Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Registration

Those who still have not registered themselves, get yourselves registered by 1st Feb, 2012. This is urgent and necessary.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

TT for Odd and Even Weeks

Even Week TT for Section-A
Odd Week TT for Section-A

Even Week TT for Section-B
Odd Week TT for Section-B


Odd Weeks (Starting with dates)
30 Jan; 13 Feb; 27th Feb; 12 Mar; 26 Mar; 9 April; 23 April; 7 May; 21 May


Even Weeks (Starting with dates)
6 Feb; 20 Feb; 5 Mar; 19 Mar; 2 April; 16 April; 30 April; 14 May; 28 May

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Meeting with mentor

All students (roll no 040- 078) under the mentorship of Gaurav Goel must meet him on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 at 3 P.M. positively in his office SET-315.


Meeting with the Mentor

All students under the mentorship of Dr A. M. Chandra must meet him on Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 at 3.30 P.M. positively in his office SET-313.

Time Table (ODD Week)

Time Table (Even Week)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

BMCPractical Experiment-1

                                        Date:
EXPERIMENT NO-1

OBJECT: To determine the dimension and tolerance of brick.

APPARATUS REQUIRED: Tape
MATERIAL REQUIRED: Bricks – 20 nos.
THEORY: This test is performed to know the accuracy of the dimension of the bricks.
CLASSIFICATION OF BRICKS:
Sl.No.
Types of bricks
Properties
Use
1.
First class bricks
i)These bricks are well burnt, having smooth and even surface ,with perfect rectangular shape and uniform reddish colour.
ii) When struck with other brick, these give a metallic ringing sound.
iii) They should not leave any mark when scratched by finger nail.
iv) These should not absorb water more than 20% of its weight when immersed in water for 24 hours.
v) When broken into two pieces these should show a uniform compact structure.
These are used for good structures such as outer walls and facing work when no plastering is done. These are also used in floors and reinforcement bricks slabs. Such bricks should be laid in rich mortar.
2.
Second class bricks
i) These are not perfectly rectangular in shape and having rough surface, but are hard, slightly over-burnt and uniform in colour.
ii) These give ringing sound when struck with each other.
iii) Water absorption should not be more than 22% by weight, when immersed in water for 24 hours.
These are used for internal walls, not exposed to atmosphere; these are used in facing work, which should be plastered. These cannot be used for R.B. work. Such bricks may be laid in mud or lime mortar.
3.
Third class or pila bricks
i) These bricks are not burnt properly in the kilns and may be slightly under/over-burnt; hence these are soft and can be easily broken. These are light red in colour, with yellowish tinge.
ii) On striking, these do not give a ringing sound.
iii) These should not absorb more than 25% of water by weight when placed in water for 24 hours.
These are used for inferior construction works, or at places where there is less rainfall or presence of dampness.

4.
Jhama or over-burnt bricks.
Due to excess fusion and temperature bricks get over-burnt, loose their shape and get twisted. These bricks yet dark bluish in colour.
These are not used in building construction work. In the form of broken pieces, these may be used as road metal, also in foundations and floors as soling material.


PROCEDURE:
1.      Take twenty bricks out of the given samples.
2.      Remove loose particles of clay and small projections from the bricks.
3.      Arrange them on a level surface in contact with each other and in a straight line.
4.      Measure the Overall length of the bricks laid by means of a steel tape.
5.      The dimensions of 20 bricks should be within the following limits:
CLASS
LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT
Class A
368 to 392 cm
174 to 186 cm
174 to186 cm
Class B
350 to 410 cm
165 to 195 cm
165 to 195 cm


RESULT:
The following bricks belong to………..


                                                                                                        Name
                                                                                                         Roll No.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Soil Mechanics- Section B

There will be a quiz of civil engineering students of second year (section-B ) on monday.

