Building Materials and Construction

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Overview Functions of buildings and structure in general. Loads on buildings as per IS 875, IS 1893 and NBC. Functional requirements of buildings and necessity of byelaws,Role of materials in construction,Concrete as a material, its ingredients and Concrete Production Process including prefabrication, modular coordination,Cement:

Engineering Geology

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Overview Introduction: Origin and development Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing: Topographic maps, geologic maps, preparation of geologic sections, aerial photographs, LIDAR, SAR, GIS (3 lectures + 1 laboratory)

Environmental Air Pollution

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Overview Introduction and Scope Environmental Systems: Source, Pollutant Transport and Impact on Receptor Environmental Quality and Pollution: Air-Water quality parameters, units for expression; beneficial uses of water; water quality criteria and standards, air quality criteria, health effects and Indian national air quality standards (including methods for standard setting) Air Pollution Sources and Assessment of Air Pollution Load preparation of emission inventory, its presentation (data base) and interpretation

Fluid Mechanics

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Overview Fundamental Concepts of Fluid Flow: Fundamental definitions, Flow characteristics, Classification of fluids, Fluid properties, Foundations of flow analysis - Fluid Statics: Fluid pressure, Forces on solid surfaces, Buoyant forces

Hydraulics

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Overview Introduction to Open Channel Flow: Difference between Open Channel Flow and Pipe Flow, Types of Channel, Geometric parameters of a channel, Classification of Open Channel Flow, Continuity and Momentum equation.

Introduction to Transportation Engineering

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Overview Modes of Transportation, their importance and limitations, the importance of highway transportation Introduction to Road Development Plans Various Highway Developmental Projects like Golden Quadrilateral and East-West & North South Corridors under NHDP, PMGSY etc.

Mechanics of Solids

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Overview Planar Rigid Body,Degrees of freedom,Equations of Equilibrium,Planar rigid body Statics Examples,Structural Systems with rigid bodies,Types of 1-D Structural Elements,Trusses - Axial members,Analysis of Truss Systems,Stability of Structural systems,Trusses - additional discussions,Trusses - Method of Sections,Beams

Modern Surveying Techniques

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Overview Geographic Information System An Introduction - Introduction to Global Positioning System - GPS Positioning Methods - GPS Solutions and Errors - GPS Application - Remote Sensing Introduction - Electromagnetic Spectrum - Sensors and Platform

Prestressed Concrete Structures

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Overview Prestressing System - Type of Prestressing - Prestressing System and Devices - Concrete - Concrete,Grout - Prestressing Steel - Losses in Prestress - Friction&Anchorage Slip - Creep,Shrinkage&Relaxation Losses - Analysis of Members - Analysis of Members Under Flexure