Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Mid Term examination schedule

Below is the Mid-term examination schedule for IVth term. Timing is 2:00 - 3:30pm

24th March: Building Material and Construction
25th March: Numerical Techniques
28th March: Structural Analysis
29th March: Soil Mechanics
30th March: Business Correspondence
31st March: Essentials of Marketing

Best of Luck

Satya

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Syllabus for IVth term


Syllabus for IVth Term BTech Civil Engineering
Sharda University, Greater Noida


Structural Analysis

Unit: I

Section – I: Column & Struts
Concept of Structural Stability, Analysis of Short and Long Column by Euler’s, Rankin’s Method Secant Formulae.

Unit: II

Section – II: Propped Cantilevers
Analysis of propped cantilevers-shear force and bending moment diagrams-Deflection of propped cantilevers.

Section – II: Fixed Beams
Introduction to statically indeterminate beams with u.d.l, point load, uniformly varying load, couple and bending moment and shear Force diagrams- Deflection of fixed beams. Effect of sinking of support and effect of rotation of a support.

Section – III: Continuous Beams
Introduction-Clapeyron’s theorem of three moments- Analysis of continuous beams with constant moment of inertia with one or both ends fixed-continuous beams with overhang, continuous beams with different moment of inertia for different spans-Effects of sinking of supports-shear force and Bending moment diagrams.

Section – IV: Slope-Deflection Method
Introduction, derivation of slope deflection equation, application to continuous beams with and without settlement of supports.

Unit III:

Section – V: Energy Theorems
Introduction-Strain energy in linear elastic system, expression of strain energy due to axial load, bending moment and shear forces - Castigliano’s first theorem-Deflections of simple beams and pin jointed trusses.



Indeterminate Structural Analysis

Indeterminate Structural Analysis –Determination of static and kinematic indeterminacies –Solution of trusses with upto two degrees of internal and external indeterminacies –Castigliano’s theorem

Section – VI: Moving Loads and Influence Lines

Introduction maximum SF and BM at a given section and absolute maximum S.F. and B.M due to single concentrated load U.D load longer than the span, U.D load shorter than the span, two point loads with fixed distance between them and several point loads-Equivalent uniformly distributed load-Focal length.

Definition of influence line for SF, Influence line for BM- load position for maximum SF at a section-Load position for maximum BM at a sectionsingle point load, U.D.load longer than the span, U.D.load shorter than the span- Influence lines for forces in trusses.


Books and References:

  1. Analysis of Structures-Vol I & Vol II by V.N. Vazirani & M.M.Ratwani, Khanna Publications, New Delhi.
  2. Analysis of Structures by T.S. Thandavamoorthy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
  3. Comprehensive Structural Analysis-Vol.I&2 by Dr. R. Vaidyanathan & Dr. P.Perumal- Laxmi publications pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
  4. Basic structural Analysis by C.S. Reddy, Tata Mcgrawhill, New Delhi
  5. Theory of Structures by Gupta, Pandit & Gupta; Tat Mc.Graw – Hill Publishing Co.Ltd., New Delhi.
  6. Introduction to structural analysis by B.D. Nautiyal, New age international publishers, New Delhi.
  7. Indeterminate Structures by C.K.Wang
  8. Indeterminate Structures by Kinney
  9. Indeterminate Structures by Wilber Norris
  10. Determinate and Indeterminate Structures by R.L.Jindal
  11. Theory of Structures by Timoshenko.





Syllabus for IVth Term BTech Civil Engineering
Sharda University, Greater Noida

Building Materials and Construction

Unit I:

Section I: Building Materials
Physical and chemical characteristic of commonly used building materials in Civil Engineering construction – Rocks and Stones, Clay and Bricks, Sand, Cement, Concrete, Lime, Mortars, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous materials, Ceramic and Polymer based materials, Timber and Plywood. Paint, Enamel and Varnishes

Unit II:

Section II: Building Construction
Bricks and stone masonry. Setting and laying out a building, safe bearing capacity of soils, types of building foundation. Construction details of foundation, floors, roofs and stairs. Damp proof course, plastering and pointing, Doors and windows of different types.

