8th Semester Syllabus

Metro Systems and Engineering [101839]

Credits: 3L:0T:0P (3 credits)

• General
  • Overview of Metro Systems
  • Need for Metros
  • Routing Studies
  • Basic Planning and Financials
• Civil Engineering
  • Overview and Construction Methods for Elevated and Underground Stations
  • Viaduct Spans and Bridges
  • Underground Tunnels
  • Depots
  • Commercial and Service Buildings
  • Initial Surveys and Investigations
  • Basics of Construction Planning and Management
  • Construction Quality and Safety Systems
  • Traffic Integration
  • Multimodal Transfers and Pedestrian Facilities
  • Environmental and Social Safeguards
  • Track Systems - Permanent Way
  • Facilities Management
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Signaling Systems
  • Automatic Fare Collection
  • Operation Control Centre (OCC and BCC)
  • SCADA and Other Control Systems
  • Platform Screen Doors
• Mechanical and TV + AC
  • Rolling Stock
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Structure
  • Tunnel Ventilation Systems
  • Air Conditioning for Stations and Buildings
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Lifts and Escalators
• Electrical
  • OHE
  • Traction Power
  • Substations - TSS and ASS
  • Power SCADA
  • Standby and Back-up Systems
  • Green Buildings
  • Carbon Credits and Clear Air Mechanics

Economic Policies in India [101838]

Credits: 3L:0T:0P (3 credits)

• Module 1: Framework of Indian Economy
  • National Income - Trends and Structure of National Income
  • Demographic Features and Indicators of Economic Growth
  • Development Rural-Urban Migration and Issues Related to Urbanization
  • Poverty Debate and Inequality, Nature, Policy and Implications
  • Unemployment - Nature
  • Central and State Government's Policies
  • Policy Implications
  • Employment Trends in Organized and Unorganized Sector
• Module 2: Development Strategies in India
  • Agricultural - Pricing, Marketing and Financing of Primary Sector
  • Economic Reforms - Rationale of Economic Reforms
  • Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization of the Economy
  • Changing Structure of India's Foreign Trade
  • Role of Public Sector - Redefining the Role of Public Sector
  • Government Policy Towards Public Sector
  • Problems Associated with Privatization
  • Issues Regarding Deregulation-Disinvestment and Future of Economic Reforms
• Module 3: The Economic Policy and Infrastructure Development
  • Energy and Transport
  • Social Infrastructure - Education, Health and Gender Related Issues
  • Social Inclusion
  • Issues and Policies in Financing Infrastructure Development
  • Indian Financial System - Issues of Financial Inclusion
  • Financial Sector Reforms - Review of Monetary Policy of R.B.I.
  • Capital Market in India
• Module 4: The Economic Policy and Industrial Sector
  • Industrial Sector in Pre-reforms Period
  • Growth and Pattern of Industrialization
  • Industrial Sector in Post-reform Period - Growth and Pattern of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises
  • Problems of India's Industrial Exports
  • Labor Market - Issues in Labor Market Reforms and Approaches to Employment Generation

Text Books:

1. Dhingra, Ishwar C. [2006], 'Indian Economy,' Sultan Chand and Sons, New Delhi.
2. Datt, Ruddar and Sundaram, K.P.M. [Latest edition], 'Indian Economy,' S. Chand and Co, New Delhi.

Reference Books:

1. Brahmananda, P.R. and V.A. Panchmukhi. [2001], Ed. 'Development Experience in Indian Economy, Inter-state Perspective,' Bookwell, New Delhi.
2. Gupta, S.P. [1989], 'Planning and Development in India: A Critique,' Allied Publishers Private Limited, New Delhi.
3. Bhagwati, Jagdish. [2004], 'In Defense of Globalization,' Oxford University Press, U.K.

