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2nd Year Civil Engineering Course Detail of IOE, TU Nepal
2nd Year Civil Engineering Course Detail of IOE, TU Nepal
THEORY OF STRUCTURES I
Lecture : 4
II
Tutorial : 2
Practical :
CE 551
Year :
Part : II
1
Course objectives:
The purpose of this course is to provide concept and knowledge
of structural analysis with the emphasis of statically
determinate structure. By the end of this course, it is expected
that the students will be able to perform analysis of
determinate structures both by manual calculation as well as
matrix method of analysis using computer application.
1. Introduction
1.1 Types of Structures Based on Material Used
1.2
Structural Mechanics
1.3 Two Basic Approaches of Structural Analysis
1.4 Linearly Elastic Structures
1.5 Non-linearity in Structural Analysis
1.6 Computer Based Methods
1.7 Principle of Superposition
(4 hours)
4. Deflection of Beams
(7 hours)
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Differential Equation of Flexure
4.3 Double Integration method
4.4 Theorems on Area Moment Method
4.5 Macaulays Method
4.6 Deflection of Cantilever beams
4.7 Deflections in Simply Supported Beams
4.8 Mid-span Deflections
4.9 Conjugate-Beam Method
4.10 Deflections by the Method of Superposition
5. Influence Lines for Simple Structures
(10 hours)
5.1 Moving Static Loads and Influence Lines
5.2 Influence Lines for Statically Determinate structures
5.3 Moving Loads on Statically Determinate Beams
5.4 Influence Lines for Statically Determinate Trusses
5.5 Influence Line Diagrams for the Case of Indirect Load
Applications (Panel Loadings)
5.6 Influence Lines for Support Reactions
5.7 Influence Lines for support Moment
5.8 Influence Lines for Shear Force
5.9 Influence Lines for bending Moment
5.10 Determination of Reactions, bending Moments
and Shear Forces from Influence Line Diagrams due
to different loadings: Point Load, Distributed Load,
Couple
5.11 Loading of Influence Line Diagrams using
Standard Load Trains
5.12 Most Critical Position of a Load on a Beam Span
6. Statically Determinate Arches
(7 hours)
6.1 Types of Arches
6.2 Three-Hinged Structures with Support at Same and
different Level
6.3 Determination of Support reactions, Shearing Forces,
Normal Forces and Bending Moments by Numerical
Methods
6.4 Analysis of Three-Hinged Arches by the Graphical
Method
Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters of the syllabus. The
evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
Chapters
Hours
1
2
3
4
4
4
6
7
10
7
7
5
6
7
Total
45
Mark distribution
*
5
5
10
15
20
15
10
80
References:
1 C.H. Norris, J.B. Wilbur and S.Utku Elementary structural
Analysis, 3rd Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.,
1977
2 Wong Y. Yang Applied Numerical Methods using
MATLAB, , et.Al., John Willey & Sons, 2005
3 William Weaver, JR., james M. Gere Matrix Analysis of
Frames Structures, , 2nd Edition, CBS Publishers and
Distributers, India
4 A. Darkov and Kuznetsov Structural Mechanics, , Mir
Publishers
1.7
2.
3.
HYDRAULICS
Lecture : 4
Year
Tutorial : 2
Part
Practical :
CE 555
:
:
0
II
II
Course Objective:
The knowledge of hydraulics is essential to the design of
various hydraulic structures. This course includes fundamental
of hydraulics which aims to impart the concept of water
resources engineering and their application in the field of civil
engineering.
1.
Pipe flow
(9 hours)
1.1
Introduction to pipe flow, distinguish between
pipe and open channel flow.
Reynolds experiment and flow based on Reynoldss
number
1.2
Laminar flow (Steady uniform incompressible
flow in a circular pipe, shear stress, and velocity
distribution )
1.3
Head loss, Hagen Poisseuille equation.
1.4
Turbulent flow. Shear stress development,
Prandtls mixing length theory, velocity Distribution,
Darcy-Weisbach equation, Nikuradses experiments.
1.5
Resistance for commercial pipes, variation of
friction factor with Reynold number, Colebrook-White
equation, Moodys diagram
1.6
Minor head losses in pipes (losses in sudden
enlargement, sudden contraction, Exit loss, entry
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.
