CIVIL ENGINEERING
M.E.
Programme
(Duration:
2 Years)
Core Courses
Geotechnical Engineering
Hard
Core: 24 Credits (All courses are compulsory)
CE 201 3:0 Basic Geomechanics
CE 202 1:2 Subsurface Exploration and Soil
Testing
CE 203 3:0 Earth Retaining Structures
CE 204 3:0 Foundation Engineering
CE 205 3:0 Geoenvironmental Engineering
CE 206 3:0 Ground Improvement
CE 214 3:0 Solid Mechanics
3:0 Mathematics
Suitable mathematics course will be
identified by the department at the beginning of the term.
Project:
24 Credits
CE299 0:24 Dissertation Project
0:07 Aug-Dec
Term (3rd Term of
study)
0:17 Jan-Apr
Term (4th Term of study)
Electives: 16
Credits of which at least 8 credits from among the group electives listed
below.
CE 231 2:0 Soil Stabilization by Admixtures
CE 232 2:0 Fundamentals of Soil
Behaviour
CE 233 3:0 Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
CE 234
2:0 Finite Elements
in Geomechanics
CE 235 3:0 Design of Substructures
CE 236 2:1
Behavior and Testing of
Unsaturated Soils
CE 237 2:0 Rock
Mechanics
CE 238 2:0 Soil
Dynamics
CE 239
3:0 Computational
Geotechnics
CE 240 3:0 Engineering Seismology
Water Resources and
Environmental Engineering
Hard
Core: 24 Credits (All courses are compulsory)
CE 207 2:0 Fluid Mechanics
CE 208 3:0 Surface Water Hydrology
CE 209 3:0 Ground Water and
Contaminant Hydrology
CE 210 3:0 Systems Techniques in
Water Resources
&
Environmental
Engg
CE 211 3:0 Water Quality Modelling
CE 212 3:0 Design of Water Supply and
Sewerage Systems
CE 213 0:1 Experimental Methods in
Environmental
Engg
3:0 One core course from either
Geotechnical Engg or
Structural Engg
3:0 Mathematics
Suitable mathematics course will be identified by the department at the beginning of the term.
Project: 24 Credits
CE299 0:24
Dissertation Project
0:07 Aug-Dec Term (3rd Term of
Study)
0:17 Jan-Apr Term (4th Term of
Study)
Electives: 16 Credits of which at least 8 credits from among the group electives listed below.
CE 251 3:0 Computational Methods in
Water Resources
Engg
CE 253 3:0 Soft Computing in Water
Resources &
Environmental
Engg
CE 255 3:0 Mechanics of Sediment
Transport
CE 256 3:0 Stochastic Hydrology
CE 257 3:0 Advanced Hydrology
CE 258 3:0 Remote Sensing and GIS for
Water Resources and
Environmental
Engg
CE 259 3:0
Regionalization in
Hydrology and Water
Resources Engg
Structural Engineering
Hard
Core: 24 Credits (All courses are compulsory)
CE 214 3:0 Solid
Mechanics
CE 215 3:0 Design
of Reinforced Concrete
& Masonry Structures
CE 216 3:0 An
Introduction to Finite
Elements in Solid Mechanics
CE 217 3:0 Structural
Dynamics
CE 218 3:0 Theory
of Plates & Shells
CE 219 3:0 Stability of Structures
3:0 One
core course from either
Geotechnical Engg or
Water
Resources and Environmental Engineering
3:0 Mathematics
Suitable
mathematics course will be identified by the department at the beginning of the
term.
Project:
24 Credits
CE 299 0:24 Dissertation
Project
CE 299A 0:07 Aug-Dec Term (3rd Term of
Study)
CE 299B 0:17 Jan-Apr Term (4th Term of
Study)
Electives: 16
Credits of which at least 8 credits from among the group electives listed
below.
CE 272 2:0 Continuum Damage
Mechanics
CE 273 3:0 Fracture
Mechanics
CE 274 3:0 Earthquake
Resistant Design
CE 275 2:0 Nonlinear
Finite Element
Analysis
CE 278 3:0 Structural
Optimization
CE 280 2:0 Finite
Element Analysis of
Plates and Shells
CE 281 3.0 Multi-scale fracture of quasi
-brittle materials
CE 282 3:0 Advanced Concrete Design
CE 287 3:0 Stochastic Structural
Dynamics
CE 288 3:0 Mesh-free Discretization
Methods
and Applications in
Computational
Mechanics
CE 290 3:0 Structural System Identification
CE
291 3.0 Computation
in Structural
Mechanics
CE 292
3:0 FEM
for structural dynamic
and stability
analyses
CE 293
3:0 Bridge Engineering
M Tech Programme in Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering
(Duration: 2 Years)
64 credits
Core: 24 Credits (all courses are compulsory)
CE 204 3:0 Foundation Engineering
CE 207 3.0 Fluid Mechanics
CE 212 3:0 Design of Water Supply and
Sewerage
Systems
CE 215 3:0 Design of Reinforced Concrete
&
Masonry Structures
CE 261 3:0 Urban Transportation Systems
Planning
CE 264 3:0 Traffic Engineering
SE 290 3:0 Modeling and Simulation
E1 251 3:0 Linear and Nonlinear
Optimization
or
MA 261 3:0 Probability Models
Minor
Project: 3 credits
Project: 24 credits
0:24 Dissertation Project
0:07 Aug-Dec Term (3rd Term of Study)
0:17 Jan-Apr Term (4th Term of Study)
Electives (13 credits from the following
courses or any other relevant courses may be chosen in consultation with the
advisors.
CE 201 (AUG) 3:0
Basic Geomechanics
Soils, rocks and groundwater: geology and
genesis of soils, principle of effective stress, indices and phase
relationships, groundwater flow. Stress and strain analysis: Mohr circles,
failure criteria, soil laboratory tests, shear strength and stiffness of sands:
stress-strain volume change and shearing in sands, critical state and stress
paths, consolidation, shear strength and stiffness of clays: compression and
consolidation, drained and undrained shear strength, critical state and stress
paths.
Tejas G Murthy
Wood, D.M., Soil
Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Bolton, M.D.,
A Guide to Soil Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Salgado, R.,
The Engineering of Foundations, McGraw Hill, 2008.
CE 202 (AUG) 1:2
Subsurface Exploration and Soil Testing
Problems and phases of foundation investigations.
Geophysical sounding, drilling and accessible explorations. Sample
requirements, sampling methods and equipment. Handling, preservation and
transportation of samples. Sample preparation, laboratory tests, analysis of
results and interpretation, importance of in-situ testing. Performing various
in-situ tests. Precautions and interpretation, site evaluation and reporting, block
vibration test.
G Madhavi Latha and P Anbazhagan
Head, K.H., Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Vols. 1 to 3, 1981.
Compendium of Indian Standards on Soil Engineering, Parts 1 and II,
1987–1988.
CE 203 (AUG) 3:0
Earth Retaining Structures
Lateral earth pressure coefficients,
Rankine and Coulomb theories, graphical constructions, passive earth pressure with
curved rupture surfaces, arching, stability of retaining walls, stability of
vertical cuts, braced excavations, anchored sheet piles, stability of infinite
slopes, stability of finite slopes. Methods of slices –Swedish, Morgenstern and
Price methods. Stability analysis of
earth and rockfill dams.
M M Allam and P Raghuveer Rao
Terzaghi, K., Theoretical Soil Mechanics, John Wiley, 1965.
Bowles, J.W., Analysis and Design of Foundations, McGraw Hill, Fourth and Fifth Edn, (1988 & 1996).
Lambe, T.W., and Whitman, R.V., Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern
Limited, 1976.
CE 204 (AUG) 3:0
Foundation Engineering
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations,
penetration tests, plate load tests, settlement of shallow foundations, elastic
and consolidation settlements, settlement estimates from penetration tests,
settlement tolerance, allowable bearing pressure. Foundations on problematic
soils. Principles of foundation design, introduction of deep foundations.
Bearing capacity and settlement of piles and pile groups in soils. Machine
foundations, reinforced soil beds.
T G Sitharam
Bowles, J.W., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill, Fifth
Edn, 1996.
Das, M.B., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Brooks/Cale Engineering
Division, 1984.
CE 205 (JAN) 3:0
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Source, production and classification of
wastes. Soil pollution processes, physical-chemical and biological interactions
in soil, effects on geotechnical properties and case studies, waste disposal
facilities such as landfills and impoundments, slurry walls, etc. Barrier
systems – basic concepts, design and construction, stability, compatibility and
performance. Transport in subsurface, reuse of waste materials. Contaminated site
remediation.
P V Sivapullaiah
Daniel, D.E., Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal, Chapman
and Hall,
Reddi, L.N., and Inyang, H.F., Geoenvironmental Engineering–Principles
and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2000.
Sharma, H.D., and Lewis, S.P., Waste Containment Systems, Waste
Stabilization and Landfills: Design and Evaluation, John Wiley and Sons Inc. NY,
1994.
CE 206 (JAN) 3:0
Ground Improvement
Principles of ground improvement.
Mechanical modification, properties of compacted soil, compaction control
tests. Hydraulic modification,
dewatering systems, filtration, drainage and seepage control with
geosynthetics, preloading and vertical drains, Electrikinetic dewatering,
chemical modification. Modification by admixtures, stabilization using
industrial wastes, grouting, modification by inclusion and confinement, soil
reinforcement, flexible geosysthetic sheet
reinforcement, anchorage. Reinforcement techniques, bearing capacity
improvement, slope stability, retaining walls and pavements.
G L Sivakumar Babu
Hausmann, M.R., Engineering Principles of Ground Modification,
McGraw Hill, 1990.
Jones, C.J.E.P., Reinforcement and Soil Structures, Butterworth
Publications, 1996.
Koerner, R.M., Designing with Geosynthetics, Prentice Hall Inc. 1998.
CE 207 (AUG) 2:0
Fluid Mechanics
Basic
concepts and equations of ideal and real fluid flow. Stream and potential
functions. Basic flow patterns of ideal fluid flow and their super positions – lift
and drag. Laminar flow, Navier-Stokes
equations – exact solutions. Boundary layer concepts and equations. Turbulent flow and theories of turbulence,
Reynolds equations. Power, logarithmic
and binary laws of velocity distributions, flow through pipes.
A R K Rao
Schlichting, H., Boundary
Layer Theory, McGraw-Hill, 1968.
Streeter, V.L., and Wylie,
E.B., Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill student Edition, 1998.
Yuan, S.W., Foundations of
Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 1969.
CE 208 (AUG) 3:0
Surface Water
Hydrology
Review
of basic hydrology, hydrometeorology, Infiltration, Evapotranspiration, Runoff
and hydrograph analysis. Flood routing – lumped, distributed and dynamic
approaches, hydrologic statistics, frequency analysis and probability. Introduction
to environmental hydrology, urban hydrology. Design issues in hydrology.
V V Srinivas
Bedient, P.B., and Huber, W.C.,
Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Chow, V.T., Maidment, D.R.,
and Mays, L.W., Applied Hydrology, McGraw Hill 1988.
Linsley, R.K., Kohler, M.A.,
and Poulhus, J.L.H., Hydrology for Engineers, McGraw Hill, 1985.
CE 209 (AUG) 3:0
Ground Water and
Contaminant Hydrology
Groundwater
movement and balance, equations of flow. Well hydraulics: models and methods,
pumping tests, slug tests, aquifer tests – porous and fractured media, regional
groundwater resources evaluation, groundwater recharge, groundwater monitoring,
groundwater quality, mass transport in groundwater, tracer tests, scale effects
of dispersion, solute transport modeling, transport in fractured media.
M Sekhar
Freeze, A.R., and Cherry,
J.A., Ground Water, Prentice Hall, 1979.
Domenico, P.A., and Schwartz,
F.W., Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, John Wiley, 1990.
Batu, V., Aquifer Hydraulics,
John Wiley, 1998.