Urban Transportation Planning [101801]

• Urban Morphology - Urbanization and Travel Demand
• Urban Activity Systems and Travel Patterns
• Systems Approach
• Trip Based and Activity Based Approach
• Urban Transportation Planning - Goals, Objectives and Constraints
• Inventory, Model Building, Forecasting and Evaluation
• Study Area Delineation - Zoning
• UTP Survey
• Trip Generation Models - Trip Classification
• Productions and Attractions - Trip Rate Analysis
• Multiple Regression Models
• Category Analysis
• Trip Distribution Models - Growth Factor Models, Gravity Model and Opportunity Models
• Modal Split Models - Mode Choice Behavior
• Trip End and Trip Interchange Models
• Probabilistic Models
• Utility Functions
• Logit Models
• Two Stage Model
• Traffic Assignment - Transportation Networks
• Minimum Path Algorithms
• Assignment Methods - All or Nothing Assignment, Capacity Restrained Assignment and Multi Path Assignment
• Route-Choice Behavior
• Land Use Transportation Models - Urban Forms and Structures
• Location Models
• Accessibility
• Land Use Models
• Lowry Derivative Models
• Quick Response Techniques
• Non-Transport Solutions for Transport Problems
• Preparation of Alternative Plans
• Evaluation Techniques
• Plan Implementation
• Monitoring
• Financing of Project
• Urban Development Planning Policy
• Case Studies

Geometric Design of Highways [101802]

• Classification of Rural Highways and Urban Roads
• Objectives and Requirements of Highway Geometric Design
• Design Controls - Topography, Vehicle Characteristics and Design Vehicle
• Driver Characteristics
• Speed, Traffic Flow and Capacity
• Levels of Service
• Pedestrian and Other Facilities
• Environmental Factors
• Design Elements - Sight Distances
• Horizontal Alignment - Design Considerations
• Stability at Curves
• Super Elevation
• Widening
• Transition Curves
• Curvature at Intersections
• Vertical Alignment - Grades, Ramps
• Design of Summit and Valley Curves
• Combination of Vertical and Horizontal Alignment Including Design of Hair Pin Bends
• Design of Expressways
• IRC Standards and Guidelines for Design Problems
• Cross Section Elements - Right of Way and Width Considerations
• Roadway, Shoulders, Kerbs, Traffic Barriers, Medians, Frontage Roads
• Facilities for Pedestrians, Bicycles, Buses and Trucks
• Pavement Surface Characteristics - Types, Cross Slope, Skid Resistance, Unevenness
• Design Considerations for Rural and Urban Arterials, Freeways, and Other Rural and Urban Roads
• Design of Intersections - Characteristics and Design Considerations of At-grade Intersections
• Rotary Intersections
• Grade Separations and Interchanges
• Design of Parking Lots

Contracts Management [101803]

• Introduction, Importance of Contracts
• Overview of Contract Management
• Overview of Activities in Contract Management
• Planning and People - Resource Management
• Types of Contracts
• Parties to a Contract
• Contract Formation
• Formulation of Contract
• Contract Start-Up
• Managing Relationships
• Common Contract Clauses - Notice to Proceed
• Rights and Duties of Various Parties
• Notices to Be Given
• Contract Duration and Price
• Performance Parameters
• Delays, Penalties and Liquidated Damages
• Force Majeure, Suspension and Termination
• Changes and Variations
• Notices Under Contracts
• Conventional and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
• Various Acts Governing Contracts
• Contract Administration and Payments - Contract Administration
• Payments
• Contract Management in Various Situations - Contract Management in NCB Works
• Contract Management in ICB Works Contracts
• Contract of Supply of Goods - Design, Supply and Installation Contracts
• Contract Management in Consultancy
• Managing Risks and Change - Managing Risks
• Managing Change
• Contract Closure and Review - Ending a Contract
• Post-Implementation Review
• Legal Aspects in Contract Management - Contract Management Legal View
• Dispute Resolution
• Integrity in Contract Management
• Managing Performance - Introduction
• Monitoring and Measurement

Physico-Chemical Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment [101804]

