M.Tech.

Programme
(Geotechnical Engineering)

School of Infrastructure
IIT Bhubaneswar

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 Geotechnical Engineering
School of Infrastructure
Curriculum for M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering

SEMESTER 1
Subject Contact
Subject Name L-T-P Credit
Code Hour
CE6L201 Applied Soil Mechanics 3-1-0 4 4
CE6L202 Computational Geomechanics 3-1-0 4 4
Elective-I 3-0-0 3 3
Elective-II 3-0-0/3-1-0 3/4 3/4
Elective-III 3-1-0 4 4
CE6P201 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory 0-0-3 2 3
CE6S001 Seminar I 0-0-3 2 3
Total 15-3/4-3 22/23 24/25
SEMESTER 2
Subject Contact
Subject Name L-T-P Credit
Code Hour
CE6L203 Foundation Analysis and Design 3-1-0 4 4
CE6L204 Soil Dynamics 3-1-0 4 4
Elective-IV 3-0-0/3-1-0 3/4 3/4
Elective-V 3-0-0 3 3
CE6P202 In-situ Testing of Soils Laboratory 0-0-3 2 3
CE6P203 Computational Geomechanics Laboratory 0-0-3 2 3
CE6S002 Seminar II 0-0-3 2 3
Total 12-2-6 20/21 23/24
SEMESTER 3
Contact
Subject Code Subject Name L-T-P Credit
Hour
CE6D001 Thesis : Part-I (CE) 0-0-0 16 0
CE6D002 Research Review Paper (CE) 0-0-3 04 3
Total 0-0-0 20 3
SEMESTER 4
Contact
Subject Code Subject Name L-T-P Credit
Hour
CE6D003 Thesis : Part-II (CE) 0-0-0 16 0
CE6D004 Research Review Paper (CE) 0-0-3 04 3
Total 0-0-0 20 3
Total Credit (Semester 1+Semester 2+Semester
82/84
3+Semester 4)

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 List of Core Subjects

Subject Code Name L-T-P Credit

CE6L201 Applied Soil Mechanics 3-1-0 4
CE6L202 Computational Geomechanics 3-1-0 4
CE6L203 Foundation Analysis and Design 3-1-0 4
CE6L204 Soil Dynamics 3-1-0 4

List of Laboratory Courses

Subject Code Name L-T-P Credit

CE6P201 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory 0-0-3 2
CE6P202 In-situ Testing of Soils Laboratory 0-0-3 2
CE6P203 Computational Geomechanics Laboratory 0-0-3 2

List of Subjects as Electives (I to V)

Sl. Subject
Name L-T-P Credit
No. Code
1. CE6L205 Theoretical Soil Mechanics 3-0-0 3
2. CE6L206 Rock Mechanics 3-1-0 4
3. CE6L207 Transportation Geotechnics 3-0-0 3
4. CE6L208 Soil Structure Interaction 3-0-0 3
5. CE6L209 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 3-1-0 4
6. CE6L210 Geotechnical Risk and Reliability 3-0-0 3
7. CE6L211 Ground Water Seepage and Earth Dams 3-1-0 4
8. CE6L212 Ground Improvement 3-0-0 3
9. CE6L213 Geosynthetic Engineering 3-0-0 3
10. CE6L214 Dynamics of Soil and Foundations 3-0-0 3
11. CE6L215 Foundations of Offshore Structures 3-1-0 4
12. CE6L216 Geotechnics of Polluted Sites 3-0-0 3
13. CE6L217 Geotechnics of Waste and Waste
3-0-0 3
Containment
14. CE6L218 Soil Exploration and In-situ Testing 3-1-0 4
15. CE6L219 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics 3-0-0 3
16. CE6L220 Optimization Methods 3-1-0 4
17. MA6L001 Mathematical Methods 3-1-0 4
18. MA6L002 Advanced Techniques in Operation 3-1-0 4
Research
19. ID6L001 Data Analytics 3-0-0 3

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Sl. Subject
Name L-T-P Credit
No. Code
20. CL6L224 Neural Networks and Applications 3-0-0 3
21. CE6L454 Pavement Evaluation and Management 3-1-0 4
22. CE6L110 Environmental Chemistry and 3-1-0 4
Microbiology
23. ML6L008 Materials Recycling and Waste 3-0-0 3
Management
24. CE6L306 Seismic Design of Structures 3-1-0 4
25. CE6L309 Modern Construction Materials 3-0-0 3
26. MA7L007 Soft Computing 3-1-0 4
27. ID6L002 Design and Analysis of Experiments 3-0-0 3
28. ME6L011 Finite Element Methods in Engineering 3-1-0 4
29. ME6L006 Continuum Mechanics 3-1-0 4
30. CE6L404 Analysis and Design of Pavements 3-1-0 4
31. CL6L222 Modeling of Extreme Events 3-0-0 3
32. CE6L515 GIS & Remote Sensing Applications in 3-0-0 3
Civil Engineering
33. CY7L025 Design and Application of Nanomaterials 3-0-0 3
34. MA7L001 Numerical Solution of Ordinary and 3-1-0 4
Partial Differential Equations
NB: Any other subjects of the same level floated by any other specialization of SIF or any other
Schools can also be taken as an elective, as suggested by faculty advisor/PG Coordinators

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 Syllabi of Core, Elective and Laboratory Courses

Subject Code: Name: Applied Soil Mechanics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credits: 4

CE6L201 Pre-requisites: nil

Soil formation; Soil structure; Clay mineralogy; Effective stress.

Shear Strength: Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils; Stress paths in p-q
space; Triaxial behavior, stress state and analysis of UCS, UU, CU, CD, and other
special tests, stress paths in triaxial testing, porewater pressure parameters.
Slope Stability: Different methods of analysis, slope protection and stabilization.
Stresses in soil from surface loads: Boussinessqu, Westergard, Mindlin and Kelvin
problems; Theory of arching in soils and its applications; Earth pressure theories;
Anchored bulkheads; Braced excavations and open cuts; Sheet pile walls; Cofferdams;
Diaphragm walls, Prestressed ground anchors.

Text/Reference Book:
 Bowles, J. E. (1996). Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill, Singapore.
 Budhu, M. (2000) Soil Mechanics and Foundations, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
New York, N.Y.
 Cernica, John N (1995) Geotechnical Engineering: Foundation Design, John
Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.
 Clayton, C. R. I., Woods, R. I., Bond, A. J. and Milititsky, J. (2013). Earth
Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
 Coduto, D. P. (2001). Foundation Design Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
 Das, B. M. (2011). Principles of Foundation Engineering, PWS Publishing,
Pacific Grove, California.
 Day, Robert W. (2005) Foundation Engineering Handbook, McGraw Hill, New
York, N.Y.
 Fang, H. Y. (2004). Foundation Engineering Handbook, CBS Publishers and
Distributors, New Delhi.
 FHWA (2009) Design and Construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
and Reinforced Soil Slopes, Volumes I&II, US Department of Transport,
Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, USA Publication No.
FHWA-NHI-10-025
 Peck, R. B., Hanson, W. E. and Thornburn, T. H. (1974). Foundation
Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, New York.
 Ranjan, G. and Rao, A. S. R. (2000). Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, New
Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi.
 Shukla, S.K. (2012) Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering, ICE Publishing,
London, UK.
 Terzaghi, K., Peck, R. B. and Mesri, G. (1996). Soil Mechanics in Engineering
Practice, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

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Subject Code: Name: Computational Geomechanics
L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L202 Pre-requisites: nil

Numerical modelling, constitutive modelling of soils and rock, continuum and

discrete element modelling; Concept of stress and strain, principal stresses and
strains; Octahedral stresses and strains, finite element discretization of a continuum,
geomechanics problems of plane strain and axisymmetric problem; Failure criteria for
soils, associated and non-associated flow rule; Finite elements for non-linear material
problems in soil mechanics computational procedures; Finite difference approach;
Simulation of soil-structure interaction problems; application in consolidation, bearing
capacity and slope stability problems using numerical approaches.