Lerner, D.N., Issar, A.S.,
and Simmers,
Nielsen, D.M., Practical
Handbook of Groundwater Monitoring, Lewis Publishers, 1991.
CE 210 (AUG) 3:0
Systems Techniques in
Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Optimization
Techniques – constrained and unconstrained optimization. Kuhn-Tucker conditions.
Linear Programming (LP), Dynamic Programming (DP), multiobjective optimization.
Applications in water resources, water allocation, reservoir sizing, multipurpose
reservoir operation for hydropower, flood control and irrigation. Review of
probability theory, stochastic optimization – chance constrained LP, stochastic
DP, surface water quality control. Simulation–Reliability, resiliency and vulnerability
of water resources systems.
D Nagesh Kumar
Loucks, D.P., Stedinger, J.R.,
and Haith, D.A., Water Resources Systems Planning and Analysis, Prentice Hall,
1981.
Vedula, S., and Mujumdar, P.P.,
Water Resources Systems: Modelling Techniques and Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill,
New Delhi, 2005.
Mays, L.W., and Tung, Y-K, Hydrosystems
Engineering and Management, McGraw Hill, 1992.
CE 211 (JAN) 3:0
Water Quality
Modelling
Basic
characteristics of water quality, stoichiometry and reaction kinetics, mathematical
models of physical systems – completely and incompletely mixed systems.
Movement of contaminants in the environment, water quality modeling in rivers
and estuaries – dissolved oxygen and pathogens. Water quality modeling in lakes
and ground water systems.
M Sekhar
Chapra, S.C., Surface Water
Quality Modeling, McGraw Hill, 1997.
Tchobanoglous, G., and
Schroeder, E.D., Water Quality, Addison Wesley, 1987.
CE 212 (JAN) 3:0
Design of Water
Supply and Sewerage Systems
Basics
of hydraulics and hydrology. Introductory chemistry and biology. Water
distribution systems, water processing, operation of networks, design of water
supply units. Wastewater flows and collection systems, wastewater processing, advanced
wastewater treatment and water reuse.
M S Mohan Kumar
Mark J Hammer and Mark J
Hammer Jr., Water and Wastewater Technology, Fifth Edition, Pearson Prentice
Hall,
CE 213 (JAN) 0:1
Experimental Methods
in Environmental Engg.
Water
quality measurement – chemical and instrument methods, contaminant transport
through water and soil-water medium, experiments on aeration, experiments on water
conveyance systems – pipes and open channels.
A R K Rao, M Sekhar
and M S Mohan Kumar
Current literature/
Laboratory manuals
Solid Mechanics
Introduction to tensors, indicial notation,
coordinate transformation, integral theorems. Stress and Equilibrium: forces
and tractions, state of stress, stress transformation, stress invariants,
equilibrium equations. Displacement and strain: small deformation theory,
strain tensor, compatibility. Linear Elasticity: energy principles, generalized
Hooke’s law, anisotropic and isotropic elastic constants, equation of motion,
boundary conditions and uniqueness. Plane problems, axisymmetric problems,
bending, torsion, three dimensional problems.
Boresi,
A.P., and Lynn P.P., Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics, Prentice Hall, 1974.
Timoshenko,
S.P., and Goodier, J.N., Theory of Elasticity, McGraw Hill, 1982.
Fung,
Y.C., and Pin Tong, Classical and Computational Solid Mechanics, World
Scientific, 2001.
Limit
state design philosophy of reinforced concrete, strength of R.C. elements in
flexure, shear and torsion, R.C. columns under axial and eccentric loading,
Strut and Tie models, seismic resistant design and ductility requirements,
properties of masonry, masonry under axial, flexure and shear, masonry failure
theories, design of unreinforced masonry
structures.
Park,
R., and Paulay, T., Reinforced concrete structures, John Wiley and Sons.
Hendry,
A.W., Structural Masonry, MacMillan Press, 1998.
Duggal,
S.K., Earthquake resistant design of structures, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Current
literature.
An Introduction to Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics
Concepts of stiffness method, energy principles, continuum BVP and their integral formulation. Variational methods: Raleigh-Ritz, weighted residual methods, virtual work and weak formulations. Finite element formulation of one, two and three dimensional problems, isoparametric formulation, computational aspects and applications.
J M Chandra Kishen
Zienkiewicz,
O.C., and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method, Vol. 1 (The Basis),
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
Cook, R.D.,
Malkus, D.S., Plesha, M.E., and Witt, R.J., Concepts and Applications of Finite
Element Analysis, Fourth Edn, John Wiley and Sons.
CE 217 (AUG) 3:0
Structural Dynamics
Equations of motion, degrees of freedom, energy
storage elements. Damping, time and frequency domain analysis of sdof systems,
Duhamel integral and complex frequency response, vibration isolation.
Multi-degree systems, normal modes and natural frequencies, uncoupling of equations
of motion, damping models. Principle of vibration absorber, distributed
parameter systems, vibration of rods and beams. Approximate methods of
vibration analysis: Rayleigh's quotient, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin's methods.
Numerical integration for response analysis.
Debraj Ghosh
Clough, R.W., and Penzien, J., Dynamics
of Structures, McGraw Hill, NY, 1993.
Mario
Paz, Structural Dynamics: Theory
and Computation, CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi 2004.
Meirovich, L., Elements of Vibration
Analysis, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1984.
CE 218 (JAN) 3:0
Theory of Plates and Shells
Bending theory of plates, circular/rectangular
plates, approximate methods, shear deformation theories. Elements of differential
geometry, classification of shell surfaces, membrane and bending theory for synclastic
and anticlastic shells.
K S Nanjunda Rao
Chandrashekhara, K., Theory of Plates, Universities Press, 2001.
Chandrashekhara, K., Analysis of thin concrete shells, New Age Intl,
1998.
Timshenko, S.P., and Woinowsky-Krieger, S., Theory of Plates and
Shells, McGraw Hill, 1959.
Ugural, A.C., Stresses in Plates and Shells, John Wiley and Son,
1967.