• Water Purification in Natural Systems
• Physical Processes, Chemical Processes and Biological Processes
• Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatment
• Unit Operations, Unit Processes
• Aeration and Gas Transfer
• Sedimentation - Different Types of Settling
• Sedimentation Tank Design
• Coagulation and Flocculation - Coagulation Processes
• Stability of Colloids
• Destabilization of Colloids
• Destabilization in Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Transport of Colloidal Particles
• Design Aspects
• Filtration - Filtration Processes
• Hydraulics of Flow Through Porous Media
• Rate Control Patterns and Methods
• Filter Effluent Quality Parameters
• Mathematical Model for Deep Granular Filters
• Slow Sand Filtration
• Rapid Sand Filtration
• Precoat Filtration
• Design Aspects
• Disinfection - Types of Disinfectants
• Kinetics of Disinfection
• Chlorination and Its Theory
• Design of Chlorinators
• Precipitation - Hardness Removal
• Iron, Mn, and Heavy Metal Removal
• Adsorption - Adsorption Equilibria and Adsorption Isotherm
• Rates of Adsorption
• Sorption Kinetics in Batch Reactors, Continuous Reactors
• Factors Affecting Adsorption
• Ion Exchange - Exchange Processes, Materials and Reactions
• Methods of Operation
• Application, Design Aspects
• Membrane Processes - Reverse Osmosis
• Ultrafiltration
• Electrodialysis

River Engineering [101805]

• River Morphology - Bars, Bends and Meanders, Thalweg
• Braiding, Bifurcations
• Sediment Transport Mechanics - Bed Forms
• Bed Load Transport
• Transport of Suspended Sediment
• Critical Shear Stress
• Sediment Transport Equations
• Aggradation and Degradation
• Local Scour at Bridge Piers and Other Hydraulic Structures
• Measurements in Rivers - Stage Measurements
• Channel Geometry
• Discharge
• Sediment Samplers and Suspended and Bed Load Measurement
• Physical River Models - Fixed and Movable Bed Models
• Sectional Models
• Distorted Models
• Mathematical Models for Aggradations, Degradation and Local Scour
• River Protection and Training Works - Revetments
• Dikes
• Gabions
• Spurs
• Bank Protective Measures and Bed Control Structures
• Design of River Training and Flood Protection Structures
• Diversion and Cofferdams
• River Regulations Systems
• Dredging and Disposal
• River Restoration

Water Resources Field Methods [101806]

• Scientific Principles of Measurement Technologies and Protocols Used for Water-resources Measurements
• Experimental Design of Field-scale Water Resources and Environmental Studies
• Planning Field Studies
• Instruments and Protocols for Surface-water, Ground-water, and Water-quality Sampling
• Description of Data Quality
• Field Trips to Streamflow Monitoring Stations and Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Design of Concrete Structures-II [101807]

• Design of Continuous Beams and Building Frames
• Moment Redistribution
• Estimation of Wind and Seismic Loads
• Desirable Features of Earthquake Resistant Construction
• Detailing for Earthquake Resistant Construction - Ductility Criteria
• Water Tank and Staging - Introduction
• Design Criteria
• Design of Rectangular and Circular Water Tank
• Design of Intze Tank
• Staging for Overhead Tank
• Introduction to Bridge Engineering
• Investigation for Bridges
• IRC Loadings
• Design of Slab Culvert
• Design of Masonry Walls and Columns
• Prestressed Concrete - Introduction
• Pre-stressing System
• Losses in Pre-stress
• Design of Simple Span Girders
• Design of End Block
• Design of Staircases
• Design of Cantilever and Counterfort Type Retaining Wall
• All Design Steps/Process to as per the Most Recent BIS Code of Practices

Prestressed Concrete [101808]

• Study of Strength, Behavior, and Design of Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Members and Structures
• Primary Emphasis on Pretensioned, Precast Construction
• Emphasis on the Necessary Coordination Between Design and Construction Techniques in Prestressing

Geotechnical Design [101809]

• Subsurface Site Evaluation
• Integrated Design of Retaining Walls, Foundations, Pavements, and Materials for Airports, Highways, Dams, or Other Facilities

Reference Books:

1. Analysis and Design of Substructures: Limit State Design by Swami Saran

Course Outcomes:

• Well Acquainted with the Various Investigation Specifications as per the Infrastructure to Be Build on the Proposed Site
• Knowing About the Properties of Materials Required for the Constructing a Desired Infrastructure
• Familiar with Design Concepts of Various Foundation Systems
• Familiar with Design of Transportation Facilities

Systems Engineering & Economics [101811]