(5
5.
6.
7.
Basics
of
Open
channel
flow
(2 hours)
5.1
Introduction to open channel flow and its practical
application, differences between open and pipe
flows.
5.2
Classification
(natural
and
artificial
channel,
prismatic and non-prismatic channel, rigid boundary
and mobile boundary channel).
5.3
Geometric properties (depth of flow, area of flow, top
width, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, hydraulic
depth, bed or longitudinal slope, hydraulic slope,
energy slope)
5.4
Classification of open channel flow (Steady unsteady;
uniform non-uniform; laminar turbulent; sub-critical,
super critical, critical and super critical flow;
gradually varied, rapidly varied and spatially varied
flow)
Uniform flow in open channel
(7 hours)
6.1
Condition of uniform flow, expression for the shear
stress on the boundary of channel
6.2
Flow resistance equations. Darcy-Weisbach, Chezy
and Manning equations and their relationship.
6.3
Determination and factors affecting mannings
roughness coefficient
6.4
Velocity profile for laminar and turbulent flow,
velocity distribution
6.5
Velocity distribution coefficients and their application
6.6
Conveyance, section factor, normal depth and
hydraulic exponent for uniform flow computation
6.7
Problems of uniform flow computation
6.8 Best Hydraulic channel sections and determination of
section dimensions (rectangular, triangular,
trapezoidal and circular section)
6.9 Computer programme coding for simple problems
Energy and Momentum Principles in Open channel
flow
(10 hours)
7.1
Energy principle, specific energy, specific
energy curve, criteria for critical flow
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
8.
9.
10.
References:
1. Ven Te Chow Open channel hydraulics. McGraw-Hill book
company limited, 1973
2. K G Ranga Raju Flow through open channel,. Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi,
Second Edition,1993.
3. D.S. Kumar Fluid Mechanics and Fluid power
Engineering, , S.K. Kataria and Sons, sixth edition, 2005
4. K. L. Kumar Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Eurasia
Publishing house (P) Ltd. Ram Nagar New Delhi, 2000.
5. S Ramamrutham Hydraulics fluid mechanics and fluid
machines,. Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company (P) Ltd. New
Delhi Seventh Edition 2006
Practical:
1. Head loss in Pipe
2. Determination of Manning's coefficient for different
surfaces.
3. Flow through open sluice gate
4. Hump and constricted flow analysis
5. Hydraulic jump analysis
Tutorials:
There shall be related tutorials exercised in class and given as
regular homework exercises. Tutorials can be as following for
each specified chapters.
1.
Pipe
flow
(3 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
Practical examples, numerical examples and derivation
type questions
There will be tutorial for each sub-section
2.
Simple
pipe
flow
problem
and
solution
(2 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
Practical examples, numerical examples and derivation
type questions
3.
4.
Unsteady
flow
in
pipes
(3 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
Practical examples, numerical examples and derivation
type questions
There will be tutorial for each sub-section
5.
Basics
of
open
channel
(1 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
6.
Uniform
Flow
(3 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
Practical examples, numerical examples and derivation
type questions
There will be tutorial for each sub-section
Use of computer programme (studied in I/I) to solve some
problems
flow
7.
8.
Non-uniform
Gradually
varied
flow
(4 hours)
Theory, definition and concept type questions
Practical examples, numerical examples and derivation
type questions
Drawings for flow profiles
There will be tutorial for each sub-section
Use of computer programme (studied in I/I) to solve some
problems
9.
10.
Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters of the syllabus. The
evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
Chapter
s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total
Hours
9
5
6
5
2
7
10
8
4
4
60
Marks
distribution*
8
8
10
8
4
10
12
8
6
6
80
Lecture : 3
II
Tutorial : 1
Part
Laboratory
SURVEYING II
CE 554
3.
Year :
3.4
:
:
II
3
Objectives:
The objectives of this course is to introduce fundamental
knowledge of land measurement and modern survey
application. After completion of this course students will be
able to implement modern survey technique in map making and
application in relevant to civil engineering projects.
HOURS
1.