Tutorial timings for 21st Jan, 2012


SOIL MECHANICS TUTORIAL TIMINGS (SATURDAY)
BG1 + BG2     8:45 – 10:35
BG3 + BG4      10:45 – 12:35
AG1 + AG2        8:45 – 10:35
AG3 + AG4      10:45 – 12:35

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TUTORIAL (SATURDAY)
AG1 + AG2        10:45 – 12:35
AG3 + AG4        8:45 – 10:35
BG1 + BG2        10:45 – 12:35
BG3 + BG4        8:45 – 10:35

Monday, January 16, 2012

Sections and groups


There is some modifications to the sections created earlier.
Section-A: A-M
Roll numbers: 100107001 to 100107126
Section-B: N-Z and all re-admitted, lateral entry and others:
Roll numbers: 100107131 onwards


For sections and groups, see the below link
http://civilsharda2010.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html

BMC class slides

To download the BMC class slides, use the link and download the folder. Once you have downloaded the folder, use the file, index.html to view the lecture slides.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Soil Mechanics-Assignment(1st)

Civil engineering students of 2nd year (Section B) are requested to submit their assignment today before 11:30 am. After this time no assignment will be accepted.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Sections

The sections for IInd year Civil (IVth term) can be found at the link.
No request for section change shall be entertained.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Syllabus for IVth term


Syllabus for IVth Term BTech Civil Engineering
Sharda University, Greater Noida

Structural Analysis
Section – I: Column & Struts
Concept of Structural Stability, Analysis of Short and Long Column by Euler’s, Rankin’s Method Secant Formulae.
Section – II: Propped Cantilevers
Analysis of propped cantilevers-shear force and bending moment diagrams-Deflection of propped cantilevers.
Section – II: Fixed Beams
Introduction to statically indeterminate beams with u.d.l, point load, uniformly varying load, couple and bending moment and shear Force diagrams- Deflection of fixed beams. Effect of sinking of support and effect of rotation of a support.
Section – III: Continuous Beams
Introduction-Clapeyron’s theorem of three moments- Analysis of continuous beams with constant moment of inertia with one or both ends fixed-continuous beams with overhang, continuous beams with different moment of inertia for different spans-Effects of sinking of supports-shear force and Bending moment diagrams.
Section – IV: Slope-Deflection Method
Introduction, derivation of slope deflection equation, application to continuous beams with and without settlement of supports.
Section – V: Energy Theorems
Introduction-Strain energy in linear elastic system, expression of strain energy due to axial load, bending moment and shear forces - Castigliano’s first theorem-Deflections of simple beams and pin jointed trusses.
Section – VI: Indeterminate Structural Analysis
Indeterminate Structural Analysis –Determination of static and kinematic indeterminacies –Solution of trusses with upto two degrees of internal and external indeterminacies –Castigliano’s theorem
Section – VII: Moving Loads and Influence Lines
Introduction maximum SF and BM at a given section and absolute maximum S.F. and B.M due to single concentrated load U.D load longer than the span, U.D load shorter than the span, two point loads with fixed distance between them and several point loads-Equivalent uniformly distributed load-Focal length.
Definition of influence line for SF, Influence line for BM- load position for maximum SF at a section-Load position for maximum BM at a sectionsingle point load, U.D.load longer than the span, U.D.load shorter than the span- Influence lines for forces in trusses.
Books and References:
1.       Analysis of Structures-Vol I & Vol II by V.N. Vazirani & M.M.Ratwani, Khanna Publications, New Delhi.
2.       Analysis of Structures by T.S. Thandavamoorthy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
3.       Comprehensive Structural Analysis-Vol.I&2 by Dr. R. Vaidyanathan & Dr. P.Perumal- Laxmi publications pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
4.       Basic structural Analysis by C.S. Reddy, Tata Mcgrawhill, New Delhi
5.       Theory of Structures by Gupta, Pandit & Gupta; Tat Mc.Graw – Hill Publishing Co.Ltd., New Delhi.
6.       Introduction to structural analysis by B.D. Nautiyal, New age international publishers, New Delhi.
7.       Indeterminate Structures by C.K.Wang
8.       Indeterminate Structures by Kinney
9.       Indeterminate Structures by Wilber Norris
10.   Determinate and Indeterminate Structures by R.L.Jindal
11.   Theory of Structures by Timoshenko.