• Introduction to the Formulation and Solution of Civil Engineering Problems
• Engineering Economy
• Mathematical Modeling
• Optimization
• Techniques Including Classical Optimization, Linear and Nonlinear Programming
• Network Theory
• Critical Path Methods
• Simulation
• Decision Theory
• Dynamic Programming Applied to a Variety of Civil Engineering Problems

Intelligent Transportation Systems [101812]

• Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Definition of ITS and Identification of ITS Objectives
• Historical Background
• Benefits of ITS
• ITS Data Collection Techniques - Detectors
• Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
• Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI)
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Video Data Collection
• Telecommunications in ITS - Importance of Telecommunications in the ITS System
• Information Management
• Traffic Management Centres (TMC)
• Vehicle - Road Side Communication
• Vehicle Positioning System
• ITS Functional Areas - Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
• Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)
• Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)
• Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS)
• Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS)
• Advanced Rural Transportation Systems (ARTS)
• ITS User Needs and Services - Travel and Traffic Management
• Public Transportation Management
• Electronic Payment
• Commercial Vehicle Operations
• Emergency Management
• Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems
• Information Management
• Automated Highway Systems - Vehicles in Platoons
• Integration of Automated Highway Systems
• ITS Programs in the World - Overview of ITS Implementations in Developed Countries
• ITS in Developing Countries

Pavement Materials [101813]

• Soil - Classification, Characteristics, Compaction, Evaluation of Soil Strength
• Stabilized Pavement Materials
• Aggregates - Requirements, Properties and Tests on Road Aggregates for Flexible and Rigid Pavements
• Bitumen - Origin, Preparation, Properties and Tests
• Constitution of Bituminous Road Binders, Requirements
• Criterion for Selection of Different Binders
• Bituminous Emulsions and Cutbacks - Preparation, Characteristics, Uses and Tests
• Bituminous Mixes - Mechanical Properties: Resilient Modulus, Dynamic Modulus and Fatigue Characteristics of Bituminous Mixes
• Bituminous Mix Design Methods and Specifications
• Weathering and Durability of Bituminous Materials and Mixes
• Performance Based Bitumen Specifications
• Superpave Mix Design Method: Design Example Problems
• Cement Concrete for Pavement Construction - Requirements
• Design of Mix for CC Pavement
• IRC and IS Specifications and Tests
• Joint Filler and Sealer Materials

Construction Cost Analysis [101814]

• Introduction to the Application of Scientific Principles to Costs and Estimates of Costs in Construction Engineering
• Concepts and Statistical Measurements of the Factors Involved in Direct Costs
• General Overhead Costs
• Cost Markups and Profits
• Fundamentals of Cost Recording for Construction Cost Accounts and Cost Controls

Basics of Computational Hydraulics [101816]

• Derivation of Governing Equations for Flow and Transport in Surface and Sub-surface (Saturated and Unsaturated Flow)
• Equations for Reactive Transport
• Coupled Surface and Sub-surface Flow Models
• Basics of Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods (Consistency, Stability, Convergence, Order of Accuracy, Computational Efficiency)
• Application of Numerical Methods for Solving Flow and Transport Equations
• Fully Coupled and Iteratively Coupled Models
• Model Simplification
• Parameter Estimation (Model Calibration and Validation)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software for Three-dimensional Turbulent Flow Modeling
• Software for Sub-surface Flow Simulation

Port and Harbour Engineering [101817]

• Harbour Planning - Types of Water Transportation
• Water Transportation in India
• Requirements of Ports and Harbours
• Classification of Harbours
• Selection of Site and Planning of Harbours
• Location of Harbour
• Traffic Estimation
• Master Plan
• Ship Characteristics
• Harbour Design, Turning Basin, Harbour Entrances
• Type of Docks, Its Location and Number
• Site Investigations - Hydrographic Survey, Topographic Survey, Soil Investigations
• Current Observations, Tidal Observations
• Docks and Repair Facilities - Design and Construction of Breakwaters
• Berthing Structures - Jetties, Fenders, Piers, Wharves, Dolphins, Trestle, Moles
• Harbour Docks, Use of Wet Docks, Design of Wet Docks
• Repair Docks, Lift Docks, Dry Docks, Keel and Bilge Blocking
• Construction of Dry Docks, Gates for Dry Docks
• Pumping Plant, Floating Docks, Slipways, Locks
• Size of Lock, Lock Gates, Types of Gates
• Navigational Aids - Requirements of Signals
• Fixed Navigation Structures
• Necessity of Navigational Aids
• Light Houses, Beacon Lights
• Floating Navigational Aids, Light Ships, Buoys, Radar
• Dredging and Coastal Protection - Classification
• Types of Dredgers, Choice of Dredger
• Uses of Dredged Materials
• Coastal Erosion and Protection
• Sea Wall, Revetment, Bulkhead
• Coastal Zone and Beach Profile
• Port Facilities - Port Development, Port Planning
• Port Building Facilities, Transit Sheds, Warehouses
• Cargo Handling Facilities
• Container Handling Terminal Facilities
• Shipping Terminals, Inland Port Facilities
• Inland Waterways, Inland Water Transportation in India
• Classification of Waterways
• Economics of Inland Waterways Transportation
• National Waterways

