School of Infrastructure

Dual Degree Programme Curriculum and

Syllabus

B. Tech. (Civil Engineering) –

M. Tech. (Environmental Engineering)
 Curriculum for Dual Degree B. Tech.-M.Tech (Civil-Environmental Engineering)
Subject Name Code L-T-P Credit Contact
Hour
SEMESTER - I
Mathematics – I MA1L001 3-1-0 4 4
Physics / Chemistry PH1L001 / CY1L001 3-1-0 4 4
Mechanics / English for Communications or ME1L001 / HS1L001 or 3-1-0/3-0-2 4 4/5 or 4
Learning English HS1L002 or 3-1-0
Electrical Technology / Introduction to Programing EE1L001 / CS1L001 3-1-0 4 4
and Data Structures
Introduction to Manufacturing Processes / ME1P001 / CE1P001 0-0-3/1-0-3 2/3 3/4
Engineering Drawing and Graphics
Physics Laboratory / Chemistry Laboratory PH1P001 / CY1P001 0-0-3 2 3
Electrical Technology Laboratory / Introduction to EE1P001 / CS1P001 0-0-3 2 3
Programing and Data Structures Laboratory
EAA – 1 ID1T001 0-0-3 1 3
Total 22/ 23 +1 25/ 27 or
26+3
SEMESTER - II
Mathematics – II MA1L002 3-1-0 4 4
Chemistry / Physics CY1L001 / PH1L001 3-1-0 4 4
English for Communication or Learning English / HS1L001 or HS1L002 / 3-0-2 or 4 5 or 4/4
Mechanics ME1L001 3-1-0/3-1-0
Introduction to Programing and Data Structures / CS1L001 / EE1L001 3-1-0 4 4
Electrical Technology
Chemistry Laboratory / Physics Laboratory CY1P001 / PH1P001 0-0-3 2 3
Introduction to Programing and Data Structures CS1P001 / EE1P001 0-0-3 2 3
Laboratory / Electrical Technology Laboratory
Engineering Drawing and Graphics / Introduction to CE1P001 / ME1P001 1-0-3/0-0-3 3/2 4/3
Manufacturing Processes
EAA – 2 ID1T002 0-0-3 1 3
Total 23+1/22 27or 26/
25 +3
SEMESTER - III
Introduction to Material Science and Engineering ID2L001 2-0-0 2 2
Introduction to Bioscience and Technology ID2L002 2-0-0 2 2
Basic Electronics 3-1-0 4 4
Mathematics – 3 (Probability, Statistics & Stochastic MA2L003 3-1-0 4 4
Processes)
Solid Mechanics CE2L001 3-1-0 4 4
Surveying CE2L002 3-0-0 3 3
Basic Electronics Laboratory 0-0-3 2 3
Surveying Practice CE2P002 0-0-3 2 3
Project Seminar CE2S001 0-0-0 2 0
Total 25 25
SEMESTER – IV
Lateral 1 3-0-0 3/4 3/4
Breadth-1 3-0-0 3/4 3/4
Environmental Science, Technology and ID2L003 2-0-0 2 2
Management
Introduction to Civil Engineering and Construction CE2L003 3-0-0 3 3
Materials
Structural Analysis CE2L004 3-1-0 4 4
Hydraulics CE2L005 3-1-0 4 4
Transportation Engineering CE2L006 3-0-0 3 3
Transportation Engineering Laboratory CE2P001 0-0-3 2 3
Total 24/26 25/27
Subject Name Code L-T-P Credit Contact
Hour
SEMESTER - V
Lateral 2 3-0/1-0 3/4 3/4
Breadth-2 3-0-0 3 3
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures CE3L001 3-1-0 4 4
Soil Mechanics CE3L002 3-1-0 4 4
Water Resources Engineering CE3L003 3-0-0 3 3
Structural Engineering Laboratory CE3P001 0-0-3 2 3
Soil Mechanics Laboratory CE3P002 0-0-3 2 3
Water Resources Engineering Laboratory CE3P003 0-0-3 2 3
Total 23/24 26/27
SEMESTER - VI
Lateral 3 3 3
Breadth - 3 3 3
Design of Steel Structures CE3L004 3-0-0 3 3
Foundation Engineering CE3L005 3-0-0 3 3
Water and Wastewater Engineering CE3L006 3-1-0 4 4
Civil Engineering Drawing and Estimation CE3P004 0-0-3 2 3
Structural Design and Detailing CE3P005 0-0-6 4 6
Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory CE3P006 0-0-3 2 3
Total 24 28
INDUSTRIAL SUMMER TRAINING AFTER 6th SEMESTER
SEMESTER - VII
Breadth - 4 3-0/1-0 3/4 3/4
Water Treatment and Supply CE6L101 3-1-0 4 4
Wastewater Treatment CE6L102 3-1-0 4 4
Elective - 1 CE4LXXX/CE6LXXX 3-0-0 3 3
CAD Laboratory CE4P001 0-0-3 2 3
Industrial Training Defence CE4T001 0-0-0 2 0
Project – Part 1 (CE) CE4D001 0-0-0 4 0
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory CE6P101 0-0-3 2 3
Total 24/25 17/18
SEMESTER - VIII
Air Pollution Control CE6L103 3-1-0 4 4
Environmental Impact Assessment CE6L104 3-1-0 4 4
Elective - 2 CE4LXXX/CE6LXXX 3-0/1-0 4 4
Elective – 3 CE4LXXX/CE6LXXX 3-1-0 4 3
Advanced Environmental Engineering Laboratory CE6P102 0-0-3 2 3
Project – Part 2 (CE) CE4D002 0-0-0 6 0
Total 23/24 18
SEMESTER - IX
Elective - 4 CE6LXXX 3-0/1-0 3/4 4
Thesis : Part-I (CE) CE6D001 0-0-0 12 0
Total 15/16 4
SEMESTER - X

Seminar-II CE6S002 0-0-0 2 0

Environmental Design Sessional CE6P103 0-0-3 2 2
Thesis : Part-II (CE) CE6D001 0-0-0 12 0
Total 16 2
Grand Total Total 220/225
List of Electives (1):

No Code Subject Name L-T-P Credit

1 CE4L032 Computational Hydraulics 3-0-0 3
2 CE4L033 Water Resources Management 3-0-0 3
3 CE4L034 Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis and Design 3-0-0 3
4 CE4L035 Hydropower Engineering 3-0-0 3
5 CE4L042 Sustainable Water and Sanitation System 3-0-0 3
6 CE4L043 Environmental System Management 3-0-0 3
7 CE4L051 River Engineering 3-0-0 3
8 CE4L052 Open Channel Hydraulics 3-0-0 3
9 CE4L054 Design of Hydraulic Structures 3-0-0 3
10 CE4L027 Construction Management 3-0-0 3
11 CE4L029 Advanced Transportation Engineering 3-0-0 3
12 CE4L045 Soil Dynamics 3-0-0 3
13 CE4L046 Advanced Foundation Engineering 3-0-0 3
14 CE4L055 Transportation Planning 3-0-0 3
15 CE4L056 Pavement Design 3-0-0 3
16 CE4L057 Traffic Engineering 3-0-0 3
NB: Any other subjects of same or higher level floated by any other specialisations of School of
Infrastructure and/or any other Schools can also be taken as an elective, as suggested by faculty
advisor/PG Coordinators

