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For all the other (CIVIL) 8th Sem 2018 Scheme subjects, refer to Civil Engineering 8th Sem 2018. The detailed syllabus for vtu civil 8th sem professional elective-4 syllabus for be 2018 scheme is as follows.

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For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for rehabilitation & retrofitting is as follows.

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Module 1

General: Introduction and Definition for Repair, Retrofitting, Strengthening and rehabilitation. Physical and Chemical Causes of deterioration of concrete structures, Evaluation of structural damages to the concrete structural elements due to earthquake.

Module 2

Damage Assessment: Purpose of assessment, Rapid assessment, Investigation of damage, Evaluation of surface and structural cracks, Damage assessment procedure, destructive, non-destructive and semi destructive testing systems.

Module 3

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Module 4

Maintenance and Retrofitting Techniques: Definitions: Maintenance, Facts of Maintenance and importance of Maintenance Need for retrofitting, retrofitting of structural members i.e., column and beams by Jacketing technique, Externally bonding(ERB) technique, near surface mounted (NSM) technique, External posttensioning, Section enlargement and guidelines for seismic rehabilitation of existing building.

Module 5

Materials for Repair and Retrofitting: Artificial fiber reinforced polymer like CFRP, GFRP, AFRP and natural fiber like Sisal and Jute. Adhesive like, Epoxy Resin, Special concretes and mortars, concrete chemicals, special elements for accelerated strength gain, Techniques for Repair: Rust eliminators and polymers coating for rebar during repair foamed concrete, mortar and dry pack, vacuum concrete, Gunite and Shot Crete Epoxy injection, Mortar repair for cracks, shoring and underpinning.

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Question paper pattern:

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• Each full question will be for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Sidney, M. Johnson, Deterioration, Maintenance and Repair of Structures
2. Denison Campbell, Allen & Harold Roper, Concrete Structures-Materials, Maintenance and Repair-Longman Scientific and Technical.

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For all the other VTU CIVIL 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for pavement design is as follows.

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Module 1

Introduction: Desirable characteristics of pavement, Types and components, Difference between Highway pavement and Air field pavement, Design strategies of variables, Functions of sub grade, sub base, Base course, surface course, comparison between Rigid and flexible pavement Fundamentals of Design of Pavements: Stresses and deflections, Principle, Assumptions and Limitations of Boussinesq’s theory, Burmister theory and problems on above.

Module 2

Design Factors: Design wheel load, contact pressure, Design life, Traffic factors, climatic factors, Road geometry, Subgrade strength and drainage, ESWL concept Determination of ESWL by equivalent deflection criteria, Stress criteria, EWL concept, and problems on above. Flexible pavement Design: Assumptions, Mcleod Method, Kansas method, CBR method, IRC Method (old), CSA method using IRC-37-2001, problems on above.

Module 3

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Module 4

Stresses in Rigid Pavement : Types of stress, Analysis of Stresses, Westergaard’s Analysis, Modified Westergaard equations, Critical stresses, Wheel load stresses, Warping stress, Frictional stress, combined stresses (using chart / equations), problems on above. Design of Rigid Pavement: Design of CC pavement by IRC: 58-2002 for dual and Tandem axle load, Reinforcement in slabs, Design of Dowel bars, Design of Tie bars, Design factors for Runway pavements, Design methods for airfield pavements, problems of the above.

Module 5

Rigid Pavement Failures, Maintenance and Evaluation: Types of failures, causes, remedial/maintenance measures in rigid pavements, Functional evaluation by Visual inspection and unevenness measurements, wheel load and its repetition, properties of sub grade, properties of concrete. External conditions, joints, Reinforcement, Requirements of joints, Types of joints, Expansion joint, contraction joint, warping joint, construction joint, longitudinal joint, Design of joints.

