Program Structure and

Syllabus of

M. Tech. Structural Engineering

Civil Engineering

R21 Regulations

Venkatapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), Medchal-Malkajgiri (Dt.),

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA
[email protected]; http://anurag.edu.in
COURSE STRUCTURE AND SYLLABUS
M.TECH. I YEAR I SEMESTER [6T + 2P]

Hours per
Course
S. No. Category Course week Credits
Code
L T P
1 A311201 PC-I Advanced Structural Analysis 3 0 0 3
2 A311202 PC-II Theory of Elasticity 3 0 0 3
3 A311203 PC-III Structural Dynamics 3 0 0 3
Professional Elective I
A311204
1. Advanced Concrete Technology
A311205
4 PE-I 2. Water Retaining Structures 3 0 0 3
A311206
3. Advanced Foundation Design
A311207
4. Design of Masonry Structures
Professional Elective II
A311208
1. Stability of Structures
A311209
5 PE-II 2. Retrofitting and Rehabilitation Structures 3 0 0 3
A311210
3. High Rise Structures
A311211
4. Soil Structure Interaction
6 A310001 RM Research Methodology 2 0 0 2
7 A311221 LAB-I Construction Engineering Laboratory 0 0 4 2
Virtual Smart Structures and Dynamics
8 A311222 LAB-II 0 0 4 2
Laboratory
TOTAL 17 0 8 21

M.TECH. I YEAR II SEMESTER [6T + 1P + 1S]

Hours per
Course
S. No. Category Course week Credits
Code
L T P
1 A321201 PC-IV Finite Element Method 3 1 0 4
2 A321202 PC-V Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures 3 1 0 4
Professional Elective III
A321203
1. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
A321204
3 PE-III 2. Theory of Plates 3 0 0 3
A321205
3. Bridge Engineering
A321206
4. Industrial Structures
Professional Elective IV
A321207
1. Prestressed Concrete
A321208
4 PE-IV 2. Functional Planning and Building Services 3 0 0 3
A321209
3. Nonlinear Structural Analysis
A321210
4. Composite Structures
Open Elective
A321211
1. Computer Oriented Numerical Methods
A321212
5 OEL 2. Instrumentation and Sensors 3 0 0 3
A321309
3. Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
A321310
4. Introduction to Internet of Things
6 A3200A6 AC Pedagogy Studies (Audit Course) 2 0 0 0
7 A321221 LAB-III CAD Laboratory 0 0 4 2
8 A321222 PW Seminar 0 0 4 2
TOTAL 17 2 8 21
M.TECH. II YEAR I SEMESTER [1 P]

Hours per week

S. No Course Code Category Course Credits
L T P
1 A331201 PW Project Work Review-I 0 0 24 12
TOTAL 0 0 24 12

M.TECH. II YEAR II SEMESTER [1 P]

Hours per week

S. No Course Code Category Course Credits
L T P
1 A341201 PW Project Work Review-II 0 0 28 14
TOTAL 0 0 28 14
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311201 PC-I
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To use the matrix algebra for the analysis of simple structures.
2. To provide the knowledge of analysis of indeterminate trusses.
3. To explain the analysis of indeterminate beams
4. To provide the knowledge of analysis of frames and grids
5. To provide the knowledge of advanced topics in the analysis
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the application of the matrix methods for spring and bar systems
2. CO 2: Employ the matrix methods for the analysis of plane truss structures
3. CO 3: Examine the stiffness method for the analysis of beams
4. CO 4: Evaluate the analysis of framed and grid structures by stiffness method
5. CO 5: Develop method of analysis of critical elements of a structure
UNIT-I
Analysis of springs and bar systems: Degree of indeterminacy of plane & space structures
(static and kinematics), stiffness matrix of a spring element, analysis of spring systems,
discretization, assembly of global stiffness matrix, stiffness matrix of a bar element, analysis
of bar systems, discretization and analysis of tapered bar structures.
UNIT-II
Analysis of plane trusses: Global local coordinate systems, stiffness matrix of a truss
element in local axis, transformation matrix, stiffness matrix in global axis, forces in the
members, steps in the analysis, application to plane trusses with not more than 3 DOF,
analysis of trusses involving elements with too short and too long members, pre stressing
forces and with change of temperature.
UNIT-III
Analysis of beams: Stiffness matrix of a beam element equivalent nodal load vector due to
point load, udl and a couple, steps in the analysis, application to the problems with not more
than three DOF, analysis of beams with spring/sinking of support.
UNIT-IV
Analysis of plane frames: Stiffness matrix of a plane frame element in local axis, steps in
the analysis, transformation matrix, stiffness matrix of a plane frame element in global axis,
application to frames with not more than three DOF.
Analysis of Grids: Stiffness matrix of a plane grid element in local axis, steps in the analysis,
transformation matrix, stiffness matrix of a grid element in global axis, application to grids
of not more than three DOF.
UNIT-V
Advanced topics: Use of symmetry and anti-symmetry, analysis of trusses with inclined
supports, beams with shear deformations, beams with hinged ends. Banded matrix, semi
band width, band minimization techniques
Textbooks
1. Matrix methods of structural analysis by P.N. Godbole, R.S. Sonparote, S.U. Dhote, PHI
learning pvt. Ltd., Delhi.
2. Matrix analysis of framed structures by William Weacer, J. R. and James M. Gere, CBS
Publishers and distributors, New Delhi.
3. Matrix structural analysis by J. L. Meek, McGraw Hill
References
1. Introduction to finite elements in engineering by T. R. Chandrupatla, A.D. Belegundu,
Prentice Hall.
2. Matrix methods of structural analysis by M. B. Kanchi, Wiley Eastern Limited.
THEORY OF ELASTICITY

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311202 PC-II
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart knowledge on the basic concepts of theory of elasticity, and solve the
Structural Engineering problems
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the strain displacement relations and compatibility equations
2. CO 2: Apply the compatibility equations to solve the problems on beams
3. CO 3: Analyze the 2D problems by applying compatibility equations
4. CO 4: Evaluate the analysis of 3D problems
5. CO 5: Develop the solutions to torsional problems by energy equations
UNIT-I
Introduction: Elasticity - notation for forces and stress - components of stresses -
components of strain - Hooks law. Plane stress and plane strain analysis – Two dimensional
co-ordinate system-differential equations of equilibrium - boundary conditions – Strain
Displacement Relations - compatibility equations –Airy’s stress function.
UNIT-II
Two dimensional problems in rectangular coordinates - solution by polynomials - Saint-
Venants principle - determination of displacements - bending of simple beams – Simple
Supported and Cantilever Beam.
UNIT-III
Two dimensional problems in polar coordinates - stress distribution symmetrical about an
axis - pure bending of curved bars - strain components in polar coordinates - displacements
for symmetrical stress distributions Edge Dislocation - general solution of two-dimensional
problem in polar coordinates - application to Plates with Circular Holes-solid and hollow –
Rotating Disk.
Bending of Prismatic Bars: Stress function - bending of cantilever - circular cross section -
elliptical cross section - rectangular cross section.
UNIT-IV
Analysis of stress and strain in three dimensions - principal stress - stress ellipsoid - director
surface- determination of principal stresses Stress Invariants - max shear stresses Stress
Tensor – Strain Tensor- Homogeneous deformation - principal axes of strain-rotation.
General Theorems: Differential equations of equilibrium - conditions of compatibility -
determination of displacement - equations of equilibrium in terms of displacements -
principle of super position - uniqueness of solution - the reciprocal theorem Strain Energy.
UNIT-V
Torsion of Circular Shafts - Torsion of Straight Prismatic Bars– Saint Venant’s Method -
torsion of prismatic bars - bars with circular and elliptical cross sections – thin walled
sections-Prandtl’s membrane analogy - torsion of a bar of narrow rectangular bars - solution
of torsional problems by energy method - torsion of shafts, tubes , bars etc. – Introduction
and Applications of Elastic Solutions in Geomechanics.
Textbooks
1. Theory of Elasticity by Timoshenko, Mc-Graw hill Publications, 2017.
2. Advanced Mechanics of solids by L.S.Srinath, Tata Mc-GrawHill, 2017.
References
1. Theory of Elasticity by Y.C. Fung, Dover publications, Newyork, 2008.
2. Advanced Mechanics of Materials by Arthur P. Boresi, John Willey publishers, 2010
3. Continuum Mechanics by P.N. ChandraMouli, Yes Dee Publishers, 2004
4. Theory of Elasticity by Sadhu singh, KhannaPublishers, 2018.
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311203 PC-III
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives:
1. To impart knowledge on the fundamental of structural dynamics and their
applications.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: understand the basic elements of vibration systems
2. CO 2: Illustrate the fundamentals of dynamic analysis
3. CO 3: Differentiate the multi degree freedom systems
4. CO 4: Evaluate the practical vibration analysis of continuous systems
5. CO 5: Formulate the deterministic earthquake response of systems
UNIT - I
Theory of vibrations: Introduction - Elements of vibratory system - Degrees of Freedom -
Continuous System - Lumped mass idealization - Oscillatory motion - Simple Harmonic
motion - Vectorial representation of S.H.M. - Free vibrations of single degree of freedom
system - undamped and damped vibrations - critical damping - Logarithmic decrement -
Forced vibration of SDOF systems - Harmonic excitation -Dynamic magnification factor –
Phase angle – Bandwidth
UNIT - II
Introduction to Structural Dynamics: Fundamental objectives of dynamic analysis -Types
of prescribed loading - Methods of discretization - Formulation of equations of motion by
different methods – Direct equilibration using Newton’s law of motion / D’Alembert’s
principle, Principle of virtual work and Hamilton principle.
Single Degree of Freedom Systems: Formulation and solution of the equation of motion -
Free vibration response - Response to Harmonic, Periodic, Impulsive and general dynamic
loadings - Duhamel integral, Numerical evaluation of dynamic response- Central Difference
Method and Newmark's Method, Concept of response spectrum.
UNIT - III
Multi Degree of Freedom Systems: Selection of the degrees of Freedom - Evaluation of
structural property matrices - Formulation of the MDOF equations of motion -Undamped
free vibrations - Solutions of Eigen value problem for natural frequencies and mode shapes
- Analysis of Dynamic response – Normal co-ordinates - Uncoupled equations of motion -
Orthogonal properties of normal modes – Modal Analysis- Mode super position procedure
for damped forced vibrations
UNIT - IV
Practical Vibration Analysis: Introduction - Stodola method - Fundamental mode analysis
- Analysis of second and higher modes - Holzer method - Basic procedure.
Continuous Systems: Introduction - Flexural vibrations of beams - Elementary case –
Derivation of governing differential equation of motion - Analysis of undamped free
vibrations of beams in flexure - Natural frequencies and mode-shapes of simple beams with
different end conditions - Principles of application to continuous beams.
UNIT - V
Deterministic Earthquake Response of Systems – Rigid Foundation, Types of Earthquake
Excitation
– Response to Rigid – Soil Excitation, Lumped SDOF elastic systems – Lumped SDOF elastic
system – Distributed Parameter Elastic Systems – SRSS, CQC combination of modal
responses
Text books
1. Anil. K. Chopra, Dynamics of Structures, Pearson Education India, 2007.
2. Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande,” Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures”,
PHI, 2006.
References
1. Ray W. Clough, Joseph Penzin, Dynamics of Structures, CBS Publishing, 2015.
2. Mario Paz,”Structural Dynamics: Theory and Computation”, CBS Publishing, 2004.
3. W.T. Thomson,Theory of vibrations ,CBS Publishers And Distributors Pvt Ltd.
ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Professional Elective-I
M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311204 PE-I
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. Study the different types of admixtures, mix design, properties and applications of
special concretes.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Understand the chemistry of cements and the use of chemical and mineral
admixtures in concrete
2. CO 2: Use the mix design procedures of various codes to make an economical concrete
3. CO 3: Examine the preparation of high strength concrete
4. CO 4: support the NDT equipment to estimate the strength of concrete
5. CO 5: Develop the special and economical concrete
UNIT–I
Cement chemistry-Portland cement and its constituent phases-High temperature chemistry-
The chemistry of Portland cement manufacture-Hydration of calcium silicate phases-
Hydrated aluminates, ferrite and sulphate phases- Hydration of cement.
Admixtures: Classification of admixtures - Chemical and mineral admixtures - Influence of
various admixtures on properties of concrete and their applications
UNIT–II
Mix Design of Concrete as per IS 10262-2019, ACI Method and DOE Method
Durability Properties - Permeability – chemical attack – Sulphate attack – Carbonation -
Quality of water – marine conditions – Thermal properties of concrete – fire resistance –
methods of making durable concrete
UNIT–III
High Strength Concrete – Micro structure – Manufacturing and Properties- Design of HSC
Using Erintroy Shaklok Method- Ultra High Strength Concrete. High Performance Concrete-
Requirements and properties of High-Performance Concrete- Design Considerations.
UNIT-IV
Concrete - Understanding the quasi-brittle nature of concrete - Failure of concrete under low
stress - Micro— cracking, crack propagation - stress concentration at openings –Destructive,
semi-destructive & Non-destructive testing methodology - Rebound hammer test –
Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) Test - Penetration resistance test - Pull-out Test - Pull-off
Method - Break-off test - Cover Measurement
UNIT-V
Special Concrete: Self Compacting concrete – Polymer concrete – Fiber reinforced concrete
– Reactive Powder concrete – Blended Concrete-RMC-Requirements and Guidelines –
Advantages and Applications. Light weight concrete. Concrete mix design: Quality Control –
Quality assurance – Quality audit.
Textbooks
1. A.M. Neville Properties of Concrete, ELBS publications, Fifth edition, 2012.
2. Shetty M.S., “Concrete Technology”, S. Chand and Company Ltd. Delhi, Seventh edition,
2013.
References
1. Gambhir.M.L. “Concrete Technology”, Tata McGraw Hill, Publishing Co. Ltd NewDelhi,
2013.
2. Santhakumar .A.R.,” Concrete Technology”, Oxford University Press, NewDelhi2006.
3. Rajat Siddique Special Structural concretes, Galgotia Publications.
4. N.Krishna Raju Design of Concrete Mixes , CBS Publications, 5/e edition, 2018
5. P.K. Mehta Concrete: Micro Structure, Properties and Materials, Tata Mc-Graw Hill
Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, fourth edition.
WATER RETAINING STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-I

