M.TECH IN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT SUBJECT WISE SYLLABUS: 1.

CEL 406 : Advance Concrete Technology

Review of properties of cement, their physical and chemical properties, special purpose cements, Classification and properties of aggregates, soundness of aggregates, alkali aggregate reaction, thermal properties of aggregates, Importance of shape and Surface area and grading, gap graded and aggregates. Admixtures & construction chemicals, Use of Fly Ash, Silica Fumes, Metakaolin & GGBS in concrete Rheological behavior of concrete, requirements of workability of concrete, Durability & Effect of environmental conditions, Strength & maturity of hardened concrete, Impact, Dynamic and fatigue behaviour of concrete, shrinkage and creep of concrete, behaviour of concrete under fire. Permeability and Durability of concrete, Parameters of durability of concrete, chemical attack on concrete, Production of concrete; batching mixing, transportation, placing, compaction of concrete. Special methods of concreting and curing, Hot weather and cold weather concreting, Guniting (Shotcreting) Concrete mix design, Basic considerations and choice a mix proportions, various methods of mix designs including IS Code method. Quality control and quality assurance of concrete, Acceptance criteria, Quality management in concrete construction, Inspection and testing of concrete. Non-destructive testing of concrete, core test and load test. Special concrete such as high strength, Lightweight, heavy weight, vacuum processed concrete, Mass concrete, high performance concrete, Pumpable concrete, Self Compacting concrete, Air entrained concrete, Ferro cement, fiber reinforced concrete, Polymer impregnated concrete. Jet concrete. Recycling & re-use of industrial waste material. Deterioration and repair technology of concrete, Distress and type of repairs, crack sealing techniques Refenences : Concrete Technology, Gambhir M.L, Tata McGraw Hill Concrete Technology, M.S.Shetty, S.Chand & Company New Delhi Concrete microstructure, properties & materials, P.Kumar Mehata, Paulo & J.M. Monteiro, Light Weight Concrete, Short & Kenniburg, Asia Publishing House, Bombay Concrete Technology -Vol I. & II ,Orchard D.F.; Applied Science Publishers Properties of Concrete, Neville A.M., J.J.Brook, Addison Wesley

2. CEL 409: Quality & Safety in Construction

Total quality management concepts; ISO9000; QA/QC systems and organizations, Quality Audits; Problem solving techniques; Statistical Quality Control; Quality Function Deployment; Material Quality Assurance; Specifications and Tolerances. Safety issues; Injury accidents and their causes; Safety program components; Role of workers, Supervisors, Managers and Owners; Safety Procedures for various construction operations; Safety audits; Safety laws. Safety Organization and Management: Safety policies, safety organization, safety committees, safety representatives, outside agencies Govt. intervention, international agreements. References Construction Safety Management, Levitt, R.E. and Samelson, N.M., Mc. Graw Hill Book Company, Inc., N.Y. Quality Planning and Analysis, Juran Frank, J.M. and Gryna, F.M., Tata McGraw Hill Construction Safety Management, Raymond Elliot Levitt & Nancy Morse Samelson, Amazon Satistical quality Control, Grant E.L. and Leavensworth, McGraw Hill Total Quality in Construction Projects, Ron Baden Hellard, Thomas Telford, London

3. CEL 5XX: Construction Planning and Control

1. 2. 3. 4. Understanding Project Management, Project manager, organization structures, organizing and staffing the project office and team Management functions directing, controlling, project authority, interpersonal influences, barriers, team building, communication, time management, conflicts Construction Planning : Project planning, milestone schedules, WBS, Network techniques, CPM , PERT and Prima Vera , Resources leveling and smoothing. Pricing and Estimating : Budget preparation, estimation of labour, material, equipment and overhead cost, Actual cost recording and reviewing, 5. Cost Control : Understanding control, operating cycles, cost account codes, Job cost report, Projected Cost Estimates, status reporting, variance and earned value Project Management Information system : MIS reporting, Daily , Weekly and monthly reporting, Actual vs. Planned cost reports, Planning & Cost control document . Quality and safety documentation site. References Project Management, Harold Kerzner, CBS Publisers & Distributors, 2 nd Edition Modern Construction Management, Frank Harris & Ronald Mc Caffer, Blackwell science Principles of Construction Management, Roy Pilcher, Mc Graw Hill London