Text/Reference books
 Chandrakant S. Desai and J.T. Christian Numerical Methods in Geotechnical
Engineering, McGraw-Hill Publishers.
 Plasticity and Geomechanics by R. O. Davis, A. P. S. Selvadurai, Cambridge
University Press
 Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering: Theory and Application
Author: David M. Potts and Lidija Zdravkovic (January 1, 2001)
 John T. Christian, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, McGraw-Hill
Publishers.
 Computational Geomechanics with Special Reference to Earthquake Engineering
by O. C. Zienkiewicz, A. H. C. Chan, M. Pastor, and B. A. Schrefler (Hardcover -
May 11, 1999), Publisher: Wiley.
 Potts and Zdravkonics (1999) Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering:
Part-I Theory & part-II Applications, Thomas Telford Publishers.

Subject Code: Name: Foundation Analysis and L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

CE6L203 Design
Pre-requisites: nil

Settlement and bearing capacity: shallow spread footings, mat or raft foundations,
deep foundations; Analysis of Elastic settlement; Soil Plasticity; Special cases of
shallow foundation; Contact pressure distribution for footings, rafts, piles; Retaining
Structures: special cases; Drilled shafts; Pile Foundations; Laterally loaded piles; Well
foundation; Introduction to Foundations of offshore structures.

Text/Reference Books
 Das, B. M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, Cengage Learning.
 Budhu, M., Soil mechanics and foundations, Wiley Publishers, New Delhi.
 Coduto, D.P., Foundation design: Principles and Practices, Prentice Hill Publishers.
 Holts R.D. and Kovacs, W.D. An introduction Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice
Hall.

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 Das, B.M. Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity and Settlement, CRC Press.
 Tomilson, M.J. Foundation Design and Construction, Pearson Publishers.
 Poulos, H.G. and Davis E.H. Pile Foundation Analysis and Design.
 Salgado, R. The engineering of foundations. Tata Mc.Graw Hill Edu. Pvt. Ltd. New
Delhi. 2011.

Subject Code: Name: Soil Dynamics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credits: 4

CE6L204 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction (Dynamic properties of geomaterials, design criteria related to applied

loads and material properties, vibration tolerances); Vibration of elementary systems;
Transient vibrations; Analysis of earthquake and blast loadings; Liquefaction of soils;
Laboratory and field evaluation of soil properties as per IS Codes; Analysis and
design of foundations for hammers, reciprocating engines and turbogenerators;
Vibration isolation and damping; Propagation of elastic waves in soils; Waves in
layered and saturated soils; Theories for vibration of foundations on elastic media;
Design procedures for dynamically loaded foundations and constructional features;
Interaction of soils and foundations under dynamic loadings.

Text/Reference books:
 Braja Das, G.V. Ramana, Principles of Soil Dynamics, Cengage Learning, USA.
 Prasad Bharat Bhushan, Fundamentals of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering, PHI Publisher, New Delhi.
 Milutin Srbulov, Practical Soil Dynamics: Case Studies in Earthquake and
Geotechnical Engineering, Springer link Publishers.

Subject Code: Name: Theoretical Soil Mechanics

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L205 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction: Origin of soil and its types, mineralogy and structure of clay minerals;
dilatancy angle; Compressibility and rate of consolidation, one, two, and three
dimensional consolidation theories; Mohr’s circles; Critical state soil mechanics:
Critical State Line, Hvorslev Surface, Yield Surfaces: Modified Cam-clay and Original
Cam-clay; Elastic and plastic analysis of soil; Constitutive relationships of soil; failure
theories; Limit analysis-Upper bound theorems, lower bound theorems, limit
equilibrium methods.

Text/Reference books
 Das, B M Advanced Soil Mechanics, Taylor and Francis
 Scott, R F Principles of Soil Mechanics, Addison & Wesley.
 Davis R.O. and Selvadurai, A.P.S., Elasticity and Geomechanics, Cambridge
University Press, New York.
 Mitchell, James K, Fundamentals of Soil Behaviour, John Wiley and Sons.
 Wood, D.M. Soil Behaviour and Critical State Soil Mechanics, University of
Glasgow.
 Schofield, A. N.; Wroth, C. P., Critical State Soil Mechanics, McGraw-Hill.

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Subject Code: Name: Rock Mechanics
L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L206 Pre-requisites: nil

Geological survey and exploration; Physical properties and classification of intact rock
and rock masses, rock exploration, engineering properties of rock, stresses in rock
near underground openings; Static Elastic constants of rock ; Rock Testing: Laboratory
and Field tests; Discontinuities in Rock Masses: Discontinuity orientation, Effect of
discontinuities on strength of rock; Strength Behaviour: Compression, Tension and
Shear, Stress-Strain relationships, Rheological behavior; Strength/Failure Criterion:
Coulomb, Mohr, Griffith theory of brittle strength and other strength criteria; In-situ
determination of engineering properties of rock mass, in-situ stresses; Rock slope
stability, bolting, blasting, grouting and rock foundation design; Rock slopes, Rock
foundations; Bearing Capacity of Rocks; Drilling and blasting of rocks; Grouting;
Underground openings, Tutorials on rock slope stability using ROCSCIENCE.

Text/Reference books:
 Verma, B. P., “Rock Mechanics for Engineers” Khanna Publishers.
 Singh, B. and Goel, R. K. “Rock Mass Classification Systems – A Practical
Approach in Civil Engineering “Elsevier Publisher.
 Hoek, E. and Brown, E. T. “Underground Excavations “, Span Press.
 Hoek, E. and Bray, J D., “Rock Slope Engineering “, Span Press.
 Brown, E.T., “Rock Characterisation, Testing and Monitoring”, Pergamon
Press, London, U.K.
 Farmer, W. Engineering Behavior of Rocks, Chapman and Hall Ltd.
 Goodman, R. E. Introduction to Rock Mechanics.
 Sheorey, P.R. Empirical Rock Failure Criteria, Balkema, Rotterdam, 1997.

