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B. Tech. Civil Engineering SYLABUS
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ECE – 501
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Preview of Geotechnical field problems in Civil Engineering, Soil formation, transport
and deposit, Soil composition, Basic definitions, Clay minerals, Index properties, Particle
size analysis, Soil classification. 8
Soil-water systems, capillarity-flow, Darcy’s law, permeability, field and lab tests,
piping, quick sand condition, seepage, flow nets, flow through dams, filters.
Soil compaction, water content – dry unit weight relationships, OMC, field compaction
control, Proctor needle method. 8
Effective stress principle, Stresses due to applied loads, Boussinesq and Westergaard
equations.
Compressibility and consolidation characteristics, Rate of consolidation, Terzaghi’s one
dimensional theory of consolidation and its applications, Over Consolidation Ratio,
determination of coefficient of consolidation and secondary consolidation (creep),
consolidation under construction loading. 8
Shear strength - direct & triaxial shear tests, Mohr – Coulomb strength criterion, drained,
consolidated, undrained and unconsolidated tests, strength of loose and dense sands,
Normally Consolidated and Over Consolidated soils, dilation, pore pressure, Skempton’s
coefficient. Earth pressure theories, Coulomb and Rankine approaches for c-φ soils, smooth
andrough walls, inclined backfill 8
Characterization of ground, site investigations, groundwater level, methods of drilling,
sampling, in situ test, SPT, CPT, DCPT
Types of foundations – shallow / deep, isolated, combined, mat, etc., Definitions, Bearing
capacity of shallow foundations (Terzaghi analysis), general, local and punching shear
failures, corrections for size, shape, depth, water table, Bearing capacity by consolidation
method, insitu bearing capacity determination, Provisions of IS code of practice, selection
of depth of footing, eccentrically loaded footings. 8
Text Books
1. V.N.S. Murthy – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (Fifth Edition)
2. K.R. Arora – Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
References
1. Alam Singh – Modern Geotechnical Engineering
2. Brij Mohan Das – Geotechnical Engineering , CENGAGE Learning
3. I.H. Khan – Text Book of Geotechnical Engineering
4. C. Venkataramaiah – geotechnical Engineering
5. Gopal Ranjan and A.S.R. Rao – Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics
6. G.V. Rao & G.V.S.S. Raju – Engineering with Geosynthetics
ECE ‐ 502
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING I
Introduction : Role of Transportation, Modes of Transportation, History of road
development, Nagpur road plan, Bombay road plan & 3rd 20 Year Road Plan, Road types
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and pattern.
Geometric Design : Cross sectional elements, camber, shoulder, sight distance, horizontal
curves, super elevation, extra widening, transition curves and gradient, vertical curves,
summit and valley curves. 8
Traffic Engineering : Traffic characteristic, volume studies, speed study, capacity,
density, traffic control devices, signs, signals, design of signals, Island, Intersection at
grade and grade separated intersections, design of rotary intersection. 8
Design of Highway Pavement : Types of Pavements, Design factors, Design of Flexible
Pavement by CBR method (IRC : 37-2001), Design of rigid pavement, Westergaard
theory, load and temperature stresses, joints, IRC method of rigid pavement design. (IRC
: 58 – 2002). 8
UNIT – 4
Road Construction Methods : WBM, Surface dressing, bituminous carpeting, Bituminous
Bound Macadam and Asphaltic Concrete, Cement Concrete road construction. 8
Text Books
1. Highway Engineering by S. K. Khanna & C.E.G.Justo.
References
1. Transportation Engineering by L. R. Kadiyali.
2. Highway Engineering by S. K. Sharma
3. Principles of Transportation Engineering by P. Chakraborty & A. Das.
ECE – 503
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING – I
L – 2, T – 1 CT – 15, TA – 10, ESE – 50
Water supply: Water demands and domestic use, variation in demands; population
forecasting by various methods using logistic curve method; per capita supply, basic
needs and factors affecting consumption; design period.
Sources of water: Kinds of water sources and their characteristics, collection of surface
and ground water; quality of surface and ground waters; factors governing the selection
of a source of water supply; intakes and their design for lakes, streams and rivers,
impounding reservoir and canal; determination of the capacity of impounding reservoir. 8
Transmission of water: Various types of conduits, capacity and sizes including
economical sizes of rising main, structural requirements; laying and testing of water
supply pipelines; pipe materials, joints, appurtenances and valves; leakages and control;
water hammer and its control measures. 6
Storage and distribution of water: Methods of distribution, pressure and gravity
distribution systems, concept of service and balancing reservoirs, capacity of distribution
reservoirs; general design guidelines for distribution system, Hardy - Cross method,
Newton - Raphson method and equivalent pipe method of pipe network analysis; rural
water supply distribution system.
Water supply, plumbing systems in buildings and houses: water connections, different
cocks and pipe fittings, hot water installation. Institutional and industrial water supply.