Terrain evaluation,
Exploration and utilization of Natural Resources, Man’s role in environmental
changes, Geologic studies for pollution Abatement, Summary of field and
experimental Data.

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Introduction to the course and its importance, Optimization methods:-Introduction,
Problem formulation, Introduction to mathematical principles in optimization,
Solution techniques for linear and integer problems, Introduction to non-linear
problems, Civil Engineering Case Studies. Project scheduling, PERT, Inventory
and crew scheduling, Decision-making in uncertain environment, Recapitulation
of probability theory, Introduction to Game theory, Model Calibration:-Parameter
Estimation (point and interval), Hypothesis testing. Examples using Software
Packages.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Introduction to construction management, Life Cycle of a construction project;
Construction equipment and technology; Analysis for technical feasibility;
Environmenta l impact, Economic feasibility; Capital budgeting and investment
analysis; Risk analysis in construction projects; Building, Industrial and
infrastructure construction-interdiciplinary nature of construction projects;
Specifications and quality control; Types of contracts, (Lump Sum, Unit rate,
BOT, BOLT, etc.); Estimation of quantities, Legal Issues-construction by-laws,
Arbitration; Safety issues in construction projects; Case studies.

CONCRETE ENGINEERING
Fundamental concrete science (Mixing, transportation, placing and curing of
concrete, properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Using chemical and mineral
admixtures); Special concretes, (Mass concrete, hot and cold weather concrete;
self compacting, fibre reinforced, and high strength concretes); special construction
methods (Mechanized construction, Roller compaction and shotcreting, preplaced
aggregate and antiwashout concretes); Special reinforcing materials (Epoxycoated
reinforcing bars, Fiber reinforced plastics); Case studies.
Laboratory studies: Effect of addition of chemical admixtures on properties
of paste and mortar. (flow table and setting time measurement). Properties
of cement grouts (flow through funnel and bleeding); compare performance of
hand-mixed and machine-mixed mortar and concrete; Properties of concrete
and some non-destructive tests, Laboratory demonstrations.

VIBRATION OF ELASTIC SYSTEM
Concepts of dynamics and Vibrations; Discrete and continuous systems;Damped
and undamped systems; Single and Multidegre of Freedom systems; Analytical
methods; Transform Methods, Impulse and Earthquake response; Earthquake
response spectra, Response of multidegree of freedom systems; Numerical
Methods for free and forced Vibration Analysis; Continuous systems; Vibration
Control.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIES
Sources and types of wastes: solid, Liquid, and gaseous wastes; Control and
Removal of specific pollutants in Industrial wastewaters: eg. Oil and grease.
cynide, Flouride, Toxic organics, Heavy metals, Radioactivity etc.; Solid and
Hazardous wates: definitions, concepts and managemnt aspects; Control of
gaseous emissions: Identification of chimney and fugitive sources, their
quantification, fuel quality, combustion processes. Particulate and gaseous
pollutant control; Recent trends in Industrial waste management: Cradle to Grave
concept, life cycle analysis and clean technologies; Case studies of various
industries: Dairy, Fertilizer, Distillary, Sugar, Pulp and paper, Iron and Steel, Metal
plating, Thermal power plants, etc.; Environmental audit: Definitions and
concepts, environmental audit vs. accounts audit, compliance audit relevant
methodologies, regulations; Introduction to ISO and ISO 14000, Preparation and
implementation of environmental Management Plans.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Environmental legislations and international treaties, Environmental systems and
their interactions, global/regional environmental issues, Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA), definitions, methodologies and concept of sustainable
development, Environmental toxicology, Risk Assessment, in environmental
management, Principles of risk assessment, pollutant exposure assessment,
conceptual models and ecological risk.

PRINCIPLES OF REMOTE SENSING
Introduction; Energy source and radiation principles; Remote sensing systems,
Multispectral scanners (MSS); Thermal infrared line scanner, sideways looking
airbourne radar; Spectral pattern recognition - visual and digital techniques;
Classification; Data acquisition from LANDSAT, SPOT, ERS, IRS; Analysis of digital
data products from MSS and TM; Digital enhancement techniques (LAB);
Application of remote sensing in resource evaluation.

PROJECT I & PROJECT II
Topics should preferably be design, development, design aid type and
interdisciplinary. The project should aim at training the students in going through
all important phases of project studies starting from establishing the need
through collection of data, analysis, design, development, drawing, cost estimates
and project reports. Wherever appropriate some alternatives which meet the
same needs should also be considered and evaluated using appropriate evaluation
criteria.

From :: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur