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Department of Civil Engineering

Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur


Course Structure and Syllabus
Third Semester
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Mathematics III
Management and Sociology
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Hydraulics I (Fluid Mechanics)
Surveying
Building Planning and Estimation
Theory Sub-total
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies Lab
Hydraulics I Lab
Surveying Lab
Building Planning Estimation Sessional
Sessional Sub-total

Course code
MA301
HUM3401
AM-301
AM-302
CE-301
CE-302
AM-351
AM-352
CE-351
CE-352

Class Load/Week
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1
0
1
0
1
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0
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5
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12
3rd Semester Total:

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4
4
4
4
4
3
23
2
2
2
2
8
31

100
100
100
100
100
100
600
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800

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18
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3
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12
4th Semester Total:

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3
4
3
4
4
3
21
2
2
2
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29

100
100
100
100
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600
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800

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18
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Fourth Semester
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Course code

Physics-II
Hydraulics II (Open Channel Hydraulics)
Engineering Geology
Structural Analysis I
Geotechnical Engineering - I
Concrete and CE Materials
Theory Sub-total
Open Channel Hydraulics
Geotechnical Engineering Lab
Concrete Technology Lab
CAD in Civil Engineering
Sessional Sub-total

PH3401
AM-402
GE-401
CE-401
CE-402
CE-403
AM-452
CE-451
CE-452
CE-453

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Fifth Semester
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Economics
Structural Analysis II
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Geotechnical Engineering II
Water Resources Engineering I
Transportation Engineering I
Theory Sub-total
Design Project I
Water Resources Engineering Lab
Transportation Engineering Lab
Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
Sessional Sub-total

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Course code

HU 5601
CE-501
CE-502
CE-503
CE-504
CE-505
CE-551
CE-552
CE-553
CE-554

Class Load/Week
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6
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3
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15
5rd Semester Total:

Credit

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2
3
4
3
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20
3
2
2
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9
29

50
100
100
100
100
100
550
100
50
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250
800

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12
6th Semester Total:

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3
3
3
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3
4
19
3
2
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3(2+1)
10
29

100
100
100
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100
100
600
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100
300
900

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17
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Structural Analysis III
Design of Steel Structures
Geotechnical Engineering III
Water Resources Engineering II
Transportation Engineering II
Environmental Engineering I
Theory Sub-total
Design Project II
Structural Engineering Lab
Environmental Engineering Lab
Viva-Voce-I
Sessional Sub-total

Course code
CE-601
CE-602
CE-603
CE-604
CE-605
CE-606
CE-651
CE-652
CE-653
CE-654

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Seventh Semester
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Accounting and Financial Management
Water Resources Engineering - III
Transportation Engineering III
Environmental Engineering II
Advanced Design (Elective)
Elective I
Theory Sub-total
Design Project III
Project (Prelim)
Sessional Sub-total

Course code
HU-7801
CE-701
CE-702
CE-703
CE-704
CE-705
CE-751
CE-752

Class Load/Week
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7rd Semester Total:

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2
3
3
3
4
3
18
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3(2+1*)
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23

50
100
100
100
100
100
550
100
50
150
700

*Progress report submission/seminar

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Environmental Engineering III


Construction, Project Planning & Management
Geoinformatics
Disaster Mitigation
Elective II
Elective III
Theory Sub-total
Geoinformatics Lab
Project (Final)
Viva-Voce-II
Sessional Sub-total

CE-801
CE-802
CE-803
CE-804
CE-805
CE-806

*Project report submission/seminar

CE-851
CE-852
CE-853

Class Load/Week
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3
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17
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6
8th Semester Total:

Credit

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3
4
3
3
3
2
18
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6 (4+2*)
2
10
28

100
100
100
100
100
50
550
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200
100
350
900

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Third Semester
Surveying (CE 301)
Weekly contact: 3 1 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Basic concepts of surveying: Definition Principles Basic measurements Control networks Locating position
Plotting detail Summary
Error and uncertainty: Units of measurement Significant figures Rounding numbers Errors in measurement
Indices of precision Weight Rejection of outliers Combination of errors
Leveling: Introduction Levelling Definitions Curvature and refraction Equipment Instrument adjustment
Principle of levelling Sources of error Closure tolerances Error distribution Levelling applications Reciprocal
levelling Precise levelling Digital levelling Trigonometrical levelling Heighting with GPS
Distance measurement: Tapes Field work Distance adjustment Errors in taping Accuracies Electromagnetic
distance measurement (EDM) (Total Station) Measuring principles Meteorological corrections Geometrical
reductions Errors, checking and calibration Other error sources Instrument specifications Developments in EDM
Angle measurement: The theodolite Instrumental errors Instrument adjustment Field procedure Measuring angles
Sources of error
Conventional control surveys: Plane rectangular coordinates Traversing Triangulation Networks
Geodetic Position: Introduction Reference ellipsoid Coordinate systems Local systems Computation on the
ellipsoid Datum Transformations Orthomorphic projection The Universal Transverse Mercator Projection
Practical applications
Satellite positioning: Introduction GPS segments GPS receivers Satellite orbits Basic principle of position fixing
Differencing data GPS observing methods Error sources GPS survey planning Transformation between
reference systems Applications
Curves: Circular curves Setting out curves Compound and reverse curves Transition curves Setting-out data
Cubic spiral and cubic parabola Curve transitional throughout Vertical curves Applications
Earthworks: Areas Partition of land Cross-sections Volumes Mass-haul diagrams
Building Planning and Estimation (CE 302)
Weekly contact: 3-0-0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Purpose and scope of planning of buildings, Levels of planning; Different Components of Typical Building;
Classification of Buildings as per National Building Codes as well as Municipal Authorities and Development
Authorities; Concepts of Covered Area, Carpet Area, Plinth Area, FAR, Ground Coverage, Open Spaces, and Parking
Space of multistoried building; Principles of building planning, Regulations and bye-laws of the sanctioning authorities;
Site planning; Planning of building services like water supply, sanitation, lighting, security, air-conditioning, lift,
acoustics; Concept of Green building; Planning for disaster management.
Definition of Estimating, Purpose of Estimating; Quantity Survey; Types of Estimating -- Detailed Estimate, Preliminary
Estimate, Approximate Estimate; Revised Estimate, Supplementary Estimate, Maintenance Estimate, Introduction to IS
standard.
Introduction to Rate Analysis of different items of works of a standard residential building, factors affecting rate of an
item, Use of standard schedules such as PWD schedules of rates, Analysis of rates of important item of works
Purpose of valuation of land and building, Concept of price, value and cost, free hold and lease hold properties; market
value, present value; sinking fund; years purchase, Different methods of land valuation, Different methods of valuation
of real properties, Outgoing, appreciation, depreciation- different methods, Fixation of rents.

Surveying Lab (CE 351)


Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Surveying (CE-301)

Full Marks: 100

Introduction to surveying equipment and basic measurement; Chain and Compass traversing; Plain Table survey;
Leveling; Theodolite traversing; Introduction to Total station; Viva and Evaluation

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Building Planning and Estimation Sessional (CE 352)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L. T. S) Prerequisite: Building Planning and Estimation (CE-302)

Full Marks: 100

Introduction; Drawing of plan, elevation and sectional views of simple four storied building; Planning and drawings of
apartment building keeping in view the provisions regarding Area Height Limitations, Covered Area, Plinth Area,
Ground Coverage, Open Spaces and Parking Space as per regulation of Kolkata Municipal Corporation; Detailed
estimate of a simple residential building including sanitary works and electrical estimation with annual repair and
maintenance; Viva and Evaluation
Note: This sessional will be based on the course CE 302

Fourth Semester
Structural Analysis I (CE-401)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Introduction: Structure and its various forms; Deflection of simple beam; Deflection of simple truss; Concept of
Determinate and Indeterminate Structures; Introduction to analysis of statically indeterminate structures; Continuous
beam analysis by Three Moment Theorem; Moment Distribution Method (Continuous Beams); Influence Line Diagrams
and Moving Loads. Application to beam and truss; Analysis of Three Hinged Arch; Analysis of Two Hinged Arch
Text / Reference Books:
Geotechnical Engineering - I (CE 402)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Origin and Formation of soils - Origin of Soils residual and transported soils;
Structure and Properties of Soils - Soil particle size and shape, clay mineralogy, soil mass structure.
Soil phase relationship - Soil phases, weight volume relationships, specific gravity of soils.
Index properties of soil - Soil particle size and shape, particle size distribution of soils, Atterbergs limits, relative
density. Classification of soils.
Water in Soil - Gravitational water, capillary moisture, adsorbed water, permeability of uniform and stratified deposits,
laboratory and field determination, total pressure, pore water pressure and effective pressure. Critical hydraulic gradient,
quick- sand condition.
Seepage and flownets - Continuity equation, construction of flow nets, properties of flow nets, flow through earthen dam,
estimation of quantity of seepage.
Stresses in soils - Stresses in soils - Boussinesqs and Westergaards theory, stresses due to concentrated load, line load
and distributed loads over limited areas of different shapes, Newmarks chart, pressure bulb.
Compressibility and consolidation - Normally consolidated and over consolidated soils, compression and swelling
indices, Terzaghis one dimensional consolidation theory, fitting methods for coefficient of consolidation, time factor,
estimation of settlement, necessary corrections.
Shear strength of soils - Mohr circle of stress, pole, Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria, types of shear tests, drainage
conditions, field vane shear tests, pore pressure parameters and concept of stress path.
Concrete and CE Materials (CE 403)
Weekly contact: 3 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Introduction
Conventional Civil Engineering Materials: i) Building Materials: Timber, brick, lime, concrete, steel, tiles, paints and
varnishes, asbestos, polymeric materials, etc. ii) Foundation Materials: Geotextiles, Grouting, Geomembrane, etc. iii)
Pavement Materials: Bitumen, tar, granular material, modified bitumen, paver blocks, etc. iv) Materials for
Environmental Protection: Geopolymer, pervious block, etc.
Alternative Civil Engineering Materials - Industrial slags, cinder, pozzolans, fibre reinforced plastics, etc.
Preparation of Concrete - Ingredients (cement, aggregate, water, admixture), mixing, placing, curing.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Properties of Fresh Concrete - Workability, segregation, bleeding, air content, setting time.
Properties of Hardened Concrete - Compressive strength, tensile and flexural strength, elasticity, maturity, shrinkage,
creep, durability
Concrete Mix Design - Requirements of concrete mix design, types of mixes, factors affecting the choice of mix
proportions, mix proportion designations, factors to be considered for mix design, procedure, graphs and tables, trial
mixes
Special type of Concrete - Lightweight concrete, polymer concrete, fibre reinforced concrete, ready mixed concrete, high
performance concrete, etc.
Geotechnical Engineering Lab (CE 451)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)
Prerequisite: Geotechnical Engineering I (CE-402)

Full Marks: 50

Identification of Soil and Direct Shear Test; Atterbergs Limit Test and Determination of Specific Gravity; Mechanical
Analysis and Hydrometer Analysis; Compaction and Permeability Tests; CBR and Void Ratio; Triaxial Test and USC;
Field Density; Consolidation; Vane Shear Test; Demonstration on Geotextile Testing; Viva and Evaluation.
Concrete Technology Lab (CE 452)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Concrete and CE Materials (CE-403)

Full Marks: 50

Sieve Analysis of Coarse and Fine Aggregates, and Determination of Fineness Modulus. (I.S. : 2386 Part-I, I.S. : 383);
Determination of Specific Gravity and Water Absorption of Coarse Aggregates. (I.S. : 2386 Part-III ); Determination of
Crushing Strength of Coarse Aggregates. (I.S. : 2386 Part-IV ); Determination of Bulking Factor and Silt Factor of Fine
Aggregates. (I.S. : 2386 Part-III ); Determination of Standard Consistency of Cement and Fineness of Cement by
Sieving. (I.S. : 4031 Part-IV ); Determination of Initial and Final Setting Time of Cement (I.S.: 4031 Part-V , I.S. : 269,
8112, 12269 ); Determination of Specific Gravity of Cement. (I.S. : 4031 Part-II); Determination of Compressive
Strength of Sand-Cement Mortar. (a) Casting b) Testing (I.S. : 4031 Part-VI , I.S. : 269,8112, 1269 ); a) Design of
Concrete Mix ; b)Casting of Concrete Cubes , Cylinders, Flexure Beams; c)Testing of Concrete Cubes , Cylinders,
Flexure Beams; Viva and Evaluation.
CAD in Civil Engineering (CE 453)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing (CE-201)

Full Marks: 50

Concept of CAD- Hardware, Software; Basic Drawing Objects- Line, Polyline, Arc, Circle, Ellipse, Dimension, Hatches,
Texts, GUI, CLI, Basic Commands; Properties of Drawing Objects- Weight, Colour, Lock/Hidden objects, Layers,
Coordinate System, Scale, Layout, Output; Basic Editing- Erase, Copy, Move, Rotate, Offset, Fillet, Trim, Extend;
Simple Drawings: i) Layout Plan with Furniture/Fixures of a Living Room, Bed Room, Kitchen and Toilet; ii) Drawing
of a Layout Plan of a Multi-storied Residential Building; iii) Drawing of a typical Reinforcement Detail of a Continuous
Beam; iv) Drawing of Typical Section of a RCC Retaining Wall; v) Drawing of a Highway Layout Plan- Horizontal and
Vertical Curves; vi) Drawing of a Typical Layout Plan of a Barrage; vii) Drawing of a Typical Layout of a Water and
Waste Water Treatment Plant; Viva and Evaluation.

Fifth Semester
Structural Analysis - II (CE 501)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Structural Analysis I (CE-401)

Slope deflection and moment distribution methods for indeterminate frame structures;
Applications of energy methods to indeterminate frame structures and two hinged arches;
Influence line for indeterminate structures;
Fundamentals of Matrix structural analysis: Concept of displacement and force methods;
Application of displacement methods to truss, beam and frame structures;

Full Marks: 100

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (CE 502)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Introduction: Design philosophies and fundamentals


Design and detailing of beams
Design and detailing of slabs
Design of columns
Design of Isolated footings
Design of staircase
Design of combined footing, pile, pile cap and raft foundation
Geotechnical Engineering - II (CE 503)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Geotechnical Engineering - I (CE 402)

