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Curriculum and Syllabi

of

B.Tech. Degree Programme

in

CIVIL ENGINEERING

(with effect from Academic Year 2010-2011)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

National Institute of Technology CalicutNITC PO

– 673601, Calicut, Kerala

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B.Tech. - Civil Engineering 2 National Institute of Technology Calicut

INSTITUTE SLOTS

THEORY COURSES

Day

8.00-9.00 9.00-10.00 10 .15-11.15 1.15-12.15 1.00-2.00 2.00-3.00 3.00-4.00 4.00-5.00 5.00-6.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

MON A F D B G E+ - - H

TUE B G E C A+ F+ - - H

WED C A F D H G+ - - E@

THU D B G E - C+ - - G@

FRI E C A F H+ B+ - - D+

Note: E@ and G@ are substitute slots for E and G in case U or UA is allotted for Practical Courses

PRACTICAL COURSES

Day

8.00-9.00 9.00-10.00 10.15-11.15 11.15-12.15 1.00-2.00 2.00-3.00 3.00-4.00 4.00-5.00 5.00-6.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

MON - - - - - P -

PA PB

TUE - - - - - Q -

QA QB

WED - - - - - R -

RA RB

THU - - U- S

UA - SA SB

FRI - - - - - T -

TA TB

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Department of Civil Engineering

Vision

To be a world class academic centre for quality education and research in diverse areas

of Civil Engineering with a strong social commitment.Mission

Impart quality education in undergraduate and post graduate levels, with strong

emphasis on professional ethics and social commitment.

Provide a scholastic environment for state – of – art research, resulting in practical

applications.

Produce highly competent and technologically capable professionals and motivated

young academicians.

Undertake professional consultancy services in diverse areas of Civil Engineering

Conduct knowledge exchange programmes with various stakeholders.

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B. Tech. in Civil Engineering

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

PEO1Provide a strong foundation in Mathematics, Basic Sciences and Engineering fundamentals to the

students, enabling them to excel in the various careers in Civil Engineering.

PEO2Impart necessary theoretical and practical background in Civil Engineering to the students, so that

they can effectively compete with their contemporaries in the National / International level.

PEO3Motivate and prepare the Graduates to pursue higher studies and research, thus contributing to the

ever increasing academic demands of the country.

PEO4

Enrich the students with strong communication and interpersonal skills, broad knowledge and an

understanding of multicultural and global perspectives, to work effectively in multidisciplinary

teams, both as leaders and team members.

PEO5

Facilitate integral development of the personality to deal with ethical and professional issues, taking

into account, the broader societal implications of Civil Engineering, and also to develop ability for

independent and lifelong learning.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

PO1 Graduates will demonstrate the knowledge of Mathematics, Basic Sciences and Civil Engineering.

PO2 Graduates will attain an ability to identify, formulate and solve Civil Engineering problems.

PO3Graduates will develop an ability to design and conduct tests/experiments in the various domains

related to civil engineering and interpret the results.

PO4Graduates will be able conduct investigations of complex problems in Civil Engineering using

research based knowledge and research methods.

PO5Graduates will exhibit skills to use modern engineering tools, software and equipment to analyze

various problems in the Civil Engineering domain.

PO6 Graduates will be aware of their professional and ethical responsibilities.

PO7Graduates will be able to work individually or as a team member or leader in uniform and

multidisciplinary settings.

PO8 Graduates will be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written forms.

PO9Graduates will understand the impact of engineering solutions on the society and will also be aware

of contemporary issues.

PO10 Graduates will develop confidence for self education and ability for lifelong learning.

PO11Graduates will appear and succeed in competitive examinations, for pursuing higher studies in Civil

Engineering or other related multidisciplinary fields.

PO12Graduates will have an understanding of engineering and management principles and apply these to

one‘s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects.

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B.Tech - Civil Engineering

Curriculum

Semester 1

Sl. No Code Subject Hours/Week Category

L T P C

1 MA 1001 Mathematics I 3 1 0 3 BS

2 PH1001/CY1001 Physics / Chemistry 3 0 0 3 BS

3 MS1001/ZZ1003 Professional Communication /Basic Electrical Sciences

3 0 0 3 HL/ES

4 ZZ1001/ZZ1002 Engineering Mechanics/Engineering Graphics

3/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 3 3 ES/TA

5 ZZ1004/CE1001 Computer Programming /Introduction to Civil Engineering

2 0 0 2 PT

6 ZZ1091/ZZ1092 Workshop I / Workshop II 0 0 3 2 TA

7 PH1091/CY1094 Physics Lab. / Chemistry Lab. 0 0 2 1 BS

8 ZZ1094/ZZ109

3/ ZZ1095

OT (Value Education -1, Physical

Education -1,NSS- 1

- - - 3* OT

Total 14/12 1 3/6 17+3*

* Three courses of one credit each are to be credited within the first four semesters

Semester II

Sl. No Code Subject Hours/Week Category

L T P C

1 MA1002 Mathematics II 3 1 0 3 BS

2 CY1001/PH1001 Chemistry / Physics 3 0 0 3 BS

3 ZZ1003/MS1001 Basic Electrical Sciences /ProfessionalCommunication

3 0 0 3 ES/HL

4 ZZ1002/ZZ1001 Engineering Graphics /Engineering Mechanics

1/ 3 0/ 0 3/ 0 3 TA/ES

5 CE1001/ZZ1004 Introduction to CivilEngineering / ComputerProgramming

2 0 0 2 PT

6 CY1094/PH1091 Chemistry Lab. / Physics Lab. 0 0 2 1 TA

7 ZZ1092/ZZ1091 Workshop II / Workshop I 0 0 3 2 BS

Total 12/14 1 3/6 17

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Semester III Semester IV Sl.

No Code Subject L T P Cr Sl.

No Sub. code Subject L T P Cr

1 MA2001 Mathematics III 3 1 0 3 1 MA2002 Mathematics IV 3 1 0 3 2 CE2001 Mechanics of Solids 3 0 0 3 2 CE2005 Structural Analysis - I 3 0 0 3 3 CE2002 Mechanics of Fluids 3 0 0 3 3 CE2006 Open Channel

Hydraulics andHydrology

3 0 0 3

4 CE2003 Building Technology 3 0 0 3 4 CE2007 Functional Designof Buildings

2 0 2 3

5 CE2004 Surveying 3 0 0 3 5 CE2008 Geomatics 3 0 0 3 6 CE2009 Geosciences 3 1 0 3

1 CE2091 Surveying Practical I 0 0 3 2 1 CE2093 Surveying Practical I 0 0 3 2 2 CE2092 Material Testing Lab I 0 0 3 2 2 CE2094 Material Testing Lab

I 0 0 3 2

Total 21 19 Total 25 22

Semester V Semester VI Sl.

No Sub.code Subject L T P Cr Sl. No Sub.code Subject L T P Cr

1 CE3001 Structural Analysis -II 3 0 0 3 1 CE3007 Structural Design II 3 1 0 3 2 CE3002 Structural Design I 3 1 0 3 2 CE3008 Transportation

Engineering - II 3 0 0 3

3 CE3003 Water ResourceEngineering -I

3 0 0 3 3 CE3009 EnvironmentalEngineering

3 1 0 3

4 CE3004 Geotechnology 3 0 0 3 4 CE**** Elective I 3 0 0 3 5 CE3005 Transportation

Engineering. I 3 0 0 3 5 CE**** Elective II 3 0 0 3

6 CE3006 Environmental Studiesin Civil Engineering.

3 1 0 3

1 CE3091 Building Design &Drawing

0 0 3 2 1 ME3093 Fluids lab 0 0 3 2

2 CE3092 GeotechnicalEngineering Lab

0 0 3 2 2 CE3094 EnvironmentalEngineering Lab

0 0 3 2

Total 24 22 Total 21 19

Semester VII Semester VIII Sl.

No Sub.code

Subject L T P Cr Sl. No

Sub.code

Subject L T P Cr

1 CE4001 Computer Applicationsin Civil Engineering

3 0 0 3 1 CE4004 Economics &Management

3 0 0 3

2 CE4002 Structural Analysis -III 3 0 0 3 2 CE4005 ConstructionManagement &Quantity Surveying

3 1 0 3

3 CE4003 Water ResourceEngineering - II

3 0 0 3 3 CE4006 Professional Practice 3 0 0 3

4 CE**** Elective III 3 0 0 3 4 CE**** Elective V 3 0 0 3 5 Elective IV (Global) 3 0 0 3 5 Elective VI (Global) 3 0 0 3

1 CE4091 Computer ApplicationsLab

0 0 3 2 1 CE4099 Project 0 0 10 5

2 CE4092 Seminar 0 0 2 1 2

3 CE4098 Project 0 0 6 3 Total 26 21 Total 25 20

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List of Departmental Electives

Sem.Sl.