Subject Code: Name: Transportation Geotechnics

L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L207 Pre-requisites: nil

Subgrade Soil: Classification, desirable properties, determination of soil strength

characteristics; Road aggregates: classification, properties of aggregates, design of
aggregate gradation; Cyclic response of soils, resilient and plastic behaviour of soils
and aggregates, Effects of traffic loads, natural forces, and material quality.
Current design practices; Principles and theoretical concepts of rigid and flexible
pavements for highways and airfields; Pavement evaluation and performance;
Utilization of recycled materials for sustainable pavements; Life cycle cost analysis.
Highway embankments; Design and construction of embankments; Stage
construction; Introduction to reinforced earth design and construction.

Text/Reference books
 Papagiannakis A. T. and Masad, E. A. Pavement Design and Materials
 Shell Bitumen, The Shell Bitumen Handbook
 Asphalt Institute, MS-26 Asphalt Binder Handbook
 Rajib B. Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi, Pavement Engineering: Principles and

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 Practice.
 Chakraborty P. and Das, A. Principles of Transportation Engg., PHI
Publication, 1st Edition 2005.
 Rao, G.V. Principles of Transportation and Highway Engineering, Tata Mc.
Graw Hill, 1st Ed. 1995.

Subject Code: Name: Soil Structure Interaction

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L208 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction to soil foundation interaction problems, soil behaviour, foundation

behaviour, interface behaviour, concept of subgrade modulus, effects/parameters
influencing subgrade modulus soil foundation interaction analysis, Winkler, elastic
continuum, two parameter elastic model, Elastic Plastic behaviour, time dependent
behaviour, elastic analysis of single pile, theoretical solutions for settlement and load
distributions, analysis of pile group, interaction analysis, Load deflection prediction
for laterally loaded piles, other applications.

Text/Reference books
 Selvadurai, A.P.S.," Elastic analysis of soil foundation interaction. Elsevier Science
Ltd.
 Plasticity and Geomechanics by R. O. Davis, A. P. S. Selvadurai, Cambridge
University Press
 Davis R.O. and Selvadurai, A.P.S. Elasticity and Geomechanics, Cambridge
University Press, New York.
 Poulos, H.G. and Davis E.H. Pile Foundation Analysis and Design.
 Soil structure interaction: numerical analysis and modelling / edited by John W.
Bull. London; New York: E & FN Spon, 1994.

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnical Earthquake

CE6L209 Engineering L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction, engineering seismology, plate tectonics, earthquake sources, ground

motions and magnitude, ground motion characteristics, effect of local soil conditions
on ground motion, dynamic behaviour of soils, analysis of seismic site response.
Liquefaction analysis of soil, laboratory and in-situ testing for seismic loading,
analysis and design of slopes, embankments, foundations and earth retaining
structures for seismic loading, computer-aided analysis.

Text/Reference books
 Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson Education.
 Day, R.W., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook, McGraw Hill.

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnical Risk and

CE6L210 Reliability L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisites: nil

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Introduction to probabilistic geotechnical engineering, variability measures, random
variables, probability mass and density functions, moments of distribution, modelling
of uncertainty, engineering judgment, spatial variability of soil, autocovariance
functions, functions of random fields, levels of reliability, loads and resistances (LRFD
methods), reliability methods, first order second moment (FOSM) method, Hasofer-
Lind approach, Response Surface Method, Monte Carlo simulations.

Text/Reference Books:
 Haldar A. and Mahadevan, S. Probability, Reliability, and Statistical Methods in
Engineering Design, John Wiley and Sons.
 Baecher G. and Christian, J. Reliability and Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering,
John Wiely and Sons, Inc.
 Hua-Sing Ang A. and Tang, W.H. Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning
and Design: Basic Principles (Vol. I), John Wiely and Sons, Inc.
 Melchers, R. E. Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction, John Wiley and Sons.
 Nowak A.S and Collins, K.R. Reliability of Structures
 Erik V., Random Fields: Analysis and Synthesis, The MIT Press, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.

Subject Code: Name: Ground Water Seepage and

CE6L211 Earth Dams L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Pre-requisites: nil

Water and soil properties; Darcy's Law, coefficient of permeability and intrinsic
permeability, transmissibility; Flow of water through soils; Seepage and drainage:
hydraulic conductivity and flow nets, advanced flow nets, use of flow nets for design,
filters; Seepage Analysis: phreatic line in earth dams and its location by various
methods, problem of seepage control in earth dams-control of seepage through
embankment, adverse effects of seepage, methods of seepage control, impervious core
and its design, design of transition filters, rock toe, horizontal drainage, chimney
drains, control of seepage through foundations-various options, upstream impervious
blanket, analysis for blanket length, relief wells, related problems; Applications of
Dupiut theory of unconfined flow; confined flow; Unconfined flow through earth
structures on homogeneous foundations of great depth; Unconfined flow through
homogeneous earth structures of finite depth; Seepage from canals and ditches;
Seepage toward wells

Text/Reference Books:
Cedergren, H.R., Seepage, Drainage, and Flow Nets, 3rd Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., New York 1989
Michael Duncan J. and Stephen G. Wright, Soil Strength and Slope Stability, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey 2005
Rushton K. R. and S. C. Redshaw, Seepage and groundwater flow, numerical
analysis by analog and digital methods, Wiley, New York, 1979.
Harr, M.E. Ground Water and Seepage, McGraw-Hill, 1962.

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Subject Code: Name: Ground Improvement
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L212 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction; necessity of ground improvement; methods of ground improvement for

cohesive soils and cohesionless soils; Selection of suitable ground improvement
technique.
Preloading, accelerated consolidation using sand drains and prefabricated vertical
drains, stone columns, vibro-flotation, dynamic compaction, blast densification,
grouting, Heating and Freezing, soil stabilization: lime, fly ash, cement, asphalt;
electro-osmosis, Dewatering and electrokinetic stabilization, micropiles, deep soil
mixing, soil nailing, ground anchors, Microbial ground improvement, nanotechnology
in ground improvement, monitoring and quality control issues in ground
improvement projects.

Text/Reference books
 Puroshothama Raju, P. Ground Improvement Techniques, Laxmi Publications,
New Delhi.
 Moseley M.P. and Kirsch, K.Ground Improvement, Spon Press, Taylor and Francis
Group.
 Das, B. M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, Cengage Learning.
 Buddhima Indraratna and Jian J Chu, Ground Improvement: Case Histories,
Elsevier.
 Chris A. Raison, Ground and Soil Improvement, Thomas telford, UK.

Subject Code: Name: Geosynthetic Engineering

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L213 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction to Geosynthetics; Basic description of geosynthetics; Types and functions

of geosynthetics; Engineering properties of geosynthetics and their evaluation; Testing
of geosynthetic materials; Design methodologies with geosynthetics; Geotechnical
applications: bearing capacity, settlement, stability analysis, retaining walls,
embankments; Geoenvironmental applications: covers and liners of landfills;
Hydraulic applications: liners for ponds, canals, reservoirs; Transportation
applications: separator, drainage and filtering in road pavement, strength
improvement in base, sub-base and subgrade layers; Mining, agriculture and
aquaculture applications: containment, filtration; Case studies.

