4th Semester Syllabus

Transportation Engineering

• Unit-1.0
  • Highway development and planning-Classification of roads
  • Road development in India
  • Current road projects in India
  • Highway alignment and project preparation
• Unit-2.0
  • Geometric design of highways-: Introduction
  • Highway cross section elements
  • Sight distance
  • Design of horizontal alignment
  • Design of vertical alignment
  • Design of intersections
  • Problems
• Unit-3.0
  • Traffic engineering & control- Traffic Characteristics
  • Traffic engineering studies
  • Traffic flow and capacity
• Unit-4.0
  • Traffic regulation and control
  • Design of road intersections
  • Design of parking facilities
  • Highway lighting
  • Problems
• Unit-5.0
  • Pavement materials- Materials used in Highway Construction- Soils
  • Stone aggregates
  • Bituminous binders
  • Bituminous paving mixes
  • Portland cement and cement concrete: desirable properties
  • Tests
  • Requirements for different types of pavements
  • Problems
• Unit-6.0
  • Design of pavements- Introduction
  • Flexible pavements
  • Factors affecting design and performance
  • Stresses in flexible pavements
  • Design of flexible pavements as per IRC
  • Rigid pavements- components and functions
  • Factors affecting design and performance of CC pavements
  • Stresses in rigid pavements
  • Design of concrete pavements as per IRC
  • Problems

Text/Reference Books

1. Khanna, S.K., Justo, C.E.G and Veeraragavan, A, 'Highway Engineering', Revised 10th Edition, Nem Chand & Bros, 2017.
2. Kadiyalai, L.R., 'Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning', Khanna Publishers.
3. Partha Chakraborty, 'Principles of Transportation Engineering, PHI Learning.
4. Fred L. Mannering, Scott S. Washburn, Walter P. Kilareski, 'Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis', 4th Edition, John Wiley.
5. Srinivasa Kumar, R, Textbook of Highway Engineering, Universities Press, 2011.
6. Paul H. Wright and Karen K. Dixon, Highway Engineering, 7th Edition, Wiley Student Edition, 2009.

Building Planning and Computer Aided Civil Engineering Drawings

• Unit-1.0
  • Principles of Residential and Public Buildings: Concept of built environment and its application in planning
  • Recommendation of National building code
  • Green building
  • Introduction-Benefits
  • National priorities
  • Rating system
  • Check list
  • Site selection and planning
  • Water efficiency
  • Energy efficiency
  • Materials
  • Indoor environmental quality
  • Innovation and design process
• Unit-2.0
  • Principle of Planning for differently abled publics: Standardization and Contextualization of accessibility in built environment
  • Overview of accessibility codes (National and International Perspectives)
  • Design for Inclusion: A holistic Approach (User centric approach to design, WINIT Model)
  • Accessibility Elements of Built Environment in urban and rural Contexts (Kerb Ramps, Bollards, Level and gratings, Ramps, Gradients and other relevant elements)
  • Principle of site planning and approaches for accessibility
  • Accessibility in public Sanitation System (Washroom typologies and Accessibility perspectives emergency evacuation systems and codes)
• Unit-3.0
  • Planning of Building: Preparation of constructional details and drawings-plan
  • Elevation
  • Section
  • Site plan
  • Foundation plan
  • Terrace plan
  • Waterproofing treatment
  • Typical door and window
  • Planning of building such as Residential building -Load bearing structure
  • RCC framed structure
  • Building for Education school
  • College
  • Library Building for health Dispensary
  • Hospital Industrial structure Building for entertainment-Theatre
  • Club house
  • Sports club
  • Other structure-Office
  • Hostel
  • Guest house
  • Building's Water Supply and Drainage & Solid Waste Collection and Disposal System: Design of water supply
  • Waste water and storm water collection system for various types of buildings
  • Pumps and Pump House
  • Wet and dry solid waste segregation
  • Vermi-composting etc
  • Provision of Chutes
  • Accessibility in public Sanitation Systems
• Unit-4.0
  • Electrical Services: Domestic Supply
  • Distribution Circuits
  • Basic wiring systems
  • Design and planning: Lighting of staircase
  • Corridors
  • Automatic Water Level controller
  • Closed Circuit Security Monitors with Intercom/ EPBX facility
  • Common Dish TV antenna
  • Use of Solar Panels as source of power
  • Lightening Conductor for High-rise Buildings
  • Fire Protection System: Introduction
  • Fire protection
  • Requirement of water quantity estimation
  • Systems of firefighting external and internal
  • Wet and dry risers
  • Smoke alarm
  • Sprinkler system
  • Safety corridors in Highrise structures
• Unit-5.0
  • Elevators: Introduction
  • Types of elevators
  • Essential features of lifts its size and requirement of minimum numbers
  • Norms for safety doors
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Safety norms
  • Control systems
  • Electrical requirement
  • Generator back-up
  • Escalators in Industry and in malls-multiplex
  • Design of Accessible Circulation System for differently abled publics
• Unit-6.0
  • Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Ventilation
  • Functional requirement
  • Heat balance system of ventilation
  • General rules and regulations in artificial ventilation system
  • Central air conditioning: - ducting and glass claddings
  • Operation and maintenance
  • Building Management System: Security Guard's Cabin
  • Postage collection boxes
  • Parking space