Traversing
(7 Hours)
1.1 Needs and significance of traversing
1.2 Specification for horizontal and vertical control of
traverse
1.3 Field works for traversing, traverse field notes
1.4 Traverse computation for closed and link traverse,
reduction of reading to angles, balancing of angles,
computation of bearings and adjustment of bearings,
computation of latitudes and departures, error of
closure and relative precision, balancing of
consecutive
coordinates,
computation
of
independent coordinates and plotting of traverse
1.5 Traverse omitted measurements
1.6 Field problems and instructions
4.
Contouring
Introduction
Establishment of controls
Contour interval and characteristics of contour
Methods of locating contours
Interpolation of contours
4.6 Uses of contour maps
(4 hours)
5.
Orientation
(4 hours)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Analytical intersection and resection
5.3 Two points and three point resection and their
significance
5.4 Instruction on field application
6.
Curves
(8 hours)
6.1 Types of curves and their uses
6.2 Simple circular curves and their elements
6.3 Calculation and setting out of simple circular curve
by ordinate from long chord, offsets from tangent
and deflection angle methods
6.4 Geometry of transition curves and their elements
6.5 Elements of composite curves and setting out
techniques
6.6 Equation of vertical curves and computation of
reduced levels of points on curve
6.7 Instruction on field application of curves
7.
2.
2.5
Tacheometry
(5 hours)
2.1 Principle of optical distance measurements
2.2 Stadia method, Tangential method using staff vertical
and horizontal distance
using subtense bar
2.3 Booking and plotting of details
2.4 Sources of errors and precision of tacheometric
survey
Field problems and instructions
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Trigonometric Leveling
(4 hours)
3.1 Problems of heights and distances
3.2 Reciprocal trigonometrical leveling
3.3 Its signifance and error ratio
Determination of heights and distances o inaccessible objects
3.5 Instruction on field works
7.6
7.7
7.8
8.
9.
Electromagnetic radiation
Interaction of EMR with earth surface features
Field application and instruction
Hours
7
5
4
4
4
8
5
3
5
45
Marks
Distribution*
16
10
6
8
8
12
6
8
6
80
Surveying- II
Tutorials:
1.
Hours
Traversing
4
1.1 Traverse computation i.e. including Reduction of
reading to angles, balancing of angles, computation
of bearings, calculation of consecutive coordinates
and balancing of consecutive coordinates, calculation
of independent coordinates.
1.2 Finding the missing figures of traverse
2.
Tacheometry 2
2.1
Distances and elevation computation from
tacheometric observations and calculation of
bearings, reduced levels and gradients from
computed distances and angles
3.
Trigonometrical leveling
1
3.1 Height and distance measurement practices for
distant objects by applying various cases
4.
Contouring
1
4.1 Interpolation
contouring
practices
from
indirect
method
of
5.
Orientation
2
5.1 Coordinates calculation of unknown points by using
resection and intersection processes
6.
Curves 3
6.1 Calculation of various elements of simple circular
curves, transition curves, composite curves and
vertical curves for setting out procedures
Lecture : 3
II
Tutorial : 1
Part
: II
Practical : 1
SOIL MECHANICS
CE 552
Year :
Course Objective:
This course is aimed at teaching the students the concepts of
soil engineering, including the science and technology of soils
and their application to problems in Civil engineering.
The course emphasizes the fundamentals and relevant
principles of soil mechanics, gives an overall picture of the
behaviour of soils and describes the nature of some of the soil
problems encountered in Civil engineering.
1. Introduction
(1 hour)
1.1 Preview of Geotechnical problems in civil Engineering
and infrastructure Development.
1.2 Historical development of soil mechanics.
1.3 Soil formation and soil type.
2. Solids- Water Air Relations and Index properties of
soils
(5 hours)
2.1 Phase diagram
2.2 Simple definitions and their relationships
2.3 Index properties of soils
2.4 Determinations of various index properties
3. Soil Identifications and Classification
(4
hours)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Field Identification of soil
3.3 Soil classification-Textural, ISSCS, MIT, BSCS, USCS
and AASHTO soil classification system
3.4 Application of soil classification system
4. Soil Structure and Clay Minerals
hours)
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Clay minerals
(2
5. Soil Compaction
(3 hours)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Laboratory tests
5.3 Factors affecting compaction
5.4 Structure and Engineering behaviour of compacted
cohesive soils
5.5Compaction specification and field control.
