Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s

Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48

Bansilal Ramnath
(An Autonomous Institute Agarwal
AffiliatedCharitable Trust’s
to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
Department of Civil Engineering
(An Autonomous Institute affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)
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First Year M. Tech. (FYMT) Design Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Semester I (Pattern 2018)

Course Examination Scheme

Teaching
Type Formative Summative
Scheme
Course Code Course Assessment Assessment Total Credits
ISE
L P CE ESE OR
T1 T2
MEPA11181 Advanced Stress Analysis TH 3 - 15 15 20 50 - 100 3
MEPA11182 Advanced Vibrations and TH 3 - 15 15 20 50 - 100 3
MEPA11183 Elective – I (Program TH 3 - 15 15 20 50 - 100 3
MEPA11184 Elective – II (Program TH 3 - 15 15 20 50 - 100 3
MEPA11185 Lab Practice – I* CE-OR - 4 - - 50 - 50 100 2
MEPA11186 Lab Practice – II* CE-OR - 4 - - 50 - 50 100 2
Research Methodology and Syllabus for
MEPA11187 CE 2 - - - 50 - - 50 2

AP1
IPR
T.Y.B. Tech.
Audit Course I - - - - - -
- - - -
Total
Civil Engineering14 (Pattern
8 60 60 230 200
2020) 100 650 18

*Lab Practice I and II consists of experiments, tutorials and assignments for the program core courses

Elective-I Elective-II
MEPA11183A Advanced Machine Design MEPA11184A Advanced Engineering Materials
MEPA11183B Design for Manufacturing and Assembly MEPA11184B Mechanics of Composite Materials
MEPA11183C Mathematical Methods in Engineering MEPA11184C Tribology in Design

Audit course I and II

1.English for Research Paper Writing

2. Disaster Management
3. Sanskrit for Technical Knowledge
4. Value Education
5. Constitution of India
6. Pedagogy Studies
7. Stress Management by Yoga
8.Personality Development through Life Enlightenment Skills.

Department of
Civil Engineering

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Department of Civil Engineering

Vision:
Excellence in Civil Engineering Education
Mission:
M1: Make competent Civil Engineers with high level of professional,
moral and ethical values

M2: Impart highest standards in theoretical as well as practical

knowledge and skill set

M3: Establish Center of Excellence in major areas of Civil Engineering

to respond to the current and future needs of the industry, higher studies
as well as research

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

PEO 1: Graduates will have successful career in the field of Civil

Engineering

PEO 2: Graduates will respond to growing demands of society through

professional and ethical practices

PEO 3: Graduates will pursue lifelong learning including higher studies

in the field of Civil Engineering

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:
1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and
design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research
methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the
information to provide valid conclusions.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with
an understanding of the limitations.
6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the
professional engineering practice.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
sustainable development.
8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and
norms of the engineering practice.
9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader
in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the
engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive
clear instructions.
11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and
leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in
independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

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Department of Civil Engineering

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO):

PSO1: Engineering graduates will be able to plan and execute the activities of

construction projects

PSO2: Engineering graduates will be able to analyze and design components of

Civil Engineering Systems.

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Department of Civil Engineering

T.Y. B. TECH (CIVIL ENGINEERING), SEMESTER V (PATTERN 2020)

Course Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Type
Course PR/ Total Credits
Course Title ES OR
Code L T P CIE ISE SCE E /T
W

Irrigation
CVUA31201 TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25* 125 4
Engineering-
II
Structural Design and TH 3 - 2 20 40 25* 125 4
CVUA31202 20 20
Drawing - I
Transportation
CVUA31203 TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25 125 4
Engineering

Foundation
CVUA31204 TH 3 - - 20 20 20 40 - 100 3
Engineering
CVUA31205 Professional TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25 125 4
Elective - I

Project - I
CVUA31206 CE 0 - 4 - - - - 25 25 2

Research Methodology
CVUA31207 CE 2 - - 50 - 50 2
and IPR
Total 17 0 12 100 100 150 200 125 675 23

• Course has Oral Examination

Professional Elective I
1. CVUA31205A: Construction Management
2. CVUA31205B: Advanced Surveying
3. CVUA31205C: Advanced Structural Analysis

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

T.Y. B. TECH ( CIVIL ENGINEERING), SEMESTER VI (PATTERN 2020)
Course Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Type
Course PR/ Credit
Code Course Title Total
L T P CIE ISE SCE ESE OR/ s
TW

CVUA32201 Structural Design and

Drawing - II TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25* 125 4

Environmental
CVUA32202 Engineering-II TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25* 125 4

Quantity
CVUA32203 TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25 125 4
Surveying,
Contracts and
Tenders
Professional Elective-II
CVUA32204 TH 3 - 2 20 20 20 40 25 125 4

IOEUA32205 Open Elective -I TH 3 - - 20 20 20 40 - 100 3

Project - II
CVUA32206 CE - - 4 - - - - 25 25 2

M3 Mandatory Course AU - - - - - - - - - -
Total
- 15 0 12 100 150 100 200 125 625 21

*Course has Oral Examination

Professional Elective II
1. CVUA32204A: Irrigation and Drainage.
2. CVUA32204B: Advanced Concrete Technology
3. CVUA32204C: Systems Approach in Civil Engineering

Open Elective-I
IOEUA32205A: Social Science & Engineering Economics (IT)
IOEUA32205B: Engineering Economics and FinTech (Comp)
IOEUA32205C: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Engineering Applications (AI&DS)
IOEUA32205D: Management Information System (E&TC)
IOEUA32205E: Professional Practice, Law and Ethics (Civil)
IOEUA32205F: Industrial Engineering (Mech)
IOEUA32205G: Robotic Process Automation (Industry)
Mandatory Course: Environmental Sciences, Induction training, Indian Constitution, Essence ofIndian Traditional
Knowledge, Online certification course (minimum two weeks).

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Department of Civil Engineering

Semester – I

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Irrigation Engineering - II (CVUA31201)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week 20 20 20 40 25* - 125

Prerequisite course(s): Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Engineering, Irrigation Engineering-I

Course Objective(s):
1. To facilitate the students about knowledge of reservoir planning, stability check of gravity dam and
Earthen dam, design of spillway energy dissipater and canals.
2. To facilitate the students to analyze weirs on permeable foundations and introductory knowledge
about cross drainage works and river training works.

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Determine reservoir capacity using annual inflow and outflow, elevation capacity curve and
dependable yield.
2. Execute stability analysis of gravity dam.
3. Design of ogee spillway and energy dissipation device below the spillway
4. Perform stability analysis of earthen dam.
5. Execute analysis of weirs on permeable foundations and design of lined canal
6. Understand functioning of cross drainage works and river training works.

Unit I: Introduction to dams and Reservoir Planning

Introduction, Different terms related to dams, Selection of site for dam, Factors governing selection of type
of dam, Classification of dams, Dams and earthquakes, Dams and social issues, large dams verses small
dams, Displacement and rehabilitation, Dams and climate change
Reservoir Planning: Introduction, Term related to reservoir planning (Yield, Reservoir planning and
operation curves, Reservoir storage, Reservoir clearance), Investigation for reservoir planning,
Significance of mass curve and demand curves, Applications of mass curve and demand curves, Fixation
of reservoir capacity from annual inflow and outflow, Fixation of reservoir capacity using elevation
capacity curve and dependable yield, Reservoir regulation,

Unit II: Gravity Dams and Arch Dams

Gravity Dams
Introduction, Components of gravity dam, Conditions favoring gravity dams, Forces acting on gravity
dam, Combinations of loading for design, Seismic analysis of dam, Terms related to seismic analysis,
Determination of Seismic forces, Effect of horizontal earthquake acceleration, Effect of vertical earthquake
acceleration, Stress analysis in gravity dam, Vertical or normal stress , Principal stresses, Shear stress,
Middle third rule, Modes of failure of gravity dam, Elementary profile of gravity dam, Design of low and
high gravity dams, Design methods of gravity dam (Introduction only)--Gravity method or 2 D method

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Department of Civil Engineering

Arch Dam and Other Dams (Introduction only)
Introduction, Concept of Arch Dam, Conditions favoring an arch dam, Classification of an arch dam,
Constant angle arch dam, Constant radius arch dam, Variable radius arch dam, Arch gravity dam, Double
curvature arch dam, Buttress dams, Advantages of Buttress dams, Limitations of Buttress dams, Types of
buttress dams.

Unit III: Spillway and Gates

Introduction, Location of Spillway, Different key levels and heads in spillway, Spillway Capacity,
Components of spillway, Classification of spillway, Introduction to straight drop spillway(Free overflow
spillway),Saddle spillway, Side channel spillway, Overflow or ogee spillway, Chute or open channel or
trough spillway, Shaft or morning glory spillway, Siphon spillway, Conduit or tunnel spillway, Stepped
spillway,
Design of Ogee spillway or overflow spillway, Shape of crest, Equations for spillway profile, Energy
dissipation below spillway, Classification of energy dissipation devices, Energy dissipation in stilling
basin, Stilling basin, Components of stilling basin, Types of stilling basins, Indian standard stilling basins,
Energy dissipation through buckets, Solid roller bucket, Slotted roller bucket, Ski jump bucket, Correlation
between jump height and tail water depth, Correlation 1-2-3-4-5 of TWD Vs Jump depth.
Spillway gates, Classification of spillway crest gates, Requirements of spillway gates, Maintenance of
gates, Inspection of gates

Unit IV: Earthen Dam

Introduction, Conditions favoring an earth dam, Limitations of earth dam, Classification of earth dam,
Components of an earth dam, Requirements for safe design of earth dam, Hydraulic (Seepage) Analysis,
Plotting of seepage line,
Case 1: Homogeneous earth dam with horizontal drainage blanket, Determination of seepage discharge
using phreatic line.
Case II: Composite earth dam with casing and hearting, Properties of phreatic line, Determination of
seepage discharge through earth dam using flownet, Structural stability analysis, Forces acting on earth
dam, Method of stability analysis of an earth dam, Procedure of analysis by Swedish slip circle method,
Fellenius Method of Locating Centre of Critical Slip circle, Stability Analysis for Foundation, Failure of
earth dam, Classification of failure of earth dams, Seepage control in earth dams, causes of seepage,
Seepage control measures

Unit V: Diversion head works and Canals

Introduction, Function of diversion head works, Selection of site for diversion head works, Layout of
diversion head works, Components of diversion head works, Design of weir on permeable foundation,
Criteria for safe design of weir floor, Khosla's theory based on potential theory approach, Khosla's theory
of independent variables, Design criteria of weirs on permeable foundations

Canals
Introduction, Classification of canals, Selection of canal alignment, Design of stable canal in alluvial beds,
Kennedy’s theory, Design of canal by Kennedy’s theory, Limitations of Kennedy’s theory, Lacey’s regime
theory, Design of canal by Lacey’s theory, Canal lining, Need of canal lining, Requirements of lining
material, Classification of canal lining

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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit VI: Cross Drainage Works and River Training Works

C. D. Works (Introductory treatment only)

Introduction, Necessity of cross drainage works, Selection of site for Cross Drainage work, Classification
of Cross Drainage works, Selection of suitable type of C. D. works

River Training Structures (Introductory treatment only)

Introduction, Classification of rivers, Behavior of rivers, River training, Objectives of river training,
Classification of river training, purpose, orientation, River training structures, Embankment or Levee,
Guide banks, Groynes or spurs, Artificial cut off, Pitched Island, submerged sill or dykes, Closing dykes.

Term Work:
(Oral Examination will be based on this term work)
Following are the assignments to be completed by students

1. Determination of reservoir capacity

2. Stability analysis of gravity dam
3. Design of profile of spillway and energy dissipation device below the spillway
4. Stability analysis of earthen dam
5. Analysis of weirs on permeable foundations.
6. Design of lined canal

Textbooks:
1. Modi, P.N, (2008) “Irrigation, Water Resources and Water Power Engineering”, Standard Book House,
New Delhi, 7the.
2. S.K. Garg, (2014), “Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures”, Khanna Publishers N.D.
3.Dr. B. C. Punmia, Dr. Pande Brij Basi Lal, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kumar Jain, (2009), “Irrigation
and Waterpower Engineering”, Laxmi Publications Pvt Limited

Reference Books:
1. R. K. Sharma, (2007) “Irrigation Engineering”, S. Chand. Publications
2. N.N. Basak, (1999) “Irrigation Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. G.L. Asawa, (2006), “Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering”, New Age International (P) Ltd.
Publishers
4. S.R. Sahasrabudhe, (2011), “Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures”, S.K. Kararia and Sons,
Katson Books, 3rdedition.

