Civil Engineering — 8th Semester Syllabus

General

Overview of Metro Systems • Need for Metros • Routing Studies • Basic Planning and Financials

Civil Engineering

Overview and Construction Methods for Elevated and Underground Stations • Viaduct Spans and Bridges • Underground Tunnels • Depots • Commercial and Service Buildings • Initial Surveys and Investigations • Basics of Construction Planning and Management • Construction Quality and Safety Systems • Traffic Integration • Multimodal Transfers and Pedestrian Facilities • Environmental and Social Safeguards • Track Systems - Permanent Way • Facilities Management

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Signaling Systems • Automatic Fare Collection • Operation Control Centre (OCC and BCC) • SCADA and Other Control Systems • Platform Screen Doors

Mechanical and TV + AC

Rolling Stock • Vehicle Dynamics and Structure • Tunnel Ventilation Systems • Air Conditioning for Stations and Buildings • Fire Control Systems • Lifts and Escalators

Electrical

OHE • Traction Power • Substations - TSS and ASS • Power SCADA • Standby and Back-up Systems • Green Buildings • Carbon Credits and Clear Air Mechanics

Module 1: Framework of Indian Economy

National Income - Trends and Structure of National Income • Demographic Features and Indicators of Economic Growth • Development Rural-Urban Migration and Issues Related to Urbanization • Poverty Debate and Inequality, Nature, Policy and Implications • Unemployment - Nature • Central and State Government's Policies • Policy Implications • Employment Trends in Organized and Unorganized Sector

Module 2: Development Strategies in India

Agricultural - Pricing, Marketing and Financing of Primary Sector • Economic Reforms - Rationale of Economic Reforms • Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization of the Economy • Changing Structure of India's Foreign Trade • Role of Public Sector - Redefining the Role of Public Sector • Government Policy Towards Public Sector • Problems Associated with Privatization • Issues Regarding Deregulation-Disinvestment and Future of Economic Reforms

Module 3: The Economic Policy and Infrastructure Development

Energy and Transport • Social Infrastructure - Education, Health and Gender Related Issues • Social Inclusion • Issues and Policies in Financing Infrastructure Development • Indian Financial System - Issues of Financial Inclusion • Financial Sector Reforms - Review of Monetary Policy of R.B.I. • Capital Market in India

Module 4: The Economic Policy and Industrial Sector

Industrial Sector in Pre-reforms Period • Growth and Pattern of Industrialization • Industrial Sector in Post-reform Period - Growth and Pattern of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises • Problems of India's Industrial Exports • Labor Market - Issues in Labor Market Reforms and Approaches to Employment Generation

Topics Part 1

Urban Morphology - Urbanization and Travel Demand • Urban Activity Systems and Travel Patterns • Systems Approach • Trip Based and Activity Based Approach • Urban Transportation Planning - Goals, Objectives and Constraints • Inventory, Model Building, Forecasting and Evaluation • Study Area Delineation - Zoning • UTP Survey • Trip Generation Models - Trip Classification • Productions and Attractions - Trip Rate Analysis • Multiple Regression Models • Category Analysis • Trip Distribution Models - Growth Factor Models, Gravity Model and Opportunity Models • Modal Split Models - Mode Choice Behavior • Trip End and Trip Interchange Models • Probabilistic Models • Utility Functions • Logit Models • Two Stage Model • Traffic Assignment - Transportation Networks • Minimum Path Algorithms • Assignment Methods - All or Nothing Assignment, Capacity Restrained Assignment and Multi Path Assignment • Route-Choice Behavior • Land Use Transportation Models - Urban Forms and Structures • Location Models • Accessibility • Land Use Models • Lowry Derivative Models • Quick Response Techniques • Non-Transport Solutions for Transport Problems • Preparation of Alternative Plans • Evaluation Techniques • Plan Implementation • Monitoring • Financing of Project • Urban Development Planning Policy • Case Studies