6. Principle of Effective Stress, Capillarity and
Permeability
(5 hours)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Principle of effective stress
6.3 Physical meaning of effective stresses
6.4 Capillarity in soils
6.5 Permeability of soils
6.6 Determinations of coefficient of permeability:
Laboratory and field methods.
6.7 Types of Head, Seepage forces and quick sand
conditions.
7.
(6 hours)
10
10.11
Vane Shear Test
10.12
Empirical Relations between undrained cohesion and
effective overburden pressure.
10.13
Shear strength of unsaturated Cohesive Soils.
10.14
Shear Strength of Sands.
11.Stability
of
(5 Hours)
11.1
on
11.2
slopes and Translation slides
11.3
of factor of safety
11.4
slopes- Forms of Slip surface
11.5
Analysis (Total stress Analysis)
11.6
Analysis Method of Slices.
11.7
of the most Critical Circles
11.8
Circle Method
11.9
Stability Number
11.10
method of Stability Analysis
11.11
Stability Coefficients
Slopes
Introducti
Infinite
Definition
Finite
=0
C
Location
Friction
Taylors
Bishops
Use of
Tutorials:
1. Introduction
(0.5 hour)
2. Solids- Water Air Relations and Index properties of
soils
(1.5 hours)
Numerical examples and derivation
There can be tutorials for each sub-section
3. Soil Identifications and Classification
(0.5 hours)
Practical examples
11
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
References
1. Terzaghi K and Peck.R. B. John Wiley Soil mechanics in
Engineering Practice, 2nd Edition, New York, 1967
2. Braja M. Das Principles of Geotechnical Engineering Fifth
edition. Thomson/Brookscole
3. Joseph E Bowles Physical and Geological properties of
soils, , Mc Graw Hill Co. Ltd 2nd Edition 1984.
4. Gopal Ranjan and ASR Rao Basic and Applied soil
mechanics , second edition New Age International
publishers,2000
5. K. R. Arora Soil mechanics and foundation Engineering
Standard Publisher Distribution 1997
6. S.R. Kaniraj Design Aids in Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Engineering , Tata Mc Graw Hill Education Limited, 2010
7. V.N.S. Murthy A Text Book of Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering in SI units UBS Publishers
Distributors Ltd.Fourth edition 1993
8. Dr. Sehgal A text book of soil mechanics S.B. CBS
Publishers and distributors, New Delhi, 1988
Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters of the syllabus. The
evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
Practical:
1. Sieve analysis of coarse and fine grained soils.
2. Determination of Atterberg limit of soils
3. Determination of In-situ density by Sand replacement
method and Core Cutter Method.
12
13
3
1
Course Objective:
To provide the students with particle knowledge of the
principales and concept of probability and statistics and their
application in engineering field.
1.
(6 hours)
(6 hours)
(6 hours)
(5 hours)
14
Evaluation scheme:
The questions will cover the entire chapter of the syllabus. The
evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
Chapter
Hours
Mark
s
distribution *
1
6
12
2
6
10
3
6
10
4
5
10
5
6
10
6
6
10
7
6
10
8
4
8
Total
45
80
*There may be
minor deviation in marks distribution.
15
Lecture : 1
Year
II
Tutorial : 0
II
Practical :
BUILDING DRAWING
AR 556
:
Part :
Course Objective:
Objective of building drawing and drafting course is to introduce
students the basic terminology, component and element of
building drawing. This course is designed to familiarize the
students with the fundamentals of building drawing and drafting
skill. Emphasis is placed on drafting floor plan, elevation,
section and details of building.
1. Introduction to building and Building drawing
hour)
1.1 Structural system of building
1.2 Anatomy of building
1.3 Elements of building
1.4 Scale of building drawing
S.N Description
(1
(5 hours)
(7 hours)
(1 hour)
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sheet Hou
s
r
2
6
1
1
2
1
1
4
6
6
6
6
3
12
12
45
References:
1. Building Bye-laws.
2. Suraj Singh.Civil Engineering Building practice
3. Metrix Architectural construction drafting and design
fundamentals, Willian J. Hornung.
