MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY

SCHEME AND SYLLABI

FOR
M. Tech. DEGREE PROGRAMME
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
WITH SPECIALIZATION IN
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
(2013 ADMISSION ONWARDS)

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SCHEME AND SYLLABI FOR M. Tech. DEGREE
PROGRAMME IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
WITH SPECIALIZATION IN
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER - II
Sl.
No.
Course No. Subject
Hrs / Week Evaluation Scheme (Marks)
Credits
(C)
L T P
Sessional
ESE Total
TA CT
Sub
Total
1 MCESC 201*
Microstructure and Innovations in
Structural Concrete
3 1 0 25 25 50 100 150 4
2 MCESC 202* Finite Element Analysis 3 1 0 25 25 50 100 150 4
3 MCESC 203* Theory of Plates and Shells 3 1 0 25 25 50 100 150 4
4 MCESC 204 Project Planning and Implementation 3 1 0 25 25 50 100 150 4
5 MCESC 205 Elective - III 3 0 0 25 25 50 100 150 3
6 MCESC 206 Elective - IV 3 0 0 25 25 50 100 150 3
7 MCESC 207 Software Laboratory 0 0 3 25 25 50 100 150 2
8 MCESC 208 Seminar - II 0

0
2 50 0 50 0 50 1
Total 18 4 5 225 175 400 700 1100 25

Elective III (MCESC 205) Elective IV (MCESC 206)
MCESC 205 1* Earthquake Resistant Design MCESC 206 1* Structural Stability
MCESC 205 2* Structural Reliability MCESC 206 2* Advanced Steel Structures
MCESC 205 - 3
Construction planning, scheduling and
control
MCESC 206 3*
Maintenance & Rehabilitation of
Structures
MCESC 205 - 4 Environment and Pollution MCESC 206 - 4 Civil Engineering Material Science
L Lecture, T Tutorial, P Practical
TA Teachers Assessment (Quizzes, attendance, group discussion, tutorials, seminar, field
visit etc)
CT Class Test (Minimum of two tests to be conducted by the Institute)
ESE University End Semester Exam will have to be conducted by the institute through
concerned affiliating University.
* common for MCESE & MCESC
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MCESC 201 MICROSTRUCTURE AND INNOVATIONS
IN STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
L T P C
3 1 0 4
Module 1
The Structure of Concrete: - Significance and Complexities, Structure of aggregate
phase, Structure of hydrated cement paste, Solids in hydrated cement paste, Voids in
hydrated cement paste and Water in hydrated cement paste.
Structure property relationships in hydrated cement paste:- Strength,
Dimensional stability and Durability.
Transition zone in concrete: - Significance of transition zone, Structure of transition
zone, Strength of transition zone and Influence of transition zone on properties of
concrete.
Module 2
Self-compacting Concrete:- Introduction, Definition and terms like Addition,
admixture, Binder, Filling ability, Fines (Powder), Flow ability, Fluidity, Passing ability,
Robustness, Segregation resistance, Slump-flow, Thixotrophy, Viscosity modifying
admixture, constituent materials, Mix design, Test methods and conformation.
Engineering Properties:- Compressive strength, Tensile strength, Modulus of
elasticity, Creep, Shrinkage, Coefficient of thermal expansion, Bond to reinforcement,
Shear force capacity, Fire resistance and durability.
Requirements:- Basic and Additional requirements and Requirements in fresh state,
Consistence classification, Slump flow, Viscosity, Passing ability and Segregation
resistance.
Module 3
Effect of Temperature on Concrete:- Stressed, Unstressed and Unstressed
residual test methods.
Important material properties of concrete under temperature:- Thermal
expansion, Thermal conductivity, Thermal capacity and thermal diffusivity, Modulus of
elasticity, Poissons ratio, Stress-strain relationship and Creep deformation.
Strength: - Compressive and Tensile. Influence of aggregate type.


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Module 4
Supplementary Cementitious Materials:- Different materials, Pozzolanic
reaction.
Characterization of Concrete (Concept Only):- X-Ray Diffraction Analysis
(XRD):- Introduction, Basic Principle, Identification of Major Phases Present in
Cement/Clinker, Sample Preparation and X-Ray Diffractometry in Concrete, Hydrated
Cement Paste, Aggregate Interface.
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Analysis: Introduction of Scanning Electron
Microscopy, Specimen Preparation, Concrete under the SEM, Mineral Admixtures in
Concrete.
Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA): - Introduction, Interpreting TGA Curves related
to Concrete.
References:
1. P. Kumar Mehta and Paulo J . M. Monteiro, Concrete, Microstructure, Properties
and Materials Indian Concrete Institute, Chennai.
2. J .A. Purkiss, Fire Safety Engineering Butterworth-Heinemann.
3. E.G. Butcher and A.C. Parnell, Designing for Fire Safety J ohn Wiley and Sons.
4. E.E. Smith and T.Z. Harmathy, Design Buildings for Fire Safety ASTM Special
Technical Publication 685, A Symposium Sponsored by ASTM Committee EQ5
on Fire Standards.
5. A.M. Neville, Properties of Concrete Addison Wesley Longman Limited,
England.
6. A.M. Neville and J .J . Brooks, Concrete Technology Pearson Education, Asia.
7. P.C. Varghese, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design PHI Learning Private
Limited, New Delhi.
8. EFNARC, The European Guidelines for Self-Compacting Concrete,
Specification, Production and Use EFNARC-2005, UK.
9. P.J .M. Bartos, M. Sonebi and A.K. Tamimi, Workability and Rheology of Fresh
Concrete: Compendium of Tests RILEM Publications S.A.R.L,France.
10. V.S. Ramachandran and J ames J ., Handbook of Analytical Techniques in
Concrete Science and Technology, Principles, Techniques and Applications
William Andrew Publishing, U.S.A.
11. George Widmann, Interpreting TGA Curves User Com.


L T P C
3 1 0 4
MCESC 202* FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Module 1
Introduction to FEM - Historical development - Idealization of structures -Mathematical
model - General procedure of FEA - Displacement approach.
Variational principles weighted residual approach and method of virtual work. Derivation
of equilibrium equations.

Module 2
Shape functions Polynomials - Lagrangian and Hermition Interpolation Generalised
coordinates Natural coordinates - Compatibility - C
0
and C
1
elements - Convergence
criteria - Conforming & nonconforming elements Patch test.

Module 3
Stiffness matrix - Bar element - Beam element - Plane stress and plane strain and
axisymmetric problems -Triangular elements - Constant Strain Triangle - Linear Strain
Triangle Legrangian and Serendipity elements, static condensation - Isoparametric
elements - Numerical Integration.- Gauss- Quadrature Computer implementation of
finite element method.

Module 4
General plate bending elements - Plate bending theory Kirchhoffs theory Mindlins
theory locking problems - preventive measures reduced integration selective
integration-spurious modes.

References:
1. O C Zienkiewicz,.Finite Element Method, fifth Edition,McGraw Hill, 2002
2. R.D.Cook, Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, J ohn Wiley &
Sons.
3. C.S.Krishnamoorthy, Finite Element Analysis,Tata McGraw Hill .New
Delhi,1987.
4. S.Rajasekharan, Finite Element Analysis in Engineering Design, S Chand & Co.
Ltd.1999.
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5. T.Kant, Finite Element Methods in Computational Mechanics,Pergamons Press.
6. K.J .Bathe, Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis.,Prentice Hall,
7. Mukhopadhyay M.,Matrix Finite Element Computer and Structural
Analysis,Oxford & IBH,1984.
8. Irving H.Shames,Energy &Finite Element Methods in Structural Mechanics.
9. Desai C.S. & Abel J .F., Introduction to Finite Element Methods, East West
Press.

MCESC 203* THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS
L T P C
3 1 0 4
Module 1
Plates:- Introduction- classification of plates- thin plates and thick plates assumptions in
the theory of thin plates- Differential equation for cylindrical bending of rectangular
plates.
Pure bending of plates:- slope and curvature of slightly bent plates relation between
bending moment and curvature in pure bending stresses acting on a plate inclined to x
and y axes-Particular cases of pure bending of rectangular plates.

Module 2
Laterally loaded rectangular plates:- Small deflections of Laterally loaded thin plates-
Differential equation of plates- derivation of fourth order differential equation -Solution
techniques for fourth order differential equation boundary conditions simply
supported, built- in and free edges.
Simply Supported rectangular plates under sinusoidal Load:- Navier solution for
simply supported plates subjected to uniformly distributed - Levys solution for simply
supported rectangular plates uniformly distributed and concentrated load.

Module 3
Circular plates polar coordinates differential equation of symmetrical bending of
laterally loaded circular plates- uniformly loaded circular plates with clamped edges and
simply supported edges circular plates loaded at the centre.

Module 4
Classical theory of Shells Structural behaviour of thin shells Classification of shells
Singly and doubly curved shells with examples Membrane theory and bending theory of
doubly curved shells.-equilibrium equations.
Folded plates Introduction, Classification, Structural action and analysis.

References:
1. Lloyd Hamilton Donnell, Beams, plates and shells, Mc Graw Hill, New York.
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2. S.P Timoshenko, S.W Krieger, Theory of plates and shells, Mc Graw Hill.
3. Owen F Hughes, Ship structural design, J ohn Wiley & Sons, New York, 1983.
4. William Muckle, Strength of ship structures, Edqward Arnold Ltd, London,
1967.
5. Goloenveizen, Theory of elastic thin shells, Pergaman press, 1961.
6. J Ramachandran, Thin shell theory and problems, Universities press.
7. Krishna Raju N., Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, CBS Publishers and
distributers, New Delhi.
8. G.S Ramaswamy, Design and Construction of Concrete Shell Roofs, Tata-
McGraw Hill Book Co. Ltd.,.
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MCESC 204 PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION L T P C
3 1 0 4
Module 1: Project planning
Project reports sanctions tendering contracts execution of works measurements
payment disputes compensation arbitration.
Module 2: Work and productivity analysis
Work study factors influencing productivity tools to assess productivity productivity
improvement techniques behavioral science aspects motivation of individuals
management of groups leadership communication.
Module 3: Quality in Construction
Evolution of Quality Quality Management Quality Control Methods Factors
Affecting Quality of Construction Quality Standards and Codes in Construction -
Concept and Philosophy of Total Quality Management TQM in Construction.
Module 4: Safety in Construction
Importance of Safety Safety Aspects of Construction Causes of Accidents Human
Factors in Construction Safety Management - Site Safety Management Safety in
Various Construction Operations Safety in Material Handling and Equipments Safety
Codes Measuring of Safety Approaches to Improve Safety in Construction.
References:
1. Sengupta and H. Guha (1995), Construction Management and Planning, Tata
McGrew Hill Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Clarkson Oglesby, Henry Parker (1989), Grogory Howell, Productivity
Improvement in Construction, McGrew Hill Book Company, Inc.
3. R.P. Mohanty and R.R. Lakhe, Total Quality Mangement, J aico Publishing
House.
4. S. Seetharaman, Construction Engineering and Management, Umesh
Publications.
5. K. N. Vaid, Construction Safety Management, National Institute of Construction
Management and Research.


MCESC 205 1* EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF
L T P C
3 0 0 3
STRUCTURES

Module 1
Seismic Hazards:- Need of special emphasis to earthquake engineering, Ground shaking,
structural hazards, Liquefaction, Lateral spreading, Landslides, Life line hazards, Tsunami
and Seiche hazards.
The Earth And its Interior: - The Circulation, Continental drift, Plate tectonics, Plate
boundaries, Faults and its geometry.
The Earthquake: - Elastic rebound theory, Terminology like hypocenter, epicenter and
related distances.
Seismic Waves: - Terminology, Body waves: - P- waves and S- waves, Surface waves:
Love waves and Rayleigh waves. Calculation of wave velocity, measuring instruments,
locating epicenter of earthquakes numerically from traces and wave velocity.
Earthquake Size: - Intensity RF, MMI, J MA and MSK. Comparison of above.
Magnitude Local magnitude, Calculation (Analytically and graphically), Limitations,
Surface wave magnitudes, Moment magnitudes and its Calculation, Saturation of
magnitude scales.