List of Electives (2 to 4):

No Code Name L-T-P Credit

1 CE6L102 Wastewater Treatment 3-1-0 4
2 CE6L104 Environmental Impact Assessment 3-1-0 4
3 CE6L105 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment 3-1-0 4
4 CE6L106 Environmental Economics 3-0-0 3
5 CE6L107 Environmental Hydraulics 3-1-0 4
6 CE6L108 Solid Waste Management 3-1-0 4
7 CE6L109 Industrial Pollution Prevention 3-0-0 3
8 CE6L110 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology 3-1-0 4
9 CE6L111 Highway Environment and Noise Pollution
3-0-0 3
Control
10 CE6L112 Environmental Nanotechnology and Applications 3-1-0 4
11 CE6L113 Water Quality Modeling and Management 3-0-0 3
12 CE6L513 Water Resources Planning and Management 3-1-0 4
13 CE6L514 Design of Pipe Networks 3-1-0 4
14 CE6L515 GIS & Remote Sensing Applications in Civil
3-0-0 3
Engineering
15 CE6L516 Non-Point Source Pollution of Water Resources 3-0-0 3
16 CE6L518 Integrated Watershed Management 3-0-0 3
17 CE6L216 Geotechnics of Polluted Sites 3-0-0 3
18 CE6L217 Geotechnics of Waste and Waste Containment 3-0-0 3
19 ES6L104 Groundwater Modeling & Simulation 3-0-0 3
20 MA6L001 Mathematical Methods 3-1-0 4
21 MA6L002 Advanced Techniques in Operation Research 3-1-0 4
NB: Any other subjects of same or higher level floated by any other specialisations of SIF or any other
Schools can also be taken as an elective, as suggested by faculty advisor/PG Coordinators
Subject Code: CE1P001 Name: Engineering Drawing L-T-P: 1-0-3 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to IS code of drawing; Conics and Engineering Curves – ellipse, parabola,
hyperbola, cycloid, trochoid, involute; Projection of lines – traces, true length; Projection of
planes and solids; sold objects – cube, prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone and sphere; Projection on
Auxiliary planes; Isometric projection, isometric scale; Section of solids – true shape of section;
Introduction to CAD tools – basics; Introduction of Development and Intersection of surfaces.
Books:
 Bhatt, N.D., Elementary Engineering Drawing, Charotar Publishing House
 Gill, P.S., Engineering Drawing & Engg. Graphics, S. K. Kataria & Sons
 Lakshminarayan, L.V. & Vaish. R.S., Engineering Graphics, Jain Brothers
Subject Code: CE2L001 Name: Solid Mechanics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Prerequisite: None
Stress analysis: forces and moments, theory of stress, principal stresses and stress invariants,
compatibility equations, equilibrium equations; Strain analysis: deformation and velocity
gradients, Lagrangian and Eulerian description andfinite strain, small deformation theory,
principal strains and strain invariants, compatibility conditions; Bending of Symmetric and non-
symmetric sections; Thick cylinders and pressure vessels; Introduction of theory of elasticity
Simple problems (semi-inverse method);Theories of failure; Stress concentration; Fatigue; Creep
and relaxation.
Books:
 Kazioni, S.M.A., Solid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill,
 Popoo, E.P., Introduction to Mechanics of Solids, Prentice Hill of India
 Crandall, S.H., Dahl, N.C., Lardner, T.J. and Sivakumar, M.S., An Introduction to Mechanics
of Solids, Tata McGraw Hill
 Jindal, U. C., Strength of Materials, Pearson
 Timoshenko, Strength of Materials, CBS
Subject Code: CE2L002 Name: Surveying L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction: Elements of surveying and mapping, types of surveys, Measurement of Distance,
Direction and Elevation. Chain Surveying, Compass Surveying, Plane Table Surveying, Levelling
and Contouring, Theodolite Surveying, Layout of curves, Tacheometry, Triangulation,
Computation of Area and Volume, Total Station, Global Positioning System, Introduction to
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System.
Books:
 Punmia, B.C., Surveying Vol. I, II and III, Laxmi Publication Pvt. Ltd.
 Arora, K. R., Surveying Vol. I, II and III, Standard Book House.
 Gopi, S., Sathikumar, R. and Madu, N., Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GISand Remote
Sensing, Pearson Education India.
Subject Code: CE2P002 Name: Surveying Practice L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Prerequisite: None
Introduction, Types of Surveys, Chaining, Taping, Corrections, Angle and Direction
Measurements, Prismatic compass, Measurement of bearing, Computations of angles from
bearings, Theodolite Surveying, Temporary Adjustments, Traversing, Principle of Levelling,
Simple and Differential Levelling, Adjustments, Plane table Surveying, Different Methods, Two
and Three Point Problems, Minor Surveying Instruments, Setting out Simple Works. Practicals:
Chaining, Offsets, Field book entry, Triangulation AND Traversing, Compass Surveying AND
Traversing, Plane Table Surveying , Two Point and Three Point Problems, Levelling, Level book
entry, Preparation of contour Map, Study of Theodolites and Angle Measurements, Theodolite
Traversing, Techeometric Traversing, Use of Distomat / Theomat, Interpretation of Aerial
Photographs AND Satellite Imagery. Surveying through Total Station equipment.
Subject Code: CE2L003 Name: Introduction to Civil L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
 Engineering and Construction
Materials
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to Civil Engineering; Major Divisions; Civil Engineering Infrastructures; Ethics in
Civil Engineering; Properties of construction material and their evaluation; test methods and
specifications; Cement – chemical composition, properties such as setting, strength, fineness,
hydration; Aggregates – sources, properties, chemical reactivity; Concrete - constituents,
proportioning, properties in fresh and hardened state, characteristic strength, quality control,
transportation and placing, testing, porosity; Admixtures – chemical, mineral; Steel – properties,
types of steel, steel in civil engineering; Bricks – manufacture, properties and classification;
masonry bonds; Wood - Structure, defects & preservation; Paints, New materials – Fibre
reinforced plastics (FRPs), epoxy-coated bars, Geo-synthetics etc., Construction methodologies
and equipment.
Books:
 Taylor, G.D., Materials of Construction, Prentice Hall
 Mehta P.K. and Montiero, P.M.J., Concrete – Material, Microstructure and Properties, Tata
Mcgraw Hill
 Gambhir, M.L., Concrete Technology, Tata Mcgraw Hill
 Neville, A.M. and Brooks, J.J., Concrete Technology, ELBS/Longman
 Neville, A.M., Properties of Concrete, 4th Edition, ELBS/Longman
 Dayaratnam, P. Brick and Reinforced Brick Structures, Oxford and IBH
 Ghose, D.N., Construction Materials, Tata Mcgraw Hill
 Relevant IS codes for testing and specifications
Subject Code: CE2L004 Name: Structural Analysis L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Prerequisite: None
Stability and Determinacy of Structures; Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures; Review of
shear force and bending moment diagrams in beams and frames; Plane trusses: Deflection of
trusses; Deflection of beams and frames; Influence line diagrams and moving loads; Analysis of
Statically Indeterminate Structures; Force and stiffness methods of analysis; Plane trusses by
using method of consistent deformations, Beams and frames: Plane trusses by using direct
stiffness method; Curved beams, arches and rings;
Books:
 Wang, C.K., Intermediate Structural Analysis, McGraw Hill
 Vazirani, V.N. and Ratwani, M.M., Analysis of Structures Vol-1, Vol-2, Khanna Publishers
 Ramamrutham, S. and Narayan, R., Theory of Structures, Dhanpat Rai
Subject Code: CE2L005 Name: Hydraulics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Prerequisite: None