Full Marks: 100

Stability of slopes: Infinite and finite slopes; types of failure; Swedish circle method, standard method of slices, friction
circle method; stability number, factor of safety, remedial measures.
Soil stabilization: Compaction, factors affecting compaction, laboratory and field methods; Reinforced earth: applications
in civil engineering; reinforced earth wall, geotextiles; stabilization using admixtures: lime, cement, bitumen and fly ash.
Soil exploration: Planning of soil exploration programme, methods of boring, sampling, spacing and number of
exploratory boring, sounding methods - Standard penetration test, Static cone penetration test, Dynamic cone penetration
test; indirect method of soil exploration - Seismic refraction and Electrical resistivity methods; soil exploration report.
Earth pressure: Rankines and Coulombs earth pressure theories; analytical and graphical methods of determination of
earth pressure for different wall and soil conditions.
Retaining walls: Types of retaining walls; stability checks for gravity, cantilever, and counterfort retaining walls;
pressure distribution diagrams.
Sheet pile wall: Types of sheet pile walls; depth of embedment of cantilever sheet pile walls in cohesionless and cohesive
soils; Anchored bulkheads, anchorage systems; design of anchored bulkhead by free earth support method and fixed earth
support method.
Cofferdams: Uses, common types of cofferdams; braced excavations.
Water Resources Engineering - I (CE 504)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Introduction: Catchment and its physical characteristics, Hydrologic Cycle, Hydrologic Budget
Precipitation: Types and Forms, Conditions Necessary for Precipitation, Measurement of Point Rainfall- Rain Gauges,
Estimation of Missing rainfall data, Checking of Consistency, Optimum Number of Raingauges, Average Rainfall over
and area different methods, Rainfall Mass Curve, Hyetograph, Frequency Analysis of Rainfall, Intensity Duration
Curve
Losses from Precipitation: Evaporation, Evapotranspiration and Infiltration the Processes, Measurement and Estimation
Runoff: Factors affecting Runoff, Estimation of Runoff, Rainfall-runoff Correlation, Flow-duration curve, Flow mass
curve, Surface Water Resources of India
Streamflow Measurement: Different Direct and Indirect Methods, Stage Discharge Curve; Unsteady Flow and Backwater
Effects
Hydrographs: Definition and Characteristics, Baseflow Separation, Unit Hydrographs, S Curve, Synthetic and
Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph, Distribution Graph
Statistical Preliminaries: Statistical Terminology, Probability of Discrete and Continuous Random variables, Method of
Moments, Distribution Functions, Reliability of Estimates of Distribution Characteristics, Frequency Distributions

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Ground Water Hydrology: Aquifers, Well Hydraulics, Tube Wells, Salt Water Intrusion, Artificial Recharge
Open Channel Flow: Channel Characteristics and parameters, Uniform flow, Critical flow, Specific Energy concepts,
Gradually Varied Flows, Rapidly Varied flow with special reference to hydraulic jump, Flow in pipes and Pipe networks.
Transportation Engineering - I (CE 505)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite: None
Full Marks: 100
Role of Transportation Engineering, Components of Transportation System, Different Modes of transportation.
Roadway Engineering:
Roadway Transportation System in India; Role of IRC, AASHTO and other organizations; Functional Classification and
Components; Roadway Alignment and Survey; Road User and the Vehicle Characteristics, Traffic Characteristics;
Geometric Design of Roadway; Hill Road.
Pavement Types and Components of Typical Pavements; Pavement Materials Soil, Aggregates,Bitumen, Tests for
Subgrade Materials, Quality Control Tests, Bituminous Mix Design; Pavement Design Concept of Pavement Design,
Design Parameters, Traffic Volume and Axle Load Survey, Design of Flexible and Rigid Pavement by IRC Methods;
Roadway Drainage; Pavement Construction; Pavement Distresses; Pavement Maintenance and Strengthening; Estimation
of Roadway.
Transportation Structure Culverts, Bridge, Flyovers, tunnels, Parking Lot; Classification, requirements; Bridge sub
structure and Super Structure elements deck, bearings, joints, piers, abutments, wing walls and approaches; Bridge
loading as per IRC.
Design Project - I (CE 551)
Weekly contact: 0-0-6 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Design of Structures I (CE-502)

Full Marks: 100

Design of a R.C. building based on Design of Structures I - CE 502. Report Submission and Evaluation.
Water Resources Engineering Lab (CE-552)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)
Prerequisite: Water Resources Engineering I (CE-504) Full Marks: 50
Delineation of Catchment Boundary and Measurement of Catchment Area; Average Precipitation from Thiessen
Polygon; DAD Analysis; Measurement of Evaporation Loss; Use of Hygrometers, Min-max Thermometers, Use of
Sunshine Recorder and Estimation of ETO; Measurement and Estimation of Infiltration Capacity; Use of Currentmeters;
Demonstration of AWS, Viva and Evaluation.
Transportation Engineering Lab (CE-553)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)
Prerequisite: Transportation Engineering I (CE-505) Full Marks: 50
Quality Control tests for Pavement Aggregates and Bitumen; Bituminous Mix Design; Pavement, Evaluation and
Roughness Measurement; Traffic Survey, Analysis of Traffic Data, Viva and Evaluation.
Computer Applications in Civil Engineering (CE-554)
Weekly contact: 0-0-3 (L T S)
Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing (CE-201)

Full Marks: 50

Introduction to Computer: Hardware, Software, Operating System, Windows, File Structure; Use of a Word Processor,
Writing Scientific Reports
Worksheets: Concept of Cells, Formula, Charts; Goal seek and What-If analysis; Statistical Analysis; Matrix Analysis;
Applications to Civil Engineering Problems; Programming with VBA
Use of Computing Platforms: SciLab/Equivalent Software, Basic Usage, Matrix Analyses, Writing Script Files,
Applications to Civil Engineering Problems
Programming with Fortran, Application to Civil Engineering Problems; Report Submission.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Sixth Semester
Structural Analysis - III (CE 601)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: Structural Analysis II (CE-501)

Full Marks: 100

Introduction to Plastic Analysis of Structure; Analysis of stresses and strains, equilibrium and compatibility conditions,
plane stress and plane strain problems; Introduction to plate theory; Introduction to structural dynamics: Free & force
vibration of SDOF system;
Text / Reference Books:
Design of Steel Structures (CE 602)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite: None

Full Marks: 100

Introduction, Design of tension and compression members with end connections, Design of beams, Design of built-up
columns, Design of eccentric connections, Design of gantry girder, Design of beam-column, Design of column base.
Geotechnical Engineering - III (CE 603)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite: Geotechnical Engineering - II (CE 503)

Full Marks: 100

Bearing capacity of soils: Definition, factors affecting bearing capacity, modes of failures, Methods of determining
bearing capacity; Effect of water table and eccentric loads. Bearing capacity and settlement from field tests. Settlement
analysis, permissible settlement and allowable bearing pressure.
Shallow foundations: Types of footing Isolated, combined, strip, and raft foundations. Isolated footings with combined
action of loads and moments, Design principles.
Deep foundations: Types of piles, material, suitability and uses. Determination of types and lengths of piles, pile
capacity, pile spacing and group action. Pile group settlement. Design of pile caps. Negative skin friction, testing of piles.
Caissons: use, type, size and analysis.
Water Resources Engineering - II (CE 604)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S) Prerequisite: Water Resources Engineering - I (CE 504) Full Marks: 100
Irrigation: Necessity, Types, Techniques, Quality of Irrigation water, Soil-water-plant relationship, Water requirement of
crops, Base period, Duty, Delta, Commanded area, Intensity of irrigation, Consumptive use of water, Other terms related
to water requirement of crops, Irrigation efficiencies, Frequency of irrigation.
Water Storage: Flow mass curve, estimation of storage required for irrigation and other demands.
Canal irrigation: Classification of canals, canals in alluvium, design of unlined canals: Kennedy's method, Lacey's
method, lined canals: advantages, materials used, typical sections, design of lined canals, economics of canal lining.
Land drainage: Design and maintenance of open drains, closed drains, discharge and spacing of closed drains.
Diversion headworks: Necessity and uses, different types, Layout and different components, weirs on permeable
foundation, Creep theories, Khosla's method, different types of modules, canal escapes, Silt control devices.
Canal structures: Head- regulators, Cross-regulators, falls.
Transportation Engineering - II(CE 605)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S) Prerequisite: Transportation Engineering - I (CE 505) Full Marks: 100
Airport Engineering: Air Transportation System in India; Aircraft characteristics; Airport classification and site selection;
ICAO and FAA Standards; Component parts of airport - Runway, Taxiway, Apron, Hanger, Terminal Area; Design of
Runway - Length, Capacity, Geometrics, Orientation; Design of Taxiway, Planning of Terminal Area; Runway
Pavement.
Railway Engineering: History of Railway Development in India; Location Surveys and Alignment; Tractive Resistances;