Topics Part 1

Classification of Rural Highways and Urban Roads • Objectives and Requirements of Highway Geometric Design • Design Controls - Topography, Vehicle Characteristics and Design Vehicle • Driver Characteristics • Speed, Traffic Flow and Capacity • Levels of Service • Pedestrian and Other Facilities • Environmental Factors • Design Elements - Sight Distances • Horizontal Alignment - Design Considerations • Stability at Curves • Super Elevation • Widening • Transition Curves • Curvature at Intersections • Vertical Alignment - Grades, Ramps • Design of Summit and Valley Curves • Combination of Vertical and Horizontal Alignment Including Design of Hair Pin Bends • Design of Expressways • IRC Standards and Guidelines for Design Problems • Cross Section Elements - Right of Way and Width Considerations • Roadway, Shoulders, Kerbs, Traffic Barriers, Medians, Frontage Roads • Facilities for Pedestrians, Bicycles, Buses and Trucks • Pavement Surface Characteristics - Types, Cross Slope, Skid Resistance, Unevenness • Design Considerations for Rural and Urban Arterials, Freeways, and Other Rural and Urban Roads • Design of Intersections - Characteristics and Design Considerations of At-grade Intersections • Rotary Intersections • Grade Separations and Interchanges • Design of Parking Lots

Topics Part 1

Introduction, Importance of Contracts • Overview of Contract Management • Overview of Activities in Contract Management • Planning and People - Resource Management • Types of Contracts • Parties to a Contract • Contract Formation • Formulation of Contract • Contract Start-Up • Managing Relationships • Common Contract Clauses - Notice to Proceed • Rights and Duties of Various Parties • Notices to Be Given • Contract Duration and Price • Performance Parameters • Delays, Penalties and Liquidated Damages • Force Majeure, Suspension and Termination • Changes and Variations • Notices Under Contracts • Conventional and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods • Various Acts Governing Contracts • Contract Administration and Payments - Contract Administration • Payments • Contract Management in Various Situations - Contract Management in NCB Works • Contract Management in ICB Works Contracts • Contract of Supply of Goods - Design, Supply and Installation Contracts • Contract Management in Consultancy • Managing Risks and Change - Managing Risks • Managing Change • Contract Closure and Review - Ending a Contract • Post-Implementation Review • Legal Aspects in Contract Management - Contract Management Legal View • Dispute Resolution • Integrity in Contract Management • Managing Performance - Introduction • Monitoring and Measurement

Topics Part 1

Water Purification in Natural Systems • Physical Processes, Chemical Processes and Biological Processes • Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatment • Unit Operations, Unit Processes • Aeration and Gas Transfer • Sedimentation - Different Types of Settling • Sedimentation Tank Design • Coagulation and Flocculation - Coagulation Processes • Stability of Colloids • Destabilization of Colloids • Destabilization in Water and Wastewater Treatment • Transport of Colloidal Particles • Design Aspects • Filtration - Filtration Processes • Hydraulics of Flow Through Porous Media • Rate Control Patterns and Methods • Filter Effluent Quality Parameters • Mathematical Model for Deep Granular Filters • Slow Sand Filtration • Rapid Sand Filtration • Precoat Filtration • Design Aspects • Disinfection - Types of Disinfectants • Kinetics of Disinfection • Chlorination and Its Theory • Design of Chlorinators • Precipitation - Hardness Removal • Iron, Mn, and Heavy Metal Removal • Adsorption - Adsorption Equilibria and Adsorption Isotherm • Rates of Adsorption • Sorption Kinetics in Batch Reactors, Continuous Reactors • Factors Affecting Adsorption • Ion Exchange - Exchange Processes, Materials and Reactions • Methods of Operation • Application, Design Aspects • Membrane Processes - Reverse Osmosis • Ultrafiltration • Electrodialysis

Topics Part 1

River Morphology - Bars, Bends and Meanders, Thalweg • Braiding, Bifurcations • Sediment Transport Mechanics - Bed Forms • Bed Load Transport • Transport of Suspended Sediment • Critical Shear Stress • Sediment Transport Equations • Aggradation and Degradation • Local Scour at Bridge Piers and Other Hydraulic Structures • Measurements in Rivers - Stage Measurements • Channel Geometry • Discharge • Sediment Samplers and Suspended and Bed Load Measurement • Physical River Models - Fixed and Movable Bed Models • Sectional Models • Distorted Models • Mathematical Models for Aggradations, Degradation and Local Scour • River Protection and Training Works - Revetments • Dikes • Gabions • Spurs • Bank Protective Measures and Bed Control Structures • Design of River Training and Flood Protection Structures • Diversion and Cofferdams • River Regulations Systems • Dredging and Disposal • River Restoration

