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1 CEM-2013 SRM(E&T) M.Tech. (Full Time) CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT Curriculum & Syllabus 2013 – 2014 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SRM UNIVERSITY SRM NAGAR, KATTANKULATHUR – 603 203
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M.Tech. (Full Time) CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Curriculum & Syllabus

2013 – 2014

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SRM UNIVERSITY

SRM NAGAR, KATTANKULATHUR – 603 203

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SS..RR..MM .. UUNNII VVEERRSSII TTYY,,KK AATTTTAANNKK UULL AATTHHUURR--660033 220033.. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

M.TECH. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT(FULL TIME)

(For students admitted from 2013 – 2014 onwards)

CURRICULUM

COURSE CODE

COURSE NAME

SEMESTER I

L T P C

CN2001 MODERN STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND SYSTEM DESIGN (THEORY AND PRACTICE)

2 1 3 4

CN2002 PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPRAISAL

3 2 0 4

CN2003 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

3 2 0 4

MA2004 STATISTICAL METHODS AND QUEUING THEORY

3 0 0 3

PROGRAM ELECTIVES -1 3 0 0 3

TOTAL 14 5 3 18 Total contact hours - 22 SEMESTER

II L T P C

CN2004 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL

3 2 0 4

CN2005 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

4 0 0 4

CN2006 COMPUTER APPLICATION IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ( THEORY AND PRACTICE)

2 0 3 4

PROGRAM ELECTIVES -2 3 0 0 3 PROGRAM ELECTIVES -3 3 0 0 3 TOTAL 15 2 3 18

Total contact hours- 20 SEMESTER

III L T P C

INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVES 3 0 0 3 PROGRAM ELECTIVES -4 3 0 0 3

PROGRAM ELECTIVES -5 3 0 0 3

PROGRAM ELECTIVES -6 3 0 0 3

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CN2048 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 0 0 1 1

CN2049 PROJECT WORK PHASE I 0 0 12 6

TOTAL 12 0 13 19 Total contact hours- 25

SEMESTER IV

L T P C

CN2050 PROJECT WORK PHASE II 0 0 32 16

TOTAL 0 0 32 16 Total contact hours-32

Total Credits to be earned for the award of M.Tech. degree = 71

PROGRAM ELECTIVES COURSE

CODE NAME OF THE COURSE L T P C

CN2101 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

CN2102 BUILDING ACOUSTICS AND NOISE CONTROL 3 0 0 3 CN2103 GIS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND

MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3

CN2104 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

CN2105 QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

CN2106 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 CN2107 ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY 3 0 0 3 CN2108 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 3 0 0 3 CN2109 BUILDING SERVICES 3 0 0 3 CN2110 ENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES IN

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 3 0 0 3

CN2111 SHORING, SCAFFOLDING AND FORM WORK 3 0 0 3 CN2112 CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 CN2113 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN

CONSTRUCTION 3 0 0 3

CN2114 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS 3 0 0 3 CN2115 ENERGY EFFICIENCY BUILDINGS 3 0 0 3 CN2116 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF

STRUCTURES 3 0 0 3

CN2117 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 CN2118 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3

CONTACT HOUR/CREDIT: L: Lecture Hours per week T: Tutorial Hours per week P: Practical Hours per week C: Credit

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SEMESTER I

Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2001 MODERN STRUCTURAL

MATERIALS AND SYSTEM DESIGN(Theory and Practice)

2 1 3 4

Total Contact Hours - 90 PURPOSE To bring about an exposure to design concepts structures, the loads, systems, structural materials, design procedures, repair and rehabilitation of systems. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study about the materials and their behavior while used in construction.

2. To know about the different loads and loading conditions and their importance - IS codes provisions.

3. To know about the different structural systems, functions and behaviors.

4. To expose on the philosophy underlying the concept of design of structures.

5. To expose on the repair and rehabilitation of structures UNIT I-MODERN STRUCTURAL MATERIAL (9 hours) Modern structural material: Essential requirements – properties – classification. Masonry: Concrete masonry units – advantages and disadvantages –sub divisions –requirements –types of units - construction system –types of structural wall – structure – characteristics –construction type – behavior - failure in flexure and shear. Concrete: Characteristics – behavior – compression – tension. Steel: Types –grades – behavior – tension. Reinforced concrete: Types of section – behavior –cyclic loading. Fiber reinforced concrete: Properties – requirements – factors – benefits –applications. Composite materials: SCS construction – failure modes –concept – behavior – applications. UNIT II-LOADS (9 hours) Loads: Static monotonic and cyclic dynamic loads - Dead loads: Materials –components. Imposed loads: General provisions – categories – Reduction factors – example. Wind loads: Basics – pressure – static and dynamic approach- along wind – Gust factor method. Earthquake load: General provisions – assumptions – base shear – distribution. Blast loads: Drag &

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diffraction type – scaling law – general recommendation – special loads. (Indian standard codal provisions) UNIT III-STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS (9 hours) Structural systems: Functions – understanding – load transfer mechanism – floor system – types – aspects. Vertical load transfer system: Wall bearings – column / post. Horizontal load transfer system: Cost of system – basics of system – functions – classifications – rigid frames –advantages – behavior due to external shear and moments – analysis methods – braced frames –types – behavior – methods of analysis. UNIT IV-DESIGN CONCEPTS (9 hours) Design Concepts: Objectives – basic requirements – phases of construction projects - process of design - conceptual design – steps involved. High rise structures: Need – benefits – drawbacks – common requirements for structures – other requirements –design parameters – stages of design – elements of structural system – economy in design. UNIT V-REPAIR AND REHABILITATION (9 hours) Repair and Rehabilitation: Introduction – defects – repair cost - distress in structures –types –deterioration of structures – causes for deterioration. Techniques of repair –cracks – spalling –disintegration – materials for repair - strengthening techniques of structural distress –damage evaluation – assessment procedure – flow chart. Quality monitoring: Maintenance -importance – routine maintenance.

REFERENCES 1. Cowan HJ, “Architecture Systems, An Introduction to structural

mechanics”, American Elsevier, New York 2001. 2. Salvadori and Levy, “Structural Design in Architecture”, Prentice Hall

Inc., New Jersy USA 2003. 3. Enjel Heinrich , “Structures Systems”, Iliffe, London, 2007. 4. Tall buildings, “Lecture notes” short term notes by SRM Engineering

College, 2002. 5. Health Monitoring of Structures A proactive strategy, “Lecture notes”,

seminar by SRM Engineering College, 2003.

PRACTICE (45 hours) PURPOSE To bring about adequate exposure to material and structural testing.

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INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. To introduce basic concepts of material testing as applicable to steel,

concrete etc. 2. To achieve familiarization with structural testing of both full scale

structures and models

MATERIAL TESTING LIST OF EXPERIMENTS 1. Exercise on mix design and test on fresh concrete. 2. Tests on hardened concrete. 3. In-situ strength determination of concrete by rebound hammer and UPV

tester. 4. Crack width measurements. 5. Use of demec gauge and strain measurements in concrete. 6. Test on RCC beam. 7. Test on steel beam. REFERENCES 1. Shetty, M.S. ‘Concrete Technology’, S.Chand and company, 2002. 2. Concrete and Structural Labs Manual, Department of Civil Engineering,

SRMEC. Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2002 PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPRAISAL

3 2 0 4

Total Contact Hours - 75 PURPOSE To introduce and study formulation, costing, appraisal and finance of construction projects INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study elements of project formulation and appraisal 2. To study the costing and financial aspects of projects 3. To study the implications of private sector participation in

construction projects UNIT I-PROJECT INITIATION (15 hours)

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Project Initiation: Capital investments- Capital budgeting – feasibility study – preliminary analysis – market, technical, financial, economic and ecological – Market and Demand analysis- Detailed technical analysis UNIT II-TIME VALUE OF MONEY (15 hours) Time Value of Money –time lines and notations, Future value of single amount, Present value of single amount, Future value of an annuity, Present value of an annuity-Simple interest-Compound interest - project cash Flows-principles of cash flow estimation. UNIT III-COSTING (15 hours) Costing: Investment Criteria- Discounting criteria-Net present value (NPV), Benefit cost ratio(BCR), internal rate of return(IRR)- Non-Discounting criteria - Pay Back Period, Accounting rate of return(ARR), Urgency - Investment analysis in practice. UNIT IV-FINANCIAL ASPECTS (15 hours) Financial aspects: Financing of projects – means of finance – Equity and Debt - financial institutions – cost of Capital- Risk Analysis, Sources and Measures of risk-Methods of risk analysis-Analysis of stand alone risk, Analysis of contextual risk -special schemes UNIT V-DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS (15 hours) Private sector participation in Infrastructure Development Projects –Build operate own transfer(BOOT), Build operate transfer(BOT) , Build operate lease transfer (BOLT), Design Build operate transfer (DBOT) - Technology Transfer and Foreign Collaboration-Case Study. REFERENCES 1. Prasanna Chandra, “Projects -Planning Analysis Selection

Implementation & Review”, Fourth Edition,. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.2005.