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Permanent Way-Gauge, Coning of Wheels, Rail, Sleeper, Ballast, Fastening, Joints; Geometric Design; Track JunctionsPoints and Crossings; Railway Stations and Yards; Signaling and Interlocking; Track Stresses, Track Maintenances;
Underground Railway.
Waterway Engineering: Water Transportation System in India; Tide, Wind and Wave; Ports and Harbour - Classification,
Requirements, Layout; Docks -Dock Entrance, Quays, Jetties and Wharves; Design of Breakwater; Inland Water
Transportation.
Environmental Engineering I (CE 606)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite: None
Full Marks: 100
Water Quality: Physical, chemical and biological water quality parameters, water quality requirements, Indian Standards
Wastewater Characteristics: BOD, COD, ThOD, TOC, Solids, DO, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Standards of disposal into
natural water courses and on land
Air Quality: Type of Air Pollutants and Sources: Particulates, CO, SO2, NOX, Hydrocarbons, Natural and man made
sources, Ambient and Emission Standards
Effects of air pollution: Episodes, Plant Damage, Corrosion, Art treasures, Human health-respiration System
Global effects of Air Pollution: Greenhouse effect, Acid rain, Ozone layer disruption.
Water Treatment: Historical overview of water treatment, Water treatment prepossess (theory and application): Aeration,
solids separation, settling operation, coagulation and flocculation, softening, filtration, disinfection.
Wastewater Treatment: Preliminary treatment: Screening, grit removal units, oil and grease removal, primary treatment,
secondary treatment: activated sludge process, trickling filters, sludge digestion and drying beds, stabilization ponds,
Septic tank, Soakage systems, Imhoff tank, Recent trends in sewage treatment, Advanced waste water treatment: Nutrient
removal, Solid removal
Wastewater disposal and Reuse: Disposal of sewage by dilution, self-purification of streams, Sewage disposal by
irrigation and sewage farming, wastewater reuse
Design Project- II (CE 651)
Weekly contact: 0 - 0 6 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 100

Structural Engineering Lab (CE 652)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 3 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 50

Environmental Engineering Lab (CE 653)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 3 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 50

Viva-Voce-I (CE 654)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 100

Seventh Semester
Water Resources Engineering - III (CE 701)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S) Prerequisite: Water Resources Engineering - II (CE 604) Full Marks: 100
Flood: Flood frequency studies, Design flood, Design storm, Risk and reliability
Flood routing: Basic equations, Storage routing, channel routing, Routing in conceptual hydrograph development
Design of storage structures: Gravity dams, embankment dams, spillways

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Hydraulics of alluvial rivers: Regimes and morphology, Critical tractive force and resistance relations, Suspended, Bed
and Total loads, Meandering, Aggradation and Degradation
Hydropower engineering : Features and characteristics of hydropower generation, Types of hydroelectric plants,
Principal components of a hydropower station, Intakes, Water conductor system, Tunnels, Surge tanks, Penstocks,
Anchor blocks, Hydroelectric power classifications and investigations, Turbines.
Managing our water resources: Erosion control and watershed development: their benefit towards conservation of
national water wealth. Rain water harnessing and recharge of ground water: role of society and peoples participation for
sustainable water resource development.
Transportation Engineering III (CE 702)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S) Prerequisite: Transportation Engineering - II (CE 605) Full Marks: 100
Transportation System Engineering: Introduction to Transportation Systems Analysis and Issues; Transportation
Planning at Different Levels; Elements of Urban Transportation Planning; Transport Demand Analysis; Urban Passenger
Transport System - Passenger Transport Modes Classifications, Transit Modes and Characteristics, Transit System
Design
Traffic Engineering: Traffic Flow Parameters, Fundamental relationships, Theories of Traffic Flow, Traffic Studies and
Surveys; Intersection; Traffic Signal Design, Traffic Signs and Markings, Traffic Operation and Management, Highway
Capacity and Level of Service, Road Safety Aspects, Intelligent Transportation System.
Transportation Project Planning Introduction to Transportation Economics, Appraisal and Economic Evaluation of
Transportation Projects; Transport Project Planning Planning Studies and Investigation; Preparation of Project Report;
Project Evaluation; EIA of Transportation Projects; Application of HDM; Transportation Asset Management.
Environmental Engineering II (CE 703)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S) Prerequisite: Environmental Engineering I (CE 606)
Full Marks: 100
Water Demand: Design flow Design periods, Design population, Factors affecting water consumption, variations in water
demand, Design periods for various water supply components, Population data and population growth, Population
forecasting methods.
Development of groundwater: Occurrence of groundwater, aquifer and its types, various forms of underground sources:
infiltration gallery, springs, wells, Well: open well and tube well, yield from wells Theims formula and Dupuits
formula, sinking of tube well, well shrouding, well development.
Surface water Collection: Intake and its types, factors governing the location of an intake.
Conveyance of Water: Flow in pipe systems, Hydraulics of pipe flow and analysis of pipe network, Pipe materials, pipe
joints and appurtenances
Water Distribution: Distribution system, distribution layout
Wastewater Collection and Conveyance: Conservancy system, Water carriage system, Estimation of Sewage Quantity,
Types of sewerage system, Layouts of sewers, Sewer and drain, Sewer materials, joints and appurtenances, Sewer design,
Construction of sewer
Advanced Design (Elective): Advanced Design of Concrete structure (CE 704/1)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S) Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Design of RCC water tanks, silos, bunkers, silos, bunkers, retaining walls, chimney and simple bridges. Introduction to
design of pre stressed concrete structures.
Advanced Design (Elective): Advanced Design of Metal Structure (CE 704/2)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S) Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Design of steel roof trusses, plate girders steel frames - Design of industrial buildings, steel bridges steel portal frames,
pressed steel water tanks - rectangular and circular tanks. Towers, chimneys, composite structures, light gauge steel
structures, steel buildings and steel bridges

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Advanced Design (Elective): Advanced Design of Structures (CE 704/3)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S) Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Design of RCC water tanks, silos, bunkers, retaining walls, Design of Plate Girders, Introduction to design of pre stressed
concrete structures, Introduction to simple bridge design.
Advanced Design (Elective): Advanced Design of Foundations (CE 704/4)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S) Prerequisite:
Design of deep foundation

Full Marks: 100

Machine foundation
Braced excavation and cofferdam
Drainage and dewatering
Geotechnical instrumentation
Elective I: Numerical Methods in Structural Engineering (CE 705/1)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Finite Difference scheme - Implicit & Explicit scheme Solution of Partial differential equations, application to structural
engineering problems. Introduction to Finite Element Method. Concept of Optimization
Elective I: Structures under Dynamic Loads (CE 705/2)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Dynamic Analysis of single and multiple degrees of freedom system: modal analysis and numerical integration schemes,
Frequency domain analysis and introduction to random vibration; Dynamic Analysis of structures for various dynamic
loads like Earthquake, Wind, Wave, Blast, Machine Vibration etc.
Elective I: Probabilistic Structural Analysis (CE 705/3)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Concept of probability and statistical theories. Variability of loads and materials, failure, safety and safety factors. Design
criteria for strength, deformation, stability etc. special consideration for specific type of loading. Choice of material and
structural system in design. Safety analysis of structures under uncertainty. Concepts of optimal design under uncertainty.
Elective I: Prestressed Concrete Design (CE 705/4)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Need for prestressing; Pretensioning and Post-tensioning methods; Behaviour of prestressed concrete beams; Loss of
prestress; bursting forces in anchorage zone; Design methods; Partial prestressing; Analysis of indeterminate structures.
End block design. Deflections, use of relevant codes of practice.
Elective I: Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (CE 705/5)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Behaviour of structural materials, such as concrete, soils, and metals. Fresh concrete and its rheology mechanical,
deformational behaviour and microstructure of hardened concrete. Creep and shrinkage. Laboratory testing of concrete.
Durability of plain and reinforced concrete, Structural steels including alloyed and cold - worked steels, welding.
Industrial waste materials in concrete, their influence on physical & mechanical properties & durability of concrete,
Concrete at high temperature. High strength and high performance concrete. Changes in concrete with time, Corrosion of
concrete in various environments. Corrosion of reinforcing steel. Electro-chemical process, measures of protection.
Ferro-cement, material and properties. Foams and lightweight materials, recycling of materials in Civil Engineering,
composite materials, SFRC, and laminated composite materials, smart materials, NDT of materials.
Elective I: Theory of Plate & Shell Structures (CE 705/6)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Bending of thin elastic plates: rectangular, circular etc. various distributions of loading, different combinations of
supports, and numerical methods, plates on elastic foundation, orthotropic plates, thermal stresses in plates, introduction
to thick plate theory, large deflection theory. Elements of differential geometry, classification of shells, Fundamental