Text/Reference books
 Sanjay Kumar Shukla and Jian-Hua Yin, Fundamentals of Geosynthetic
Engineering, CRC Press.
 Moseley M.P. and Kirsch, K. Ground Improvement, Spon Press, Taylor and Francis
Group.
 Robert M. Koerner., Designing with Geosynthetics, Pearson Prentice Hall.
 Rao G. V. and Rao, G. V. S. Text Book on Engineering with Geotextiles, Tata
McGraw Hill.
 Jewell, R.A. (1996) Soil reinforcement with geotextiles, CIRIA & Thomas Telford,
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 John, N.W.M. (1987) Geotextiles, Blackie & Son Ltd., London, UK.
 Jones, C.J.F.P. (2010) Earth Reinforcement and Soil Structures, Thomas Telford,
London, U.K.
 Mandal, J.N and Divshikar, D.G. (2000) A guide to geotextile testing, New Age
International Ltd., New Delhi.
 Saran, Swami (2006) Reinforced Soil and its Engineering Applications, I.K.
International, New Delhi.
 Shukla, S.K. (2012) Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering, 2nd Edition, ICE
Publishing, London, U.K.
 Federal Highway Administration Guidelines for Mechanically Stabilised Earth
Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes, Design and Construction Guidelines, Report No.
FHWA-NHI-00-0043, Washington, D.C. 2001

Subject Code: Name: Dynamics of Soil and

CE6L214 Foundations L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction, vibration theories, analysis of free and forced vibrations using spring
dashpot model, single degree of freedom system, multi-degrees of freedom system,
application of single and multi-degree of freedom systems, wave propagation in
elastic media, laboratory and field evaluation of dynamic soil properties, seismic
bearing capacity of shallow foundations, pile foundation under dynamic load, seismic
earth pressures, seismic slope stability.

Text/Reference books:
 Swami Saran, Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations, Galgotia Publications.
 Braja M. Das and G. V. Ramana, Principles of Soil Dynamics, Publisher: CL-
Engineering.
 Richart, F.E., Woods, R.D., and Hall, J.R., Vibrations of soils and foundations,
Prentice Hall, 1970.
 Steven L. Kramer, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, 1996, Prentice Hall.

Subject Code: Name: Foundations of

CE6L215 Offshore Structures L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Pre-requisites: nil

Basic Soil Mechanics: Basic soil properties, correlation between engineering

parameters, geotechnical investigation, bore log.
Offshore site investigations, properties of marine soils; Soil behaviour under cyclic
loading, design storm loading; Gravity structures; Dynamic response and cyclic
displacements; Pile foundations for offshore structures, axial lateral and cyclic loads,
types of foundation anchorage; Jack-up platforms; Rig foundations.
Pile foundation: Jacket main piles, skirt piles, driven piles, drilled and grouted piles,
steel and concrete piles, axial capacity, point bearing and skin friction, factor of safety,
lateral load on piles, p-y, t-z and q-z curves, pile group effect, scour around piles,

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seabed subsidence and design of piles against seabed movement, negative skin
friction, cyclic degradation, main pile to jacket connections, skirt pile to jacket
connections, API RP 2A provisions.
Pile Installation: Minimum pile wall thickness, pile handling stresses, static and
dynamic stresses, pile stickup, stresses during stickup, wave and current loads,
hammer selection, pile driving stresses, wave equation analysis, pile driving fatigue,
API RP 2A guidelines.
Pile Testing: Working load test, ultimate load test, pile monitoring during driving, pile
integrity testing, high strain dynamic testing, rebound method.

Text/Reference books:
 S.K. Chakrabarti, Handbook of Offshore Engineering, Elsevier, 2005.
 Tomlinson, M. J. and Spon F.N. Pile Design and Construction, 1994.
 Bowles, J. E., Foundation analysis and design, McGraw-Hill, 1988
 Gerwick, B.C., Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures, CRC press

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnics of Polluted Sites

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L216 Pre-requisites: nil

Basic concepts related to soil pollution; Sources of pollution: industrial areas,

agricultural, municipal, nuclear; types of contaminants; Role of physical and chemical
properties of soil in contamination; Factors effecting retention and transport of
contaminants; Soil sampling collection and characterization: sampling of
contaminated soil, site investigation and monitoring parameters, exploratory site
investigation, methods of analysis/identification, sample handling, preservation,
transportation and storage; Non-destructive techniques of site characterization:
electrical and thermal properties, GPR; Soil and ground water remediation:
conceptual approach to soil and ground water remediation, risk assessment,
methodologies and selection of treatment models; Soil remediation: excavation, soil
washing, stabilization/solidification; Soil vapor extraction, electrokinetic remediation,
thermal desorption, vitrification; Bioremediation, phytoremediation, soil fracturing;
Groundwater Remediation: selection of technique, pump and treat, in-situ flushing;
Groundwater Remediation: permeable reactive barriers, in-situ air sparging,
monitored natural attenuation, bioremediation; Green and sustainable remediation;
Case studies on polluted sites and issues related to environment.

Text/Reference books
1. Sharma, H.D., and Reddy, K.R., Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site
Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management
Technologies, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004, 992p.
(ISBN: 0-471-21599-6).
2. Reddy, K.R., and Cameselle, C. Editors, Electrochemical Remediation
Technologies for Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2009, 760p. (ISBN: 0-470-38343-7).
3. Reddy, K.R., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites,
Momentum Press, New York, December 2014 (ISBN: 9781606505205).

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 4. Rowe R.K.," Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook"
Kluwer Academic Publications, London, 2000.

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnics of Waste and

CE6L217 Waste Containment L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3
Pre-requisites: nil

Sources and types of wastes; Environmental and engineering properties of wastes;

New and developing government policies; Beneficial re-use of wastes; Fundamentals
of waste-soil interaction; Containment systems and basic principles; Lining and
capping systems; Leachate and gas collection systems; Compacted soil liners;
Admixed soil liners; Geosynthetic clay liners; Geomembranes; Drainage layers;
Geosynthetic composites; Seepage flow; Contaminant transport; Landfill settlement;
Landfill slope stability; Conventional caps, ET caps; Ground water monitoring;
Landfill gas; Post-closure monitoring; Bioreactor landfills; Landfill mining; End-use of
closed landfills; Impoundments; Integrated waste management and alternative
landfills.

Text/Reference books:
 Sharma H.D. and Reddy K.R., Geo-environmental Engineering: Site
Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management
Technologies, John Wiley, New Jersey, 2004.
 Yong, R.N. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Ground: Fate of
Pollutions and Remediation, Thomson Telford, 2000.
 Reddy L.N. and Inyang, H.I. Geoenvironmental Engineering: Principles and
Applications, Marcel Dek, 2000.
 Raju, V.S., Datta, M., Seshadri, V., and Agarwal, V.K. (1996) (Eds.), “Ash Ponds
and Ash Disposal Systems”, Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 424 pages.
 Datta, M. (1997) (Ed.), “Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills”, Narosa
Publishers, Delhi, 231 pages.
 Datta, M., Parida, B.P., Guha, B.K. and Sreekrishnan, T., (1999) (Eds.),
“Industrial Solid Waste Management and Landfilling Practice”, Narosa
Publishers, Delhi, 204 pages.
 David E. Daniel, Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal, Published by
Chapman & Hall, London, 1993.
 Bagchi, A., "Design of landfills and integrated solid waste management" John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, 2004.
 Qian, X., R. M. Koerner, and D. H. Gray. Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill
Design and Construction. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2002.