Books and References:

  1. D.S.Arora, ‘Text Book of Engineering Materials’, Kalyani Publishers.
  2. Sushil Kumar, ‘Building Construction’, Standard Publishers, Delhi.
  3. Building Materials – S.K. Duggal (New Age Publication)
  4. Engineering Materials – Surendra Singh (Laxmi Publication)
  5. Construction Engineering and Management – S. Seetharaman (Umesh Publication)
  6. Building Materials – Gurucharan Singh (Standard Publishers, Delhi)
  7. Building Materials – Parbeen Singh




Syllabus for IVth Term BTech Civil Engineering
Sharda University, Greater Noida

Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Mechanics)

Before Mid Term Exam
1.       Syllabus and Introduction (4 hrs)
o   Concept of soil,
o   Definition and meaning of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
o   History of soil mechanics,
o   Scope of soil mechanics,
o   Soil formation
2.       Soil Classification (4hrs)
o   Understand what is soil compose of
o   An understanding of sieve analysis
o   Knowledge of Atterberg limits and their usage
o   An ability to classify soils and determine their properties
3.       Phase Diagram (4 hrs)
o   Understand the meaning of unit weight, relative density, degree of saturation, specific gravity, void ratio, and porosity
o   Ability to sketch and use phase diagrams to calculate weight-volume composition of soil
4.       Permeability of Soils (4 hrs)
o   Gain an understanding of Head and its role in fluid flow
o   Knowledge of Darcy's Law and its usage
o   An understanding of hydraulic conductivity, its measurement, and typical values for different soils
o   An ability to perform flow calculations in soils
o   An ability to compute equivalent hydraulic conductivities for layered systems
5.       Effective Stress (4 hrs)
o   An understand of capillary phenomenon
o   Knowledge of effective stress
o   An ability to compute pore water pressure, effective stress, and total stress at any given point in a soil layer,
6.       Seepage and Flow Nets (4 hrs)
o   Gain an understanding of seepage pressure and its role in causing the quick condition
o   Gain an understanding of Darcy's law.
o   An ability to draw flow nets and determine the water head at a given point and the water flow rate
o   An ability to calculate critical hydraulic gradient and factor of safety against quick condition
After Mid Term Exam
7.       Soil Compaction (4hrs)
o   Understand the purpose and importance of soil compaction
o   Know the factors that will influence the field compaction of soil
o   Ability to determine the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density from a standard or modified proctor test result,
8.       Consolidation and Settlements (4hrs)
o   Understand the purpose and importance of consolidation
o   Know the assumptions made in Terzaghi's theory of consolidation
o   Understand the cause of settlement in primary and secondary consolidation
o   Identify the difference between consolidation and compaction
o   An ability to calculate consolidation settlement at various degree of consolidation and the time require to achieve given settlement
9.       Shear Strength (4hrs)
o   Understand what are the factors that contribute to the shear strength of soils
o   Knowledge of Mohr circle and the ability to use Mohr circle to determine the stresses and shear in the soil at given condition
o   Get familiar with direct shear test
o   Identify the difference between consolidated drained, consolidated undrained, and unconsolidated undrained triaxial test
o   An ability to use the result from triaxial test to determine the angle of internal friction and the allowable shear stress of the soil
10.   Slope Stability (4hrs)
o   Understand the mechanism behind slope failures.
o   Ability to perform slope stability analysis to determine its factor of safety
Core Text:
·         Gopal Ranjan and A.S.R. Rao “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics” , revised second edition,  New Age International Publishers
References:
·         Alam Singh “Modern Geotechnical Engineering” , third edition, CBS Publishers & Distributors PVT. Ltd.
·         C. Venkatramaiah “Geotechnical Engineering”, revised third edition, New Age International Publishers
·         Dr. K.R. Arora “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers Distributors

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Attendance by smart card

Your attendance is being marked using smart card from this week. Please bring your I-card while attending the classes. No other mode of recording the attendance shall be used.

Those who do not have a valid I-card, get in touch with the SET office to get one and give me one application with the names of all those who do not have a valid I-card.

Satya

Monday, February 14, 2011

Holiday on Feb 16th

The listed holiday of Eid-Milad-Ul-Nabi is on 16th Feb (Wednesday) and NOT on 15th (Tuesday) as was listed earlier.

Satya

Thursday, February 10, 2011

No classes on 11th Feb

There shall be no classes of Second year on 11th Feb, 2011 (Friday) due to T&P activities in SDS.
Please inform all 2nd year students.

Satya