Curriculum

Handbook
B.Tech in CE

Applicable from Admission Batch 2014 and 2015

Department of Civil Engineering
ITER, Siksha O Anusandhan University
http://soauniversity.ac.in/home/civil

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CONTENTS

Program Educational Objectives

Student Outcomes

Regular Curriculum Plan for the B.Tech Program (This doesnt

include the interdisciplinary specialisation)

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List of Core Subjects

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Choice Based Credit System, Elective Policy, Areas and List of

Electives

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Interdisciplinary Specialisation Policy, Areas and Subjects

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Our Graduates will have successful professional careers in industry,

government, academia or non-profit organizations

Our Graduates will effectively lead, work and communicate in

multidisciplinary teams and apply sound engineering principles and
design methodology to solve societal problems

Our Graduates will maintain currency in their chosen fieldthrough

higher study, through organizational participation and through
participation in professional developmentalactivities.

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Graduates will have the

A

Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering principles.

Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret

data.

Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired

needs.

Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.

Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.

Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

Ability to communicate effectively.

The broad education necessary to understand the impact of

engineering solutions in a global and societal context.

Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long

learning.

Knowledge of contemporary issues.

Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools

necessary for engineering practice

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SUBJECT CODE

SUBJECT NAME

CREDITS

GRADING PATTERN

CHM 1001

Chemistry

Matter and Measurement; Atoms, Molecules and Ions; Mass Relationships in

Chemical reactions; Reactions in Aqueous Solutions; Periodicity and
Electronic Structure of Atoms; Ionic Bonds and Some Main Group Chemistry;
Covalent Bonds and Molecular Structure; Gases; Liquids, Solids and Phase
Changes; Solutions and their Properties; Chemical Kinetics; Chemical
Equilibrium; Aqueous Equilibria; Applications of Aqueous Equilibria;
Thermodynamics; Electrochemistry; Nuclear Chemistry

Text Book: General Chemistry by Ebbing

and Gammon, Cengage India

MTH 1001

Calculus I

Course Format: 3 * 1hr Lectures and 1 * 2hr

Lab per Week

Functions and Models, Limits and Derivatives, Differentiation Rules,

Application of Differentiation, Integrals, Applications of Integration,
Techniques of Integration, Further Applications of Integration, Parametric
Equations and Polar Coordinates, Infinite Sequences and Series

Textbook Early Transcedentals, 7th

Edition, by James Stewart, Cengage

CSE 1001

Introduction to Computer Programming

Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class,

4 Credits
1

How to solve it by Computer: Introduction to Computer Problem Solving;

Fundamental Algorithms; Factoring Methods; Array Techniques; Merging,
sorting and searching; Text processing and pattern searching
A Laboratory Course for Programming with Java : Overview of
Programming and Problem Solving, The Elements of Java, Classes and
Methods, Numeric Types, Branching and Method Algorithm Design, Loops
and Files, Additional Control Structures and Exceptions, Object Oriented
Software Programming, Arrays, Inheritance, Polymorphism and Scope.

Textbook
- How to Solve it by Computer by R.G.
Dromey, Pearson India
- A Laboratory Course for Programming
with Java by Nell Dale, Jones and

HSS 1021

Principles of Microeconomics

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class,

1 Lab/Week, 2hr/Lab, 4 Credits
6

Introduction, How Markets Work, Markets and Welfare, The Economics of the
Public Sector, Firm Behavior and the organization of Industry, The Economics
of Labor Market, Theory of Consumer Choice, Frontiers of Microeconomics

Textbook Principles of Economics, 6th

Edition, by N Gregory Mankiw, Cengage

PHY 1001

University Physics: Mechanics

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class,

3 Credits
1

1D Kinematics, 2D Kinematics, Circular Motion, Newtons Laws, Forces &

Free Body Diagram, Friction, Work & Energy, Potential Energy, General Work
Energy, Center of Mass, Collisions, Impulse, Rotational Kinematics, Parallel
Axis, Torque, Rotational Dynamics, Statics, Angular Momentum, Harmonic
Motion, Waves, Fluids

Textbook University Physics with Modern

Physics, by Young and Freedman, Pearson

GEN 1001

Introduction to Engineering Design

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class,

1 Lab/Week, 2hr/Lab, 4 Credits
4

Explanation of Program Outcomes (1 class), Introduction to the Engineering

Design Process (11 Classes)
Final Exam is a Conceptual Product Created using the Steps prescribed by
the Engineering Design Process

Textbook - Engineering Design by Dieter

TOTAL CREDITS

20

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CODE
CSE 2001

SUBJECT
Data Structure and Algorithms

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
1

C Programming : Getting Started with C, More Control Structures and

Arrays, Functions - the Basics, Character Handling, Functions and Pointers,
Data Types, Operators and Storage Classes, Basic Structures and Linked
Lists, Binary Trees and Other Structures
Dromey :Merging, Sorting and Searching; Text Processing and Pattern
Searching; Dynamic Data Structure Algorithms, Recursive Algorithms
(Binary Tree Traversal)
Prerequisite : CSE 1001