Module 2
Earthquake Ground Motion: - Parameters: - Amplitude, Frequency and duration.
Calculation of duration from traces and energy.
Response Spectra: - Concept, Design Spectra and normalized spectra, Attenuation and
Earthquake Occurrence. Guttenberg- Richter Law.
Concept of Earthquake Resistant Design: - Objectives, Design Philosophy, Limit states,
Inertia forces in Structure. Response of Structures Effect of deformations in structure,
Lateral Strength, Stiffness, Damping and ductility.
Floor diaphragms: - Flexible and rigid, Effect of inplane and out of plane loading,
Numerical example for lateral load distribution
Torsion and Twists in Buildings: - Causes, Effects, Centre of mass and
rigidity.Torsionally coupled and uncoupled system, Lateral load distribution, Numerical
example based on IS code recommendation.
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Building Configurations: - Size of Building, Horizontal and Vertical layout, Vertical
irregularities, Adjacency of Building, Open-ground storey and soft storey, short columns.
Effect of shear wall on Buildings. Effect of torsion.

Module 3
R.C.C for Earthquake Resistant Structures: - How to make buildings ductile, Concept
of capacity design, Strong Column weak beam, Soft Storey. Ductile design and detailing
of beams and shear walls. Calculation of Base shear and its distribution by using codel
provision. Detailing of columns and Beam joints. Performance of R.C.C. Building.
Ductile detailing:-Study of IS: 13920-1993.
Repair: - Methods, Materials and retrofitting techniques.

Module 4
Earthquakes in India: - Past earthquakes in India an overview, Behaviour of buildings
and structures during past earthquakes and lessons learnt from that.
Seismic Code: - Provisions of IS: 1893-2002.
Masonry Buildings:- Performance during earthquakes, Methods of improving
performance of masonry walls, box action, influence of openings, role of horizontal and
vertical bands, rocking of masonry piers.
Reduction of Earthquake Effects: - Base Isolation and dampers; Dos and Donts During
and after Earthquake.

References:
1. Bruce A. Bolt, Earth quakes, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York
2. Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande, Earthquake Resistant Design of
Structures, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, India.
3. Steven L. Kramer, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson Education,
India.
4. S. K. Duggal, Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi.
5. Murthy C. V. R, Earthquake tips, Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council, NewDelhi, India.
6. Pauly. T and Priestley M.J .N , Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and
Masonry Buildings, J ohn Wiley and sons Inc.
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7. David A Fanella, Seismic detailing of Concrete Buildings, Portland Cement
Association, Illinois.
8. Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Stone and Brick Masonry
Buildings, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna.
9. BIS, IS: 1893(Part 1)-2002 and IS : 13920-1993, Bureau of Indian Standards.
10. Anil K. Chopra, Dynamics of Structures,. Pearson Education, India.
11. Kamalesh Kumar, Basic Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering,







MCESC 205 2* STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Module 1
Concepts of structural safety:-Basic statistics:-Introduction-data reduction-histograms-
sample correlation.

Module 2
Probability theory, resistance distribution and parameters:- Introduction- statistics of
properties of concrete and steel, statistics of strength of bricks and mortar, dimensional
variations-characterisation of variables of compressive strength of concrete in structures
and yield strength of concrete in structures and yield strength of steel allowable stresses
based on specified reliability.

Module 3
Probabilistic analysis of loads: - Gravity load-introduction-load as a stochastic process.
Wind load-introduction-wind speed-return period-estimation of lifetime wind speed-
probability model of wind load.
Basic structural reliability: - Introduction-computation of structural reliability. Monte
carlo study of structural safety and applications.

Module 4
Level-2 Reliability method: - Introduction-basic variables and failure surface-first order
second moment methods like Hasofer and Linds method-nonnormal distributions-
determination of B for present design-correlated variables.