Topics Part 1

Scientific Principles of Measurement Technologies and Protocols Used for Water-resources Measurements • Experimental Design of Field-scale Water Resources and Environmental Studies • Planning Field Studies • Instruments and Protocols for Surface-water, Ground-water, and Water-quality Sampling • Description of Data Quality • Field Trips to Streamflow Monitoring Stations and Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Topics Part 1

Design of Continuous Beams and Building Frames • Moment Redistribution • Estimation of Wind and Seismic Loads • Desirable Features of Earthquake Resistant Construction • Detailing for Earthquake Resistant Construction - Ductility Criteria • Water Tank and Staging - Introduction • Design Criteria • Design of Rectangular and Circular Water Tank • Design of Intze Tank • Staging for Overhead Tank • Introduction to Bridge Engineering • Investigation for Bridges • IRC Loadings • Design of Slab Culvert • Design of Masonry Walls and Columns • Prestressed Concrete - Introduction • Pre-stressing System • Losses in Pre-stress • Design of Simple Span Girders • Design of End Block • Design of Staircases • Design of Cantilever and Counterfort Type Retaining Wall • All Design Steps/Process to as per the Most Recent BIS Code of Practices

Topics Part 1

Study of Strength, Behavior, and Design of Prestressed Reinforced Concrete Members and Structures • Primary Emphasis on Pretensioned, Precast Construction • Emphasis on the Necessary Coordination Between Design and Construction Techniques in Prestressing

Topics Part 1

Subsurface Site Evaluation • Integrated Design of Retaining Walls, Foundations, Pavements, and Materials for Airports, Highways, Dams, or Other Facilities

Topics Part 2

Well Acquainted with the Various Investigation Specifications as per the Infrastructure to Be Build on the Proposed Site • Knowing About the Properties of Materials Required for the Constructing a Desired Infrastructure • Familiar with Design Concepts of Various Foundation Systems • Familiar with Design of Transportation Facilities

Topics Part 1

Introduction to the Formulation and Solution of Civil Engineering Problems • Engineering Economy • Mathematical Modeling • Optimization • Techniques Including Classical Optimization, Linear and Nonlinear Programming • Network Theory • Critical Path Methods • Simulation • Decision Theory • Dynamic Programming Applied to a Variety of Civil Engineering Problems

Topics Part 1

Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Definition of ITS and Identification of ITS Objectives • Historical Background • Benefits of ITS • ITS Data Collection Techniques - Detectors • Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) • Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Video Data Collection • Telecommunications in ITS - Importance of Telecommunications in the ITS System • Information Management • Traffic Management Centres (TMC) • Vehicle - Road Side Communication • Vehicle Positioning System • ITS Functional Areas - Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) • Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) • Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) • Advanced Vehicle Control Systems (AVCS) • Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS) • Advanced Rural Transportation Systems (ARTS) • ITS User Needs and Services - Travel and Traffic Management • Public Transportation Management • Electronic Payment • Commercial Vehicle Operations • Emergency Management • Advanced Vehicle Safety Systems • Information Management • Automated Highway Systems - Vehicles in Platoons • Integration of Automated Highway Systems • ITS Programs in the World - Overview of ITS Implementations in Developed Countries • ITS in Developing Countries

Topics Part 1

Soil - Classification, Characteristics, Compaction, Evaluation of Soil Strength • Stabilized Pavement Materials • Aggregates - Requirements, Properties and Tests on Road Aggregates for Flexible and Rigid Pavements • Bitumen - Origin, Preparation, Properties and Tests • Constitution of Bituminous Road Binders, Requirements • Criterion for Selection of Different Binders • Bituminous Emulsions and Cutbacks - Preparation, Characteristics, Uses and Tests • Bituminous Mixes - Mechanical Properties: Resilient Modulus, Dynamic Modulus and Fatigue Characteristics of Bituminous Mixes • Bituminous Mix Design Methods and Specifications • Weathering and Durability of Bituminous Materials and Mixes • Performance Based Bitumen Specifications • Superpave Mix Design Method: Design Example Problems • Cement Concrete for Pavement Construction - Requirements • Design of Mix for CC Pavement • IRC and IS Specifications and Tests • Joint Filler and Sealer Materials

Topics Part 1

Introduction to the Application of Scientific Principles to Costs and Estimates of Costs in Construction Engineering • Concepts and Statistical Measurements of the Factors Involved in Direct Costs • General Overhead Costs • Cost Markups and Profits • Fundamentals of Cost Recording for Construction Cost Accounts and Cost Controls