Textbook
- C by Example By Noel kalicharan,
Cambridge University Press
- How to Solve it by Computer by R.G.
Dromey, Pearson India

CVL 1001

Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1

Lab/Week, 2hr/Lab, 4 Credits
5

AutoCAD: AutoCAD Commands, Drawings, Layers, Combining Objects

into Blocks, Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables, Generating Elevations,
Hatches, Gradients and Tool Pallets, Dimensioning a Drawing, Using
Layouts to Set Up a Print, Printing a Drawing
CIVIL 3D: Navigating the AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D interface, Leveraging a
dynamic Environment, Establishing Existing Conditions using Survey Data,
Modelling the Existing Terrain Using Surfaces, Designing in 2D using
Alignments, Displaying and Annotating Alignments, Designing Vertically
using profiles, Designing in 3D using corridors, Creating crosssections
using of the design, Displaying and Annotating Sections, Designing and
Analysing boundaries using tools, Displaying and Annotating Parcels,
Designing Gravity Pipe Networks, Designing Pressure Pipe Networks,
Designing New Terrain, From Design to Construction

Textbooks
- Product Design by Otto and Wood,
Pearson India
- AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014: No
Experience Required by Donnie Gladfelter
- AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 Essentials by Eric
Chappel, Autodesk (Import Edition)

MTH 2001

Calculus II

Course Format: 3 Labs/Week, 2 * 3hr/Lab,

3Credits + 1 * 2hr/Lab, 1 Credit = 4 Credits

Vectors and Geometry of Space, Vector Functions, Partial Derivatives,

Multiple Integrals, Vector Calculus

Textbook Early Transcendentals, 7th Edition,

by James Stewart, Cengage

Prerequisite : MTH 1001

Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1

2hr Problem Solving Session/Week

PHY 2001

University Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

Coulombs Law, Electric Fields, Electric Fields and Flux, Gausss Law,
Electric Potential, Capacitance, Simple Circuits, Kirchhoffs Laws, RC
Circuits, Magnetic Force, Forces and Magnetic Dipoles, Biot-Savart Law,
Amperes Law, Motional EMF, Faradays Law, Self-Inductance RL Circuits,
Oscillations: LC Circuits, AC Circuits, AC Power and Resonant Circuits,
Maxwells Displacement Current, Electromagnetic Waves, Polarization,
Reflection and Refraction, Lenses, Mirrors, Optical Instruments

Textbook University Physics with Modern

Physics, 13th Edition, by Young and Freedman,
Pearson
Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1
Lab/Week, 2hr/Lab, 4 Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 1001

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SUBJECT

HSS 1011

Rhetoric and Composition

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
3

Rhetoric and Composition: The Writing Process, Modes of Writing,

Annotated Bibliography, Rhetoric Analysis, Grammar

Textbooks
- Critical Thinking and Communication by
Inch, Pearson
Critical Thinking and Communication : Argument and Critical Thought, CoRhetoric and Composition [Free Text]
- High School English Grammar and
Oriental View of Argument, Argument Cultures and Ethics, Claims and
Propositions, Evidence, Reasoning, Communicating Arguments, Argument
Composition by Wren and Martin
Analysis and Criticism
Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 3
Credits
TOTAL CREDITS

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SEMESTER 3 (SUBJECTS with BLACK Highlighting ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO 3RD YEAR)
CODE
MEL 1002

SUBJECT
Statics

Discrete Planar Forces, Conditions of Equilibrium, Distributed Forces,

Trusses and Cables, Beams, Friction, Space forces, The Method of Work

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
2

Textbook Mechanics by Den Hartog, Dover

Publications

Prerequisite : PHY 1001

Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1
2hr Problem Solving Session/Week

HSS 2021

Principles of Macroeconomics

Introduction to Macroeconomics, Independence & gains from trade,

Measuring a nations income, Measuring the Cost of Living, Production &
growth, Savings, investment & the financial system, The Basic tools of
finance, Unemployment and its natural rate, The Monetary System, Money,
Growth & inflation, Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply, The Short
Run tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment

Textbook Principles of Economics, 6th

Edition, by N Gregory Mankiw
Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 3
Credits

Prerequisite : HSS 1021

PHY 2002

Introduction to Thermal Sciences

Thermodynamics: Concepts, Definitions and Basic Principles; Properties of

Pure Substances; Work and Heat; The First Law of Thermodynamics; the
Second Law of Thermodynamics; Fluid Mechanics: Basic Considerations,
Fluid Statics, Fluids in Motion, The Integral Forms of the Basic Laws

