Bangalore University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UVCE, ME (Civil) Major: Geotechnical Engineering 1 BANGALORE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHEME OF STUDY AND EXAMINATION FOR M.E. DEGREE COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (NEW SCHEME) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING UVCE, JNANABHARATHI BANGALORE 560 056
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Bangalore University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UVCE, ME (Civil) Major: Geotechnical
Engineering 1
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
SCHEME OF STUDY AND EXAMINATION FOR
M.E. DEGREE COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
MAJOR: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (NEW SCHEME)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING UVCE, JNANABHARATHI
BANGALORE 560 056
Bangalore University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UVCE, ME (Civil) Major: Geotechnical
Engineering 2
ME Regulation 2008-09
BANGALORE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
BANGALORE
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE POST GRADUATE COURSES IN
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (M.E. and M.Arch.)
1. Title and Duration of the M.E and M.Arch. courses.
1.1 The courses governed by AICTE shall be called the Degree course in Master
of Engineering, in-short, M.E. and the course governed by the Council of
Architecture (COA) shall be called the Degree course in Master of
Architecture, in-short M.Arch.
1.2 The Masters Degree courses consist of four semester of total duration 24
months. Each semester shall have a minimum of 90 working days.
2. Department-wise M.E and M.Arch. courses offered in different specialization at
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore University Bangalore.
2.1 Department of Civil Engineering.
1. Construction Technology
2. Environmental Engineering
3. Geo-Technical Engineering
4. High Way Engineering
5. Pre-Stressed Concrete Engineering
6. Structural Engineering
7. Water Resource Engineering
8. Earthquake Engineering
2.2 Department of Mechanical Engineering.
1. Machine Design
2. Manufacturing Science and Engineering
3. Thermal Science and Engineering
4. Advanced Material Technology
2.3 Department of Electrical Engineering.
1. Power and Energy Systems
2. Power Electronics
3. Control Engineering
2.4 Department of Electronics Engineering.
1. Electronics and Communication
2. Digital Electronics
3. VLSI and Embedded Systems
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2.5 Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
1. Computer Science and Engineering
2. Information Technology
3. Computer Networking
4. Bioinformatics
5. Web Technology
6. Software Engineering
2.6 Department of Architecture.
1. Construction and Project Management
2. Landscape Architecture
3. Eligibility Criteria for Admission to M.E and M.Arch. Degree courses.
3.1 AICTE Approved courses:
(a) Candidates who have passed the B.E degree examination by securing an
aggregate minimum of 50% of marks of all the semesters / years of the
qualifying examination [(Total sum of the secured marks of all the semesters
or years including class marks ÷ Total sum of the marks) ≥ 50, with no
rounding off the fraction to 50%] in the appropriate branch of Engineering of
Bangalore University or any other equivalent Examination recognized by the
Bangalore University / State Government with a valid GATE score or
entrance test score are eligible for admission to the appropriate course as
decided by the Bangalore University / State Government from time to time.
(b) In case of SC/ST candidates satisfying the condition 3(a), the aggregate is
relaxed to 45% with no rounding off the fraction to 45%.
(c) Not withstanding 3(a), members of the Teaching and Technical staff of the
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Teaching staff of
Government Engineering Colleges / Aided Engineering Colleges /
Government Polytechnics / Aided Polytechnics, Engineers, in the order of
preference, working in State Government Departments / Central Government
Departments/ Quasi State and Central Departments / Public Sector units,
Teaching staff of other Engineering Colleges and polytechnic and Engineers
working in a registered firm / Company / Industry etc, all located in
Karnataka, with a minimum of 3 years of experience on full time basis after
the graduation are eligible to the course as sponsored full time students.
3.2 COA approved courses:
(a) Candidates who have passed the B.Arch. Degree examination by securing an
aggregate minimum of 50% of marks of all the semesters / years of the
qualifying examination [(Total sum of the secured marks of all the semesters
or years including class marks ÷ Total sum of the marks) ≥ 50, with no
rounding off the fraction to 50%] in the branch of Architecture of Bangalore
University or any equivalent Examination recognized by the Bangalore
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University / State Government with a valid GATE score or entrance test
score are eligible for admission to the M.Arch. course as decided by the
Bangalore University / State Government from time to time.
(b) In case of SC/ST candidates satisfying the condition 3(a), the aggregate is
relaxed to 45% with no rounding off the fraction to 45%.
(c) Not withstanding 3(a), members of the Teaching and Technical staff of the
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Teaching staff of
Government Engineering Colleges / Aided Engineering Colleges /
Government polytechnics/ Aided polytechnics, Engineers, in the order of
preference, working in State Government Departments / Central Government
Departments/ Quasi State and Central Departments / Public Sector units,
Teaching staff of other Engineering Colleges and polytechnic and Architects
working in a registered firm / Company / Industry etc, all located in
Karnataka, with a minimum of 3 years of experience on full time basis after
the graduation are eligible to the course as sponsored full time students.
4. Selection of Candidates for admission to Post Graduate Courses:
The selection of candidates for admission shall be based on the GATE score or on
the entrance test score.
(a) General category seats are filled by GATE qualified candidates on all India
basis.