4. CEL 413: Prestressed Concrete Structure

1. Design of high strength concrete mixes. Loss of prestress in single span and continuous beams. Use of IS 1343-1980, Analysis Limit State Design of beams for Tension Type II and III problems, Cracking moment, untensioned reinforcement, Partial prestressing, Stress Corrosion. Transfer of prestress by bond, Transverse tensile stresses, End zone reinforcement. Behaviour of Bonded and unbounded prestress concrete beams. Deflection of Prestressed concrete members, short and long term, control of deflections. Crack width considerations. Flexural strength of prestressed concrete sections: Types of flexural failures, Limit state concept. Shear resistance of prestressed concrete members: Principal stresses and ultimate shear Resistance, Design of shear reinforcement, prestressed concrete, members in Torsion, Design of reinforcement in torsion shear and bending. Stress distribution in end block, Analysis and Anchorage Zone reinforcement. Composite Construction of prestressed precast and cast in situ concrete. Statically Indeterminate structures: Continuous beams, primary and secondary moments, Continuity, concordant cable profile, Analysis and Design of continuous beams. Prestressed concrete pipes and poles.Design of Prestressed concrete tanks. Prestressing of dams and bridges: Method of construction. Stage prestressing, Dynamic and Fatigue behaviour of prestressed concrete. Refenence: Prestressed Concrete Bridge, Design and construction, Nigel R Hewon , Thomas Telford London Plan Cast Precast and Prestressed concrete(A Design Guide ), Devid A.Sheppard & William R. Phillps Prestressed Concrete, N. Krishnaraju, Tata McGraw Hill Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, Lin T.Y,Burns N.H., John Wiley & sons

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5. CEL 4 XX: Energy Efficient Building

Sustainable Development and Sites, Material and Resource, Intelligent Building, Architectural Aspects in Green Building Design, Energy Efficient Products and Systems (Star Rating), Vendor Development for Green Buildings, Water Efficiency, Green Building Ratings, Energy Conservation Building Codes, Air Conditioning for Green Buildings References: Green Building Through Integrated Design, Jerry Yudelson, Yudelson Jerry, Mcgraw-hill Professional Publishing Energy Efficient Buildings in India, Milli Mujumdar, Mcgraw-hill Professional Publishing

6. CEL 4XX: Building Services

Importance of building services n multi-storey buildings; Pipe sizing for water supply, sewage disposal and storm water drainage. HVAC, Lighting design, Elevators and escalators, Electrical distribution, Fire safety and security services, building automation, intelligent buildings. Reference National Building Code 2005, Part 0-10 , Bureau of Indian Standards, Building Services Handbook: Incorporating Current Building and Construction Regulations, F. Hall (Author), Roger Greeno (Author) Building Services Materials Handbook - Heating, Sanitation and Fire, Building Services Research and Development Association Staff, Routledge Energy economics and building design, Willan T. Mayer

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CEL 4XX: Advance Construction Materials