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311205 PE-I
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To understand the planning, behavior, analysis and design of water retaining
structures
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Understand the various forces induced in water retaining structure
2. CO 2: Employ the boundary conditions for the analysis of rectangular water tanks
3. CO 3: Evaluate the cracked design of tanks
4. CO 4: Estimate the earthquake analysis of overhead water tanks
5. CO 5: Design the elevated storage reservoirs.
UNIT -I
Analysis of circular water tanks with various boundary conditions at base slab, variation of
hoop tension, moment and deflection of wall with various H/T ratios, deep and shallow
tanks. Analysis of tanks using beam on elastic foundation analogy
UNIT-II
Analysis of rectangular water tanks with various boundary conditions at base slab, variation
of moments with respect to height/span ratio.,
UNIT-III
Design (un-cracked and cracked design) of water tank sections subjected to moment,
Moment and compression, moment and tension.
UNIT-IV
Earthquake Analysis of water tanks on ground and overhead tanks (SDOF and MDOF model)
UNIT-V
Analysis and design of jack well, approach bridge and WTP (clarifloculator, FM, aeration
fountain, chemical house, flash mixer etc.) units etc. Analysis and design of ESR (container
and staging)
References
1. Jaiswal, O. R., Rai, D. C., & Jain, S. K. (2007). Review of seismic codes on
liquidcontaining tanks. Earthquake Spectra, 23(1), 239-260.
2. BIS IS 1893-2(2014) Criteria for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures – Part 2:
Liquid retaining tanks, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, India, (2014).
3. BIS IS 1168 (2011)Criteria for design of RCC staging for overhead water tanks, Bureau
of Indian Standards, New Delhi, India, (2011)
4. Anchor, R. D. (1981). Design of liquid-retaining concrete structures. Halsted Press.
5. IS 3370(Part-I). (2009). Concrete structures for storage of liquids - code of practice.
6. IS 3370(Part-II). (2009). Concrete structures for storage of liquids - code of practice.
7. IS 3370(Part-III). (1967). Code of practice for concrete structures for the storage of
liquids.
8. IS 3370(Part-IV). (1967). Code of practice for concrete structures for the storage of
liquids. Design –Tables.
9. IS BIS IS 13920 (2016). Ductile design and detailing of reinforced concrete structures
subjected to seismic forces – code of practice (first revision), Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi, India.
10. Ghali, A. (2014). Circular storage tanks and silos. CRC Press.
ADVANCED FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Professional Elective-I

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311206 PE-I
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To determine the bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations and to estimate
settlements of structures subjected to external loads, leading to design of foundations
resting on soils.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the soil exploration methods
2. CO 2: Apply the conventional method of soil testing approaches
3. CO 3: Differentiate the settlement and consolidation of soils
4. CO 4: Evaluate the deep foundation techniques
5. CO 5: Design a reliable based foundations on collapsible soils
UNIT-I
Soil Exploration: Exploration Methods; Planning the Exploration Program; Boring and
Sampling; In Situ Tests: Standard & Cone Penetration Tests, Field Vane, Dilatometer,
Pressure meter; Rock Sampling, Core Recovery, RQD; Geophysical Exploration; Preparation
of Soil Report, Case Studies.
UNIT-II
Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity:- Shear Failure; Effect of Water Table; Footings
with Eccentric or Inclined Loads, Footings on Layered Soils, Slopes on finite layer with a Rigid
Base at Shallow Depth, effect of compressibility of soil, on soils with strength increasing with
depth, Plate Load tests, Presumptive bearing capacity.
UNIT-III
Settlement: Components – Immediate, Primary and Secondary Settlements, Consolidation,
Stresses and Displacements in Homogeneous, Layered and Anisotropic Soils; Bearing
Pressure using SPT, CPT, Dilatometer and Pressure meter; Settlement of foundations on
Sands- Schmertmann and Burland & Burbridge methods; Structure Tolerance to Settlement
and Differential Settlements, Rotation, Codal Provisions.
UNIT-IV
Deep Foundations: Single Pile: Vertically loaded piles, Static capacity- α, β and λ Methods,
Dynamic formulae; Wave Equation Analyses; Point Bearing Resistance with SPT and CPT
Results; Bearing Resistance of Piles on Rock; Settlement; Pile Load Test; Uplift Resistance;
Laterally Loaded Piles -Ultimate Lateral Resistance; Negative Skin Friction; Batter Piles;
Under Reamed Piles; Ultimate Capacity of Pile Groups in Compression, Pullout & Lateral
Load; Efficiency; Settlements of Pile Groups; Interaction of Axially & Laterally Loaded Pile
Groups, Codal Provisions, Analysis of foundation on soft soil.
UNIT-V
Special Topics of Foundation Engineering
Foundations on Collapsible Soils: Origin and occurrence, Identification, Sampling and
Testing, Preventive and Remedial measures.
Foundations on Expansive Soils: The nature, origin and occurrence, Identifying, testing
and evaluating expansive soils, typical structural distress patterns and Preventive design &
construction measures.
*Introduction to Reliability-Based Design: Brief introduction of probability and statistics,
LRFD for structural strength requirements, LRFD for geotechnical strength requirements,
Serviceability requirements
Textbooks
1. Das, B. M. - Principles of Foundation Engineering 5th Edition Nelson Engineering
(2004)
2. Donald P Coduto – Foundation Design Principles and Practices, 2nd edition, Pearson,
Indian edition, 2012. Phi Learning (2008)
References
1. Bowles, J. E. - Foundation Analysis & Design 5th Edition McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
(1996)
2. Poulos, H. G. & Davis, E. H. - Pile Foundation Analysis and Design john Wiley & sons
inc(1980-08)
3. Tomlinson, M. J. - Foundation Design and Construction - Prentice Hall (2003).
4. Baecher, G.B. & Christian, J.T. – Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering,
Wiley Publications (2003).
DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-I