Building Materials and Construction
Section I: Building Materials
Physical and chemical characteristic of commonly used building materials in Civil Engineering construction – Rocks and Stones, Clay and Bricks, Sand, Cement, Concrete, Lime, Mortars, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous materials, Ceramic and Polymer based materials, Timber and Plywood. Paint, Enamel and Varnishes
Section II: Building Construction
Bricks and stone masonry. Setting and laying out a building, safe bearing capacity of soils, types of building foundation. Construction details of foundation, floors, roofs and stairs. Damp proof course, plastering and pointing, Doors and windows of different types.
Books and References:
  1. D.S.Arora, ‘Text Book of Engineering Materials’, Kalyani Publishers.
  2. Sushil Kumar, ‘Building Construction’, Standard Publishers, Delhi.
  3. Building Materials – S.K. Duggal (New Age Publication)
  4. Engineering Materials – Surendra Singh (Laxmi Publication)
  5. Construction Engineering and Management – S. Seetharaman (Umesh Publication)
  6. Building Materials – Gurucharan Singh (Standard Publishers, Delhi)
  7. Building Materials – Parbeen Singh



Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Mechanics)
Section I: Introduction
Concept of soil, Definition and meaning of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, History of soil mechanics, Scope of soil mechanics, Soil formation
Section II: Soil Classification
Understand what is soil compose of , An understanding of sieve analysis, Knowledge of Atterberg limits and their usage, An ability to classify soils and determine their properties
Section III: Phase Diagram
Understand the meaning of unit weight, relative density, degree of saturation, specific gravity, void ratio, and porosity, Ability to sketch and use phase diagrams to calculate weight-volume, composition of soil
Section IV: Permeability of Soils
Gain an understanding of Head and its role in fluid flow, Knowledge of Darcy's Law and its usage, An understanding of hydraulic conductivity, its measurement, and typical values for different soils, An ability to perform flow calculations in soils, An ability to compute equivalent hydraulic conductivities for layered systems
Section V: Effective Stress
An understand of capillary phenomenon, Knowledge of effective stress, An ability to compute pore water pressure, effective stress, and total stress at any given point in a soil layer, Seepage and Flow Nets, Gain an understanding of seepage pressure and its role in causing the quick condition, Gain an understanding of Darcy's law. An ability to draw flow nets and determine the water head at a given point and the water flow rate, An ability to calculate critical hydraulic gradient and factor of safety against quick condition
Section VI: Soil Compaction
Understand the purpose and importance of soil compaction, Know the factors that will influence the field compaction of soil, Ability to determine the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density from a standard or modified proctor test result,
Section VII: Consolidation and Settlements
Understand the purpose and importance of consolidation, Know the assumptions made in Terzaghi's theory of consolidation, Understand the cause of settlement in primary and secondary consolidation, Identify the difference between consolidation and compaction, An ability to calculate consolidation settlement at various degree of consolidation and the time require to achieve given settlement,
Section VIII: Shear Strength
Understand what are the factors that contribute to the shear strength of soils, Knowledge of Mohr circle and the ability to use Mohr circle to determine the stresses and shear in the soil at given condition, Get familiar with direct shear test, Identify the difference between consolidated drained, consolidated undrained, and unconsolidated undrained triaxial test, An ability to use the result from triaxial test to determine the angle of internal friction and the allowable shear stress of the soil
Section IX: Slope Stability
Understand the mechanism behind slope failures, Ability to perform slope stability analysis to determine its factor of safety
References:
1.       Gopal Ranjan and A.S.R. Rao “Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics” , revised second edition,  New Age International Publishers
2.       Alam Singh “Modern Geotechnical Engineering” , third edition, CBS Publishers & Distributors PVT. Ltd.
3.       C. Venkatramaiah “Geotechnical Engineering”, revised third edition, New Age International Publishers
4.       Dr. K.R. Arora “Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering”, Standard Publishers Distributors

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Registartion and mentors

Your registration dates are 4th and 5th Jan, 2012.
You will have to contact your mentor for the same.
The list of mentor for the IInd year students can be found at the link.
See you in the class