No

Course

codeCourse Title L/T/P C

6 t h S

e m e s t e r ( T w o e l e c t i v e s )

1 CE3021 Statistics, Probability and Reliability Methods in Civil Engineering 3/0/0 3

2 CE3022 Concrete Technology 3/0/0 3

3 CE3023 Ground Improvement 3/0/0 3

4 CE3024 Reinforced Earth and Geotextiles 3/0/0 3

5 CE3025 Water Conveyance Systems 3/0/0 3

6 CE3026 Hydraulic Machines 3/0/0 3

7 CE3027 Pavement Design 3/0/0 3

8 CE3028 Finite Element Analysis of Fluid Flow 3/0/0 3

9 CE3029 Pre Stressed Concrete Design 3/0/0 3

10 CE3030 Earth and Earth Retaining Structures 3/0/0 3

11 CE3031 Environmental Geotechnics 3/0/0 3

12 CE3032 Remote Sensing and GIS Applications 3/0/0 3

13 CE3033 Hydropower 3/0/0 3

14 CE3034 Traffic Engineering 3/0/0 3

15 CE3035 Advanced Surveying 3/0/0 3

16 CE3036 Advanced Concrete Design 3/0/0 3

17 CE3037 Computational Elasticity 3/0/0 3

7 t h S

e m e s t e r ( O n e e l e

c t i v e )

18 CE4021 Water Resources Systems 3/0/0 3

19 CE4022 Computer Applications in Hydro Engineering 3/0/0 3

20 CE4023 Coastal Engineering 3/0/0 3

21 CE4024 Transportation Planning 3/0/0 3

22 CE4025 Advanced Steel Design 3/0/0 3

23 CE4026 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering 3/0/0 3

24 CE4027 Soil Dynamics and Design of Machine Foundations 3/0/0 3

25 CE4028 Industrial Waste Engineering 3/0/0 3

26 CE4029 Environmental Risk Assessment 3/0/0 3

27 CE4030 Environmental Pollution Control Engineering 3/0/0 3

28 CE4031 Design of Experiments 3/0/0 3

29 CE4032 Transportation Infrastructure Design 3/0/0 3

30 CE4033 Transportation and Landuse 3/0/0 3

31 CE4034 Pavement Materials 3/0/0 3

32 CE4035 Dynamics Of Structures 3/0/0 3

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Sem.Sl.

No

Course

codeCourse Title L/T/P C

33 CE4036 Seismic Design of Structures 3/0/0 3

8 t h S

e m

e s t e r ( O n e e l e c t i v e )

34 CE4051 Advanced Structural Analysis 3/0/0 3

35 CE4052 Earth and Rockfill Dam Engineering 3/0/0 3

36 CE4053 Probability and Reliability Techniques in Water Resources Engineering 3/0/0 337 CE4054 Environmental Hydraulics 3/0/0 3

38 CE4055 Environmental Impact Assessment of Civil Engineering Projects 3/0/0 3

39 CE4056 Environmental Forensics 3/0/0 3

40 CE4057 Advanced Environmental Engineering 3/0/0 3

41 CE4058 Multivariate Data Analysis 3/0/0 3

42 CE4059 Data Structures and Analysis 3/0/0 3

43 CE4060 Pavement Management 3/0/0 3

44 CE4061 Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering 3/0/0 3

45 CE4062 Optimization of Civil Engineering Systems 3/0/0 3

46 CE4063 Traffic Flow Modelling 3/0/0 3

47 CE4064 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 3/0/0 3

48 CE4065 Road Safety And Management 3/0/0 3

49 CE4066 Finite Element Analysis 3/0/0 3

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Brief Syllabi

CE2001 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

Prerequisite: ZZ1001 Engineering Mechanics

Total hours : 42

Tension, compression & shear-internal stresses - strain - Hooke‘s law - Poisson‘s ratio - constant and varying sections - staticallyindeterminate problems - assembly and thermal stresses - strain energy in tension, compression and shear-analysis of stress and

strain-Stress on inclined planes-principal stresses - principal strains. Bending moment and shear force diagram-different types of beams - statically determinate plane frames-Stresses in laterally

loaded symmetrical beams-shearing stresses in bending - strain energy due to bending-Unsymmetrical bending- shear centre.

Theory of columns-short strut - long columns - differential equation of the elastic curve - Euler‘s formula – Torsion-circular solidand hollow shafts - close coiled and open coiled helical springs-Thin and thick cylinders-Lame‘s equation - stresses in thickcylinders due to internal and external pressures.

CE2002 MECHANICS OF FLUIDS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Fluids-Engineering Properties-Fluid statics-Forces on immersed surfaces - Equilibrium of immersed and floating bodies - Fluid

kinematics - Potential flow theory - Conservation of mass - Transport theorem, Continuity equation. Fluid dynamics - Energy andMomentum principles - Application of, Bernoulli‘s equation and Impulse momentum equation. Flow through pipes-laminar andturbulent flows. Boundary layer theory. Dimensional analysis

CE2003 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Bricks- Properties and testing – Types; Tiles - Manufacture, properties and uses; Ceramic products - Lime - Plastics – reinforced plastics- light roofing materials - glass- geosynthetics - aluminum composite panels – uPVC panels – industrial timber products -Cement – Manufacture – properties. Concrete – properties- Foundation – Brick and stone masonry - Precast concrete - Prestressed

concrete - Floors and flooring – doors, windows and ventilators - Finishing works; Building Failures - Building repairs - Fire proof construction - methods.

CE2004 SURVEYING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Introduction - classification of surveys - chain survey - instruments - principles of chain survey - errors in chain survey. Compass

survey - whole circle and reduced bearing - local attraction - traversing - plotting – adjustments. Plane table survey - instrumentsand accessories - different methods errors in plane tabling - minor instruments. Levelling - definition of level surfaces, leveling

instruments - temporary and permanent adjustments - fly levelling, reciprocal leveling, longitudinal levelling and cross sectioning

- contour survey - definition - plotting - areas and volumes. Theodolite surveying measurement of horizontal and vertical angles -

theodolite traverse - tacheometric surveying – trigonometric levelling – E.D.M – total station.

CE2091 SURVEYING PRACTICAL - I

Prerequisite: CE2004 Surveying or its concurrent registration

Total hours : 42

Chain survey- Traversing and plotting of details -Compass survey - Traversing with compass and plotting -Plane table survey -Method of Radiation and Intersection , Solving three point problem, Solving two point problem, Traverse -,Levelling -Fly leveling

- Plane of collimation method, Fly leveling, Rise and Fall method, Longitudinal and cross sectioning, Automatic levels, Contour

surveying - Theodolite surveying - Measurement of horizontal angle by method of repetition and reiteration.

L T P C

3 0 0 3

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CE2092 MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY - I

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Tests on aggregate for concrete-Grain size distribution, Specific gravity, Density, Voids, Bulking , Aggregate crushing value,

Aggregate impact value - Tests on cement – Fineness, Normal consistency, Setting time, Compressive strength - Bending test onTimber beam – Tests on tiles – Dimension, Transverse Strength, Water Absorption, Crazing - Tests on bricks – Crushing strength,water absorption, efflorescence - Tests on metals – Hardness test and impact test.

CE2005 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - I

Prerequisite: CE2001 Mechanics of Solids

Total hours : 42

Deflection of beams - differential equation of the elastic curve - successive integration - Macaulay‘s method - Momentarea method - Conjugate beam method - Deflection due to shear - Elastic theorems and energy principles - Strain

energy and complementary energy - principle of superposition - principle of virtual work - Castigliano‘s theorem -theorem of complementary energy - Betti‘s theorem - Maxwell‘s law of reciprocal deflections - principle of least work- determination of deflections of statically determinate beams - pin-joined trusses and rigid frames - temperatureeffects.

CE2006 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY

Prerequisite: CE2002 Mechanics of Fluids

Total hours : 42

Uniform flow in open channels-Energy concepts in open channel flow analysis- Non uniform flow in open channels-

Gradually varied and rapidly varied flows. Design of rigid boundary channels. Hydrology-surface water hydrology – Rainfall, Runoff. Surface water quality. Groundwater Hydrology - Soil moisture relations-distribution and flow ofground water , Well hydraulics, Ground water quality, Salinity intrusion.