Text/Reference Books

1. M.G.Shah, Kale, Patki, Building Drawing with an Integrated Approach to Built Environment, Tata McGraw-Hill Education India, 5th edition, 2011, (ISBN: 9780071077873, 0071077871).
2. Building Services Environmental And Electro Mechanical Services, Second Revised, 2014, (ISBN: 9788175259805).
3. Bureau of Indian Standards, " HAND BOOK OF FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDINGS, (SP-41 & SP- 32)", Copyright content of A.p.n.a B.E.U, (SP-41: ISBN: 8170610117).
4. Croome, J. D. & Roberts, B. M., "AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION OF BUILDINGS VOL-1". Pergamon Press, (ISBN: 0080247792).
5. SP-35 (1987): Handbook of Water supply & drainage-BIS, (SP- 35: ISBN: 8170610095).
6. N.B.C.-2016, Volume 1 & 2, BIS, (ISBN: 8170610990)

Geotechnical Engineering -I

• Unit-1.0
  • Introduction-Types of soils
  • Their formation and deposition
  • Definitions: soil mechanics
  • Soil engineering
  • Rock mechanics
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Scope of soil engineering
  • Comparison and difference between soil and rock
  • Basic Definitions and Relationships-Soil as three-phase system in terms of weight
  • Volume
  • Voids ratio
  • And porosity
  • Definitions: moisture content
  • Unit weights
  • Degree of saturation
  • Voids ratio
  • Porosity
  • Specific gravity
  • Mass specific gravity
  • Etc
  • Relationship between volume weight
  • Voids ratio- moisture content
  • Unit weight- percent air voids
  • Saturation- moisture content
  • Moisture content- specific gravity etc
  • Determination of various parameters such as: Moisture content by oven dry method
  • Pycnometer
  • Sand bath method
  • Torsional balance method
  • Nuclear method
  • Alcohol method and sensors
  • Specific gravity by density bottle method
  • Pycnometer method
  • Measuring flask method
  • Unit weight by water displacement method
  • Submerged weight method
  • Core-cutter method
  • Sand-replacement method
  • On completion of this module
  • The students must be able to: Understand the different types of soil based on their formation mechanism
  • Understand the various phase diagrams and derive various phase relationships of the soil
  • Perform various laboratory experiments to determine moisture content
  • Specific gravity
  • Perform field experiments to estimate the field density of the soil mass
• Unit-2.0
  • Plasticity Characteristics of Soil - Introduction to definitions of: plasticity of soil
  • Consistency limits-liquid limit
  • Plastic limit
  • Shrinkage limit
  • Plasticity
  • Liquidity and consistency indices
  • Flow & toughness indices
  • Definitions of activity and sensitivity
  • Determination of: liquid limit
  • Plastic limit and shrinkage limit
  • Use of consistency limits
  • Classification of Soils- Introduction of soil classification: particle size classification
  • Textural classification
  • Unified soil classification system
  • Indian standard soil classification system
  • Identification: field identification of soils
  • General characteristics of soil in different groups
  • On completion of this module
  • The students must be able to: Understand the behaviour of soils based on their moisture contents
  • Perform laboratory experiments to estimate various Atterberg limits and evaluate index properties of soils
  • Classify any soils based on their particle size distribution and index properties
• Unit-3.0
  • Permeability of Soil - Darcy's law
  • Validity of Darcy's law
  • Determination of coefficient of permeability: Laboratory method: constant-head method
  • Falling-head method
  • Field method: pumping- in test
  • Pumping out test
  • Permeability aspects: permeability of stratified soils
  • Factors affecting permeability of soil
  • Seepage Analysis- Introduction
  • Stream and potential functions
  • Characteristics of flow nets
  • Graphical method to plot flow nets
  • On completion of this module
  • The student must be able to: Determine the permeability of soils through various laboratory and field tests
  • Analytically calculate the effective permeability of anisotropic soil mass
  • Determine the seepage quantities and pore water pressures below the ground
  • Graphically plot the equipotential lines and flow lines in a seepage flow
• Unit-4.0
  • Effective Stress Principle - Introduction
  • Effective stress principle
  • Nature of effective stress
  • Effect of water table
  • Fluctuations of effective stress
  • Effective stress in soils saturated by capillary action
  • Seepage pressure
  • Quick sand condition
  • On completion of this module
  • The student must be able to: Understand the physical significance of effective stress and its relation with pore pressure
  • Plot various stress distribution diagrams along the depth of the soil mass
  • Understand the effect of capillary action and seepage flow direction on the effective stress at a point in the soil mass
• Unit-5.0
  • Compaction of Soil-Introduction
  • Theory of compaction
  • Laboratory determination of optimum moisture content and maximum dry density
  • Compaction in field
  • Compaction specifications and field control
  • On completion of this module
  • The student must be able to: Perform laboratory test to determine the maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of the soil
  • Variation in compaction curve with compaction effort and soil type
  • Determine the compactive effort required to obtain necessary degree of compaction in-situ
  • Differentiate among various field methods of compaction and their usage based on the type of soil
• Unit-6.0
  • Stresses in soils Introduction
  • Stresses due to point load
  • Line load
  • Strip load
  • Uniformly loaded circular area
  • Rectangular loaded area
  • Influence factors
  • Isobars
  • Boussinesq's equation
  • Newmark's Influence Chart
  • Contact pressure under rigid and flexible area
  • Computation of displacements from elastic theory
  • On completion of this module
  • The student must be able to: Analytically compute the vertical stress in a semi-infinite soil mass due to various loading conditions
  • Plot isobars due various loading conditions