Railway Engineering [101818]

• Railway Track Gauge
• Alignment of Railway Lines
• Engineering Surveys and Construction of New Lines
• Tracks and Track Stresses
• Rails, Sleepers, Ballast
• Subgrade and Formation
• Rack Fittings and Fastenings
• Creep of Rails
• Geometric Design of Track
• Curves and Super-elevation
• Points and Crossings
• Track Junctions and Simple Track Layouts
• Rail Joints and Welding of Rails
• Track Maintenance
• Track Drainage
• Modern Methods of Track Maintenance
• Rehabilitation and Renewal of Track
• Tractive Resistance and Power
• Railway Stations and Yards
• Railway Tunneling
• Signaling and Interlocking
• Maintenance of Railways and High Speed Trains

Structural Geology [101819]

• Description, Classification, and Origin of Earth Structures
• Ways in Which the Continental Crust Can Deform
• Link Scales of Structure from the Field, Outcrops, Hand Specimen, Thin Section by Integrating Analytical Techniques with Practical Examples
• Theoretical and Meso to Microscale Analysis of Structures Developed Through a Linked Series of Lectures and Practicals
• Practical 2D Strain Analysis
• 3D Strain Concepts
• Incremental Strain, Kinematics and Polyphase Deformations
• Fold Construction and Classes
• Fault Evolution and Section Balancing
• Fault Rock Microstructures
• Fault and Fold Mechanics
• Current Concepts in Plate Tectonics
• Cross-section Construction Techniques
• Structural Interpretation of Seismic Data
• Structural Styles in Different Tectonic Settings (Thrust and Fold Belts, Rifts, Strike and Slip, Gravity Tectonics, Inversion)
• Structural Geology of Reservoir Units

Reference Books:

1. Ghosh, S.K., Structural Geology: Fundamentals and Modern Developments, Elsevier; First edition

Course Outcomes:

• Acquire Knowledge on the Geometry and Type of Structures Present in Earth
• Understand and Describe the Features Formed in Rocks When Subjected to Stress
• Understand the Impact of Structural Geology to Active Tectonic Settings
• Understand Micro and Macro Scale Deformation Mechanisms (Viz., Brittle, Ductile)
• Portray 2D and 3D Strain Analysis for Various Deformation Behaviors
• Interpret Graphs and Models Used in Structural Geology to Understand and Demonstrate Poly Phase Deformations

Design of Steel Structures [101820]

• Properties of Materials
• Loads and Stresses
• Design of Semi-rigid, Rigid and Moment Resistant Connections
• Built-up Sections Design of Tension Members Subjected to Axial Tension and Bending
• Splicing of Tension Member
• Design of Compression Members
• Beam-column Connections
• Design of Columns and Their Bases
• Design of Flexural Members and Plate Girder
• Loads, Specification and Design Industrial Buildings
• Loads, Design of Purlins, Trusses, Bracings
• Gantry Girders
• Introduction to Plastic Analysis
• Simple Cases of Beams and Frames
• All Design Steps/Process to as per the Most Recent BIS Code of Practices

Industrial Structures [101821]