Basic properties of water; Determination of hydrostatic forces; Kinematics of flow; Potential flow;
Continuity, Energy and Momentum principles; Open channel flow; Uniform and gradually
varied flows; Dimensional analysis; Hydraulic similitude and Modelling; Flow in pipes and Pipe
networks; Hydraulics machines; Pumps and Turbines.
Books:
 Subramanya, K., Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Tata McGraw Hill
 Kundu, P.K., Cohen, I.M. and Dowling, D.R., Fluid Mechanics, Academic Press, Elsevier
 White, F.M., Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill
 Streeter, V.L., Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill
Subject Code: CE2L006 Name: Transportation L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Engineering
Prerequisite: None
Different Modes of Transportation; Highway Development in India; Highway Alignment,
Survey and Detailed Project Report; Geometric Design of Highways: cross-sectional elements,
horizontal and vertical alignments; Elements of Traffic Engineering; Pavement Materials:
subgrade soil, aggregates, bituminous binders; Pavement Design: design of flexible and rigid
pavements, Elements of Highway Construction: embankment, subgrade, subbase and base
courses, bituminous surface courses, concrete pavements, soil stabilization; Drainage; Evaluation
and Maintenance of highways.
Books:
 Khanna, S. K. and Justo, C.E.G., Highway Engineering, Nem Chand & Bros
 Kadiyali, L.R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers
 Chakraborthy, P. and Das, A., Principles of Transportation Engineering, Prentice Hall of India
Subject Code: CE2P001 Name: Transportation L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Engineering Laboratory
Prerequisite: None
Tests on Bitumen: Penetration Test, Viscosity Test, Ductility Test, Softening Point Test; Tests on
Aggregates: Crushing test, Abrasion Test, Impact Test, Shape Test; CBR test on Soil, Dynamic
Cone penetrometer Test, Roughness measurement of road surface, Traffic Studies: Classified
Traffic Volume Count, Speed Studies etc.
Books:
 Khanna, S. K. and Justo, C.E.G., Highway Material Testing, Nem Chand & Bros.
 Khanna, S.K, Justo, A and Veeraragavan, A, Highway Materials and Pavement Testing, Nem
Chand & Bros.
 Kadiyali, L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning, Khanna Publishers
Subject Code: CE3L001 Name: Design of Reinforced L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Concrete Structures
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to the design of Concrete structures: Structural Systems, Materials, Loadings and
Structural Analysis, Working Stress Design, Ultimate Load Design, Limit State Design; Working
Stress Design: Beams for Bending Moment and Shear Force; Limit State Design: Beams for
Bending Moment, Shear Force, Bond and Torsion. Axially and eccentrically loaded Columns.
Beam-Columns for combined compression and flexure. One and two-way Slabs, Structural
Components: Isolated and Combined Footings; Lintels, Stair Cases, Retaining Walls.
Books:
 Gambhir, M.L., Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, PHI Learning
 Varghese, P.C., Limit State Design of Reinforced Concrete, PHI Learning
 Pillai, S.U. and Menon, D., Reinforced Concrete Design, Tata McGraw Hill
 Punmia, B.C., Jain A.K. and Jain A.K., Reinforced Concrete Structures Vol-I and II, Laxmi
Publications
 Park, R. and Pauley, T., Reinforced Concrete Structures, Willey International
Subject Code: CE3L002 Name: Soil Mechanics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Prerequisite: None
Introduction, formation of soils, index properties and classification of soils, soil compaction,
proctor and modified compaction, field control of compaction, effective stress, stress point and
stress path, soil-water-system - surface tension and capillarity, Darcy’s law, permeability of soils,
methods of determining coefficient of permeability, seepage analysis, flow nets, piping, quick
sand condition, compressibility and consolidation of soils, normally and over consolidated soil,
time rate of consolidation, determination of coefficient of consolidation, shear strength of soils,
direct shear and triaxial tests, Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion, CU, CD and UU tests, pore
pressures, Skempton’s pore pressure coefficients.
Books:
 Murthy, V.N.S., Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering by Marcel Dekkar, Inc., USA
 Das, B.M., Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, PWS Publishing Company, Boston, USA.
 Terzaghi, K., Ralph B.P. and Mesri, G., Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, John Wiely
and Sons, Inc.
 Muniram, B., Soil Mechanics and Foundations, John Wiely and Sons, Inc.
 Lambe, T.W., Whitman, R.V., Soil Mechanics, John Wiely and Sons, Inc. Canada.
 Parry, R.H.G., Mohr Circles, Stress Paths and Geotechnics, E & FN SPON publishers.
Subject Code: CE3L003 Name: Water Resources L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Engineering
Prerequisite: CE2L005: Hydraulics
Concepts of hydrologic cycle; Measurement and analysis of precipitation and runoff;
Hydrograph analysis; Irrigation requirement of crops; Design of canals; Design and drawing of
weirs and barrages; cross drainage works; Classification; analysis; design and drawing of Gravity
and Earth dams; Design and drawing of spillways and energy dissipators.
Books:
 Subramanya, K., Engineering Hydrology, Tata McGraw-Hill
 Garg, S.K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers
 Chow, V.T., Maidment, D.R. and Mays, L.W., Applied Hydrology, Tata McGraw-Hill
Subject Code: CE3P001 Name: Structural Engineering L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Laboratory
Prerequisite: None
Casting and load-deformation test of reinforced concrete and post tensioned beams; Cement test:
Standard consistency, setting times, compressive strength, fineness and soundness; Aggregate
Tests: Sieve analysis, Bulking of sand, Aggregate crushing value, Absorption, Unit weights;
Tension test of MS, HYSD, HT bars: Yield/Proof stress, Ultimate Strength, Young’s modulus,
percentage elongation; Compressive strength of bricks and Pre-conditioning; Load deformation
testing of steel beam; Concrete mix design and slump test; Demonstration of flow table,
compacting factor and V.B. tests; Compressive strength of cubes by Non-Destructive Testing;
Dynamics of SDOF, MDOF systems; Indirect tensile strength of cylinders.
Subject Code: CE3P002 Name: Soil Mechanics L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Laboratory
Prerequisite: None
Specific gravity test, sieve analysis, hydrometer analysis, Atterberg’s limits tests, Proctor
compaction test, relative density of sand, in-situ density test, permeability tests, direct shear test,
unconfined compression test, vane shear test, triaxial tests, consolidation test.
Books:
 Lambe, T.W., Soil Testing for Engineers John Wiley & Sons Inc.
 Murthy, V.N.S., Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices of Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering, Marcel Dekkar, Inc., USA.