References:
1. Nobrert Llyd Enrick, Quality control and reliability, Industrial press New York.
2. A K Govil, Reliability engineering, Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
3. Alexander M Mood, Introduction to the theory of statistics, Mc Graw Hill,
Kogakusha Ltd.
4. Ranganathan, Reliability of structures.
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MCESC 205 - 3 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING
AND CONTROL
L T P C
3 0 0 3

Module 1: Basic Concepts In the Development of Construction Plans
Choice of Technology and Construction Method - Defining Work Tasks - Defining
Precedence Relationships Among Activities -Estimating Activity Duration. Estimating
Resource Requirements for Work Activities -Coding Systems
Module 2: Relevance of Construction Schedules
The Critical Path Method - Calculations for Critical Path Scheduling -Activity Float and
Schedules -Presenting Project Schedules Critical Path Scheduling for Activity-on-Node
and with Leads. Lags. and Windows . - Calculations for Scheduling with Leads, Lags and
Windows - Resource Oriented Scheduling - Scheduling with Resource Constraints and
Preceedences - Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques - Scheduling with Uncertain
Duration -Calculations for Monte Carlo Schedule Simulation - Crashing and Time/Cost
Tradeoffs - Scheduling In Poorly Structured Problems - Improving the Scheduling
Process..
Module 3: The Cost Control Problem
The Project Budget - Forecasting for Activity Cost Control - Financial Accounting
Systems and Cost Accounts - Control of Project Cash Flows - Schedule Control -
Schedule and Budget Updates - Relating Cost and Schedule Information.
Module 4: Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction
Organizing for Quality and Safety - Work and Material Specifications -Total Quality
Control -Quality Control by Statistical Methods - Statistical Quality Control with
Sampling by attributes - Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables - Safety.
References:
1. Chitkara. K.K(1998) Construction Project Management: Planning Scheduling and
Control, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi,
2. Calin M. Popescu, Chotchal Charoenngam (1995), Project Planning, Scheduling
and Control in Construction : An Encyclopedia of terms and Applications, Wiley,
New York,
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3. Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au(2000), Project Management for Construction -
Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders, Prentice
Hall Pittsburgh,
4. Moder, J ., C. Phillips and E. Davis (1983) Project Management with CPM, PERT
and Precedence Diagramming, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Third Edition,
Willis, E. M., Scheduling Construction Projects
5. J ohn Wiley & Sons, Halpin, D. W (1985). Financial and Cost Concepts for
Construction Management, J ohn Wiley & Sons. New York.
MCESC 205 - 4 ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION L T P C
3 0 0 3
Module 1: Introduction to environment
Components of environment man and environment
Natural resources water, land, forest, mineral, energy, food
Module 2: Introduction to environmental pollution
General pollutants; types of pollutants. Pollution Air, Water, Land, Noise, Thermal,
Marine, Pesticide, Radioactive, Plastic Pollution Case studies, Population and the
Environment. Environmental ethics, disaster Management.
Module 3: Industrial scenario in India
Industrial activity and Environment - Uses of Water by industry - Sources and types of
industrial wastewater - Industrial wastewater and environmental impacts - Regulatory
requirements for treatment of industrial wastewater - Industrial waste survey - Industrial
wastewater generation rates, characterization and variables - Population equivalent -
Toxicity of industrial effluents and Bioassay tests.
Module 4: Prevention Vs Control of Industrial Pollution
Benefits and Barriers - Source reduction techniques - Waste Audit - Evaluation of
Pollution prevention options - Environmental statement as a tool for pollution prevention -
Waste minimization Circles.
References:
1. P. Aarne Vesilind (1997), Introduction to Environmental Engineering, PWS
Publishers.
2. Dr. Arumugam & Prof. Kumaresan, Environmental Studies, Saras Publication
3. Surinder Deswal & Dr. Anupama Deswal, A Basic Course in Environmental
Studies, Dhanpat Rai and Co (P) Ltd
4. Eckenfelder, W.W. (1999), "Industrial Water Pollution Control", McGraw-Hill.
5. Arceivala, S.J . (1998), "Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control", Tata
McGraw-Hill.
6. Butterworth Heinemann (2001), Frank Woodard Industrial waste treatment
Handbook , New Delhi.
7. World Bank Group "Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook - Towards
Cleaner Production', World Bank and UNEP, Washington D.C.1998
8. Paul L. Bishop (2000) "Pollution Prevention: - Fundamentals and Practice",
McGraw-Hill International.
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L T P C
3 0 0 3
MCESC 206 1* STRUCTURAL STABILITY

