Concept of Stress, Stress and Strain in Materials Under Tension, Compression and Shear, Elastic Constants, Relation Between Elastic Constants, Thermal Stress and Strain, Stress & Strain of Composite Bars. Two Dimensional Stress System, Principal Planes, Principal Stresses, Mohr’s Stress Circle, Principal Strains, Mohr’s Strain Circle, Principal Stresses Computed From Principal Strains. Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagram of Determinate Beams, Theory of Simple Bending of Initially Straight Beams. Distribution of Normal & Shear Stresses. Shear Center, Shear Flow, Shear Center for Symmetrical sections. Torsion in Solid & Hollow Circular Shafts, Torque and Power Transmitted by Solid and Hollow Shafts, Strength of Shafts, Combined Bending & Torque, Closed Coiled Helical Springs. Elastic Instability, Euler Theory-Column with One end Free & Other end Fixed, Column with Both ends Hinged, Column with both ends fixed, Column with one end fixed and the other end Hinged, Eccentrically Loaded Column, Column with Initial Curvature. Stresses & Strains in Thin Cylinders and Thin Spherical Shell under Internal Pressure.
Definition, type of supports, shears force and bending moment diagram of all determinate beams, frames etc. S.F.D and B.M.D for the structures with internal hinge, Inter-relation between S.F.D and B.M.D. Obtain B.M diagram from S.F diagram. Double Integration method, Maculay’s method, Moment Area method, Conjugate beam method, virtual work (Unit load) method, strain energy method. Castiglione’s theorems of strain energy. Maxwell’s and Betti’s reciprocal theorem. Analysis of forces in members of a simple truss, by joint and section method .Deflection of truss. Williot-Mohr diagram. Analysis of three hinged parabolic and circular arches for bending moment, normal thrust and redial shear, Analysis of three suspension bridges with their hinged girders. Influence lines for determinant beams and Pratt and warren trusses., Influence lines for three hinged arch i.e. for horizontal thrust, bending moment, normal thrust and radial shear. Rolling for simple supported beams, Maximum and absolute maximum values of S.F and B.M due to moving loads.
Introduction, Principle of Tacheometric Surveying, Uses of Tacheometry, Types of instruments used in Tacheometric Surveying, Methods in the Tacheometric Surveying, Stadia Method, Fixed-hair Method, Determination of Tacheometric Constants, Anallactic Lens, Advantages and disadvantages, Errors in Stadia Surveying, Subtense bar Instrument. Introduction to Total Station, Advantages and Disadvantages of Total Station, Measuring Angles, Types of Total Station, Advancement in Total Station Technology, Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), Introduction to EDM, Measurement Principle of EDM instrument, EDM instrument characteristics, Classification of EDM, Errors in Electronic Distance Measurement. Introduction, Principle of Triangulation, Purpose of Triangulation Surveys, Classification Triangulation, Layout of Triangulation, Ideal figures for triangulation, Size of triangulation, Well conditioned triangle of a triangulation system, Strength of triangulation figures, Accuracy of triangulation, Routine of triangulation survey, Field work of triangulation, Signals and towers, Classification of signals, Base line measurement, Equipments for base line measurement, Number of Zeros, Types of triangulation stations, Triangulation computations. Introduction, Types of photogrammetry survey, Aerial photogrammetry survey, Principle of photogrammetry and its limitation, Technical terms used in Aerial surveying, Relation between the Principal point, Plumb point & isocentre of a tilted photograph, Displacement of photo image due to height. Flight planning. Introduction, Definitions, Weight of the observations, Laws of weights, Assignment of weight-age to the field observations, Adjustment of accidental errors, Method of least squares. Introduction to GPS: Available GPS net works, Limitations and applications of GPS; GPS receivers. Standard, Precise Positioning, Broad casting, GPS Errors, Types of segments (Space, Control, User), spatial data, non spatial data, GPS system of various country, Indian Space program, various satellite orbit and their application, DGPS. Applications and importance of remote sensing, Basic concepts and fundamentals of remote sensing- elements involved in remote sensing, electromagnetic spectrum, remote sensing terminology and units, over view of Indian Remote sensing satellites and sensors, Energy resources, energy interactions with earth surface features and atmosphere, resolution, visual interpretation techniques, basic elements, converging evidence, interpretation for terrain evaluation, spectral properties of water bodies, introduction to digital data analysis. Introduction, GIS definition and terminology, GIS categories, components of GIS, fundamental operations of GIS, A theoretical framework for GIS, Data collection and input overview, data input and output. Keyboard entry and coordinate geometry procedure, manual digitizing and scanning, Raster GIS, Vector GIS - Advantages and disadvantages, Map Projections: Introduction; Scale Factor; Geometry of the sphere and cone; Areas; Surface areas of solids; Types of Map Projections; Orthographic Projection; Conical Projection.
Types of material, cement types, testing of materials. Workability, Factors affecting workability, type of tests. Water cement ratio, gain of strength with age, effect of maximum size of aggregate, relationship between compressive and tensile strength, high strength concrete, high performance concrete. Elasticity, shrinkage and creep of concrete. Permeability, carbonation, sulphate attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, chloride attack. Concept & types, example of concrete mix design. Destructive and non destructive testing of hardened concrete. Admixtures. Lightweight Concrete. High density concrete. Hot weather and cold weather concreting, Polymer concrete, Fibre reinforced concrete, Self compacting concrete.
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