UNIT I
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND PRACTICE
Properties of engineering materials-brick, stones, cement
(types and grades), concrete (mix design), steel and
new materials. - Construction of stone masonry, brick
masonry and R.C.C. - Building bye - laws and Development
regulations practiced in Tamil Nadu - Provisions for
fire safety, lighting and ventillation.
UNIT
II
ENGINEERING SURVEY
survey - computation of areas and Chain Survey - Compass
surveying - Plane table survey - levelling - fly levelling
- L.S. and C.S. - Contour volumes - Theodolite survey
- Traversing - Heights and Distances - Tacheometry -
and Triangulation - Use of EDM and Remote sensing techniques.
UNIT
III
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Stresses and strains - elastic constants - Beams and
bending - Bending moment and shear force in beams -
Theory of simple bending - deflection of beams - torsion
- Combined stresses - Principal stresses and principal
planes - Theories of Failure - Thermal stresses - Mechanical
behaviour of Engineering materials.
UNIT
IV
THEORY OF STRUCTURES (STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS)
Indeterminate beams - Stiffness and flexibility methods
of structural analysis - Slope deflection - Moment Distribution
method - Analysis of trusses - Theory of columns - moving
loads and influence lines - Stability of retaining walls.
UNIT
V
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Formation of soils - types of soils - classification
of soils for engineering practice - Field identification
of soils - Physical properties of soils - Three phase
diagram - permeability characteristics of soils - stress
distribution in soils - Theory of consolidation, shear
strength parameters of soils - Compaction of soils.
Soil exploration - Soil sampling techniques - Borelog
profile - shallow foundations - Terzhagi's bearing capacity
theory - Pile foundation - Group action of piles - settlement
of foundations.
UNIT
VI
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLLUTION CONTROL
Sources of water - Ground water Hydraulics - Impurities
of water - Water analysis - water treatment - water
borne diseases. Disposal of sanitary sewage - sewerage
system - Design of sewerage systems - sewer appurtiuences
- Pumping of sewage - sewage treatment and disposal
- Industrial waste treatment - solid waste management
- Air, water and Noise pollution control.
UNIT
VII
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURES
R.C. AND PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Design of concrete members - limit state and working
stress design concepts - design of slabs - single way,
two way and flat slabs - Design of singly and doubly
reinforced sections and flanged sections -design of
columns and footings - prestressing - systems and methods
- Design of prestressed members for flexure.
STEEL
Design of tension and compression members - Design of
rivetted and welded connections design of members of
Truss and purlins - designs of columns and bases - design
of beams including plate girders.
UNIT
VIII
WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
Water resources in Tamil Nadu - Water resource planning
- Master plan for water management flood control - Channel
improvement - land management. Soil plant water relationship
- Water requirement of crops - Rainfall and runoff -
Irrigation methods - Waterlogging and land reclamation
- Headworks and Distribution works - Cross drainage
works.
UNIT
IX
URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Urbanisation trend and impact - Slum cleareance and
slum improvement programmes - Traffic regulation and
control measures - parking policy and management - Urban
and regional road classification - Road geometric and
road construction techniques - Different modes of transport
and their characteristics.
UNIT
X
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ESTIMATING
Construction management - Construction planning - Scheduling
and monitoring - Cost control, Quality control and inspection
- Network analysis - CPM and PERT methods of project
management - Resources planning and resource management.
Types of estimates - Preparation of technical - Specifications
and tender documents - Building valuation - law relating
to contracts and arbitration.
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