Topics Part 1

Derivation of Governing Equations for Flow and Transport in Surface and Sub-surface (Saturated and Unsaturated Flow) • Equations for Reactive Transport • Coupled Surface and Sub-surface Flow Models • Basics of Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods (Consistency, Stability, Convergence, Order of Accuracy, Computational Efficiency) • Application of Numerical Methods for Solving Flow and Transport Equations • Fully Coupled and Iteratively Coupled Models • Model Simplification • Parameter Estimation (Model Calibration and Validation) • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software for Three-dimensional Turbulent Flow Modeling • Software for Sub-surface Flow Simulation

Topics Part 1

Harbour Planning - Types of Water Transportation • Water Transportation in India • Requirements of Ports and Harbours • Classification of Harbours • Selection of Site and Planning of Harbours • Location of Harbour • Traffic Estimation • Master Plan • Ship Characteristics • Harbour Design, Turning Basin, Harbour Entrances • Type of Docks, Its Location and Number • Site Investigations - Hydrographic Survey, Topographic Survey, Soil Investigations • Current Observations, Tidal Observations • Docks and Repair Facilities - Design and Construction of Breakwaters • Berthing Structures - Jetties, Fenders, Piers, Wharves, Dolphins, Trestle, Moles • Harbour Docks, Use of Wet Docks, Design of Wet Docks • Repair Docks, Lift Docks, Dry Docks, Keel and Bilge Blocking • Construction of Dry Docks, Gates for Dry Docks • Pumping Plant, Floating Docks, Slipways, Locks • Size of Lock, Lock Gates, Types of Gates • Navigational Aids - Requirements of Signals • Fixed Navigation Structures • Necessity of Navigational Aids • Light Houses, Beacon Lights • Floating Navigational Aids, Light Ships, Buoys, Radar • Dredging and Coastal Protection - Classification • Types of Dredgers, Choice of Dredger • Uses of Dredged Materials • Coastal Erosion and Protection • Sea Wall, Revetment, Bulkhead • Coastal Zone and Beach Profile • Port Facilities - Port Development, Port Planning • Port Building Facilities, Transit Sheds, Warehouses • Cargo Handling Facilities • Container Handling Terminal Facilities • Shipping Terminals, Inland Port Facilities • Inland Waterways, Inland Water Transportation in India • Classification of Waterways • Economics of Inland Waterways Transportation • National Waterways

Topics Part 1

Railway Track Gauge • Alignment of Railway Lines • Engineering Surveys and Construction of New Lines • Tracks and Track Stresses • Rails, Sleepers, Ballast • Subgrade and Formation • Rack Fittings and Fastenings • Creep of Rails • Geometric Design of Track • Curves and Super-elevation • Points and Crossings • Track Junctions and Simple Track Layouts • Rail Joints and Welding of Rails • Track Maintenance • Track Drainage • Modern Methods of Track Maintenance • Rehabilitation and Renewal of Track • Tractive Resistance and Power • Railway Stations and Yards • Railway Tunneling • Signaling and Interlocking • Maintenance of Railways and High Speed Trains

Topics Part 1

Description, Classification, and Origin of Earth Structures • Ways in Which the Continental Crust Can Deform • Link Scales of Structure from the Field, Outcrops, Hand Specimen, Thin Section by Integrating Analytical Techniques with Practical Examples • Theoretical and Meso to Microscale Analysis of Structures Developed Through a Linked Series of Lectures and Practicals • Practical 2D Strain Analysis • 3D Strain Concepts • Incremental Strain, Kinematics and Polyphase Deformations • Fold Construction and Classes • Fault Evolution and Section Balancing • Fault Rock Microstructures • Fault and Fold Mechanics • Current Concepts in Plate Tectonics • Cross-section Construction Techniques • Structural Interpretation of Seismic Data • Structural Styles in Different Tectonic Settings (Thrust and Fold Belts, Rifts, Strike and Slip, Gravity Tectonics, Inversion) • Structural Geology of Reservoir Units

Topics Part 2

Acquire Knowledge on the Geometry and Type of Structures Present in Earth • Understand and Describe the Features Formed in Rocks When Subjected to Stress • Understand the Impact of Structural Geology to Active Tectonic Settings • Understand Micro and Macro Scale Deformation Mechanisms (Viz., Brittle, Ductile) • Portray 2D and 3D Strain Analysis for Various Deformation Behaviors • Interpret Graphs and Models Used in Structural Geology to Understand and Demonstrate Poly Phase Deformations