4. John Molnar Building construction drafting and design
5. Brian W. Boughton.Building and Civil engineering
construction
6. Hornung Architectural Drafting, 5th edition
7. John D. Bies. Architectural drafting: Structure and
Environment
8. Thomas, Marvin L.Architectural Working Drawing
Evaluation scheme:
The questions will cover the entire chapter of the syllabus. The
evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:
16
Chapte
rs
1&2
3
4
5
Total
Hour
s
2
5
7
1
15
Mark
distribution *
4
10
14
2
30
17
Lecture : 2
Year
Tutorial : 0
II
Practical
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY II
CE 553
:
II
Part :
:
Course Objective:
This course has been designed to provide knowledge of
Engineering Geology to the students of civil engineering. It
would be helpful for them to understand, how to measure the
geological data from field, to analyze and interpret them for the
development of civil infrastructures, for their stability and to
provide input design parameters.
1. Introduction to Engineering Geology
(3 hours)
1.1 Engineering geological system (EGS): Rock and soils,
geological structures, geomorphology, hydrogeology,
weathering,
earthquake
&
seismicity
and
geotechnical category of the project, evaluation of
engineering geological system (EGS) with reference
to
the
different
phases
(planning,
design,
construction and maintenance) of the infrastructure
development project
1.2 Important rock forming minerals and their
engineering significance
1.3 Application of engineering geology in various civil
engineering projects (roads, irrigation system,
tunnels, dams & reservoirs etc.)
1.4 Engineering geological maps: Their classification and
preparation
2. Engineering Geology in Himalayas
(3 hours)
2.1. Major discontinuities system of the Nepal Himalaya
and their engineering significance
2.2. Major engineering geological problems of the Terai,
Siwaliks, Lesser Himalaya, and the Higher Himalaya,
Tibetan Tethys zone and their mitigation
2.3. Importance of the engineering geological information
system in Nepalese context
3. Hydrogeology
(2 hours)
3.1. River channel morphology
3.2. Origin, type and movement of groundwater, porosity,
permeability and hydraulic transmissivity of different
rocks and sediments
3.3. Geological factors for formation of different
hydrological condition
3.4. Different types of aquifer system of Nepal (Terai, hills
and mountains)
4. Engineering geology in site selection, investigation
& construction/excavation
(5 hours)
4.1. Introduction, types and methods
4.2. Geology in selection of the road and canal
alignments
4.3. Geology in site investigation of buildings, bridges,
dams and reservoirs
4.4. Geology in the selection of the tunnel and other
underground structures
4.5. Engineering geological documentation during
tunneling and underground excavations
5. Geological Hazards
(6 Hours)
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Major geological Hazards: Flood, GLOF, erosion, mass
movement and their Causes
5.3. Types of mass movements
5.4. Earthquake and seismicity
5.5. Structural control on geo-hazards
5.6. Geological hazard in soil mass and rock mass
5.7. Engineering evaluation of geological hazard and
risks, problem specific hazards mapping and
mitigation measures
6. Measurement, analysis and interpretation of
structural
18
geological data
(8 hours)
6.1. Rock mass: Introduction, properties, classification
systems
6.2. Measurement of the structural geological data from
rock mass
6.3. Stereographic projection: Plotting a line & plane
6.4. Structural analysis; Principles, phases of the analysis,
analysis of the structural geological data using stereo
net, rose diagrams, block diagrams and histogram
6.5. Determination of the mean value of the major
discontinuity sets
6.6. Interpretation of structural geological data for the
specific engineering geological problems
7. Geology and Construction Materials
(3 hours)
7.1. Aggregates and construction materials: clay, sand,
limestone & marbles, slates & other building stones
7.2. Requirements for selecting borrow areas
7.3. Searching, exploration and reserve estimation for
construction materials
7.4. Use of geological, engineering geological, and
topographic maps and aerial photograph in searching
of the construction materials
7.5. Application of geomorphology in searching of
construction materials
Practical :
Eight practical exercises will be performed in this course, in
addition to two days field works.
1. Study of engineering geological maps: Preparation,
interpretation
2. Study of borehole problems
3. Study of thickness of bedrock
4. Study of construction material reserve estimate
Hours
3
3
2
5
Mark
distribution *
3
3
2
9
19
5
6
7
Total
6
8
3
30
10
10
3
40
20