CE 219 (JAN) 3:0
Stability of
Structures
Buckling
of elastic columns and frames (bending theory, differential equation of
beam-columns, critical load of perfect columns with various end restraints,
imperfect columns and Southwell plot, prestressed columns, buckling of
continuous beams and frames, stiffness and flexibility matrices for
beam-columns, post critical behaviour of frames). Energy Methods (Potential
energy for discrete elastic systems, bifurcation buckling at small deflections,
Koiter’s theory, imperfection sensitivity, indirect variation method and Euler
equation, Raleigh quotient). Thin walled beams, plates and shells (potential energy
and differential equations, axial torsional buckling of columns, lateral
buckling of beams and arches, buckling of beams with arbitrary open cross
section, buckling of rectangular plates and axi-symmetric cylindrical shells). Introduction
to inelastic buckling (perfect columns/structures–Shanley’s bifurcation,
imperfect columns, visco-elastic buckling). Dynamic analysis and stability (vibration
of columns or frames and divergence, non-conservative loads-follower forces, theorems
of Lagrange-Dirichlet and Liapunov, stability of dynamic system, thermodynamic
criteria of stable state and path, Drucker’s and Illushin’s postulate for
stable materials).
Ananth Ramaswamy
Timoshenko,
S.P., and Gere, J.M., Theory of Elastic Stability, McGraw Hill Intl Edition.
Simitses,
G.J., and Hodges, D.H., Fundamentals of Structural Stability, Elsevier Inc.
Bazant,
Z.P., and Cedolin, L., Stability of Structures, Dover Publications.
CE 231 (AUG) 2:0
Soil Stabilization by Admixtures
Principles of soil stabilization, role of
admixtures, purpose based classification of soils. Methods of stabilization –
lime, cement, bitumen and special chemicals – mechanisms, uses and limitations.
Use of fly ash and other waste materials. Methods and applications of grouting.
Application to embankments, excavations, foundations and sensitive soils.
P V Sivapullaiah
Ingles, O.G., and Metcalf, J.B., Soil Stabilization, Principles
and Practice, Butterworths, 1972.
Bowen, R., Grouting in Engineering Practice, Allied Science
Publishers Ltd., 1975.
CE 232 (AUG) 2:0
Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour
Origin of soils, identification of clay minerals, soil structure,
soil classification, soil-water interactions in the environment, effective
stress concepts, role of mineralogy in hydraulic conductivity, consolidation
and shear strength of fine-grained soils, problematic soils.
Mitchell, J.K., Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour, John Wiley, 1993.
Yong, R.N., and Warkentin, B.P., Soil Properties and Behaviour,
Elsevier, 1975.
Fang, H.Y., and Daniels, J.L., Introductory Geotechnical
Engineering – An Environmental Perspective, Taylor and Francis, 2006.
M Sudhakar Rao
CE 233 (AUG) 3:0
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
Introduction to engineering seismology,
plate tectonics, earthquake magnitude, ground motion, effect of local soil
conditions on ground motion, dynamic behaviour of soils, analysis of seismic
site response. Liquefaction phenomena and analysis of pore pressure
development, laboratory and in-situ testing for seismic loading, analysis and
design of slopes, embankments, foundations and earth retaining structures for
seismic loading. Case histories, mitigation techniques and computer-aided
analysis.
G Madhavi Latha
Kramer, S.L.,
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson Education, 2003.
Day, R.W., Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering Handbook, McGraw Hill, 2002.
CE 234 (AUG)2:0
Finite
Elements in Geomechanics
Concept of stress and strain, principle
stresses and strains. Octahedral stresses and strains, finite element
discretization of a continuum using displacement approach, geomechanics
problems of plane strain and axi-symmetry. Concept of mapping and numerical
integration, failure criteria for soils, associated and non-associated flow
rule. Finite elements for non-linear material problems in soil mechanics
computational procedures.
Jyant Kumar
Zienkiewicz, O.C., The Finite Element
Method, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1979.
Zienkiewicz, O.C., and Morgan, K., Finite
elements and approximation, John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1983.
Harr, M.E., Fundamental of theoretical
soil mechanics, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1966.
CE 235 (JAN) 3:0
Design of Substructures
Design consideration, field tests for
bearing capacity and settlement estimates, selection of design parameters, structural
design considerations. Codes of practice, design of spread footings, combined
footings, strap footings, ring footings, rafts, piles and pile caps, and piers.
M M Allam
Bowles, J.W., Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill, Fourth
Edn, 1988.
Indian Standard Codes.
CE 236 (JAN) 2:1
Behaviour and Testing of Unsaturated Soils
Identification and classification of expansive
and collapsing soils, effective stress concepts, matric and osmotic suction, collapse,
heave and strength characteristics of unsaturated soils, flow through
unsaturated soils. Laboratory evaluation of swell pressure and swell potential,
tests to evaluate collapse potential, measurements of soil suction.
M Sudhakar Rao and P Raghuveer Rao
Blight,
G.E., Mechanics of Residual Soils, 1997.
Fredlund,
D.G., and Rahardjo, H., Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils, 1993.
Nelson,
J.D., and Miller, D.J., Expansive soils–Problems and Practice in Foundation and
Pavement Engineering, 1992.
Publishers?
CE 237 (JAN) 2:0
Rock Mechanics
Classification of inferential testing,
transitional materials engineering property evaluation. Laboratory methods and
in-situ tests, friction in rocks; elasticity and strength of rocks in-situ
stress determination. Application of rock mechanics in engineering and
underground opening, slope stability and foundation problems.
T G Sitharam
Godman,
R.E., Rock Mechanics, Second Edn, John Wiley and Sons, 1982.
Franklin,
J.A., and Dusseault, M.B., Rock Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, 1989.
CE 238 (JAN) 2:0
Soil Dynamics
Fundamental of vibrations, analysis of free and forced vibrations using spring dashpot model, block
vibration test for determining stiffness and damping coefficient of soil mass,
formulation of the problem for the multi-degree freedom system. Theories for foundations
on elastic half space, effect of different pressure distribution, comparison
with spring-dashpot model, wave propagation in bar and elastic media. Different
types of waves, resonant column test for determination of elastic and shear
modulus, geophysical survey using reflection, refraction, steady state vibration
and cross hole shear tests, liquefaction analysis. Cyclic shear test, seismic
bearing capacity of foundations and seismic earth pressures, vibration
isolations.