Subject Code: Name: Soil Exploration and In-situ

CE6L218 Testing L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credits: 4
Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction: Planning of Geotechnical exploration, methods of boring, types of

samples & sampling, field tests, Geophysical exploration; standard penetration test,
plate load test, cyclic plate load test, static and dynamic cone penetration test,
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pressure meter tests, dilatometer tests, in-situ permeability tests; Pile load tests;
Presentation and processing of soil exploration data and its interpretation.
Types of field measurements; Principles of instrumentation; Settlement gauges,
Piezometers, earth pressure cells and inclinometers; Planning of instrumentation;
Vibration measurements.
Shallow foundations: Bearing capacity and settlement calculations from in-situ tests,
empirical correlations.
Deep foundations: estimation of point load and side friction for in-situ tests, empirical
correlations for single pile and pile groups, settlement calculations from empirical
correlations.
Advanced topics on in-situ soil testing: SSAW, MSAW, GPR

Text/Reference Books:
 Das, B. M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, Thomson Brooks/Cole
 Bowles, J. E. Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill Book.
 Kurien, N.P. Design of Foundation Systems: Principles & Practices, Narosa,
New Delhi 1992.
 Ranjan G. and Rao, A.S.R. Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, New Age
international Publishers.
 Winterkorn H. F. and Fang, H Y. Foundation Engineering Hand Book, Galgotia
Book source.
 John Dunnicliff, Geotechnical Instrumentation for Monitoring Field
Performance, Wiley-Interscience Publishers, 1993.
 Coduto and Donald (2011). Geotechnical Engineering Principles and Practices.
New Jersey: Pearson Higher Education.

Subject Code: Name: Unsaturated Soil Mechanics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3

CE6L219 Pre-requisites: nil

Introduction to unsaturated soil problems; Phase properties and relations; Effective

stress concepts for unsaturated soils; Measurement of unsaturated soil properties;
Flow of water in unsaturated soils; Steady state and transient flows; Soil water
characteristic curve; Hydraulic conductivity-suction relations; Infiltration;
Evaporation and drainage and applications to soil covers and earth dams; Mechanical
behaviour of unsaturated soils; Pore pressure parameters; Volume change constitutive
relations under drained and undrained loading.

Text/References Books:
 Lu N. and Likos, W. J. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2004
 Fredlund, D. G. Rahardjo, H. and Fredlund, M. D. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
in Engineering Practice.

Subject Code: Name: Optimization Methods

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3
CE6L220 Pre-requisites: nil

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Basics of engineering analysis and design; Need for optimal design; formulation of
optimal design problems; basic difficulties associated with solution of optimal
problems; Classical optimization methods; Necessary and sufficient optimality criteria
for unconstrained and constrained problems; Kuhn-Tucker conditions; Global
optimality and convex analysis; Linear optimal problems; Simplex method;
Introduction to Karmarkar’s algorithm; Numerical methods for nonlinear
unconstrained and constrained problems, sensitivity analysis; Linear post optimal
analysis, sensitivity analysis of discrete and distributed systems; Introduction to
variational methods of sensitivity analysis, shape sensitivity; Introduction to integer
programming, dynamic programming, stochastic programming and geometric
programming, Introduction to genetic algorithm and simulated annealing.

Text/References Books:
 Deb. K., Optimization for engineering design: Algorithms and examples, PHI
Pvt Ltd., 1998.
 Arora., J.S. Introduction to optimum design, McGraw Hill International edition,
1989.
 Hafta, R.T. and Gurdal. Z., Elements of structural optimization, Kluwer
academic publishers, third revised and expanded edition, 1996.

Subject Code: Name: Mathematical Methods L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

MA6L001 Prerequisite: Nil

Probability and Statistics : Random variables (rv) and their properties, some standard
discrete and continuous rv, Expectation, Variance, moments, moment generating
functions, functions of a rv, their distribution and moments, joint, marginal and
conditional distribution and independence of rvs, Hypothesis testing.
Numerical solutions of systems of linear equations: Gauss elimination, LU
decomposition, Gauss-Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods.
Numerical methods of ODE and PDE: Runge-Kutta and finite difference methods for
ODE, Finite difference methods for solving 2-D Laplace’s equation, Poisson’s
equation, 1-D heat equation : Bender Schmidt, Crank Nicholson method and Du Fort
Frankel methods, 1-D wave equation using Explicit method. Consistency and stability
analysis.

Text/Reference Books:
 Grawel, B.S. Numerical Methods
 Jain, M.K., Iyengar, S.R.K. and Jain, R.K. Numerical Methods-problem and
solutions, Wiley Eastern Limited, 2001.
 Ross, S. Introduction to Probability Models, Wiley India
 Gun, A.M., Gupta, M.K. and Gupta, B.S. Fundamentals of Statistics
 Hayter, A.J., Probability and Statistics, Duxbury, 2002
 Scarborough, J.B., Numerical mathematical analysis, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
Pvt., 2000
 Hamming, R.W., Numerical Methods for Scientist and Engineers, McGraw Hill,
1998.

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 Mathews, J.H. and Fink, K.D. Numerical Methods using MATLAB, Pearson
Education, 2004.

Subject Code: Name: Advanced Techniques in L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

MA6L002 Operation Research
Prerequisite: Nil

One variable unconstrained optimization, multivariable unconstrained optimisation,

Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions for constrained optimization, quadratic
programming, separable programming, convex and non convex programming,
steepest and Quasi-Newton method.
Dynamic Programming: Characteristics of dynamic problems, deterministic dynamic
programming and probabilistic dynamic programming, Network analysis, Shortest
path
problems, minimum spanning tree problem, maximum flow problem, minimum cost
flow problem, network simplex, interior point methods, stochastic programming,
Nonlinear goal programming applications, Geometric Programming.
Multi-objective Optimization Problems: Linear and non linear programming
problems,
Weighting and Epsilon method, P-norm methods, Gradient Projection Method, STEM
method, Convex Optimization.

Text/Reference Books:
 Rao, S.S., Engineering Optimization Theory and Practices, John Wiley and Sons,
2009
 Ehrgott, M. Multi-criteria Optimization, Springer 2006
 Miettien, K.M, Non-linear multi-objective optimization, Kluwers International
Series, 2004.
 Deb, K., Multi-Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms, John Wiley
& Sons, 2001.