• Industrial Steel Building Frames: Types of Frames, Bracing, Crane Girders and Columns
• Workshop Sheds, Trussed Bents
• Pressed Steel Tank, Circular Tank
• Transmission and Communication Towers: Types and Configuration, Analysis and Design
• Chimneys; Loads and Stresses in Chimney Shaft
• Earthquake and Wind Effect
• Stresses Due to Temperature Difference
• Combined Effect of Loads and Temperature, Temperature
• Design of Chimney
• Silos and Bunkers; Jassen's Theory, Airy's Theory
• Shallow and Deep Bins
• Rectangular Bunkers with Slopping Bottom
• Rectangular Bunkers with High Side Walls
• Steel Stacks; Introduction, Force Acting on a Steel Stack
• Design Consideration, Design Example of Stacks
• Concrete Shell Structures: Folded Plate and Cylindrical Shell Structures
• Introduction, Structural Behaviour of Long and Short Shells
• Beam and Arch Action
• Analysis and Design of Cylindrical Shell Structures
• Analysis and Design of Folded Plates
• Machine Foundations; Introduction, Machine Vibration
• Structural Design of Foundation to Rotary Machines
• Impact Machines, Vibration Characteristics
• Design Consideration of Foundation to Impact Machine
• Grillage, Pile and Raft Foundation

Civil Engineering Design-I [101822]

• Concept of Design and Its Contribution to the Quality of Life
• Civil Engineering Design, the Role of Geometics, the Environment, and Scientific Laws in Design
• Introduction to the Design of Buildings and Civil Engineering Infrastructure
• Site Appraisal
• Risk and Vulnerability in Design
• Health and Safety in Civil Engineering Design
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Civil Engineering Drawing
• CAD Techniques
• Introduction to GIS Techniques

Hydraulic Modeling [101823]

• Basics of Hydraulic Modelling - Similarity Mechanics, Model Laws
• Distinction Between Numerical and Hydraulic Models
• Classification of Hydraulic Modelling
• Materials Used in the Model
• Scale Effect, Design, Construction, Operation and Interpretation of the Results
• Role of Instrumentation and Data Processing
• Gravity Dominated Models - Modelling of Energy Dissipaters
• Overflow Spillways, Siphon Spillways
• Bridge Piers, Vortex Formation, Cavitation, Flow Induced Vibrations
• Gravity Friction Models - Pumped Flow Models, Ship Models, Surge Tank Models
• Friction Dominated Models
• River Models with Fixed and Mobile Bed
• Basin and Reservoir Models
• Tidal Models with Fixed and Mobile Bed
• Estuarine Models
• Harbor and Breakwater Models
• Models of Offshore Structures
• Hybrid and Analogue Models
• Scope and Limitations of Hydraulic Modelling
• Complementary Aspects of Numerical and Hydraulic Modelling

Biological Processes for Contaminant Removal [101824]

• Understanding of Basics of Microbiology, Metabolism and Energetic
• Bio Kinetic Parameter, Reactors and Reactor Analyses
• Characterization of Waste
• Aerobic, Anaerobic and Anoxic Systems
• Suspended and Attached Growth Biological Systems
• Activated Sludge Process and Process Modifications
• Process Design Considerations
• Treatment Ponds and Aerated Lagoons
• Aerobic Pond, Facultative Pond, Anaerobic Ponds, Polishing Ponds
• Constructed Wet Lands
• Attached Growth Biological Treatment Systems
• Trickling Filters, Rotating Biological Contactors, Activated Biofilters
• Moving Bed Biological Reactor (MBBR)
• Sequential Batch Reactors (SBR)
• Membrane Biological Reactors (MBR)
• Anaerobic Processes, Process Fundamentals
• Standard, High Rate and Hybrid Reactors
• Anaerobic Filters
• Expanded / Fluidized Bed Reactors
• Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactors
• Performance and Design Aspects
• Expanded Granular Bed Reactors
• Two Stage/Phase Anaerobic Reactors
• Sludge Digestion, Anaerobic Digestion, Aerobic Digestion

Rural Water Supply and Onsite Sanitation Systems [101825]

