Ground Improvement Techniques

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Overview Introduction:Need for Ground Improvement, Different types of problematic soils, Emerging trends in ground Improvement - Mechanical stabilization:Shallow and deep compaction requirements, Principles and methods of soil compaction, Shallow compaction and methods - Properties of compacted soil and compaction control, Deep compaction and Vibratory methods Dynamic compaction

Concrete Engineering and Technology

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Overview Introduction and course overview - Constituents of concrete - Admixtures in concrete - mineral and chemical - Hydration of cement - Basic properties of concrete - Proportioning of concrete mixes - Pores and porosity in concrete - Porosimetry

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

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Overview Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering:Scope and objective; Nature and types of earthquake loading; Importance of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering;Basics of Vibration theory:Concept of dynamic load, Earthquake load, Single degree of freedom system, Multiple degree of freedom system, Free and forced vibrations, Damped and undamped systems, Equation of Motion, Response spectra;Engineering Seismology

Ground Water Hydrology

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Overview INTRODUCTION: Ground water utilization & historical background, ground water in hydrologic cycle, ground water budget, ground water level fluctuations & environmental influence, literature/ data/ internet resources;OCCURRENCE AND MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER:

Modern Construction Materials

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Overview Basics:Prologue Introduction to the course - Science, Engineering and Technology of Materials;Microstructure:Atomic Bonding - Structure of Solids - Movement of Atoms - Development of Microstructure;Material Behaviour:Surface Properties

Urban Transport System Planning

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Overview Urban transportation is an important issue in developing countries such as India. Transportation impact various aspects such as mobility, health of residents, economic and energy aspects in an Urban area.

Advanced Soil Mechanics

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Overview This course intends to bridge the basic soil mechanics concepts with the advanced topics related to stresses and soil strength.

Plates and Shells

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Overview Plates and shells exhibit two dimensional structural actions that result in stronger, thinner and lighter structures and therefore, have economic advantage.

Engineering Mechanics

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Overview Engineering Mechanics, Equilibrium, Plan Trusses, Friction, Properties of surfaces, Method of virtual work