CE2007 FUNCTIONAL DESIGN OF BUILDINGS

Prerequisite: CE2003 Building Technology

Total hours : 28+28 = 56

Building physics- Thermal comfort-Thermo-physical properties of building materials-

Sun's movement and building -Heat flow and thermal insulation -Building services-Vertical transportation-Ventilationand air conditioning- Plumbing services- Lighting -Acoustics-Introduction to environment – site and built up space relationships - Functional planning – Introduction toanthropometrics and ergonomics – Essentials of National Building Code.

CE2008 GEOMATICS

Prerequisite CE2004 Surveying

Total hours : 42

Triangulation - principle - triangulation figures - marking of stations - satellite stations - base line measurement -adjustment of observations. Survey adjustments and theory of errors – introduction – laws of accidental errors – probability curve – principle of least squares - angle adjustment – station adjustment – figure adjustment – adjustmentof triangles – adjustment of a geodetic quadrilateral. Curves - types of curves - elements of a curve - simple curves -introduction to compound curves - hydrographic survey - scope - soundings - sounding equipment - plotting - three point problem. Photogrammetry – terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry – flight planning – elements of stereoscopy – applications of photogrammetry. GNSS – GPS – differential GPS.

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2 0 2 3

L T P C

3 0 0 3

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CE2009 GEOSCIENCES

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 56

Earth System - Geological materials – Earthquakes - Landslides and Subsidence. Groundwater - Geology of India -Geological maps - Remote sensing, GIS and GPS - Geologic structures - site selections for Dam, tunnels,waste/radioactive disposal sites. Soil formation and soil types-phase diagram – soil parameters – Index properties -

classification of soils – Effective stress Theory – Permeability – Compaction – Consolidation - Stress distribution

CE2093 SURVEYING PRACTICAL - II

Prerequisite: CE2008 Geomatics or its concurrent registration

Total hours : 42

Determination of tacheometric constants - Heights and distances by stadia tacheometry, tangential tacheometry,

solution of triangles - Setting out of simple curves – linear methods, angular method, transition curve - subtense bar -

Total station - Permanent adjustments of theodolite

CE2094 MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY -II

Prerequisite: CE2001 Mechanics of Solids

Total hours : 42

Tension test on MS rod - Shear Test on MS rod - Torsion test on MS Specimen - Bending test on steel beams - Springtest – open and close coil springs - Workability tests – slump, compaction, V-bee, flow and preparation of cubes -Compression test on cubes and cylinders – determination of modulus of elasticity - Split test on concrete cylinders andflexure test on concrete - Study of extensometers and strain gauges - Bending test on reinforced concrete beams – under reinforced and over reinforced - Demonstration of Non- Destructive Testing Equipment.

CE3001 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - II

Prerequisite: CE2005 Structural Analysis - I

Total hours: 42

Statically indeterminate structures, Force method and displacement method of analysis of indeterminate structures -fixed and continuous beams - rigid frames of different geometry - shear force and bending moment diagrams -deflection and support settlement, Plastic Analysis - plastic hinge - plastic modulus - shape factor -redistribution ofmoments - collapse mechanism - plastic analysis of beams and portal frames

CE3002 STRUCTURAL DESIGN - I

Prerequisite: NilTotal hours : 42

Structures and structural systems – design considerations – loading standards – Design philosophy, Limit state ofcollapse – Flexure – moment capacity of rectangular and flanged sections - singly and doubly reinforced sections,Shear - design shear strength of concrete – design of shear reinforcement, Torsion – equivalent shear and bendingmoment – design for torsion, compression - axially loaded columns - columns with uniaxial and biaxial eccentricity -short and slender columns, Limit state of Serviceability - deflection – short term and long term deflection- cracking,Introduction to EQ design and detailing - general principles of a seismic design – review of IS 1893:2002 - guide linesfor earthquake resistant design – Ductile detailing for seismic design, Introduction to Pre-stressed concrete - analysisof prestress.

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CE3003 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING – I

Prerequisite: CE2006 Open channel Hydraulics and Hydrology

Total hours: 42

Water resources projects - planning philosophy and types, Irrigation engineering-Traditional systems of Irrigation andwater conservation-Irrigation requirement – classification of Irrigation projects, Irrigation structures-Canal headstructures-Canal regulatory structures-Cross drainage structures-and Outlets

CE3004 GEOTECHNOLOGY

Prerequisite: CE2009 Geosciences

Total hours: 42

Shear Strength of soil – Different types of shear tests - Shear strength parameters - Stability of slopes – Stability analysis - Stability charts, Active and passive earth pressure for cohesionless and cohesive soils - Coulomb‘s andRankine‘s theories, Site investigation and soil exploration - Field tests- boring log - soil profile, Different types offoundations - Bearing capacity - Terzaghi‘s equation for bearing capacity - Settlement analysis - Stress distribution in

sheeting and bracing of shallow and deep excavations -Raft foundations - Determination of bearing capacity pile -Analysis of pile groups – Caissons.

CE3005 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING - I

Prerequisite: Nil Total hours: 42

Highway Development – Classification – Cross sections – Alignment – Surveys – Pavement Surface Characteristics – Geometrics – Design of Horizontal & Vertical Alignments – Components of Traffic – Traffic Studies – Design of at-grade Intersections – Desirable Properties & Testing of Highway Materials – Design of Flexible, Rigid Pavements,Overlay – Pavement Construction – Types & Causes of Failures in Flexible & Rigid Pavements – Remedial Measures

CE3006 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 56

Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies - Renewable and non-renewable resources and problems associated

with overexploitation - Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles - Concept of an ecosystem - Structure andfunctions of an ecosystem – Biodiversity – Definitions - Biogeographical classification of India - Value of biodiversity- India as a mega-diversity nation - Threats to biodiversity - Endangered and endemic species of India - Conservationof biodiversity - Environmental pollution – Definition, causes, effects and control measures - water, soil, marine,noise, and thermal pollution - Nuclear hazards - Air pollution and control - Solid waste management - Role of anindividual in prevention of pollution - Case studies - Social Issues and the Environment - from unsustainable tosustainable development - Environmental ethics - Issues and possible solutions - Legislation in India - Publicawareness - Human population and the environment - Population growth - Family welfare programme - Environmentand human health - Human rights - HIV/AIDS, Women and child welfare - Role of Information Technology inenvironment and human health - Scope of Environmental Engineering - Material balance - Flow models and reactors -Energy balance - Quality of water – water quality parameters - Drinking water standards - Water supply schemes -Transmission of water - Field work.

CE3091 BUILDING DESIGN AND DRAWING

Prerequisite: CE2007 Functional Design of Buildings

Total hours: 42

Planning, designing from given requirements of areas & specifications and preparation of sketch design and workingdrawings for Residential building- flat and pitched roof-economic domestic units-cottages-bungalows-building flats,

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Public building – small public utility shelters-dispensaries-banks-schools-offices-libraries-hostels-restaurants-commercial complexes-factories, Preparation of site plans and service plans as per Building Rules, Septic Tank andSoak Pit, Plumbing, water supply and drainage for buildings.

CE3092 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

Prerequisite: CE2009 Geosciences

Total hours: 42

Specific gravity of coarse and fine grained soils, Grain size analysis, Atterberg‘s limits and indices, Determination offield density, Determination of coefficient of permeability, Consolidation test, Compaction test, California BearingRatio test, Direct shear test, Triaxial shear test, Unconfined compressive strength test, Laboratory vane shear test

CE3007 STRUCTURAL DESIGN - II

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Analysis and design of riveted, bolted and welded joints for direct force and moment, struts and ties made of singleand double angles, Girders - laterally restrained – unrestrained – simple and compound beams, Compression members

- axially and eccentrically loaded compression members - built up columns, lacings and battens, design of column bases, design of roof trusses – design of roofing elements and purlin – wind bracings, Design of timber structures -flexure, shear and bearing - deflection criteria - solid and built-up columns - flitched beam, formwork design.