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311207 PE-I
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
To enable the student to understand the fundamental Concepts of
1. Masonry materials and its mechanical properties.
2. Analysis and the behavior of structural masonry
3. Shear and flexural behavior of Reinforced and unreinforced masonry
4. Summarize construction practices, seismic behavior, specifications, for Design of
masonry
5. Seismic evaluation and Retrofit of Masonry.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the national and international perspective of masonry construction.
2. CO 2: Apply the basic principles to know the loads acting on masonry structures
3. CO 3: Analyze the masonry structures for combined bending and axial loads
4. CO 4: Evaluate the seismic forces on masonry structures
5. CO 5: Design rehabilitation and retrofitting method for masonry structures
UNIT - I
Introduction - Masonry construction - National and International perspective –Historical
development, Modern masonry, Principles of masonry design, Masonry standards: IS 1905
and others. Material Properties - Masonry units: clay and concrete blocks, Mortar, grout and
reinforcement, Bonding patterns, Shrinkage and differential movements.
UNIT - II
Masonry in compression: prism strength, eccentric loading, kern distance. Masonry under
Lateral loads: In-plane and out-of-plane loads, Analysis of perforated shear walls, Lateral
force distribution -flexible and rigid diaphragms.
UNIT - III
Behavior of Masonry - Shear and flexure - Combined bending and axial loads -Reinforced and
unreinforced masonry - Cyclic loading and ductility of shear walls for seismic design – Infill
masonry.
UNIT - IV
Structural design of Masonry - Working and Ultimate strength design - In-plane and out-of-
plane design criteria for load-bearing and infills, connecting elements and ties -
Consideration of seismic loads - Code provisions.
UNIT - V
Seismic evaluation and Retrofit of Masonry - In-situ and non-destructive tests for masonry -
properties - Repair and strengthening of existing masonry -structures for seismic loads.
Textbooks
1. P. Dayaratnam and P. Sarah, “Brick and Reinforced Brick Structures”,Oxford& IBH
Publishing Co, 2017.
2. R. G. Drysdale, A. H. Hamid and L. R. Baker, “Masonry Structures:Behaviour &
Design”, Prentice Hall Hendry,1994.
References
1. A.W. Hendry, B.P. Sinha and S. R. Davis, “Design of MasonryStructures”, E & FN Spon,
UK, 1997.
2. S. Sahlin, “Structural Masonry”, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1971.
3. R.S. Schneider and W.L. Dickey, “Reinforced Masonry Design”,Prentice Hall, 3rd
edition, 1994.
STABILITY OF STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-II

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311208 PE-II
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart the knowledge on elastic, inelastic buckling and torsional buckling of
structures.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify the behavior beam column joint for different loads
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the elastic buckling of bars and frames
3. CO 3: Examine the inelastic buckling of structural elements
4. CO 4: Evaluate the pure torsion of thin walled bars of open cross section.
5. CO 5: Judge the lateral buckling of simply supported beams.
UNIT – I
Beam Columns: Differential equations for beam columns- beam columns with concentrated
loads – continuous lateral loads-couples- beam columns with built in ends – continuous
beams with axial load- application of trigonometrically series – Effects of initial curvature on
deflections – Determination of allowable stresses.
UNIT - II
Elastic Buckling of bars and frames: Elastic Buckling of straight columns – Effect of shear
stress on buckling – Eccentrically and laterally loaded columns- Buckling of frames-large
deflections of buckled bars-Energy methods- Buckling of bars on elastic foundations- Buckle
line of bar with intermediate compressive forces - Buckling of bars with change in cross-
section – Effect of shear force on critical load- built up columns.
UNIT - III
Inelastic Buckling: Buckle line of straight bar- Double modulus theory – Tangent modulus
theory, Inelastic lateral Buckling. Experiments and design formulae: Experiments on
columns – Critical stress diagram – Empirical formulae for design –various end conditions
UNIT - IV
Torsion Buckling: Pure torsion of thin walled bars of open cross section – Non-uniform
torsion of thin walled bars of open cross section- Torsional buckling – Buckling by torsion
and flexure.
UNIT – V
Lateral buckling of simply supported Beams: Beams of Rectangular cross-section
subjected to pure bending. Buckling of simply supported Rectangular plates: Derivation of
equation of plate subjected to constant compression in one and two directions.
Text books
1. Theory of elastic Stability by Timshenko & Gere -McGraw Hill
References
1. Stability of metallic structures by Blunch- McGraw Hill
2. Theory of Beam- Columns Vol. I by Chem. & Atste McGraw Hill
3. Stability Theory of Structures by Ashwini Kumar, Allied Publishers.
RETROFITTING AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-II

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311209 PE-II
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. Learn the fundamentals of maintenance and repair strategies.
2. Study the quality assurance, serviceability and durability of concrete.
3. Know the various materials and techniques used for repair of structures.
4. Educate the different repair, strengthening, rehabilitation and retrofitting techniques.
5. Instruct the various health monitoring and demolition techniques.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Locate the maintenance and repair strategies requirement of structures
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the serviceability and durability of concrete
3. CO 3: Differentiate the material and techniques required for repairs of structure
4. CO 4: Judge the repairs, rehabilitation and retrofitting techniques
5. CO 5: Develop the health monitoring and demolition techniques.
UNIT - I
Maintenance: Repair and Rehabilitation, Facets of Maintenance, importance of Maintenance
various aspects of Inspection, Assessment procedure for evaluating damaged structure,
causes of deterioration.
Repair Strategies: Causes of distress in concrete structures, Construction and design
failures, Condition assessment and distress-diagnostic techniques, Assessment procedure
for Inspection and evaluating a damaged structure.
UNIT - II
Serviceability and Durability of Concrete: Quality assurance for concrete construction,
concrete properties – strength, permeability, thermal properties and cracking. – Effects due
to climate, temperature, chemicals, corrosion – design and construction errors – Effects of
cover thickness and cracking.
UNIT - III
Materials and Techniques for Repair: Special concretes and mortar, concrete chemicals,
special elements for accelerated strength gain, Expansive cement, polymer concrete, sulphur
infiltrated concrete, ferro cement, Fibre reinforced concrete. Bacterial concrete, Rust
eliminators and polymers coating for rebars during repair, foamed concrete, mortar and dry
pack, vacuum concrete, Gunite and Shotcrete, Epoxy injection, Mortar repair for cracks,
shoring and underpinning. Methods of corrosion protection, corrosion inhibitors, corrosion
resistant steels, coating and cathodic protection.
UNIT - IV
Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting Techniques: Repairs to overcome low member
strength, Deflection, Cracking, Chemical disruption, weathering corrosion, wear, fire, leakage
and marine exposure, Repair of Structure – Common Types of Repairs – Repair in Concrete
Structures – Repairs in Under Water Structures – Guniting – Shot Create – Underpinning.
Strengthening of Structures – Strengthening Methods – Retrofitting – Jacketing.
UNIT – V
Health Monitoring and Demolition Techniques: Long term health monitoring techniques,
engineered demolition techniques for dilapidated structures, Use of Sensors – Building
Instrumentation.
Text Books
1. Concrete Technology by A. R. Santhakumar, Oxford University press
2. Defects and Deterioration in Buildings, E F & N Spon, London
References
1. Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures by Bungey - Surrey University
Press
2. Maintenance, Repair & Rehabilitation and Minor Works of Buildings by P. C. Varghese,
PHI.
3. Maintenance and Repair of Civil Structures, B.L. Gupta and Amit Gupta, Standard
Publications.
4. Concrete Repair and Maintenance Illustrated, RS Means Company Inc W. H. Ranso,
(1981)
5. Building Failures: Diagnosis and Avoidance, EF & N Spon, London, B. A. Richardson,
(1991).
HIGH RISE STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-II

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Hours /
Code Category Credits Marks
Week
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311210 PE-II
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To impart knowledge on analysis of high rise buildings.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify the design principles and estimation of wind loads on tall buildings.
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the estimation of earthquake loads on a tall building.
3. CO 3: Distinguish the special structural systems for tall buildings
4. CO 4: Evaluate the dynamic load effects on reinforced concrete chimneys.
5. CO 5: Design the transmission line towers.
UNIT- I
Introduction to Tall Buildings: Design Principles for Lateral Load resistance, ductility
considerations in earthquake resistant design of concrete buildings, construction methods,
choice of materials, cladding systems and their design principles, types of foundations for
tall buildings.
Wind Loads on Tall Buildings: Introduction to wind, characteristics of wind, Computation
of wind loads on buildings as per IS code methods, Wind Tunnel testing, Introduction to
Computational Fluid Dynamics.
UNIT- II
Seismic Loads on Tall Buildings: Introduction to Earthquakes, Characteristics of
Earthquake, Computation of seismic loads on tall buildings – Response Spectrum Method,
Vibration Control – active control & passive control, Liquefaction effects of earthquake,
Introduction to Time history Analysis and Pushover analysis.
UNIT – III
Structural systems for Tall Buildings: Necessity of special structural systems for tall
buildings, Structural Systems for Steel Buildings -Braced frames, Staggered Truss System,
Eccentric Bracing System, Outrigger & Belt truss system, Tube Systems; Structural Systems
for Concrete Buildings - shear walls, frame tube structures, bundled tube structures; Design
of shear wall as per IS code. Design of Pile Foundation.
Special Topics in Tall Buildings: Second order effects of gravity loading, Creep and
shrinkage in columns, Differential shortening of columns, Floor levelling problems, Panel
zone effects, P-Delta analysis
UNIT – IV
RCC Chimneys: Introduction, parts of an RCC chimney, design factors, stresses in RC shafts
due to self-weight and wind loads, stresses in horizontal reinforcement due to shear force,
stresses due to temperature difference, design of RCC chimney, design of reinforcements in
chimneys using charts, dynamic loads effects on RCC chimneys.
UNIT – V
Transmission Line Towers: Classification, economical spacing and design loads - IS code
provisions - Calculation of wind loads and permissible stresses – Overall arrangement and
design procedure - Detailed design including foundations
Textbooks
1. B. S. Taranath, Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings, McGraw-Hill Book
Company, 2010.
2. E. Simlu, Wind Effect on Structures: An Introduction to Wind Engineering, Wile&
Sons, 1986.
References
1. M. Fintel, Hand Book of Concrete Engineering, Von Nostrand, 2004.
2. Emilio Rosenblueth, Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures, Pentech Press Ltd.,
1990.
3. W. Schuellar, High Rise Building Structures,John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1977.
4. Bryan Stafford Smith & Alex Coull,Tall Building Structures: Analysis & Design, Wiley
India Pvt Ltd, 1991.
5. Lynn S. Beedle Advances in Tall Building,s, CBS Publishers and Distributors Delhi,
1996.
SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION
Professional Elective-II