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Question paper pattern:

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• Each full question will be for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. S K Khanna, C E G Justo, and A Veeraragavan, Highway Engineering, Nem Chand & Brothers
2. L.R.Kadiyali and Dr.N.B.Lal, Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering, Khanna publishers
3. Yang H. Huang , Pavement Analysis and Design, University of Kentucky.

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 8th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

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For all the other VTU CIVIL 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for advanced foundation engineering is as follows.

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Module 1

General bearing capacity equation-Terzaghi’s, Brinch Hansen’s and Mayerhof’s analyses, bearing capacity of footings according to BIS, eccentrically loaded footing, footing on layered soil, Settlement of shallow Foundations: Immediate, consolidation, & differential settlements. Principles of design of footing, Proportioning of footings for equal settlement.

Module 2

Design of combined footings by Rigid method, Combined footings (rectangular & trapezoidal), strap footings. Types of rafts, bearing capacity & settlements of raft foundation, Design of raft foundation-Conventional rigid method, Elastic methods, Coefficient of sub-grade reaction, IS code (IS-2950) procedure.

Module 3

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Module 4

Well Foundations: Introduction, Different shapes and characteristics of wells. Components of well foundation. Forces acting on well foundation. Sinking of wells. Causes and remedies of tilts and shifts. Drilled Piers & Caissons: Introduction, construction, advantages and disadvantages of drilled piers. Design of open, pneumatic and floating caissons. Advantages and disadvantages of floating caissons.

Module 5

Machine Foundations: Introduction, free and forced vibrations, Types of Machine foundations, degrees of freedom of a block foundation, general criteria for design of machine foundation, vibration analysis of a machine foundation, determination of natural frequency, vibration isolation and control.

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Question paper pattern:

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• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Punmia B.C., Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering,Laxmi Publications Co., India.
2. Donald P. Coduto, Geotechnical Engineering Principles & Practices, Prentice-hall of India Ltd, India.
3. Murthy V.N.S., Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, CRC Press, New York.

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 8th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

For all the other VTU CIVIL 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for bridge engineering is as follows.

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Module 1

Introduction to bridges, classification, selection of bridge site and preliminary and detailed survey work computation of discharge, linear waterway, economic span, afflux, scour depth. Design loads for bridges, introduction to I.R.C. loading standards, Load Distribution Theory, Bridge slabs, Effective width, Introduction to methods as per I.R.C.

Module 2

Design of Slab Bridges: Straight and skew slab bridges.

Module 3

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Module 4

Other Bridges: Design of Box culvert (Single vent only). Design of Pipe culverts.

Module 5

Substructures-Design of Piers and abutments, Introduction to Bridge bearings, Hinges and Expansion joints.(No design).

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Question paper pattern:

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• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Johnson Victor. D, Essentials of Bridge Engineering, Oxford Publishing Company.
2. N Krishna Raju, Design of Bridges, Oxford and IBH publishing company
3. T R Jagadeesh and M A Jayaram, Design of bridge structures, Prentice Hall of India

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 8th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

For all the other VTU CIVIL 8th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-4) subjects refer to Professional Elective-4 Scheme. The detail syllabus for prefabricated structures is as follows.

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Module 1

Introduction: Need for prefabrication-Principles-Materials-Modular coordination-Standarization-Systems-Production-Transportation-Erection.

Module 2

Prefabricated Components: Behavior of structural components-Large panel constructions-Construction of roof and floor slabs-Wall panels-Columns-Shear walls.

Module 3

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Module 4

Joint In Structural Members: Joints for different structural connections-Dimensions and detailing-Design of expansion joints.

Module 5

Design For Abnormal Loads: Progressive collapse-Code provisions-Equivalent design loads for considering abnormal effects such as earthquakes, cyclones, etc.,-Importance of avoidance of progressive collapse.