Textbook Thermal Sciences: An Introduction

to Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and
Heat Transfer by Potter and Scott, Cengage

Prerequisite : PHY 1001

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 3

Credits

CVL 1204

Surveying

Introductory, Tape and Offset Surveying, Levelling, The Theodolite and its
use, Survey Methods, Analysis and Adjustment of Measurements, Areas
and Volumes, Setting Out, Curve Ranging

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Textbook Surveying, 7th Edition, by

Bannister, Pearson India
Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1
Lab/Week, 2hr/Lab, 3 Credits

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CODE

SUBJECT

EET 1001

MATLAB for Engineers

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
5

From Chapman: Introduction to MATLAB, MATLAB Basics, Branching

Statements and Program Design, Loops, User Defined Functions,
Additional Data and Plot Types, Sparse Arrays, Cell Arrays, Structures and
Function Handles, Input/output Functions, Graphics, Graphical User
Interfaces, MATLAB Compiler;
Experiments (from Moler): Iteration, Fibonacci Numbers, Calendars and
Clocks, Matrices, Linear Equations, Fractal Fern, Google Page Rank,
Exponential Function, T puzzle, Magic Squares, Tic Tac Toe magic.
Additional problems may be done if time permits.

Textbooks
- MATLAB programming for Engineers, 4th
Edition, by Chapman, Cengage
- Experiments with MATLAB by Clive Moler
[Free Ebook on MATHWORKS website]

MTH 3001

Introduction to Differential Equations

First Order Differential Equations, Mathematical Models and Numerical

Methods, Linear Equations of Higher Order, Fourier series Methods, Eigen
Values and Boundary Value Problems
Prerequisite : MTH 2001

TOTAL CREDITS

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Course Format: 3 Labs/week, 2hrs/Lab, 3

Credits

Textbook Differential Equations and

Boundary Value Problems: Computing and
Modelling, 3rd Edition, by Penney and
Edwards, Pearson
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits
19

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SEMESTER 4 (SUBJECTS with BLACK Highlighting ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO 3RD YEAR)
CODE
MEL 2002

SUBJECT
Dynamics

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
2

Kinematics of a point, Dynamics of a Particle, Kinematics of Plane Motion,

Moments of inertia, Dynamics of Plane motion, Work and Energy, Impulse
and Momentum, Relative Motion, Gyroscopes
Prerequisite : PHY 1001, MEL 1002

Textbook Mechanics by Den Hartog, Dover

Publications

CVL 2211

Introductory Solid Mechanics

Tension, Torsion, Bending, Compound Stress, Deflections of Beams,

Special Beam Problems, Cylinders and Curved Bars, The Energy Method,
Buckling, Experimental Elasticity
Prerequisite : PHY 1002, MEL 1002

MTH 3002

Linear Algebra

Matrices and Gaussian Elimination, Vector Spaces, Orthogonality,

Determinants, Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors: Introduction and The
Diagonal Form of a Matrix

Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1

2hr Problem Solving Session/Week
1

Textbooks
- Strength of Materials by Den Hartog, Dover
- Design and Analysis of Experiments by
Montgomery, Wiley
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits
2

Textbook Linear Algebra and its

applications, 4th Edition, by Gilbert Strang

Prerequisite : MTH 2001

Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 2

Credits

MTH 4001

Complex Analysis

Complex Numbers and Elementary Functions, Analytic Functions and

Integration, Sequences, Series and Singularity of Complex Functions,
Residue Calculus and Applications of Contour Integration

Textbook - Complex Variables by Albowitz,

Cambridge University Press

Prerequisite : MTH 3001

Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 2

Credits

MTH 2002

Probability and Statistics

Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis;Probability;Random Variables

and Probability Distributions;Mathematical Expectations;Some Discrete
Probability Distributions;Some Continuous Probability
Distributions;Functions of Random Variables;Fundamental Distributions
and Data Description;One and Two Sample Estimation Problems;One
and Two Sided Tests of Hypotheses;Simple Linear Regression

Textbook - Probability and Statistics for

Engineers and Scientists by Walpole and
Myers
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 1001

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CODE

SUBJECT

HSS 1001

Effective Speech

Communication process; Public Speaking: Ethics and learning to speak in

public; Listening: The Listening Process ,Types of listening. Practising
Active Listening; Audience Analysis :Making a choice of speech according
to the target audience; Researching and Organizing Materials: Going
through scholarly resources and gathering information; Using visual aids:
Learning the use of Visual Aids in Effective presentation; Using various
types of speech: Critiquing Speeches, Delivery methods and audience
analysis.

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
3

Textbook - The Art of Public Speaking by

Lucas, Tata McGraw Hill
Course Format:
3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class = 3 Credits

Final Exam is a Public Presentation.