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311211 PE-II
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
To enable the student to understand the
1. Soil behavior and scope of its interaction with the elastic foundation
2. Interaction analysis between the soil-structure
3. Analysis of infinite and Winkler shapes of plates
4. Solutions for settlement and load distribution behavior of piles
5. Behavior of laterally loaded piles.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the soil behavior and interaction with the elastic foundation
2. CO 2: Employ the beams on elastic foundation
3. CO 3: Examine the numerical analysis of finite plates
4. CO 4: Evaluate the elastic analysis of piles
5. CO 5: Design the laterally loaded piles
UNIT–I
Soil-Foundation Interaction: Introduction to soil - Foundation interaction problems, Soil
behaviour, Foundation behaviour, Interface behaviour, Scope of soil-foundation interaction
analysis, soil response models, Winkler, Elastic continuum, two parameter elastic models,
Elastic plastic behaviour, and Time dependent behaviour.
UNIT–II
Beam on Elastic Foundation - Soil Models: Infinite beam, two parameters, Isotropic elastic
half space, Analysis of beams of finite length, Classification of finite beams in relation to their
stiffness.
UNIT–III
Plate on Elastic Medium: Infinite plate, Winkler, Two parameters, Isotropic elastic medium,
Thin and thick plates, Analysis of finite plates, rectangular and circular plates, Numerical
analysis of finite plates, simple solutions.
UNIT–IV
Elastic Analysis of Pile: Elastic analysis of single pile, Theoretical solutions for settlement
and load distribution, Analysis of pile group, Interaction analysis, Load distribution in groups
with rigid cap.
UNIT–V
Laterally Loaded Pile: Load deflection prediction for laterally loaded piles, subgrade
reaction and elastic analysis, Interaction analysis, and pile raft system, solutions through
influence charts.
Text books
1. J. A. Hemsley, “Elastic Analysis of Raft Foundations”, Thomas Telford, 1998.
2. D. F. McCarthy, “Essentials of Soil Mechanics and Foundations, basic geotechnics”,
Prentice Hall, 2002.
References
1. H. G. Poulos and E. H. Davis., “Pile Foundation Analysis and Design”, John Wiley, 1980.
2. P. S. Selvadurai, “Elastic Analysis of Soil Foundation Interaction”, Elsevier, 2015
3. H. G. Poulos, and E. H. Davis, “Pile Foundation Analysis and Design”, John Wiley, 1980.
4. R. F. Scott, “Foundation Analysis”, Prentice Hall, 1981. 7. Structure Soil Interaction -
State of Art Report, Institution of structural Engineers, 1978. ACI 336
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A310001 PW
2 0 0 2 40 60 100

Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to
1. Understand the research problem
2. Know the process of literature survey, plagiarism check and ethical means of doing
research
3. Get the knowledge about technical report writing
4. Impart awareness about the intellectual property rights
5. Know about licensing and transfer of technology
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to
1. Formulate the research problem
2. Analyze research related information by following research ethics
3. Convert a technical paper into a research proposal by incorporating new ideas or
concepts
4. Apply intellectual property rights
5. Get licensing and transfer technology for innovative ideas
UNIT-I
Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria Characteristics of a good
research problem, Errors in selecting a research problem, Scope and objectives of research
problem. Approaches of investigation of solutions for research problem, data collection,
analysis, interpretation, Necessary instrumentations
UNIT-II
Effective literature studies approaches, analysis Plagiarism, and Research ethics
UNIT-III
Effective technical writing, how to write report, Paper Developing a Research Proposal,
Format of research proposal, a presentation and assessment by a review committee
UNIT-IV
Nature of Intellectual Property: Patents, Designs, Trade and Copyright. Process of Patenting
and Development: technological research, innovation, patenting, development International
Scenario: International cooperation on Intellectual Property. Procedure for grants of patents,
Patenting under PCT
UNIT-V
Patent Rights: Scope of Patent Rights. Licensing and transfer of technology. Patent
information and databases. Geographical Indications.
Textbooks
1. Stuart Melville and Wayne Goddard, “Research methodology: an introduction for science
& engineering students’”
2. Wayne Goddard and Stuart Melville, “Research Methodology: An Introduction”
References
3. Ranjit Kumar, 2nd Edition, “Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for beginners”
4. Halbert, “Resisting Intellectual Property”, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007
5. Mayall , “Industrial Design”, McGraw Hill, 1992
6. Niebel , “Product Design”, McGraw Hill, 1974
7. Asimov, “Introduction to Design”, Prentice Hall, 1962
8. Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell, Mark A. Lemley, “ Intellectual Property in New
Technological Age”, 2016
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LABORATORY
M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering
Hours / Credit
Code Category Marks
Week s
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311221 Lab-I
0 0 4 2 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To evaluate the properties of constituents of concrete, various building materials,
concrete with variable workability, concrete with variable parameters.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the properties of constituents of concrete.
2. CO 2: Illustrate the properties of various building materials.
3. CO 3: Experiment the variation of workability of concrete with time and grade of
concrete
4. CO 4: Judge the influence of various parameters on strength of concrete
List of Experiments
1. Evaluation of properties of cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates.
2. Evaluation of properties of reinforcing steel, timber, building block and tile.
3. Variation of workability with time for different grades of concrete – experimental
observations.
4. Experimental observation on influence of following parameters on strength
characteristics of concrete (Some of these parameters may be considered depending
up on time)
a) Size, Shape and grade of coarse aggregate
b) Grading of fine aggregate
c) Hand Mixing / Machine Mixing
d) Aggregate – Cement Ratio
e) Coarse Aggregate – Fine Aggregate Ratio
f) Size and Shape of Test Specimen
g) Admixtures
VIRTUAL SMART STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS LABORATORY
M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A311222 LAB-II
0 0 4 2 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To enable the students to understand the behavior of the structures against the
dynamic loads
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Understand the behavior of structures subjected to dynamic loadings
2. CO 2: Understand the dynamic characteristics of structures instrumented with
sensors.
3. CO 3: Visualize shear lag effect and Rebar Corrosion
4. CO 4: Draw response spectrum curve for given condition
5. CO 5: Measure displacements using Photogrammetry
List of Experiments
Simulation based:
1. Free Vibration of S.D.O.F System
2. Forced Vibration of S.D.O.F System
3. Impulse Response of S.D.O.F System
4. Concept of Response Spectrum
5. Vibration of M.D.O.F System
6. Behavior of Rigid Blocks
7. Torsional Response of Building
8. Continuous Systems
9. Vibration Control
10. Modes of Vibration of Simply Supported Beam under Flexure
11. Modes of Vibration of Simply Supported Plate
12. Damage Detection and Qualitative Quantification Using Electro-Mechanical
Impedance (EMI) Technique
13. Dynamics of Bandra Worli Sea Link Bridge
14. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Structural Health Monitoring Using Thin Surface
Bonded PZTPatches.
15. Shear Lag Effect in Electro-Mechanical Impedance (EMI) Technique
16. Rebar Corrosion Detection and Assessment Using Electro-Mechanical Impedance
(EMI) Technique.
17. Vibration Characteristics of Aluminum Cantilever Beam Using Piezoelectric Sensors
18. Identification of High Frequency Axial Modes of Beam in "Free-Free" Condition Using
Electro-Mechanical Impedance (EMI) Technique
19. Forced Excitation of Steel Beam Using Portable Shaker
20. Photogrammetry for Displacement Measurement
E-Resources
1. http://sd-iiith.vlabs.ac.in/Introduction.html (For Experiments 1 to 9)
2. http://vssd-iitd.vlabs.ac.in/home.html (For Experiments 10 to 20)
FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321201 PC-IV
3 1 0 4 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart knowledge about various finite element techniques and development of
finite element codes to solve the structural engineering problems.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the basic concepts of FEM and the solution of 1D problems
2. CO 2: Choose the CST elements to solve the 2D problems
3. CO 3: Distinguish the shape functions required for various elements
4. CO 4: Evaluate the analysis procedures for the analysis of 3D problems
5. CO 5: Formulate the analysis procedures for 3D problems
UNIT-I
Introduction: Concepts of FEM, steps involved, merits and demerits, matrix displacement
method vs FEM, element definition: interpolation functions, stress-strain relationship, strain
displacement relationship, stiffness matrix and load vector from the energy principles,
Raleigh-Ritz method of functional approximation.
One dimensional problem: Stiffness matrix for a two-nodded and three-nodded bar
elements and their shape functions, equivalent nodal force vector due to surface and body
forces, analysis of 1D structures using 2-noded and 3-noded bar elements.
UNIT-II
CST element – two dimensional problems: plane stress and plane strain problems,
stiffness matrix of constraint strain triangle (CST) element, shape functions, equivalent nodal
force vector, applications, and introduction to linear strain triangle.
UNIT-III
Shape functions: Shape functions for 1D elements in Cartesian coordinators of 2-noded and
3-noded elements, methods of constants, Lagrange polynomial, in natural coordinates.
Shape functions for 2D elements: rectangular elements of Lagrange family, Serendipity
family, shape functions of triangular elements in area coordinator.
Introduction to shape functions of 3D element, Conditions which shape functions should
satisfy.
UNIT-IV
Isoparametric elements and numerical integration: Isoparametric concept,
isoparametric elements for 1D analysis, isoparametric elements for 2D analysis
(Serendipity Family), stiffness matrix for linear isoparametric element, equivalent nodal
force vector, numerical integration, applications, convergence and compatibility
requirements, validity of isoparametric elements.
UNIT-V
Two-nodded beam element stiffness matrix of a beam element from a cubic polynomial,
Hermitian polynomials and their properties, equivalent nodal force vector.
Axi-symmetric analysis: bodies of revolution, axi symmetric modeling, strain displacement
relationship, formulation of axi symentric solid elements.
Three dimensional FEM: Different 3D elements, strain-displacement relationship,
formulation of hexahedral and isoparametric solid element.
Thermal stresses in 1D and 2D problems.
Textbooks
1. Introduction to finite element method by P.N. Godbole, I.K.International Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Introduction to finite elements in engineering by T.R. chandrupatla and A.D.
Belegundu, Prentice Hall
3. The finite element method, O.C. Zienkiewicz, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company,
New Delhi.
References
1. C.S. Krishna Murthy, Finite Element Analysis, Mc Graw Hill., 1997
2. C.S. Desai and J.F. Abel, Introduction to the Finite Method, Van Nostrand, 2002
3. David V. Hutton, Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis, McGraw Hill Education
(India) Private Limited, Delhi, 2014.
4. Daryl L, Logan, “A first course in the Finite Element Method”, Third Edition, Thomson
Brook, Canada Limited, 2007.
5. R. D. Cook, R.D” Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis”, John Wiley
and sons, 1981.
6. Reddy, J. N, an Introduction to the Finite Element Method, McGraw Hill, New York,
1993.
7. Bathe, K. J, (2006). Finite Element Procedures, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF BUILDINGS
M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321202 PC-V
3 1 0 4 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart the knowledge on earthquake resistant design of various structures
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the earthquake phenomenon and its causes
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the conceptual design of systems
3. CO 3: Differentiate the seismic design requirements and methods
4. CO 4: Evaluate the design procedures of shear walls
5. CO 5: Develop the capacity based design of buildings
UNIT - I
Engineering Seismology: Earthquake phenomenon cause of earthquakes-Faults- Plate
tectonics- Seismic waves- Terms associated with earthquakes-Magnitude/Intensity of an
earthquake-scales- Energy released-Earthquake measuring instruments-Seismoscope,
Seismograph, accellerograph- Characteristics of strong ground motions- Seismic zones of
India.
Introduction-Functional planning-Continuous load path-Overall form-simplicity and
symmetry- elongated shapes-stiffness and strength - Seismic design requirements-
regular and irregular configurations-basic assumptions.
UNIT - II
Conceptual Design of Horizontal and Vertical Load Resisting Systems - System and
Members for Lateral Loads and High Rise / Tall Structures. Twisting of Buildings – Flexible
Building and Rigid Building Systems. Strength and Stiffness – Ductility – Definition –
Ductility Relationships – Choice of construction Materials – Unconfined Concrete &
Confined Concrete – Masonry, Steel Structures. Design Earthquake Loads – Basic Load
Combinations – Permissible Stresses. Seismic Methods of Analysis – Static Method –
Equivalent Lateral Force Method. Dynamic Analysis – Response Spectrum Method – Modal
Analysis Torsion.
UNIT - III
Introduction to Earthquake Resistant Design – Seismic Design Requirements and Methods.
RC Buildings – IS Code based Method.- Vertical Irregularities – Mass Irregularity Torsional
Irregularity - Plan Configuration Problem - Design Lateral Force, Base Shear Evaluation –
Lateral Distribution of Base Shear – Structural Walls Strategies and the Location of
Structural Walls – Sectional Shapes – Behaviour of Unreinforced and Reinforced Masonry
Walls – Behaviour of Walls Box Action and Bands – Behaviour of infill Walls - Non Structural
Elements – Failure Mechanism of Nonstructural Elements
– Effects of Nonstructural Elements on Structural System – Analysis – Prevention of
Damage to Nonstructural Elements – Isolation of Non-Structures.
UNIT - IV
Design of Shear walls: Classification according to Behavior, Loads in Shear walls, Design
of Rectangular and Flanged Shear walls, Derivation of Formula for Moment of
Resistance of Rectangular Shear walls – Coupled Shear Walls.
UNIT - V
Ductility Considerations in Earthquake Resistant Design of RC Buildings: Introduction-
Impact of Ductility- Requirements for Ductility- Assessment of Ductility- Factors affecting
Ductility- Ductile detailing considerations as per IS 13920. Behavior of beams, columns and
joints in RC buildings during earthquakes-Vulnerability of open ground storey and short
columns during earthquake- Seismic Evaluation and Retrofitting.
Capacity Based Design: Introduction to Capacity Design, Capacity Design for Beams and
Columns- Case studies.
Textbooks
1. Earthquake Resistant Design of structures – S. K. Duggal, Oxford University Press
2. Earthquake Resistant Design of structures – Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande,
Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
References
1. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Building – T. Paulay and M.J.N.
Priestly, John Wiley & Sons
2. Masory and Timber structures including earthquake Resistant Design –Anand
S.Arya, Nem chand & Bros
3. Earthquake –Resistant Design of Masonry Building –Miha Tomazevic, Imperial
College Press.
4. Earthquake Tips – Learning Earthquake Design and Construction C. V. R. Murty
Reference Codes:
1. IS: 1893 (Part-1) -2002. “Criteria for Earthquake Resistant – Design of structures.”
B.I.S., New Delhi.
2. IS: 4326-1993, “E a rt hq ua ke Resistant Design and Construction of Building”, Code
of Practice B.I.S., New Delhi.
3. IS:13920-1993, “ Ductile detailing of concrete structures subjected to seismic
force” Guidelines, B.I.S., New Delhi.
ADVANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
Professional Elective-III