CE3008 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING - II


Railway Track – Cross sections, Functions and Requirements of Components, Geometric Design, Points & Crossing,Track junctions, Stations and Yards, Signaling, Construction and Maintenance; Tunneling – Alignment, Grade, Size,Shape, Methods of Tunneling in Hard Rock & Soft Soils, Ventilation, Lining, Drainage, Micro Tunneling; Airport –

Aircraft characteristics and their influence, Airport Obstructions & zoning, Component Parts of Airport, RunwayDesign, taxiway Design, Terminal Area Planning, Airport Drainage

CE3009 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: CE3006 Environmental Studies In Civil Engineering

Total hours: 56

Water Supply Engineering – Quantity of water – Demand - Forecasting population – Design period. Sources of water – Design of gravity and pumping mains - Treatment of water (process details and design considerations) -Miscellaneous and advanced treatment methods - Wastewater characteristics – Sampling - Different types of oxygendemand - Population equivalent - Preliminary treatment of wastewater – Biological treatment (Process details anddesign considerations) - Wastewater disposal – Disposal into stream – Fundamentals of stream sanitation - Disposal byirrigation – Sludge treatment and disposal - Sanitary plumbing - Systems of sewerage - Dry weather flow and wetweather flow - Sewers and sewer appurtenances, sewage pumping, maintenance of sewers.

ME3093 FLUIDS LABORATORY.

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 42

Study of plumbing tools and pipe fittings, Study of instruments – pressure gauge – piezometer – manometer – pressuretransducers – pitot tubes, Demonstration of Bernoulli‘s theorem, Determination of friction factor for flow through

pipes, Calibration of flow measuring devices – venturimeter – orifice meter – nozzlemeter – notches and weirs,Performance characteristics of pumps and turbines – Pelton turbine – Francis turbine - centrifugal pumps -reciprocating pumps - gear pumps.

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CE3094 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY

Prerequisite: CE3009 Environmental Engineering or its concurrent registration

Total hours: 42

Determination of solids (total, dissolved, organic, inorganic and settleable) in water, turbidity and the optimumcoagulant dose, alkalinity and pH of water, hardness and chlorides in water, iron and manganese in water, sulphatesand sulphides in water, D.O and B.O.D of waste water, available chlorine in bleaching powder and the chlorine dose

required to treat the given water sample, coliforms in water, Demonstration of instrumental methods of pollutantanalysis

CE4001 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: All subjects upto and including 4th

semester

Total hours: 42

Introduction to Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering, sources of errors in computation, number representation,development of algorithms and pseudo code. Solution of Algebraic and Transcendental Equations in One Variable – Bisection, regular falsi, Newton – Raphson and successive approximation methods. Solution of a system of LinearAlgebraic Equations – Gauss elimination and LU decomposition methods, Iterative methods, ill conditioned system of

equations. Eigen value problems - Power method and Jacobi‘s method. Interpolation – Newton‘s, Gauss‘ , Lagrangianand Cubic spline. Numerical differentiation and integration. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations – Taylor series, Euler‘s, and Runge-Kutta methods for initial value problems, finite difference methods for boundaryvalue problems. Application of the above methods in civil engineering. Statement of an optimization problem - Linear programming problems and applications. Introduction to nonlinear programming, search methods.

CE4002 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS - III

Prerequisite: CE3001 Structural Analysis - II Total hours: 42

Approximate methods of analysis of multi-storey frames for vertical load and for lateral load - substitute frames -

portal method - cantilever method, matrix analysis of structures - flexibility and stiffness influence coefficients, physical approach - analysis of simple plane truss and plane frame, stiffness method - stiffness matrices for truss and

frame elements – physical approach - analysis of simple plane truss and plane frame, cables, suspension bridges andarches - three-hinged and two-hinged stiffening girders - analysis of three-hinged and two-hinged arches - settlementand temperature effects.

CE4003 WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING - II

Prerequisite: CE3003 Water Resources Engineering - I

Total hours: 42

Dams and Reservoirs- Planning and Selection of type – gravity and Arch dams, Hydroelectric power plants-components of a plant, Flood and water excess management, Hydraulics of water excess management-SPF and PMF,Dam break problem-River engineering and drainage.

CE4091 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS LABORATORY


semester

Total hours: 42

To familiarize and give hands on training to students in the different areas of Civil Engineering Application softwarelike Drafting and documentation, Surveying – terrain mapping, computation of areas and volumes, Structural Analysisand Design, Water resources, Geotechnical Engineering, Road/Railway system, Environmental Engineering,

Estimation and costing, Project management.

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CE4092 SEMINAR

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours : 28

Individual students will be asked to choose a topic in any field of Civil Engineering, preferably from outside theB.Tech syllabus and give seminar on the topic for about thirty minutes.

CE4098 PROJECT


semester

Total hours: 84

The project work will be a design project – experimental project – field surveying or computer oriented on any of thetopics of civil engineering interest.

CE4004 ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Economics and managerial Economics - Definition and Concept of Good, Want, Value, Wealth, Utility and Demand-Demand and Supply- Standard market forms- Organisational forms- Money- nature and functions- Taxation- Conceptof National Income, Management – Systems Approach - Introduction to functional areas of management- Financialmanagement - Inventory management

CE4005 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND QUANTITY SURVEYING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 56

Construction Management –

Network techniques – introduction – Bar charts CPM and PERT for planning – timeestimates – critical path - computer applications. Construction planning: Preparation of job layout and schedules.Project Implementation – Tender - contract – measurements – completion certificate – inspection and quality control – standardization – role of certification. Quantity surveying - preparation of detailed estimates for buildings - reinforcedconcrete structures - sanitary and water supply works. Preparation of specification for common materials ofconstruction and items of work as per IS - analysis of rates and preparation of abstract of estimate. Introduction tovaluation of real properties: Depreciation – Sinking fund – methods of valuation

CE4006 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Prerequisite: Completed upto and including third level courses and to have

undergone seventh semester core courses.

Total hours: 42

Objective: The Course is primarily meant to provide an overall preparation for Civil engineering practice and isto cover broadly the syllabi of all the core courses in the programme. The course delivery by faculty in different areas preferably with guest lectures from practicing Engineers is envisaged as far as possible. The course delivery to includemodern developments in relevant areas beyond those included in the course syllabi. The assessment is to be incontinuous mode with additional assignments etc. than those prescribed at the end of each module.

Topics: Survey, Functional Design and Construction; Water Resources Engineering environmental Engineering;Geotechnical Engineering , Transportation Engineering; Topics in Structural Engineering and ConstructionManagement.

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CE4099 PROJECT

Prerequisite: CE4098 Project

Total hours: 140

The project work started in the seventh semester will continue in this semester. The students will complete the projectwork in this semester and present it before the assessment committee.

CE3021 STATISTICS, PROBABILITY AND RELIABILITY METHODS IN ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Basic Probability Concepts, Random variables multiple random variables - Moments, Functions of Random

variables Expectation of a function of a random variable, derived probability distributions, common probabilisticModels, Estimating Parameters from observed Data, Empirical Determination of Distribution Models, Regression andCorrelation Analyses, Reliability and Reliability Based Design, Assessment of Reliability, Monte Carlo Method,Second Moment Formulation, Probability Based Design Criteria, Introduction to Reliability of Structural Systems.

CE3022 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

Prerequisite: NilTotal hours: 42

Cement – types – tests-IS Specifications- Aggregates – classification and tests- alkali aggregate reaction- types- water-admixtures. Manufacture of concrete- mix design. Properties of concrete- workability- segregation and bleeding-strength and durability characteristics of concrete – statistical analysis of test results – special concretes.

CE3023 GROUND IMPROVEMENT

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Introduction to soil improvement techniques - Dynamic Compaction techniques- Bio-technical compaction- Additivesfor soil improvement- Lime stabilization techniques- Chemical treatments- Soil improvement using reinforcingelement – Reinforced earth – soil nailing – Geotextiles – natural and polymer type geotextiles- engineeringapplications.

CE3024 REINFORCED EARTH AND GEOTEXTILES

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

An overview of Geosynthetics, Description of Geotextile properties and test methods – Functions of Geotextile -Designing with Geogrids – Geogrid properties and test methods – Designing with Geonets -Design of liquidContaminant liners – Design of pavements – Geo composites as liquid / Vapour Barriers – Improvement in bearingcapacity – Erosion Control for water ways.

CE3025 WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS

Prerequisite: CE2002 Mechanics of fluids and CE2006 Open channel hydraulics and

hydrology Total hours: 42

Canals - elements of open channel flow, design principles of lined and unlined canals, canal networks, hierarchy ofcanals, main canal and flow distribution control, decentralised control, canal automation - purpose and selection ofscheme, hardware and software components in automation systems. Pipes - elements of pipe flow, losses in pipe flow,

pumping and gravity mains, choice of pipe, pipe material, design principles, flow transients, surges and water hammer,-problems and protection, pipe joints, valves, distribution network analysis and design.

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CE3026 HYDRAULIC MACHINES



Hydraulic Machines- Classification- Turbines-High Medium and low head-Pumps-Centrifugal and reciprocating type-Design selection and installation of pumps-Trouble shooting.

CE3027 PAVEMENT DESIGN

Prerequisite: CE3005 Transportation Engineering - I Total hours: 42

Types and Component parts of Pavements - Factors affecting Design and Performance of Pavements - Comparison between Highway and Airport pavements – Superpave - Analysis of Stresses in Flexible Pavements - Empirical, Semiempirical and Theoretical Methods of Flexible Pavement Design - Flexible Overlay Design - Types, Causes andAnalysis of Stresses in Rigid pavements - Types, Functions and Spacing of Joints in Cement Concrete Pavements -Design of Slab Thickness and Joint Details – Mechanistic empirical pavement design – Rigid Overlay Design.

CE3028 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW

Prerequisite: Nil Total hour: 42

Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics and Pipe Network Analysis, One Dimensional Flow Analysis, Potential FlowAnalysis for ground water flow and flow around cylinder, Finite element solution of Navier- Stokes equations usingstream function and vorticity formulation. Time Dependent Field Problems, Introduction to FLUENT

CE3029 PRE STRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

Prerequisite: CE3002 Structural Design - I

Total hours : 42

Materials for prestressed concrete and prestressing systems, analysis of prestress and bending stresses, losses of

prestress, deflection of beams, Strength of prestressed concrete sections in flexure, shear and torsion, design of prestressed concrete flexural members, design of partially prestressed members – design for shear, bond and anchoragezone, Composite structural members – analysis of stresses – differential shrinkage – flexural and shear strength ofcomposite sections – design of composite sections, Effect of prestressing indeterminate structures – methods ofanalysis – concordant cable profile.

CE3030 EARTH AND EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES

Prerequisite: CE3004 Geotechnology

Total hours: 42 Earth dams – Design details – cores – types and design of filtersSeepage analysis and control – seepage through dam and foundations – control of seepage in earth dam andfoundation-Stability analysis – Construction techniques -Instrumentation – Rigid retaining structures – active and passive earth pressures against gravity retaining walls – computation of earth pressures - Flexible retaining structure – type and methods of construction – design strength parameters – safety factor for sheet pile walls - stability of sheet piling-Diaphragm walls and coffer dams – earth pressure on braced cuts and coffer dams – design of coffer dams

CE3031 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Introduction - Basic soil mineralogy - Soil water interaction -Introduction to Hydrogeology – Geo chemistry – Groundwater monitoring techniques - Waste characteristics -Waste disposal facilities - Contaminant Transport process -

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Landfills and surface impoundments - Leachate and gas generation - Liners – Design of Cover systems – Geophysicaltechniques for site characterization – Slope stability analysis of land fills – Soil remediation technologies – Groundwater remediation technologies.

CE3032 REMOTE SENSING AND GIS APPLICATIONS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Concepts and basic principles of remote sensing (RS), maps and map projections, photographic systems, principles of photogrammetry, RS platforms and sensors, visual image interpretation, digital image processing, GIS an overview,integrating RS and GIS, applications.

CE3033 HYDROPOWER



Sources of energy, hydropower and its place in a power system, fundamentals of Water Power Engineering,

classification of hydropower plants, water power estimates, pondage and storage, basic Hydrology, mass curve andflow duration curve, effect of reservoirs on flood flow, load curve and load factor, utilisation factor, capacity factor,diversity factor, firm power and secondary power, prediction of load. Run of river plants. Pumped storage plants.General arrangement and types of power house. Mini and micro hydel plants. Tidal Power Plants. Intakes. Forebay.Gates. Penstocks, Canals and Tunnels. Joints. Anchor Blocks. Bends and Manifolds. Valves. Water Hammer. Surgesand Surge Tanks. Turbines and Generators. Reservoir routing. Cost and value of water power.

CE3034 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: CE3005 Transportation Engineering - I Total hours: 42

Objectives and Scope of Traffic Engineering - Components of Road Traffic - Study of Road User, Vehicle and Traffic

Stream Characteristics - Sampling in Traffic Studies - Traffic Engineering Studies and Analysis - Design of At-gradeand Grade Separated Intersections, Pedestrian and Cyclist facilities, Bus Stop Location and Bus Bay Design - RoadLighting – Traffic Regulations – Traffic Calming - Traffic Signs, Markings and Signals - Principles of Signal Design -Webster's method of Signal Design - Signal System and Coordination – Air and Noise Pollution.

CE3035 ADVANCED SURVEYING

Prerequisite: CE2004 Surveying

Total hours: 42

Field astronomy - definitions - solution of an astronomical triangle - co-ordinate systems - determination of time,azimuth, latitude and longitude. Map Projection - introduction - methods of projection – electronic distancemeasurements – global positioning system. Photogrammetry – terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry – flight planning – elements of stereoscopy – applications of photogrammetry. Remote sensing – introduction – electromagnetic radiation

– target interactions – remote sensing systems – remote sensing from space – applications of remote sensing.

CE3036 ADVANCED CONCRETE DESIGN

Prerequisite CE3002 Structural Design - I

Total hours : 42

Large span concrete roof – classification, flat slabs - direct design and equivalent frame method, waffle slabs, Shellsand Folded plates - behaviour of cylindrical shell and folded plate- method of analysis - design of simply supportedcircular cylindrical long shells and folded plates, Deep beams - design as per BIS and using strut and tie method,Chimneys- uncracked and cracked sections - design of chimney, Water tanks - rectangular and circular with flat

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bottom- spherical and conical tank roofs – staging, Bridges – IRC Bridge code – loading standards – Design of slabculvert – R.C box culverts – T-beam bridges – Concept on design of continuous bridges, balanced cantilever bridges,arch bridges and rigid frame bridges.

CE3037 COMPUTATIONAL ELASTICITY

Prerequisite: CE2001 Mechanics of solids or equivalent

Total hours: 42

Introduction to theory of elasticity, analysis of stresses, equations of equilibrium, analysis of strains, compatibilityconditions, constitute relations, isotropic elasticity, two-dimensional idealisations, plane stress, plane strain andaxisymmetric problems, energy theorems and variational principles.Introduction to finite element method, history, interpolation, C0 and C1 elements, variational formulation, Rayleigh-Ritz method, finite element form of Rayleigh-Ritz method, assembly of equations, Gauss elimination solution, stresscomputation, support reactions, summary of the finite element procedure, patch test, isoparametric formulation, Gaussquadrature, quadratic plane elements, transition elements, consistent element nodal loads, optimal stress points,coordinate transformation, transformation of vector, stress, strain, material properties, and stiffness, condensation,substructuring, symmetry.

CE4021 WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS



Water Systems Engineering, systems based planning approach, development alternatives, objectives, constraints andcriteria, deterministic and stochastic planning and management, optimisation methods – linear and dynamic programming models, conjunctive GW and SW development, regional planning.

CE4022 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HYDRO ENGINEERING



Computer applications to simple flow problems in pressure and free surface flows, design of drainage and seweragesystems, flow routing, watershed modelling, water quality modelling, introduction to remote sensing and GISapplications.

CE4023 COASTAL ENGINEERING



Coastal Engineering, coastal environment, water level fluctuations, tides, surges etc, Linear wave theory, irregular andregular waves, short and long term wave analysis, wind generated waves, wave forecasting, wave transformations-shoaling, refraction, reflection, diffraction, breaking. Wave-structure interaction – forces on shore structures due to breaking, broken and non-breaking waves. Shore protection - types of beaches, methods of shore protection, shore protection Structures – breakwaters of different types, sea walls, groynes etc. Shore processes, cross-shore andlongshore currents, sediment transport, onshore-offshore movement of sediment, longshore transport, mathematicalmodeling, coastal erosion and protection along the Kerala coast. Coastal zone management - coastal resource planning

and management, coastal ecosystems, coastal laws.

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CE4024 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING


Role of Transportation - Transportation Problems and Problem Domain - Objectives and Constraints - UrbanTransportation Planning Process - Planning in System Engineering Framework - Concept of Travel Demand -Methods of Travel Demand Estimation - Definition of Study Area - Zoning - Trip Generation Analysis - Trip

Distribution Analysis - Mode Split Analysis and Route Split Analysis - Opportunity Models.