Module 1
Introduction to stability analysis:Stable, unstable and neutral equilibriumStability
Criteria. Fourth order Elastica large deflection of bars differential equation for
generalized bending problemselastic instability of columnsEulers theoryassumptions
limitations. Energy principles.

Module 2
General treatment of column:- Stability problem as an Eigen value problemvarious
modes of failure for various end conditions both ends hingedboth ends fixedone end
fixed other end free one end fixed other end hingedEnergy approachRayleigh Ritz
Galarkins method.

Module 3
Beam column:beam column equationsolution of differential equation for various lateral
loadsudl and concentrated loads Energy method solutions for various end conditions
bottom fixed bottom hinged horizontal compression members, buckling of frames.

Module 4
Stability of plates: inplane and lateral loads boundary conditionscritical buckling
pressureaspect ratio Introduction to torsional buckling, lateral buckling and inelastic
buckling.
Finite element application to stability analysis finite element stability analysiselement
stiffness matrix geometric stiffness matrixderivation of element stiffness matrix and
geometric stiffness matrix for a beam element.

References:
1. Ziegler H, Principles of structural stability, Blarsdell, Wallham, Mass, 1963.
2. Thompson J M, G W Hunt, General stability of elastic stability, Wiley,New
York.
3. Timoshenko, Gere, Theory of elastic stability, Mc Graw Hill, New York.
4. Don O Brush, B O O Almorth, Buckling of Bars, plates and shells,
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5. Cox H L, The buckling of plates and shells, Macmillam, New York, 1963.
6. O C Zienkiewicz ,.Finite Element Method ,fourth Edition,McGraw Hill,
7. R.D.Cook, Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis,J ohnWiley
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MCESC 206 2* ADVANCED STEEL STRUCTURES
L T P C
3 0 0 3
Module 1
Design of members subjected to lateral loads and axial loads Principles of analysis and
design of Industrial buildings and bents Crane gantry girders and crane columns
Bracing of industrial buildings and bents.
Module 2
Analysis and design of steel towers, trestles and masts Design of industrial stacks Self
supproting and guyed stacks lined and unlined Stresses due to wind and earthquake
forces Design of foundations.

Module 3
Introduction Shape factors Moment redistribution Static, Kinematic and uniqueness
theorems Combined mechanisms Analysis Portal frames. Method of plastic moment
distribution Connections, moment resisting connections.

Module 4
Design of light gauge sections Types of cross sections Local buckling and post
buckling Design of compression and Tension members Beams Deflection of beams
Combined stresses and connections.
Types of connections, Design of framed beam connections, Seated beam connection,
Unstiffened, Stiffened Seat connections, Continuous beam to beam connections and
continuous beamtocolumn connection both welded and bolted.
References:
1. Punmia B.C, Comprehensive Deign of Steel structures, Laxmi publications Ltd,
2000.
2. Arya, A.S, Design of Steel Structures, Newchand & bros, Roorkee, 1982
3. Ram Chandra, Design of Steel Structures II, Standard Book House, Delhi.
4. Dayaratnam, Design of steel structures.
5. Rajagopalan, Design of Storage structures.
6. Baker, Steel skeleton.
7. S.K.Duggal , Design of Steel Structures, McGraw Hill.
8. Lynn S.Beedle, Plastic Analysis of steel frames.
9. Relevant IS Codes.
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MCESC 206 3* MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION
L T P C
3 0 0 3
OF STRUCTURES
Module 1
General: Quality assurance for concrete construction as built concrete properties
strength, permeability, thermal properties and cracking.
Influence on servicebility and durability:Effects due to climate, temperature,
chemicals, wear and erosion, Design and construction errors, corrosion mechanism,
Effects of cover thickness and cracking, methods of corrosion protection, corrosion
inhibitors, corrosion resistant steels, coatings, cathodic protection.