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321203 PE-III
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart knowledge on the behavior and design on various reinforced concrete
structural elements.
Course Outcome
1. The learner will be able to design the reinforced concrete elements like continues
beams, irregular slabs, flat slabs Deep beams corbels, and footings.
UNIT-I
Limit Analysis of R. C. Structures: Rotation of a plastic hinge, Redistribution of moments,
moment rotation characteristics of RC member, I.S. code provisions, loading pattern,
Bending Moment Envelop, Application for Fixed Beams and Continuous Beams. Inelastic
Analysis of Slabs, Moment Redistribution in Columns, Limit Analysis with Torsional Hinges.
UNIT-II
Yield line analysis for slabs: Yield line criterion – Virtual work and equilibrium methods of
analysis – For square circular, Rectangular, Triangular and Hexagonal with simple and
continuous end conditions.
UNIT-III
Flat slabs: Direct design method – Distribution of moments in column strips and middle
strip-moment and shear transfer from slabs to columns – Shear in Flat slabs-Check for one
way and two way shears-Introduction to Equivalent frame method. Limitations of Direct
design method, Distribution of moments in column strips and middle strip sketch showing
reinforcement details.
UNIT-IV
Design of Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams & Corbels: Steps of Designing Deep Beams,
Design by IS 456. Checking for Local Failures, Detailing of Deep Beams, Analysis of Forces in
a Corbels, Design of Procedure of Corbels.
UNIT-V
Design of Shear Walls: Design and Detailing of Shear Walls considering shear wall-frame
interaction in a tall RC structure subjected to seismic loading.
Design of Foundations – Types of combined footings; Design of combined beam and slab
footing for two columns, Raft Foundations: Flat Slab Rafts for Framed Buildings for Design
of the Beam and Slab Raft under uniform Pressure.
Textbooks
1. S. Unnikrishna Pillai &Devdas Menon Reinforced Concrete Design; Tata Mc. Graw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi 2010
2. P.C. Varghese Advanced Reinforced Concrete Prentice Hall of INDIA Private Ltd. 2008.
References
1. Dr. S. R. Karve and V.L Shah Limit State Theory and Design of Reinforced Concrete.
Standard Publishers,PUNE 2004.
2. N.Subramanian Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Oxford University Press.
3. P. Purushotham Reinforced concrete structural elements – behaviour, Analysis and
design, Tata Mc.Graw-Hill, 1994.
4. Arthus H. Nilson, David Darwin, and Chorles W. Dolar Design of concrete structures –
Tata Mc.Graw-Hill, 3rd Edition, 2005.
5. KennathLeet Reinforced Concrete design, Tata Mc. Graw-Hill International, editions,
2nd edition, 1991.
6. P.C. Varghese Design Reinforced Concrete Foundations Prentice Hall of INDIA Private
Ltd.
THEORY OF PLATES
Professional Elective-III

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Hours /
Code Category Credits Marks
Week
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321204 PE-III
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart knowledge on the behavior of plates and to analyse the problems
pertaining to beams on elastic foundation.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the cylindrical bending and pure bending of plates.
2. CO 2: Interpret the deflection theory of thin rectangular plates
3. CO 3: Differentiate the circular plates and orthotropic plates
4. CO 4: Select the plates on elastic foundation.
5. CO 5: Write the governing equation for bending of plates
UNIT - I
Cylindrical Bending: Different kind of plates – Assumptions – Derivation of differential
equation for cylindrical bending of long rectangular plates - Analysis of uniformly loaded
rectangular plates with edges simply supported and fixed subjected to uniform load.
Pure Bending of Plates: Slope and curvature of slightly bent plates – Relations between
moments and curvature - Particular cases of pure bending –Moment in any direction-
Principal moments-Strain energy in pure bending –Energy methods like Ritz and Galerkin
Methods to rectangular plates subjected to simple loadings.
UNIT - II
Small Deflection Theory of Thin Rectangular Plates: Assumptions – Derivation of
governing differential equation for thin plates – Boundary conditions – simply supported
plate under sinusoidal load – Navier’s solution – Application to different loading cases –
Levy’s solution for various boundary conditions subjected to different loadings like uniform
and hydrostatic pressure.
UNIT - III
Circular Plates: Symmetrical loading – Relations between slope, deflection, moments and
curvature–Governing differential equation – Uniformly loaded plates with clamped and
simply supported edges–Central hole – bending by moments and shearing forces uniformly
distributed.
Orthotropic Plates: Introduction – Bending of anisotropic plates - Derivation of governing
differential equation – Determination of Rigidities in various cases like R.C. slabs, corrugated
sheet – Application to the theory of grid works.
UNIT - IV
Plates on Elastic Foundations: Governing differential equation – deflection of uniformly
loaded simply supported rectangular plate – Navier and Levy type solutions – Large plate
loaded at equidistant points by concentrated forces.
UNIT - V
Buckling of Plates: Governing equation for Bending of plate under the combined action of
in-plane loading and lateral loads – Buckling of rectangular plates by compressive forces
acting in one and two directions in the middle plane of plate
Finite Difference Methods: Introduction - Application to rectangular plates subjected to
simple loading for various boundary conditions. Problems
Text books
1. Timoshenko Theory of Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York. 2017.
2. Bhavikatti SS. Theory of plates and shells. New Age International; 2012.
References
1. P. Szilard Theory and Analysis of Plates, Prentice Hall.2014.
2. Reddy JN. Theory and analysis of elastic plates and shells. CRC press; 2006.
3. N. K. Bairagi Plate Analysis, Khanna Publishers. New Delhi.2010.
BRIDGE ENGINEERING
Professional Elective-III