(b) The general category seats not filled by the GATE qualified candidates shall
be filled by candidates by merit based on the Entrance test conducted by the
Bangalore University or by any other body authorized by the State
Government.
5. Academic requirements:
(a) Attendance: The student shall be eligible to appear for the Examination only
if the candidate has attended 75% of the number of working periods in each
of the semester in each of the subjects i.e., Theory, Practical, Seminars and
Dissertation etc., or as prescribed by the University from time to time.
(b) Sessional: The students shall secure 50% of class marks in each subject to
appear to the University examination at the end of each semester. Students
failing to obtain the minimum class marks (i.e., 50% of the maximum in each
of the subjects) even in one subject of any semester, he/she shall not be
permitted to appear for that semester examination. Such students shall repeat
the semester during the next academic year and then appear for that semester
examination.
(c) Course completion: A candidate admitted for the M.E /M.Arch degree
course must completely pass in all the subjects prescribed in the Scheme of
study within 48 months from the date of joining the course failing which the
admission stands cancelled.
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6. Dissertation and Viva - Voce:
(a) Dissertation: The candidate in consultation with the concerned guide during
third semester itself shall choose the dissertation subject and title. The
subjects shall be directly related to the candidate's major field of
specialization. The title may be modified, if required, during the fourth
semester, before the final submission. The work should be carried out during
both 3rd and 4th Semesters. The candidate shall submit the dissertation at the
end of the fourth semester on satisfactory completion of the Sessional
requirements.
(b) Viva - Voce: (i) The Viva - Voce examination shall be held only after the student
successfully completes all the requirements of all the four semesters.
(ii) The Viva - Voce shall cover the work carried out by the candidate for
the dissertation and the related topics.
(iii) The Viva - Voce is conducted by a committee consisting of the
Chairman, Departmental Council, Chairman BOE of the concerned
specialization, the internal guide and the external appointed examiners
for evaluation of the dissertation.
(iv) The average of the marks assessed by the internal guide and external
examiners separately of the dissertation is taken as the marks awarded
to the candidates.
(v) The candidate whose dissertation is rejected, even by one of the
examiners, may be permitted to revise the dissertation and re-submit the
same for the next University examination.
(vi) In case the internal guide or the external examiners are not available for
evaluation of Dissertation / conducting of Viva-Voce examination, the
Chairman, BOE of the concerned specialization shall make alternate
arrangement in consultation with Registrar (Evaluation), Bangalore
University.
7. Minimum for Pass:
The candidate shall be declared to be successful in any of the semester
examination only on securing a minimum of 50% marks in each subject of the
examination as well as 50% of the Class marks in each subject as per Clause 5(b).
8. Benefit of Exemption:
A candidate failing to obtain the prescribed minimum for a Pass in any of the
subject/s of the examination shall be permitted to appear for the subject/s of that
examination in which the candidate has secured less than 50% of the maximum
marks.
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9. Eligibility:
(a) A candidate is permitted to carry only two subjects of I semester for
admission to II semester and two subjects of I/II semesters, considered
together, to III semester.
(b) The candidates will be admitted to IV semester only after he/she passes all
the subjects of the previous semesters.
(c) Those candidates who had lost the eligibility to go to IV semester shall
carryout the dissertation work after getting eligibility and shall submit the
dissertation for Viva- Voce examination along with the regular students of IV
semester.
10. Declaration of Results:
The results of the successful candidates will be declared as follows :
(a) “Second class” to the candidate who obtains above 50% but below 60% of
the aggregate marks in all the four semester examinations.
(b) “First class” for the candidate who obtains 60% and above of the aggregate
marks in all the four semester examinations.
(c). “First class with Distinction” for the candidate who obtains 75% and above
of the aggregate marks of all the four semester examinations and must have
passed all the examinations in the first attempt.
11. Calendar of Events and Scheme of examination:
(a) The Calendar of Events shall be fixed by the University from time to time.
(b) The Scheme of study, syllabus and scheme of examination for the various
courses shall be provided separately.
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SCHEME OF STUDY AND EXAMINATION FOR
M.E DEGREE COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
MAJOR: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
(2008-2009 onwards)
FIRST SEMESTER No. of Hrs.
Code
No. Title of Subject
Theory
Practicals/
Computer
Lab.
Class
Marks
Exam
Marks Total
2K8GT101 Finite Elements in
Geotechnical Engineering 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT102 Site investigation and
Improvement techniques 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT103 Geotechnology and
Advanced soil testing 4 3 25 100 125
2K8GT104 Advanced soil mechanics 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT105 Design of Shallow
foundations 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT106 Elective I 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT107 Seminar 0 2 50 - 50
Total 200 600 800
2K8GT106 Elective - I
a) Case histories in Geo technical Engineering
b) 2K8HW 102 Pavement Design
SECOND SEMESTER No. of Hrs.
Code No. Title of Subject Theory
Practicals/
Computer
Lab.
Class
Marks
Exam
Marks Total
2K8GT201 Soil dynamics 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT202 Rock Mechanics 4 0 25 100 125
2K8GT203 Design of Deep foundations 4 0 25 100 125