TOTAL CREDITS

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SEMESTER 5 (SUBJECTS with BLACK Highlighting ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO 4TH YEAR)
CODE
CVL 3011

SUBJECT
Structural Analysis

Introduction to structural analysis, Basic Concepts for structural analysis,

Analysis of Statically Determinate Trusses, Analysis of Statically
Determinate Beams and Frames, Deflections, Analysis of Statically
Indeterminate Structures by the Force Method, Analysis of the Statically
Indeterminate Structures by the Slope Deflection Method, Analysis of the
Statically Indeterminate Structures by the Moment Distribution Method,
Influence Lines

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
1

Textbook Structural Analysis, 6th Edition, by

R.C. Hibbeler
Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1
Problem Solving Session/Week, 2hr/Problem
Solving Session, 1 credit = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : CVL 2211

MTH 4002

Numerical Methods

An Essay on Numerical Methods, Numbers, Function Evaluation, Real

Zeroes, Complex Zeros, Linear Equation and Matrix Inversion, The
Difference Calculus, The Roundoff, Polynomial Interpolation, Formulas
Using Function Values, Error Terms, Formulas Using Derivatives, Formulas
Using Differences, Composite Formulas, Indefinite Integrals, Introduction
to Differential Equations

Textbooks
- Numerical Methods : for scientists and
engineers by Hamming, Dover Publications
Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 1
Problem Solving Session/Week, 2hr/PSS, 3
Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 2001, MTH 3002

CVL 3071

Traffic and Highway Engineering

Transportation History and Systems, Traffic Engineering Studies, Highway

Safety, Fundamental Principles of Traffic Flow, Intersection Design,
Intersection Control, Capacity and Level of Service for Highway Segments,
Capacity and Level of Service at Signalized Intersections,
The Transportation Planning Process, Forecasting Travel Demand,
Evaluating Transportation Alternatives, Geometric Design of Highway
Facilities, Highway Drainage, Soil Engineering for Highway Design

Textbooks - Principles of Traffic and Highway

Engineering by Garber and Hoel, Cengage
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 2002, CVL 2211

CVL 3211

Civil Engineering Materials

Preliminary Concepts, Structural Metals, Portland Cement Concrete,

Bituminous Materials, Fiber reinforced Plastic Composites, Masonry
Prerequisite : CVL 2211, CHM 1001

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Textbook Materials for Civil and

Construction Engineers, 3rd Edition, by
Mamlouk and Zaniewski
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

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CODE

SUBJECT

CHM 1002

Environmental Studies

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
2

The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies, Natural Resources,

Ecosystems, Biodiversity & its conservation, Environmental Pollution,
Social Issues & the Environment, Human Pollution & the Environment

Textbook Supplied by the UGC (in the form

of an Ebook)

TOTAL CREDITS

18

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Course Format: 2 Classes/week, 1hr/Class,

1lab/week, 3 Credits

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SEMESTER 6 (SUBJECTS with BLACK Highlighting ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO 4TH YEAR)
CODE
MEL 3211

SUBJECT
Fluid Mechanics

Introduction, Pressure and Fluid Statics, Fluid Kinematics, Conservation

Laws, Dimensional Analysis & Modelling, Flow in Pipes, Differential
Analysis, Approximate Solutions of the Navier Stokes equations, External
Flows, Compressible Flow
Prerequisite : MTH 3001, MTH 2002
CVL 3161

Construction Management

Historical Perspective, Overview of the Construction Industry, Construction

Management Functions, Scheduling Techniques for Construction Projects,
Construction Cost Estimates, Estimating Heavy/Civil Projects, Estimating
Building Projects, Construction Contracts Administration, Construction
Accounting, Machine Power, Equipment Selection and Utilization,
Equipment Cost, Building Materials, Building Construction Methods,
Quality and Productivity, Safety, Trends

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
1

Textbook Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals

and Applications, 2nd Edition, by Cengel and
Cimbala
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

Textbook Construction Management

Fundamentals, 2nd Edition, by Mayo, Knutson,
Schexnayder and Fiori
Course Format: 2 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 3 Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 2002

Final Exam is a Design Project using Construction Management Tools
CVL 3231

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS: Index Properties of Soils; Soil

Exploration; Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soils.
THEORETICAL SOIL MECHANICS: Hydraulics of Soils; Plastic Equilibrium
in Soils; Settlement and Contact Pressure

Textbook Soil Mechanics in Engineering

Practice by Terzaghi, Wiley India
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : CVL 2211, PHY 2002

CoRequisite : MEL 3211, CVL 3051
CVL 4121

Reinforced Concrete Design

Using Limit state method

Material Properties, Working Stress Theory, Rectangular Sections,
Transformed Sections, Compression Reinforcement, Rectangular Sections,
T Beams, Deflections, Control of Cracking, Analysis of Beams, Analysis of T
Beams, Strength Design of Rectangular Beams, Design of Beams, Design
of One way Slabs, Shear and Diagonal Tension, Design for Shear, Bond
Strength and Development Length, Anchorage of Bars, Stopping of Bars,
Strength of Short Columns