Module 2
Maintenance and repair strategies: Definitions : Maintenance, repair and
rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance importance of Maintenance, Preventive measures on
various aspects Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating a damaged structure,
causes of deterioration , testing techniques.

Module 3
Materials for repair: Special concretes and mortar, concrete chemicals, special
elements for accelerated strength gain, Expansive cement, polymer concrete, sulphur
infiltrated concrete, ferro cement, Fibre reinforced concrete.

Module 4
Techniques for repair: Rust eliminators and polymers coating for rebars during repair
foamed concrete, mortar and dry pack, vacuum concrete, Gunite and Shotcrete Epoxy
injection, Mortar repair for cracks, shoring and underpinning.
Examples of repair to structures: Repairs to overcome low member strength,
Deflection, Cracking, Chemical disruption, weathering wear, fire, leakage, marine
exposurecase studies.


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References:
1. Denison Campbell, Allen and Harold Roper, Concrete Structures , Materials,
Maintenance and Repair,Longman Scientific and Technical UK, 1991.
2. R.T.Allen and S.C.Edwards, Repair of Concrete Structures , Blakie and Sons,
UK, 1987.
3. M.S.Shetty, Concrete Technology Theory and Practice , S.Chand and
Company, New Delhi, 1992.
4. Santhakumar, A.R., " Training Course notes on Damage Assessment and repair in
Low Cost Housing "," RHDCNBO " Anna University, J uly, 1992.
5. Raikar, R.N., Learning from failures Deficiencies in Design ", Construction
and Service R & D Centre (SDCPL), Raikar Bhavan, Bombay, 1987.
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MCESC 206 - 4 CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL SCIENCE L T P C
3 0 0 3
Module 1: Introduction
Classification of engineering materials, Atomic structure and bonding, The architecture of
solids, Crystal structure, Mechanical properties, Phase transformation, Alloys and their
phase diagrams, Equilibrium microstructure of steel alloys, Heat treatment of steel alloys,
Stainless steel, Cast iron.
Module 2: Introduction to concrete
Hydraulic cements, Aggregates for concrete, Proportioning of concrete mixes, properties
of fresh cement, Microstructure of cement paste, Strength of concrete Elastic behavior-
Shrinkage and creep.
Module 3: Durability of concrete
Physical and chemical causes, Temperature effects in concrete, Environmental impact of
concrete, Corrosion of steel reinforcement.
Module 4: Supplementary cementing materials
Silica fume, fly ash, metakaolin, ground granulated blast furnace slag, rice- husk ash etc.
Polymers, plastics, rubber and composite materials
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References:
1. Young. J . F; Mindess, S; Bentuer, The Science and Technology of Civil Engineering
Materials, Presntice Hall, New York.
2. Ashby, M.F and J ones, D.R.H (2005), Engineering materials An Introduction to
properties, Applications and design.
3. Mehta, P.K and Monteiro. P.J .M, Concrete: Microstructure, properties and materials




MCESC 207 SOFTWARE LABORATORY L T P C
0 0 3 2


Application of STRAP / ETABS and ANSYS in modeling, simulation, analysis, design
and drafting of structural components using the concepts given in theory papers. The
student has to practice the packages by working out different types of problems mentioned
below.
STRAP / ETABS
Linear Static Analysis of Continuous Beams, Portal Frames, Truss (2D and 3D),
Multistoried Building.
Loading: Dead Load, Live Load, Wind Load ( IS: 875 Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3), Earth
Quake Load (IS: 1893 Part 1) and its Combinations as per codal Provisions
Design and Detailing: As per Indian Standards
ANSYS
Linear Static Analysis of Continuous Beams, Portal Frames, Truss (2D and 3D), Plates
(Plane Stress and Plane Strain)




L T P C
0 0 2 1
MCESC 208 SEMINAR II


Each student is required to present a technical paper on a subject approved by the
department. The paper should be on a recent advancement/trend in the field of structural
engineering. He / she shall submit a report of the paper presented to the department.









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