 Robert W.D., Soil Testing Manual: Procedures, Classification Data, and Sampling Practices,
McGraw-Hill Professional.
Subject Code: CE3P003 Name: Water Resources L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Engineering Laboratory
Prerequisite: CE2L005: Hydraulics
Experiments on flow measurements in open channels and pipes; verification of momentum and
energy equations; hydraulic jump; measurement of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces; flow
in open channels; specific energy
Subject Code: CE3L004 Name: Design of Steel Structures L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to Steel Structure Design: Structural Systems, Design Loads and Load
Combinations, Rolled Sections and Built-up sections; Working Stress Design; Plastic Design;
Limit State Design Methods; Design of structural fasteners: rivets, bolts and welds. Simple and
Eccentric Connections; Design of tension members; Design of compression members; Design of
Built-up column using lacing and battening; Design of flexure members; Design of Beam-
Column; Design of Column Bases; Design of Plate Girder and Gantry Girder.
Books:
 Subramanian, N., Design of Steel Structures, Oxford University Press
 Duggal, S.K., Limit State Design of Steel Structures, McGraw Hill
 Ram, K S, Design of Steel Structures, Pearson Education
Subject Code: CE3L005 Name: Foundation Engineering L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction, examples of foundation problems, site characterization, soil exploration, site
investigation methods, in-situ tests, Bearing capacity: general, local and punching shear failure,
effect of size, shape, depth and water table, Settlement of foundations: elastic, consolidation and
total settlement, Types of foundation: shallow and deep foundations, isolated, combined, mat
etc., contact pressure distribution, basics of design of shallow foundation, deep foundation type,
load transfer mechanism in piles, pile capacity, laterally loaded pile, test pile and pile load test,
efficiency of pile group, settlement of pile, earth pressure theories: Rankine’s theory, Coulomb’s
theory, Stability analysis of earth retaining structures - gravity, cantilever, counterfort, Slope
stability: finite slopes and infinite slopes, Bishop’s simplified method, method of slices.
Books:
 Bowles, E., Foundation Analysis and Design by Joseph, McGraw Hill Higher, USA.
 Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Cengage Learning.
 Das, B. M., Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Cengage Learning.
 Budhu, M., Soil mechanics and foundations, Wiley Publishers, New Delhi.
 Murthy, V. N. S., Principles of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engg, UBSPD.
 Khan, I.H., A text book of Geotechnical Engg, Prentice Hall India.
 Gopal Ranjan & Rao, A. S. R. Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
Bowles, Joseph E. Foundation analysis and design, McGraw-Hill Publishers
Subject Code: CE3L006 Name: Water and Wastewater L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Engineering
Prerequisite: None
General requirement for water supply, population forecasting and water demand, sources,
intake, pumping and transportation of water; Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of
water and their significance, Water quality criteria, Water borne diseases, Natural purification of
water sources. Engineered systems for water treatment: aeration, sedimentation, softening,
coagulation, filtration, adsorption, ion exchange, and disinfection. Generation and collection of
wastewater, quantities of sanitary wastes and storm water. Design of sewerage system Primary,
secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater; Wastewater disposal standards. Basics of
microbiology. Biological wastewater treatment systems: Aerobic processes - activated sludge
process and its modifications, trickling filter, RBC, Anaerobic Processes- conventional anaerobic
digester, High rate and hybrid anaerobic reactors. Sludge digestion and handling. Disposal of
effluent and sludge Design problems on water and wastewater treatment units and sludge
digestion.
Books:
 Peavy, H. S., Rowe, D. R. and Tchobanoglous, G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
International Ed.
 McGhee, T. J, Water Supply and Sewerage, McGraw-Hill Inc.
 Davis, M. L and Cornwell, D. A, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill,
Inc.
 Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering- Treatment and Reuse (Revised by G.
Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton and H. D. Stensel), Tata McGraw Hill.
 Sawyer, C. N, McCarty, P. L and Parkin, G. F., Chemistry for Environmental Engineers,
McGraw- Hill.
 APHA, Standard Methods Examination of Water and Wastewater, American Public Health
Association, Washington DC.
 Manual for Sewer and Sewerage, Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering
Organisation, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Govt. of India.
 Manual for water supply and treatment, Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering
Organisation, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Govt. of India.
Subject Code: CE3P004 Name: Civil Engineering L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
 Drawing and Estimation
Prerequisite: None
Building drawing: Components of buildings - Plan, elevation and section of buildings; Hands on
Practice using AutoCAD or Solid Works, Estimation: Central line method, short wall - long wall
method, units of measurement, Rate analysis, Cost estimation for buildings and other structures.
Books:
 Malik, R.S. and Meo, G.S. Civil Engineering Drawing, Computech Publications Limited
 Dutta, B.N., Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering: Theory and Practice including
Specification and Valuation, Sangam Books
 Chakraborti, M., Estimating, Costing, Specification, Valuation in Civil Engineering,
Chakraborti
Subject Code: CE3P005 Name: Structural Design and L-T-P: 0-0-6 Credit: 4
Detailing
Prerequisite: CE3L001: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Detailed Design of Multistoried RC Building and Detailing of RC Slabs, Beams, columns and
footings; Design of Industrial Steel Building with Truss Roof and Detailing of Trusses, Gusseted
Joints, Eccentric Connections Riveted/Welded, Beam End Connections, Built-up Column; Design
and detailing of Special Structures: Pile foundation, Water tank and Retaining wall.
Subject Code: CE3P006 Name: Water and Wastewater L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
Engineering Laboratory
Prerequisite: None
Physical characteristics of water - Turbidity, Taste, Odor, Colour, Electrical conductivity;
Analysis of solids content of water - Dissolved, settleable, suspended, total, volatile, inorganic;;
Alkalinity and acidity; Hardness - Total, calcium and magnesium; Analysis of ions - Fluoride,
copper, arsenic; Optimum coagulant dose; Break point chlorination; Settling column analysis for
sedimentation tank design; BOD and BOD rate constant determination; COD; DO and re-
aeration constant determination; Bacteriological quality measurement: MPN, plate count

Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4

Name: Water Treatment and Supply
CE6L101
Prerequisite: None
Water requirements, Types of water demands, Water demand forecasting,Surface water and
ground water sources, Water quality and drinking water standards, Water treatment systems,
Physico-chemical processes, Sedimentation, Coagulation, Flocculation, Granular media filtration,
Disinfection, Water softening, Adsorption and ion exchange processes,Desalination, Membrane
filtration, Treatment of specific contaminants: Fluoride, Nitra and Arsenic, Water supply schemes,
Determination of reservoir capacity, Gravitational, pumping and combined water supply
schemes, Water-lifting arrangements, Distribution reservoirs and service storage, Pumping and
design considerations for pumps, Design and hydraulic analysis of water distribution system,
Distribution system components, Aqueducts, Hydraulics of conduits, Appurtenances and valves,
water pipes, Storage tanks, Optimization of pipe network systems, Planning of urban and
metropolitan water supply project and its implementation
Books
 Peavy H. S., Rowe D. R. and Tchobanoglous G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
International Ed.
 Bhave P. R. and Gupta R., Analysis of Water Distribution Networks, Narosa publishing house,
New Delhi.
 Qasim S. R., Motley E. M. and Zhu G., Water Works Engineering- Planning, Design and
Operation, Prentice Hall.
 Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Manual on Water Supply
and Treatment, 2nd Ed, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi December.1999 (Check)
 Hammer M. J., Water and Waste water Technology, PHI Learning.
 McGhee T. J., Water Supply and Sewerage, McGraw Hill International.
 Relevant BIS Codes
Subject Code: Name: Wastewater Treatment L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L102
Prerequisite: None
Wastewater- Sources, nature and characteristics, Population equivalent, Municipal wastewater
collection, Systems of sanitation and water carriage, Estimation of wastewater flows and variation
in wastewater flow, Estimation of storm water runoff, Process Flow sheets, Reactor Analysis, Unit
operations and processes, Theory and Design of biological treatment processes, Aerobic treatment
such as activated sludge process, Extended Aeration, oxidation ditches, Biofilm Processes:
trickling filters, biotowers, MBBR and Natural Processes: waste stabilization ponds, aerated
lagoon, Anaerobic treatment: upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, Anaerobic Filters, sludge
treatment and disposal, Design of a wastewater treatment plant,
On Site collection and Disposal, pit latrines, Compositing privy, Septic Tanks and Aqua privy.
Books
 Metcalf & Eddy., Wastewater Engineering- Treatment and Reuse (Revised by G.
Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton and H. D. Stensel), Tata McGraw Hill.
 Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Manual on Water Supply
and Treatment, 2nd Ed, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi December.
 Hammer M. J., Water and Waste water Technology, PHI Learning.
 McGhee T. J., Water Supply and Sewerage, McGraw Hill International.
 Peavy H. S., Rowe D. R. and Tchobanoglous G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
International Ed.
 Quasim S. R., Motley E. M. and Zhu G., Water Works Engineering- Planning, Design and
Operation, Prentice Hall.
Eckenfelder, W. W., Jr. (2000) Industrial Water Pollution Control, 3d ed., McGraw-Hill
Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
Name: Air Pollution Control
CE6L103
Prerequisite: None
Air pollution, Sources of air pollution, Types of pollutant, Gases and particulate; Atmospheric
sources, sinks, transport; Effects on health and environment; Criteria pollutants, ambient and
source standards. Characterization of aerosols, size distributions, Gaseous Pollutants, Control
systems, Air quality management, dispersion modeling. Industrial and Vehicular sources of air
pollution, Behaviour of pollutants in atmosphere, Emission factors, regulations, control strategies
and policies; Monitoring of air pollutants, Particulate and Gaseous Pollutant Control, Control
technologies for removal of SO2, NOx, VOC, Control technologies for motor vehicles.
Books
 Peavy H. S., Rowe D. R. and Tchobanoglous G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
International Edition.
 Nevers N. D., Air Pollution Control Engineering, Mc. Graw Hill International Edition.
 Buonicore A.J., and Davis W.T., Air Pollution Engineering Manual, van Nostrand-Reinhold,
New York.
 Flagan R.C., and Seinfeld J.H., Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering, Prentice Hall, New
Jersey.
 Wark K., Warner C. F. and Davis W., Air Pollution Its Origin and Control, 3rd edition, Harper
and Row, New York.
 Rao M. N., Air Pollution, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
 Griffin R. D., Principles of Air Quality Management, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA.
Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Name: Environmental Impact Assessment
CE6L104
Prerequisite: None
Concept of environmental impact, Introduction to Environmental impact assessment (EIA) –
definitions, terminology and concepts, Evolution of EIA in the USA, Key features of the National
Environmental Policy Act and its implementation and the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) guidelines, Role of the USEPA, Evolution of
EIA in India, Sustainable development, Generalised EIA process flow chart, Screening,
Initial environmental examination (IEE), Scoping, Public participation.
Environment Risk assessment, Pollution prevention and Waste minimization, sustainable
development (SD), Life cycle assessment. Global Environmental Issues.
EIA - Screening and scoping criteria, Rapid and comprehensive EIA, Impact assessment
methods, checklists, matrices, quantitative methods, networks, overlay mapping, Impact
prediction and evaluation, Legislative and environmental clearance procedures in India and
other countries, Siting criteria, CRZ, Public participation, Resettlement and rehabilitation.
Practical applications of EIA, EIA methodologies, Baseline data collection, Prediction and
assessment of impacts on physical, biological and socio-economic environment, Environmental
management plan, Post project monitoring, initial environmental examination (IEE),
environmental impact statement (EIS), environmental appraisal, environmental audit (EA),
Environmental impact factors and areas of consideration, measurement of environmental impact,
organisation, scope and methodologies of EIA, case studies stressing physical aspects of
environment, Evolution of EIA, EIA at project, Regional and policy levels, Strategic EIA, EIA
process.
Books
 Canter L., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill.
 Asolekar S. R. and Gopichandran R. Preventive Environmental Management - An Indian
Perspective Foundation Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (the Indian association of Cambridge
University Press, UK).
 Rau G.J. and Wooten, C.D., Environmental Impact Analysis Handbook, McGraw Hill.
 Dhameja S. K., Environmental Engineering and Management, S. K. Kataria& Sons
 Anjaneyulu Y. , Environmental impact assessment methodologies, B.S. Publications
 World Bank ‘Environmental Assessment Source Book’, Environment Dept., Washington D.C.
 Welford R., Corporate Environmental Management, Earthscan Publications Limited, London.
 Sayre D., Inside ISO 14000: Competitive Advantage of Environmental Management, St. Louis
Press, Florida.

Subject Code: Name: Environmental Monitoring L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2

