CIVIL - JNTU ANANTAPUR III YEAR / I SEM

ARCHES: Three hinged arches, Elastic theory of arches – Eddy’s theorem – Determination of horizontal thrust, Bending moment, Normal thrust and radial shear – Effect of temperature-Determination of horizontal thrust bending moment, Normal thrust and radial shear – Rib shortening and temperature stresses, tied arches – Fixed arches – ( No analytical question).

SLOPE-DEFLECTION AND MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD: Analysis of single bay, Single storey, Portal frame including side sway – Stiffness and carry over factors – Distribution factors – Analysis of single storey portal frames – Including Sway - Substitute frame analysis by two cycle method.

KANI’S METHOD: Analysis of continuous beams – Including settlement of supports and single bay, Single storey portal frames with side sway by Kani’s method.

FLEXIBILITY AND STIFFNESS METHODS: Flexibility methods – Introduction – Application to continuous beams including support settlements-Introduction to stiffness method and its application – Application to continuous beams including support settlements.

PLASTIC ANALYSIS: Introduction – Idealized stress – Strain diagram – Shape factors for various sections – Moment curvature relationship – Ultimate moment – Plastic hinge – Lower and upper bound theorems – Ultimate strength of fixed and continuous beams.

INTRODUCTION: Soil formation – Soil structure and clay mineralogy – Mass – Volume relationship – Relative density.
INDEX PROPERTIES OF SOILS: Moisture content, Specific gravity, Insitu density, Grain size analysis – Sieve and hydrometer methods – Consistency limits and indices – I.S. Classification of soils.

PERMEABILITY: Soil water – Capillary rise – Adsorbed water – Flow of water through soils – Darcy’s law – Permeability – Factors affecting permeability – Laboratory determination of coefficient of permeability – Permeability of layered soils.
SEEPAGE THROUGH SOILS: Total, neutral and effective stresses – Quick sand condition – Seepage through soils – Flow nets: Characteristics and uses.

STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN SOILS: Boussinesq’s and Wester gaard’s theories for point loads and areas of different shapes – Newmark’s influence chart.
COMPACTION: Mechanism of compaction – Factors affecting – Effects of compaction on soil properties – Field compaction equipment – Compaction control.

CONSOLIDATION: Types of compressibility – Immediate settlement, Primary consolidation and secondary consolidation – Stress history of clay; e-p and e-log p curves – Normally consolidated soil, Over consolidated soil and under consolidated soil – Pre-consolidation pressure and its determination – Terzaghi’s I-D consolidation theory – Coefficient of consolidation: Square root time and logarithm of time fitting methods.

SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS: Importance of shear strength – Mohr’s – Coulomb failure theories – Types of laboratory tests for strength parameters – Strength tests based on drainage conditions – Strength envelops – Shear strength of sands – Dilatancy – Critical void ratio – Liquefaction – Shear strength of clays.

Introduction: General items of work in building – Standard units principles of working out quantities for detailed and abstract estimates – Approximate method of estimating. Standards Specifications : Standard specifications for different items of building construction.

Estimation of Buildings : Detailed estimates of buildings.

Earthwork Estimation : Earthwork for roads and canals. Reinforcement Estimation : Reinforcement bar bending and bar requirement schedules.

Contracts and tenders : Contracts – Types of contracts – Contract Documents – Conditions of contract – Types of tenders – Requirement of Tendering.

Rate Analysis : Working out data for various items of work over head and contigent charges. Valuation : Valuation of buildings.

INTRODUCTION: Importance of Geology from Civil Engineering point of view. Brief study of case histories of failure of some civil engineering constructions due to geological draw backs. Importance of Physical geology, Petrology and Structural geology.
WEATHERING OF ROCKS: Its effect over the properties of rocks importance of weathering with Reference to dams, Reservoirs and tunnels weathering of common rock like “Granite”.
MINERALOGY: Definition of mineral, Importance of study of minerals, Different methods of study of minerals. Advantages of study of minerals by physical properties. Role of study of physical properties of minerals in the identification of minerals. Study of physical properties of following common rock forming minerals: Feldspar , Quartiz , Flint, Jasper, Olivine , Augite , Hornblende , Muscovite , Biotite , Asbestos, Chlorite, Kyanite , Garnet, Talc , Calcite. Study of other common economics minerals such as Pyrite, Hematite, Magnetite, Chrorite , Galena , Pyrolusite, Graphite, Magnesite, and Bauxite.

PETROLOGY: Definition of rock – Geological classification of rocks into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Dykes and sills – Common structures and textures of Igneous. Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks. Their distinguishing features – Megascopic study of Granite, Dolerite, Basalt, Pegmatite, Laterite, Conglomerate, Sand stone, Shale, Limestone, Gneiss, Schist, Quartzite, Marble and Slate.
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: Out crop, Strike and dip study of common geological structures associating with the rocks such as folds, faults unconformities, and joints – their important types. Their importance Insitu and drift soils, Common types of soils, their origin and occurrence in India.

GROUND WATER , EARTH QUAKE AND LAND SLIDES: Ground water, Water table, common types of ground water, Springs, cone of depression, geological controls of ground water movement, ground water exploration, Earth quakes, their causes and effects, shield areas and seismic belts, Seismic waves, Richter scale, Precautions to be taken for building construction in seismic areas. Land slides, their causes and effect; measures to be taken to prevent their occurrence. Importance of study of ground water – Earth quakes and land slides.

GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES: Importance of geophysical studies, Principles of geophysical study by gravity methods. Magnetic methods, Electrical methods. Seismic methods, Radio metric methods and Geothermal method. Special importance of Electrical resistivity methods and seismic refraction methods. Improvement of competence of sites by grouting etc.

GEOLOGY OF DAMS , RESERVOIRS AND TUNNELS: Types of dams and bearing of geology of site in their selection, Geological considerations in the selection of a dam site. Analysis of dam failures of the past. Factor’s contributing to the success of a reservoir. Geological factors influencing water Lightness and life of reservoirs. Purposes of tunneling. Effects of Tunneling on the ground role of Geological Considerations (ie. Tithological, structural and ground water) in tunneling over break and lining in tunnels.

Concepts of RCC design – Introduction to Working stress method - Limit State method – Material Stress – Strain Curves – Safety factors – Characteristic values. Stress Block parameters – IS: 456 – 2000. Beams: Limit state analysis and design of singly reinforced, Doubly reinforced, T and L beam sections.

Shear, Torsion and Bond – Limit state analysis and design of section for shear and torsion – Concept of bond, anchorage and development length, I.S. code provisions. Design examples in simply supported and continuous beams, detailing. Limit state design for serviceability for deflection, cracking and codal provision.

Design of Two-way slabs, One way slab and continuous slab Using I S Coefficients, Cantilever slab /Canopy slab.

Short and Long columns – Axial loads, Uni axial and biaxial bending I S code provisions.

Design of Footings - isolated (square, rectangular) and Combined footings. Design of Stair case – Dog legged and open well.

1. Design and Drawing of RCC Structures
2. Estimation, Costing and Valuation
3. Geotechnical Engineering-I
4. Engineering Geology
5. Structural Analysis-II.