Textbook Reinforced Concrete Design, 3rd

Edition, by Devdas Menon and S. Pillai
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : CVL 3211, CVL 2211

The Final Exam is a Design and Manufacturing Project

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SUBJECT

HSS 2011

Technical Writing

CREDITS
3

GRADING PATTERN
6

An Introduction to the Technical Communication Process, The

Communication Process, Objectives in Technical Communication,
Audience Recognition, Research, Routine Correspondence, Social
Media,The Job Search,Document Design,Using Visual
Aids,Communicating To Persuade,Technical Descriptions And Process
Analyses,Instructions, User Manuals, And Standard Operating
Procedures,Web Sites And Online Help;Short, Informal Reports;Long,
Formal Reports;Proposals;Oral Presentations
Prerequisite : HSS 1011

Textbook - Technical Writing: Process and

Product by Sharon Gerson, Pearson.

CVL 3251

Design of Experiments in Civil Engineering

Course Format: 3 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 3

Credits

This subject will act as a medium for students to indulge themselves in the Textbook
- Principles of Environmental Engineering
design and conduction of experiments in environmental engineering and
geotechnical engineering. The first half will focus on environmental
and Science, 2nd Edition, Davis and Masten
- Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice by
engineering with the second half focusing on geotechnical engineering.
Students will work in teams of 2 or 3 to design an experiment from scratch,
Terzaghi, Wiley India
conduct the experiment. After this, they will be asked to analyse and
Design and Analysis of Experiments by
interpret data obtained from conducting the experiment.
Montgomery, Wiley

Prerequisite : CHM 1001

TOTAL CREDITS

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Course Format: 3 Labs/Week, 2 hr/Lab = 3

Credits
21

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CODE

SUBJECT

CVL 3241

Water Resources Engineering

Review of Fluid Mechanics, General Discussion of Water Resources,

Ground Water Hydraulics, Hydrology of Ground Water Flow,
Hydrological analysis, Probability Concepts in water resources
engineering, probability distribution function, stochastic hydrology,
Economic analysis, flood control problems, Reservoirs, dams, spillways,
gates and outlet works, analysis and design of open channels, Analysis and
design of pressure conduit systems, Hydraulic machinery, Water Resources
System Analysis

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
1

Textbook Water Resources Engineering, 2nd

Edition, by Larry Mays
Course Format: 3 Labs/Week, 2 * 3hr/Lab,
3Credits + 1 * 2hr/Lab, 1 Credit = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : MEL 3211

CVL 4122

Design of Steel Structures

LRFD Design Philosophy, Probabilistic Models of LRFD, Tension Members,

Compression Members, Beams, Biaxial Bending, Simple Connections,
Bearing Strength, High Strength Bolts, Bolted Connections, Welded
Connections, Eccentric Connections, Moment Resisting Connections

Textbook
- Steel Design, 4th Edition, by William T
Segui
- Indian Specifications Book (IS 800)

The Final Exam is a Design and Manufacturing Project

Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1

labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

Prerequisite : CVL 3011

GEN 1002

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Engineering

Professional Ethics; Responsibility in Engineering; Framing the Problem;

Resolving Problems; The Social and Value Dimension of Technology; Trust
and Reliability; Risk and Liability in Engineering; Engineers in
Organizations; Engineers and the Environment; International Engineering
Professionalism; Case Studies

Textbook
- Engineering Ethics, Concepts and Cases by
Harris, Pritchard and Rabins
- Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights
by VK Ahuja, Lexis Nexis

Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents with emphasis on Patents

Course Format: 2 1 hr theory classes per

week.

Departmental Area Elective I

Depends on Selected Subject

Departmental Area Elective II

Depends on Selected Subject

Both Area Electives need to be from the same Departmental Area.

The Areas are: Geotechnical Engineering;

Structural Engineering; Water Resources; CE
Foundations

TOTAL CREDITS

18

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CODE

SUBJECT

CVL 4101

CREDITS

GRADING PATTERN

Departmental Elective I

Depends on Selected Subject

Departmental Elective II

Depends on Selected Subject

Senior Design Project

10

The Design Process as in Product Design by Otto and Wood will be

followed.
The Design of Everyday Things: The Psychopathology of Everyday things;
The Psychology of everday actions; Knowledge in the head and in the
world; Knowing what to do; To err is human; The Design Challenge; User
Centered Design;

Textbook - Product Design by Otto and Wood,

Pearson India
- The Design of Everyday Things by Don
Norman
Course Format: 20 Contact hours per week

This is the Fourth year design Project, designed as per Engineering

Design/Software Engineering (as applicable) Principles
TOTAL CREDITS

18

MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS (AFTER SATISFYING ALL

REQUIREMENTS) : 150
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS : 166*
* (Interdisciplinary (12 credits) + 1 Subject for Branch Change (4 credits) : So max possible is 16 extra Credits)