2. Joy P.K. “Total Project Management - The Indian Context (Chapters 3 7)”, New Delhi, Macmillan India Ltd., 2002.

3. “United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Manual for the preparation of Industrial Feasibility Studies”, (IDSI Reproduction) Bombay, 2007.

4. Barcus. S.W and Wilkinson.J.V. “Hand Book of Management Consulting Services”, McGraw Hill, New York, 2006.

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Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2003 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

3 2 0 4

Total Contact Hours - 75 PURPOSE To bring about an exposure to quantitative techniques applied to construction industry INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To review the basics of Optimization principles 2. To study the optimization techniques and simulation of models 3. To apply the concepts studied under 1 and 2 above to inventory,

scheduling and other related problems

UNIT I-INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS RESEARCH (15 hour s) Introduction to Operations research-Linear programming-Graphical and Simplex Methods- Duality and Post-Optimality Analysis- Dynamic programming- Capital Budgeting problem, Reliability improvement problem, Shortest path method. UNIT II-OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES (15 hours) Integer Programming- Branch and bound techniques-Transportation Problems -Least cost method, North west corner cell method, vogel’s approximation method, U-V method- Work Assignment Problems. UNIT III-INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (15 hours) Application to Production Scheduling-Single machine scheduling, Flow Shop Scheduling, Job shop Scheduling -Inventory control, Economic order quantity (EOQ), Quantity Discounts, Safety Stock. UNIT IV-OPTIMIZATION THEORY (15 hours) Replacement Theory - Decision Theory-Decision Rules-Decision making under conditions of certainty, risk and uncertainty - Decision trees-Utility Theory- Bayes theory UNIT V-COST CONCEPTS (15 hours) Cost concepts-Break-even -Analysis-Pricing techniques- Simulation Models-Game Theory applications

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REFERENCES 1. Vohra, N.D. “Quantitative Techniques in Management ", Tata McGraw

Hill Co., Ltd, New Delhi, 2000. 2. Seehroeder, R.G., “Operations Management ", McGraw Hill, USA,

2002. 3. Levin, R.I, Rubin, D.S., and Stinsonm J., " Quantitative Approaches to

Management” McGraw Hill Book Co., 2008. 4. Frank Harrison, E., “The Managerial Decision Making Process ",

Houghton Miffin Co.Boston, 2005. 5. Varshney, R.L. and Maheswari, K.L., “Managerial Economics ", Sultan

Chand, 2005.

Course code Course Title L T P C

MA2004 STATISTICAL METHODS AND

QUEUING THEORY 3 0 0 3

Total contact hours 45 PURPOSE To develop analytical capability and to impart knowledge in statistical methods and Queueing theory and their applications in Engineering and Technology and to apply these concepts in engineering problems they would come across. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. Understand statistical concepts 2. Logically explain the concepts 3. Apply the concepts in solving the engineering problems

UNIT I-THEORETICAL DISTRIBUTIONS (9 hours) Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions - Definitions, Simple problems only (Derivations not included). UNIT II-REGRESSION METHODS (9 hours) Principle of Least Squares, Fitting of straight line and parabola - Correlation - Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation and Spearman’s rank correlation - Linear regression. UNIT III-TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS (9 hours)

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Sampling Distributions - Tests based on Normal, t, Chi-Square and F-Distributions. UNIT IV-ANOVA AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (9 hours) One way and Two way classification of ANOVA - Completely Randomized Design - Randomised Block Design - Latin square Design. UNIT V-QUEUING THEORY (9 hours) Single and multiple server Markovian queuing models - M/M/1 and M/M/c queuing models and Applications (Derivations not included). REFERENCES 1. Gupta, S.C., and Kapoor, V.K., Fundamentals of mathematical statistics,

Sultan Chand and sons, Reprint 2003 2. Gupta, S.C., and Kapoor, V.K., Fundamentals of Applied statistics,

Sultan Chand and sons, 2003 3. Veerarajan.T., Probability Statistics and Random processes, TMH, First

reprint, 2004.

Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2004 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING,

SCHEDULING AND CONTROL 3 2 0 4

Total Contact Hours - 75 PURPOSE To study the finer aspects of planning, scheduling and controlling of construction projects INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the elements of construction planning and scheduling and to apply appropriate tools and techniques like networks and coding systems.

2. To study the monitoring of projects through cost control 3. To study the elements of quality control and safety of construction

projects 4. To study the concept of gathering and using project information

UNIT I-BASIC CONCEPTS IN CONSTRUCTION PLANS (15 hours) Basic Concepts In the Development of Construction Plans - Choice of Technology and Construction Method - Defining Work Tasks - Defining

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Precedence Relationships Among Activities -Estimating Activity Duration. Estimating Resource Requirements for Work Activities -Coding Systems. UNIT II-CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES (15 hours) Relevance of Construction Schedules - The Critical Path Method - Calculations for Critical Path Scheduling -Activity Float and Schedules -Presenting Project Schedules Critical Path Scheduling for Activity-on-Node and with Leads. Lags. and Windows . - Calculations for Scheduling with Leads, Lags and Windows - Resource Oriented Scheduling - Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedence - Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques - Scheduling with Uncertain Duration -Calculations for Monte Carlo Schedule Simulation - Crashing and Time/Cost Tradeoffs – Scheduling In Poorly Structured Problems - Improving the Scheduling Process. UNIT III-INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT BUDGET (15 hours) The Cost Control Problem -The Project Budget - Forecasting for Activity Cost Control - Financial Accounting Systems and Cost Accounts - Control of Project Cash Flows – Schedule Control - Schedule and Budget Updates - Relating Cost and Schedule Information. UNIT IV-QUALITY AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT (15 hours) Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction -Organizing for Quality and Safety – Work and Material Specifications -Total Quality Control -Quality Control by Statistical Methods - Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by attributes – Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables – Safety. UNIT V-PROJECT INFORMATION (15 hours) Types of Project Information - Accuracy and Use of Information -Computerized Organization and Use of Information -Organizing Information in Databases - Relational Mode of Databases - Other Conceptual Models of Databases - Centralized - Database Management Systems - Databases and Applications Programs –Information - Transfer and Flow. REFERENCES 1. Chitkara. K.K. “Construction Project Management: Planning

Scheduling and Control”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2008. .

2. Calin M. Popescu, Chotchal Charoenngam, “Project Planning, Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopedia of terms and Applications”, Wiley, New York, 2005.

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3. Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au, “Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders”, Prentice Hall Pittsburgh, 2000.

4. Moder, J., C. Phillips and E. Davis, “Project Management with CPM, PERT and Precedence Diagramming”, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Third Edition, 2003.

5. Willis, E. M., “Scheduling Construction Projects”, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

6. Halpin, D. W. “Financial and Cost Concepts for Construction Management”, John Wiley & Sons. New York, 2005.

Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2005 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

4 0 0 4

Total Contact Hours - 60 PURPOSE To bring about a complete understanding of advanced construction techniques in sub structure super structure and repair construction INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES To study the substructure construction techniques.

1. To create awareness on tall structure construction elements 2. To know about the techniques used for large span structures. 3. To know about the recent and advancement in construction

techniques. 4. To study the elements of repair construction.