M. Tech I Year I Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321205 PE-III
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To impart knowledge about different types of bridges, their analysis and design for
combination of different loading condition as per codal provisions.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Describe the basic concepts of bridge engineering
2. CO 2: Examine the design aspects of girder bridges
3. CO 3: Evaluate the loads and moments acting on the box colverts
4. CO 4: Design the prestressed concrete bridges
5. CO 5: Construct the sub structure of a bridge
UNIT I
Concrete Bridges: Introduction-Types of Bridges-Economic span length-Types of loading-
Dead Load-live load-Impact Effect-Centrifugal force-wind loads-Lateral loads-Longitudinal
forces-Seismic loads- Frictional resistance of expansion bearings-Secondary Stresses-
Temperature Effect-Erection Forces and effects-Width of roadway and footway-General
Design Requirements.
Solid slab Bridges: Introduction-Method of Analysis and Design.
UNIT II
Girder Bridges: Introduction-Method of Analysis and Design-Courbon's Theory, Grillage
analogy
UNIT III
Box Culvert: - Single Cell Box Culvert – Design Loads, Design Moments, Shears and Thrusts.
Design of Critical sections.
UNIT IV
Pre-Stressed Concrete Bridges: Basic principles-General Design requirements-Mild steel
reinforcement in prestressed concrete member-Concrete cover and spacing of pre-stressing
steel-Slender beams-Composite Section-Propped-Design of Propped Composite Section-
Unproped Composite section-Two-stage Prestressing-Shrinking stresses-General Design
requirements for Road Bridges.
UNIT V
Sub-structure of bridges: Substructure- Beds block-Piers- Pier Dimensions- Design loads
for piers-Abutments- Design loads for Abutments. Health Monitoring of Bridge structures.
Textbooks
1. N. Krishna Raju Design of Bridges, Oxford & IBH
2. Johnson Victor Essentials of Bridge Engineering, Oxford & IBH
References
1. M.G. Aswani, V.N.Vazirani and M.M.Ratwani Design of Concrete Bridges.
2. E.C. Hambly Bridge Deck Behaviour.
3. V.K.Raina. Concrete Bridge Design and Practice
4. V.V. Sastry Design of Bridges, Dhanpat Rai & Co.
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-III

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321206 PE-III
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To introduce method for design of Industrial steel structures with loading and design
standards
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify the basic principles involved in the design of industrial buildings
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the use of composite material in industrial structure
3. CO 3: Distinguish the principle involved in the design of bunkers and silo
4. CO 4: Evaluate the design of pressure vessels and storage tanks
5. CO 5: Design the pre-engineered building structures
UNIT-I
Design of Industrial building, Crane, Gantry Girder, North Light and Lattice girder structure
UNIT-II
Multistory steel building (Maximum 2 bay and four storey), including composite
construction
UNIT-III
Design of Bunker and Silo (Rectangular or Circular), including supporting systems.
UNIT-IV
Design of Pressure vessels and storage tanks (Circular) Introduction to IS 1893 Part IV
UNIT-V
Design of Pre Engineered Building structures
Textbooks
1. Subramanian, N. (2010). Steel structures design and practice, Oxford.
2. Reimbert, M. L., & Reimbert, A. M. (1987). Silos. Theory and practice. Vertical silos,
horizontal silos (retaining walls) (No. Ed. 2). Lavoisier Publishing.
References
1. Johnson, R. P. (2008). Composite structures of steel and concrete: beams, slabs,
columns, and frames for buildings. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Owens, G. W. & Knowles, P. R. (1992). Steel designers manual.
3. Faella, C., Piluso, V., &Rizzano, G. (1999). Structural steel semi rigid connections:
theory, design, and software (Vol. 21). CRC press.
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-IV

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321207 PE-IV
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. Learn the concept of pre-stressed concrete, methods and systems of pre-stressing,
losses of pre-stress.
2. Analyse and design the sections for flexure, torsion and shear using different
methods.
3. Learn the design of sections for bond and anchorage and deflections of pre-stressed
concrete beams.
4. Study the analysis and design of statically indeterminate beams
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify the general principles of prestressed concrete structures
2. CO 2: Demonstrate the design of section for flexure, shear and deflection.
3. CO 3: Distinguish the transfer of pre stress in pre tensioned members.
4. CO 4: Evaluate the pre tensioned and pre compression members
5. CO 5: Design the pre stressed floor slabs
UNIT - I
General Principles of Pre stressed Concrete: Pre–tensioning and post – tensioning –
Prestressing by straight, concentric, eccentric, bent and parabolic tendons – Different
methods and systems of prestressing like Hoyer system, Freyssinet system, Magnel Blaton
system – Lee-Mc call system. Losses of Pre stress: Loss of prestress in pre-tensioned and
post-tensioned members due to various causes like elastic shortening of concrete, shrinkage
of concrete, creep of concrete, relaxation of steel, slip in anchorage, bending of member and
frictional loss – Analysis of sections for flexure.
UNIT - II
Design of Section for Flexure: Allowable stresses – Elastic design of simple beams having
rectangular and I-section for flexure – kern lines – cable profile and cable layout.
Design of Sections for Shear: Shear and Principal Stresses – Improving shear resistance by
different prestressing techniques – horizontal, sloping and vertical prestressing – Analysis
of rectangular and I–beam – Design of shear reinforcement – IS: 1343: 2012 provisions.
Deflections of Prestressed Concrete Beams: Short term deflections of uncracked
members– Prediction of long-time deflections – load – deflection curve for a PSC beam – IS
code requirements for max. Deflections.
UNIT – III
Transfer of Prestress in Pretensioned Members : Transmission of prestressing force by
bond – Transmission length – Flexural bond stresses – IS: 1343 : 2012 provisions –
Anchorage zone stresses in post tensioned members – stress distribution in End block –
Analysis by approximate, Guyon and Magnel methods – Anchorage zone reinforcement.
Statically Indeterminate Structures: Advantages & disadvantages of continuous PSC
beams
-Primary and secondary moments – P and C lines – Linear transformation concordant and
non- concordant cable profiles – Analysis and design of two span continuous beams.
UNIT – IV
Tension Members: Introduction, Ties, Circular pre-stressing – Design of PSC pipes.
Compression Members: Introduction – Design of PSC columns.
UNIT – V
Slabs: Introduction – Types – rectangular and flat slabs – Codal provisions – Design of PSC
floor slabs - one way and two way slabs, and simple flat slabs. Grid Floors: Introduction.
Textbooks
1. Prestressed Concrete by N. Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw Hill Book – Co., New Delhi,
sixth edition, 2018.
2. Prestressed Concrete by S. Ramamrutham, DhanpatRai & Sons, Delhi.
References
1. Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures by T.Y. Lin and Burn, John Wiley, New York,
3rd Edition, 2010
2. Prestressed Concrete by N. Rajagopalan, Alpha Science International, second edition,
2005.
3. IS 1343 -2012 Prestressed Concrete – Code of Practice, Bureau of Indian Standards.
FUNCTIONAL PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
Professional Elective-IV
M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321208 PE-IV
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To obtain the knowledge upon functional planning, plumbing and water supply
systems, firefighting systems, waste water and solid waste disposal, communication
network and maintenance of structures.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the functional planning of buildings, types of services required and their
planning
2. CO 2: Sketch the plumbing and water supply systems required in structures
3. CO 3: Interpret the collection, removal, and disposal of solid waste and waste water
from a structure
4. CO 4: Appraise the basic requirement of firefighting and transportation systems
required in a structure
5. CO 5: Design a communication network, air conditionin and their maintenance
requirement in a structure
UNIT-I
Components of urban forms and their planning, Concepts of neighborhood unit, Functional
planning of buildings, Importance of building services, type of services required, planning of
services, organization structures of services management, role and administrative functions
of supervisors.
Space requirements and relationship for typical buildings like residential, offices hospitals
etc.
UNIT-II
Plumbing and water supply system: Basics of plumbing systems, requirement of plumbing
works, activity flowchart for plumbing work, Quality, checking of materials, water
requirements for different types of buildings, simple method of removal of impurities, water
saving practices and their potential, rainwater harvesting , type of spouts, sizes of rainwater
pipes, typical detail of a water harvesting pit.
Water supply and distribution system is high-rise building, pumps and pumping
mechanisms, Operation & maintenance of fittings & fixtures of water supply & sanitary. Do’s
& Don’ts for water pipe.
UNIT-III
Solid Waste disposal: Approaches for solid waste management, Solid wastes collection and
removal from buildings, On-site processing and disposal methods, guidelines for municipal
solid waste management, e-waste management
Disposal of Wastes : Sanitary land filling, composting, Vermi-compost, Incineration,
Pyrolysis Treatment system, Root zone treatment system, Decentralized Wastewater
Treatment Systems (DEWATS), Soil Bio technology, packaged Bio-Reactor
UNIT-IV
Firefighting: Basic requirement and various components of the firefighting system.
Maintenance, firefighting in high-rise buildings, commercial/industrial complexes, public
buildings, checklist for fire safety. Lifts/Elevators, Escalators: Legal formalities for elevators,
various types of lifts, working mechanisms of lift and escalators. Indian standard codes for
planning & installations of elevator, inspection & maintenance of lifts.
UNIT-V
Telecommunication network, computer network LAN, electrical network, basics of single
phase & three phase electrification, precautions and safety measures, IS codes for electrical
appliances & wiring operations & maintenance of network & appliances.
Air-Conditioning and Heating: Flowcharts, Centralized systems, monitoring and working
of the equipment, checklist of inspection, performance tests.
Building maintenance: Scheduled and contingency maintenance planning,
M.T.S. for building maintenance, maintenance standards, Economic maintenance decisions,
applications of computer in service management
Textbooks
1. Building Technology IVOR H. Seeley, Mac Millian.
2. Building Finishes, fittings and domestic service Chudley, Longman, Scientific and
Technical.
References
1. Fred Hall Building Services & Equipment, Longman Scientific and Technical.
2. Lee Smith, Harry Slecter, Plumbing Technology, Design and installation, Delmar
Publisher INC.
3. Fred Hall, Plumbing Cold water supplies, Drainage and Sanitation, Longman Scientific
& Technical.
4. Roger Greeno, Building Services, Technology and Design, Longman.
5. Norbert Lechner, Heating Cooling, Lighting John Wiley & Sons.
6. Maintenance of Buildings A.C. Panchadari, New age international (P) limited
Publishers.
NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Professional Elective-IV