Topics Part 1

Properties of Materials • Loads and Stresses • Design of Semi-rigid, Rigid and Moment Resistant Connections • Built-up Sections Design of Tension Members Subjected to Axial Tension and Bending • Splicing of Tension Member • Design of Compression Members • Beam-column Connections • Design of Columns and Their Bases • Design of Flexural Members and Plate Girder • Loads, Specification and Design Industrial Buildings • Loads, Design of Purlins, Trusses, Bracings • Gantry Girders • Introduction to Plastic Analysis • Simple Cases of Beams and Frames • All Design Steps/Process to as per the Most Recent BIS Code of Practices

Topics Part 1

Industrial Steel Building Frames: Types of Frames, Bracing, Crane Girders and Columns • Workshop Sheds, Trussed Bents • Pressed Steel Tank, Circular Tank • Transmission and Communication Towers: Types and Configuration, Analysis and Design • Chimneys; Loads and Stresses in Chimney Shaft • Earthquake and Wind Effect • Stresses Due to Temperature Difference • Combined Effect of Loads and Temperature, Temperature • Design of Chimney • Silos and Bunkers; Jassen's Theory, Airy's Theory • Shallow and Deep Bins • Rectangular Bunkers with Slopping Bottom • Rectangular Bunkers with High Side Walls • Steel Stacks; Introduction, Force Acting on a Steel Stack • Design Consideration, Design Example of Stacks • Concrete Shell Structures: Folded Plate and Cylindrical Shell Structures • Introduction, Structural Behaviour of Long and Short Shells • Beam and Arch Action • Analysis and Design of Cylindrical Shell Structures • Analysis and Design of Folded Plates • Machine Foundations; Introduction, Machine Vibration • Structural Design of Foundation to Rotary Machines • Impact Machines, Vibration Characteristics • Design Consideration of Foundation to Impact Machine • Grillage, Pile and Raft Foundation

Topics Part 1

Concept of Design and Its Contribution to the Quality of Life • Civil Engineering Design, the Role of Geometics, the Environment, and Scientific Laws in Design • Introduction to the Design of Buildings and Civil Engineering Infrastructure • Site Appraisal • Risk and Vulnerability in Design • Health and Safety in Civil Engineering Design • Environmental Impact Assessment • Civil Engineering Drawing • CAD Techniques • Introduction to GIS Techniques

Topics Part 1

Basics of Hydraulic Modelling - Similarity Mechanics, Model Laws • Distinction Between Numerical and Hydraulic Models • Classification of Hydraulic Modelling • Materials Used in the Model • Scale Effect, Design, Construction, Operation and Interpretation of the Results • Role of Instrumentation and Data Processing • Gravity Dominated Models - Modelling of Energy Dissipaters • Overflow Spillways, Siphon Spillways • Bridge Piers, Vortex Formation, Cavitation, Flow Induced Vibrations • Gravity Friction Models - Pumped Flow Models, Ship Models, Surge Tank Models • Friction Dominated Models • River Models with Fixed and Mobile Bed • Basin and Reservoir Models • Tidal Models with Fixed and Mobile Bed • Estuarine Models • Harbor and Breakwater Models • Models of Offshore Structures • Hybrid and Analogue Models • Scope and Limitations of Hydraulic Modelling • Complementary Aspects of Numerical and Hydraulic Modelling

Topics Part 1

Understanding of Basics of Microbiology, Metabolism and Energetic • Bio Kinetic Parameter, Reactors and Reactor Analyses • Characterization of Waste • Aerobic, Anaerobic and Anoxic Systems • Suspended and Attached Growth Biological Systems • Activated Sludge Process and Process Modifications • Process Design Considerations • Treatment Ponds and Aerated Lagoons • Aerobic Pond, Facultative Pond, Anaerobic Ponds, Polishing Ponds • Constructed Wet Lands • Attached Growth Biological Treatment Systems • Trickling Filters, Rotating Biological Contactors, Activated Biofilters • Moving Bed Biological Reactor (MBBR) • Sequential Batch Reactors (SBR) • Membrane Biological Reactors (MBR) • Anaerobic Processes, Process Fundamentals • Standard, High Rate and Hybrid Reactors • Anaerobic Filters • Expanded / Fluidized Bed Reactors • Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactors • Performance and Design Aspects • Expanded Granular Bed Reactors • Two Stage/Phase Anaerobic Reactors • Sludge Digestion, Anaerobic Digestion, Aerobic Digestion