I.S. Codes
1. I.S. 8605 – 1977 (Reaffirmed 1998), Code of practice for construction of masonry in dams, third reprint,
July 1999, B.I.S. New Delhi.
2. I.S. 6512-1984 (Reaffirmed 1998), Criteria for design of solid gravity dams, first revision, first reprint,
September, 1998, B.I.S. New Delhi.
3. I.S. 457 – 1957 (Reaffirmed, 2005), Code of practice for general construction of plain and reinforced
concrete for dam and other massive structures, sixth reprint, January 1987, B.I.S. New Delhi.
4. I.S. 10135 – 1985, Code of practice for drainage system for gravity dams, their
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foundations and abutments, first revision, B.I.S. New Delhi.
5. I.S. 14591 – 1999, Temperature control mass concrete for dams – guidelines, B.I.S.
New Delhi.
6. I.S. 11223 – 1985 (Reaffirmed 2004), Guidelines for fixing spillway capacity, edition
1.2 (1991-09), B.I.S. New Delhi.
7. I.S. 6934 – 1998 (Reaffirmed 2003), Hydraulic design of high ogee overflow spillways –
recommendations, first revision, B.I.S. New Delhi.
8. I.S. 11155- 1994, Construction of spillways and similar overflow structures – Code of practice, B.I.S.
New Delhi.
9. I.S. 5186 – 1994, Design of chute and side channel spillway – criteria, first revision, B.I.S. New Delhi.
10. I.S. 10137- 1982 (Reaffirmed 2004), Guidelines for selection of spillways and energy dissipaters, B.I.S.
New Delhi.
11. I.S. 4997 – 1968 (Reaffirmed 1995) Criteria for design of hydraulic jump type stilling basins with
horizontal and sloping apron, sixth reprint, January, 1998, B.I.S.
New Delhi.
11. I.S. 7365-1985, Criteria for hydraulic design of bucket type energy dissipaters, first revision, B.I.S.
New Delhi.

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(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Structural Design and Drawing - I ( CVUA31202)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week
20 20 20 40 25* - 125

Course Objectives:
• To develop the ability to understand the behavior and basic concepts in design of various members
of reinforced concrete structures subjected to combination of different loads based on provisions of
Indian Standard code
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Understand the composite action of reinforced concrete, concept of transformed section, singly
and doubly reinforced concrete section, design philosophies and analyze under reinforced singly,
doubly and flanged reinforced concrete section subjected to flexure using Limit State Method.
2. Understand concepts of limit state of serviceability and stability of a structure and design
reinforced concrete section subjected to flexure using Limit State Method (LSM)
3. Analyze and design reinforced concrete section subjected to shear, torsion and bond using Limit
State Method as per guidelines given in Indian Standard Code
4. Design one way and two way reinforced concrete slabs and dog legged staircase using Limit State
Method as per guidelines given in Indian Standard Code
5. Design reinforced concrete short column and isolated column footing subjected to gravity loads
using Limit State Method as per guidelines given in Indian Standard Code
6. Design reinforced concrete isolated column footing subjected to gravity loads using Limit State
Method as per guidelines given in Indian Standard Code
Unit I – Introduction to reinforced concrete (RC) and limit state method

Introduction to R. C. (composite action). Role of structural designer, Structural properties of concrete and
steel. Behavior of concrete under compression (stress-strain curve) and tension, and steel under tension.
Design philosophies. Concept of transformed section, singly and doubly R. C. sections.
Classification of limit states. Characteristic strengths and loads. Partial safety factors. Analysis of R. C.
section under flexure – assumptions, strain, and stress variation across the section. Behavior of R. C. section
under flexure (under reinforced, Balanced, and over reinforced sections). Design parameters for rectangular
R.C. section, Moment of resistance of rectangular under reinforced singly, doubly, and flanged R. C. section.
Unit II– Design for flexure using LSM
Loads and load combinations. Stability of a structure and code provisions (Actions on a structure, failure
behavior and safety). Limit state of serviceability: IS code recommendation for limit state of deflection, cracking
and fire.
Design for flexure: Design of rectangular under reinforced singly, doubly, and flanged RC section using LSM.

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Unit III – Design for shear, torsion, and bond

Modes of cracking. Shear transfer mechanism. Shear failure modes. Nominal shear stress. Critical sections
for shear design. Shear resistance of RC section. Design of RC section subjected to shear as per Indian
Standard Code.
Behavior of RC member under torsion. Torsional shear stress. Need for torsional reinforcement. Indian
Standard Code provisions for design RC member subjected to torsion. Concept and types of bond. Bond
development mechanism. Bond failure mechanism. Check for adequacy of bond as per Indian Standard Code
requirements.
Unit IV – Design of slabs and staircases
Design and reinforcement detailing of one-way slabs (Simply supported, cantilever and continuous) and dog
legged staircase using Indian Standard code.
Design and reinforcement detailing of two-way slabs using Indian Standard code. Distribution of slab load
on beams.
Unit V– Design of short column
Column: Introduction, Indian Standard code requirements for design and reinforcement detailing of short
column. Design and reinforcement detailing of short column for axial load, uni-axial and bi-axial bending
using interaction curves
Unit VI – Design of column footing
Isolated column footing: Soil pressure distribution under isolated footing. General design
considerations for isolated footing slab for flexure, shear, bearing and bond. Design and reinforcement
detailing of isolated column footing using Indian Standard code.
Term Work

Any seven assignments from the list below (Assignments 1, 6 and 9 mandatory) and the detailing of the
section to be shown using any drafting software
1. Report on one site visit
2. Design of Singly Reinforced Simply Supported Tee beam for flexure and shear with all necessary
checks (deflection, development length) and curtailment of main reinforcement
3. Design of Doubly Reinforced Simply Supported rectangular beam for flexure and shear with all
necessary checks (deflection, development length) and curtailment of main reinforcement
4. Design of Three Span Continuous Beams for Flexure and Shear with all necessary checks (deflection,
development length) and curtailment of main reinforcement
5. Drawing structural plan for G+1 building and designing of a typical floor of a building having one
way and two-way slabs with different boundary conditions with all necessary checks (at least 1
one-way slab and 2 two-way slabs)
6. Design of Dog Legged stair Case
7. Design of short column subjected to axial load and uni-axial bending using interaction curves
Design of short column subjected to axial load and bi-axial bending using interaction curves
8. Design of rectangular isolated column footing
9. Any one of the above exercises using any software/ spreadsheets

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Note:
a. Reinforcement details should be developed as per SP - 34.
b. Reinforcement details should be drawn using any drafting software (e.g. AutoCAD).
Textbooks:
1. Reinforced Concrete Design, S. Pillai and Devdas Menon, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
2. Comprehensive Design of R.C. Structures, Punmia, Jain and Jain, Standard Book House, New Delhi.
3. Reinforced Concrete Volume II, Dr. H. J. Shah. Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Limited.
Reference books:
1. Illustrated Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings (G+3), Dr. V. L. Shah and Dr. S.R. Karve,
Structures Publications, Pune.
2. Illustrated Reinforced Concrete Design, Dr. V. L. Shah and Dr. S.R. Karve, Structures Publications,
Pune.
Reference codes and standards
1. IS: 456-2000: Plain and Reinforced Concrete – Code of Practice, BIS, New Delhi.
2. SP 34 – Handbook on Concrete Reinforcement and detailing
3. SP 16 – Design Aids for Reinforced concrete to IS 456:1980 Code Book.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Transportation Engineering (CVUA31203)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week 20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Prerequisite course(s): Basic civil Engineering, Engineering Materials, Concrete

Technology
Course Objective(s):
1. To provide broad awareness to the students to deal with traffic planning and Geometric design
2. To provide broad awareness to the students to deal with traffic issues and pavement materials
3. To provide basic knowledge about bridge component its function, classification and types and
erection techniques.
4. To provide basic knowledge about aviation system and its functions with plan and design basic
airport facilities such as runways, taxiways, etc.
5. To know about the basics and design of various components of railway engineering.
6. To get knowledge about tunnel types and different method of tunnel and to study about the types
and components of docks and harbors.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain the fundamentals of highway planning, development and Determine highway geometric
parameter.
2. Understand the traffic parameters of a highway and determine the properties of highway materials
as per IS, IRC, MORTH to design the mix for rigid and flexible pavement.
3. Understand about bridge engineering, bridge types, bridge components, Bearings, Erection
techniques and Maintenance.
4. Understand about airport planning with layout, use of wind rose diagram and determine the
runway length.
5. Understand the components and geometric parameters of railways.
6. Explain types of tunnels and Describe methods of tunnelling, and understand the basics of dock
and harbors.

Unit I: Highway Development and Planning

History, Development Plans, Classification of roads, Road Patterns, road development in India -Vision
2021 and Rural Road Development Vision 2025, Current Road projects in India; Provisions made for
various infrastructure sectors like Roads and Highways, Railways, Airports, Ports, Housing, Energy and
Power sector with reference to latest five-year plan. Highway alignment and highway project report
preparation (Planning surveys and Master Plans based on saturation system).
Unit II: Traffic engineering and Pavement materials
Traffic Characteristics, traffic engineering studies, traffic flow and capacity, traffic regulation and control
devices (signs, signals, islands, road markings); Accident studies, types of road intersections; parking
studies; highway lighting.
Materials used in Highway Construction and related tests - Soil subgrade and CBR Test, Stone aggregates,
bituminous binders, bituminous paving mixes, viscosity-based gradation of bitumen, Modified Bitumen
(Cutbacks, Emulsions, Crumbed Rubber Modified Bitumen CRMB, Polymer Modified Bitumen-PMB,
Foamed Bitumen), Marshall Stability Mix Design and Test (All 5 test parameters).
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Unit III: Railways

Permanent way, Track structure of BG, Functions of rail, Standard rail, tilting of rail, Coning of wheels,
Types of sleepers, Fastenings, Ballast, Modern development in railways- metro rails, mono rails, bullet
train. Rail joints, types, evil effects, remedial measures, Welding of rails, Short and long welded rails,
Types of gradients, Curves, Grade compensation on curves, Alignment, Super elevation, Equilibrium cant,
Equilibrium speed, Maximum permissible limits for cant, Cant deficiency, Cant excess, Speed on curves,
Safe speed on curves using Indian railways formula only for fully transition curves, Concept of negative
cant, Points, crossings and turnouts- functions, Components, elements of points, Types of crossings and
turnouts, Track maintenance: Regular and Periodic.

Unit IV: Airport Engineering

Introduction: Advantages and limitations of air transportation. Aeroplan component parts and important
technical terms.
Airport planning and Airport layout: Aircraft characteristics, which influence judicious and scientific
planning of airports, Selection of sites, survey and drawings to be prepared for airport planning.
Characteristics of good layout, runway configuration, airport obstruction, location of terminal buildings,
aprons and hangers. Zoning requirements regarding permissible heights of constructions and landing
within the airport boundary.
Runways and taxiways: Runway orientation, wind coverage, use of wind rose diagram, basic runway
length, corrections for elevation, temperature and gradient as per ICAO and FAA recommendation. Airport
classification by ICAO.
Unit V: Bridge Engineering
Introduction: Components of bridges, Classification and all types of bridges, preliminary data to be
collected during investigation of site for bridges, economical span, afflux, HFL, scour depth and clearance,
locations of piers and abutments, factors influencing the choice of bridge super structure, approach roads.
Loads on bridges and substructure: Brief specifications of different loads, forces, stresses coming on
bridges, IRC load specification, requirements of traffic in the design of highway bridges, Abutment, Piers,
and wing walls with their types based on requirement and suitability.
Bearing: Definition, purpose and importance. Types of bearings with their suitability. Erection of bridge
super structure and maintenance: Introduction to different techniques of erection of bridge super
structure and maintenance of bridges.
Unit VI: Tunnel Engineering and, Dock and Harbor
Tunnels - functions and types, criteria for selection of size and shape. Pilot tunnel, shaft, portal, Methods
of tunneling in hard and soft ground (Needle beam, NATM, TBM and earth pressure balance method,
drilling and blasting). Various operations in tunneling like mucking, drainage in tunneling- Pre drainage
and permanent drainage, Ventilation in tunneling (temporary and permanent), Micro tunneling and
trenchless tunneling.

Dock and Harbour -Introduction, Requirements of harbors and ports, Classification of harbors with
examples, Selection of site for harbor. Various components of ports, Break waters- types, comparison,
design criteria, methods of construction, Tetra pod, Tri bar, Hexapod, Quay wall, Wet and dry dock,
Floating dock, Wharves, Jetties, Types of fenders, Dolphin. Dredging techniques.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Term work shall consist of the following:

Practicals:
A Tests on Aggregate (Any Five):
1. Aggregate Impact and Crushing Value Test
2. Los Angeles Abrasion Test
3. Shape Test (Flakiness Index and Elongation Index)
4. Specific Gravity and Water Absorption Test by basket method
5. Stripping Value Test
6. Soundness Test
B. Tests on Bitumen (Any Five + No. 8 compulsory):
1. Penetration Test
2. Ductility Test
3. Viscosity Test
4. Softening Point Test
5. Flash Point and Fire Point Test
6. Specific Gravity Test
7. Bitumen Extraction Test
8. Marshall Stability Test
C. Technical visits to 1) Bridge site/Airport/Railway/Tunnel and 2) Hot mix Plant with detailed
report
Textbooks:
1. F. L. Mannering, Scott S (2011), “Washburn Principles of Highway Engineering and Traffic Analysis”,
Wiley India
2. S.K. Khanna and C.E.G. Justo (2011), “Highway Engineering” Nem Chand and Brothers, Roorkee
3. L.R. Kadiyali (2019), “Principles and Practices of Highway Engineering” Khanna Publishing
4. S. Ponnuswamy (2017), “Bridge Engineering”, Tata Mc Graw Hill publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi.
5. S.K. Khanna, M.G. Arora, S.S. Jain (1999), “Airport Planning and Design”, Nem Chand and
Brothers, Roorkee.
6. Rangwala (1905), “Airport Engineering” Charotar publishing House, Anand 388001 (Gujrat)
7. Satish Chandra, M.M. Agarwal (2013), “Railway Engineering”, Oxford University Press
8. R. Srinivasan (2016), “Harbor, Dock and Tunnel Engineering”, Charotar publishing House, Anand
388001 (Gujrat)
9.Rangwala (2015) “Highway Engineering”, Charotar publishing House, Anand 388001 (Gujrat)
10. Rangwala, (2015) “Bridge Engineering” Charotar Publishing House, Anand 388 001.
Reference Books:
1. S.P. Bindra (2008), “A Course in Highway Engineering”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, Delhi.
2. G.V. Rao (2000), “Principles of Transportation Engineering” Tata Mac Graw Hill Publication
3. Partha Chakraborty, Animesh Das (2017), “Principles of Transportation Engineering” Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
4. B.L. Gupta, Amit Gupta (2020), “Highway and Bridge Engineering” Standard publishers Dstributors,
Delhi.
5. S.P. Bindra, (2012) “Principles and Practice of Bridge Engineering”, Dhanpatrai and Sons, Delhi.
6. J.S. Mundrey (2009), “Railway Track Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill
7. P.Oza and Gautam H.Oza (2017), “Dock and Harbor Engineering”, Hasmukh -Charoter Book Stall
8. D. Johnson and Victor (2019), “Essentials of Bridge Engineering”, Oxford and IBH publishing
Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Handbooks:
1. Gordon and Breach (1990), “Handbook of Road Technology”, Science Pub. New York
2. S.K.-Khanna (2017),” Civil Engineering Handbook”, UBS Publishers Pvt Ltd
Codes:
1. I.S. 1201 TO 1220 - 1978 (Reaffirmed 2004), Methods of Testing Tar and Bituminous Material, B.I.S.
New Delhi
2. IS 73 – 1950 (Reaffirmed 2013), Paving Bitumen, B.I.S. New Delhi
3.IS 2386 PART I to IX – 1963, Methods of Test for Aggregates for Concrete, B.I.S. New Delhi
4. I.R.C. 58 - 2015, Guidelines for the Design of Plain Jointed Rigid Pavements for Highways
5.IRC 37 – 2018, Guidelines for The Design of Flexible Pavements, IRC New Delhi
6.IRC 44 – 2017, Guidelines for Cement Concrete Mix Design for Pavements, IRC New Delhi
7. MORTH – 2005, Specifications for Road and Bridge works (MORTH), IRC, New Delhi.
8. ICAO Manual of Airport Engineering
e Resources:
1. www.nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/iitkanpur
2. www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/nptel
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(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Foundation Engineering (CVUA31204)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): NA 20 20 20 40 - - 100

Prerequisite course(s): None

Course Objective(s):
To inculcate necessary geotechnical engineering skills to analyze and design shallow and deep foundation
systems under different loading and soil conditions.
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain field investigation and understand field tests to investigate properties of soil
2. Determine bearing capacity of the soil and explain effect of water table on bearing capacity
3. Understand consolidation process and calculate settlement of soil due to external pressure
4. Understand the deep foundation and calculate load carrying capacity of single and group of
pile by using soil properties
5. Explain construction process of foundation over soft clayey soil and problems associated
with black cotton soil during design of the foundation
6. Explain the mechanism of soil reinforcement and understand effect of earthquake on foundation
design
Unit I – Subsurface investigations for foundation
Purpose, Objectives, and planning of subsurface exploration. Methods of Investigation: Trial pits,
borings, depth and number of exploration holes, core recovery, RQD, Core Log. Geophysical methods.
Disturbed and undisturbed sampling, types of samplers, degree of disturbance of a sampler. Field tests
- SPT, DCPT, SCPT and Pressure meter test.
Unit II – Bearing capacity of Shallow Foundation
Basic definitions, Modes of shear failure, Bearing capacity analysis- Terzaghi’s, Hanson’s,
Meyerhof’s, Skempton’s and Vesics equations. IS code method - Rectangular and Circular Footings.
Bearing Capacity evaluation- Plate Load Test and SPT, Housel’s perimeter shear concept. Bearing
capacity of layered soil. Effect of water table on bearing capacity. Effect of eccentricity. Presumptive
bearing capacity.

Unit III – Settlement and Consolidation

Introduction to concept of settlement Causes of settlement. Contact pressure. Allowable settlement,
Differential settlement - I.S. criteria, Types - Elastic settlement, consolidation settlement. Use of
Plate load test and SPT in settlement analysis.
Introduction to concept of consolidation, spring analogy, Terzaghi’s consolidation theory, Laboratory
consolidation test, Determination of coefficient of consolidation- Square root of time fitting method
and logarithm of time fitting method. Time factor. Introduction of Normal consolidation, Over
consolidation and Pre-consolidation pressure.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit IV – Deep Foundations

Introduction, Pile classification, Pile installation techniques. Load carrying capacity of pile by static
method, Dynamic Methods-Engineering news formula and Modified ENR formula. Pile load test and
Cyclic Pile load test. Group action-Field rule, Rigid block method. Negative skin friction.
Settlement of pile group incohesive soil by approximate method. Piers and Caissons- Definition,
Types and uses. Well foundation: components, sand island method.
Unit V – Cofferdams and Foundation on Black Cotton Soils
Cofferdam uses and features. Characteristics of black cotton soil, swelling potential and its evaluation
methods, engineering problems, Swelling pressure measurement, Foundations on black cotton soil:
design principles, Construction techniques in B.C soils, under reamed piles- Design principles. Stone
columns, prefabricated vertical drains, preloading technique, and vibroflotation technique.
Unit VI – Soil Reinforcement and Earthquake Geotechnics
Basic components and Mechanism of reinforced soil. Geosynthetics: type’s, functional properties, and
requirements. Geosynthetics applications in Civil Engineering.
Earthquake Terminology, Sources of earthquakes. Seismic waves, Location of earthquakes, Size of
earthquake, Characteristics of Strong ground motion, Seismic hazards- liquefaction, Effect of
liquefaction, Evaluation of liquefaction susceptibility, liquefaction hazard mitigation.
Textbooks:
1. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by Dr. B.C. Punmia, Laxmi Publications
2. Dr. B. J. Kasmalkar, “Foundation Engineering”, Pune Vidyarthi Griha Prakashan, Pune
3. Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering by V.N.S. Murthy, UBS Publishers
Reference books:
1. Soil Mechanics—T. William Lambe--Wiley
2. J. E. Bowels, “Foundation Analysis and Design”, McGraw-Hill
3. Foundation Engineering—P. C. Varghese--- PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
4. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering- V. N. S Murthy, Marcel Dekker, Inc. Newyork..
5. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering—Rao--Wiley
6. A. K. Arora, “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers,2009.
7. Engineering in Rocks for Slopes. Foundations and Tunnels—T Ramamurthy—PHI Learning
8. Geotechnical Engineering by Conduto, PHI, New Delhi.
9. Foundation Design Manual: N V Nayak, Dhanpat Rai Publications.
10. International Steven Kramer, “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Prentice Hall
Publications.
11. Practical Handbook of Grouting : Soil-Rock and Structures---James Warner—Wiley

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(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective – I
Construction Management CVUA31205A)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week 20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Course Objectives:
1. To understand role of construction industry in infrastructure development.
2. To demonstrate the use of work study charts and conduct time studies.
3. Use of mathematical models for risk assessment and materials management.
4. To study the legal concepts within which construction contracts are establish, documents andcontract
administration
5. To enhance knowledge about construction equipment’s this can be used effectively.
6. To study the concepts of Information systems and their applications.

Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

1. Understand project planning and scheduling techniques
2. Implement work study and value engineering for construction project
3. Understand the financial issues of determining the monetary resources needed by a business,the
sources and uses of funds, the benefits and risk management
4. Explain Processes in material management, EOQ model and construction contracts
5. Identify construction equipment and apply depreciation and replacement analysis
6. Understand the role of management information systems in construction management

Unit I – Project Planning and Scheduling.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Gantt /Bar chart, Network Analysis, C. P. M.- . Activity on Arrow (A.O.A.),
Critical path and type of floats, Precedence network analysis (A.O.N.), Network Crashing – Time- Cost –
Resource optimization, P. E. R.T.

Unit II– Work study and value engineering

Work Study: Definition, Objectives, basic procedure, method study and work measurement, work study
applications in Civil Engineering. Method study – Definition, Objective, Procedure for selecting the work,
recording facts, symbols, flow process charts, multiple activity charts, string diagrams. Work measurement,
Time and motion studies, Concept of standard time and various allowances, time study, equipment performance
rating. Activity sampling, time-lapse photography technique, Analytical production studies. Meaning of value,
value analysis, value engineering and value management, energy resources, consumption patterns, energy cost
escalation and its impact.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit III – Financial aspects and Risk Management of construction projects
Capital investments: importance and difficulties, means of finance, working capital requirements, projectcash
flow projections and statements, project balance sheet, profit loss account statements.
Introduction, principles, types, origin, risk control, use of mathematical models: sensitivity analysis, breakeven
analysis, simulation analysis, decision tree analysis, risk identification, analysis and mitigation of
project risks, role of insurance in risk management.
Unit IV – Materials management and contracts
Materials flow system, role of materials management in construction management and its linkage withother
functional areas, vendor networking, buyer-seller relationships, E material codification and classification,
concept of logistics and supply chain management. Inventory models- EQQ models withvariations.
Introduction- Definition-Essential ingredients of tender- principles to be followed in the consideration
and acceptance of tenders. bid cycle, tender and contract documents, contract conditions, study of contract
documents of State PWD and CPWD. Standard agreements. Indian Contract Act 1872; Need, provisions, scope
for modifications /improvement. Rules of interpretation of contracts. Introduction to legal terms
used in construction contracts.
Unit V– Equipment Management
Introduction to construction Equipment’s, Identification, Planning of equipment – Selection of
Equipment Management in Projects - Maintenance Management
Equipment cost – Operating cost – Cost Control of Equipment - Depreciation Analysis – Replacement of
Equipment- Replacement Analysis.
Unit VI – Management Information system
Introduction to Management Information systems (MIS) Overview, Definition. MIS and decision support
systems, Information resources, Management subsystems of MIS. Management information system structure
based on management activity whether for Operational control, management control or strategic
planning. role of ERP in materials management – material resource information systems
Textbooks:
1. Prasanna Chandra, “Projects – Planning, Analysis, Selection, Implementation and Review”, Tata
McGraw Hill Publications.
2. P. K. Joy,”Total Project Management – The Indian Context”, –MacMillian Publications
3. Gopal Krishnan and Sunderasan, “Materials Management”, Prentice Hall Publications.
4. Bhat , “Management –Principal, process, and practices”, Oxford University Press.
5. Shrivastava, “ Financial management”, Oxford University Press
6. Gordon B. Davis, Margrethe H. Olson, “ Management Information Systems”, Tata McGraw Hill
Publ. Co.
7. S.C Sharma, “Construction Equipment’s and its Management”, Khanna Publication
8. Dr. V. K. Raina, “Construction Management practice and contract management practice”,2nd
Edition,SPD publications, New Delhi.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Reference books:
1. Khatua , “Project Management”, Oxford University
2. K. K.Chitkara, “Construction Project Management-Planning, Scheduling and Controlling”, Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi.
3. B. Sengupta and H Guha, “Construction Management and Planning”, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company, New Delhi.
4. Dennis Lock, “The Essentials of Project Management “,Gower Publishing Ltd. UK.
5. Puerifoy , “Construction Planning Methods and Equipment”, Tata MC Graw Hill
6. Ashok Mukherjee, “Essentials for Decision Makers”, Scitech Publication, New Delhi.
7. Dr. S. Rajaram and Dr. M. Sivakumar, “ Total Quality Management “,Biztantra
8. Sunil Sharma, “ Total Engineering Quality Management”, Macmillan India Ltd.

List of Practicals
1.Site Visit to a Construction project to study following documents and preparing a report – (2)
a. Project Cash Flow Analysis.
b. Project Balance Sheet.
c. Materials Flow System in the Project.
2.Assignment on CPM (2)
3.Assignment on PERT (2)
4. Study of various contracts related to construction Industry (2)
5. Assignment on sensitivity analysis, break even analysis, simulation analysis, decision tree analysis (2)
6. Assignment on Work Study and work measurement on any two Construction Trades. (2)
7. Assignment on EOQ Model and its variation. (2)
8. Assignment on Equipment Management. (2)
9. Assignment on MIS in construction industry. (2)
10. Seminar on any one topic from syllabus (2)

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective – I
Advanced Surveying (CVUA31205B)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week 20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Prerequisite course(s): Surveying