CE4025 ADVANCED STEEL DESIGN

Prerequisite CE3007 Structural Design - II

Total hours : 42

Design of gantry girder, Water Tanks - design of rectangular, pressed steel tanks – design of suspended bottom tanks – cylindrical tank with hemispherical bottom – design of staging, Chimneys - design of self supporting chimney – design principles of guyed chimney, Bunkers and Silos - design criteria, Transmission Towers - loads on towers – analysis – design of members and foundation, Plate girder bridges – design of plate girder bridges – bearings, Light gaugemembers – design considerations – allowable stresses – buckling, design of compression members, tension members

and laterally supported beams – connections.

CE4026 ADVANCED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Soil structure interaction problems- Soil models- Contact pressure distribution beneath flexible footings.- Sheet pilewalls and cofferdams- cantilever and anchored sheet pile walls- braced cofferdams- Types of Machine Foundations – theory of vibration - methods of analysis of machine foundations- Special foundations- Foundations for offshorestructures.

CE4027 SOIL DYNAMICS AND DESIGN OF MACHINE FOUNDATIONS

Prerequisite: CE3004 Geotechnology

Total hours: 42

Introduction to dynamics – Types of Machine Foundations – theory of vibration - methods of analysis of machinefoundations - degrees of freedom of a block foundation – dynamic soil properties - foundation of reciprocatingmachines- Foundations subjected to impact loads - methods of isolation in machine foundations

CE4028 INDUSTRIAL WASTE ENGINEERING


Total hours: 42

Nature and characteristics of Industrial wastes - Prevention versus control of industrial pollution - Linkage betweentechnology and pollution prevention- Tools for clean processes- Reuse, recycle, recovery, source reduction, rawmaterial substitution, toxic use reduction, separation technologies, and process modification - Flow sheet analysis -Energy and resource audits - Waste audits - Preliminary treatment of industrial waste water – Volume reduction,strength reduction, neutralization, equalization and proportioning - Treatment of industrial waste- Suitability of

different techniques - Disposal of industrial waste - Effluent generation from industries -Textile industry, paperindustry, dairy, fertilizer, thermal power plants - Effluent characteristics - Treatment - Environmental impact ofindustries – Textile, paper, dairy, fertilizer, thermal power plant - Study of damages caused by industrial pollution inIndia and Kerala (typical problems).

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CE4029 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT


Total hours: 42

Basic concepts of environmental risk assessment and definitions – Use of risk assessment - Environment management, policy and regulatory decisions, industry - Risk assessment methods- NAS model - Physical risks - Chemical risks -Biological Risks - Risk assessment process for chemicals - Risk assessment of plant protection products - Risk

assessment of genetically modified organisms - Site specific ERA for non-routine releases - hazard identification/release assessment, exposure assessment, consequence assessment, risk estimation - Site specific ERA for routinereleases - Transportation risk assessment, product risk assessment, risk minimization measures - Risk assessmenttechniques for specific industrial applications- off-shore installations, nuclear installations, contaminated land, wastemanagement - Relation between ERA and Life cycle assessment (LCA).

CE4030 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEERING


Total hours: 42

Environmental pollution - interrelationship between various forms of pollution - surface water pollution surveys -

integrated river basin water management - restoration of water bodies - water quality changes by domestic use -radioactive materials - thermal pollution and underground disposal - types of water pollutants and their effects -instrumentation for water quality and treatment - Air pollution control strategy – air pollution control technology – methodological factors affecting air pollution – air pollution surveys – instrumentation for air quality measurement – air quality standards - Land pollution – land pollution surveys - ecological aspects of vegetation control - Noise pollution - effects of noise - sources – noise control techniques - instruments for noise measurement - Light and glare pollution – outside lighting and glare sources - corrective procedures - Water pollution laws and regulations - Air pollution control Act of India - Land pollution laws and regulations - The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

CE4031 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Basic concepts- Analysis of experimental data - statistical analysis of experimental data -Basic electricalmeasurements and sensing devices - Pressure measurements- Force, torque and strain measurements- data acquisitionand processing.

CE4032 TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Hierarchy and Functions, Design standards and Controls of Highways, Design of alignment, Landscaping, IntersectionTypes and Controls, Design of At-grade Intersections, Signalised Intersections, Signal Coordination, Grade SeparatedIntersections, Parking Facilities, Design of Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities, Terminal Planning and Design.

CE4033 TRANSPORTATION AND LANDUSE

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Urban Activity System, Urban Structure, Urban Form, Demographic Models, Employment Forecasting Models,Landuse-Transportation Models, Operational, Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Transportation Projects

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CE4034 PAVEMENT MATERIALS

Prerequisite: Transportation Engineering -I

Total hours: 42

Types and Components of pavements – Functions and Requirements; Pavement Construction materials - Alternatematerials in road construction – Mechanical response of soil and the different constitutive models- Characterization ofProperties of Aggregates- rheological properties of bitumen - Bitumen chemistry – Susceptibility parameters –

Viscoelasticity – Handling and Pumping – Permanent Deformation and Fatigue Cracking of bituminous mixes – LowTemperature Cracking Resistance – traditional to modern mix design – Classification of mix design methods – Marshall Stability and flow value – Resilient Modulus – Dynamic Complex Modulus – Static and Dynamic Creep behaviour – Flexural Fatigue behaviour – Shear Modulus – Moisture Susceptibility – Superpave specifications – Introduction to Nanoscale Characterization.

CE4035 DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Over view:- Basic features of dynamic loading and response – models for dynamic analysis – lumped mass,

generalized displacements and finite element models - Formulation of equation of motion - Degrees of freedom – mass moment of inertia - Generalized single degree of freedom systems – Free vibration of single degree of freedomsystem - Negative damping - Single degree of freedom system – Response to impulsive loads - Approximate analysis- Response to general dynamic loading - Numerical analysis in the frequency domain, fast Fourier transform analysis -Multi degree of freedom system - analysis of multi- degree of freedom system- mode superposition analysis -Distributed Parameter System-Practical Vibration Analysis - Framed structures – Shear building concept and modelsfor dynamic analysis.

CE4036 SEISMIC DESIGN OF STRUCTURES

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Introduction to engineering seismology – Nature of earth ground motion - Seismic waves- Concept of Seismic design :General principles of a seismic design – Review of IS 1893:2002 – Equivalent static analysis – Dynamic analysis -Guide lines for seismic design – Ductile detailing for seismic design - Improving seismic behaviour of MasonryBuildings- Timber buildings- Steel buildings- Special structures – Seismic design of water tanks – Seismic design oftowers – Stack like structures – Chimneys – Seismic design principles of retaining walls – Concept of Seismic designof bridges – Seismic design of bearings

CE4051 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Prerequisite: CE4002 Structural Analysis - III

Total hours: 42

Direct stiffness method - element stiffness matrix - transformation matrix - assembly of stiffness matrix and loadvector - nodal displacements and element forces - analysis of plane truss - plane frame - grid frame - space-truss andspace-frame (without numerical examples) - computer Implementation, Beams on elastic foundation - infinite beamsubjected to concentrated load - distributed load segment - semi-infinite beam - short beams, Beams curved in plan -cantilever beam - beams over simple supports, Nonsymmetrical bending of beams - bending stresses - deflections ofstraight beams subjected to unsymmetrical bending - fully plastic load for unsymmetrical bending, Introduction to

Structural Dynamics - Single degree of freedom - free vibration - forced vibration - introduction to multi degree offreedom systems.

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CE4052 EARTH AND ROCKFILL DAM ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Use of earth and rockfill dams - general features of earth and rockfill dams Exploration for foundation andembankment construction materials-Earth dam design- embankment design - design of internal drainage system -embankment details - design of appurtenances - design of provisions to control pore pressure - earth dams on pervious

foundations - methods of foundation treatment -Construction of earth dams: phases of construction - site preparationMeasurement of movements and pore water pressures- Rockfill dams: Hydraulic fill dams-Advanced theory ofseepage and shear strength-Stability analysis.

CE4053 PROBABILITY AND RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Basic concepts of probability, probability distributions, properties of random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions and applications, confidence interval and hypothesis testing, methods of regression andcorrelation analysis, simulation techniques for design, risk and reliability analysis, application to water resourcessystems.

CE4054 ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS



Fundamental relationships for flow and transport, measurement and analysis of flow, models for rivers and streams,completely and incompletely mixed systems, mixing in lakes and reservoirs, transport and mixing in estuaries, BODand oxygen saturation, point and distributed sources.