UNIT I-SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION (12 hours) Box Jacking: Need – elements – concept – precautions – advantages. Pipe jacking: Technique – factors – applications – advantages. Diaphragm walls – methods – sheet piles – applications – advantages. Piling techniques: Classifications – factors. Well and caisson: Types – sinking method –precautions. Coffer dam: Purpose – types – techniques. Cable anchoring – screw anchor – necessity- applications. Grouting: Need – materials – techniques – applications – guniting and shotcreting. Well points - dewatering – techniques. UNIT II-TALL STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION (12 hours) Concrete in tall buildings – types of concrete pumps – factors – blockage – causes - clearing –safety. Slip form techniques: Vertical - chimney – horizontal – concrete paving methods. Suspended form work: Purpose –

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methods – advantages - erection techniques. Prestressing techniques – insitu prestressing in high rise structures. UNIT III-LARGE SPAN STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION (12 hou rs) Tunneling: Purpose – aspects – shafts – mucking – construction techniques – advantages – trenchless technology. Bow string bridges: Systems – arrangements – advantages. Suspension and cable stayed bridges: Parallel – radial patterns – concept. Domes: Types – structural framing – erection methods. Aerial transportations – components – advantages – applications. UNIT IV-SPECIAL STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION (12 hours) Lattice tower: Definition – techniques. Rigging of transmission line structures: Definition –precaution – stages involved. Advanced construction techniques in offshore construction practice: Various operations – under water concrete - vacuum dewatering of concrete flooring. Articulated structure – definition – mechanism. UNIT V-REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUES (12 hour s) Mud Jacking: Techniques – behavior of slab – advantages. Micro piles: Uses – stages – applications- benefits. Shallow profile pipeline laying –procedure – specifications – sub aqueous pipe lines –laying methods. Sheet piles protection techniques. Water proofing: Need – above and below ground. Under pinning: Need – methods. Demolition and dismantling: Principles – methods – modern demolition techniques – controlled demolition – mechanical method – hydro demolition – advantages – sequence of demolition – beams – columns – walls – general sequence. REFERENCES 1 Roy Chudley, Roger Geeno ,”Advanced Construction Technology”

Latest Edition 2 S Ponnuswamy,”Bridge Engineering “Second Edition 3 Sankar, S.K. And Saraswati, S., Construction Technology, Oxford

University Press, New Delhi, 2008. 4 PS Gahlot & Sanjay Sharma ,”Building repair and maintenance

management “CBS Publications.2006 5 Robertwade Brown, "Practical Foundation Engineering Hand Book",

Mcgraw Hill Publications, 2005 6 6Patrick Powers .J, "Construction Dewatering: New Methods And

Applications" John Wiley & Sons, 2002 7 Micheal T.Kubal ,”Construction Waterproofing Handbook”

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Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2006 COMPUTER APPLlCAT1ON IN CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT(Theory and Practice)

2 0 3 4

Total Contact Hours - 75 PURPOSE To bring about an understanding of use of computers for solving scheduling and other related problems by applying critical path methods INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To review the basics of computer hardware 2. To study the preparation of the detailed estimation. 3. To apply the concepts studied under 1 and 2 above to scheduling and

other related problems. UNIT I-INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS (6 hours) Basic components of System Hardware - Languages – Procedural Language - Data Base Management – developing application with files and database software-Spread Sheets -Applications. UNIT II-CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS (6 hours) Basic skills and techniques required producing construction drawings and specifications conforming to current building codes and standards- Laboratory assignments develop visualization skills in order to examine the integration of construction systems-organization of working drawings and specifications. UNIT III-QUANTITY TAKEOFF (6 hours) Estimating – Types of estimates- Terms Involved in Estimation – Quantity takeoff-men, material, machinery and duration-A complete Estimate of a project- A Case study

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UNIT IV-PROJECT PLANNING AND SCHEDULING (6 hours) Project planning and scheduling- Critical path method (CPM) – Project Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT) – Advanced planning and scheduling concepts – computer application- Case study. UNIT V-RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONCEPTS (6 hours) Resource Allocation - Over Allocation- Resource Leveling and Smoothening-Preparation of Detailed Reports. REFERENCES 1. Billy E.Giliet Introduction to Operation Research - Computer Oriented

Algorithmic Approach, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000. 2. Paulson. B.R., Computer Applications in Construction, McGraw Hill,

1995. 3. Feigenbaum.L., Construction Scheduling with Primavera Project

Planner, Prentice Hall Inc., 2009. 4. Prasanna Chandra, “Project Planning,Analysis, Selection,

Implementation and review”, Tata Mcgraw Hill ,2009. 5. Chitkara, K.K “Construction Project Management: Planning Scheduling

and control”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi- 2008.

PRACTICE EXPERIMENT I-MS EXCEL (5 hours) Quantity takeoff by using MS EXCEL - Estimation of Quantities stage wise – Carryout the rate analysis and costing for different stages of work - Preparation and delivery of the bid or proposal of an engineering construction project. EXPERIMENT II (20 hours) Preparation of Planning and Scheduling by using MS PROJECT - scheduling for a small construction project - Allocation of resource- Tracking of a Project-Cost analysis- Reports preparation. EXPERIMENT III (20 hours)

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Preparation of Planning and Scheduling by using PRIMAVERA - scheduling for a small construction project - Allocation of resource- Tracking of a Project-Cost analysis- Reports preparation. LIST OF EQUIPMENTS / SOFTWARES / TOOLS REQUIREMENTS 1. MS OFFICE 2. MS PROJECT 3. PRIMAVERA REFERENCES 1. C.S. Krishnamoorthy and S.Rajeev, Computer Aided Design, Narosa

publishing house, New Delhi, 2001. 2. H.B. Harrison, Structural Analysis and Design, vol. I & II, Pergamon

press, 2001. 3. Billy E.Giliet Introduction to Operation Research - Computer Oriented

Algorithmic 4. Approach, Tata McGraw Hill, 2000. 5. Paulson. B.R., Computer Applications in Construction, McGraw Hill,

2005. 6. Feigenbaum.L., Construction Scheduling with Primavera Project

Planner, Prentice Hall Inc., 2009. 7. Lab Manual, Department of Civil Engineering.

PROGRAM ELECTIVES Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2101

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To introduce various construction equipment and study the efficient utilization of the same using scientific principles INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. To introduce various construction equipment for earthwork,

material handling and other miscellaneous purposes 2. To study the working of the equipment mentioned above and apply

scientific principles for effectively utilizing them UNIT I-EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (9 hours)

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Identification –Planning - Equipment Management in Projects - Maintenance Management – Replacement - Cost Control of Equipment – Depreciation Analysis, Methods of calculation of depreciation- Safety Management. UNIT II-EARTHWORK EQUIPMENT (9 hours) Fundamentals of Earth Work Operations - Earth Moving operations-Types of Earthwork Equipment - Tractors, Motor Graders, Scrapers, Front end Loaders, Earth Movers – capacity calculations. UNIT III-PUMPS USED IN CONSTRUCTION (9 hours) Equipment for Dredging, Trenching, Tunneling, Drilling and Blasting. Equipment for compaction - Types of pumps used in Construction - Equipment for Grouting - Pile Driving Equipment- Equipment of Erection and demolition. UNIT IV-FORKLIFTS EQUIPMENTS (9 hours) Forklifts and related equipment - Portable Material Bins - Conveyors - equipment used in demolition – Chain Pulley Blocks. UNIT V-SCREENING EQUIPMENT (9 hours) Crushers – Feeders - Screening Equipment - Batching and Mixing Equipment – Hauling equipment - Pouring and Pumping Equipment – Ready mixed concrete carriers. REFERENCES 1. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder.C, “Construction

Planning Equipment and Methods”, McGraw Hill. Singapore 2005. 2. Sharma S.C. “Construction Equipment and Management”, Khanna

Publishers, Delhi, 2008. 3. Deodhar, S.V. “Construction Equipment and Job Planning”, Khanna

Publishers Delhi, 2008. 4. Dr. Mahesh Varma, “Construction Equipment and its planning and

application”, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi,2003. Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2102 BUILDING ACOUSTICS AND NOISE CONTROL

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the concepts underlying building acoustics and apply the same for

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real time structures INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the elements of sound and noise, and their control 2. To study the design of constructional measures to control acoustics