Course Objective(s):
1. To understand principles of geodetic surveying, trigonometric levelling and theory of errors and
adjustments
2. To understand the basic concepts of SBPS, remote sensing and GIS
3. To Understand photogrammetry concepts and fundamentals of Air photo Interpretation
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
7. Explain triangulation method for geodetic survey and determine intervisibility and elevation
difference between triangulation stations using trigonometric levelling
8. Compute most probable values of angles in triangulation, considering plane and spherical angles
9. Explain fundamentals of geodesy and segments, positioning methods, and errors in Space Based
Positioning System
10. Describe concepts, physical fundamentals and components of Remote Sensing
11. Describe objectives, components, limitations and applications of Geographical Information
System
12. Describe classification, applications, flight planning in aerial photogrammetry and determine
scale and relief displacement in vertical photograph
Unit I: Geodetic Survey and Trigonometric Levelling
a) Geodetic Survey - Objects, Methods of Geodetic Surveying, Introduction to Triangulation, classification
of Triangulation Systems, Triangulation figures, Concept of well-conditioned Triangle, selection of
stations, intervisibility and height of stations.
b) Trigonometric Levelling - Terrestrial refraction, Angular corrections for curvature and refraction, Axis
Signal correction, Determination of Difference in Elevation by single observation and reciprocal
observations.
Unit II: Theory of Errors and Triangulation Adjustment
Kinds of errors, Laws of weights, Determination of most probable values (MPV) of conditioned and
independent quantities, Method of Least Squares, Indirect observations, Probable error and its
determination, Distribution of error to the field measurements, Normal equation, Method of correlates.
Station and figure adjustment of Geodetic Quadrilateral without central station. Spherical triangle,
Calculations of spherical excess and sides of spherical triangle.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit III: Geodesy and Satellite Based Positioning System

a) Geodesy - Definitions and fundamentals, Geoid and Ellipsoid of rotation, Reference surface, Geodetic
systems, Indian Geodetic System, Coordinate systems and transformation.
b) Introduction to Satellite based positioning systems (SBPS), SBPS systems - GPS, Glonoss, Galileo,
Navic, Compass, etc. and their features, Segments of SBPS (Space, Control and User), their importance
and role in SBPS, Positioning with SBPS - Absolute and Differential Methods, Use of SBPS in Surveying,
SBPS Co-ordinates and heights, Factors governing accuracy in SBPS positioning, Different types of errors
in SBPS Positioning.
Unit IV: Remote Sensing
Introduction and definition, development of remote sensing technology and advantages, different
platforms of remote sensing, EM spectrum, solar reflection and thermal emission remote sensing,
interaction of EM radiation with atmosphere including atmospheric scattering, absorption and emission;
interaction mechanisms of EM radiation with ground, spectral response curves, principles of image
interpretation, multi-spectral scanners and imaging devices, salient characteristics of LANDSAT, IRS,
Cartosat, Resource Sat etc. sensors, image characteristics and different resolutions in Remote Sensing;
manual and digital image interpretation techniques; Remote Sensing integration with GIS and GPS,
Georeferencing Technique, spatial filtering techniques; Remote sensing for underground utility mapping;
Image classification techniques, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, applications of RS, Limitations of Remote
Sensing Technique.
Unit V: Geographical Information System
Introduction and definition, different components, types of vector data, Raster data models and their types,
TIN data model; Advantages and disadvantages associated with vector, raster and TIN, Non-spatial data
(attributes) and their type, Raster data compression techniques, Different raster data file formats, Spatial
database systems and their types; Pre-processing of spatial datasets, Different map projections, Spatial
interpolation techniques, Different types of resolutions, Digital Elevation Model (DEM); GIS analysis and
applications, Errors in GIS, Key elements of maps
Unit VI – Aerial Photogrammetry
Objects, Classification- qualitative and quantitative photogrammetry Applications, comparison of map and
aerial photograph, Vertical, Tilted and Oblique photographs, Scale of and Relief displacement in vertical
photograph, Stereoscopic parallax and its measurement by parallax bar. Mirror stereoscope, Differential
height from differential parallax. Ground control points (GCPs), Flight planning.
Term Work:
Geodetic Surveying and Trigonometrical levelling (any three)
1. Measurement of horizontal and vertical angles with 1” theodolite.
2. Determination of elevation of inaccessible objects by trigonometrical levelling.
3. Practical based on various special functions available in a total station such as remote elevation
measurements, remote distance measurements and co-ordinate stakeout.
4. Establishing control station using single or dual frequency GPS receiver
Remote Sensing
1. Study and applications of different RS data products available with National Remote Sensing
Centre (NRSC)
2. Use of RS images and visual interpretation
GIS
1. Use of interface and tools in GIS software such as GRAM++ or QGIS or equivalent software.
Aerial Photogrammetry (any two)
1. Study of aerial photograph and finding out the scale of the photograph.

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2. Determination of air base distance using mirror stereoscope.
3. Determination of difference in elevation by parallax bar.
Project: (Any one)
1. Adjustment of geodetic quadrilateral without central station by method of correlates.
2. Field survey (500 sq.m.) using GPS (Control as well as mapping).
Textbooks:
1. R. Subramanian, (2012) “Surveying and Levelling”, Oxford University Press
2. Dr. B. C. Punmia, (2005) “Surveying: Vol. II”, Laxmi Publication - New Delhi.
3. T. P. Kanetkar and S. V. Kulkarni, (2010) “Surveying and Levelling Vol. II”, Vidyarthi Griha
Prakashan.
4. Alfred Leick, (2015) “GPS Satellite Surveying, 4th Edition” Wiley
5. A. M. Chandra, S. K. Ghosh (2006) “Remote sensing and Geographical Information System”
Alpha Science.
6. Basudeb Bhatta (2011) “Remote Sensing and GIS”, Oxford University Press
Reference Books:
1. Peter A. Burrough, Christopher D. Lloyd, Rachel A. Mcdonnell (2015) “Principles of
Geographical Information System”’ Oxford University Press
2. Satheesh Gopi, R. Sathikumar, N. Madhu (2014) “Advanced Surveying -Total Station, GIS and
Remote Sensing”, Pearson Publication
3. S. K. Duggal (2004) “Surveying Vol. 2”’ McGraw Hill Publication
4. Thomas Lillesand, Ralph W. Kiefer, Jonathan Chipman (2004) “Remote Sensing and Image
Interpretation”, Wiley Publication.
Suggested Reading
Bureau Gravimetrique International (BGI)
International GPS Service for Geodynamics (IGS)
International Association of Geodesy (IAG)
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL)
Commission X Global and Regional Geodetic Networks
www.nrsa.gov.in
www.iirs-nrsa.gov.in
www.surveyofindia.gov.in

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective – I

Advanced Structural Analysis (CVUA31205C )

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week
20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Course Objectives:
• To prepare the students to analyze indeterminate beams, trusses and frames having degree of
indeterminacy up to two
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Apply influence line diagram concept for determining maximum shear force and bending moment in a
beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, two concentrated loads and series of concentrated loads
2. Analyse the two hinged arch to determine the support reactions, radial shear and normal thrust at any
section
3. Use the central difference operator for finding out the deflection of simply supported beam subjected to
concentrated loads and uniformly distributed load
4. Understand the basic concepts of Theory of Elasticity and Finite Element Method
5. Develop the generalized stiffness matrix for the analysis of bar and beam element
6. Develop the generalized stiffness matrix for the analysis of plane truss

Unit I –Rolling Loads

Maximum shear force and bending moment in a beam supporting uniformly distributed load, Maximum shear
force and bending moment in a beam supporting two concentrated loads, Maximum shear force and bending
moment in a beam supporting a series of concentrated loads
Unit II–Two Hinged Arches
Introduction, support reactions and radial shear and normal thrust for two hinged parabolic arch at the same
level and different level, support reactions and radial shear and normal thrust for two hinged circular arch at
the same level
Unit III – Finite Difference Method

Finite Difference Method – Introduction, application to deflection problems of determinate beams by central
difference method
Unit IV: Introduction to Finite Element Method
Theory of elasticity: Strain-displacement relations, compatibility conditions in terms of strain, plane stress
and plane strain problems, differential equations of equilibrium, compatibility condition in terms of stresses,
stress-strain relations in 2D and 3D problems. General steps of the finite element method, Applications and
advantages of FEM, concept of finite element for continuum problems, discretization of continuum, use of
polynomial displacement function, Pascal’s triangle, convergence criteria.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit V: Stiffness Matrix and Boundary Conditions for bar and beam
Bar element: stiffness matrix, load vector, assembly of element matrices implementing boundary conditions,
stress calculations , support reactions
Beam element : Introduction, Derivation of Element Stiffness Matrix, Generalized Stiffness Matrix of a
Beam Member, stress calculations ,support reactions
Unit VI: Stiffness Matrix and Boundary Conditions for Truss
Introduction, Element Stiffness of a Truss Member, Member Stiffness with Varying Cross Section,
Generalized Stiffness Matrix of a Plane Truss Member, Analysis of Truss.
Term Work

At least two assignments on each unit

Textbooks:
4. S.B. Junnerkar and H.J. Shah, (2015), “Mechanics of Structures-Vol II”, Charotar Publishing House
5. B.C.Punmia, Ashok kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain, (2017), “Theory of Structures”, Laxmi
Publications (P) Ltd.
6. S.Ramamrutham and R. Narayan , (2017), “Theory of Structures”, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company
7. S.S.Bhavikatti (2018), “Structural Analysis-II”, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
8. S.S. Bhavikatti (2015), “Finite Element Analysis”, New Age International Publishers, Delhi

Reference books:
1. Devdas Menon (2009), “Advanced Structural Analysis” Narosa Publishing House, Mumbai
2. R.C.Hibbler, (2017) , “Structural Analysis” , Pearson Publications
3. Dr. A.S.Meghre and S.K.Deshmukh, (2016), “Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis”, Charotar
Publishing House

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Project - I (CVUA31206)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 2
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): NA
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 4 hrs./week - - - - - 25 25

Prerequisite course(s): Fundamentals of Civil Engineering

Course Objective(s):
1. Identify latest technical/practical problems in the field of Civil Engineering
2. Inculcate the ability to describe, interpret and analyze technical content.
3.Develop competence in preparing report which will enhance critical thinking and develop the skill
of technical writing along with presentation

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Appraise the current Civil Engineering research/techniques/developments/interdisciplinary
areas.
2. Review and organize literature survey utilizing technical resources, journals etc.
3. Evaluate and draw conclusions related to technical content studied.
4. Demonstrate the ability to perform critical writing by preparing a technical report.
5. Develop technical writing and presentation skills.

The Project Stage I report should contain the following. Internal guides may prepare a continuous
evaluation sheet of each individual and refer as continuous assessment for term work marks.
Project group must comprise of minimum two and maximum five students.

1. Introduction of the topic, its relevance to civil engineering, need for the study, aims and
objective, limitations.
2. Literature review from reference books, journals, conference proceedings, published
reports/articles/documents with conclusion. The literature review should be from published
literature in the last five years.
3. Problem statement and methodology
4. Theoretical contents related to the chosen topic or case studies if applicable.
5. Concluding remarks or summary.

Term Work
Oral Examination: The students must prepare presentation on Project I and present in presence
of pair of examiners through a viva-voce examination.

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(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Research Methodology and IPR - CVUA31207

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Credits: 2
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 2 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): NA - - 50 - - - 50

Course Objectives: The course will help students

• Explain the formulation of Research Problem

• Explain the importance of ideas, concept and creativity.
• Transfer the knowledge about the IPR required for Engineer’s.
• Describe the how IPR creates National wealth.
• Teach National and International IP System
• .
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to
1. Formulate the research problem with appropriate objectives
2. Understand the right of ownership, scope of protection as well as the ways to create and to
extractvalue from IP.
3. Identify different types of Intellectual Properties (IPs)
4. Discover how IPR are regarded as a source of national wealth and mark of an economic
leadership incontext of global market scenario.
5. Analyze national & International IP system.

Unit I: (8Hrs) : Introduction to Research problem

Meaning of research problem, Sources of research problem, Criteria Characteristics of a good research problem,
Errors in selecting a research problem, Scope and objectives of research problem. Approaches of investigation of
solutions for research problem, data collection, analysis, interpretation, Necessary instrumentations, Effective
literature studies approaches, analysis Plagiarism, Research ethics
Unit II: (6Hrs) Introduction to Intellectual Property
Introduction to the concepts Property and Intellectual Property, Nature and Importance of Intellectual Property
Rights Understanding the types of Intellectual Property Rights: - Patents, Designs, Trademarks (Registered and
unregistered trademarks), Copyright, Traditional Knowledge, Geographical Indications, Trade Secrets, Idea
Patenting, (Case Studies)

Unit III: (6Hrs) Introduction to Patents

New Developments in IPR, Process of Patenting and Development: technological research, innovation, patenting,
development, International Scenario: WIPO, TRIPs, Indian Patent Office and its Administration.

Unit IV: (6Hrs) Patent Acts and Licensing

Administration of Patent System – Patenting under Indian Patent Act, Patenting under PCT ,Patent
Rights and its Scope, Licensing and transfer of technology, Patent information and database.
Provisional and Non Provisional Patent Application and Specification

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Department of Civil Engineering

Textbooks:
1. Ranjit Kumar, 2 nd Edition , “Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for beginners”
2. Resisting Intellectual Property by Halbert, Taylor& Francis Ltd ,2007.
3. Industrial Design by Mayall, Mc Graw Hill.
4. Intellectual Property in New Technological Age by Robert P. Merges, Peter S. Menell, Mark
A. Lemley

Reference Books:
1. Wayne Goddard and Stuart Melville, “Research Methodology: An Introduction”
2. Intellectual Property Rights under WTO by T. Ramappa, S. Chand
3. Introduction to Design by Asimov, Prentice Hall

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Department of Civil Engineering

Semester – II

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Structural Design and Drawing - II (CVUA32201)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
20 20 20 40 25* - 125
Practical (P): 2 hr./week
Prerequisite course(s): Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids -I, Mechanics of Solids -II

Course Objectives:
To develop the ability to understand the effect of various loads on components of steel structure, the actual
behavior of members and connections in steel structures subjected to combination of various loads, basic
concepts in design of various steel structural components based on provisions of Indian Standard code.
The practical sessions will help the students to develop the detailed drawing skills and to acquire practical
knowledge of design and drafting of various structural components with the oral and written
communication skills.
Course Outcomes:
Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain Limit state design philosophy for design of steel structures, types of steel structures, steel
code provisions and design bolted and welded connections using the guidelines given in Indian
Standard code.
2. Design the structural elements subjected to axial tensile and compressive forces along with stable
connections using the guidelines given in Indian Standard code.
3. Design rolled and built-up columns and column bases along with stable connections using the
guidelines given in Indian Standard code.
4. Design laterally restrained and unrestrained beams for limit state of strength and serviceability
using the guidelines given in Indian Standard code
5. Analyze and design the truss and gantry girder using the guidelines given in Indian Standard code.
6. Explain the concept of welded plate girder and design the cross section for welded plate girder
including stiffeners and its connections using the guidelines given in Indian Standard code.