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LIST OF CORE SUBJECTS

CODE

SUBJECT

CREDITS

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Required for Promotion

MTH 1001

Calculus I

Required for 2nd year

PHY 1001

University Physics: Mechanics

Required for 2nd year

MTH 2001

Calculus II

Required for 2nd year

PHY 2001

University Physics: Electricity and Magnetism

Required for 2nd year

CVL 1001

Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design

Required for 2nd year

MEL 1002

Statics

Required for 3rd year

PHY 2002

Introduction to Thermal Sciences

CVL 1204

Surveying

Required for 3rd year

MTH 3001

Introduction to Differential Equations

Required for 3rd year

MEL 2002

Dynamics

Required for 3rd year

CVL 2211

Introductory Solid Mechanics

Required for 3rd year

MTH 3002

Linear Algebra

Required for 3rd year

MTH 2002

Probability and Statistics

Required for 3rd year

CVL 3011

Structural Analysis

Required for 4th year

MTH 4002

Numerical Methods

CVL 3071

Traffic and Highway Engineering

Required for 4th year

CVL 3211

Civil Engineering Materials

Required for 4th year

MEL 3211

Fluid Mechanics

Required for 4th year

CVL 3161

Construction Management

CVL 3231

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Required for 4th year

CVL 4121

Reinforced Concrete Design

Required for 4th year

CVL 3251

Design of Experiments in Civil Engineering

CVL 3241

Water Resources Engineering

CVL 4122

Design of Steel Structures

CVL 4101

Senior Design Project

10

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CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

Specialisation Area Elective

Interdisciplinary Specialization

Departmental Elective

Students have the 2 Electives from

one Area of Specialisation of their
choosing i.e both Electives must be
from the same area.

Students with a minimum CGPA of 8.5

after 2 years can take An
interdisciplinary Specialisation. Every
Interdisciplinary specialisation has 3
Courses worth 12 credits. The credits
for these courses are added on Top of
the required 150 Credits.

Students have the option of choosing

2 electives from Departmental
Offerings. They must be from areas
that are different to the specialisation
area chosen for the Specialisation
Area Electives.

Four Specialisations to choose One

from
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Water Resources
- CE Foundations

4 Interdisciplinary Areas to Choose

One From:
- Applied Physics
- Applied Mathematics E
- Material Science M
- Material Science E

ELECTIVES
ELECTIVES POLICY
8 ELECTIVES OFFERED IN 4 AREAS (i.e 2 Electives/Area)
STUDENT MUST CHOOSE
2 DEPARTMENTAL AREA ELECTIVES FROM SAME AREA

4 ELECTIVE AREAS

GEOTECHNICAL
STRUCTURES
WATER RESOURCES
CE FOUNDATIONS

STUDENT MUST CHOOSE 2 DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVES

FROM REMAINING 3 AREAS

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AREA 1: Geotechnical
CODE
CVL 4032

SUBJECT
Soil Dynamics

Introduction, Fundamentals of Vibration, Waves in Elastic Medium,

Properties of Dynamically Loaded Soils, Foundation Vibration, Dynamic
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations, Earthquake and ground vibration,
Liquefaction of soils, Machine Foundation on Piles
Prerequisite : CVL 3231
CVL 4031

Applied Geotechnical Engineering

Problems of Design and Construction: Ground Improvement, Earth

Pressure and Stability of slopes, Foundations, Settlement due to
Extraneuous cases, Dams and Dam Foundations,
Prerequisite : CVL 3231

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CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Textbooks
- Principles of Soil Dynamics by Braja M. Das
and G.V.Ramana, Cengage
Course Format: 2 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 2
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits
4

Textbook Soil Mechanics in Engineering

Practice by Terzaghi, Wiley India
Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1
labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

The textbooks prescribed for each subject are required and will be the only ones used for that subject

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AREA 2: Structures
CODE
CVL 4113

SUBJECT
Prestressed Concrete Design

Basic Concepts, Materials, Flexural Analysis, Flexural Design, Shear and

Torsion, Partial Loss of Prestress Force, Composite Beams, Continuous
Beams and Frames, Deflections, Applications
Prerequisite : CVL 4111, CVL 3211, CVL 3011
CVL 4041

Structural Analysis with Finite Elements

CREDITS

GRADING PATTERN
3

Textbook - Design of Prestressed Concrete by

Nilsson, Wiley India
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits
6

What are finite Elements, What are boundary Elements, Frames, Plane
Problems, Slabs, Shells, Theoretical Details