Jyant Kumar
Richart, F.E., Woods, R.D., and Hall, J.R., Vibrations of soils
and foundations, Prentice Hall, 1970.
Major, A., Vibration Analysis and Design of Foundations for
Machines and Turbines, Collets, 1962.
Day, R.W., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook,
McGraw-Hill.
CE 239 (JAN) 3:0
Computational Geotechnics
Introduction to numerical modeling in
Geotechnical Engineering, review of
basic concepts, solution of nonlinear systems of equations, finite
difference method, finite element method, discrete element method, measured
soil response, constitutive modeling of soil response. Artificial Neural
Networks, using finite difference, finite element and discrete element computer
codes. Application for solving geotechnical engineering problems.
G Madhavi Latha
Desai, C.S., and Christian, J.T. (Eds), Numerical Methods in Geotechnical
Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1977.
Bathe, K.J., Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis,
Prentice Hall, NJ, 1982.
Wood, D.M., Soil Behavior and Critical State Soil Mechanics,
Cambridge University Press, NY, 1990.
CE 240 (JAN) 3:0
Engineering Seismology
Introduction
to earthquake hazards. Strong ground motions, tsunamis, landslides,
liquefaction. Overview of plate tectonics and earthquake source mechanisms.
Theory of wave propagation, body waves and surface waves. Concepts of seismic
magnitudes and intensity, a seismic station, sensors and data loggers,
mechanical and digital sensors. Interpretation of seismic records –
acceleration, velocity and displacement. Regional seismicity and earthquakes in
India. Seismic zonation – scales, macro and micro, attenuation, recurrence
relation. Seismic hazard analysis
deterministic and probabilistic. Site
characterization – different methods and experiments. Local site effects;
ground motion amplifications, Development of response/design spectrum. Liquefaction hazard assessments, integration
of hazards using GIS. Risk and vulnerability studies.
P Anbazhagan
Bozorgnia, Y., and Bertero,
V.V. (Eds), Earthquake Engineering – From Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based
Engineering, CRC Press, Washington, 2004.
Leon Reiter, Earthquake
hazard Analysis – Issues and Insights, Columbia University Press, NY 1990.
Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering, Pearson Education, 2003.
CE 241 (JAN) 2:0
Introduction to
Plasticity Theory
Indicial
notation, elementary vector and tensor calculus, curvilinear coordinates, displacement
and deformation, strain tensor, compatibility and displacement boundary
conditions, stress tensor, Mohrs circle of stresses, stress boundary conditions,
elasticity, viscoplasticity, rate-independent plasticity. Yield criteria, flow
rules, hardening rules, hypoplasticity, constrained plastic flow, torsion,
bending and cavity expansion.
Plastic dissipation, Drucker's
postulate, upper and lower bound theorems of limit analysis. Special topics in
plasticity and soil constitutive models.
Tejas G Murthy
Lubliner, J., Plasticity Theory,
McMillan, 1990.
Yu, H.S., Plasticity and
Geotechnics, Springer, 2006.
Chakrabarty, J., Theory of
Plasticity, Butterworth- Heinman, 2006.
CE 251 (AUG) 3:0
Computational Methods
in Water Resources Engg.
Numerical
techniques to solve ordinary differential equations, classification of partial
differential equations, solution techniques using finite difference, finite
element and finite volume methods. Application to water resources problems in
open channel flows, pipe flows, ground water flows, unsaturated flows and
contaminant transport problems. Inverse techniques for parameter estimation.
M S Mohan Kumar
Gerald, C.F., and Wheatley, P.O.,
Applied Numerical Analysis, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, NY, 1994.
Choudhary, M.H., Open Channel
Flows, Prentice Hall of India, 1994.
Pinder, G., and Gray, W.G.,
Finite Element Simulation in Surface and Subsurface Hydrology, Academic Press,
NY, 1997.
CE 253 (AUG) 3:0
Soft Computing in
Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Introduction to artificial
intelligence, knowledge based expert systems, fuzzy logic, fuzzy optimization,
artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms. Applications in water resources
and environmental engineering.
D Nagesh Kumar
Winston, P.H., Artificial
Intelligence, Pearson Education, 1999.
Goldberg, D.E., Genetic
Algorithms, Addision Wesley Longman, 1999.
Haykin, S., Neural Networks:
A comprehensive Foundation, Second Edn, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1999.
Zimmermann, H.-J., Fuzzy Set
Theory and its Applications, Kluwer Academic,
CE 255 (JAN) 3:0
Mechanics of Sediment
Transport
Properties of sediment, initiation
and transport processes, modes of sediment transport, computation of sediment
load, flow regimes and resistance. Bed form mechanics, regime concept. Design
of stable channels, seepage effects.
A R K Rao
Graf, W.H., Hydraulics of
Sediment Transport, McGraw Hill series in Water Resources and Environment
Engineering, 1971.
Roudkivi, A.J., Loose
Boundary Hydraulics, Pergamon Press, 1967.
CE 256 (JAN) 3:0
Stochastic Hydrology
Introduction
to random variables, statistical properties of random variables, commonly used
probability distributions in hydrology, fitting probability distributions to
hydrologic data, probability plotting and frequency analysis, data generation.
Modelling of hydrologic uncertainty – purely stochastic models, first order
Markov processes. Analysis of hydrologic time series – Auto correlation and
spectral density functions. Applications to hydrologic forecasting.
P P Mujumdar
Bras, R.L., and
Rodriguez-Iturbe, Random Functions and Hydrology, Dover Publications, NY, 1993.
Hann, C.T., Statistical
Methods in Hydrology, First East-West Press Edition, New Delhi, 1995.
Ang, A.H.S., and Tang, W.H., Probabilistic
concepts in Engineering Planning Design, Vol. 1, Wiley, NY, 1975.