Subject Code: Name: Data Analytics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

ID6L001 Prerequisite: nil

Introduction: Sources, modes of availability, inaccuracies, and uses of data. Data

Objects and Attributes: Descriptive Statistics; Visualization; and Data Similarity and
Dissimilarity.
Pre-processing of Data: Cleaning for Missing and Noisy Data; Data Reduction –
Discrete Wavelet Transform, Principal Component Analysis, Partial Least Square
Method, Attribute Subset Selection; and Data Transformation and Discretization.
Inferential Statistics: Probability Density Functions; Inferential Statistics through
Hypothesis Tests
Business Analytics: Predictive Analysis (Regression and Correlation, Logistic
Regression, In-Sample and Out-of-Sample Predictions), Prescriptive Analytics
(Optimization and Simulation with Multiple Objectives);
Mining Frequent Patterns: Concepts of Support and Confidence; Frequent Itemset
Mining Methods; Pattern Evaluation.
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Classification: Decision Trees – Attribute Selection Measures and Tree Pruning;
Bayesian and Rule-based Classification; Model Evaluation and Selection; Cross-
Validation; Classification Accuracy; Bayesian Belief Networks; Classification by Back
propagation; and Support Vector Machine.
Clustering: Partitioning Methods – k-means Hierarchical Methods and Hierarchical
Clustering Using Feature Trees; Probabilistic Hierarchical Clustering; Introduction to
Density-, Grid-, and Fuzzy and Probabilistic Model-based Clustering Methods; and
Evaluation of Clustering Methods.
Machine Learning: Introduction and Concepts: Ridge Regression; Lasso Regression;
and k-Nearest Neighbours, Regression and Classification.
Supervised Learning with Regression and Classification Techniques: Bias-Variance
Dichotomy, Linear and Quadratic Discriminant Analysis, Classification and
Regression Trees, Ensemble Methods: Random Forest, Neural Networks, Deep
Learning.

Text/Reference Books:
 Han, J., M. Kamber, and J. Pei, Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, Elsevier,
Amsterdam. Textbook. Year of Publication 2012
 James, G., D. Witten, T. Hastie, and R. Tibshirani, An Introduction to Statistical
learning with Application to R, Springer, New York. Year of Publication 2013
 Jank, W., Business Analytics for Managers, Springer, New York. Year of
Publication 2011
 Williams, G., Data mining with Rattle and R: The Art of Excavating Data for
Knowledge Discovery, Springer, New York. Year of Publication 2011
 Witten, I. H., E. Frank, and M. A. Hall, Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning
Tools and Techniques, Morgan Kaufmann. Year of Publication 2011
 Wolfgang, J., Business Analytics for Managers, Springer. Year of Publication 2011
 Montgomery, D. C., and G. C. Runger, Applied Statistics and Probability for
Engineers. John Wiley & Sons. Year of Publication 2010
 Samueli G., N. R. Patel, and P. C. Bruce, Data Mining for Business. Intelligence,
John Wiley & Sons, New York. Year of Publication 2010
 Hastie, T., R. T. Jerome, and H. Friedman, The Elements of Statistical Learning:
Data Mining, Inference and Prediction, Springer. Year of Publication 2009
 Bishop C., Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Springer. Year of
Publication 2007
 Tan, P., M. Steinbach, and V. Kumar, Introduction to Data Mining, Addison-
Wesley. Year of Publication 2005

Subject Code: Name: Neural Networks and L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

CL6L224 Applications
Prerequisite: Nil

Neurons and neural networks, basic models of artificial neural networks: simple layer
perception, feed forward multilayer perceptron, Hopfield networks, competitive
learning networks, applications of neural networks for matrix algebra problems,
adaptive filtering and adaptive pattern recognition, dynamic system identification,
dynamic system modeling using recurrent neural networks,

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approximation/optimization problems, VLSI implementation of neural networks.

Text/Reference Books:
 Valdimir M Krasnopolsky, The application of neural networks in the earth system
sciences: Neural network emulations for complex multidimensional mapping,
Springer.
 James A. Freeman, Neural networks: Algorithms, applications, and programming
techniques (Computation and neural systems series); Addison-Wesley Pub.

Subject Code: Name: Pavement Evaluation and L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

CE6L454 Management
Prerequisite: Nil

Types of pavements, Distresses in flexible and rigid pavements , Techniques for

functional and structural evaluation of pavements, pavement rehabilitation
techniques, overlay design procedures, recycling of flexible and rigid pavements,
Maintenance of paved and unpaved roads, Pavement management systems,
Introduction to HDM-4

Text/Reference Books:
 Y. H. Huang, Pavement Analysis and Design, Second ed., Pearson Education
 Rajib B. Mallick,Tahar El-Korchi, Pavement Engineering: Principles and
Practice, Second Edition, CRC Press
 Derek Pearson, Deterioration and Maintenance of Pavements, ICE Publishing
 Ralph Haas, W. Ronald Hudson, John P. Zaniewski, Modern pavement
management Modern Pavement Management, Krieger Pub Co
 Croney, D. and P. Croney, The design and performance of road
pavements, McGraw-Hill Book Company, London, UK.

Subject Code: Name: Environmental Chemistry and L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

CE6L110 Microbiology
Prerequisite: Nil

Environmental chemistry-basic concepts from general chemistry, Chemical equations,

chemical reactions, calculation from chemical reactions, solutions, activity and activity
coefficients, Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics Fundamentals, Acid-Base equilibria
fundamentals, equilibrium diagrams, Acidity, Alkalinity, Buffers and Buffer Intensity,
Chemical equilibrium calculations, pC-pH diagram, Langelier index, Solubility
diagram, Oxidation and Reduction equilibria.
Water and wastewater quality parameters and their analysis, Basic concepts of
quantitative analytical chemistry, instrumental methods of analysis.
Types of microorganisms found in the environment, Metabolic classification of
organisms, Enzyme and enzyme kinetics, indicator organisms, coliforms - fecal
coliforms - E.coli, Streptococcus fecalis differentiation of coliforms - significance -
MPN index, M.F. technique, standards, Microbiological Parameter Analysis,
Measurements and Isolation of Microorganism, Different Cultures, Media and

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Techniques of Staining and Enumeration of microorganism, Staining and detection of
microbes, Methods of enumerating microbes, Multiple tube fermentation technique,
Membrane filter technique.

Text/Reference Books:
 Sawyer, C.N. and McCarty, P.L., and Parkin, G.F. Chemistry for Environmental
Engineers, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1994.
 Benefield, Judkins and Weand Process Chemistry for Water and Wastewater
Treatment, Prentice Hall
 Maier R. M., Pepper I. L., and Gerba C. P., Environmental Microbiology, Second
Edition, Elsevier- AP, 2009.
 Pelczar, Jr, M.J., Chan, E.C.S., Krieg, R.N., and Pelczar M. F, Microbiology,
5thEdn., Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1996.
 Rittman B, McCarty P L McCarty P, Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and
Applications, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000

Subject Code: Name: Materials Recycling and Waste L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
ML6L008 Management
Prerequisite: Nil

Recycling of different classes of materials, Solid Waste Regulations, Waste generation,

Waste characterization, Physical properties of Waste, Waste separation and
processing, Composting, Landfills, Incineration.

Texts / Reference Books:

 T. Randall Curlee, Sujit Das, William Andrew; 1 edition, Materials recycling
and waste management.

Subject Code: Name: Seismic Design of Structures L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

CE6L306 Prerequisite: Nil

Characteristics of earthquakes; Earthquake response of structures; Concept of

earthquake resistant design; Response of SDOF and MDOF systems to random
excitations. Code provisions of design of buildings; Design for Liquefaction; Non-
engineered construction; Special topics: bridges, dams, strengthening of existing
buildings.