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321209 PE-IV
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To course will provide insight into advanced concepts of analysis and design of
structures to withstand earthquake forces and related seismic safety issues
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Classify the sources of nonlinearity in a structure
2. CO 2: Employ the principles of computational plasticity
3. CO 3: Distinguish the distribution of nonlinearity models.
4. CO 4: Evaluate the solution strategies for nonlinear system of equations
5. CO 5: Formulate the nonlinear structural dynamic analysis
UNIT-I
Introduction to nonlinear structural analysis; Overview, Sources of nonlinearities, types of
structural analysis (1st order elastic, 1st order inelastic, 2nd order elastic, and 2nd order
inelastic)
UNIT-II
Principles of computational plasticity; overview, yield criterion, flow rule, hardening rule,
loading/unloading criterion. Some commonly used uniaxial material models; elastic
material, elastic-perfectly plastic material, bilinear steel material with kinematic and
isotropic hardening, Ramberg-Osgood steel material model, Giuffre-Menegotto-Pinto model
with isotropic strain hardening, Kent-ScottPark concrete material model, Visco-elastic
material model, Bouc-Wen model;
UNIT-III
Member section analysis; fiber section discretization; moment-curvature response; force
deformation response; Material nonlinear beam-column element formulation; lumped
plasticity models (beam with hinges formulation), distributed nonlinearity models;
displacement-based nonlinear beam-column element; force-based nonlinear beam-column
element. Geometrically nonlinear analysis; simplified 2nd order P-∆ analysis, co-rotational
formulations of truss and beam elements.
UNIT-IV
Solution strategies for nonlinear system of equations; incremental single-step methods;
Euler method, second-order Runge-Kutta methods, incremental-iterative methods, load
control, displacement control, work control, arc-length control;
UNIT-V
Nonlinear structural dynamic analysis; semi-discrete equations, of motion, explicit time
integration, implicit time integration, dissipative integration algorithms, stability and
accuracy. Application to hybrid 72 simulation; overview, sub-structuring in hybrid
simulation; application to modeling analytical substructures, solution of time discretized
equations of motion.
Textbooks
1. Owen, D. R. &Hinton, E. (1980) Finite Elements in Plasticity (Theory and Practice),
Pineridge Press Limited, Swansea.
2. Bathe, K. J. (1987) Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis, Prentice-Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
References
1. Crisfield, M. A. (1991) Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures
(Vol. 1: Essentials), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.
2. Washizu, K. (1975). Variational methods in elasticity and plasticity (Vol. 3). Oxford:
Pergamon press.
3. Crisfield, M. A. (1993). Non-linear finite element analysis of solids and structures (Vol.
1). New York: Wiley.
4. James, F. D. (2010). Nonlinear analysis of thin-walled structures. Springer.
5. Denkowski, Z., Migórski, S., &Papageorgiou, N. S. (2013). An introduction to nonlinear
analysis: theory. Springer Science & Business Media.
6. Li, G., & Wong, K. (2014). Theory of nonlinear structural analysis: The force analogy
method for earthquake engineering. John Wiley & Sons.
7. Sathyamoorthy, M. (1997). Nonlinear analysis of structures (Vol. 8). CRC Press.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Professional Elective-IV

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321210 PE-IV
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with analysis and design of
steel concrete composite structure.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the design of steel concrete composite deck floors
2. CO 2: Illustrate the analysis and design of composite beams
3. CO 3: Distinguish the types of shear connectors in composite structures
4. CO 4: Judge the analysis and design of steel concrete columns
5. CO 5: Design the steel framed structures with concrete in filled.
UNIT-I
Analysis and design of steel-concrete composite deck floors
UNIT-II
Analysis and design composite beam, composite beams with solid steel beam, composite
beams with steel beams with web opening
UNIT-III
Types of shear connectors and its function, analysis and design of shear connection
between concrete slab and beam
UNIT-IV
Analysis and design steel-concrete composite column, steel section embedded in concrete,
concrete in filled steel tubes
UNIT-V
Analysis and design steel frame structure with concrete in-filled. Advanced topics and
detailing in composite structures
Textbooks
1. Taranath, B. S. (2011). Structural analysis and design of tall buildings: Steel and
composite construction. CRC press.
2. Vinson, J. R., & Sierakowski, R. L. (2006). The behavior of structures composed of
composite materials (Vol. 105). Springer Science & Business Media.
References
1. Vinson, J. R., &Sierakowski, R. L. (2012). The behavior of structures composed of
composite materials (Vol. 5). Springer Science & Business Media.
2. Jones, R. M. (1975). Mechanics of composite materials (Vol. 1). New York: McGrawHill.
3. Christensen, R. M. (2012). Mechanics of composite materials. Courier Corporation. 64
4. Kaw, A. K. (2005). Mechanics of composite materials. CRC press.
5. Daniel, I. M., Ishai, O., Daniel, I. M., & Daniel, I. (1994). Engineering mechanics of
composite materials (Vol. 3). New York: Oxford university press.
6. Liang, Q. Q. (2014). Analysis and Design of Steel and Composite Structures. CRC Press.
7. IS 11384 (1985). Code of Practice for Composite Construction in Structural Steel and
Concrete, Indian Standard Institution, New Delhi.
8. IS 3935(1966). Code of practice for composite construction, Indian Standard
Institution, New Delhi.
9. Narayanan, R. (Ed.). (1988). Steel-concrete Composite Structures (Vol. 7). CRC Press.
10. Owens, G. W., & Knowles, P. R. (1992). Steel designers manual.
11. Davison, B., & Owens, G. W. (Eds.). (2011). Steel designers' manual. John Wiley & Sons.
COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL METHODS
Open Elective Course

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321211 OE
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course objectives
1. To impart the knowledge of computer oriented numerical methods and their
application to engineering problems.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify the solutions of linear equations
2. CO 2: Illustrate the various methods of interpolation
3. CO 3: Distinguish the numerical solution to spatial differential equations
4. CO 4: Evaluate the numerical differentiation and numerical integration
5. CO 5: Formulate the ordinary differential equation
UNIT-I
Solutions of linear equations: Direct method – Cramer’s rule, Guass – Elimination method-
Gauss – Jordan elimination – Triangulation (LU Decomposition) method – Iterative methods
Jacobi – Iteration method – Gauss – Siedel iteration, Successive over –relaxation method.
Eigen values and Eigen vectors: Jacobi method for symmetric matrices- Given’s method for
symmetric matrices-Householder’s method for symmetric matrices-Rutishauser method of
arbitrary matrices – Power method.
UNIT-II
Interpolation: Linear Interpolation – Higher order Interpolation – Lagrange Interpolation –
Interpolating polynomials using finites differences- Hermite Interpolation –piece-wise and
spline Interpolation.
UNIT-III
Finite Difference and their Applications: Introduction- Differentiation formulas by
Interpolating parabolas – Backward and forward and central differences- Derivation of
Differentiation formulae using Taylor series- Boundary conditions- Beam deflection –
Solution of characteristic value problems- Richardson’s extrapolation- Use of unevenly
spaced pivotal points- Integration formulae by interpolating parabolas- Numerical solution
to spatial differential equations – Applications to Simply Supported Beams, Columns and
Rectangular Plates.
UNIT-IV
Numerical Differentiation: Difference methods based on undetermined coefficients-
optimum choice of step length– Partial differentiation.
Numerical Integration: Method based on interpolation-method based on undetermined
coefficient – Gauss – Lagrange interpolation method- Radaua integration method- composite
integration method – Double integration using Trapezoidal and Simpson’s method – New
Marks Method and Application to Beams – Calculation of Slopes and Deflections.
UNIT-V
Ordinary Differential Equation: Euler’s method – Backward Euler method – Midpoint
method – single step method, Taylor’s series method- Boundary value problems.
Textbooks
1. Numerical methods for scientific and engineering computations. M.K. Jain-S.R.K.
Iyengar – R.K. Jain Willey Eastern Limited
2. Numerical Methods for Engineering Problems, N. Krishna Raju, KU Muthu, Mac-Millan
publishers
References
1. Introductory Numerical Methods by S.S. Shastry, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
2. Applied numerical analysis by – Curtis I. Gerala- Addission Wasley – published
campus.
3. Numerical methods for Engineers Stevan C. Chopra, Raymond P. Canal Mc. Graw Hill
Book Company.
4. C Language and Numerical methods by C. Xavier – New age international publisher.
5. Computer based numerical analysis by Dr. M. Shanta Kumar, Khanna Book publishers,
New Delhi.
INSTRUMENTATION AND SENSORS
Open Elective Course

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321212 OE
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course objectives
1. To provide the concept of measurements, sensing and instrumentation.
2. To understand the installation and operation of the sensor.
3. To understand sensors and transducers.
4. To utilize sensors for measuring data.
5. To analyze sensor data measurement.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
1. CO 1: Understand the fundamentals of measurement, sensing and instrumentation
2. CO 2: Learn the sensor installation and operation of sensors.
3. CO 3: Understand the operation of sensors and transducers.
4. CO 4: Utilize sensors for measuring data.
5. CO 5: Interpret results and errors of sensor data.
UNIT-I
Fundamentals of Measurement, Sensing and Instrumentation: Definition of
measurement and instrumentation, physical variables, common types of sensors, Describe
the function of these sensors, Use appropriate terminology to discuss sensor applications;
and qualitatively interpret signals from a known sensor type, types of instrumentation,
Sensor Specifics, Permanent installations, Temporary Installations.
UNIT-II
Sensor Installation and Operation: Predict the response of sensors to various inputs,
Construct a conceptual instrumentation and monitoring program, Describe the order and
methodology for sensor installation; and Differentiate between types of sensors and their
modes of operation and measurement and Approach to Planning Monitoring Programs,
Define target, Sensor selection, Sensor siting, Sensor Installation & Configuration, Advanced
topic, Sensor design, Measurement uncertainty.
UNIT-III
Sensors and Transducers: Definition, Classification & selection of sensors, Measurement of
displacement using Potentiometer, LVDT & Optical Encoder, Measurement of force using
strain gauge, and Measurement of pressure using LVDT based diaphragm & piezoelectric
sensor.
UNIT-IV
Sensors and measurements: Measurement of temperature using Thermistor,
Thermocouple & RTD, Concept of thermal imaging, Measurement of position using Hall effect
sensors, Proximity sensors: Inductive & Capacitive, Use of proximity sensor as accelerometer
and vibration sensor, Flow Sensors: Ultrasonic & Laser, Level Sensors: Ultrasonic &
Capacitive.
UNIT-V
Measurements and observations: Understanding various instruments from basics of
instrumentation. Measurements and observations with equipment, analysis of observed
data, Interpretation of results and errors involved in equipment and preparation of
evaluation report.
Textbooks
1. Alan S Morris, Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, 3rd/e, Butterworth
Hienemann, 2001
2. David A. Bell, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements 2nd/e, Oxford Press
References
1. S. Tumanski, Principle of Electrical Measurement, Taylor & Francis, 2006.
2. Ilya Gertsbakh, Measurement Theory for Engineers, Springer, 2010.
3. DVS Murthy, Transducers and Instrumentation, PHI 2nd Edition 2013
4. D Patranabis, Sensors and Transducers, PHI 2nd Edition 2013.
Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
Open Elective Course