Topics Part 1

Attributes of Water Supply Systems • Drinking Water Quality • Relationships Between Diseases and Water Quality, Hygiene and Sanitation • Need for Water Treatment • Point of Use Water Treatment Systems, Filters • Bio-sand Filters • Disinfection Systems for Rural Areas, Chlorination • Solar Disinfection Systems • Removal of Arsenic, Fluoride and Iron • Onsite Sanitation Systems: Nexus Between Water Quality and Sanitation • Importance of Hydrogeology on Selection of Onsite Sanitation Systems • Design of Septic Tanks • Single Pit and Double Pit Toilets • Small Bore Systems • Bio Digesters • Reed Beds, Constructed Wetlands • Sludge/Septage Management Systems

Topics Part 1

Types of Foundations and Construction Methods • Basics of Formwork and Staging • Common Building Construction Methods (Conventional Walls and Slabs; Conventional Framed Structure with Blockwork Walls) • Modular Construction Methods for Repetitive Works • Precast Concrete Construction Methods • Basics of Slip Forming for Tall Structures • Basic Construction Methods for Steel Structures • Basics of Construction Methods for Bridges • Identification of Cutting Edge Sustainable Construction Materials, Technologies, and Project Management Strategies for Use in the Construction Industry • Evaluation of Their Potential to Reduce the Negative Environmental Impacts of Construction Activity • Examination of the Current LEED for New Construction Rating System • Case Study Analysis of Highly Successful Recent "Green Construction Projects" Through Student Team Assignments and Presentations • Preparation for the LEED Green Associate Professional Licensing Exam

Topics Part 1

Design, Production, Application, Specification, and Quality Control of Construction Materials Unique to Civil Engineering • Stones, Bricks, Mortars • Plain, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete • Construction Chemicals • Structural Steel, High Tensile Steel, Carbon Composites • Plastics in Construction • 3D Printing • Recycling of Construction and Demolition Wastes

Topics Part 1

Solid Wastes: Origin, Analysis, Composition and Characteristics • Integrated Solid Waste Management System: Collection, Storage, Segregation, Reuse and Recycling Possibilities • Transportation, Treatment / Processing and Transformation Techniques • Final Disposal • Management of: Municipal, Biomedical, Nuclear, Electronic and Industrial Solid Wastes and the Rules and Regulations • Introduction to Hazardous Wastes • Definition of Hazardous Waste • The Magnitude of the Problem • Hazardous Waste: Risk Assessment, Environmental Legislation • Characterization and Site Assessment • Waste Minimization and Resource Recovery • Transportation of Hazardous Waste • Physical, Chemical and Biological Treatment • Ground Water Contamination • Landfill Disposal • Current Management Practices • Environmental Audit • Pollution Prevention • Facility Development and Operation • Site Remediation: Quantitative Risk Assessment • Site and Subsurface Characterization • Containment, Remedial Alternatives

Topics Part 1

General; Classification of Bridges • Site Selection • Geometric and Hydraulic Design Consideration • Loading Standards for Highway and Railway Bridges • General Design Consideration; Optimum Spans • Concrete Bridges: Culverts; Slab, T-beam, Box Girder Bridges • Balanced Cantilever Bridge, Cable Stayed Bridge, Extrados Bridges; Arch Bridge • Special Requirements for Prestressed Concrete Bridges • Steel Bridges: Plate Girder Bridge, Truss Bridge, Suspension Cable Bridge, Cable Stayed Bridge • Substructures: Design of Piers and Abutments • Pile and Well Foundations • Bearings and Expansion Joints • Special Wearing Coats • Seismic Design Considerations • Aerodynamic Stability Considerations • Special Durability Measures • Provisions for Inspection and Maintenance

Topics Part 1

The Whole Structural Design Process Including Definition of Functional Requirements • Selection of Structural Scheme • Formulation of Design Criteria • Preliminary and Computer-aided Proportioning • Analysis of Response, Cost, and Value

Topics Part 1

Introduction to Offshore Structures • Codes of Practice • Offshore Project Management • Deep Water • Offshore Site Investigations • Geophysical Methods; Offshore Sediment Sampling • In-situ Testing, Geological Aspects • Development of Design Stratigraphies