CE4055 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Environmental impact assessment- Sustainable development- Initial environmental examination (IEE)- Environmentalimpact statement (EIS)- environmental appraisal, Environmental audit (EA)- Impact assessment methods- Socio-economic impact prediction (SIA)- Impact of urban development- Impact of Water resources projects- Impact of

transportation projects- Impact of waste treatment and disposal methods.

CE4056 ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS

Prerequisite: CE3009 Environmental Engineering

Total hours: 42

Principles of international environment law - Environmental policies in India - Chemistry and transport of chlorinatedsolvents - Chemistry and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons - Environmental sampling and analysis for forensicapplications - Types of environmental forensic problems - Forensic techniques used in environmental litigation -Aerial photography, Underground tank corrosion models, Inventory reconciliation, Chemical finger printing, Use ofstable and radioactive isotopes, dendroecology - Microbial techniques - traditional microbial forensics, DNA

Fingerprinting techniques, Use of contaminant transport models, source apportionment methods - Chemical mass balance(CMB) modeling, Principle component analysis (PCA), Positive matrix factorization (PMF).

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CE4057 ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: CE3009 Environmental Engineering

Total hours: 42

Instrumental methods for analysis of contaminants in air, water and soil - Advances in settling and filtration of waterand wastewater - Advances in waste water treatment – Tertiary treatment – disinfection of waste water- waste waterrecycling - Stream sanitation – Kinetics of stabilization – Self purification of natural waters - Treatment and disposal

of Hazardous wastes - Noise pollution – instruments and techniques for noise measurement - Indoor and out door air pollution- meteorology - Characteristics of stack plumes - Effective stack height - Characteristics and health effects ofvarious air pollutant - atmosphere- monitoring - Photochemical reactions- Secondary pollutants.

CE4058 MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Multivariate normal distributions- Principal Component and Factor Analysis- Multivariate analysis of variance – Curvefitting – Mathematics of discriminate and classification statistics- The subject matter is proposed to be studied morethrough numerical and research examples and the mathematics intended to be covered is desired to be limited to the

barest minimum

CE4059 DATA STRUCTURES AND ANALYSIS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Data types – data abstraction – algorithms – linear data structures – implementation using pointers – non linear datastructures – implementation using linked list – searching – hashing – sorting.

CE4060 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT

Prerequisite: CE3005 Transportation Engineering - ITotal hours: 42

Components of a Pavement Management System, Pavement Management Process, Pavement Condition Surveys andRating Procedures, Non-destructive Testing, Pavement Condition Models, Present and future Needs, Network LevelPavement management, Project Level Management, Implementation

CE4061 NUMERICAL MODELLING IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Modelling of Soil Behaviour; Basic Concept of Continuum Mechanics; Material modeling; Finite element modeling-introduction to numerical methods in non-liner and static problems; Finite element modeling in geotechnicalapplications using software codes.

CE4062 OPTIMIZATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total Hours: 42

Introduction to optimization methods. Optimization problem formulation in civil engineering.Linear programming, simplex and revised simplex methods, dual problem, sensitivity analysis, stochastic linear

programming. Discrete and continuous state dynamic programming, stochastic dynamic programming. Integer programming. Goal programming. Nonlinear programming, method of Lagrange multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker conditions,transformation methods. Introduction to genetic algorithms. Multiobjective programming, fuzzy multiobjectiveoptimization method.

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CE4063 TRAFFIC FLOW MODELLING

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Microscopic and Macroscopic Characteristics of Traffic Stream, Fundamental Equation of Traffic Flow, Speed-Flow-Density Relationships, Macroscopic Traffic Stream Models, Car-Following Models, Queuing Models and theirApplications, Simulation Modelling of Traffic Flow.

CE4064 MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOMECHANICS

Prerequisite: ZZ1001 Engineering Mechanics.

Desirable : A course in Mechanics of Solids

Total hours: 42

An overview of the skeletal anatomy and functions, Basic statics and joint mechanics, Basic dynamics to humanmotion, The functions, structure, composition and properties of hard and soft tissues, Determination of mechanical properties of hard and soft tissues, Orthopaedic Devices

CE4065 ROAD SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT

Prerequisite: NilTotal hours: 42

Overview of road safety, global road safety scenario, vulnerable road users, safety for children and elders, roadaccident data recording, road safety measures and evaluation, engineering, enforcement and education. Road safety policy and plan, road safety management. Road safety improvement, Road safety audit (RSA), audit tasks, legalaspects. Road design issues in RSA‘s, preparation of RSA report

CE4066 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Prerequisite: Nil

Total hours: 42

Introduction - Introduction, Basic Concepts of FEA, Mathematical Modeling of Physical Systems, Brief history – Node, Degrees of freedom, Local or Element axes, Global axes , Transformations – Basic equations of elasticity – Strain-displacement relations – Theory of stress and deformation – Stress-strain relations - Element Transformation matrices , Direct Stiffness Method - Formulation of Element Force -Displacement relations by Direct Method, Variational approach and method of weighted residuals - Representation ofElement functions for behaviour and geometry, Polynomial functions, Shape functions through Interpolation, Natural

Co-ordinates, Hermitian Interpolation, Rectangular elements by Lagrangian interpolation, Internal Modes,Isoparametric Formulations

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CY1001: Chemistry

Pre-requisites: Nil

Module 1: Chemical Bonding (8 hours)

Quantum mechanical methods in chemical bonding: molecular orbital theory, symmetry of molecular orbitals, MOsfor homonuclear diatomic molecules, application of MO theory to heteronuclear diatomics, valence bond theory,

hybridization, hybridization involving d orbitals, conjugated molecules, Huckel molecular orbital theory of conjugatedsystems, metallic bonding, band theory.

Module2: Spectroscopy (14 hours)

General features of spectroscopy, interaction of radiation with matter, theory and application of rotational, vibrational,Raman, electronic, mass, NMR, fluorescence and photoelectron spectroscopy.

Module 3: Transition Metal Chemistry (12 hours)

Bonding in transition metal complexes: coordination compounds, crystal field theory, octahedral, tetrahedral andsquare planar complexes, crystal field stabilization energies, Jahn-Teller theorem, spectral and magnetic properties.Bio-Inorganic chemistry: Trace elements in biology, heme and non-heme oxygen carriers, haemoglobin andmyoglobin-cooperativity; Bohr effect, Hill coefficient, oxy and deoxy haemoglobin, reversible binding of oxygen.

Module 4: Aromaticity (8 hours)

Electron delocalization, resonance and aromaticity; molecular orbital description of aromaticity and anti-aromaticity,annulenes; ring current, NMR as a tool, diamagnetic anisotropy; aromatic electrophilic substitutions, aromaticnucleophilic substitutions, benzyne; reaction mechanisms, reactivity and orientation.

Text Books: 1. J. E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter and R.L. Keiter, Inorganic Chemistry, Principles of Structure and Reactivity, Harper

Collins, New York 1997.2. F. A. Cotton and G Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition, Wiley Interscience, New York, 1988.3. J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, Chapman & Hall, London, 1996.4. W. L. Jolly, Modern Inorganic Chemistry, McGraw-Hill International, 2

nd Edition, New York, 1991.

5.

R. T. Morrison and R N Boyd, Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 1999.6. P. Bruice, Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Delhi ,2001.

7. F. Carey, Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill Publishers, Boston, 2003.8. J. Mc Murray, Organic Chemistry, 5

th Edition, Brooks/ Cole Publishing Co, Monterey, 2000.

9. C.N. Banwell and E. M. McCash, Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy, McGrawHill, International, UK, 1995.10. William Kemp, Organic Spectroscopy, 3

rd edition, Palgrave, New York, 2005.

11. R.M. Silverstein, F.X. Webster and D.J. Kiemle, Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, 7th

edition,John-Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.12. D. L. Pavia, GM. Lampman, GS. Kriz and J.R Vyvyan, I, Spectroscopy, Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd, New

Delhi, 2007.13. B. R.Puri, L. R. Sharma and M. S. Pathania, Principles of Physical Chemistry, Vishal Publishing CO. Delhi, 2008.14. P.W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry, 6

th Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.

Course Outcomes

1. To acquire knowledge on the role of chemistry in solving the problems related to electrical and electronicsengineering.

2. To acquire knowledge about the fundamental principles of bonding in materials.3. To acquire knowledge on the characterization of materials by modern tools.4. To acquire knowledge on the chemistry of bio-molecules.

5. To acquire knowledge on the fundamental mechanisms of reactions6. To apply the acquired knowledge in chemistry to solve problems for the benefit of the society.