Unit I – Design philosophy and Design of connections

Introduction to Steel Structures and their types, Role of the designer, Advantages of structural steel,
Types/grades of structural steel, Mechanical properties of steel, various rolled steel sections, relevant IS
specifications such as IS:800-2007, IS:808-1989, IS:875 part I to III, SP: 6(1), SP: 6(6), IS:4000-1992.
Philosophy of limit state design for strength and serviceability, partial safety factor for load and resistance,
design load combinations, Classification of cross section such as plastic, compact, semi-compact and
slender.
Bolted Connections: Types/grades of bolts, Behavior of bolted joints, Strength of joint/connection,
efficiency of joint, Design of bolted connections subjected to tension, compression and moment.
Welded Connections: Types and properties of welds, Types of welds, codes for welded connections,
Design of welded connections subjected to tension, compression and moment.
Unit II - Design of Tension and Compression members
Tension members: Behavior, Modes of failures, various cross sections such as solid threaded rod,
cable and angle sections. Limit strength due to yielding, rupture and block shear. Design of tension
member: using single and double angle sections, connections of member with gusset plate by bolts
and welds.
Compression members: Behavior, Modes of failures, Buckling classification as per geometry of
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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit III – Design of Columns and column bases

Design of columns subjected to axial load using rolled steel section. Design of built-up column, lacing and
battening and its connections. Concept of eccentrically loaded column.
Design of column bases: Design of slab base, gusseted base and moment resistant base (axial load and uni-
axial bending).

Unit IV – Design of Beams

Design of Beams - laterally restrained, simply supported beams using single rolled steel section with and
without flange plate, curtailment of flange plates, strength in flexure, low and high shear, check for web
buckling, web crippling and deflection.
Design of Beams - laterally unrestrained, simply supported beams using single rolled steel section with
and without flange plate, curtailment of flange plates, strength in flexure, low and high shear, check for
web buckling, web crippling and deflection.
Unit V – Design of Truss and Gantry girders
Roof truss: Types of loads acting on industrial structures, Introduction to IS Codes and specifications:
IS 875 (part –I, II and III) , assessment of dead load, live load and wind load for roof truss as per IS 875
(part –I, II and III), design of purlin, design of members of a truss, detailing of typical joints and supports.
Design of gantry girder: selection and design of cross section, check for moment capacity, buckling
resistance, bi-axial bending, serviceability and fatigue strength.
Unit VI – Design of Welded Plate Girder
Concept of plate girder, components of welded plate girder, intermittent weld, design of cross section,
curtailment of flange plates, end bearing, load bearing, and intermediate stiffeners, design of connection
between flange and web plate and web plate and stiffeners, check for shear buckling of web, shear capacity
of end panel and serviceability condition.
Term Work
A) Four full imperial size drawing sheet showing structural detailing of 16 sketches based on syllabus.
(Hand drawn)
B) Design of industrial building including roof truss, purlin, gantry girder, column, column base and
connections. Use of suitable software for analysis of truss. Three full imperial size hand drawn drawing
sheets presenting design details.
C) Design of welded plate girder: design of cross section, curtailment of flange plates, stiffeners and
connections. One full imperial size drawing sheet presenting design details using any suitable software.
D) At least one site visit based on industrial steel structure or welded plate girder. Report should contain
structural details with sketches.

IS Codes and Handbooks:

1. IS:800-2007 – General construction in Steel – Code of practice.
2. IS 808-1989: Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam, column, channel and angle sections, Bureau of
Indian Standards, New Delhi
3. IS:875 Part I -1987 - Code of practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and
structures, Part 1- Dead loads — unit weights of building materials and stored materials.
4. IS:875 Part II-1987 - Code of practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and
structures, Part 2- Imposed loads.
5. IS:875 Part III-2015 - Design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and structures — code of
practice, Part 3 - Wind loads.
6. IS 4000-1992: Code of practice for high strength bolts in steel structures, Bureau of Indian
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7. SP-6(1) and 6(6): ISI handbook for Structural Engineers, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi.
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8. SP-38: Handbook for typified design for structures with steel roof trusses, Bureau of Indian
Standards, New Delhi.

Textbooks:
1. Shiyekar M.R., (2013), “Limit state design in Structural Steel”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Duggal S. K., (2019), “Limit state design of steel structures”, Tata McGraw Hill Education, New
Delhi, 3 rd Edition .
3. Gambhir M. L. (2013), “Fundamentals of structural steel design”, Tata McGraw Hill Education
Private limited, New Delhi.
Reference Books:
1. Subramanian N., (2018), “Design of Steel Structure”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2. Sarwar Alam Raz, (2013), “Structural Design in Steel”, New Age International Publishers.
3. Ghosh Karuna, (2013), “Analysis and Design: Practice of Steel Structures” PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Delhi
4. Sai Ram K. S., (2010), “Design of Steel Structures”, Pearson, New Delhi.
5. Bhavikatti S. S., (2010), “Design of steel structure by Limit State Method as per IS: 800- 2007” I
K International Publishing House, New Delhi

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering - II (CVUA32202 )

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Credits: 4
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hr./week 20 20 20 40 25* - 125

Course Objectives:
• Study of process used in waste water treatment
• To prepare students with an ability to understand designing of Waste water treatment system and
apply same in future.
• To increase the awareness amongst the students for Importance of waste water and their
management.

Course Outcomes: At the end of the course the students will be able to:
1. Explain the process used in waste water treatment
2. Analyze the Characteristics of sewage
3. Design preliminary and primary treatment units for sewage treatment
4. Design of Secondary Biological treatment unit
5. Develop an ability to design STP plants.
6. Develop Low cost treatment and advance treatment methods of waste water

Unit I - Waste Water and Treatment Concept

Fundamentals of waste water, types of waste water , unit operation and process, treatment system such as
preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary, functions of treatment plant.
flow rate concept of mass flow rate, types of reaction and reactors.
Concept for HRT, SLR, WLR, OLR, F/M ratio, horizontal and settling velocity, generation rate of waste
water, method of sampling.

Unit II – Characteristics of sewage, stream sanitation

Characteristics of sewage: physical, chemical and biological, effluent standards as per CPCB/MPCB
norms.,
Stream sanitation: Self-purification of natural streams, Oxygen Sag Curve, Streeter -Phelps equation and
terminology (without derivation and numerical).

Unit III – Design of preliminary and primary treatment units for sewage treatment
Analysis of flow measurement, equalization basin, screen chamber, grit chamber, oil and grease trap.
Design of circular sanitary sewers pipe system. Design of primary and secondary sedimentation tank.

Unit IV– Biological treatment of waste water

Secondary Biological treatment unit: Suspended growth process, consideration of HRT, MCRT,F/M ratio,
OLR, Qty. of oxygen required, Power required, sludge production, sludge flow rate, recycling ratio
Secondary Biological treatment unit: Attach growth process. Tricking (NRC equation), introduction to
bio- towers
Unit V– Anaerobic biological treatment of waste water and sludge treatment

Anaerobic treatment process, anaerobic reactor types. Principle of anaerobic digestion, stages of digestion,
factors governing anaerobic digestion, Dewatering of sludge by gravity thickener, sludge drying bed,
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Department of Civil Engineering

Methods of sludge treatment and disposal, advantages and disadvantages. Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge
Blanket (UASB) Reactor–Principle, advantages and disadvantages.
Unit VI– Low cost treatment and advance treatment methods of waste water

Oxidation pond: Bacteria –algae symbiosis, oxidation pond as per the manual of CPHEEO, advantages
and disadvantages of oxidation ponds.
Aerated lagoons: Principle, aeration method, advantages and disadvantages of aerated Lagoons, Removal
of nutrient process such as phosphate, nitrate from waste water.
List of practical – (Any Six of the following)
1. Determination of dissolved oxygen
2. Determination of biological oxygen demand
3. Determination of chemical oxygen demand
4. Determination of sludge volume index.
5. Determination of phosphate or nitrate
6. Determination of solids such as suspended, total, fixed
7. Determination of total dissolved solids by conductivity method
8. Visit to sewage treatment plant (STP)
9. Design of 1 MLD STP by using any software or excel sheet.
Text books:
1. Environmental studies by Rajgopalan -Oxford University Press.
2. Waste Water Treatment and Disposal –Metcalf and Eddy -TMH publication.
3. Environmental Engg. -Peavy, Rowe-McGraw Hill Publication.
4. Waste Water Treatment -Rao and Dutta.
Reference books:
1. Waste Water Engg. –B.C. Punmia and Ashok Jain -Arihant Publications.
2. Water Supply and Waste Water Engg.-B.S.N. Raju –TMH publication.
3. Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engg. –S. K. Garg–Khanna Publication.
4. Environmental Engg. –Davis -McGraw Hill Publication
5. Manual on sewerage and sewage treatment –Public Health Dept., Govt. of India.
6. Standard Methods by APHA.

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Quantity Surveying, Contracts and Tenders (CVUA32203)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
20 20 20 40 - 25 125
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week
Prerequisite course(s): Material Science and Computer Aided Drawing
Course Objective(s):
4. To make the students aware of types of estimates, its rates and valuation of a project.
5. To introduce Tendering and Contracting procedures.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain types of estimates and its related terms and prepare an approximate estimate of civil
engineering projects
2. Prepare a detailed estimate of a framed structure building as per IS 1200 and load bearing
structure using PWD and Centre Line Methods
3. Draft technical specifications for item of work to be performed for a civil engineering project
and compute their respective cost rates
4. Explain valuation, types of values and prepare a valuation Report on O-1 Format by applying
Rental Basis, Land and Building basis, Direct Comparison Method, Profit based method, Belting
of Land, Development method of valuation
5. Explain tendering procedure
6. Draft objectives and conditions of Contracts
Unit I – Introduction and Approximate Estimates
Introduction to estimates and related terms: Definition of estimation and valuation. Significance
(application) of the Course. Purpose of estimation. Type of estimates, data required for estimation as a
pre-requisite. Meaning of an item of work and enlisting the items of work for different Civil Engineering
projects. Units of measurement. Mode of measurement of building items/ works. Introduction to
components of estimates: face sheet, abstract sheet (BOQ), measurement sheet, Rate Analysis, lead
statement. Provisional sum and prime cost items, contingencies, work charge establishment, centage
charges. Introduction to D. S. R.
Approximate Estimates: Meaning, purpose, methods of approximate estimation of building and other
civil engineering projects like roads, irrigation/ water supply, sanitary engineering, electrical works.
(Theory and Numerical).
Unit II– Taking out quantities and Detailed estimate
Detailed estimates: Factors to be considered while Preparing Detailed Estimate, Detailed estimate of
R.C.C framed structures using IS 1200, Concept of Estimation of Load Bearing Structure (PWD
and Centre Line Method).
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Department of Civil Engineering

Unit III – Specifications and Rate Analysis

Specifications: Meaning and purpose, types. Drafting detailed specifications for materials, quality,
workmanship, method of execution, mode of measurement and payment for major items like,
excavation, stone/ brick masonry, plastering, ceramic tile flooring, R.C.C. work.
Rate Analysis: Meaning and factors affecting rate of an item of work, materials, sundries, labour, tools
and plant, overheads and profit. Task work or out turn, factors effecting task work. Working out Rate
Analysis for the items mentioned in specifications above.
Unit IV – Valuation
Valuation: Purpose of valuation. Meaning of price, cost, and value. Factors affecting Value.
Types of value: Fair Market Value, Book Value, Salvage, Scrap Value, Distressed Value and
Sentimental Value. Concept of free hold and lease hold property. Estimation versus valuation. Methods
of depreciation and obsolescence, Sinking Fund, Years Purchase.
Methods of Valuation of Building: Rental Basis, Land and Building basis, Direct Comparison
Method, profit based method, Belting of Land, Development method
Unit V– Tendering
Tenders: Definition. Methods of inviting tenders, tender notice, tendering procedure, Pre and post
qualification of contractors, tender documents. 3 bid/ 2 bid or single bid system. Qualitative and
quantitative evaluation of tenders. Comparative statement, Pre-bid conference, acceptance/ rejection
of tenders. Various forms of BOT andGlobal Tendering, E-tendering. (A mockup exercise of
preparation, submission, opening of tender documents is suggested).
Unit VI – Contracts
Contracts: Definition, objectives and essentials of a valid contract as per Indian Contract Act (1872),
termination of contract. Types of contracts: only lump sum, item rate, cost plus. Conditions ofcontract:
FIDIC document, standard contract conditions published by MOS and PI.
Conditions of contract: General and Specific conditions. Condition regarding EM, SD, time as an essence
of contract. Important conditions regarding addition, alteration, extra items, testing of materials, defective
work, subletting, powers delegated to Engineer in charge regarding the above aspect, defect liability
period, retention money, interim payment or running account bills, advance payment, secured advance,
final bill. Settlement of disputes viz. dispute resolving board, arbitration, concept of partnering. Liquidated
damages, termination of contract.
Term Work
Term Work: The following exercises should be prepared and submitted:
1. Report on contents, use of current DSR and Drafting detailed specification for major items of works.
2. Working out quantities using C-L and PWD method for a small single storied load bearing structure
up to plinth and Preparing Abstract Sheet using DSR(Regional)
3. Detailed Estimate of a single storied R.C.C framed building using D.S.R.
4. Working out quantities of steel reinforcement for a column footing, a column, a beam and a slab by
preparing bar bending schedule.
5. Working out rate analysis for the items as in the specifications of Assignment No. 1.
6. Preparing Valuation of a Residential building and writing report using O-1 form.
7. Estimating quantities for any one of the following using appropriate software. a) A Factory Shed of
Steel Frame b) Underground Water Tank c) Pipe Culvert d) Road / Railway Track/ Runway
8. Drafting of tender notice, Preparation of Schedule A and B and Conditions of Contract regarding