UNIT I-INTRODUCTION (9 hours) Sound waves, Frequency, Intensity, Wave length, Measurement of sound, Decibel scale speech and music frequencies , human ear characteristics-Tone structure UNIT II-DIFFERENT BUILDING MATERIAL (9 hours) Outdoor noise levels - acceptable indoor noise levels-IS codes –sono meter, determinate of density of a given building material, absorption co-efficient and measurements, choice of absorption material, resonance, reverberation, echo, exercises involving reverberation time and absorption co-efficient. UNIT III-NOISE CONTROL (9 hours) Types of noises, transmission of noise, transmission loss, noise control and sound insulation , remedial measures and legislation UNIT IV-INSULATION OF MACHINERY (9 hours) Walls/partitions, floors/ceilings, windows/doors, insulating fittings and gadgets machine mounting and insulation of machinery. UNIT V-BASIC PRINCIPLES IN ACOUSTICS DESIGN (9 hour s) Site selection, shape, volume, treatment for interior surfaces-basic principles in designing open air theatres, cinemas, broadcasting studios, concert halls, class rooms, lecture halls and theatres for acoustics. REFERENCES 1 Dr.V.Narasimhan, “An introduction to Building Physics”,Kabeer

printing works,chennai-5, 2004. 2 D.J.Groomet, “Noise ,Building and People”, Pergumon Press, 2007. 3 Thomas D.North wood, “Architecture acoustics”, dowden, Hutchinson

and Ross Inc., 2007. 4 B.J.Smith ,R.J.Peters, Stephanie Owen, “Acoustics and Noise Control”,

Longman Group Ltd - New york ,USA, 2002. 5 http:www.sounddesigns.net 6 http:www.acs-psu.edu

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Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2103 GIS IN CONSTRUCTION

ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To introduce the elements of GIS as applied to construction management and achieve an awareness on application techniques INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the various types of data, data analysis methods and data quality requirements

2. To study the means of getting suitable data output and to use the data output for construction management using GIS tools

UNIT I-INTRODUCTION TO GIS (9 hours) GIS – Definition – Components of GIS -Maps – Definition – Types of Maps – Characteristics of Maps – Map Projections –– Hardware, Software and Organizational Context – GIS software UNIT II-TYPES OF DATA (9 hours) Data Types – Spatial and Non-Spatial – Spatial Data – Points, Lines and areas– Non-spatial data – Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio – Digitizer – Scanner – Editing and Cleaning – Geo reference data UNIT III-DATA STRUCTURE (9 hours) Raster and Vector Data Structure – Raster data storage – Run length, Chain and Block Coding – Vector Data Storage – Topology – Topological Models – Arc Node Structure – Surface Data – DEM – Grid DEM and TIN structure- Applications of DEM UNIT IV-DATA QUALITY (9 hours) Reclassification – Measurement – Buffering – Overlaying – SQL for Queries – Neighborhood and zonal operations – Data Quality – Components of data quality - Sources of errors in GIS – Meta data UNIT V-DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTPUT (9 hours) Output – Maps, Graphs, Charts, Plots , Reports – Printers – Plotters – Fields of application – Natural Resource Management, construction management-Parcel based, AM/FM applications examples – Case study

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REFERENCES 1. Burrough P.A., “Principles of GIS for Land Resources Assessment”,

Oxford Publication, 2008. 2. Robert Laurini and Derek Thompson, “Fundamentals of Spatial

Information Systems”, Academic Press, 2006. 3. Anji Reddy, “Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems”,

BS Publications 2001 4. Srinivas M.G. (Edited by), “Remote Sensing Applications”, Narosa

Publishing House, 2001. 5. Rhind, D., “Understanding of GIS, The ARC / INFO Method”, ESRI

Press. 2000.

Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2104 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS

AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To bring about an exposure to construction economics, financing and accounting methods and their usefulness in controlling construction projects. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the elements of construction economics 2. To study the need for financial management and means of achieving

the same 3. To study a few accounting methods 4. To study the elements of lending to the contractors

UNIT I-ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (9 hours) Role of civil engineering in industrial development - Advances in civil engineering and engineering economics - Support matters of economy as related to engineering Market demand and supply- choice of technology and quality control and quality production - Audit in economic, Law of returns governing production. UNIT II-MATERIAL SELECTION (9 hours) Construction development in housing, transport and other infrastructures –Economics of ecology, environment, energy resources, local material selection, form and functional designs –Construction workers - Urban problems - Poverty - Migration -Unemployment - Pollution.

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UNIT III-NEED FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (12 hours) The need for financial management - Types of financing - Short term borrowing - Long term borrowing –Leasing - Equity financing - Internal generation of funds - External commercial borrowings - Assistance from government budgeting support and international finance corporations - analysis of financial statement – Balance Sheet - Profit and Loss account - Funds flow statement - Ratio analysis - Investment and financing decision –Financial control Job control and centralized management. UNIT IV-OVERVIEW OF CASH BASIS ACCOUNTING (9 hours) General overview - Cash basis of accounting - Accrual basis of accounting - Percentage - Completion method - Completed contract method - Accounting for tax reporting purposes and financial reporting purposes. UNIT V-CONTRACTOR FINANCING (6 hours) Loans to contractors - Interim construction financing - Security and risk aspects. REFERENCES 1. Warneer Z, Hirsch, “Urban Economics”, Macmillan, New York, 2003. 2. Prasanna Chandra, " Project Management ", TMH,2007. 3. Kwaku A, Tenah and jose M.Guevara, " Fundamental of Construction

Management and organisation ", Prentice - Hall of India, 2005. 4. K K Chitkara, “Construction Project Management”, Tata McGraw

Hill.2008.

Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2105 QUALITY CONTROL AND

SAFETY MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To create a complete understanding on quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and safety management. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To understand the elements of quality planning and the implication 2. To become aware of objectives and advantage of quality assurance 3. To be exposed to means of quality control 4. To study the relationship between quality and safety management

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UNIT I-QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (9 hours) Types of organizations-Inspection. control and enforcement -Quality Management Systems and method -Responsibilities and authorities In quality assurances and quality Control- Architects, engineers, contractors, and special consultants, Quality circle. UNIT II-QUALITY POLICY (9 hours) Quality policy -Objectives and methods In Construction Industry -Consumers satisfaction, Economics-Time of Completion -Statistical tolerance -Taguchi's concept of quality -Codes and Standards -Documents -Contract and construction programming -Inspection procedures -Processes and products -Total QA I QC programme and cost implication. UNIT III-OBJECTIVES (9 hours) Objectives -Regularity agent, owner, design, contract and construction oriented objectives, methods -Techniques and needs of QA/QC -Different aspects of quality - Appraisals, Factors Influencing construction quality. UNIT IV-FAILURE ASPECTS (9 hours) Critical, major failure aspects and failure mode analysis -Stability methods and tools, optimum design –Reliability testing- reliability coefficient and reliability prediction -Selection of new materials -Influence of drawings detailing, specification, standardization -Bid preparation- Reliability Based Design. UNIT V-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (9 hours) Construction activity, environmental safety. Social and environmental factors- Natural causes and speed of Construction -Life cycle costing- Reliability and Probabilistic methods-Value engineering and value analysis. REFERENCES 1. James, J.O Brian, “Construction Inspection Handbook -Quality

Assurance and:Quality Control”, Van Nostrand, New York, 2009. 2. Kwaku, A., Tenah, Jose. M. Guevara, “Fundamentals of Construction

Management and Organization”, Reston Publishing Co., Inc., Virginia, 2005.

3. Juran Frank, J.M. and Gryna, F.M. “Quality Planning and Analysis”, Tata McGraw Hill 2002.

4. Hutchins.G, ISO 9000, Viva Books. New Delhi 2003. 5. Clarkson H. Oglesby, “Productivity Improvement in Construction”,

McGraw-Hill, 2009

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6. John L. Ashford, “The Management of Quality in Construction”, E & F.N, Spon. New York, 2009.

7. Steven McCabe, “Quality Improvement Techniques In Construction”, Addison Wesley Longman Ltd, England. 2008

Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2106 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the elements of construction project management consisting of owners’ perspective, organization, design and construction procedures, resource utilization and cost estimation INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study how the owner view a project in consideration with project life cycle, construction agencies legal requirements etc.

2. To study the various types of organization and their impact on and suitability to construction projects

3. To study the design and construction procedures along with labour material and equipment utilization

4. To study the elements of cost of a project UNIT I-INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT (9 hours) Concept of a Project – Characteristic features – Project Life cycle – Phases – Project Management – tools and techniques for project management – role of project managers. UNIT II-ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Development of project plan and objectives – programming – scheduling – project organization – organization and project team – role of communication in project management – controlling systems. UNIT III-WORKING SYSTEMS (9 hours) Working systems – Characteristics – class of systems – design of systems – work break down system (WBS) – project execution plan – project procedure manual –sub systems of project management- monitoring of projects- networks – monitoring contracts. UNIT IV-PROJECT DIRECTION (9 hours) Project direction – direction during production stage – value engineering review – stages –directives – project coordination – procedure – interface

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management – project control –scope for progress control – overall project progress control – stages – methods. UNIT V-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Basic concept – Labour requirements – Labour productivity – site productivity – Equipment Management – Material management- procurement organization – procurement planning – functions of material management – inventory control REFERENCES 1. Prasanna Chandra, “Project Planning,Analysis, Selection,

Implementation and review”, Tata Mcgraw Hill ,2009. 2. Chitkara, K.K “Construction Project Management: Planning Scheduling

and control”,Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi- 2008. 3. Frederick E. Gould, “Construction Project Management”, Went worth

Institute of Technology, Vary E. Joyce, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000.