Clarke, R.T., Statistical
Models in Hydrology, John Wiley, Chinchester, 1994.
CE 258 (JAN) 3:0
Remote Sensing and
GIS for Water Resources & Environmental Engg
Basic
concepts of remote sensing, airborne and space borne sensors, digital image
processing. Geographic Information System, applications to rainfall – runoff
modeling. Watershed management, irrigation management, vegetation monitoring,
drought and flood monitoring, environment and ecology. Introduction to Digital
Elevation Modelling and Global Positioning System (GPS). Use of relevant
software for Remote sensing and GIS applications.
D Nagesh Kumar
Lillesand, T.M., and Kiefer,
R.W., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, John Wiley and Sons, 2000.
Sabins, F.F., Remote Sensing –
Principles and Interpretation, Freeman and Co., NY, 1986.
Heywood,
CE 259 (JAN) 3:0
Regionalization in
Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
Prediction
in ungauged basins, regional frequency analysis–probability weighted moments
and its variations, stationary and non-stationary distributions, regional
goodness-of-fit test. Approaches to regionalization of hydrometeorological
variables and extreme events, regional homogeneity tests, prediction of
hydrometeorological variables in gauged and ungauged basins, estimation of
probable maximum precipitation and probable maximum flood and their use in
hydrologic design.
V V Srinivas
Diekkrüger,
B., Schröder, U., Kirkby, M.J., Regionalization in Hydrology, IAHS Publication No.
254, 1999.
Hosking,
J.R.M., and Wallis, J.R., Regional Frequency Analysis: An Approach Based on
L-Moments, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Rao,
A.R., and Srinivas, V.V., Regionalization of Watersheds – An Approach Based on
Cluster Analysis, Series: Water Science and Technology Library, Vol. 58,
Springer Publishers, 2008.
Prerequisite: CE 208 Surface Water Hydrology
CE 261 (AUG) 3:0
Urban Transportation Systems Planning
Introduction
to transportation planning, systems approach to transportation planning, types of models, concept of travel demand and
supply, various factors affecting transportation planning. Study area
definition, zoning principles, cordon and screen lines, data collection through
primary and secondary sources, sampling techniques. Four-stage sequential
modelling approach, land use-transport models, travel demand management
measures. Case studies.
Ashish Verma
Ortuzar, J.de D., and Willumsen, L.G., Modelling Transport, John
Wiley and Sons, 2001.
Khisty, C.J., and Lall, B.K., Transportation
Engineering – An Introduction, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2002.
Papacostas, C.S., and Prevedouros, P.D.,
Transportation Engineering and Planning, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,
2001.
CE 262 (AUG) 3:0
Public Transportation Systems Planning
Modes
of public transportation and application of each to urban travel needs,
comparison of transit modes and selection of technology for transit service. Transit
planning, estimating demand in transit planning studies, demand modeling,
development of generalized cost, RP & SP data and analysis techniques. Functional
design and costing of transit routes, models for planning of transit routes,
scheduling. Integrated public transport planning, models for integrated
planning, case studies.
Ashish
Verma
Vuchic Vukan,
R., Urban Transit: Operations, Planning and Economics, Prentice Hall, 2005.
Gray, G.E., and
Hoel, L.A., Public Transportation, Prentice Hall, 1992.
Tyler, N., Accessibility and the Bus System – Concepts
and Practice, Thomas Telford, 2002.
CE
263 (AUG) 2:0
Probabilistic
Methods in Civil Engineering
Randomness, uncertainty,
modeling uncertainty, engineering judgment. Introduction to probability,
measures of variability, random variables, probability mass and density functions,
moments of distribution, Bayes Stationary
process, autocovariance functions, functions of random fields, sampling
techniques, concepts of sampling, sampling plans, levels of reliability, loads
and resistances, reliability methods, first order second moment, (FOSM) method,
Hasofer-Lind approach, simulations methods, random number generation, decision
making, branching. Use of fault tree and event tree analysis and examples in
civil engineering.
G L Sivakumar Babu
Ang, A.H-S., and Tang, W.H.,
Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design, Vol.1 and 2, Basic
Principles, John Wiley, NY, 1975 and 1984.
Baecher, G.B., and Christian, J.T., Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering,
John Wiley and Sons, London and New York, 2003.
Kottegoda, N.T., and Rosso,
R., Statistics, Probability, and Reliability for Civil and Environmental Engineers,
McGraw-Hill Intl Edn, 1998.
CE 264 (Jan) 3:0
Traffic Engineering
Driver behaviour, traffic information and control systems, traffic studies, elements of traffic flow theory, characteristics of uninterrupted traffic, capacity and LOS of uninterrupted facilities, characteristics of interrupted traffic, traffic characteristics at unsignalised intersections, design of signalized intersections, capacity and LOS of signalized intersections, design of parking, simulation of traffic systems, statistics and probability in traffic engineering, trends in traffic engineering.
Ashish Verma
Roess, R.P., McShane, W.R., and Prassas, E.S., Traffic
Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1990.
Khisty, C.J., and Lall, B.K., Transportation Engineering:
An Introduction, Prentice Hall India, 2003.
Papacostas, C.S., Transportation Engineering and Planning,
Prentice Hall India, 2001.
CE265 (JAN) 3:0
Geo-informatics in Transportation
Engineering
Concept of GIS, GPS and RS. Land use and transportation data, data
base development, map generation and analysis, transportation network
development and algorithms, transportation models and their applications in
GIS, GIS-T applications, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), some case
studies.
Ashish Verma
Thill Jean-Claude, Geographical Information Systems in
Transportation Research, Pergamon, 2000.
O’Sullivan, D., Geographic Information Analysis, John Wiley &
Sons, 2003.
Caliper Corporation, Travel Demand Modelling with
TransCAD, 1998.
CE 266 (JAN) 2:0
Pavement Engineering
Design of flexible and rigid pavements, analysis of
pavements using different analytical methods, selection of pavement design
input parameters, traffic loading and volume, material characterization,
drainage, failure criteria, reliability, design of overlays and drainage
system, pavement performance evaluation, review of IRC, AASHTO codes, design of
airfield pavements. New developments.