Text/Reference Books

1. Soil Mechanics by Craig R.F., Chapman & Hall
2. Fundamentals of Soil Engineering by Taylor, John Wiley & Sons
3. An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, by Holtz R.D. and Kovacs, W.D., Prentice Hall, NJ
4. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, by Braja M. Das, Cengage Learning
5. Principles of Foundation Engineering, by Braja M. Das, Cengage Learning
6. Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations: Basic Geotechnics by David F. McCarthy
7. Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice by Karl Terzaghi, Ralph B. Peck, and Gholamreza Mesri.
8. Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) by V.N.S. Murthy.

Fundamentals of Data Science

• Unit-1.0
  • Introduction to data science: The Data Science process: Roles in a data science project
  • Stages of a data science project
  • Managing Data: Cleaning data
  • Sampling for modeling and validation
• Unit-2.0
  • Modelling Methods: Choosing evaluating models: Problems to machinelearning tasks
  • Evaluating models
• Unit-3.0
  • Linear Regression: Understanding Linear regression
  • Building a linear regression model
  • Making Predictions
• Unit-4.0
  • Logistic Regression: Understanding Logistic Regression
  • Building a Logistic regression model
  • Making Predictions
• Unit-5.0
  • Unsupervised methods: Clustering Analysis: Preparing Data
  • K-Means Algorithm
  • Association Rules: Overview of Association rules
  • Mining Associations rules
• Unit-6.0
  • Web Mining: Web Content mining
  • Web structure mining
  • Web usage mining
  • Text mining
  • Unstructured Text
  • Episode rule discovery for text
  • Text Clustering

Text/Reference Books

1. Nina Zumel, John Mount: Practical Data Science with R, Dreamtech, 2015
2. Data Mining Techniques 3rd Edition Arun K Pujari 2013.

Structural Analysis

• Unit-1.0
  • Analysis of indeterminate structures by force methods
  • Flexibility coefficients
  • Unit load method
  • Influence line and Rolling loads
  • Beam
  • Frames and arches
• Unit-2.0
  • Energy Methods: Principle of minimum potential energy
  • Principle of virtual work
  • Castigliano's theorems
  • Reciprocal theorem
• Unit-3.0
  • Muller Breslau Principles and its applications to determinate and indeterminate structures
• Unit-4.0
  • Analysis of Beams and Frames: Moment Area method
  • Slope deflection method
  • Three Moment Equation
• Unit-5.0
  • Moments distribution methods
  • Effect of symmetry and ant symmetry
  • Sway correction
• Unit-6.0
  • Lateral load analysis: Portal and Cantilever methods
  • Matrix method of structural analysis
  • Displacement/Stiffness methods

Text/Reference Books

1. C.S. Reddy, Basic Structural Analysis, Second Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2005.
2. R.C. Hibbeler, Structural Analysis, Pearson Education, 6th edition, 2009.
3. C.K. Wang, Intermediate Structural Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, 1984.