4. Choudhury, S “Project Management”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing company New Delhi 2008.

6. Sengutha,B., Guha,H., “Construction Management and Planning”, TataMcGraw Hill,2001.

Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2107 ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours – 45 PURPOSE To study the properties of concrete and special types of concrete. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the properties of constituent elements of concrete 2. To study the properties of fresh and hardened concrete 3. To study properties of special types of concrete.

UNIT I-COMPOSITION CEMENT (6 hours) Composition of OPC -Manufacture - Modified Portland Cements - Hydration process of Portland Cements - Structure of Hydrated Cement Pastes. UNTI II-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES (6 hours) Particle characteristics and Mechanical Properties - Absorption and Physical Durability - Chemical Stability - Packing Characteristics.

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UNTI III-MINERAL ADMIXTURES (9 hours) Mineral Admixtures - Slags - Pozzolanas and Fillers - Chemical Admixtures - Solutes – Retarders - Air Entraining Agents - Water Proofing Compounds - Plasticizers and Super Plasticizers. UNIT IV-PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE (12 hours) Workability - Mix Proportioning - Mixes incorporating Fly-Ash - Mixes for High Performance Concrete - Interfacial Transition Zone - Fracture Strength - Mechanical Properties, Fresh concrete and Hardened concrete - High Strength Concrete - Shrinkage - Creep . Durability of Concrete - Basic Consideration - Stability of Constituents - Chemical Attack - Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel-Use of inhibitors and types of inhibitors. UNIT V-PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF CONCRETE (12 hours) Introduction to treatment on properties and applications - Fiber Reinforced Concrete – Polymer Concrete – Self Compacting Concrete –Reactive powder concrete – Roller compacted concrete – Geo polymer concrete – Bio concrete- - Recycled aggregate concrete – High volume fly ash concrete - Ready Mixed Concrete –Sulphur infiltrated impregnated concrete-Extreme weather concreting-Special Concreting methods-Materials used in Highway Pavements. REFERENCES

1. Metha P.K and Monteiro.P.J.M, “Concrete, Microstructure, Properties and Materials”, Third Edition, Tata McGraw- Hill Publishing company Limited, New Delhi, 2006.

2. Shetty .M.S., “Concrete Technology, Theory and Practice”, Revised Edition, S.Chand & company Ltd., New Delhi, 2006.

3. Neville. A.M., “Properties of Concrete”, 4th Edition Longman,2005. 4. Mindass and Young, “Concrete”, Prentice Hall.1998. 5. Aitcin – “High performance concrete”, McGraw Hill, 2009.

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Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2108 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

SYSTEM 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the various models of management information systems and their application to project management. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To bring about an exposure to information systems in a formal manner

2. To study the development of information systems 3. To study the means of applying information systems models to

project management 4. To introduce system audit and to study its features.

UNIT I-INFORMATION SYSTEMS (9 hours) Information Systems -Establishing the Framework -Business Models -Information System Architecture- Evolution of formation Systems UNIT II-MODERN INFORMATION SYSTEM (9 hours) Modern Information System -Systems Development-life Cycle-.Structured Methodologies -Designing Computer Based methods, Procedures Control- Designing Structured Programs. UNIT III-INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Integrated Construction Management- Information System- Project Management- Information System- Functional Areas finance, Marketing Production, Personnel –levels, DSS, EIS, ES- Comparison Concepts and Knowledge representation –Managing Inter- national Information System UNIT IV-CODING TECHNIQUES (9 hours) Control -Testing Security- Coding Techniques- Defection of Error –Validating -Cost Benefit Analysis -Assessing the value and risk of Information System. UNIT V-SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (9 hours) Software engineering qualities- Design-Production- Service, Software specification- Software Metrics, Software quality assurance –Systems Methodology –Objectives-Time and Logic, Knowledge and Human Dimension -Software life cycle models- Verification and Validation.

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REFERENCES 1 Kenneth C Laudon and Jane Price Laudon, “Management Information

Systems Organization and Technology”, Prentice Hall, 2006. 2. Gordon B. Davis, “Management Information System: Conceptual

Foundations Structure and Development”, McGraw Hill 2004. 3. Joyce J Elam, “Case series for Management Information Systems. Simon

and Schuster”,Custom Publishing, 2006. 4. Ralph H Sprague and Huge J Watson, “Decision Support for

Managers”, Prentice Hall 2006. 5. Michael W. Evans and John J Marciniah, “Software Quality assurance

and Management”, John Wiley and Sons, 2007. 6. Card and Glass, “Measuring Software Design quality”,Prentice Hall.

2000. Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2109 BUILDING SERVICES 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the elements of building services like water supply sanitation, electrical installations air conditioning, and fire safety. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the components of water supply and sanitation arrangements in a building

2. To study the rudiments of electrical installations in a building 3. To bring about an exposure to air conditioning and fire safety

arrangement 4. To introduce the concepts of intelligent building

UNIT I-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS (9 hours) Water quality, Purification and treatment- water supply systems-distribution systems in small towns –types of pipes used- laying jointing ,testing-testing for water tightness plumbing system for building-internal supply in buildings- municipal bye laws and regulations - Rain Water Harvesting - Sanitation in buildings-arrangement of sewerage systems in housing -pipe systems- storm water drainage from buildings -septic and sewage treatment plant – collection, conveyance and disposal of town refuse systems –. UNIT II-WIRING SYSTEMS (9 hours) Types of wires , wiring systems and their choice –planning electrical wiring for building –main and distribution boards –transformers and switch gears –

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modern theory of light and colour –synthesis of light –luminous flux –candela- lans of illumination-lighting design-design for modern lighting. UNIT III-VENTILATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE (9 hours) Ventilation and its importance-natural and artificial systems-Window type and packaged air-conditioners-chilled water plant –fan coil systems-water piping –cooling load –air conditioning systems for different types of buildings –protection against fire to be caused by A.C.Systems. UNIT IV-SAFETY REGULATIONS (9 hours) Causes of fire in buildings-safety regulations-NBC-planning considerations in buildings like Non-combustible materials, construction, staircases and A.C. systems, special features required for physically handicapped and elderly in building types-heat and smoke detectors-dry and wet risers-Automatic sprinklers UNIT V-INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS (9 hours) Intelligent buildings-Building automation-Smart buildings- Building services in high rise buildings-Green buildings-Energy efficient buildings for various zones-Case studies of residence, office buildings and other buildings in each zones. REFERANCES 1 G.M.Fair,J.C.Geyer and D.Okun, “Water and waste Engineering

“,Vol.II,John Wiley &sons,Inc.,New York. 2008. 2 R.G.Hopkinson and J.D.Kay,“The Lighting of buildings”,Faber and

Faber,London, 2009. 3 “Hand book for Building Engineers in Metric systems” , NBC, New

Delhi, 2008.. 4 “Philips Lighting in Architecture Designs”,McGraw Hill, New York,

2004. 5 “Time saver Standards for Architecture Design Data”, Callendar JH,

McGraw Hill, 2004. 6 William H.Severns and Julian R.Fellows, “Air conditioning and

refrigeration”, John Wily and sons, London,2008.

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Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2110 ENERGY CONSERVATION

TECHNIQUES IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours – 45 PURPOSE To bring an about exposure to different sources and production systems of energy and their effective management adopting appropriate design methodology in construction. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the sources of energy and energy production in relation to heating, ventilating and air conditioning.