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Department of Civil Engineering

Textbooks:
1.Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering: Theory and Practice: B.N Dutta - S. Dutta and
Company, Lucknow.
2.Estimating and Costing: R. C. Rangwala - Charotar Publ. House, Anand.
3.Estimating, Costing Specifications and valuation in Civil Engineering: M. Chakraborty
Reference Books:
1.Theory and Practice of Valuation: Dr. Roshan Namavati, Lakhani Publications.
2.Valuation Principles and Procedures: Ashok Nain, Dewpoint Publ.
3.Laws for Engineers: Dr. Vandana Bhat and Priyanka Vyas –Published by PRO- CARE,5/B,
/Sagarika Society, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, Santacruz(W), Mumbai-400049
[email protected]).
4.B.S. Patil, Legal Aspects of Building and Engineering Contracts, 1974
Handbooks:
1. Standard Contract Clauses for Domestic Bidding Contracts: Ministry of Statistics and Program
Implementation, Government of India.
2. FIDIC Document: Federation International Des Ingenieurs Conseils i.e., InternationalFederation
of Consulting Civil Engineers, Geneva, Switzerland.
3. Indian Practical Civil Engineers ‘Handbook: P. N. Khanna, UBS Publish. Distributor, Pvt. Ltd.
(UBSDP).
I.S. Codes:
1. IS 1200 (Part 1 to 25): Methods of Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering works.
2. IS 3861-1966: Method of Measurement of Areas and Cubical Contents of buildings.
3. D. S. R. (District Schedule of Rates) for current year.
4. PWD Redbooks, Vol 1 and 2.
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Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective - II
Irrigation and Drainage (CVUA32204A)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2hrs./week 20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Prerequisite course(s): Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Engineering, Irrigation Engineering -I

Course Objective(s):
1. To impart the knowledge of Soil Water and Crop Relationship
2. To introduce students to various aspects of Irrigation and methods.
3. To equip the students to design the lift and drip irrigation schemes.
4. To expose the students to design the Sprinkler irrigation scheme
5. To impart the knowledge of effects of water logging, salinity, and its remedial measures.
6. To equip the students to design the drainage system the irrigated land
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. 1 Establish relationship between soil water and crop
2. Design an irrigation water conveyance in the form of a channel or pipe and understand water
application methods
3. Understand concepts of lift irrigation system
4. Design drip irrigation system
5. Design sprinkler irrigation system
6. Understand parameters of drainage system and its components
7. Design surface and subsurface drainage system

Unit I: Soil Water-Crop Relationship

Introduction, water resources in India, irrigation potential, irrigation definition, benefits, disadvantages,
types of irrigation projects, surface irrigation systems, pressure irrigations systems, reasons for low
irrigation efficiency, irrigation terminology, basic soil water relationships, water in soil, soil water
availability to the plant, soil water potential, Field water balance, infiltration, Evapotranspiration,
consumptive use, Crop water requirement, irrigation water requirement, total irrigation water requirement,
Irrigation scheduling, indicators of irrigation needs, irrigation scheduling methods, scheduling strategies,
Unit II: Irrigation water Conveyance
Canal system, lining of irrigation canals, water conveyance structures, diversion structures, structure for
pipeline, Irrigation channel design, pipe flow of irrigation water.
Water Application Methods classification, surface irrigation methods: borders, basins, furrows, Sprinkler
irrigation, drip irrigation, other forms
Unit III: Lift and Drip irrigation
Lift Irrigation: General concepts, advantages, disadvantages, elements of lift Irrigation schemes, design
considerations of Lift irrigation system, distribution systems, concept of cost economics.
Drip Irrigation: Definition and functions, types of drip Irrigation systems, components of Drip
Irrigation systems. Design and installation of drip Irrigation systems, advantages, and disadvantages of
Drip Irrigation systems
Unit IV: Sprinkler Irrigation system design
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Sprinkler Irrigation: Definition and introduction of Sprinkler Irrigation, advantages and disadvantages
Sprinkler Irrigation, components of sprinkler Irrigation systems (Pumping set, desilting basin and debris
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screen, main and lateral pipe lines, sprinkler heads, perforated pipes, take off valves and flow control
valves, fertilizer applicators), types of sprinklers, basic design of sprinkler irrigation system.
Unit V– Agricultural drainage:
Introduction, what is drainage, benefits, problems of drainage, sources of excess water (introduction to
water logging and salinity causes, effects and remedial measures), drainage requirements, Drainage system
components: field drainage system, surface drainage system, sub surface drainage system, combined
drainage system
Unit VI – Drainage system Design
Sub-surface drainage system design: Drainage coefficient, drain spacing, Hooghoudt formula, equivalent
depth Surface drainage system design, hydrologic design (rational, Cook’s and SCS-CN), hydraulic
design, design of open ditch

Term Work
Experiments for Lab (All experiments)
1. Assignment on Soil-water-crop relationship
2. Measurement of infiltration
3. Design of Irrigation channels
4. Assignment on Lift Irrigation scheme
5. Design of sprinkler irrigation system
6. Design of drip irrigation system
7. Design of sub-surface land drainage system
8. Design of surface land drainage System

Textbooks:
1. Irrigation Theory and Practices: A.M.Michael, S Chand Publications
2. Open Channel flow K. Subramanyam, (2013) Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, S. K. Garg, (2009), Khanna Publishers

Reference Books:
1. Land Drainage: Principles, methods and Applications, A.K.Bhattacharya and A.M.Michael, Vikas
Publication
2. Land and Water Management Engineering V.V.N. Murthy, Madan Jha, Kalyani Publishers 2015
3. Irrigation and Water Resources G.L. Asawa, (2006), New Age International (P) Ltd.
4. Publishers

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Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective - II
Advanced Concrete Technology (CVUA32204B)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
20 20 20 40 - 25 125
Practical (P): 2 hr./week
Prerequisite course(s): Concrete Technology

Course Objectives:
To develop the ability to understand the science and technology of concrete, design of special types of
concrete mixes. The course will help the students to understand use of various non-destructive techniques
to assess the condition of reinforced concrete structures, fundamental understanding of the behaviour of
concrete and the mechanism governing concrete performance as well as maintenance of reinforced concrete
infrastructure.
Course Outcomes:
Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain the microstructure and properties of the concrete, properties of mineral admixtures and
demonstrate the effect of admixtures on properties of concrete.
2. Understand a suitable type of special concrete for appropriate application/s.
3. Describe and justify properties and applications of Fibre Reinforced Concrete.
4. Analyse characteristics of mix constituents and design a concrete mix for field applications using
mix proportioning principles.
5. Explain the use of non-destructive techniques as a tool to assess the condition of reinforced
concrete structures.
6. Understand behaviour of concrete under stress and choose a suitable strengthening / repair
technique for maintenance of reinforced concrete infrastructures.
7. Evaluate the behaviour of concrete and communicate the same through a report.

Unit I – Mineral Admixtures and Composition of Concrete

Review of types mineral admixtures, origins and manufacture of mineral admixtures; chemical composition;
physical characteristics; effects of mineral admixtures on properties of concretes, methods of test,
applications, mixer blends and blended cements, modern methods of analysis – SEM, XRD, TEM etc.
Properties of concrete, w/b ratio, gel space ratio, aggregate cement bond strength, microstructure of the
aggregate phase, microstructure of the hydrated cement phase, interfacial transition zone in concrete,
maturity concept of concrete.

Unit II - Special Concretes and Concreting Techniques

Structural Light weight concrete, ultra-light weight concrete, High Density concrete, vacuum concrete, mass
concrete, waste material based concrete, Sulphur concrete and Sulphur infiltrated concrete, Jet cement
concrete (ultra- rapid hardening), gap graded concrete, high strength concrete, high performance concrete,
Self-compacting concrete, Self-curing concrete, Pervious concrete, Geo-polymer concrete, Green concrete,
Roller compacted concrete, Ferrocement: Properties and specifications of ferrocement materials and
techniques, Under water concreting, Hot and Cold Weather concreting, Shotcreting and Guniting.
Unit III – Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Historical development of fibre reinforced concrete (FRC), properties of metallic fibre, polymeric fibres,
carbon fibres, glass fibres, Basalt fibres and naturally occurring fibres. Interaction between fibres and matrix
(uncracked and cracked matrix), basic concepts and mechanical properties: tension and bending. Properties
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fibres, GFRC, SFRC, SIFCON - development, constituent materials, casting, quality control tests and
physical properties.

Unit IV – Concrete Mix Design

Guidelines for Quality control and Quality assurance of concrete, Design of concrete using mineral
admixtures, Design of pumpable concrete mixes, Design of high strength concrete mixes, Design of self-
compacting concrete, Design of Mass concrete.

Unit V – Advanced Non-destructive Techniques

Concept of Structural Health monitoring, Advanced non-destructive testing methods – Probe penetration,
breakoff, Stress wave propagation methods – Ultra sonic Pulse, Acoustic Emission, Impact methods,
Electromagnetic methods – Covermeter, Ground Penetration Radar, Infrared Thermography. Corrosion of
reinforced concrete and introduction to electrochemistry of reinforced concrete, Electrical methods –
Concrete Resistivity, Electrochemical methods – Half cell potential, Polarization resistance.

Unit VI – Durability and Maintenance of concrete structures

Durability of concrete, Behaviour of concrete under various stress states – uniaxial compression, uniaxial
tension, shear, bond, biaxial and multiaxial stresses, Failure modes in concrete, Introduction to concrete
fracture mechanics, fracture process zone.
Maintenance of concrete structures, Structural Strengthening of RC structures – Structural strengthening of
Beams, Slabs, Columns, Walls, Joints, and connections, Waterproofing of concrete structures, surface
treatments for reinforced concrete infrastructures.

Term Work
The Term work / Lab work will be based on completion of assignments / practical / reports of site visits,
confined to the course in that semester.
1. Write a review on any recent research article from standard peer-reviewed journal based on any topic
from the syllabus.
2. Concrete mix design and production in lab of any one – Self compacting concrete, Fiber reinforced
concrete, high strength or ultra-high strength concrete. Comparison with traditional concrete mix along-
with cost analysis is to be clearly stated in the report.
3. Perform Fresh (workability tests according to type of concrete, Visual Stability Index) and Hardened
(Compressive, tensile, flexural) concrete properties tests as per serial no. 2 mentioned above.
4. Experiment on the topics – (1) NDTs, (2) Microscopic examination of concrete.
5. Case study report on any one topic - Structural strengthening of beams / slabs / columns / walls, water
proofing of concrete structures, surface treatments for reinforced concrete infrastructures
6. Visit reports on site visit exploring the field and practical aspects of concrete technology.
7. Seminar presentations on Special Concretes and Concreting Techniques.

Note: Term Work should include a detailed analysis of practical interpretation, significance and application
of test results including above contents and site visit report in form of journal.

Textbooks:
1. M.S. Shetty (2006), “Concrete Technology”, S. Chand Publications.
2. A. R. Santhakumar (2018), “Concrete Technology”, Oxford University Press.
3. M. L. Gambhir (2017), “Concrete Technology”, Tata McGraw Hill Publications.
4. P. N. Balguru and P. N. Shah (1992), “Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite”, McGraw Hill
Publications
5. P. Kumar Mehta and P. S. M. Monteiro Concrete (2017), “Microstructure, Properties and Materials”,
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Reference Books:
1. N. V. Nayak, A.K. Jain (2012), “Handbook on Advanced concrete Technology”, Narosa Publishing
House.
2. Raju N Krishna (2017), “Design of Concrete mixes”, CBS Publisher and Distributors Pvt Ltd
3. A. M. Neville (2012), “Properties of Concrete”, Pearson Publishers.
4. R.S. Varshney (1982), “Concrete Technology”, Oxford and IBH Publishing, New Delhi.
5. A M. Neville and J.J. Brooks (2019), “Concrete Technology”, Pearson Publishers
6. Dr. D. B. Divekar (2012), “ferrocement Technology”, A construction Manual”, 1030, Shivaji Nagar,
Model Colony, Pune.
7. A. P. Remedios (2015), “Concrete Mix Design”, Himalaya Publishing House
8. R. N. Raikar (2002) “Learning from failures”, R and D Centre, Structwel Designers and Consultants
Pvt Ltd
9. R. N. Raikar (1994), “Structural Diagnosis”, R and D Centre, Structwel Designers and Consultants
10. Gajanan Sabnis (2001), “Concrete Mix Design”, Vipul Publications

IS Codes:
IS 4031 All parts, IS 2386 All parts IS 456, IS 383, IS 9103, IS 10262:2019 Latest revised editions for
all codes as mentioned.