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
equations based on general shell theorem, Cylindrical shell, classical and numerical methods of analysis. Folded plates:
force and displacement method of analysis.
Elective I: Experimental Methods of Structural Analysis (CE 705/7)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction: theories of similarities, dimensional analysis. Model and analogies classification and equivalence. Design
of models. distorted models. Ultimate strength models. Mechanical, electrical, optical and acoustic methods of
measurement of static and dynamic quantities. Transducers, photoelasticity techniques. Brittle lacquer and moir method.
Non-destructive testing. In-situ tests. short term and long term methods.
Elective I: Geotechnical Investigation and Practices (CE 705/8)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Methods of Geophysical exploration: seismic refraction and electrical resistiving methods. Field soil exploration
planning and exploration programme. Methods of boring, sampling samplers. Spacing, number, extent and location of
bore holes. Bore logs. Stabilization of bore holes.
In-situ method of determination of different soil properties like shear strength, permeability etc. Soundings, pressure
meter. Determination of water table. Under water exploration. Technique of ground water exploration.
Exploration methods in rocks investigation, sequence, drilling, sampling and bore hole inspection. Stresses in rocks,
and properties of rocks.
Laboratory methods for determining the various properties and behaviour of soils. Dynamic testing of soils.
Methods of geotechnical study for various civil engineering design and construction.
Preparation of necessary report
Elective I: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (CE 705/9)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction, Seismic Risks and seismic hazards, cause and strength of earthquake, social and economic consequences,
theory of dynamics and seismic response, the nature and attenuation of ground motion. Determination of site
characteristics, local geology and soil condition, site investigation and soil test. Determination of design earthquake,
response spectra and accelerograms as design earthquake, criteria for earthquake resistant design. Site response to
earthquake, liquefaction of saturated cohesionless soils, seismic response of soil structure system, shallow foundation,
pile foundation, foundation in liquefiable ground. Aseismic design of earth retaining structures.
Elective I: Ground Improvement (CE 705/10)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction, Economic considerations, Consolidation by preloading and sand drains; strengthening by granular columns,
Stone columns; lime columns; Compaction by vibrofloatation, blasting and dynamic consolidation; Improvement of deep
strata of fine soils by vacuum dewatering, electroosmosis, ground freezing and thermal stabilization; Grouting techniques
and principles. Reinforced earth and applications of geosynthetics; retaining walls, slopes, roads, erosion. Ground
anchors and soil nailing; Problems and case histories.
Elective I: Water Resources System (CE 705/11)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction to systems concept in water resources engineering: its role in planning and management; data acquisition
and processing; descriptive and prescriptive models; economics of water resources systems; social, economical, technical
and environmental issues; decision making under uncertainty and/or risk; evaluation of project alternatives; application to
surface and subsurface water resources systems planning and management.
Elective I: Water Power Engineering (CE 705/12)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction: Power resources, need and advantages, estimation of hydropower potential; Calculations for estimation of
electrical load on turbines; Load factor, peak demand and utilization factor, load duration curve, prediction of load.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Classification of hydropower plant; General management of running of river plants, storage, pondage, diversion, canal
plants, valley dam plants; Pumped storage plants: advantages and disadvantages, types; tidal power plants.
Powerhouse: Components, structural details of powerhouse
Penstocks: Classification, design criteria, water hammer phenomenon, surge tanks, design procedures; canal surges.
Turbines: Selection, classification, arrangements in powerhouse; Draft tubes, cavitation, governing of turbines; Design
principles of impulse and reaction turbines.
Design of micro-hydel power plants.
Elective I: Statistical Methods in Hydrology (CE 705/13)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction to probability and statistics, applications in hydrology,: random variables and their statistical properties,
commonly used probability distributions in hydrology, Bayes theory. Statistical analysis of hydrologic data: frequency
analysis, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance. Hydrologic time series analysis and forecasting; fitting and forecasting
using different models, Bayesian approach, prior and posterior distribution.
Elective I: Design of Pavement Structure (CE 705/14)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Pavement Structure Elements; Performance Criteria; Characteristics of Traffic Load ; Estimation of Design Traffic;
Analysis of Stresses in Flexible and Rigid Pavement; Design of Embankment and Subgrade; Design of Flexible and
Rigid Pavements by IRC, AASHTO and Other Methods. Runway Pavement Design.
Elective I: Advanced Airport and Railway Engineering (CE 705/15)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Characteristics of Aircrafts related to airport design; Air Traffic Management; Obstruction clearance; Runway
Configuration, Capacity, Orientation, Geometric Design; Taxiway Layout, Geometric Design, Exit taxiway; Design of
Apron; Design of Hanger; Design of Terminal building; Airport Planning and Site selection; Runway Pavement Design
and Drainage; Air Traffic Demand Forecasting.
Role of Railway Transportation; Features of Indian Railways; Principle of Traction and Tractive Resistance; Permanent
Way Materials Rail, Joints, Sleepers, Ballasts, Fittings, Modern Track Materials; Railway Geometric Design; Track
Stresses; Turnouts and Crossovers; Railway Signaling System; Stations & Yards; Track Maintenance; Track
Modernization ; Rail Rapid Transit; Rail Traffic Demand Forecasting.
Elective I: Environment and Energy Impacts of Transportation (CE 705/16)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Transport Related Pollutions; Noise pollution, Traffic Noise Sources; Estimating Noise Impact due to Various
Transportation Modes; Mitigation Noise Pollution from Transportation Sources; Road Transport Related Air Pollution,
Sources of Air Pollution, Pollution Standards; Measurement and Analysis of Vehicular Emission; Mitigation Air
Pollution from Transportation Sources; EIA Requirements of Highways Projects; Impact of Transportation on Water
Resources; Energy Consumption in Transportation; Energy Related Aspects of Different Transport Technologies; Energy
Impact Analysis; Estimating Energy Consumption; Energy Conservation & Alternative Sources.
Elective I: Geometric Design of Rural & Urban Roads (CE 705/17)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Design control and criteria, Geometric design parameters. Highway classification, highway alignment fixation, Sight
distances, Design of horizontal and vertical elements, Geometric design of intersections uncontrolled, rotary, flyover,
interchanges.
Elective I: Environmental Systems Management (CE 705/18)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Groundwater as a resource, general problems of chemical contamination in groundwater. Fluid potential, heterogeneity
and anistropy. Aquifiers, aquitrads and general geology, well hydraulics, parameter estimation. Steady and transient flow