2. To study the elements related to quality of energy utilization 3. To study the concepts underlying energy management by adopting

appropriate design methodology in providing energy related services. UNIT I-FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY (7 hours) Fundamentals of energy-Energy Production Systems -Heating. Ventilating and Air. conditioning -Solar Energy and Conservation -Energy Economic Analysis -Energy conservation and audits -Domestic energy consumption –savings- challenges –primary energy use In buildings -Residential. Commercial -Institutional and public. Buildings UNIT II-ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION (7 hours) Energy and resource conservation. Design of green buildings -Evaluation tools for building energy -Embodied and operating energy .Peak demand-Comfort and indoor air quality -Visual and acoustical quality -Land, water and materials –Airborne emissions and waste management. UNIT III-DESIGN CONSIDERATION (7 hours) Natural building design consideration. Energy efficient design strategies -Contextual factor -Longevity and process Assessment -Renewable Energy Sources and design -advanced building Technologies. Smart buildings –Economics and cost analysis UNIT IV-ENERGY IN BUILDING DESIGN (12 hours) Energy in building design- Energy efficient and environment friendly building -Thermal phenomena.-thermal comfort- Indoor Air quality -Climate, sun and Solar radiation. Psychometrics -passive heating and cooling systems- Energy Analysis. Active HVAC-systems -Preliminary Investigation -Goals and policies -Energy audit -Types of Energy audit -Analysis of results –

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Energy flow diagram -Energy consumption /Unit Production- identification of wastage -Priority of conservative measures -Maintenance of energy management programme UNIT V-ENERGY MANAGEMENT (12 hours) Energy management of electrical equipment- Improvement of power factor -Management of maximum demand -Energy savings in pumps -Fans.-compressed air systems -Energy savings In Lighting systems- Air conditioning systems- Applications- .Facility operation and maintenance-Facility modifications- Energy recovery dehumidifier- Waste heat recovery. Steam plants and distribution systems- Improvement of boiler efficiencies-Frequency of blow down -Steam leakage-steam Flash and condensation REFERENCES

1. Moore F., “Environmental Control system”, Mc Graw Hill, Inc. 2004 2. Brown, GZ Sun, “Wind and Light: Architectural design strategies”,

John Wiley 2005. 3. Cook. J Award –“Winning passive Solar Design”, Mc-Graw Hill-

2004. 4. J.R Waters, “Energy Conversation in Building: A Guide to part of the

building regulations”, Black well publishing,2003. Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2111 SHORING, SCAFFOLDING AND FORMWORK

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours – 45 PURPOSE To bring about a thorough exposure to shoring, scaffolding and formwork procedures in construction practice by studying the materials, planning and design aspects and erection procedures. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the materials associated with formwork 2. To study the design aspects of formwork under various requirements. 3. To study the planning and erection aspects of form work 4. To study about a few special types of forms

UNIT I-FORMWORK MATERIALS (6 hours) Lumber - Types - Finish - Sheathing ratio -Working stresses -Repetitive member stress - Plywood -Types and grades -Textured surfaces and strength - Reconstituted wood -Steel -Aluminum -Form lining materials - Hardware

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and fasteners - Nails in Plywood –Bolts, lag screws and connectors - Bolt loads. UNIT II-DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS (9 hours) Design considerations- Live loads and Wind pressure -Concrete pressure on form work- Concrete density -Height of discharge -Temperature -Rate of Placing -Consistency of concrete - Vibration -Hydrostatic pressure and pressure distribution -Examples -Adjustment for non-standard conditions- Basic simplification - Beam forms -Slab forms- Column forms -Wall forms -Allowable stresses – Check for deflection, bending and lateral stability - Examples. UNIT III-SHORING MATERIALS (6 hours) Simple wood stresses -Slenderness ratio -Allowable load -Tubular steel shores -Patented shores -Site Preparation, Size and spacing -Steel Tower Frames -Safety practices -Horizontal shores -Ellis shores -Dayton sure grip and Baker Roof shores –Safeway Symons shores-Dead shore -Raking and Flying shores. UNIT IV-OVERALL PLANNING (6 hours) Overall Planning -Detailed planning - Standard units - Corner units – Schedule - Planning at Tender stage – Development of basic system - Planning for maximum reuse - Planning examples - Site layout plan-Crane arrangements -Recheck plan details – Planning for safety- Transporting plant -Wales and ties - Vertical transportable form work. UNIT V-FORMWORK FOR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS (9 hours) Location of job mill -Storage –Equipment-Form for Wall footings -Column footings -Slab on grade and paving work -Highway and Airport paving - External vibration -Prefabricated panel systems - Giant forms -Curved wall forms -Tolerance for walls -Erections Practices –Column heads-Beam or girder forms - Suspended forms- Suggested Tolerances -Concrete Joint construction-Flying system forms. Causes of failures -Case studies- Finish of exposed concrete -Design deficiencies -Safety factors -Stripping sequence - Reshore installation -Advantages of reshoring. UNIT VI-DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIFFERENT STRUCTURES (9 hours) Shell forms -Design considerations -Loads -Building forms -Strength requirements -Tunnel forming components - Curb and gutter forms - Invert forms -Arch forms -Concrete placement methods - Cut and cover construction -Tolerances - Slip forms-Principles -Types -Advantages -

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Functions of various components-Planning -Safety in slip forms -Special structures built with slip form technique -Codal provisions –Types of scaffolds -Putlog and Independent scaffold -Single pole scaffolds -Fixing ties- Spacing of ties - bracing –knots safety net -General safety requirements- Gantry and system scaffolds – Shuttering for Precast members and continuous casting forms.

REFERENCES

1. Robert L. Peurifoy and Garold D. Oberlender, “Formwork for Concrete Structures”, McGraw- Hill, 2006.

2. Hurd. M.K., “Formwork for Concrete”, Special Publication No.4 Fifth Edition American Concrete Institute, Detroit, 2003.

3. Michael P. Hurst, “Construction Press”, London & New York, . 4. Austin. C.K., “Formwork for Concrete”, Cleaver- Hume Press ltd.,

London 2006. 5. Tudor Dinescu and Constantin Radulescu, “Slip Form Techniques”,

Abacus Press Tum Bridge Wells, Kent, 2002. 6. “Guide for Concrete Formwork”, American Concrete Institute, Box No.

9150, Michigan 48219. 7. “Safety Requirements for Scaffolding”, American National Standards

Institute. Broadway, New York, 10018. 8. Indian Concrete Institute, “Technical Monograph for Formwork”, 2002. Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2112 CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To Introduce the elements of human behaviour and their impact on construction personnel management. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To bring about awareness on fundamentals of human behaviour under varying stress conditions.

2. To apply the studied behaviour pattern to manpower planning in organizational setups To study the means of management of construction personnel and utility of training as a tool for improvement.

UNIT I-MANPOWER PLANNING (6 hours) Manpower Planning, Organizing, Staffing, directing, and controlling -Personnel Principles

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UNIT II-HUMAN RESOURCES ORGANIZATION (9 hours) Organization -Span of Control -Organization Charts -Staffing Plan -Development and Operation of human resources -Managerial Staffing -Recruitment -Selection - Placement, UNIT III-PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (12 hours) Introduction to the field of people management -basic Individual psychology- motivation -job deign and performance management -Managing groups at work - self-managing work teams-Intergroup behaviour and conflict in organizations – Leadership- Behavioral aspects of decision-making; and communication for people management UNIT IV-PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL (12 hours) Compensation- Wages and Salary, Employee Benefits, employee appraisal and assessment- Employee services -Safety and Health -Discipline and discharge -Special Human resource problems, Performance appraisal-Employee hand book and personnel manual -Job descriptions and organization structure and human relation.. -Productivity of Human resources. UNIT V-HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING (6 hours) Identification of training needs- training calendar- outsourcing for training- in-house training- training to overcome deficiencies- evaluation of training. REFERENCES

1. Carleton Counter II and Jill Justice Coutler, “The Complete Standard Handbook of Construction Personnel Management”, Prentice Hall, Inc., New Jersey, 2009.

2. Memoria,C,B “Personnel Management”, Himalaya Publishing Co., 2002.

3. Josy.J. Familaro, “Handbook of Human Resources Administration”, McGraw-Hill Intemational Edition, 2007.

4. Pringle Charles, “Management Longenecker”, Emerricle Publishing Company, 2001

5. R.S.Dwivedi, “Human Relations and Organizational Behaviour”, Macmillan Indian Ltd,2005

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Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2113 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND

CONTROL IN CONSTRUCTION 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the resources required for construction like material, equipment, labour and time and comprehend the effective management of the same towards fruitful completion of the project INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study and evaluate the resources - material, equipment, labour and time

2. To plan and manage the resources studied above using various tools and techniques like allocation, leveling critical path measurement.