CE6P101 laboratory
Physical and chemical characteristics of water and wastewater, Optimum coagulant dose,
Break point Chlorination, DO, BOD and COD, Microbial characteristics of water – total
and fecal coliforms, Settling Column Analysis, Ambient air quality Analysis -
Determination of SPM, PM10, PM2.5, CO, NOx and SOx, detection of environmental noise.
Books
 Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, APHA, 20thEdition,
Washington, 1998
 Sawyer, C.N. and McCarty, P.L., and Parkin, G.F. Chemistry for Environmental
Engineers, 4thEdn. McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1994.
 Garg, S.K., “Environmental Engineering Vol. I & II”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi
 Modi, P.N., “Environmental Engineering Vol. I & II”, Standard Book House, Delhi-6
Subject Code: Name: Advanced Environmental L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
CE6P102 Engineering laboratory
Use of analytical instruments such as AAS, GC, LC for gas and micropollutant analysis, heavy
metal detection, use of microscope, isolation and analysis of microbes, Tracer Studies for
Reactors, Adsorption Kinetics
Books
 Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, APHA, 20thEdition,
Washington, 1998
 Sawyer, C.N. and McCarty, P.L., and Parkin, G.F. Chemistry for Environmental Engineers, 4th
Edn. McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1994.
Subject Code: Name: Environmental Design Sessional L-T-P: 0-0-3 Credit: 2
CE6P103
Environmental engineering hydraulic design: design of distribution systems, design of urban
sanitary and storm water sewers, design of water and wastewater pumping systems. Design of
intake structure, detailed design of water treatment plant, Design of wastewater treatment and
disposal systems, use of ANOVA, statistical analysis of case studies, use of software in
environmental design.
Books
 Bhave P R , Optimal Design Of Water Distribution Networks, Narosa publishing house, New
Delhi., 2003
 Bhave P R and Gupta R., Analysis of Water Distribution Networks, Narosa publishing house,
New Delhi, 2006.
 Montgomery, J.M., Water Treatment Principles and Design, John Wiley and Sons.
 Check for R. Qasim Books for Design of Water Treatment Plant and Wastewater treatment
Plant
 Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Manual on Water Supply
and Treatment, 2nd Ed, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi December 1999.- Check
its date
 Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization, Manual on Sewerage and
Sewage Treatment, 2nd Ed, Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi, December 2014-
Check 2014
 Quasim, S. R., Motley E. M. and Zhu, G., Water Works Engineering- Planning, Design and
Operation, Prentice Hall, 2000.

Syllabus of Elective Subjects

Subject Code: CE4L032 Name: Computational Hydraulics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

Prerequisite: None
General numerical methods; Introduction to FEM, FDM and BEM; Perturbation method;
Methods of characteristics; Hydroinformatics; Applications to water resources engineering
Books:
 Michael B. Abbott, Anthony W. Minns, Computational Hydraulics.
 Cornelis B. Vreugdenhil, Computational Hydraulics.
 Ioana Popescu, Computational Hydraulics.
Subject Code: CE4L033 Name: Water Resources
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Management
Prerequisite: None
Water resources economics; Water resources conservation techniques; Optimization in water
resources engineering; Irrigation management; Reservoir management; Sustainable water
resources development; Environmental impact assessment of water resources projects.
Books:
 Feldman, Dave Water Resources Management.
 Nageswara Rao, K., Water Resources Management.
 Lenton, Roberto L., Muller, Mike, Integrated Water Resources Management in Practice.
Subject Code: CE4L034 Name: Hydraulic and Hydrologic
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Analysis and Design
Prerequisite: None
Synthetic design storms & Estimation of peak discharge, Urban storm drainage design, Culvert
design, Detention storage design, Flood frequency analysis; Design of water distribution
network, Analysis and design of mobile and rigid boundary channels, Tractive force concepts in
channel design, Design of canal headworks, distribution works, and cross-drainage works,
Design of gravity dams, spillways, and energy dissipators.
Books:
 Ben C. Yen, Yeou-Koung Tung, Reliability and Uncertainty Analyses in Hydraulic Design: A
Report, American Society of Civil Engineers
 Bruce E. Larock, Roland W. Jeppson, Gary Z. Watters, Hydraulics of Pipeline Systems, CRC
Press
 Ghosh, Karunamoy, Analysis and Design Practice of Hydraulic Concrete Structures, PHI
 Learning Pvt. Ltd
 Chow, Ven Te, Maidment, David R. and Mays, Larry W., Applied Hydrology, Tata McGraw-
Hill Education
Subject Code: CE4L035 Name: Hydropower Engineering L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Power generation through storage (dams) and diversion (barrages); run-of the river schemes
with and without pondage; integrated powerhouse with barrage / on diversion channel;
pumped storage schemes; tidal power plants; hydroelectric plant layouts for open flow diversion
schemes and pressure diversion system or their combinations; underground projects with
pressure diversion systems; position of power house (surface, underground or semi-
underground); hydropower conveyance structures intakes, conveyance structures and outflow
structures; intakes to canals and tunnels (with corresponding de-silting arrangements); intakes
for in-stream powerhouses; reservoir type intakes, trash rack and its design; intakes for
embankment dams; water conducting systems open channels, fore-bays, tunnels, surge tanks,
penstocks, valves and anchor blocks; layout and sections of tunnels; tunnel deign basics;
construction methods for tunnels; penstock components (bends, reducer, branches, manifolds);
turbine foundations and overhead traveling crane frame; underground powerhouse cavern;
types of turbines and their selection.
Books:
 Subramanya, K., Flow in open channels, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
 Garg, S. K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers
 Subramanya, K., Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
 Daugherty, Robert Long, Hydraulic Turbines, McGraw-Hill
Subject Code: CE4L042 Name: Sustainable Water and
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Sanitation Systems
Prerequisite: None
Concept of sustainability in water and waste management, Water Conservation, Rainwater
Harvesting: Roof water harvesting, technology, quality, health issues, Groundwater recharge,
techniques, case studies, Water tariff, sustainable water management. Decentralised wastewater
treatment systems, Reliability and cost effectiveness of wastewater systems, Tertiary treatment,
process selection, granular- medium filtration, micro screening, removal of toxic compounds and
refractory organics, removal of dissolved inorganic substances, Natural Wastewater Treatment
Systems, Natural and constructed wetlands, different types, Mechanisms, performance, design,
case studies. Land treatment systems. Wastewater reuse and reclamation. Rural water supply
and sanitation, Low-cost sanitation, Dry sanitation methods, Pit latrines, VIP latrines, Aquaprivy,