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
equations, unsaturated flow equation. Pollutant transport in groundwater, chemical and transport processes, numerical
modeling and solution, break through curves. Seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers. Modeling of pollutant transport in
the unsaturated zone. Optimization models for management of groundwater quantity and quality. Optimal monitoring
network design. Multiple objective management. Conjunctive management of surface and groundwater. Special topics.
Elective I: Environmental Management and Legislation (CE 705/19)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Planning and Management for Environmental Impact Studies. Impact indentation methodologies: base line studies,
screening, scooping, checklist, networks, overlays. Prediction and assessment of impacts on the socio-economic
environment. Environmental cost benefit analysis. Decision methods for evaluation of alternatives. Case Studies.
Environmental impact assessment at project level, regional level, sectoral level, and policy level. Sustainable
development; Environmental policy in planned, mixed and market economies; global environmentalism. Preventive
environmentalism. Preventive environmental management, ISO 14000 and other international standard practices
Elective I: Water Supply and Sanitation as Building Services (CE 705/20)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Sources of water supply, qualitative and quantitative aspects, , Sources of water pollution and preventive measures.
Domestic-level Purification. Pipe sizes, fittings, valves, types of taps, wash basins, sink, bath tubs, flushing cistern.
Domestic water supply systems mains, ferrules, service pipe, water meter, sump, pumps, overhead tank, distribution
pipes, cold water and hot water supply Provision for firefighting fire hydrants. Study of solar heating systems, gas and
electric geysers.
Design Project- III (CE 751)
Weekly contact: 0 - 0 6 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Sessional Projects based on Advanced Design (Elective) (CE 704/2)
Project (Prelim) (CE 752)
Weekly contact: 0 - 0 3 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 100

Full Marks: 50

Eighth Semester
Environmental Engineering III (CE-801)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 100

Municipal Solid Waste: Generation, Rate Variation, characteristics (Physical, Biological and Chemical); Management
Options for Solid Waste, Waste Reduction at the Source, Collection techniques, Materials and Resources Recovery /
Recycling. Transport of Municipal Solid Waste, Treatment, Transformations and Disposal Techniques (Composting,
Vermi-Composting, Incineration, Refuse Derived fuels, landfilling). Norms, Rules and Regulations. Economics of the
on-site v/s off site waste management options
Air Pollution and Meteorology: Wind Profiles, Turbulent Diffusion, Wind Roses, Topographical Effects, Inversion,
Plume behavior, Plume rise, and Stable conditions
Plume dispersion: Gaussian Model, Diffusion coefficients Inversion Effects, Limits to the model
Control of Air Pollution: Particulates: Terminology, Size distribution, removal mechanism, particulate collection devices,
Choice of equipments
Sulphur Oxides: Sox, Nitrogen Oxides: NOX, Control techniques
Noise Pollution:
Definitions; noise levels and noise measurement; standards; continuous, intermittent and impulsive noise; noise criteria;
noise propagation; noise control
Environmental Management
Environmental impact assessment, environmental audit, Waste minimization, Waste recycle and reuse

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Construction, Project Planning and Management (CE 802)
Weekly contact: 3 - 1 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Steel work: Steel work fabrication, erection, fasteners; quality control and assurance; Concrete: Concrete making,
transporting, pouring, and curing. Formwork and scaffolding; Quality Control and Assurance; Special structures;
Foundations types and problems; Bridges, towers, Chimneys, high-rise buildings, dams, embankments, marine,
offshore structures, tunneling; Equipment: Types, capacity Equipment planning Maximizing output Maintenance Mech,
Elect, HIVAC elements; Protection: Protection; Maintenance: maintenance repairs, restoration.
Project: Project conception, feasibility; Cost-benefit analysis; project appraisal; planning: staff, labour, materials logistics
progress planning management: network methods; Resource management matis/men/mach/money Progress Planning
Inventory Control Management Information Systems. Construction Finance: Financial planning Costing Time & Cost
over-runs Claims & Settlement Insurance. Safety: Site safety measures Accident prevention First aid.
Geoinformatics (CE 803)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Remote Sensing: Introduction, Historical Perspective, Uses, Basic Principles, Types, Platforms and Satellites, Sensors,
Spectral Bands, Spectral reflectance curves.
Satellite Image Processing: Pre-Processing, Corrections and Rectification of images; Geoprocessing: Map projections,
Coordinate system, Map Transforming Models and processes. Information Extraction: Thematic Information Extraction,
Classification techniques, Supervised Classification, Unsupervised Classification.
Geographic Information Systems: Introduction, Data, Information Systems and Planning, GIS subsystems.
Spatial Analysis:- Spatial Elements, point, line, area, surface, Scale, Spatial data, Aspatial data, Discrete and continuous
data Measurement scales - nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio, Reference systems.
Spatial Data Structures: Graphic representation of spatial data, Raster data structure- Quadtree data representation,
Vector data structure, Digitizing, editing & structuring of map data, Use of topological relationships in GIS
Data Quality and Data Standards Concepts and definitions of data quality, Components of geographic data quality,
Assessment of data quality, Managing spatial data errors.
Data Analysis and Modeling Spatial measurement methods, Buffering techniques, Network analysis, Surface analysis,
Overlay analysis, Spatial modeling. Visualization of Geographic Information Techniques for visualization of
geographic information, Principles of Cartographic design in GIS. The trend of GIS development - Internet GIS
Applications in Civil Engineering: Natural disaster mapping and monitoring, Watershed Analysis, Irrigation Planning,
Transportation Planning etc.
Disaster Mitigation (CE 804)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Concepts of disaster; Types of disaster natural and manmade: Cyclone, flood, land slide, land subsidence, fire and
earthquake. Issues and concern for various causes of disasters. Disaster management, mitigation, and preparedness;
Techniques of monitoring and design against the disasters. Management issues related to disaster; Mitigation through
capacity building, legislative responsibilities of disaster management; disaster mapping, assessment, pre-disaster risk &
vulnerability reduction, post disaster recovery & rehabilitation; disaster related infrastructure development. Remotesensing and GIS applications in real time disaster monitoring, prevention and rehabilitation.
Elective II: Composite Structures (CE 805/1)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction to laminated composite materials. Classification and characteristics of laminated composite materials
terminologies advantages and uses. Lamina. Ply angles. Symmetric and anti-symmetric laminates. Characterization test.
Machro mechanics. Transformation of stress and strain. Machro mechanical behaviour of laminate. Laminate stiffness
matrix. Composite beams, slabs, columns and box-girdess.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Elective II: Earthquake Engineering (CE 805/2)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Causes of earthquakes and seismic waves, Magnitude, intensity and energy release, Characteristics of earthquakes,
seismic response of structures, Concept of response spectra; Design response spectrum, Response spectrum analysis,
Equivalent lateral Force concepts; Philosophy of earthquake resistant design, Ductility, Redundancy & overstrength,
Damping, Supplemented damping, Base Isolation, Code provisions; Seismic behaviour of concrete, steel and masonry
structures, Seismic detailing provisions, Seismic vulnerability Analysis.
Elective II: Wind Engineering (CE 805/3)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Climatology and meteorology of the Earth's boundary layer. Wind characteristics, extreme wind analysis, bluff-body
aerodynamics, wind flow around buildings and structures, wind loading codes, Basic aerodynamics, structural dynamics,
and principles of stochastic loadings applicable to the wind engineering of structures. Wind tunnel modeling of buildings
and bridges. Aero elastic and other special problems
Elective II: Bridge Engineering (CE 805/4)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction, historical review, engineering and aesthetic requirements in bridge design. Introduction to bridge codes.
Economic evaluation of a bridge project. Site investigation and planning;. Scour - factors affecting and evaluation.
Bridge foundations - open, pile, well and caisson. Piers, abutments and approach structures; Superstructure - analysis and
design of right, skew and curved slabs. Girder bridges: types, load distribution, design. Orthotropic plate analysis of
bridge decks. Introduction to long span bridges - cantilever, arch, cable stayed and suspension bridges.
Elective II: High-rise Structures (CE 805/5)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Wind and seismic loads in high-rise structures. Response of high-rise structures to lateral loads and design consideration.
Application to: Guyed towers, Towers, Chimneys and stacks, Tall buildings: multi-storied frames; Shear walls of various
types; frame-shear wall interaction; staggered wall -beam system.
Elective II: Damage Assessment and Retrofitting (CE 805/6)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Evaluation of condition of structures- visual, N.D. tests, load tests and others. Reasons for distress-wear and tear. Support
settlement, foundation sinking, over-loading and aggressive environment effects. Defects in construction material. Effect
of earthquake, wind, flood and fire. Changed requirement/utility. Insufficiency of original designs. Rectification of
defects. Strengthening of structures. Replacement of defective portions. Erection loads. Remedial construction
techniques. Case studies for different types of structures. Introduction to System Identification Methods, Damage
detection of Structures from measured response.
Elective II: Rock Engineering (CE 805/7)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction objective, scope and problems of Rock Mechanics. Classification by origin, Lithological, Engineering.
Rock exploration rock coring, geophysical methods. Laboratory testing of rocks all types of compressive strength,
tensile strength and flexural strength tests. Strength and failure of rocks Griffiths theory, Coulombs theory, rheological
methods. In-situ tests on rock mass. Deformation characteristics of rocks, instrumentation and measurement of
deformation of rocks. Permeability characteristics interstitial water on rocks, unsteady flow of water through jointed
rock mass. Mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of rock mass. Correlation between laboratory and field
properties. Analysis of stresses. Thick wall cylinder, formulae, Kreish equation, Green span method. Openings in rock
mass and stresses around openings. Pressure tunnels, development of plastic zone. Rock support needed to avoid plastic
deformation. Lined and unlined tunnels. Underground excavation and subsidence. Rock mechanics applications. Bearing
capacity of homogeneous as well as discontinuous rocks. Support pressure and slip of the joint. Delineation of types of
rock failure. Unsupported span of underground openings, pillars. Rock slopes. Rock bolting. Plastic mechanics. Tunnels,
shapes, usages, Methods of Construction, Problems associated with tunnels, tunneling in various subsoil conditions and
rocks.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Elective II: Environmental Geotechnics (CE 805/8)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Fundamental issues of waste problem; regulations, waste generation and disposal, composition and engineering
properties of waste soils. Effects of contaminants on engineering properties of soil; clay mineralogy, clay water
electrolyte system, soil - water contaminant interaction. Remediation and stabilization of contaminated ground;
bioremediation, soil washing, thermal treatment, solidification, ground improvement application. Contaminant transport;
advection, diffusion, dispersion, chemical reactions, dispersion coefficient, distribution coefficient, retardation factor,
contaminant transport modeling. Design of liner, cover, cut off walls, leachate collection and removal system. Waste
utilization; stability, settlement, seismic consideration, field quality control.