1. Classifications of Construction Materials. Consideration of physical, Mechanical, thermo-physical Properties, characteristics behaviour under stress, selection criteria for construction materials, green building materials, waste products, reuse and recycling. 2. Materials for making Mortar and concrete: Lime manufacture, properties, hardening of lime, types of lime, lime concrete uses, cement, aggregates, water, characteristics, properties and uses of Pozzolana materials, Types of mortars, special mortars, properties and applications, admixtures 3. Ceramic Materials: Classification, Refractories, glass, glass wool, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties, fire resistance materials, Uses and application. 4. Polymeric Materials: Polymerization mechanism and depolymerisation. Rubber and plastics, properties, effect of temperature on mechanical properties. Uses and application. Types of structural steels, special steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, light gauge steel, Corrosion of concrete in various environments. Corrosion of reinforcing steel. Electro-chemical process, measures of protection. Ferro-cement, material and properties. Polymers in Civil Engineering Polymers, fibres and composites, Fibre reinforced plastic in sandwich panels, modeling. Architectural use and aesthetics of composties. Adhesives and sealants. Structural elastomeric bearings and resilient seating. Moisture barriers, Polymer foams and polymers in Building Physics. Polymer concrete composites. References: Engineering Materials, Rangawala S.C., Chortor Publications Building Materials, S.K. Duggal, New Age International Publications Building Materials Technology Structural Performance & Environmental Impact, Bruntley L.R, McGraw Hill Inc Construction Technology, Vol I - IV, R Chudley, Longman Group Construction Ltd. 8.

CEL4XX: Construction Constracts & Specification

Indian Contract Act 1872 Evaluation of Construction Contracts & Specifications Contract Administration Construction Claims Laws affecting Engineers Contract Strategy & Management Construction Disputes Settlement Arbitration & Conciliation in India Professional Practice Ethics, Duties & Responsibilities Construction Specifications- Standard Specifications, development, interpretation Case Studies

References Contract Management & Dispute Resolutions , S. Ranaga Rao, Engineering staff College of India

9. CEL4XX: Construction Equipment & Methods

Factors affecting selection of equipment and methods - Technical and economic; Construction engineering fundamentals; Analysis of production outputs and costs; Methods and equipment for Earthmoving, Lifting and erection, Material transport, Pile driving, Dewatering; Concrete construction - batching, mixing, transport, placement, finishing, formwork, scaffolding; Steel construction - fabrication and erection. Various construction techniques like slip form method, sliding formwork method, lift slab method, under water construction techniques including Tremy method, segmental construction, launching girder system, high rise construction techniques, bridge construction techniques, air field & pavement construction techniques, mass concrete construction for irrigation & hydraulic structures, pile cap, well sinking & jack down method, erection of plate & shell structures, large span shell roof construction References: Construction planning, Equipments and methods. R.L.Peurify, TMH, 1996 Construction Equipment and its Planning and Applications, Mahesh Varma, Metropolitan Book Co.(P) Ltd., New Delhi. India. Construction Machinery and Equipment in India. (A compilation of articles Published in Civil Engineering and Construction Review) Published by Civil Engineering and Construction Review,New Delhi, 1991.

10. Project Appraisal & Construction Finance

1. Project Appraisal : Project appraisal, government and private project evaluators, significance of social benefit cost analysis, commercial profitability, national economic profitability, measurement of direct and indirect benefit and costs. Calculation of benefit cost ratio. Engineering economics - Time value of money, discounted cash flow, decision making among the alternatives, replacement analysis, break even analysis. Project capital: Cash flow of a project, estimation of minimum capital required, internal rate of return (IRR), Multiple IRR, estimation of annualized cost. Depreciation : importance, classification, types straight line, sum of year method, double rate declining balance method Capital Budgeting: element of budgeting men, materials, equipments, overhead, profits preparation of capital budget. Performance statement: capital gearing ratio, shares, debentures, PBT, PAT, PBIT, Earning per share, preparation of companys performance statement, Inflation. References: Modern Construction Management, Frank Harris & Ronald Mc Caffer, Blackwell science, 4th Edition Principles of Construction Management, Roy Pilcher, Mc Graw Hill London, Guidelines for Project Evaluation, United Nations, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd

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11. CEL 4 XX: Construction Software Laboratory

Spreadsheet applications, Database applications, Project management software, Simulation software, Optimization software, Visualization software - Construction applications. References: Project Management using Primavera, Eastwood Harris Publications. M.S. Project, Microsoft Press 12. MAL 409 : Application of Operational Research Techniques in Construction Introduction, concepts in probability and statistics, linear programming, transportation and assignment problems. Dynamic programming waiting line models, Inventory Management, sequencing, Decision theory, Game theory, simulation as applied to construction. Modifications and improvements on CPM/PERT techniques. References: Quantitative Techniques in Management, N.D.Vohra, The Mc. Graw Hill Companies, 3rd Edition