Text/Reference Books:
 Duggal, S.K., Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures, Oxford University
Press
 Chopra, A.K., Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake
Engineering, Prentice Hall/Pearson Education
 Paulay, T. and Priestley, M.J.N., Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and
Masonry Buildings, Wiley International Publication
 Bolt, B.A., Earthquakes, W.H. Freeman
 Kramer, S.L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Pearson

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Subject Code: Name: Modern Construction Materials L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L309 Prerequisite: Nil

Basics (Introduction to the course, Science, Engineering and Technology of Materials);

Microstructure (Atomic Bonding, Structure of solids, Movement of atoms,
Development of microstructure); Material behaviour (Surface properties, Response to
stress, Failure theories, Fracture mechanics, Rheology, Thermal properties); Structural
Materials (Review of Construction Materials and Criteria for Selection, Wood and
Wood Products, Polymers, Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Metals, Bituminous Materials,
Concrete, Glass); : Non-structural materials, accessories and finishes (Review of Non-
structural Materials and Criteria for Selection, Waterproofing materials, Polymer Floor
Finishes, Paints, Tiles, Acoustic Treatment, Dry walls, Anchors); Environmental
Concerns, Social Perception of Construction Materials.

Text/Reference Books:
 Varghese, P.C., Building Materials, Prentice-Hall India
 Callister, W.D., Materials Science and Engineering: An introduction, John
Wiley
 Raghavan, V., Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall
 Higgins, R.A., Properties of Engineering Materials, Industrial Press
 Construction materials: Their nature and behaviour, Eds. J.M. Illston and P.L.J.
Domone, Spon Press
 Young, J.F., Mindess, S., Gray, R.J. and Bentur, A., The Science and Technology
of Civil Engineering Materials, Prentice Hall
 Neville, A.M., Properties of concrete, Pearson

Subject Code: Name: Soft Computing L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

MA7L007 Prerequisite: Nil

Introduction to Soft Computing, Components of Soft Computing, Importance of Soft

Computing, Fuzzy Set Theory - Definition, Different types of fuzzy set Membership
Functions, Fuzzy Set theoretic operations, Fuzzy Rules and Fuzzy Reasoning, Fuzzy
Inference Systems, GA, Simulated Annealing, Particle swarm optimization, Neural
Networks- Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Hybrid Systems - Neuro
Fuzzy Modeling, Fuzzy c-means, Applications in Image Processing, Neuro-fuzzy
control, Data Mining.
Implementation of the problems using MATLAB.

Text/Reference Books:
 Jang J.S.R. , Sun C.T. and Mizutani E. Neuro Fuzzy and Soft Computing ,
Amazon
 Haykin. An Introduction to Neural Networks
 Klir and Yuan, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic
 Goldberg. Genetic Algorithms
 Kennedy J., Eberhart R.C. and Shi Y. Particle Swarm Intelligence, Morgan
Kaufman Publisher
 Maurice Clerce. Particle swaram Optimization, ISTE

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  Olsson A. E. Particle swarm Optimization

Subject Code: Name: Design and Analysis of L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

ID6L002 Experiments
Prerequisite: Nil

Introduction to Designed Experiments: Strategy of experimentation, Typical

applications, Basic principles and guidelines for designing experiments
Basic statistical concepts: Descriptive Statistics, Sampling and Sampling Distributions,
Tests of Hypotheses.
Single factor experiments with Fixed Effects: ANOVA, Model Adequacy Tests,
Orthogonal Contrasts
Experiments with Blocking Factors: Randomised Complete and Incomplete Block
Designs, Latin Squares Design
Factorial Experiments: 22,, 32, and 2k Designs, Blocking and Confounding, and
Fractional Factorial Designs
Linear Regression Models: Estimation of Parameters, Tests of Hypothesis, Regression
Model Diagnostics
Response Surface Design: Method of Steepest Ascent, Second-Order Response
Surface, Experimental Designs, Computer Models, Mixture Experiments,
Evolutionary Operations
Advanced Design of Experiments: Random Effects Models, Analysis of Covariance,
Non-Normal Response, and Taguchi Methods.

Text/Reference Books:
Design and Analysis of Experiments, D. C. Montgomery, John Wiley & Sons,
Wiley Student Edition, International Student Version, 7th Edition, 2009
Experimental Design: From User Studies to Psychophysics, D. W. Cunningham
and C. Wallraven, CRC Press, 2011
Design of Experiments: An Introduction Based on Linear Models, M. Morris,
Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science, First Edition, 2010
Experiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization C. F. J. Wu and M. S. Hamada,
Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics, Wiley, 2009
Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery, G. E. P. Box, J. S.
Hunter, and W. G. Hunter, Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2005
Practical Guide to Designed Experiments: A Unified Approach, P. D.
Funkenbusch, CRC Press, 2004
Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments, with Applications to Engineering
and Science, R. L. Mason, R. F. Gunst, and J. L. Hess, Wiley Interscience, Second
Edition, 2003
Design and Analysis of Experiments A. M. Dean and D. Voss, Springer Texts in
Statistics, Second Edition, 2001
The Theory of the Design of Experiments, D. R. Cox and N. Reid, Chapman and
Hall/CRC, 2000
Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments, P. W. M. John, (Classics in Applied
Mathematics No 22), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1999.

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Subject Code: Name: Finite Element Methods in L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
ME6L011 Engineering
Prerequisite: Nil

Integral Formulations and Variational Methods, Second-Order boundary value

problems; Bending of Beams; FE Error Analysis; Eigen value and Time-Dependent
Problems; Numerical Integration and Computer Implementation, Single-Variable
Problems; Interpolation Functions, Numerical Integration and Modeling; Plane
Elasticity; Flows of Viscous Incompressible Fluids; Bending of Elastic Plates;
Computer Implementation, Analysis of Three-Dimensional and Nonlinear Problems.

Text/Reference Books:
An Introduction to the Finite Element Method – J. N. Reddy (McGraw Hill)
An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Method – J. N. Reddy (Oxford)
Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis – R D Cook (Willey)
The Finite Element Method: Its Basis & Fundamental – O C Zienkiewicz (Elsevier)
The Finite Element Method in Engineering – Rao (Elsevier)
Finite Element Methods for Engineers – U. S. Dixit (Cengage)
Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering – T. R. Chandrupatla (PHI)

Subject Code: Name: Continuum Mechanics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

ME6L006 Prerequisite: Nil

Mathematical Foundations, Analysis of Stress, Deformation and Strain, Motion and

Flow, Fundamental Laws of Continuum Mechanics, Linear Elasticity, Fluids, Plasticity
and Viscoelasticity

Text/Reference Books:
An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics – J. N. Reddy (Cambridge University
Press)
Introduction to Continuum Mechanics for Engineers: Revised Edition Revised
Edition - Ray M. Bowen (Dover Publications)
An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics - Morton E. Gurtin (Academic Press)
Continuum Mechanics: Elasticity, Plasticity, Visoelasticity- Ellis H. Dill (CRC
Press)
Continuum Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems 2nd Edition - P.
Chadwick, Peter Chadwick, Physics (Dover Publications)
Continuum Mechanics - Franco M. Capaldi (Cambridge University Press)

Subject Code: Name: Analysis and Design of L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

CE6L404 Pavements
Prerequisite: Nil

Types of Pavements, Pavement Composition, Philosophy of design of flexible,

composite and rigid pavements, analysis of pavements using different analytical
methods, selection of pavement design input parameters, traffic loading and volume,
material characterization, drainage, failure criteria, reliability, design of flexible,

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composite and rigid pavements using different methods ( IRC, AASHTO, Austroads
etc), comparison of different pavement design approaches, design of overlays.