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321309 OE
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course objectives
1. To understand the basic theory underlying machine learning.
2. To be able to formulate machine learning problems
3. To understand a range of machine learning algorithms
4. To be able to apply machine learning algorithms to solve problems
5. To apply the algorithms to a real-world problem.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
1. Understand different types of learning algorithms
2. Model the underlying structure in the data in order to learn more about the data
3. Evaluate the machine learning algorithms in different aspects
4. Apply back propagation and genetic algorithms to various problems
5. Analyze statistical data by using fuzzy logic methods.
UNIT–I
Supervised Learning (Regression/Classification) Basic methods: Distance-based
methods, Nearest-Neighbors, Decision Trees, Naive Bayes Linear models: Linear Regression,
Logistic Regression, Generalized Linear Models Support Vector Machines, Nonlinearity and
Kernel Methods beyond Binary Classification: Multi-class/Structured Outputs, Ranking.
UNIT-II
Unsupervised Learning Clustering: K-means/Kernel K-means Dimensionality Reduction:
PCA and kernel PCA Matrix Factorization and Matrix Completion Generative Models
(mixture models and latent factor models)
UNIT-III
Evaluating Machine Learning algorithms and Model Selection, Introduction to Statistical
Learning Theory, Ensemble Methods (Boosting, Bagging, Random Forests)
UNIT-IV
Biological foundations to intelligent Systems: Artificial Neural Networks.Single layer and
Multilayer Feed Forward NN, LMS and Back Propagation. Algorithm, Feedback networks and
Radial Basis Function Networks
UNIT-V
Fuzzy Logic, Knowledge Representation and Inference Mechanism, Defuzzification Methods
Fuzzy Neural Networks and some algorithms to learn the parameters of the network like GA
Textbooks
1. Kevin Murphy, Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective, MIT Press,2012
2. Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman, The Elements of Statistical
Learning, Springer 2009 (freely availableonline)
3. Christopher Bishop, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Springer, 2007.
4. J M Zurada , “An Introduction to ANN”,Jaico PublishingHouse
5. Simon Haykins, “Neural Networks”, Prentice Hall
References
1. Tom M. Mitchell, ―Machine Learning, McGraw-Hill Education (India) Private
Limited, 2013.
2. Ethem Alpaydin, ―Introduction to Machine Learning (Adaptive Computation and
3. Machine Learning), the MIT Press 2004.
4. Stephen Marsland, ―Machine learning: An Algorithmic Perspective, CRC Press, 2009.
5. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tom/mlbook.html
Introduction to Internet of Things
Open Elective Course

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321310 OE
3 0 0 3 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To study the fundamental concepts of IoT
2. To understand the concept of machine to machine with necessary protocols
3. To learn the different architecture view of IoT design
4. To apply the IoT technique for industry and smart applications
5. To understand the concept of IoT privacy
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
1. Learn the concept of IoT and web Technology.
2. Analyze the difference between IoT and M2M
3. Understand the various architecture view of IoT
4. Explore the applications of IoT in different domains
5. Know the necessity of privacy in Internet of Things
UNIT-I
IoT& Web Technology The Internet of Things Today, Time for Convergence, Towards the IoT
Universe, Internet of Things Vision, IoT Strategic Research and Innovation Directions, IoT
Applications, Future Internet Technologies, Infrastructure, Networks and Communication,
Processes, Data Management, Security, Privacy & Trust, Device Level Energy Issues, IoT
Related Standardization, Recommendations on Research Topics.
UNIT-II
M2M to IoT – A Basic Perspective– Introduction, Some Definitions, M2M Value Chains, IoT
Value Chains, An emerging industrial structure for IoT, The international driven global
valuechain and global information monopolies. M2M to IoT-An Architectural Overview–
Building an architecture, Main design principles and needed capabilities, An IoT architecture
outline, standards considerations.
UNIT-III
IoT Architecture -State of the Art – Introduction, State of the art, Architecture Reference
Model- Introduction, Reference Model and architecture, IoT reference Model, IoT Reference
Architecture- Introduction, Functional View, Information View, Deployment and Operational
View, Other Relevant architectural views.
UNIT-IV
IoT Applications for Value Creations Introduction, IoT applications for industry: Future
Factory Concepts, Brownfield IoT, Smart Objects, Smart Applications, Four Aspects in your
Business to Master IoT, Value Creation from Big Data and Serialization, IoT for Retailing
Industry, IoT For Oil and Gas Industry, Opinions on IoT Application and Value for Industry,
Home Management, eHealth.
UNIT-V
Internet of Things Privacy, Security and Governance Introduction, Overview of
Governance, Privacy and Security Issues,
Textbooks
1. Vijay Madisetti and ArshdeepBahga, “Internet of Things (A Hands-on-Approach)”, 1st
Edition, VPT, 2014.
2. Francis daCosta, “Rethinking the Internet of Things: A Scalable Approach to Connecting
Everything”, 1stEdition, Apress Publications, 2013.
3. CunoPfister, “Getting Started with the Internet of Things”, O Reilly Media,2011.
References
4. Daniel Minoli, ― “Building the Internet of Things with IPv6 and MIPv6: The Evolving
World of M2M Communications”, ISBN: 978-1-118-47347-4, Willy Publications
5. Pethuru Raj and Anupama C. Raman, "The Internet of Things: Enabling Technologies,
Platforms, and Use Cases", CRC Press
6. https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_cs22/course
7. http://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jain/cse570-15/ftp/iot_prot/index.html
PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES
Audit Corse

M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering

Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A3200A6 Audit Corse
3 0 0 0 - - -

Course Objectives
1. Review existing evidence on the review topic to inform programme design and policy
making undertaken by the DfID, other agencies and researchers.
2. Identify critical evidence gaps to guide the development.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
1. CO 1: What pedagogical practices are being used by teachers in formal and informal
classrooms in developing countries?
2. CO 2: What is the evidence on the effectiveness of these pedagogical practices, in what
conditions, and with what population of learners?
3. CO 3: How can teacher education (curriculum and practicum) and the school
curriculum and guidance materials best support effective pedagogy?
UNIT-I
Introduction and Methodology: Aims and rationale, Policy background, Conceptual
framework and terminology
Theories of learning, Curriculum, Teacher education.
Conceptual framework, Research questions.
Overview of methodology and Searching.
UNIT-II
Thematic overview: Pedagogical practices are being used by teachers in formal and informal
classrooms in developing countries.
Curriculum, Teacher education.
UNIT-III
Evidence on the effectiveness of pedagogical practices
Methodology for the in depth stage: quality assessment of included studies.
How can teacher education (curriculum and practicum) and the school curriculum and
guidance materials best support effective pedagogy?
Theory of change.
Strength and nature of the body of evidence for effective pedagogical practices.
Pedagogic theory and pedagogical approaches.
Teachers’ attitudes and beliefs and Pedagogic strategies.
UNIT-IV
Professional development: alignment with classroom practices and followup support
Peer support
Support from the head teacher and the community.
Curriculum and assessment
Barriers to learning: limited resources and large class size
UNIT-V
Research gaps and future directions
Research design
Contexts
Pedagogy
Teacher education
Curriculum and assessment
Dissemination and research impact.
References
1. Ackers J, Hardman F (2001) Classroom interaction in Kenyan primary schools,
Compare, 31 (2): 245-261.
2. Agrawal M (2004) curricular reform in schools: The importance of evaluation, Journal
of Curriculum Studies, 36 (3): 361-379.
3. Akyeampong K (2003) Teacher training in Ghana - does it count? Multi-site teacher
education research project (MUSTER) country report 1. London: DFID.
4. Akyeampong K, Lussier K, Pryor J, Westbrook J (2013) Improving teaching and
learning of basic maths and reading in Africa: Does teacher preparation count?
International Journal Educational Development, 33 (3): 272–282.
5. Alexander RJ (2001) Culture and pedagogy: International comparisons in primary
education. Oxford and Boston: Blackwell.
6. Chavan M (2003) Read India: A mass scale, rapid, ‘learning to read’ campaign.
7. www.pratham.org/images/resource%20working%20paper%202.pdf.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN LABORATORY
M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering
Code Category Hours / Week Credits Marks
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321221 Lab-III
0 0 4 2 40 60 100

Course Objective
1. To impart the knowledge of functional planning, design and detailing of various
structures of civil engineering.
Course Outcome
At the end of this course the student will be able to
1. CO 1: Explain the functional planning and drawing of a residential building as per
building by-laws.
2. CO 2: Employ software for the analysis and design of structures.
3. CO 3: Examine the reinforcement details of various elements of a structure.
4. CO 4: Evaluate the various materials that are required for a structure and their cost.
5. CO 5: Design a structure with all structural details and estimates independently.
List of Experiments
1. Drawing the functional planning of a building by adopting all building by laws
2. Analysis and design of a single story building using any available software.
3. Drawing the reinforcement details of slab, beam, columns and foundations of the
above building.
4. Drawing the reinforcement details of staircase
5. Estimation of various materials and their cost of the above building
6. Analysis, designing and detailing of water tank attached to the above building
7. Comparing the design details using Microsoft excel.
8. Analysis of multistory multi-bay 2D frame
9. Analysis of multistory building for wind loads
10. Analysis of multistory building for earthquake loads
SEMINAR
M. Tech I Year II Semester Structural Engineering
Categor Hours / Credit
Code Marks
y Week s
L T P C CIE SEE Total
A321222 PW
0 0 4 2 40 60 100

Course Objectives
1. To acquire knowledge of literature review, writing a comprehensive report and
presenting a seminar.
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will be able to
1. CO 1: Identify appropriate topic of relevance.
2. CO2: Illustrate the literature on technical articles of selected topic and develop
comprehensive report
3. CO 3: Examine the innovations and methodologies understood from the literature
4. CO 4: Defend the innovative ideas and formulate the technical gaps in the research
5. CO 5: Write a comprehensive technical report and develop a presentation on the
chosen topic
The students are instructed to choose a topic of their interest from the field of structural
engineering for the seminar. The students need to present two seminars and at each time
they need to submit a report.