Textbook - Structural Analysis with Finite

Elements by Hartmann, Springer

Prerequisite : CVL 3011

Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4

Credits

AREA 3: Water Resources

CODE
CVL 4041

SUBJECT
Groundwater Science

Groundwater: The Big Picture, Physical Properties, Principles of flow,

Geology and Groundwater Flow, Deformations, storage and General flow
equations, Modelling steady flow with basic methods, Modelling transient
flow with basic methods, Groundwater chemistry, Groundwater
contamination

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Texbook - Groundwater Science by Fitts,

Elsevier India
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Prerequisite : MEL 3211, CVL 3241

CVL 4042

Applied Hydrology

Introduction, Hydrologic Processes, Atmospheric Water, Subsurface Water,

Surface Water, Hydrologic Measurement, Unit Hydrograph, Lumped Flow
Routing, Hydrologic Statistics, Frequency Analysis, Hydrologic Design
Prerequisite : MEL 3211, CVL 3241

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Textbook - Applied Hydrology by Chow, Mays

and Maidment, Tata McGraw Hill
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

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AREA 4: CE FOUNDATIONS
CODE

SUBJECT

CVL 3052

Environmental Engineering

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
1

Environmental Chemistry, Material Balances, Water Quality, Waste Water

Treatment, Drinkwater treatment, Air Pollution, Solid waste Engineering,
Hazardous Waste Management, Noise Pollution, Ionizing Radiation

Textbook Principles of Environmental

Engineering and Science, 2nd Edition, Davis
and Masten

Prerequisite: CVL 3251

Course Format: 3 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 1

labs/Week, 2 hrs/Lab = 4 Credits

CVL 4232

Foundation Engineering

Geotechnical Properties of Soil, Natural Soil Deposits and Sub soil

exploration, Shallow Foundations: Ultimate Bearing Capacity, Shallow
Foundations: Allowable Bearing Capacity and Settlement, Mat
Foundations, Lateral Earth Pressure, Retaining Walls, Sheet Pile Walls, Pile
Foundations

Textbook Principles of Foundation

Engineering by Braja M Das
Course Format: 4 Classes/Week, 1 hr/Class; 4
Credits

Prerequisite: CVL 3231

TOTAL CREDITS

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISATION
ELECTIVES POLICY

4 INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS

3 SUBJECTS IN EACH INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA

STUDENT MUST CHOOSE 1 INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA
STUDENT MUST PASS IN ALL 3 SUBJECTS in One Chosen
Area TO COMPLETE SPECIALISATION

APPLIED PHYSICS
APPLIED MATHEMATICS E
MATERIAL SCIENCE M
MATERIAL SCIENCE E

STUDENT MUST HAVE AT LEAST 8.5 CGPA TILL SECOND

YEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE

INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISATION 1: APPLIED PHYSICS

CODE
PHY 3002

SUBJECT
Mathematical Physics

Calculus of Variations, Coordinate Transforms, Tensor Analysis, Gamma,

Beta and Error Functions, Asymptotic Series, Stirlings Formula, Elliptic
Integrals and Functions, Series Solutions of differential equations,
legendres polynomials, Bessel functions, Sets of Orthogonal functions,
Partial Differential equations, Functions of a complex variable, integral
transforms

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Textbook - Mathematical Methods in the

Physical Sciences by Boas, Wiley
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 5th Semester; Prerequisite : MTH 3001, MTH 3002

PHY 4001

Classical Mechanics

Elementary Newtonian Mechanics, The Principles of Canonical Mechanics,

The Mechanics of Rigid bodies, Relativistic mechanics, Geometric Aspects
of Mechanics, Stability and Chaos, Continuous systems

Textbook - Mechanics: From Newtons Laws to

Deterministic Chaos by Fabian Scheck,
Springer

Offered in 6th Semester; Prerequisite : PHY 1001, PHY 3002

Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4

Credits

PHY 3003

Thermal Physics and Statistical Mechanics

Heat, Probability, Temperature and the Boltzmann factor, The Maxwell

Boltzmann distribution, Pressure, Molecular Effusion, The mean free path
and collisions, Transport properties in gases, thermal diffusion equations,
Energy, Isothermal and adiabatic processes, heat engines and the second
law, entropy, Information theory, Thermodynamic Potentials, Rods,
Bubbles and Magnets, the third law; Equipartition of energy, the partition
function, statistical mechanics of an ideal gas, the chemical potential,
photons, phonons

Textbook - Concepts in Thermal Physics by

Blundell and Blundell, OUP
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 7th Semester; Prerequisite : MTH 2002

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISATION 2: APPLIED MATHEMATICS E

CODE
MTH 4006

SUBJECT
Stochastic Processes

Review of the basic probability theory, The Poisson Process, Renewal

Theory, Markov Chains, Martingles, Random Walks, Brownian Motion and
Other Markov Processes, Stochastic Order Relations
Prerequisite : MTH 2002
MTH 4004

Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Basic Theory of ODE and vector fields, The Laplace Equation and Wave
Equation, Fourier Analysis, Distributions and Constant-Coefficient linear
PDE, Sobolev Spaces

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Textbook - Stochastic Processes by Sheldon

Ross, Wiley India
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits
4

Textbook - Partial Differential Equations by

farlow, dover
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Prerequisite : MTH 3001

MTH 4005

Graph Theory

Fundamental Concepts, Trees and Distance, Matchings and Factors,

Connectivity and Paths, Coloring of graphs, Planar Graphs, Edges and
Cycles
Prerequisite : MTH 2002, MTH 3002

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Textbook - Introduction to Graph Theory by

West, PHI
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISATION 3 : MATERIAL SCIENCE M

CODE
CHM 2001

SUBJECT
Introduction to Material Science for Engineers

Materials for Engineering, Atomic Bonding, Crystalline Structure Perfection, Crystalline Defects and Non Crystalline Structures Imperfection, Diffusion, Mechanical Behavior, Thermal Behavior, Failure
Analysis and Prevention, Phase Diagrams - Equilibrium, Kinetics - Heat
Treatment

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Textbook - Introduction to Material Science

for Engineers by Shackelford, Pearson
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 5th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 1001

CHM 3001

Thermodynamics of Materials

Preface. Introduction and Definition of Terms. The First Law of

Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics.The Statistical
Interpretation of Entropy. Auxiliary Functions. Heat Capacity, Enthalpy,
Entropy, and the Third Law of Thermodynamics.Phase Equilibrium in a
One-Component System. The Behavior of Gases.The Behavior of
Solutions.Gibbs Free Energy-Composition and Phase Diagrams of Binary
Systems. Reactions Involving Gases. Reactions Involving Pure Consensed
Phases and a Gaseous Phase.Reaction Equilibria in Systems Containing
Components in Condensed Solutions. Phase Diagrams for Binary Systems
in Pressure-Temperature-Composition Space. Electrochemistry.

Textbook - Introduction to the

Thermodynamics of Materials by Gaskell, CRC
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 6th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 2001

CHM 3002

Mechanical Behavior of Materials

Overview of Mechanical Behavior; Elastic Behavior; Dislocations;Plastic

Deformation in Single and Polycrystalline Materials; Strengthening of
Crystalline Materials; Composite Materials; High-Temperature Deformation
of Crystalline Materials; Deformation of Noncrystalline Materials; Fracture
Mechanics; Toughening Mechanisms and the Physics of Fracture;HighTemperature; Fatigue of Engineering Materials; Embrittlement; Cellular
Solids
Offered in 7th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 2001

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Textbook - Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

by Courney, Tata McGraw Hill
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

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INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISATION 4 : MATERIAL SCIENCE E

CODE
CHM 2001

SUBJECT
Introduction to Material Science for Engineers

Materials for Engineering, Atomic Bonding, Crystalline Structure Perfection, Crystalline Defects and Non Crystalline Structures Imperfection, Diffusion, Mechanical Behavior, Thermal Behavior, Failure
Analysis and Prevention, Phase Diagrams - Equilibrium, Kinetics - Heat
Treatment

CREDITS
4

GRADING PATTERN
6

Textbook - Introduction to Material Science

for Engineers by Shackelford, Pearson
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 5th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 1001

CHM 3001

Thermodynamics of Materials

Preface. Introduction and Definition of Terms. The First Law of

Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics.The Statistical
Interpretation of Entropy. Auxiliary Functions. Heat Capacity, Enthalpy,
Entropy, and the Third Law of Thermodynamics.Phase Equilibrium in a
One-Component System. The Behavior of Gases.The Behavior of
Solutions.Gibbs Free Energy-Composition and Phase Diagrams of Binary
Systems. Reactions Involving Gases. Reactions Involving Pure Consensed
Phases and a Gaseous Phase.Reaction Equilibria in Systems Containing
Components in Condensed Solutions. Phase Diagrams for Binary Systems
in Pressure-Temperature-Composition Space. Electrochemistry.

Textbook - Introduction to the

Thermodynamics of Materials by Gaskell, CRC
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

Offered in 6th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 2001

PHY 3004

Electronic Properties of Solids

Elementary Materials Science Concepts, Electrical and Thermal

Conduction in Solids, Elementary Quantum Physics, Modern Theory of
Solids, Semiconductors, Semiconductor Devices, Dielectric Materials and
Insulation, Magnetic Properties and Superconductivity, Optical Properties
of Materials
Offered in 7th Semester; Prerequisite : CHM 2001, PHY 2001

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Textbook - Principles of Electronic Materials

and Devices by Safa Kasap, Tata McGraw Hill
Course Format: 4 Classes/week, 1hr/Class, 4
Credits

The textbooks prescribed for each subject are required and will be the only ones used for that subject