Text/Reference Books:
1. Y. H. Huang, Pavement Analysis and Design, Pearson Education.
2. E.J. Yoder and M. W. Witczak, Principles of Pavement Design, McGrawPub.
3. Rajib B. Mallick, Tahar El-Korchi, Pavement Engineering: Principles and
Practice, Second Edition, CRC Press
4. Animesh Das, Analysis of Pavement Structures, CRC Press
5. Nick Thom, Principles of Pavement Engineering, ICE Publishing

Subject Code: Name: Modeling of Extreme Events L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

CL6L222 Prerequisite: Nil

Overview of hazards: Tropical cyclones; Storm surges; Tsunamis, Sea Level Rise,
Volcanos. Cloud bursts; Drought, Flood, Tornadoes, Earth quake, Land Slide, Heat
and Cold Waves, Man-made and industrial disasters. Observation,
Modelling/Simulation and Warning systems for natural and man-made hazards, Risk
and Vulnerability assessment (Physical, Economic, Societal), Mitigation strategies and
Management. Assessment of these events in a Global Warming Scenario.

Text/Reference Books:
Tim Vasquez: Weather Analysis and Forecasting Handbook, Weather Graphics
Technology.
David J Stensurd: Parameter schemes: keys to understanding numerical weather
prediction models, Cambridge University Press.
Christopher C Burt: Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book, W WNotron
and Company

Subject Code: Name: GIS & Remote Sensing L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L515 Applications in Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: Nil

Remote sensing; Energy source; Spectral signatures; Remote sensing satellites and
sensors; Radar image interpretation; Digital image processing; Image classification;
Principal component transformation; Applications in watershed management, flood
management, groundwater quality, reservoir sedimentation, irrigation management.
Geographic information systems (GIS); Raster and vector data; GIS for Surface-Water
Hydrology; Digital elevation models; Hydrographic vector data; Arc-hydro model;
GIS for groundwater modeling; GIS for flood plain management; HEC-RAS and HEC-
GeoRAS; Case studies.

Text/Reference Books:
 Lillesand, T., Kiefer, R. W., and Chipman, J., Remote Sensing and Image
Interpretation, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2015.
 Burrough, P. A., and McDonnell, R. A., Principles of Geographical Information
Systems, Second Edition,Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.

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  Richards, J. A., Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis: An Introduction, Fifth
Edition, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
 Johnson, L. E., Geographic Information Systems in Water Resources
Engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2008.

Subject Code: Name: Design and Application of L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

CY7L025 Nanomaterials
Prerequisite: Nil

Introduction: Inorganic Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry; Basics

Nanomaterials Synthesis Methods: Bottom-up vs. Top-down Methods; Nanoclusters
and Nanowires; Metal, Metal Oxide, semiconductor nanoparticles, quantum
confinement, fluorescent properties, and Carbon Nanotubes. Inorganic Materials
synthesis by Templating and Self-Assembly; 2-D Nanopatterns and Self-assembled
Monolayers on Inorganic Substrates; Mesostructured and Mesoporous Materials;
Inorganic-Organic and Inorganic-Polymer Nanocomposite Materials; Opals and
Photonic Materials; Layer by layer self-assembly and core-shell Inorganic
Nanomaterials; Biomimetics: Bioinspired Synthesis of Inorganic Nanobiomaterials;
Catalysis and Photocatalysis (Environmental remediation); Solar Cells and
Nanoelectronics/ Nanophotonics Applications Studying and working with matter on
an ultra-small scale. Delivery of anti-cancer drugs.New ethical, health and safety or
social issues.

Text/Reference Books:
Hornyak L. G.; Tibbals H. F.; Dutta J. and Moore J. J. Introduction to
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CRC Press.
Arsenault A. and Ozin G. A. Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to
Nanomaterials, RSC.
Klabunde K. J. Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry, Wiley Interscience.
Vollmer M. and Kreibig U. Optical Properties of Metal Clusters, Springer.

Subject Code: Name: Numerical Solution of Ordinary L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

MA7L001 and Partial Differential Equations
Prerequisite: Nil

Errors: Round-off error, Truncation error, Absolute error, Relative error, Percentage
error; Ordinary Differential equations (ODE): Solutions of Initial Value Problems by
Taylor Series, Euler, Improved Euler, Modified Euler, Runge-Kutta methods for First
and second order differential equations, Multistep methods (Milne and Adams
Bashforth). Consistency, stability and convergence aspects of the methods of IVP.
Boundary Value Problems: Shooting and finite difference methods. Partial Differential
Equations (PDE): Classification of PDEs, Finite difference approximations to partial
derivatives, Numerical solutions of Elliptic, Parabolic and Hyperbolic partial
differential equations. Solutions of Laplace equation by Leibmann’s iteration
procedure, Poisson equation, Explicit, Crank-Nickolson, Du Fort Frankel methods for
Parabolic PDE. Explicit formula for Hyperbolic PDE and Consistency, stability and
convergence aspects of these methods.
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Text/Reference Books:
Smith G. D. Numerical Solutions to Partial Differential Equations, Oxford
University Press
Jain M.K., and Iyengar S.R.K. Numerical methods for scientific and engineering
Lapidus L. and Pinder G. F. Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
in Science and Engineering, John Wiley
Jain M.K. Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations
Smith, Numerical solutions of partial Differential Equations (Finite difference
methods) computation

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnical Engineering L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2

CE6P201 Laboratory

Consolidation, Pocket penetrometer, Static and Cyclic triaxial testing, Model studies
using centrifuge.
Geosynthetics testing: Specific gravity, Mass per unit area, Thickness, Permeability: in-
plane and cross plane, Cone drop test, Tensile strength, Impact tests, CBR Puncture
tests, Friction behavior, Pullout tests
Rock testing: Compressive strength, Indirect tensile strength test by Brazilian testing,
Point load strength index testing, Sonic velocity: P-and S-waves, Schmidt rebound
hammer test, Slake durability index.
Subject Code: Name: In-situ Testing of Soils L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
CE6P202 Laboratory

GPR, Shear wave velocity of soils, Packer test for in-situ permeability, In-situ/field
density test, Drilling techniques, In-situ testing (SPT, cone penetration test,
pressuremetre test), Resistivity testing.

Subject Code: Name: Computational Geomechanics L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2

CE6P203 Laboratory

Static and dynamic analysis of foundations; Analysis of retaining walls and slopes;
Finite element modelling of geotechnical structures; Seismic ground response
analysis; Usage of software’s for geotechnical structure analysis.

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