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CY1094: Chemistry Laboratory

Pre-requisites: Nil

Total Hours: 28

Potentiometric and conductometric titrations, complexometric and iodimetric estimations, polarimetry, determinationof pH, single step organic / inorganic preparations, colorimetry, determination of eutectic point.

References:1. G.H Jeffery, J Bassett, J Mendham, R.C Denny, Vogel‘s Text Book of Quantitative Chemical Analysis ,

Longmann Scientific and Technical, John Wiley, New York.

2. J.B Yadav,Advanced Practical Physical Chemistry, Goel Publishing House, 2001.

3. A.I Vogel, A.R Tatchell, B.S Furnis, A.J Hannaford, P.W.G Smith, Vogel‘s Text Book of Practical OrganicChemistry,Longman and Scientific Technical, New York, 1989.

Course Outcomes

1. To acquire practical knowledge on the basic chemistry principles to apply in electrical and electronics engineering2. To acquire practical knowledge on the techniques for the preparation and characterization of materials3. To acquire knowledge on electrochemical techniques

4.

To acquire training in accurate and precise data collection

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CE1001 INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING

Pre-requisites: None

Module 1 General introduction to Civil Engineering, various disciplines of civil engineering and its relevance to overall

infrastructural development of the country (1 hour)

Topics to be covered are:1. Building Technology (2 hours)

2. Material Engineering (2 hours)3. Surveying (2 hours)

Module 2

4.Structural Engineering(1) (2 hours)

5. Structural Engineering (2) (2 hours)6. Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Engineering (3 hours)

Module 3

7.Environmental Engineering (2 hours)8. Transportation Engineering (2 hours)9. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (3 hours)

Module 4 10. Construction Engineering and Management (2 hours)11. Earthquake Engineering (2 hours)12. Offshore Engineering and Coastal Engineering (3 hours)

NOTE:

The overall guideline for the delivery of the topics is:Introduction, subsections, relevance, various systems, basic principles underlying the systems, the role of civil

engineers, current trends.

Course Outcomes

1. Identify the relevance,systems and basic principles associated with Building technology and Material Engineering2. Identify the role of Civil Engineers and the current trends in Building technology and Material Engineering3. Identify the relevance,systems and basic principles associated with Structural Engineering and Geotechnical

Engineering4. Identify the role of Civil Engineers and the current trends in Structural Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering

5. Identify the relevance,systems and basic principles associated with Environmental Engineering, TransportationEngineering and Water Resources Engineering

6. Identify the role of Civil Engineers and the current trends in Environmental Engineering, TransportationEngineering and Water Resources Engineering

7.

Identify the relevance,systems and basic principles associated with Earthquake Engineering and OffshoreEngineering

8. Identify the role of Civil Engineers and the current trends in Earthquake Engineering and Offshore Engineering

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MA1001 - MATHEMATICS – I

Module I: Preliminary Calculus & Infinite Series (9L + 3T)

Preliminary Calculus : Partial differentiation, Total differential and total derivative, Exact differentials,

Chain rule, Change of variables, Minima and Maxima of functions of two or more variables.

Infinite Series : Notion of convergence and divergence of infinite series, Ratio test, Comparison test, Raabe‘s test,Root test, Series of positive and negative terms, Idea of absolute convergence, Taylor‘s and Maclaurin‘s series.

Module II: Differential Equations (13L + 4T)

First order ordinary differential equations: Methods of solution, Existence and uniqueness of solution, OrthogonalTrajectories, Applications of first order differential equations.Linear second order equations: Homogeneous linear equations with constant coefficients, fundamental system of

solutions, Existence and uniqueness conditions, Wronskian, Non homogeneous equations, Methods of Solutions,Applications.

Module III: Fourier Analysis (10 L+ 3T)Periodic functions: Fourier series, Functions of arbitrary period, Even and odd functions, Half Range Expansions,Harmonic analysis, Complex Fourier Series, Fourier Integrals, Fourier Cosine and Sine Transforms, FourierTransforms.

Module IV: Laplace Transforms (11L + 3T)

Gamma functions and Beta functions, Definition and Properties. Laplace Transforms, Inverse Laplace Transforms,shifting Theorem, Transforms of derivatives and integrals, Solution of differential Equations, Differentiation andIntegration of Transforms, Convolution, Unit step function, Second shifting Theorem, Laplace Transform of

Periodic functions.

Text Book:Kreyszig E, ‗Advanced Engineering Mathematics‘ 8th Edition, John Wiley &Sons New York, (1999)

Reference : 1. Piskunov, ‗Differential and Integral Calculus, MIR Publishers, Moscow (1974).2. Wylie C. R. & Barret L. C ‗Advanced Engineering Mathematics‘ 6th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, New York, (1995).3. Thomas G. B. ‗Calculus and Analytic Geometry‘ Addison Wesley, London (1998).

Course Outcomes

1. Learn to find the solution of constant coefficient differential equations.

2. Acquire knowledge about the notion of convergence of numerical sequences and series and learn ways of testingconvergence.

3. Learn the basic definition and properties of partial differentiation of functions of several variables and to learn touse this to solve problems related to maxima and minima.

4.

Learn the basic results about the properties of Fourier transform and Fourier series and its convergence.5. Learn the properties of Laplace transforms and to learn to use this to solve differential equations.

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MA1002 - MATHEMATICS II

Module I (11 L + 3T)

Linear Algebra I: Systems of Linear Equations, Gauss‘ elimination, Rank of a matrix, Linear independence,Solutions of linear systems: existence, uniqueness, general form. Vector spaces, Subspaces, Basis and Dimension,

Inner product spaces, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, Linear Transformations.

Module II (11 L+ 3T)

Linear Algebra II: Eigen values and Eigen vectors of a matrix, Some applications of Eigen value problems, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Quadratic forms, Complex matrices, Similarity of matrices, Basis of Eigen vectors – Diagonalization.

Module III (10L+3T)

Vector Calculus I: Vector and Scalar functions and fields, Derivatives, Curves, Tangents, Arc length, Curvature,Gradient of a Scalar Field, Directional derivative, Divergence of a vector field, Curl of a Vector field.

Module IV (11 L+4T)

Vector Calculus II: Line Integrals, Line Integrals independent of path, Double integrals, Surface integrals, TripleIntegrals, Verification and simple applications of Green‘s Theorem, Gauss‘ Divergence Theorem and Stoke‘sTheorem.

Text Book:

1. Kreyzig E, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th Edn, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1999).

References:

1. Wylie C. R & Barrret L. C, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 6

th Edn, Mc Graw Hill, New York (1995).

2. Hoffman K & Kunze R, Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi (1971).

Course Outcomes

1.

Acquire knowledge about the ideas and techniques of linear algebra, and to illustrate some of their applications inengineering.

2. Acquire knowledge about the physical interpretation of the gradient, divergence and curl.3. Acquire knowledge of vector calculus and to apply in electromagnetic field.4. Prepare to evaluate multiple integrals in rectangular, polar, spherical and cylindrical coordinates.5. Acquire knowledge about how to use double ,triple and line integrals in applications, including Green‘s theorem,

Stoke‘s theorem and Divergence theorem.

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MS1001 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

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Module 1 (11 hours)Verbal Communication: received pronunciation; how to activate passive vocabulary; technical/non-technical and

business presentations; questioning and answer skills; soft skills for professionals; role of body postures, movements,gestures, facial expressions, dress in effective communication; Information/ Desk/ Front Office/ Telephoneconversation; how to face an interview/press conference; Group discussions, debates, elocution.

Module 2 (9 hours)Reading Comprehension: skimming and scanning; factual and inferential comprehension; prediction; guessing

meaning of words from context; word reference; use and interpretation of visuals and graphics in technical writing.

Module 3 (11 hours)Written Communication: note making and note taking; summarizing; invitation, advertisement, agenda, notice and

memos; official and commercial letters; job application; resume and curriculum vitae; utility, technical, project andenquiry reports; paragraph writing: General – Specific, Problem – Solution, Process – Description, Data – Comment.

Module 4 (11 hours)Short essays: description and argument; comparison and contrast; illustration; using graphics in writing: tables and

charts, diagrams and flow charts, maps and plans, graphs; how to write research paper; skills of editing and revising;skills of referencing; what is a bibliography and how to prepare it.

Text Books 1. Adrian Doff and Christopher Jones: Language in Use – Upper intermediate, selfstudy workbook and classroom

book. (Cambridge University Press)[2000]2. Sarah Freeman: Written Communication (Orient Longman)[1978]3. Mark Ibbotson: Cambridge English for Engineering (Cambridge University Press) November

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