Artificial Intelligence

• Unit-1.0: Introduction
  • Overview
  • Turing test
  • Intelligent agents
• Unit-2.0: Problem Solving
  • Solving Problems by Searching: Uninformed search Depth First Search
  • Breadth First Search
  • DFID
  • Heuristic search Generate and Test
  • Best First Search
  • Beam Search
  • Hill Climbing
  • A*
• Unit-3.0
  • Problem reduction search AND/OR Graphs
  • AO*
  • Constraint satisfaction
  • Means-ends analysis
  • Stochastic search methods - Simulated Annealing
  • Particle Swarm Optimization
  • Game Playing - Minimax algorithm
  • Alpha-beta pruning
• Unit-4.0: Knowledge and Reasoning
  • Building a knowledge base - Propositional logic
  • First order logic
  • Inference in first order logic
  • Resolution refutation proofs
  • Theorem Proving in First Order Logic
  • Planning
  • Partial order planning
  • Uncertain Knowledge and Reasoning
  • Probabilities
  • Bayesian Networks
• Unit-5.0: Learning
  • Overview of different forms of learning: unsupervised
  • Supervised
  • Semi-supervised
  • K-means clustering algorithm
  • Decision Trees
  • Neural Networks
  • Deep Learning
• Unit-6.0: Advanced topics
  • Introduction to Computer Vision
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Expert Systems
  • Robotics
  • Genetic Algorithm

Text/Reference Books

1. S. Russell and P. Norvig, "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach," Prentice Hall
2. E. Rich, K. Knight and S. B. Nair, "Artificial Intelligence," ТМН.
3. C. Bishop, "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning," Springer
4. D. W. Patterson, "Introduction to artificial intelligence and expert systems," Prentice Hall
5. A. C. Staugaard, Jr., "Robotics and AI: An Introduction to Applied Machine Intelligence," Prentice Hall
6. I. Bratko, "Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence," Addison-Wesley
7. S. O. Haykin, "Neural Networks and Learning Machines," Prentice Hall
8. D. Jurafsky and J. H. Martin, "Speech and Language Processing," Prentice Hall.

Civil Engineering - Societal & Global Impact

• Unit-1.0
  • Introduction to Course and Overview
  • Understanding the past to look into the future: Pre- industrial revolution days
  • Agricultural revolution
  • First and second industrial revolutions
  • IT revolution
  • Recent major Civil Engineering breakthroughs and innovations
  • Present day world and future projections
  • Ecosystems in Society and in Nature
  • The steady erosion in Sustainability
  • Global warming
  • Its impact and possible causes
  • Evaluating future requirements for various resources
  • GIS and applications for monitoring systems
  • Human Development Index and Ecological Footprint of India Vs other countries and analysis
• Unit-2.0
  • Understanding the importance of Civil Engineering in shaping and impacting the world
  • The ancient and modern Marvels and Wonders in the field of Civil Engineering
  • Future Vision for Civil Engineering
  • Infrastructure Habitats
  • Megacities
  • Smart Cities
  • Futuristic visions
  • Transportation (Roads, Railways & Metros, Airports, Seaports, River ways, Sea canals, Tunnels (below ground, under water), Futuristic systems (ex, Hyper Loop))
  • Energy generation (Hydro, Solar (Photovoltaic, Solar Chimney), Wind, Wave, Tidal, Geothermal, Thermal energy)
  • Water provisioning
  • Telecommunication needs (towers, above-ground and underground cabling)
  • Awareness of various Codes & Standards governing Infrastructure development
  • Innovations and methodologies for ensuring Sustainability
• Unit-3.0
  • Environment- Traditional & futuristic methods
  • Solid waste management
  • Water purification
  • Wastewater treatment & Recycling
  • Hazardous waste treatment
  • Flood control (Dams, Canals, River interlinking)
  • Multi-purpose water projects
  • Atmospheric pollution
  • Global warming phenomena and Pollution Mitigation measures
  • Stationarity and nonstationarity
  • Environmental Metrics & Monitoring
  • Other Sustainability measures
  • Innovations and methodologies for ensuring Sustainability
  • Built environment Facilities management
  • Climate control
  • Energy efficient built environments and LEED ratings
  • Recycling
  • Temperature/ Sound control in built environment
  • Security systems
  • Intelligent/ Smart Buildings
  • Aesthetics of built environment
  • Role of Urban Arts Commissions
  • Conservation
  • Repairs & Rehabilitation of Structures & Heritage structures
  • Innovations and methodologies for ensuring Sustainability
• Unit-4.0
  • Civil Engineering Projects - Environmental Impact Analysis procedures
  • Waste (materials, manpower, equipment) avoidance/ Efficiency increase
  • Advanced construction techniques for better sustainability
  • Techniques for reduction of Green House Gas emissions in various aspects of Civil Engineering Projects
  • New Project Management paradigms & Systems (Ex. Lean Construction)
  • Contribution of Civil Engineering to GDP
  • Contribution to employment(projects, facilities management)
  • Quality of products
  • Health & Safety aspects for stakeholders
  • Innovations and methodologies for ensuring Sustainability during Project development
• Unit-5.0
  • Population Dynamics covering
  • Population ecology- Population characteristics
  • Ecotypes
  • Population genetics- Concept of gene pool and genetic diversity in populations
  • Polymorphism and heterogeneity
  • Environmental Management covering
  • Principles: Perspectives
  • Concerns and management strategies
  • Policies and legal aspects- Environment Protection Acts and modification
  • International Treaties
  • Environmental Impact Assessment- Case studies (International Airport, thermal power plant)
• Unit-6.0
  • Molecular Genetics covering
  • Structures of DNA and RNA
  • Concept of Gene
  • Gene regulation
  • E.g., Operon concept
  • Biotechnology covering
  • Basic concepts: Totipotency and Cell manipulation
  • Plant & Animal tissue culture- Methods and uses in agriculture
  • Medicine and health
  • Recombinant DNA Technology- Techniques and applications
  • Biostatistics covering
  • Introduction to Biostatistics:-Terms used
  • Types of data
  • Measures of Central Tendencies- Mean
  • Median
  • Mode
  • Normal and Skewed distributions
  • Analysis of Data- Hypothesis testing and ANNOVA (single factor)