G
L Sivakumar Babu
Mallick, R.B., and Tahar El-Korchi, Pavement
Engineering – Principles and Practice, CRC Press, 2009.
Huang, Y.H., Pavement Analysis and Design, 805 pp, Prentice-Hall,
New Jersey, 1993.
Yoder, E.J., and Witczak, M.W., Principles of Pavement
Design, Wiley, NY, 1975.
CE 272 (AUG) 2:0
Continuum Damage Mechanics
Phenomenological aspects of damage, mechanical
representation of measurement of damage, micromechnics of damage, isotropic and
anisotropic damage, kinetic laws of damage evaluation, ductile, brittle, fatigue
and creep damage, damage coupled constitutive relations, damage coupled finite
element analysis. Applications in design and integrity assessment.
P C Pandey
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of nonlinear finite element analysis.
Lemaitre, J.,
A Course on Damage Mechanics, Springer-Verlag, 1992.
Lemaitre,
J., and Desmorat, R., Engineering Damage
Mechanics, Springer, 2005.
Current
literature.
CE 273 (JAN) 3:0
Fracture Mechanics
Definition of stress intensity factor, fracture
toughness, energy release rate, critical energy release rate, crack mouth
opening displacement, R-curve, elasto-plastic fracture mechanics and
J-integral, mixed-mode crack propagation, fatigue crack propagation,
computational fracture mechanics. Introduction to fracture of quasi-brittle
materials like concrete. Non-linear fracture models with softening, size effect
in fracture of concrete.
J M Chandra Kishen and R Narasimhan
Broek, D., Elementary
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Sijthoff and Noordhaff, Alphen Aan Den Rijn, The
Netherlands.
Anderson, T.L.,
Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, CRC Press, USA, Second Edn.
Shah, S.P.,
Swartz, S.E., and Ouyang, C., Fracture Mechanics of Cocrete: Applications of
Fracture Mechanics to Concrete, Rock and Other Quasi-Brittle Materials, John
Wiley and Sons, USA.
CE 274 (AUG) 3:0
Earthquake Resistant
Design
Introduction to engineering seismology, causes of earthquakes and their effects, seismic waves, plate tectonics, measures of size of earthquakes. Earthquake response of linear and inelastic systems, concept of response spectrum. Earthquake resistant design concepts of buildings, code based procedures for analysis and design. Earthquake resistant properties of the materials of reinforced concrete, ductility considerations and its different measures. Behaviour and design of masonry buildings subjected to earthquake ground motion. Seismic retrofitting strategies for R.C. and masonry buildings.
Chopra, A.K., Dynamics of structures: Theory and
applications to earthquake engineering, Pearson Education, 2001.
Agarwal, P., and Shrikhande, M., Earthquake
resistant design of structures, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, 2006.
Park, R., and Paulay, T., Reinforced concrete
structures, John Wiley & sons, 1975.
Pre-requisite: CE 217
CE 275 (AUG) 2:0
Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
Concept of material, geometric and contact nonlinearities, elements
of nonlinear mechanics, constitutive relations using plasticity and
viscoplasticity, finite element formulation of nonlinear problems in solid
mechanics, general solution techniques, computational aspects and applications.
P C Pandey
Zienkiewicz,
O.C., and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method, Fifth Edn, McGraw Hill, Vol.
2, 1991.
Reddy, J.N.,
An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis,
Current
Literature.
CE 278 (AUG) 3:0
Structural Optimization
Basic concepts, Kuhn-Tucker conditions, linear
and nonlinear programming, integer programming, geometric programming, dynamic
programming, stochastic programming, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing,
concepts of homogenization. Applications in the design of reinforced concrete
and steel- beams, columns, frames and plates. Treatment of shape and topology
variables. Introduction to Structural
Control.
Ananth Ramaswamy
Arora, J.S.,
Introduction to Optimization, McGraw Hill, Intl Edn, 1989.
Rao, S.S.,
Optimization: Theory and Applications, Wiley Eastern, 1992.
Current
Literature.
CE 280 (JAN) 2:0
Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells
Finite element formulations for general
isotropic plates (Kirchhoff's and Mindlin's) and shells, isoparametric
formulation, mechanics of laminated composites, higher-order theories. Finite
elements for laminated plates and shells. Computational issues.
P C Pandey
Prerequisite:
Knowledge of Mechanics of Plates and Shells and Composites
Reddy, J.N.,
Mechanics of Laminated Composite Plates, CRC Press, 1996.
Zienkiewicz.
O.C., and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method, Vol. 2, McGraw Hill, 1991.
Current
Literature
CE 281 (AUG) 3:0
Multi-scale Fracture
of Quasi-brittle Materials
Size
effect, cohesive crack models, crack band models, non-local approach, fractal
approach, atomic approach, simulation of heterogeneity by lattice models. Introduction
to molecular dynamics, brittle and ductile behavior, hierarchy of scales and
its importance in dynamic fracture.
B K Raghu Prasad
Bazant, Z.P., and Planas, J.,
Fracture and size effect in concrete and other quasi-brittle materials, CRC press.
Jan G. M. Van Mier, Fracture
Process of concrete, CRC press.
Buehler, M.J., From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling
techniques, IAP 2006, Lecture notes,
MIT, USA.
Fruend, L.B., Dynamic
Fracture mechanics – Cambridge University press.
CE 282 (JAN) 3:0
Advanced Concrete Design
High performance concrete: materials,
properties, durability and design aspects. Limit analysis of RC continuous beams,
frames and slabs, ultimate limit state of prestressed elements in flexure,
shear, torsion and combined loading. Deflection and cracking, prestressed
concrete continuous beams and frames.
B V Venkatarama Reddy
Pre-requisite: CE 215
Kong, F. K., and Evans, R. H., Reinforced and Prestressed
Concrete, ELBS and Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK), 1980.
Nielsen, M.P., Limit Analysis and Concrete Plasticity, CRC Press,
1999.
Lin, T.Y., and Burns, N.H., Design of Prestressed Concrete
Structures, John Wiley and Sons, 1982.