E-Resources:
NPTEL course videos –
(1) https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105/106/105106202/
(2) https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105/106/105106176/
(3) https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105/104/105104030/

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Department of Civil Engineering

Professional Elective - II
Systems Approach in Civil Engineering (CVUA32204C)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 4
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 2 hrs./week 20 20 20 40 - 25 125

Prerequisite course(s): Basic Mathematics

Course Objective(s):
1. To introduce the concept of system approach and optimization techniques.
2. To make students familiar with linear and nonlinear optimization problems
3. To introduce students to stochastics as well as dynamic programming
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Understand basics of SACE and perform sequencing of n jobs over 2,3 m machine
2. Implement Dichotomous, Fibonacci, Golden section methods to solve unconstrained nonlinear
univariate problems, gradient techniques for Multivariate problems and Lagrange Multiplier
Techniques for constrained optimization problems
3. Solve queuing problems using (M/M/1): (FCFS//) model and perform Monte Carlo simulation
4. Use dynamic programming to solve multistage decision processes of multi-project investment and
pipeline laying
5. Formulate and solve linear programming problems using simplex, Big M, two phase and duality
methods
6. Solve transportation and assignments problems using linear programming techniques
Unit I – Introduction to systems approach
Introduction to System approach, Operations Research and Optimization Techniques, Use of systems
approach in Civil Engineering, Methods, Introduction to Linear and Nonlinear programming methods
(with reference to objective function, constraints), Local and Global optima, unimodal function, convex
and concave function, Sequencing– n jobs through 2, 3 and M machines

Unit II– Non-Linear programming

Single variable unconstrained optimization: Sequential Search Techniques-Dichotomous, Fibonacci,
Golden section, Multivariable optimization without constraints-The gradient vector and Hessian Matrix,
Gradient techniques, steepest ascent/decent technique, Newton’s Method. Multivariable optimization with
equality constraints - Lagrange Multiplier Technique
Unit III – Stochastic Programming
Queuing Theory : elements of Queuing system and its operating characteristics, waiting time and ideal
time costs, Kendall’s notation, classification of Queuing models, single channel Queuing theory : Model I
(Single channel Poisson Arrival with exponential services times, Infinite population (M/M/1): (FCFS//),
Simulation : Monte Carlo Simulation.
Unit IV – Dynamic Programming
Multistage decision processes, Principle of optimality, recursive equation, Applications of D.P.

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Unit V– Linear Programming (A)
Formulation of Linear optimization models for Civil engineering applications. The simplex method,
Method of Big M, Two phase method, duality

Unit VI – Linear Programming (B)

The Transportation Model and its variants, Assignment Model, and its variants.
Term Work
Term work will include following assignments /exercises (including numerical wherever required):

1. One exercise/assignment on each unit. Out of this any one exercise/assignment to be solved using
Computer
2. One exercise on formulation of a problem applicable to any field of Civil Engineering, requiring use
of LP/ NLP/ DP. Formulation of objective function and constraints (No solution)

Textbooks:
1. S. S. Rao,(2013), “Engineering Optimization: Theory And Practice” ,New Age International
Publications
2. Hamdy A. Taha, (2015), “Operations Research: An Introduction”, 9th edition, Pearson.
3. N.D. Vohra, (2010) “Quantitative Techniques in Management”, McGraw Hill.
4. Premkumar Gupta and D.S. Hira, (2014) “Operations Research” , S. Chand Publications .

Reference Books:
1. Robert E. Markland, (2010) “Topics in Management Science”, Wiley Publication
2. Paul J. Ossen bruggen, (2007) “An Approach to Teaching Civil Engineering System”
3. Thomas K. Jewell, (2012) “A System Approach to Civil Engineering Planning and Design”, Harper
Row Publishers.

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Project - II (CVUA32206)
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Credits: 2
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): NA
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): 4 hrs./week - - - - - 25 25

Prerequisite course(s): Fundamentals of Civil Engineering

Course Objective(s):
1. Identify latest technical/practical problems in the field of Civil Engineering.
2. Inculcate the ability to describe, interpret and analyze technical content.
3. Develop competence in preparing report which will enhance critical thinking and develop the skill
of technical writing along with presentation.

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

1. Appraise the current Civil Engineering research/techniques/developments/interdisciplinary areas.

2. Review and organize literature survey utilizing technical resources, journals etc.
3. Evaluate and draw conclusions related to technical content studied.
4. Demonstrate the ability to perform critical writing by preparing a technical report.
5. Develop technical writing and presentation skills.

Term Work

The Project Stage II report should contain the following. Internal guides may prepare a continuous
evaluation sheet for each student and refer as continuous assessment for term work marks.
1. Introduction including aim and objective
2. Review of literature
3. Problem statement and methodology
4. Concepts associated with the project topic
5. Results and discussion
6. Validation of results
7. Conclusions and future scope of work
8. References

Students publication/achievements

In Project II, the student shall complete the project and prepare the final report of project work in standard
format duly certified for satisfactory completion of the project work by the concerned guide and Head of
the Department/Institute. The final project report shall be submitted in hard bound copy as well as a soft
copy. The term work of project stage II shall be assessed jointly by the pair of internal and external
examiners, along with oral examination of the same. It is recommended that at least one publication on the
project topic to be presented in a conference or published in a referred journal.
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*Mandatory Course: Environmental Sciences, Induction training, Indian Constitution,

Essence of Indian Traditional Knowledge, Online certification course (minimum two weeks)

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Department of Civil Engineering

Social Science & Engineering Economics (IT Engg.)

( IOEUA32205A)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3 CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/ TW TOTAL
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week OR
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): NA 20 20 20 40 -- -- 100

Prerequisites: NIL

Course Objectives:
• Human and social development.
• Contemporary national and international affairs.
• Emergence of Indian society and Economics.
• Sectoral development and Economic development and related issues (such as international economics,
WTO,RBI, etc).
Course Outcomes:
After completion of the course, student will be able to
1. Understand various issues concerning human and society.
2. Realize social, cultural, economic and human issues, involved in social changes
3. Understand the nature of the individual and the relationship between the self and the community
4. Express their opinion about national health and education policies.
5. Understand major ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences that have shaped human history and cultures.
6. Understand the fundamental concepts in engineering economics
Unit I - Indian Society
Structure of Indian Society, Indian Social Demography– Social and Cultural, Differentiations: caste, class,
gender and tribe; Institutions of marriage, family and kinship- Secularization –Social Movements and
Regionalism- Panchayatraj Institutions; Affirmative Action Programme of the Government-various
reservations and
commissions.
Unit II - Social Development
Scientific approach to the study of human beings. Evolution of human kind, social change and evolution.
Industrial revolution. National policy on education, health and health care and human development.
Unit III – Sectorial Development
Agriculture: Technology changes, Green revolutions, Employment Rural and Urban, Government Schemes.
Industrial Development: Strategies, Public and Private Sectors, Categories, infrastructure, transport and
communication, Consumer Awareness.
Unit IV - Economic Development
Need for planned economic development – Law of demand and supply. Planning
objective, five years plan, priorities and problems. Population and development.
Indian Economics – basic features, natural resources population size and composition, national
income concepts, micro economics of India, inflation, GDP.
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Unit V - Banking and Trades

Financial Analysis, Ratios, Cost Analysis, financial Institutions, Finance Commissions, Budget Analysis.
Indian Banking, Role of Reserve bank of India International Economy, WTO, International aid for economic
growth.
Unit VI - Understanding Cash Flow and Taxes
Accounting for Depreciation and Income Taxes, Project Cash-Flow Analysis, Understanding
Financial Statements, Case Studies - cash flow analysis done in start-up companies.
1. Krugman, International Economics, Pearson Education.
Textbooks:
2. Prakash, The Indian Economy, Pearson Education.
3. Thursen Gerald, Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall.
4. C.S. Rao, Environmental Pollution Control Engineering, New Age
International Pvt. Ltd.
1. Rangarajan, Environmental Issues in India, Pearson Education.
Reference Books: 2. University of Delhi, The Individual & Society, Pearson Education.
3. Wikipedia.org / wiki /social studies.
4. M. N. Srinivas, Social change in modern India, 1991, Orient Longman.
5. David Mandelbaum, Society in India, 1990, Popular

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Department of Civil Engineering

Engineering Economics and FinTech (Computer Engg.)

(IOEUA32205B)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): NA 20 20 20 40 - - 100

Prerequisites :
• NA

Course Objectives :
Economic development and related issues
• To explain the Indian banking structure and terms like GDP, inflation
• To introduce Cash Flow analysis and Taxes
• To introduce FinTech and it‘s sub sectors
• To explain the classification of various models of FinTech.
• To describe the innovation in FinTech

Course Outcomes :
After completion of the course, student will be able to
1. Understand the fundamental concepts in engineering economics
2. Illustrate the terms like GDP, inflation, and Indian banking structure
3. Analyze and Calculate cash flow analysis.
4. Understand what FinTech is and the sub sectors that comprise it.
5. Classify various models of the Fintech
6. Illustrate various innovations done using latest technology trends in FinTech
Unit I: Introduction to Economics
Introduction to Economics- Flow in an economy, Law of supply and demand, Concept of Engineering Economics –
Engineering efficiency, Economic efficiency, Scope of engineering economics – Element of costs, Marginal cost,
Marginal Revenue, Sunk cost, Opportunity cost.
Unit II: Banking and Trades
Indian Economics – basic features, natural resources, population size and composition, national income concepts,
microeconomics of India, Indian Banking, Role of Reserve bank of India, International Economy, inflation,
GDP,Financial Analysis, Ratios,financial Institutions, Finance Commissions.
Unit-III: Understanding Cash Flow analysis
Budget Analysis, Break-even analysis, Elementary economic Analysis – Material selection for product,Accounting
for Depreciation, Project Cash-Flow Analysis, Understanding Financial Statements.

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Unit-IV:Introduction to FinTech
Introduction, Financial Services and Fintech: Introduction, Changing Environment, Customer Centricity,Digital
Transformation, Definition of Fintech, History of Fintech, Fintech stages, An Overview of Fintech
Initiatives Around the World, Ecosystems, Downsides of Disruptive Fintech Initiatives.
Unit-V: Model and Classifications
Introduction, Classification, Five Ws and one H : 1. Why a fintech initiative was born? 2. For whom was it born? 3.
Which are the services it aims to provide? 4. Where does it aim to perform its business? 5. When does it aim to operate,
within the framework of the financial cycle? 6. How is fintech working? The organization and its elements, The V4
business model framework, A Business Model, A Business Model
for Fintech. Business Model Canvas (BMC) for FinTech.
Unit VI: FinTech Innovation
Innovation and Fintech, Digital Transformation and Fintech, A model for an integrated innovation strategy, Types of
Innovation: Product (or services), Process, Organization, Examples of Innovation, Process Innovation : Big Data
Analytics, Value Creation from Big Data Analytics, Kreditech‘s self-learning algorithm, Internet of Things, Blockchain
Technology, Organizational Innovation: Social Networks.

Text Books :
1 B. Nicoletti, The Future of FinTech, 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 20172
Krugman, International Economics, Pearson Education.
3 Thursen Gerald, Engineering Economics, Prentice Hall.
Reference Books

1 Accenture. (2015). The future of Fintech and banking: Digitally disrupted or reimagined?
Accenture Research, 1–12
2 Dietz M., Khanna S., Olanrewaju T., and Rajgopal K. (2015). Cutting through the fintech noise:Markers
of success, imperatives for banks. Practice, G. B. (Ed.), 1–18. McKinsey and Company. Retrieved from
http://www.mckinsey.com/ industries/financial-services/our-insights/cutting- through-the-noise round
financial -technology.
3 "What is FinTech and why does it matter to all entrepreneurs?". Hot Topics. July
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Department of Civil Engineering

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for Engineering Applications (AI&DS)

(IOEUA32205C)
Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme
Credits: 3
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P): NA 20 20 20 40 - - 100

Prerequisite course(s): • Fundamentals of Probability & statistics • Machine Learning and