• Attributes of Water Supply Systems
• Drinking Water Quality
• Relationships Between Diseases and Water Quality, Hygiene and Sanitation
• Need for Water Treatment
• Point of Use Water Treatment Systems, Filters
• Bio-sand Filters
• Disinfection Systems for Rural Areas, Chlorination
• Solar Disinfection Systems
• Removal of Arsenic, Fluoride and Iron
• Onsite Sanitation Systems: Nexus Between Water Quality and Sanitation
• Importance of Hydrogeology on Selection of Onsite Sanitation Systems
• Design of Septic Tanks
• Single Pit and Double Pit Toilets
• Small Bore Systems
• Bio Digesters
• Reed Beds, Constructed Wetlands
• Sludge/Septage Management Systems

Sustainable Construction Methods [101826]

• Types of Foundations and Construction Methods
• Basics of Formwork and Staging
• Common Building Construction Methods (Conventional Walls and Slabs; Conventional Framed Structure with Blockwork Walls)
• Modular Construction Methods for Repetitive Works
• Precast Concrete Construction Methods
• Basics of Slip Forming for Tall Structures
• Basic Construction Methods for Steel Structures
• Basics of Construction Methods for Bridges
• Identification of Cutting Edge Sustainable Construction Materials, Technologies, and Project Management Strategies for Use in the Construction Industry
• Evaluation of Their Potential to Reduce the Negative Environmental Impacts of Construction Activity
• Examination of the Current LEED for New Construction Rating System
• Case Study Analysis of Highly Successful Recent "Green Construction Projects" Through Student Team Assignments and Presentations
• Preparation for the LEED Green Associate Professional Licensing Exam

Construction Engineering Materials [101827]

• Design, Production, Application, Specification, and Quality Control of Construction Materials Unique to Civil Engineering
• Stones, Bricks, Mortars
• Plain, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
• Construction Chemicals
• Structural Steel, High Tensile Steel, Carbon Composites
• Plastics in Construction
• 3D Printing
• Recycling of Construction and Demolition Wastes

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management [101828]

• Solid Wastes: Origin, Analysis, Composition and Characteristics
• Integrated Solid Waste Management System: Collection, Storage, Segregation, Reuse and Recycling Possibilities
• Transportation, Treatment / Processing and Transformation Techniques
• Final Disposal
• Management of: Municipal, Biomedical, Nuclear, Electronic and Industrial Solid Wastes and the Rules and Regulations
• Introduction to Hazardous Wastes
• Definition of Hazardous Waste
• The Magnitude of the Problem
• Hazardous Waste: Risk Assessment, Environmental Legislation
• Characterization and Site Assessment
• Waste Minimization and Resource Recovery
• Transportation of Hazardous Waste
• Physical, Chemical and Biological Treatment
• Ground Water Contamination
• Landfill Disposal
• Current Management Practices
• Environmental Audit
• Pollution Prevention
• Facility Development and Operation
• Site Remediation: Quantitative Risk Assessment
• Site and Subsurface Characterization
• Containment, Remedial Alternatives

Bridge Engineering [101830]

• General; Classification of Bridges
• Site Selection
• Geometric and Hydraulic Design Consideration
• Loading Standards for Highway and Railway Bridges
• General Design Consideration; Optimum Spans
• Concrete Bridges: Culverts; Slab, T-beam, Box Girder Bridges
• Balanced Cantilever Bridge, Cable Stayed Bridge, Extrados Bridges; Arch Bridge
• Special Requirements for Prestressed Concrete Bridges
• Steel Bridges: Plate Girder Bridge, Truss Bridge, Suspension Cable Bridge, Cable Stayed Bridge
• Substructures: Design of Piers and Abutments
• Pile and Well Foundations
• Bearings and Expansion Joints
• Special Wearing Coats
• Seismic Design Considerations
• Aerodynamic Stability Considerations
• Special Durability Measures
• Provisions for Inspection and Maintenance

Design of Structural Systems [101832]

• The Whole Structural Design Process Including Definition of Functional Requirements
• Selection of Structural Scheme
• Formulation of Design Criteria
• Preliminary and Computer-aided Proportioning
• Analysis of Response, Cost, and Value

Offshore Engineering [101833]

• Introduction to Offshore Structures
• Codes of Practice
• Offshore Project Management
• Deep Water
• Offshore Site Investigations
• Geophysical Methods; Offshore Sediment Sampling
• In-situ Testing, Geological Aspects
• Development of Design Stratigraphies