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Question paper pattern:

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• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. CBRI, Building materials and components, India, 1990
2. Gerostiza C.Z., Hendrikson C. and Rehat D.R.,” Knowledge based process planning for construction and manufacturing”, Academic Press Inc., 1994

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 8th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 8th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

For all the other (CIVIL) 7th Sem 2018 Scheme subjects, refer to Civil Engineering 7th Sem 2018. The detailed syllabus for vtu civil 7th sem professional elective-3 syllabus for be 2018 scheme is as follows.

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For detailed Syllabus of all the other subjects of BE 7th Sem (CIVIL), do visit Civil Engineering 7th Sem Syllabus Subjects.

For the results of BE/B.Tech 7th Sem, kindly visit VTU BE/B.Tech 7th Sem direct result link.

Wishing you great luck ahead.

For all the other VTU CIVIL 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 7th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-3) subjects refer to Professional Elective-3 Scheme. The detail syllabus for design of hydraulic structures is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Module 1

Gravity Dams: Introduction, forces acting on dam, cause of failure, design principles, principal and shear stresses. Elementary profile and practical profile of a gravity dam. Drainage galleries, joints in gravity dams.

Module 2

Earth Dams: Introduction, causes of failure of earth dams, preliminary section, Determination of parametric line by Casagrande’s method. Estimation of seepage.

Module 3

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Module 4

Cross Drainage Works: Introduction, Type of C.D works, Design considerations for C.D works. Transition formula design of protection works, Design of only aqueduct.

Module 5

Canal Regulation Works: Introduction, Function of a regulator. Canal falls: Necessity and types. Canal outlets: Necessity and types.

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Question paper pattern:

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• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. S. K. Garg, Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Punmia and Pandey Lal, Irrigation and Water Power Engineering Lakshmi Publications, New Delhi.
3. K. R. Arora. Irrigation, Water Power and Water Resources Engineering Standard Publications, New Delhi.

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 7th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 7th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.

For all the other VTU CIVIL 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, visit Civil Engineering 7th Sem 2018 Scheme.

For all the (Professional Elective-3) subjects refer to Professional Elective-3 Scheme. The detail syllabus for urban transport planning is as follows.

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Module 1

Urban transport planning: Urbanization, urban class groups, transportation problems and identification, impacts of transportation, urban transport system planning process, modeling techniques in planning. Urban mass transportation systems: urban transit problems, travel demand, types of transit systems, public, private, para-transit transport, mass and rapid transit systems, BRTS and Metro rails, capacity, merits and comparison of systems, coordination, types of coordination.

Module 2

Data Collection And Inventories: Collection of data-Organisation of surveys and Analysis, Study Area, Zoning, Types and Sources of Data, Road Side Interviews, Home Interview Surveys, Commercial Vehicle Surveys, Sampling Techniques, Expansion Factors, Accuracy Checks, Use of Secondary Sources, Economic data-Income-Population-Employment-Vehicle Owner Ship.

Module 3

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Module 4

Trip Distribution: Gravity Models, Opportunity Models, Time Function Iteration Models. Travel demand modeling: gravity model, opportunity models, Desire line diagram. Modal split analysis. Problems on above.

Module 5

Traffic Assignment: Diversion Curves; Basic Elements of Transport Networks, Coding, Route Properties, Path Building Criteria, Skimming Tree, All-or-Nothing Assignment, Capacity Restraint Techniques, Reallocation of Assigned Volumes, Equilibrium Assignment. Numerical problems on Traffic Assignment. Introduction to land use planning models, land use and transportation interaction.

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Question paper pattern:

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• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Kadiyali. L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning’, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Hutchinson, B.G, Introduction to Urban System Planning’, McGraw Hill.
3. Khisty C.J., Transportation Engineering-An Introduction’ Prentice Hall.
4. Papacostas, Fundamentals of Transportation Planning’, Tata McGraw Hill.

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For the detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE (CIVIL) 7th Sem, visit Civil Engineering 7th Sem Subjects.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) BE/B.Tech results, visit VTU BE/B.Tech all semester results.