Deep Learning basics • Python for Data Science
Course Objective(s):
1. Making students familiarize with the need of XAI for engineering applications and its
central concepts
2. Making students understand with the mathematical concepts like ensemble models and
non- linear models to analyse the problems
3. Providing tools and techniques of XAI for design and building solutions
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Learn the fundamental concepts of XAI and its use to build various use cases in
engineering domain
2. Compare merits and demerits of linear and non-linear model in problem analysis
3. Provide knowledge about using ensemble learning and contrastive explanations
and LRP for machine learning
4. Performs parametric evaluation of AI-based and XAI-based solutions
5. Apply the knowledge for drafting clear requirements to build end-to-end XAI
solution
6. Learn and apply knowledge of XAI and tools for application and protocol
development in engineering applications
Unit I: Introduction to Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Need for XAI, Explainabillty vs. Interpretability, Explainability Types: Intrinsic
explanation, Post-hoc explanation, Model specific, Model agnostic, Local interpretation, Global
interpretation, Sublocal interpretation, Textual explanations, Visual explanations. Tools for Model
Explainability: SHAP, LIME, ELI5, Skater, Skope_rules. Evolution of XAI, Biasness, and Reliability,
Challenges to achieve explainable AI and design issues Case Studies: Fraud Detection, Online
Recommendations, Credit and Loan Decision Making.
Unit II: Explainability for Linear Models
Linear Models, Linear Regression VIF and the Problems It Can Generate : Final Model, Model
Explainability Trust in ML Model: SHAP - Local Explanation and Individual Predictions in a ML Model,
Global Explanation and Overall Predictions in ML Model, LIME Explanation and ML Model, Skater
Explanation and ML Model, ELI5 Explanation and ML Model, Logistic Regression: Interpretation, LIME
Inference. Case Studies: Linear Regression
Unit III: Explainability for Non Linear Models
Non-Linear Models Decision Tree Explanation, Data Preparation for the Decision Tree Model Creating
the Model , Decision Tree — SHAP, Partial Dependency Plot, PDP Using Scikit-Learn, Non- Linear Model
Explanation — LIME, Non-Linear Explanation — Skope-Rules, Case Studies: Comparison of Husky Dog
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Unit IV: Explainability for Ensemble Models
Ensemble Models: Types of Ensemble Models Why Ensemble Models?, Using SHAP for Ensemble
Models, Using the Interpret Explaining, Boosting Model, Ensemble Classification Model: SHAP, Using
SHAP to Explain Categorical Boosting Models, Using SHAP Multiclass Categorical Boosting Model,
Using SHAP for Light GBM Model Explanation Case Studies: Model Interpretability
Unit V: Counterfactual Explanations for XA I Models
AI Model Fairness Using a What-If Scenario: What Is the WIT (Google Tool)?, Evaluation Metric.
Counterfactual Explanations for XAI Models: What Are CFEs?, Implementation of CFEs, CFEs Using
Alibi, Counterfactual for Regression Tasks. Case Studies: Causability Algorithms and Applications
Unit VI: Contrastive Explanations and LRP for Machine Learning
What Is CE for ML?, CEM Using Alibi, Comparison of an Original Image vs. an Autoencoder Generated
Image, CEM for Tabular Data Explanations. Layer wise relevance propagation (LRP): Introduction,
Working Principle, Mathematical Modeling. Case Studies: Pertinent Negatives, Explanation based on
missing
Textbooks:
1. Practical Explainable AI Using Python: Artificial Intelligence Model Explanations Using Python-
based Libraries, Extensions, and Frameworks Pradeepta Mishra
Reference Books:
1. Hands-On Explainable AI (XAI) with Python: Interpret, visualize, explain, and integrate reliable AI
for fair, secure, and trustworthy AI apps by Denis Rothman

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 Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Management Information System (E & TC)
(IOEUA32205D)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3 CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture(L):3hrs./week
Tutorial(T):- NA 20 20 20 40 - - 100
Practical(P): NA

Prerequisite: Readers/students are expected to know the following concepts:

Basics terminology of Information Technology/Internet/MS Excel,

Course Objectives:
1. To understand types of MIS applications in organizations
2. To understand information system and its components, its association in big picture
3. To analyses the requirement of users and draft specifications of system
4. To study data bases and its importance in system and business process
5. To develop broad understanding of ethics and code of conduct
6. To study process of decision making and its phases

Course Outcomes:
After completion of this course student should be able to
1. Appreciate what a supply chain is and what it does
2. Understand the role of IT in Engineering and business process
3. Describe a business process and link it to information system
4. Apply MIS concepts to reach to decision in the task she/she undertake
5. Apply ethical practices in day-to-day life

Unit-I: Information Technology and its Impact

Information Technology-Definition, Data, Information, Knowledge ,
Dataflow,system,Apps.ITCapabilitiesandtheirimpactonIndustrial,Educational,Businessand Profession.
Telecommunication and Networks – Need, Basics of networking and internet, Concept of cloud and data
centers, Video Conferencing and virtual meetings IT enabled services such as Call Centres, Geographical
Information Systems, E Commerce, etc.
Unit-II: Information System Analysis and Design
User requirement analysis, Feasibility study, Software Development/Product development lifecycle,
system study and systems design, Resource utilization, implementation, audit, operation, maintenance
and modification.

Unit–III: Database Management System

Introduction, Types, Advantages using data base models, Basics of data models, Queries, generating are
port, Excel as a data base for end analysis.
Unit IV Functional MIS: MIS within functional areas such as Human Resources, Marketing & Sales,
Production, Accounting& Finance, Customer Relationships Management(CRM),Product Supply Chain
Management systems, Logistic Management, Learning Management System
Unit V: Decision Support System and strategic management:
Decision support systems, expert systems, office automation systems and knowledge-based systems,
Structured decision making, unstructured decision making and semi structured decision making, Setting
Up Strategy for the organization/situation
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(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Unit VI: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems:
Moral dimensions of Information Age, Concept of responsibility, accountability and liability, Professional
code of conduct, Information rights: Privacy and freedom, Ethical Dilemma
Text Books:
1. Kenneth C. Laudon& Jane P. Laudon, essentials of Management Information Systems,
16thEdition, PearsonPrentice-Hall,2012.ISBN978-0132668552
2. Analysis and Design of Information Systems, Rajaraman, Prentice Hall

Reference Books:
1. Management Information Systems, Laud on and Laudon,7thEdition, Pearson Education
2. Management Information Systems, Davis and Olson, Tata McGraw Hill
3. Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, Turban and Aronson, Pearson Education Asia

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Open Elective II
Professional Practice, Law and Ethics (Civil) (IOEUA32205E)

Teaching Scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3
CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total
Lecture (L): 3 hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA
Practical (P):NA 20 20 20 40 - 100

Course Objective(s):
1. To make the students aware of types of roles they would play in the society as professionals/
practitioners of the Engineering profession

2. To introduce some legal and practical aspects of Civil Engineering profession

.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
1. Explain the terms related to engineering profession and various professional bodies
including their roles and responsibilities
2. Summarize necessity and all aspects related to professional ethics
3. Identify all details of Engineering contracts and tenders
4. Use Arbitration for disputes in Engineering projects
5. Explain the legal provisions with reference to labor in construction/ Industry works
6. Understand concepts of Copyright, Trademark Intellectual Property Right , Patents .
Unit I – Introduction to Professional Practice
Concepts of Profession, Professionalism, and Professional Responsibility. Roles of various stakeholders:
Government (Statutory/ regulatory bodies and organizations), Standardization Bodies such as BIS, IRC
(formulating standards of practice); Professional bodies such as Institution of Engineers (India), Local
Bodies/ Planning Authorities (certifying professionals); Clients/ owners (role governed by contracts);
Developers (role governed by regulations such as RERA); Consultants (role governed by bodies such as
CEAI); Contractors (role governed by contracts and regulatory Acts and Standards); Manufacturers/
Vendors/ Service agencies (role governed by contracts and regulatory Acts and Standards)
Unit II– Introduction to Professional Ethics
Definition/ meaning of Ethics and its necessity/ importance. Types of ethics – Personal, Engineering,
Professional, Business, and Corporate. Code of Ethics as defined by Institution of Engineers (India).
Conflict of Interests, Gift Vs Bribery, Environmental breaches, Negligence, Deficiencies in state-of-the-
art; Vigil Mechanism, Whistle blowing, protected disclosures.
Unit III – Legal Aspects Part-I
General Principles of Contracts & Management: Indian Contract Act 1872 and amendments covering
general principles of contracting, Contract Formation & Law, Privacy of contract. Various types of
contract and their features. Valid & Voidable Contracts. Prime and sub-contracts. Joint Ventures &
Consortium. Tenders, its types & tender Notice, Bids & Proposals. Bid Evaluation. Contract Conditions
& Specifications. Variations & Changes in Contracts, Differing site conditions, Cost escalation, Delays,
Suspensions & Termination. Liquidated damages & Penalties.
Unit IV – Legal Aspects Part-II

Definition/ meaning of Arbitration & Arbitrator, necessity, scope, and types. Conciliation and ADR
(Alternative Dispute Resolution) system. Extent of judicial intervention; International commercial
arbitration. Award including Form and content, Grounds for setting aside an award, Enforcement, Appeal
and Revision. Enforcement of foreign awards – New York and Geneva Convention Awards. Distinction 58
between conciliation, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Unit V– Legal Aspects Part-III
Labour & other construction-related Acts/ Laws. Role of Labour in Civil Engineering. Methods of
engaging labour: on-roll (Muster), labour sub-contract, piece rate work.
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946;
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923;
Building & Other Construction Workers (regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act (1996)
and Rules (1998);
Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Act 2017
National Building Code (NBC) 2017.
Unit VI – Introduction to Copyright, IPR and related aspects.
Law relating to Intellectual Property: Introduction – meaning of Intellectual Property and IPR, main
forms of IP, Copyright, Trademarks, Patents and Designs, Secrets; Meaning of copyright – computer
programs, etc. Ownership of copyrights and assignment. Piracy & Remedies. Meaning and process for
Patents. Law relating to Patents under Patents Act, 1970.
Textbooks:
1. B.S. Patil, Legal Aspects of Building and Engineering Contracts, 1974.
2. The National Building Code, BIS, 2017
3. RERA Act, 2017
4. Meena Rao (2006), Fundamental concepts in Law of Contract, 3rd Edn. Professional Offset
5. Avtarsingh (2002), Law of Contract, Eastern Book Co.
6. Dutt (1994), Indian Contract Act, Eastern Law House
7. Kwatra G.K. (2005), The Arbitration & Conciliation of Law in India with case law on
UNCITRAL Model Law on Arbitration, Indian Council of Arbitration
8. T. Ramappa (2010), Intellectual Property Rights Law in India, Asia Law House
9. O.P. Malhotra, Law of Industrial Disputes, N.M. Tripathi Publishers
10. Rustamji R.F., Introduction to the Law of Industrial Disputes, Asia Publishing House
11. ASCE Code of Ethics (2011) – Principles Study and Application
12. www.ieindia.org

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Industrial Engineering (Mechanical Engg.)
(IOEUA32205F)

Teaching scheme Examination Scheme

Credits: 3 CIE ISE SCE ESE PR/OR TW Total

Lectures (L): 3 Hrs./week
Tutorial (T): NA -
20 20 20 40 - 100
Practical (P): NA
Prerequisite(s): Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Mathematics, Computer Fundamentals
Course Objectives:
• To introduce the concepts, principles and framework of contents of Industrial Engineering.
• To acquaint the students with various productivity enhancement techniques.
• To acquaint the students with different aspects of Production Planning and Control and Facility
Design.
• To introduce the concepts of various cost accounting practices as applied in industries
• To acquaint students with different aspect of simulation modeling for various industrial
engineering applications.
Course Outcomes: After successful completion of the course, student will be able to
1. Compute the partial productivity and total productivity indexes considering different
influencing factors
2. Analyse each operation with a view to eliminate unnecessary operations, avoidable delays
and other forms of waste.
3. Compute the standard time for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined
level of performance.
4. Design a physical arrangement of facilities most economically at optimum plant location.
5. Design the production system considering an estimate of future event through past data.
6. Calculate optimum inventory level by establishing the relationship among the factors
affecting profit.
Unit I: Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Productivity
Definition, Industrial engineering approach, Objectives of Industrial Engineering Role of Industrial
Engineer, Techniques of industrial Engineering, Industrial engineering in service sector,
Measurement of productivity: Factors affecting the productivity, Productivity Models and Index,
Productivity improvement techniques. Some case studies on applications of industrial engineering
to different service sectors

Unit II: Method Study

Work Study: Definition, Objectives, Procedure, Concept of work content, Method Study: Definition,
Objectives, Scope and Steps involved in method study, Recording techniques, Micro- motion study,
Cycle graph and chronocycle graph, Critical examination, Principles of motion economy, Concepts
of value engineering and value analysis. Some case studies on method study referring to research
papers.

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Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune-48
(An Autonomous Institute Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University)

Department of Civil Engineering

Unit III: Work Measurements

Work Measurements: Definition, Objectives and techniques of work measurement, Steps in makingtime
study, Types of elements, Time study equipment‘s, Performance rating, Allowances, Computation of
standard time, Comparison of various techniques, Introduction to PMTS, MTM and MOST. Some case
studies on work measurements referring to research papers.

Unit IV: Plant Location and Plant Layout

Need for selecting a suitable plant location, Factors influencing plant location, Comparison between
urban and rural locations, Quantitative method for evaluation of plant location, Plant Layout: Objectives,
Principles, Types, Factors affecting plant layout, Types of manufacturing systems, Tools and techniques
of plant layout, Computer packages for layout analysis. Some case studies on plant layout based on actual
industry visit and referring to research papers.

Unit V: Production Planning and Control – I (PPC - I)

Production Planning and Control (PPC): Need, Objectives, Functions, Production procedure, Measures
of capacity, Capacity planning, Factors influencing effective capacity, Aggregate planning: Methods,
advantages and limitations, Demand forecasting: Need and classification (Least square method, moving
average, weighted moving average, exponential smoothing method and Casual forecasting method. Some
case studies on production planning and control referring to research papers and visit to industry.

Unit VI: Production Planning and Control – II (PPC - II)

Inventory types, Inventory control: Objectives and benefits, Inventory cost relationships, Inventory
models: Basic inventory models, (with and without shortage and discount), Selective control of inventory:
ABC and VED analysis, Production cost concepts and break-even analysis, Cost-volume-profit analysis.
Some case studies on production planning and control referring to research papers and visit to industry.

Textbooks:
1. M Mahajan, Industrial Engineering and Production Management, Dhanpat Rai and Co.
2. O. P. Khanna, Industrial engineering and management, Dhanpat Rai publication
3. MartendTelsang, Industrial Engineering, S. Chand Publication.
4. Banga and Sharma, Industrial Organization& Engineering Economics, Khanna publication
Reference Books:
1. Askin, Design and Analysis of Lean Production System, Wiley, India
2. Barnes, Motion and time Study design and Measurement of Work, Wiley India
3. Introduction to Work Study by ILO, ISBN 978-81-204-1718-2, Oxford & IBH Publishing
Company, New Delhi, Second Indian Adaptation, 2008.
4. H. B. Maynard, K Jell, Maynard ‗s Industrial Engineering Hand Book, McGraw Hill
Education

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