SECOND SEMESTER OF B.E.

IV (C)

AM 423 : GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II

L : 3 THEORY : 100 MARKS

TU : 1 PR/TW/VV : 50 MARKS
DR : 2 TOTAL : 150 MARKS

THEORY :

1. Field Exploration, Sampler, sample disturbance, standard penetration test, plate

load test, pile load test.

2. Earth pressure, active and passive earth pressure conditions. Earth pressure
theories, retaining walls. Bracing in open cuts, sheet piling and anchor bulkheads.

3. Stability of Slopes, factor of safety, slice method, friction circle method and
other methods of analysis, various stability conditions in an earth dam and canals.

4. Bearing capacity of soil, Terzaghi�s theory, factors affecting bearing capacity,

settlement-consideration and computation. Effect of water-table. Individual &
combined footing, Rafts.

5. Pile foundations, point bearing and friction piles, bearing capacity of single
pile in clay and sand.

6. Geotechnical aspects of well and pier foundations. Design principles of Machine

foundations.

TEXT / REFERENCES :

1. Soil Engineering Vol I and II byAlamsingh -Asia Pub. House.

2. Foundation Engineering Handbook by Fang and Einterkorn.

3. Foundation Engineering by Peck, Thomson & Thornburn.

4. Analysis and Design of Retaining Structures by Shamsher Prakash & Gopal Ranjan -
Sarita Pub.
.
5. Foundation Engineering Manual by N.B.Nayak.

6. Handbook of Machine Foundation by Sribivasula and Vaidyanathan. Tata McGraw Hill

Book Co., New Delhi.

S.S. OF B.E.IV (C)

CE 4220 : CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

LE - 3 PR - 2 PAPER (3 HOURS) : 100 MARKS

TU - 1 DR - - PR / TW / VV : 50 MARKS
TOTAL : 150 MARKS

SYLLABUS

1. Construction Planning : Necessity, methods of planning, fundamentals terms

events, activities, bar charts, critical path method � Developing critical path
network.

2. Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) construction scheduling,

construction cost control, construction management cost optimization-Crashing,
resource allocation.

3. Engineering fundamentals : Rolling Resistance, effect of grade Drawbar pull,

Rimpull, acceleration, cycle time, swell and shringkage of soils.

4. Tractors and related equipments : Tractors � types, performance gradability,

Bulldozers-types and output tractor shovels rippers, land cleaning equipment
scrapers; types and output Drag line, clam shells, hoes, trenching machines.

5. Other construction equipments : Power shovels � types and size, selection,

optimum depth of cut, output. Tracks and wagons, types and capacities, Balancing
capacities of excavators. Compacting equipment; Rollers, their suitability for
different operations. Belt conveyers component and power required.

6. pumping equipment, types of pumps used in construction work selection. Drilling

and blashing of rocks, drill bits, selection of drilling patterns, rates of
drilling use of compressed air compression indrilling. Concrete mixers, types and
sizes.

7. selection of construction Equipment : Methods of depreciation cost of owning and

operation of equipment cost of Maintenance and repairs of construction equipment.

REFERENCES :

1. Construction Planning, equipment and Methods � R.C.Peurifoy.

2. Construction equipment, planning and applications : Mehesh Verma

3. PERT & CPM by L = SRINATH

4. Critical path methods in construction practice � Antia

5. Ferm Machinery and equipment : Smith and Willes

6. Farm Machinery : Gulfin.

S.S. OF B.E.IV (C)

CE 422 : IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

LE - 3 PR - 2 PAPER (3 HOURS) : 100 MARKS

TU - 1 DR - - PR / TW / VV : 50 MARKS
TOTAL : 150 MARKS
1. Surface irrigation Methods, New concepts, cropwater requirements,
Evapotransipiration, various equations for Evapotranspiration, irrigation
scheduling.

2. Surface irrigation-systems-their characteristics and analysis. Distribution

network of Canals Design of walls and pumping plants for utilasation and ground
water.

3. Border irrigation method-type of borders � their suitability for different crops

grows-Design of border irrigation system. Evaluation of border irrigation system.

4. Basin irrigation method-different types of check basins suitability for

different crops grown � design and evaluation of basin irrigation system.

5. Furrow irrigation method-different types of Furrows suitability for different

crops grown � Design and evaluation of Furrow irrigation system

6. Sprinkler irrigation system-types of sprinkler system analysis and design of

sprinkler system evaluation.

7. Drip irrigation systems � types � analysis and design of drip irrigation systems
� Evaluation.

8. Field layout-land leveling and grading-equipment and methods-new surface

irrigation concepts and methods-simmulation - modelling.

REFERENCES :

1. Theory & Practice of surface irrigation � W.R.Walker

2. Sprinkler and trickling irrigations : W.R.Walker, colorads State University.

3. Sprinkler irrigation manual : Jack Keller, Utah State University.

4. Trickle irrigation manual : Jalk Keller, Utah State University.

5. Design and Operation of farm irrigation systems; Jensen et al American Society

of Agricultural Engineering.

6. Irrigation : theory and practice : A.M.Michael, Vikas Pub. House, New Delhi.

7. Principles of Agricultural Engineering Vol.II : A.M.Michel and T.P.Ojha Jahi

Bros., New Delhi.

8. National Engineering Handbook Section 15 � Irrigation USDA SCS.

S.S. OF B.E.IV (C)

AMC 421 : STRUCTURAL DESIGN III

LE - 3 PR - - PAPER (3 HOURS) : 100 MARKS

TU - 1 DR - 3 PR / TW / VV : 50 MARKS
TOTAL : 150 MARKS

SYLLABUS
(A) REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES :

1. Building frames including frames : Gravity loads � Area method and beam reaction
method of analysis � substitute frame arrangement at live loads. Two cycle method-
redistribution of moment and frame analysis, wind and earthquake leads-complete
design problem deflection and crack-width calculations.
Detailing reinforcements

2. Cantilever and Counterfort type Retaining walls.

3. Flate Slabs � Circular slabs. Elements of prestresses concrete.

4. R.C.C. Water tanks � rectangular and circular tanks � under ground resting on
ground and over head tanks-columns, braces and foundations.

(B) STEEL STRUCTURES :

1. Introduction to industrial bent.

Roof coverings � A.C. and C.S.I. shests � code provisions.
Gantry girders.

2. Purlin and side sheeting ratio � angle, tube and z sections � fabric roof
trusses and latticed girders.

3. Side stanchion � Crane stanchion � Cable stancnisn � wine bracings � column

bases � foundations.

4. Simple steel bridges � foot bridge.

5. Detailing of steel structures � Eraction of finished components.

TERMWORK : The termwork will consists of drawing and report bases on the above
syllabus.

TEXT / REFERENCES :

1. Reinforced concrete by H.J.Shah , Charotar pub. House

2. Reinforced concrete by S.K.Mallick and Gupta, IBH & Oxford pub.

3. Continuity in building frame � Portland cement association USA

4. Steel structures by A.S.Arya, Ajwan. Namchand & Brothers

5. Design of steel structures by Kazimi & Jindal, Prenctics Hall Pub.

6, Steel designers�s Manual � ELPS Publications.

7. Steel Structures by T.J.Macginley, E & E N SPON.

4. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis : Theory and applications � Desai, C. S.

& Abel, J.F.Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd.