UNIT I
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Engineering Properties uses and tests for stones and
bricks lime - sources, types and properties - cement
- composition, tests, specifications, properties - types
of cements and admixtures. Miscelklaneous materials
- Glass, Rubber Plastics and materials for acoustics
and insulation.
UNIT II
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
Stone Masonry - Classification, construction details
and supervision - Brick Masonny - bonds - Damp proof
courses - construction details of wails and arches.
Shoring, scaffolding, underpinning.
Floor finishes and roof coverings.
Stairs and stair cases - Layout - types - suitability,
Doors, Windows and ventilators Types - Selection, Fire
resistant structure.
UNIT III
ENGINEERING SURVEY
Levelling - Types - LS and CS contouring calculation
of areas and volume Theodoite survey - Traversing -
Heights and Distances Techeemetry - Modern surveying
instruments. Selting out of curves Permanent adjustments
of levels and theodelites.
UNIT IV
ESTIMATING AND COSTING
Types of estimates - Writing technical specifications
and tender documents. Types of contracts - terms and
conditions conflicts and arbitration - Rate Analysis
- schedule of rates Valuation and Rent fixation.
UNIT V
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Stresses and strains - Elastic constants, - shear and
tension compound strees principal stresses and planes
Theeries of failure. Theory of simple pending - shear
stress - distribution in beams Deflection of beams Strain
energy in elastic deformation, impact fatigue and creep.
UNIT VI
THEORY OF STRUCTURES
Proposed cantilever and fixed beams Continueous beams
- Theorem of three moments - portal frames - moment
distribution method - Colomns - short & long columns,
unsymmetrical sections. Euler`s theory - critical leads
for different end conditions Analyusis of arches - Eddy`s
theorem - suspension bridges /moving leads - influence
lines. Domes and Retaining walls - stabilityh conditions
- checking.
UNIT VII
SOIL MECHANICS
Site Investigation and Soil sampling - classification
of soil Engineering properties of soil - SPT and its
interpretation soil - Water interaction - permeability,
seepage shear strength of soils - Determination of C
and V Stress distribution in soils - Boussinesq`s and
Wester - gaard`s. Theory of consolidation - consolidation
test. compaction of soils - Meisture density relationship
- stability of slopes analysis.
UNIT VIII
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Shallow Foundations Bearing capacity Theory - Settlement
analysis Methods of improving - bearing capacity and
minimising settlement - Types of footings - Design principles
mat foundations. Deep foundations - Piles - Static and
Dynamic formulac - Pile cap - group of piles - pile
lead test. Retaining walls - Earth pressure theories.
UNIT IX
WATER SUPPLY & TREATMENT
Estimation of water resources - Ground water hydraulics
for ecasting demand hydraulics. Forecasting demand -
Impurities of water - physical, chemical and bacterielogical
analysis - water bern diseases - pumping and gravity
schemes - Water treatment plants chlorination.
UNIT X
SEWAGE TREATMENT & POLLUTION CONTROL
Disposal of sanitary sewage - sewer systems - design
flow for separate, sterm and combined systems - sewer
design sewer Appurtenances - Seweage pumping - Types
of pumps. Sewage Treatment primary , secondry and tertiary
levels plants - Sludge treatment and disposal Industrial
watches Rural sanitation - Air pollution - Solid waste
management.
PAPER -II
UNIT I
CONCRETE TECHNOLONY RC
Tests on cement and aggregates - High grade cements
High strength concrete Testing of fresh and hardend
concrete - Non destructive testing - Concrete mix design
- IS method quality control - cetering and shuttering
sheet piles - slips and moving forms. Coincrete hollow
block masonry Construction joints.
UNIT II
DESIGN OF R.C. ELEMENTS
Methods of design of concrete members. Limit state and
working stress design Design of flexural members. Design
of singly and doubly reinforced rectangular and flanged
Design of slabs and columns R.C. footings
UNIT III
MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES
Steel structures - welded connections - Design of tension
and compression members - trusses Design of purlins
- Design of steel columns & beams. Design and construction
of prestressed concrete beams - Design of masonry Chimneys
and stacks.
UNIT IV
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Water Resources in Tamil Nadu Water Resource Planning
. Master Plan for water. Water budget & Development
Plan. Reservoir planning & Management. Flood control.
Chennel improvement Land Management.
UNIT V
IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
Soil Plant Water Relationship - Water requirement of
crops - Irrigation methods. Irrigation efficiencies.
Water logging & consequences - Salinity & alkalinity.
Reclamation. Head works and distribution works. Cross
drainage works.
UNIT VI
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Traffic Engineering and Traffic surveys - Intersections,
road signals and markings - grade separations - parking
& traffic control - Traffic regulation & safety.
Accident investigation - measures for accident reduction.
Traffic Management
UNIT VII
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Highway planning in India - Road classification - Geometric
design of highways. Construction of Earth WBM, bituminous
and concrete roads - Design of flexible and rigid pavements.
Design of joints in cement concrete roads - Drainage
of roads - Maintenance of Roads.
UNIT VIII
RAILWAYS AIRPORTS AND HARBOURS
Details of components of permanent way - geometric design
- points & croissing - signalling Interlocking and
level crossings.
Airport planning Components of Airport - Site selection
- Airport zonin g - planning of terminal buildings.
Harbours & Ports - types - com ponents & their
functions - Layout of a harbour - Docks - Wet and dry
- Break waters.
UNIT IX
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Construction Management - Inportance and scope. Construction
planning scheduling and monitoring - Cost control Quality
control and inspection Network analysis by CPM and PERT
- Determination of Critical path & floats - Project
Management using CPM/PERT
UNIT X
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Types of computers - conponents of moder computer systems
- Office Automation - Word processing, spread sheets
and database management - Developing Flow charts for
solving Engineering problems - Computer Aided Design
and drafting - Advantages of Computer Aided drafting
over traditional drafcting - Developing 2D, 3D drawings
and solid modelling.
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