Park, R. and Gamble, W.L., Reinforced
concrete slabs, John Wiley Publication, 1999.
Introduction to random variables and processes: probability. Random variables, transformations of random variables, stationary, ergodic and non-stationary stochastic processes. Linear transformation of stationary-ergodic stochastic processes, Normal Gaussian Stochastic processes, PSD functions, Wiener processes and an introduction to Ito calculus. Response of SDOF and MDOF Oscillators under Random Inputs: oscillators subject to white noise excitations, input-output relations in time and frequency domains under the assumption of response stationarity, handling non-stationarity in the response, level crossing and first passage problems. Nonlinear Oscillators under random inputs: sources of non-linearity, equivalent linearization and perturbation methods. Numerical Integration and Monte Carlo Simulations: Ito-Taylor expansions. Stochastic Euler and Heun methods. Higher order implicit and explicit methods. Errors in Monte-Carlo simulations. Variance reduction techniques.
Lin,
Y.K., Probabilistic Structural Dynamics, McGraw-Hill.
Kloeden,
P.E., and Platen, E., Numerical Solutions of Stochastic Differential Equations,
Springer.
Ghanem,
R.G., and Spanos, P.D., Stochastic Finite Elements: A Spectral Approach, Springer-Verlag.
CE 288 (AUG) 3:0
Elements of Wavelet
Theory and Application to Structural Dynamics
Elements
of linear transformations on vector spaces, discrete Fourier transforms,
discrete wavelet transforms, wavelets on the real line. Wavelet and differential
equations: the wavelet-Galerkin and wavelet-collocation methods. Applications
to initial and boundary value problems in linear dynamics. A brief introduction to applications to non-linear
dynamical systems.
Frazier,
M.W., An Introduction to Wavelets through Linear Algebra, Springer, 1999.
Resnikoff,
H.L., and Wells, R.O. Jr., Wavelet Analysis: The Scalable Structure of
Information, Springer, 1998.
CE 290 (AUG) 3:0
Structural System Identification
Review of linear structural dynamics: input-output
relations in time and frequency domains. Properties of FRFs. Modal extraction
methods in frequency and time domains, state space representation. Review of
properties of random signals, mean square estimation. Kalman filtering, adaptive
Kalman filters. Nonlinear problems: force state mapping, reverse path dynamics,
higher order spectral analysis. Extended Kalman filters. Particle filters.
Structural damage detection using vibration data.
C S
Mahohar
Frisswell, M.I., and Mottershead,
J.E., Finite element model updating in structural dynamics, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Dordrecht, 1996.
Brown, R.G., and Hwang,
P.Y.C., Introduction to random signals and applied Kalman filtering, Wiley, NY,
1997.
Doucet, A., de Freitas, N.,
and Gordon, N., Sequential Monte Carlo Methods in Practice, Springer, New York,
2001.
CE 291 (JAN) 3:0
Computation in Structural Mechanics
A
brief review of matrix analysis. Sparse matrices: storage and computation.
Iterative solvers such as conjugate gradient (CG), generalized minimal residual
method (GMRES). Preconditioning. Eigenvalue problems, dynamics problems:
numerical integration. Introduction to parallel computing. Substructuring and
domain decomposition. Exposure to some of the freely available programs.
Debraj Ghosh
Barrett, R. et al., Templates for the Solution of Linear Systems: Building Blocks for Iterative Methods, 1994, Available free at http://www.netlib.org/linalg/html_templates/Templates.html
Saad, Y., Iterative Methods for Sparse Linear Systems,
1996,
Available free at http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~saad/books.html
Kelley, C.T., Iterative Methods for Linear and
Nonlinear Equations, 1995,
Available at http://www.siam.org/books/kelley/
CE 292 (JAN) 3:0
FEM for structural dynamic and stability analyses
Hamilton’s principle and
Lagrange-Euler equations, general formulation of structural matrices and load
vectors. Specific element types and
interpolation: beam, plane stress/strain, plates bending and shell elements.
Models for damping. Application of
boundary conditions and restraints.
Normal mode expansions and direct integrations. Earthquake response
analysis under single and multi-support excitations. Static and dynamic condensation.
SEREP. Substructuring using modal/spatial coupling techniques. Problems of vehicle structure interactions,
analysis of beam columns, stability functions. Behavior of ideal columns, bifurcation
buckling and limit point instability, buckling of frames.
C S
Manohar
Petyt, M., Introduction to
finite element vibration analysis, CUP, Cambridge, 1990.
McGuire, W., Gallagher, R.H.,
and Zieman, R.D., Matrix structural analysis, John Wiley, NY, 2000.
Simitses, G.J., and Hodges,
D.H., Fundamentals of structural stability, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2006.
Bridge
Engineering
Introduction to bridge
engineering, selection of bridge types, aesthetics, general bridge design
considerations and preliminary design, design loads, load factors, load
combinations, IRC/AASHTO vehicle loads system analysis and evaluation, deck and
deck systems, concrete bridge design – reinforced concrete and prestressed
(response and limit states), prestressed girder bridge design, prestress
losses, prestressing and partial prestressing, steel bridge design (response
and limit states), tension and compression members, i-sections in flexure,
shear resistance of i-sections, shear connectors. Stiffeners design examples
using IRC/AASHTO LRFD specifications, steel bridge design (fatigue and
fracture), detailing bearings and foundation design, segmental bridges and
construction abutments, piers, and walls. Seismic analysis and design, analysis
of cable supported bridge systems, bridge inspection and maintenance.
Ananth Ramaswamy
Barker, R.M., and Puckett,
J.A., Design of Highway Bridges, John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
0:7 (AUG) 3rd term of study
0:17 (JAN) 4th term of study
The
M.E. project is aimed at training the students to analyze independently any
problems in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources and
Environmental Engineering, and Structural engineering. The project may be Analytical, Computational,
Experimental, or a combination of the three. The project report is expected to
show clarity of thought and expression, critical appreciation of the existing
literature, and analytical, computational, and experimental aptitude of the
student.