Elective II: Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (CE 805/9)


Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Role of Statistics and Probability in Engineering, Fundamentals of Probability Models--Events and probability,
estimating probabilities, mathematics of probability-theorem of total probability, Bayes theorem
Analytical Models of Random Phenomena--Random variables, probability distribution of a random variable, main
descriptors of a random variable, useful probability distributions, multiple random variables, joint and conditional
probability distributions, covariance and correlation. Functions of Random Variables--Derived probability distributions,
functions of multiple random variables, moments of functions mean and variance of a general function, central limit
theorem.
Estimating Parameters from Observational Data, Regression and Correlation Analysis--Basic formulation of linear
regression, multiple linear regression, nonlinear regression, correlation analysis
Reliability and Reliability-Based Design--Concept of reliability, Analysis and assessment of reliabilityReliability
index, Methods of reliability analysis--Mean-Value First-Order Second-Moment method based on Taylor series
expansion, Hasofer-Lind FOSM method, First Order Reliability Method (FORM), Probability-based Design criteria,
Sensitivity analysis
Elective II: Earth and Earth Retaining Structures (CE 805/10)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Stresses in soil mass due to different kinds of loads vertical, inclined, horizontal, concentrated, triangular and
trapezoidal earthfill. Stresses due to ground water and seepage. Stress paths.
Earth pressure against retaining structures analytical and graphical methods different conditions. Stability analysis
and design of retaining walls, sheet piles, anchored bulkheads, cofferdam, braced cofferdam.
Earth Structures - Stability analysis based on limit equilibrium principles methods of slices
Drainage, dewatering and relief of pressure design of drainage facility.
Design of basement walls, box culverts with water proofing arrangements. Diaphragm wall, retaining wall to relieve
earth pressure. Application of Geosynthetics.

Elective II: Advanced Hydraulic Structures (CE 805/11)


Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Dams: Investigation survey, Selection of dam site, Selection of type of dam. Classification, Geological Investigation,
Field Exploration, Spillways and energy dissipation. Earth and Rockfill Dams: Causes of failures and remedial measures,
selection of earth dams, Criteria for safe design of an earth dam, Section of an earth dam, Phreatic lines, seepage loss
through earth dams, Stability analysis, Control of seepage through earth dams, Slope Protection, Design considerations in
Earthquake Regions, Rock fill dams. Gravity Dams: Forces acting on gravity dams, Modes of failures, Load combination
for design, Elementary profile, Stability analysis, Control of cracking, Galleries. Structures on permeable foundations:
Modes of failures, Blighs Creep theory, Lanes weighted creep theory, Potential flow theory, Khoslas method of
independent variables, Design of barrages.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Elective II: River and Floodplain Hydraulics (CE 805/12)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction; Review of flow in natural rivers; Energy and momentum principles, specific energy, hydraulic jump;
Uniform flow Mannings equation; 1-D steady gradually varied flow, water surface profile computation; Culverts;
Bridge Hydraulics; Estimating scour at bridges; 1-D unsteady flow; Stable channel design; Flood plain analysis;
Introduction to HEC-RAS, application of HEC-RAS in water surface profile computation, culverts, bridge hydraulics,
scour estimation, unsteady flow and floodplain analysis.
Elective II: Groundwater Hydrology and Management (CE 805/13)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Introduction, Modes of occurrence of ground water , Darcys Law for determining ground water velocity, Empirical
formulae for ground water velocity determination. Concept of aquifer , confined aquifer, unconfined aquifer, leaky or
semi-confined aquifer, perched aquifer, aquiclude aquifared ,aquifuge, steady flow to wells- Dupit-Thiems theory of
well hydraulics for both unconfined and confined aquifers- assumptions, derivation of the mathematical expressions.
Unsteady radical flow towards wells- Thies non-equilibrium formula for confined aquifers, Evaluation of aquifer
parameters from Thies equation-Thies method, Cooper and Jacob method, Artifical recharge of ground water spreading
method recharge well method, induced infiltration method, Sea water intrusion in coastal Aquifers, Advantages of
ground water reservoir. Ground water exploration in brief, safe yield , Examples.
Wells: Definition, Types-open well or Dug well, Tube well, open well-shallow open well, deep open well cavity
formation in open wells, construction of open wells, Yield of a open well Equilibrium pumping test, Recuperating test ,
Tube wells- Strainer type, cavity type, slotted type, Construction and Boring of Tube wells, Examples.

