Advanced Construction Techniques detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of advanced construction techniques is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 9 Construction Methodology – Box jacking – Pipe jacking – Under water construction of diaphragm walls and basement – Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques – Driving well and caisson – sinking cofferdam – cable anchoring and grouting – Driving diaphragm walls, Sheet piles – Laying operations for built up offshore system – Shoring for deep cutting – Large reservoir construction – well points -Dewatering for underground open excavation.
Unit II
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Unit III
CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES 9 Erection of lattice towers – Rigging of transmission line structures – Construction sequence in cooling towers, Silos, chimney, sky scrapers – Bow string bridges, Cable stayed bridges – Launching and pushing of box decks – Construction of jetties and break water structures – Construction sequence and methods in domes – Support structure for heavy equipment and machinery in heavy industries – Erection of articulated structures and space decks.
Unit IV
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Unit V
DEMOLITION 9 Demolition Techniques, Demolition by Machines, Demolition by Explosives, Advanced techniques using Robotic Machines, Demolition Sequence, Dismantling Techniques, Safety precaution in Demolition and Dismantling.
Course Outcomes:
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Reference Books:
- Jerry Irvine, Advanced Construction Techniques, CA Rocket, 1984
- Patrick Powers. J., Construction Dewatering: New Methods and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
- Peter H.Emmons, Concrete repair and maintenance illustrated, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2001.Press, 2008.
- Robertwade Brown, Practical foundation engineering hand book, McGraw Hill Publications, 1995.
- Sankar, S.K. and Saraswati, S., Construction Technology, Oxford University, New Delhi, 2008.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Civil Engineering 5th Sem, visit Civil 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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