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UCEL 422 : Disaster Management

1. Introduction to Disasters- Overview, Classifications, causes, loss of resources 2. Disaster Risk Management- Objectives, Processes, Events, analysis, base-line data, forecasting and warning. 3. Emergency operation centre and IT aids- physical environment, IT Aids, Applications. 4. Techno-legal & Techno-financial aspects- regulatory mechanism for compliance, administrative structure for legal framework, additional cost on infrastructure, building by-laws. 5. Public-private agency co-ordination- federal, state and local disaster response organization and network, citizen and community role in disaster response and recovery. 6. Case studies: Natural and man-made disasters, preparedness and planning Refenences: Disaster Management: Text & Case Studies, D B N Murthy, Deep & Deep Pvt. Ltd. Encyclopedia of Disaster Management, S L Goel, Deep & Deep Pvt. Ltd. Disaster Management, G K Ghosh, A P H Publishing Corporation Citizens Guide to Disaster Management, Satish Modh, Macmilan

14. Financial & Business Management

1. Principles of management and Personnel management: Economic environment of business, Introduction to managerial economics, ; Role of a Manager: Tasks and responsibilities of a professional manager, Human Resource development systems Organization structure & design, manpower planning Processes Managerial skills and Management Systems, techniques and processes, SWOT Analysis. Value engineering and quality assurance, marketing planning & organization, marketing research & Marketing strategies, determinants of consumer behaviour, Models of consumer behaviour, Pricing & promotion strategies., Business forecasting. Modern Control Systems, Total quality Management (TQM), JIT, DSS, ERP, Strategic Management, Technological innovation & creativity. Financial Management; Meaning and Scope, Economics and Scope, Supply and Demand Mechanism, analysis and forecasting. balance sheet, profit & loss account, fund flow statement; Production and Cost theory, analysis. Pricing; objectives, determinants, absorption, marginal costing. Financial analysis, Decisions. Capital Budgeting, budgetary control, standard costing and variance, investment appraisal. Construction Finance: Accounting information and application, Financial versus economic evaluation, financial statements and project appraisal. Project yield, taxation and inflation, risk and uncertainty, Turnkey activities; finance and working capital, depreciation and amortization; cost control, performance budgeting, equipment rentals. Bidding and awards, work pricing, cost elements of contracts, letters of credit, financing plans, multiple sources of finance. Qualifying, bidding, bidders, comparing the bids, under-writing. unforeseen revisions, costs and rates escalation, cost progress reporting. Legal aspects.

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References : Peterson, H.C., Lewis, W.C. Managerial Economics, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2001 Parkin, M. & Bade R., Modern Macroeconomics 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1996 Werther & Davis, Human Resources & Personnel Management, McGraw Hill, 1996 Edwards, John et.al., 1983 Manpower planning, John Wiley: New York Anthony, R.N. Govindrajan, V., Irwin, Management control systems, McGraw Hill 10 th Edition, 2000 Baumel, W.J., A.S. Blinder and W.M. Scarth, Economics: Principles and policy, Academic Press Canada, Tornoto, 1985 Anthony & Reece, accounting Principles, AITBS, Sixth Edition,1998 Koontz ODonnel : Essentials of Management; Tata McGraw Hill, 1982 Monappa A., Personnel Management, Tata McGraw Hill,

15. CEL 5XX: Infrastructure Management

Special Economic Zone Infrastructure Management, Transportation Infrastructure Management, Power Infrastructure Management, Water Supply Infrastructure Management, Sewerage Infrastructure Management, Housing Infrastructure Management, Case Studies References: National Building Code 2005, Part 0-10, Bureau of Indian Standards Government of India Resolutions for SEZs