Elective II: Materials and Construction of Roadway Pavement (CE 805/14)


Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
History of road construction; Basic characteristics of soil & pavement materials; Use of non-conventional Materials
Specifications & methods for construction of embankments; Subgrade, Drainage layers & Granular subbase ; Base
courses ; Surface dressing ; Premix carpet ; Bituminous Macadam, and dense Bituminous Macadam, Asphalt concrete,
Mastic asphalt ; Bituminous mix design ; Soil Stabilization; Superpave, Concrete pavement; RCCP construction, CRCP;
Construction equipment; Quality control, Field tests;
Elective II: Road Safety (CE 805/15)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Vehicle, Roadway, Driver Characteristics ; Planning for Traffic Safety in Urban Streets, Highways and Rural Roads;
Roadway Design for Safety; Safety in Hill roads; Crash and Injury Causations; Crash Models; Accident Studies;
Accident Cost; Enforcement and Education Aspects for safety; Road Safety Audit.
Elective II: Advanced Port, Harbour and Waterways Engineering (CE 805/16)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Role of Water Transportation ; Basic Considerations of Ocean Winds, Waves, Tides; Ship Characteristics and their
influence on Ports Management and Operations; Planning and layout of port, Dock, Harbour, Jetties; Different
Components of Port and Harbour; Design of Breakwater; Cargo Handling Systems; Basic Operational Principles;
Function of Port Authorities; Concept of Inland Water Transportation; Design for Inland Water Transportation System;
Planning of Trans-River Mass Transportation; Economic Aspect.
Elective II: Pavement Asset Management (CE 805/17)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Distresses in Pavement, Functional & Structural Evaluation of Pavements, Rehabilitation of Pavement, Strengthening of
Pavements and Overlay Design, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement management, System, Pavement Lifecycle and cost
analysis.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Elective II: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (CE 805/18)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
General Concept and scope of environmental sanitation in rural areas, Magnitude and problems of water supply and
sanitation in rural areas in India, National policy. Water Supply Quality aspects: Specific impurities and their
significance, Design population, Demand and variations, Planning of water supply schemes in rural areas: individual
village and group schemes, Source of water supply: Springs, wells, infiltration wells, radial wells, infiltration galleries
and surface water intake, Treatment of water for rural water supply, Compact system: multibottom settler, horizontal
roughing filter, slow sand filter, cloth filter, chlorine diffuse cartridges, pumps, pipe, materials, appurtenances and
improved device for use in rural water supply schemes, Distribution system for rural water supply. Disposal of Night Soil
and Wastewater, Various methods of collection and disposal of nightsoil: sanitary latrines, community latrines, septic
tanks, soakage system, anaerobic filter, Imhoff tank, compact and simple wastewater treatment units: stabilization ponds,
revolving biological surfaces. Biogas Plants, Quantity of cow dung, required capacity and design. Disposal of Solid
Wastes Composting, landfilling, incineration, recycling. Case studies.
Elective II: Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management (CE 805/19)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Effluents from industries sampling, characterization. Effect of discharge of industrial wastewaters on streams, land and
environment, Indian Standards for discharge of wastewaters. Approach towards minimization - good housekeeping,
equalization and neutralization by mixing of different effluent streams, recycling of wastewater streams, process
modification in terms of raw materials and chemicals used. Treatment of Industrial wastes, equalization and
proportioning, neutralization, Removal of dissolved and suspended solids, Organic waste treatment process, Sludge
treatment and handling. Treating different effluent streams separately, Treating different streams jointly after mixing
them partly or fully including/ excluding domestic wastewater. Approaches for treating wastes having shock loads,
colours, toxic metal ions, refractory substances, growth inhibition substances such as insecticides, oil and grease, acidic
and alkaline waste, alkalinity, etc. Process flow Diagrams for treatment of various Industrial Wastes.
Elective II: Masonry Structures (CE 805/20)
Weekly contact: 3 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 100
Properties of constituents: units-burnt clay, concrete blocks, mortar, grout, reinforcement; Masonry bonds and properties:
patterns, shrinkage, differential movement, masonry properties - compression strength ; Stresses in masonry walls:
vertical loads, vertical loads and moments eccentricity & kern distance, lateral loads-in-plane, out-of-plane; Behaviour
of masonry walls and piers: axial and flexure, axial-shear and flexure, Behaviour of Masonry Buildings: unreinforced
masonry buildings-importance of bands and corner & vertical reinforcement, reinforced masonry buildings-cyclic
loading & ductility of masonry walls; Behaviour of masonry infills in RC frames: strut action; Structural design of
masonry in buildings: methods of design-WSD, USD, seismic design - seismic loads, code provisions, infills, connectors,
ties; Seismic evaluation and strengthening of masonry buildings: methods - in-situ, non-destructive testing; Construction
practices and new materials.

Elective III: Reliability Engineering (CE 806/1)


Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Basic concept of reliability- Definition, need of reliability analysis, measure of reliability, fundamentals of analysis.
Reliability analysis of mechanical system-risk and safety factor concept, partial safety factor method, safety index,
second moment reliability analysis method. Monte Carlo Simulation, Response surface method in reliability analysis.
Elective III: Finite Element Methods in Engineering (CE 806/2)
Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Fundamentals of finite elements method: direct and variational formulation. Application of FEM to 1-D, 2-D and 3-D
problems in engineering, FEM Modeling, programming and use of software.

Department of Civil Engineering


Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Course Structure and Syllabus
Elective III: Principles of Slope Stability Computations (CE 806/3)
Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Introduction, Natural and Man-made slopes, causes of slope failures. Infinite slopes Definition, mode of failure, limit
equilibrium, analysis of cohesionless and cohesive slopes with and without seepage occurring. Finite slopes Modes of
failure, slip surfaces of specific shapes, general slip surfaces. Analysis of finite slopes based on limit equilibrium
principles - Methods of Slices Unknowns and Equations, Ordinary method of slices, Bishop simplified method,
Spencer method for circular slip surfaces. Methods of slices valid for general slip surfaces Spencer method. Critical
stages in the life of an earth dam. Pseudo-static approach of slope stability analysis under seismic loading. Determination
of Critical slip surfaces using optimization techniques. Use of Slope Stability Charts Taylors charts, Bishop and
Morgenstern Charts.

Elective III: Advanced Surveying (CE 806/4)


Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Surveying 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 distance
measurements global positioning system. Photogrammetry terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry flight planning
elements of stereoscopy applications of photogrammetry.
Elective III: Transportation in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (CE 806/5)
Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Role of Transportation in Economic Development and Business Operation ; Evaluation of Concepts of Business
Logistics, Fundamentals of Business Operation; Concept of Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain & Competitive
Performance; Logistical Functional Areas; Freight Transport in India: Road Freight Transport Industry Structure;
Problems of Road Freight Transport Industry; Freight Transport Cost: The Principles; The Factors; The Cost Elements
Fixing the Rate of Freight Transportation & Physical Distribution System: Channels of Distribution, Distribution
Activities, Warehousing & Distribution Centres; Transportation Consolidation; Integrated Management of Warehousing
& Transportation System Warehousing & Transportation Costs, Multi Modal Transport System.
Elective III: Transportation Systems Analysis (CE 806/6)
Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Quantitative Analysis of Traffic System; Traffic Simulation Model Formulation; Traffic demand Modeling Techniques;
Statistical Technique in Transportation Planning; Estimating Weights of Performance Criteria; Multi Criteria Analysis in
Transportation Project Evaluation.
Elective III: Urban Transportation System Planning (CE 806/7)
Weekly contact: 2 - 0 0 (L T S)
Prerequisite:
Full Marks: 50
Urbanization and Urban System Characteristics; Urban Transportation Characteristics; Travel Demand Analysis Trip
Generation, Trip Distribution, Modal Choice, Trip Assignment; Land Use Transportation Model; Public Transportation
Modes; Public Transport Routing And Scheduling; Public Transport Pricing.

Geoinformatics Lab (CE 851)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 3 (L T S)
Lab works based on Geoinformatics (CE 803).

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 50

Project (Final) (CE 852)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 3 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 200

Viva-Voce-II (CE 853)


Weekly contact: 0 - 0 0 (L T S)

Prerequisite:

Full Marks: 100

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