UNIT I-INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCES (9 hours) Introduction to resources, Characteristics of resources-Types of resources, manpower, Equipment, Material, Money, Time - Tools for measurement of resources. UNIT II-RESOURCE PLANNING (9 hours) Resource Planning- Planning for material, Labour, time and cost-Resources Utilization, material, Labour, time and cost - Procurement- inventory control UNIT III-MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND LABOUR (9 hours) Material: identification of materials, quantity of material, sources, Transportation, Delivery and Distribution- purchase management-store management. Equipment : types of equipment used in construction, Planning and selection of equipment, equipment maintenance and replacements of an equipment.Labour: Introduction to Labour, Classes of Labour, Cost of Labour, Labour schedule, optimum use Labour, labour productivity. UNIT IV-TIME MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Time Management- planning and scheduling - Managing time on the project- forecasting the future, Critical path measuring the changes and their effects. Cost control- objectives of cost, time and quality ,Cash flows and cost control, Time-cost trade off. UNIT V-RESOURCE ALLOCATION (9 hours) Resource allocation- resource leveling, resource smoothening- - examples of resource list, Resource allocation graph, Resource loading- Computer application in resource management -Value Management.

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REFERENCES 1. Andrew, D. Szilagg, “Hand Book of Engineering Management”, 2002. 2. Glenn, A. Sea's and Reichard, H Clough, “Construction Project

Management”, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2009. 3. Harvey, A. Levine, “Project Management using Micro Computers”,

Obsome McGraw Hill C.A. Publishing Co., Inc. 2008. 4. James, A., Adrain, “Quantitative Methods In Construction

Management”, American Elsevier Publishing Co., Inc., 2003. Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2114 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study contract laws and regulations so that adequate knowledge on formulating and managing construction contracts is gained INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study the elements of concluding, and administering contracts 2. To achieve awareness on arbitrations and legal procedures 3. To study labour regulations and their impact on managing of

contracts UNIT I-CONTRACT AGREEMENTS (9 hours) Functions of Contracts in engineering- Introduction to Contract agreements, Terms involved in Contract agreements - Elements of Contracts -Types of Contracts – Standard Contract Document - Conditions of Contract-Law of Torts. UNIT II-TENDERING CONCEPTS (9 hours) Tendering Process - tender documents – requirements for tendering –Methods of inviting tenders-Evaluation of Tender from Technical, financial aspects – Two Cover System- Preparation of the Documentation UNIT III-APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR (9 hours) Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) – Security deposits - Arbitrator- appointment of arbitrator-power and duties of arbitrator – dispute review board- Violations –Certificates, Forms, Schedules – Case study.

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UNIT IV-TYPES OF TAX INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION (9 ho urs) Potential Contractual Problems – price variation clause – fine and Liquidated Damages – insurance income tax – sales tax – VAT – Legal requirements of planning –Local government approval-Case study. UNIT V-LABOUR LAWS (9 hours) Indian Contracts Act - Labour laws – workmen compensation act – minimum wages Act – Child labour Act- Industrial dispute Act- Maternity benefit Act – Domestic emerging on misconduct. REFERENCES 1. John G.Betty., “Engineering Contracts”, McGraw Hill,2003. 2. Gajaria G.T., “Laws Relating to Building and Engineering Contracts in

India” , M.M.Tripathi Private Ltd., Bombay, 1982 Tamilnadu PWD Code, 2006.

3. Jimmie Hinze, “Construction Contracts”, McGraw Hill, 2001 4. Joseph T. Bockrath, “Contracts, the Legal Environment for Engineers

and Architects”, McGraw Hill, 2000. 5. Lecture Notes, “Legal Aspects for Civil Engineers, Short Term Course

organized by SRMEC”, 29th May to 4th June, 2002. 6. Oxley Rand Posicit, “Management Techniques applied to the

Construction Industry”, Granda Publishing Ltd., 2000.

Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2115 ENERGY EFFICIENCY

BUILDINGS 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the design of energy efficient buildings which balances all aspects of energy, lighting, space conditioning and ventilation by providing a mix of passive solar design strategies and to learn the use of materials with low embodied energy. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To Study about the energy requirement of the building construction 2. To Study about the key design elements for energy efficient buildings

UNIT I-ENERGY REQUIRED FOR BUILDING (9 hours) Energy required for building construction - Heat Transfer – Measuring Conduction – Thermal Storage – Measurement of Radiation – The Green house Effect – Psychrometry Chart – Measuring latent and sensible heat. Thermal Comfort – Site Planning and Development – Temperature –

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Humidity – Wind – Optimum Site Locations – Sun Protection – Types of Shading Devices – Conservation –Heating and Cooling loads. UNIT II-PRINCIPLES (9 hours) General Principles of passive Solar Heating – Key Design Elements - Direct gain – Trombe Walls, Water Walls, Convective Air loops – Concepts – Case Studies – General Principles of Passive Cooling – Ventilation – Predicting ventilation in buildings – window ventilation calculations - Radiation – Evaporation and dehumidification – Mass Effect – Load Control – Air Filtration and odor removal –Heat Recovery in large buildings UNIT III-MATERIAL REQUIREMENT (9 hours) Materials, components and details - Insulation – Optical materials – Radiant Barriers – Glazing materials - Daylighting – Sources and concepts – Building Design Strategies – Case Studies – Electric Lighting –Light Distribution – Electric Lighting control for day lighted buildings – Illumination requirement – Components of Daylight factor – Recommended Daylight factors – Daylighting analysis –Supplementary Artificial Lighting Design UNIT IV-MATERIAL REQUIREMENT (9 hours) Requirements – Heat transmission through building sections – Thermal performance of Building sections – Orientation of buildings – Building characteristics for various climates – Thermal Design of buildings Influence of Design Parameters – Mechanical controls – Examples. Ventilation –Requirements – Minimum standards for ventilation – Ventilation Design – Energy Conservation in Ventilating systems – Design for Natural Ventilation. UNIT V-ENERGY EFFICIENCY (9 hours) Energy efficiency – an overview of design concepts and architectural interventions – Energy efficient buildings for various zones – cold and cloudy – cold and sunny – composite – hot and dry – moderate – warm and humid – case studies of residences, office buildings and other buildings in each zones –Energy Audit - Certification REFERENCES 1. Moore, F., “Environmental Control System”, McGraw Hill Inc. 2002 2. Brown, G.Z. and DeKay, M., “Sun, Wind and Light – Architectural

Design Strategies”, John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2001 3. Chilogioji, M.H., and Oura, E.N., “Energy Conservation in Commercial

and Residential Buildings” - Marcel Dekker Inc., New York and Basel, 2005.

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4. Cook, J., “Award-winning Passive Solar Designs”, McGraw Hill Book Company,2004

5. Dubin, F.S. and Long, C.G., “Energy Conservation Standards – For Building Design, Construction and Operation” - McGraw Hill Book Company 2000.

6. Majumdar, M. (Ed), “Energy – efficient Buildings in India”, Tata Energy Research Institute, Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources, 2002.

7. Tyagi, A. K.(Ed), “Handbook on energy audits and management”, Tata Energy Research Institute, 2000.

8. “Handbook on Functional Requirements of Buildings Part 1 to 4”, SP: 41 (S and T) ,2005

9. “Energy Conservation Building Code, Bureau of Energy Efficiency”, New Delhi, 2007.

Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2116 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF

STRUCTURES

3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To study the damages, repair and rehabilitation of structures INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study about Durability of Different Types of Buildings 2. To know about the Phases of Maintenance 3. To study about the Techniques for Repair and Strengthening

Measures UNIT I-DURABILITY (9 hours) Durability: Life Expectancy of Different Types of Buildings –Influence of Environmental Elements Such as Heat, Moisture, Precipitation and Frost on Buildings- Design and Construction Errors, Corrosion Mechanism- Effect of Biological Agents like fungus, moss, plants, trees, algae, - Termite Control and Prevention - Chemical Attack on Building Materials and Components- Aspects of Fire and Fire Prevention on Buildings- Impact of Pollution on Buildings. UNIT II-PHASES OF MAINTENANCE (9 hours) Maintenance- Definitions, objectives , Phases of Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation- Common Defects In Buildings And Measures To Prevent And Control The Same- Building Failures – Causes And Effects- Cracks In Buildings -Preventive Measures Various Aspects- Inspection, Assessment

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Procedure For Evaluating Damaged Structure -Causes of Deterioration - Testing Techniques- Non Destructive Testing Methods. UNIT III-MATERIALS FOR REPAIR (9 hours) Materials-Materials For Repair - Special Mortar And Concretes, Concrete Chemicals, Special Cements And High Grade Concrete – Expansive Cement, Polymer Concrete, Sulphur Infiltrated Concrete, Ferro Cement, Fiber Reinforced Concrete-Admixtures Of Latest Origin. UNIT IV-TECHNIQUES FOR REPAIR (9 hours) Techniques for Repair- Surface Repair – Material Selection – Surface Preparation - Rust Eliminators And Polymers Coating For Rebars During Repair – Repair Of Cracks In Concrete And Masonry-Methods Of Repair - Epoxy Injection, Mortar Repair For Cracks -Guniting And Shotcreting -Waterproofing Of Concrete Roofs. UNIT V -STRENGTHENING MEASURES (9 hours) Strengthening Measures- Flexural Strengthening, Beam Shear Capacity Strengthening, Column Strengthening, Shoring, Under Pinning And Jacketing Demolition Of Buildings– Introduction – Planning, Precautions And Protective Measures In Demolition Work-Sequence Of Operations- Demolition Of Structural Elements. REFERENCES 1. Denison Campbell, Allen and Harold Roper, “Concrete Structures,

Materials, Maintenance and Repai”r, Longman Scientific and Technical UK, 2001.

2. R.T.Allen and S.C.Edwards, “Repair of Concrete Structures", Blakie and Sons, UK, 2007.

3. A.R. Santhakumar,, “Concrete Technology”, 2012 Oxford University Press ,2006

4. Edward D. Mills, “Building Maintenance and Preservation:A Guide for Design and Management”,Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006

5. Raikar, R.N., “Learning from failures - Deficiencies in Design, Construction and Service - R & D Centre (SDCPL)”, Raikar Bhavan, Bombay, 2007.

6. CPWD “Handbook on Repairs and Rehabilitation of RCC Buildings”, 2002

7. Xilin Lu, “ Retrofitting Design of Building Structures”,Science Press,2010

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Course Code Course Title L T P C CN2117 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3

Total Contact Hours - 45 PURPOSE To define and describe disaster, hazard, emergency, vulnerability, and risk and the importance of disaster management to handle the situation INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To study about the Disaster Management Cycles 2. To Study about the Disaster Community and planning

UNIT I-OBJECTIVES (9 hours) Objectives-Overview of Disaster Management – Distinguishing between an emergency and a Disaster situation. Disaster Management Cycle – Phase I: Mitigation, and strategies; hazard Identification and vulnerability analysis. Disaster Mitigation and Infrastructure, impact of disasters on development programmes, vulnerabilities caused by development, developing a draft country-level disaster and development policy UNIT II-DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE (9 hours) Phases-Disaster Management Cycle – Phase II: Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR), Emergency Operation Plan (EOP), Mainstreaming Child Protection and Gender in Emergency Planning, Assessment, UNIT III-DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE (9 hours) Disaster Management Cycle – Phases III and IV: Response and recovery, Response aims, Response Activities, Modern and traditional responses to disasters, Disaster Recovery, and Plan , Disasters as opportunities for development initiatives UNIT IV-DISASTER COMMUNITY (9 hours) Disaster Community-Community-based Initiatives in Disaster management, need for Community-Based Approach, categories of involved organizations: Government, Non-government organizations (NGOs), Regional And International Organizations, Panchayaths, Community Workers, National And Local Disaster Managers, Policy Makers, Grass-Roots Workers, Methods Of Dissemination Of Information, Community-Based Action Plan, Advantages/Disadvantages Of The Community-Based Approach UNIT V-DISASTER PLANNING (9 hours) Disaster Planning-Disaster Response Personnel and duties, Community Mitigation Goals, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, Personnel Training,

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Volunteer Assistance, School-based Programmes, Hazardous Materials, Ways of storing and safely handling hazardous materials, Coping with Exposure to Hazardous Materials REFERENCES 1. Ayaz,. “Disaster Management: Through the New Millennium”, Anmol

Publications. (2009) 2. Dave, P. K.. “Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Management: A

Holistic Approach”, New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., 2009

3. Narayan, B. “Disaster Management”, New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation ,2009

4. Kumar, N.. “Disaster Management”. New Delhi: Alfa Publications. ,2009

6. Ghosh, G. K., “Disaster Management”, New Delhi: A.P.H Publishing Corporation. ,2008

7. Goel, S. L., “Disaster Management”, New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publication Pvt. Ltd. ,2008

8. Singh, R. B. , “Disaster Management”, New Delhi: Rawat Publications., 2008.

Course Code Course Title L T P C

CN2118 MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 3 0 0 3 Total Contact Hours - 45

PURPOSE To define and describe the effective purchase, utilization and storage of materials INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1. To Study about the material organizing and purchasing 2. To Study about the material supply and demand 3. To Study about the material storage and causes of wastage of

materials

UNIT I-MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION (9 hours) Material Classification- Organizing for materials management – basis for forming organizations – conventional and modern approaches to organizing materials management. Materials identification – classifying of materials – codification of materials – standardization – simplification and variety reduction of materials

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UNIT II-MATERIAL PURCHASING (9 hours) Material Purchasing– Planning Purchasing Materials – Norms Of Vendor Rating – Cei Methodology – Material Selection And Development – Purchasing Procedures And Methods – Legal Aspects – Insurance Of Materials. UNIT III-PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Supply Management – Sources Of Supply – Out Sourcing Material Management- Procurement Organization - Procurement Planning - Functions Of Material Management - Inventory Control. UNIT IV-STORE MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Storing of Materials-Management of stores – location – different types of stores – methods of storing – safety and security of materials – stores equipment – materials handling equipment – factors affecting materials handling UNIT V-WASTE MANAGEMENT (9 hours) Scrap & Obsolete Materials-Management of surplus obsolete and scrap materials – reasons for accumulation of surplus obsolete and scrap materials – methods of disposal – regulations and procedures REFERENCES 1. A.K. Datta, “Materials Management: Procedures, Text and Cases”, PHI

Learning Pvt. Ltd.,2004. 2. Arnold, “Introduction To Materials Management”, Pearson Education

India,2009 3. Richard J. Tersine, “Principles Of Inventory And Materials

,Management”, Prentice Hall,2004 4. Richard J. Tersine, “Modern Materials Management”, John Hardin

Campbell - 2007 5. P. Gopalakrishnan, “Handbook of Materials Management”, PHI

Learning Pvt. Ltd.2004

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CN2048 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (Training to be undergone after II semester)

0 0 1 1

3 week practical training in industry Prerequisite Nil PURPOSE To provide practical exposure in Civil Engineering related organizations. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1. Students have to undergo three – week practical training in Civil

Engineering related organizations so that they become aware of the practical applications of theoretical concepts studied in the class rooms.

Students have to undergo three-week practical training in Civil Engineering related organizations of their choice but with the approval of the department. At the end of the training student will submit a report as per the prescribed format to the department. Assessment process This course is mandatory and a student has to pass the course to become eligible for the award of degree. The student shall make a presentation before a committee constituted by the department which will assess the student based on the report submitted and the presentation made. Marks will be awarded out of 100 and appropriate grades assigned as per the regulations.

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L T P C CN2049 PROJECT WORK PHASE I (III semester) 0 0 12 6 CN2050 PROJECT WORK PHASE II (IV semester) 0 0 32 16 PURPOSE To undertake research in an area related to the program of study INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE The student shall be capable of identifying a problem related to the program of study and carry out wholesome research on it leading to findings which will facilitate development of a new/improved product, process for the benefit of the society. M.Tech projects should be socially relevant and research oriented ones. Each student is expected to do an individual project. The project work is carried out in two phases – Phase I in III semester and Phase II in IV semester. Phase II of the project work shall be in continuation of Phase I only. At the completion of a project the student will submit a project report, which will be evaluated (end semester assessment) by duly appointed examiner(s). This evaluation will be based on the project report and a viva voce examination on the project. The method of assessment for both Phase I and Phase II is shown in the following table:

Assessment Tool Weightage In- semester I review 10%

II review 15% III review 35%

End semester Final viva voce examination

40%

Student will be allowed to appear in the final viva voce examination only if he / she has submitted his / her project work in the form of paper for presentation / publication in a conference / journal and produced the proof of acknowledgement of receipt of paper from the organizers / publishers.

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AMENDMENTS

S.No. Details of Amendment Effective from Approval with

date

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