Text/Reference Books

1. Žiga Turk (2014), Global Challenges and the Role of Civil Engineering, Chapter 3 in: Fischinger M. (eds) Performance-Based Seismic Engineering: Vision for an Earthquake Resilient Society. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 32. Springer, Dordrecht
2. Brito, Ciampi, Vasconcelos, Amarol, Barros (2013) Engineering impacting Social, Economical and Working Environment, 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
3. NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering (2006), Engineering for the Developing World, The Bridge, Vol 34, No.2, Summer 2004.
4. Allen M. (2008) Cleansing the city. Ohio University Press. Athens Ohio.
5. Ashley R., Stovin V., Moore S., Hurley L., Lewis L., Saul A. (2010). London Tideway Tunnels Programme Thames Tunnel Project Needs Report Potential source control and SUDS applications: Land use and retrofit options
6. http://www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk/consultation-documents.aspx
7. Ashley R M., Nowell R., Gersonius B., Walker L. (2011). Surface Water Management and Urban Green Infrastructure. Review of Current Knowledge. Foundation for Water Research FR/R0014
8. Barry M. (2003) Corporate social responsibility - unworkable paradox or sustainable paradigm? Proc ICE Engineering Sustainability 156. Sept Issue ES3 paper 13550. p 129-130
9. Blackmore J M., Plant RAJ. (2008). Risk and resilience to enhance sustainability with application to urban water systems. J. Water Resources Planning and Management. ASCE.Vol. 134, No. 3, May.
10. Bogle D. (2010) UK's engineering Council guidance on sustainability. Proc ICE Engineering Sustainability 163. June Issue ES2 p61-63
11. Brown R R., Ashley R M., Farrelly M. (2011). Political and Professional Agency Entrapment: An Agenda for Urban Water Research. Water Resources Management. Vol. 23, No.4. European Water Resources Association (EWRA) ISSN 0920-4741.
12. Brugnach M., Dewulf A., Pahl-Wostl C., Taillieu T. (2008) Toward a relational concept of uncertainty: about knowing too little, knowing too differently and accepting not to know. Ecology and Society 13 (2): 30
13. Butler D., Davies J. (2011). Urban Drainage. Spon. 3rd Ed.
14. Cavill S., Sohail M. (2003) Accountability in the provision of urban services. Proc. ICE. Municipal Engineer 156. Issue ME4 paper 13445, p235-244.
15. Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (2012) Blueprint for a water sensitive city. Monash University.
16. Charles J A. (2009) Robert Rawlinson and the UK public health revolution. Proc ICE Eng History and Heritage. 162 Nov. Issue EH4. p 199-206

NPTEL-I (Open Course)

• 12 Weeks (3 Credits)
  • NPTEL (Open Course) Guidelines: NPTEL (Open Course) should be taken from the course other than core subjects of the branch.