septic tank, Organic solid waste management techniques, Composting/vermicomposting, biogas
technology, plasma technology,
Books:
 Ahluwalia, P. and Nema, A. K., Water and Wastewater Systems: Source, Treatment,
Conveyance and Disposal, S. K. Kataria & Sons.
 Arceivala, S. J. and Asolekar, S. R., Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control and Reuse,
Tata McGraw Hill.
 Cites, R. W., Middlebrooks, E. J., and Reed, S. C., Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems,
CRC Taylor and Francis.
 Cairncross, S. and Feachem, R., Environmental Health Engineering in the Tropics, John Wiley
& Sons.
 Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering- Treatment and Reuse (Revised by Tchobanoglous,
G., Burton, F. L. and Stensel, H. D.), Tata McGraw Hill.
Subject Code: CE4L043 Name: Environmental System
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Management
Prerequisite: None
Human - environment relationship, normative criteria, descriptive and prescriptive models,
limits of growth; Environmental and natural resources economics, pollution control policy,
growth in a finite environment; Environmental protection laws; Numerical/mathematical
modelling of environmental systems, subsystems, and pollutant transport processes; Planning
and management of environmental systems: optimization techniques, stochastic modelling,
statistical inferences; Large scale systems; Optimal monitoring network design, identification of
sources; Risk reliability and uncertainty in environmental systems; Topics in groundwater and
surface water quality management.
Books:
 Schnoor, J. L., Environmental Modelling, Wiley-interscience.
 Boubel, R. W., Fox, D. L., Turner, D. B. and. Stern, A. C., Fundamentals of Air Pollution,
Academic Press, New York.
 Thomann, R. V., and Muller, J. A., Principles of Surface Water Quality Modelling and Control,
Harper International Edition.
 Tchobanoglous, G., Schroeder, E. D., Water Quality, Addison – Wesley Publishing Company,
Reading, Massachusetts.
 Welford, R., Corporate Environmental Management, Earthscan Publications Limited, London.
 Rosencranz, A., Divan, S. and Noble, M. L., Environmental Law and Policy in India : Cases,
Materials and Statutes, Tripathi Pvt. Ltd, Bombay.
 Asolekar, S. R. and Gopichandran, R., Preventive Environmental Management - An Indian
Perspective Foundation Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (The Indian Association of Cambridge
University Press, UK).
Subject Code: CE4L051 Name: River Engineering
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
River basins; erosion from river catchments and its transportation by rivers; classification of
streams, delta, alluvial fans, point bars, etc.; hydraulic geometry and plan form of alluvial rivers;
features of gravel bed rivers; bed level changes in streams sedimentation on the upstream and
degradation on the downstream of dams and barrages; morphology of some Indian rivers; river
flow measurement techniques; stream gauging and analysis of rating curves (hydrometry);
dynamics of tidal rivers and estuarine flows; mathematical models for sediment transport and
pollutant transport in rivers; introduction to software packages for river flow, sediment and
pollutant transport; riverbank erosion mechanisms; direct bank erosion protection methods (use
of fascine mattresses; geosynthetics; other [hard] options); indirect bank erosion protection
methods (flow deflection using spurs, groynes, etc. and their possible ill effects); foundations for
bridges across rivers; river training works (guide bunds) for bridges and barrages.
Books:
 Julien, P. Y., River Mechanics, Cambridge University Press.
 Garg, S. K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers.
 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, River Hydraulics.
Subject Code: CE4L052 Name: Open Channel Hydraulics
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Basic concepts; Energy and Momentum equations and their applications; Critical flow, channel
control ad transitions; Uniform flow and flow resistance; Sheet flow; Concepts of boundary layer
and surface roughness; Theoretical uniform flow equations; Instability of uniform flow;
Gradually varied flow, flow profile classification and computation methods; Flow profiles in
natural channels; Spatially varied flow; Hydraulic jump; Unsteady flow, continuity equation,
dynamic equation, wave propagation; Method of characteristics; Rapidly varied unsteady flow,
surges; Dam break problems.
Books:
 Subramanya, K., Flow in Open Channels, Tata McGraw-Hill.
 Chanson, H., Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow, Elsevier.
 Chow, V. T., Open Channel Hydraulics, McGraw Hill.
 French, R., Open Channel Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill.
 Sturm, T.W., Open Channel Hydraulics, Tata McGraw-Hill.
Subject Code: CE4L053 Name: Water Resources Systems
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to systems concept in water resources engineering: its role in planning and
management; data acquisition and processing; descriptive and prescriptive models; economics of
water resources systems; social, economical, technical and environmental issues; decision making
under uncertainty and/or risk; evaluation of project alternatives; application to surface and
subsurface water resources systems planning and management.
Books:
 Vedula, S. and Mujumdar, P. P., Water Resources Systems, McGraw-Hill.
 Jain, S. K., and Singh, V. P., Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, Elsevier.
 Purcell, P., Design of Water Resources Systems, Thomas Telford Publishing.
Subject Code: CE4L054 Name: Design of Hydraulic
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Structures
Prerequisite: None
Concrete dams, force and stress analysis for components like piers, bridges and trash rack and
their reinforcement detailing; stress analysis around galleries, adits and shafts and reinforcement
provisions; integrated stability analysis of concrete dams considering foundation rock;
construction methods for concrete dams. Embankment dams, seepage analysis (finding the
phreatic line) for different types of embankment dams; seepage control measures for
embankment dams; construction methods for embankment dams. Spillways and energy
dissipators design of ogee spillways; calculations for chute spillway profiles; flow characteristics
of shaft and syphon spillways; types of energy dissipators, their selection and dimensioning;
flow characteristics of radial gates; introduction to relevant BIS codes and guidelines. Barrages -
design of barrage structure and canal head regulator; construction methods for barrages.
Irrigation structures, Canals, cross drainage works, falls and energy dissipators.
Books:
 Garg, S. K., Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures, Khanna Publishers.
 Ghosh, K., Analysis and Design Practice of Hydraulic Concrete Structures, PHI Learning
Private Limited.
 Novak, P., Moffat, A. I. B., Nalluri, C., and Narayanan, R. Hydraulic Structures, Taylor &
Fransis.
Subject Code: CE4L027 Name: Construction Management L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Construction Management Overview; Construction Industry; Construction Projects
Management; Scheduling Techniques for Construction Projects; Construction Estimating;
Construction Cost Control; Construction Contracts Administration; Construction Practice
Books:

 Jha, Neeraj Kumar, Construction Project Management, Pearson Education India

 Williams, Trefor, Construction Management, Pearson Education India
 Chitkara, Krishnan, Construction Project Management Techniques And Practice, Tata
McGraw Hill
 Purifoy R.L., Construction Planning, equipments and Methods, Mc Graw Hill, Tokyo, Japan.
Subject Code: CE4L029 Name: Advanced Transportation
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Engineering
Prerequisite: None
Airports: introduction; characteristics of aircrafts related to airport design; obstruction clearance
criteria; design of airside facilities: runway orientation, length, capacity, configuration and
number, taxiway layout, design of fillets, high-speed exit taxiway, apron gate and circulation
areas, hanger; design of landside facilities: terminal building functional areas and facilities,
centralized and de-centralized concepts, vertical distribution; airport planning and site selection;
pavement design; visual aids; demand estimation of air travel, drainage. Railways:- Introduction,
classification of routes; railway gauge, coning of wheels and canting of rails, train resistance and
hauling power; track components: rails, sleepers, fastenings, ballast and formation; track stresses;
turnouts and crossings, signals and control systems, welded rails. Elements of water and pipeline
transportation. Economic Analysis of Transportation Projects
Book:
 Horonjeff, Robert, Planning and Design of Airports, McGraw Hill
 Chandra, Satish and Agarwal, M.M., Railway Engineering, Oxford University Press India
 Garber, NJ and Hoel, LA, Principles of Traffic and Highway Engineering, Cengage Learning
Subject Code: CE4L045 Name: Soil Dynamics L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Introduction, Fundamental of vibrations, dynamic properties of geomaterials, transient
vibrations, analysis of free and forced vibrations using spring dashpot model, single degree of
freedom system, multidegrees of freedom system, application of single and multidegree of
freedom systems, wave propagation in elastic media, laboratory and field evaluation of soil
properties, analysis of earthquake loadings, liquefaction analysis.
Books:
 Saran, S., Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations, Galgotia Publications.
 Das, B. M. and Ramana, G. V., Principles of Soil Dynamics, CL-Engineering.
 Richart, F. E., Woods, R. D., and Hall, J. R., Vibrations of Soils and Foundations, Prentice Hall.
 Kramer, S. L., Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall.
Subject Code: CE4L046 Name: Advanced Foundation
L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Engineering
Prerequisite: None
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations: Prandtl, Terzaghi and Meyerhof s method of analysis,
safe and allowable bearing pressures, selection of type and depth of foundations, combined
footings, mat foundations including floating raft, settlement calculations, Skempton - Bjerrum
modification, and Martin s method, bearing capacity of layered soils, bearing capacity of footings
on slopes, Deep foundations: mechanics of load transfer in piles, load carrying capacity, pile load
test, lateral loaded piles, design of pile groups including settlement calculations, design of block
foundation, well foundations, coffer dams, pier foundations, earth pressure computations on
retaining walls and their design, earthquake response of foundations.
Books:
 Das, B. M., Principles of Foundation Engineering, Cengage Learning.
 Budhu, M., Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Wiley Publishers, New Delhi.
 Coduto, D. P., Foundation Design: Principles and Practices, Prentice Hill Publishers.
 Holts, R. D. and Kovacs, W. D., An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice Hall.
 Das, B. M., Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity and Settlement, CRC Press.
 Tomilson, M. J., Foundation Design and Construction, Pearson Publishers.
Subject Code: CE4L055 Name: Transportation Planning L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Transportation planning Process, Demand-supply interaction of a transportation system, four-
step-travel demand modeling- such as trip generation, trip distribution, modal split and traffic
assignment, discussion of case study on travel demand model, land-use transport model,
household travel survey, public transportation, traffic forecasting techniques on highway,
Demand analysis for air transportation
Book:
 Kadiyali, L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers.
 Ortuzar, J. D. and Williumsen, L. G., Modeling Transport, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Subject Code: CE4L056 Name: Pavement Design L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Types of Pavement, Pavement Composition, Philosophy of design of flexible and rigid
pavements, analysis of pavements using different analytical methods, selection of pavement
design input parameters, traffic loading and volume, material characterization, drainage, failure
criteria, reliability, design of flexible and rigid pavements using different methods, pavement
evaluation and overlay design.
Books:
 Huang, Y. H., Pavement Analysis and Design, Pearson Education.
 Yoder, E. J. and Witczak, M. W., Principles of Pavement Design, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
 Mallick, R. B. and El-Korchi, T., Pavement Engineering: Principles and Practice, CRC Press.
Subject Code: CE4L057 Name: Traffic Engineering L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Driver behaviour, visual angle modelling, traffic information and control systems, traffic studies-
volume, speed and delay studies, elements of traffic flow theory, Greenshields’ model and
Greenberg’s model, PCU concept, characteristics of uninterrupted traffic, gap acceptance-Raff’s
method, queuing theory, shock wave, capacity and LOS of Uninterrupted facilities,
characteristics of interrupted traffic, IRC method of roundabout design, traffic characteristics at
unsignalised intersections, queue discharge characteristics at signalised intersections, Trial Cycle
method and Webster’s method of signal design, dilemma zone, actuated signal control, signal
coordination.
Books:
 Mannering, F. L., Kilareski, W. P. and Washburn, S. S., Principles of Highway Engineering
and Traffic Analysis, Wiley India Edition.
 Drew, D. R., Traffic Flow Theory and Control, MaGraw-Hill.
 May, A. D. Traffic Flow Fundamentals, Prentice Hall.
 Slinn, M., Guest, P. and Mathews, P., Traffic Engineering Design, Elsevier.
 Roess, R. P., Prassas, E. S., McShane, W. R. Traffic Engineering, Pearson.
 Kadiyali, L. R., Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning, Khanna Publishers.
 Pignatro, L. J., Traffic Engineering-Theory and Practice, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey.
 Khanna, S. K. and Justo, C. E. G., Highway Engineering, Nem Chand & Bros, Roorkee.
 Khisty, C. J. and Lal, B. K., Transportation Engineering, Prentice Hall India.
 Papacostas, C. S. and Prevedouros, P. D., Transportation Engineering & Planning, Prentice-
Hall.

Subject Code: Name: Advanced Water and Wastewater L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L105 Treatment
Prerequisite: None
Capabilities and limitations of conventional water and waste water treatment methods, Need for
advanced treatment of water and waste water, Advanced water treatment- Iron and manganese
removal, colour and odour removal, activated carbon treatment, carbonate balance for corrosion
control, ion exchange, electro-dialysis, reverse osmosis and modern methods and flouride
management.

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal methods including biological methods, Methods for the
removal of heavy metals, oil and refractory organics, Micro-screening, ultra-filtration,
centrifugation and other advanced physical methods- aerobic/anaerobic digestion, anaerobic
filtration, novel methods of aeration etc.,

Combined physico-chemical and biological processes, Pure oxygen systems, Filtration for high
quality effluents, Multistage treatment systems, Land treatment and other resources recovery
systems. Decentralised wastewater treatment systems; Reliability and cost effectiveness of
wastewater systems. Natural treatment systems- floating aquatic plant treatment systems,
constructed wetlands. Industrial Wastewater management and reuse, removal of industry specific
pollutants
Books
 Metcalf & Eddy., Wastewater Engineering- Treatment and Reuse (Revised by G.
 Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton and H. D. Stensel), Tata McGraw Hill.
 PeavyH. S.,Rowe D. R.,and Tchobanoglous G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
InternationalEdition.
 Nemerow N. L and Dasgupta A., Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment, Van Nostarnd
Reinhold (New York).
 Arceivala S.J. and Asolekar S.R., Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control and Reuse, Tata
McGraw Hill.
 Eckenfelder, W. W., Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw-Hill.
 Nemerow, N. L., Zero Pollution for Industry: Waste Minimization through Industrial
Complexes, John Wiley & Sons.
 Cites R W., Middlebrooks E J., Reed S C., Natural wastewater Treatment Systems, CRC Taylor
and Francis.
 Patwardhan A.D., Industrial Wastewater Treatment, PHI Learning
 S.R. Qasim, Edward and Motley and Zhu, H., “Water Works Engineering – Planning, Design
and Operation”, Prentice Hall, India.
 S. Vigneswaran and C. Visvanathan, “Water Treatment Processes: Simple Options”, CRC
Press.
Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Name: Environmental Economics
CE6L106
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to Environmental Economics: Scope of the problem, Interaction between economy
and environment, Economist’s perspectives on environmental problems. Brief idea about Quality
of natural Environment and Environmental problems (Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Toxic
Emission, ecosystem health).Introduction to Environmental Policy Instruments: Choice of policy
instrument, command and control instruments, taxation, tradable permits, Environmental
performance bonds
Public and environmental goods, negative externality and market failure, Internalization
Environmental Valuation:Contingent valuation methods, travel cost method, hedonic price
method
Economics of natural resources: Natural Resources (renewable and non-renewable), Population
dynamics, extraction of non-renewable resources, depletion, resource modeling,
Green and Natural resource accounting: GDP, NDP and sustainable development, Environmental
accounting
Social efficiency and benefit-cost analysis: Efficiency and competitive markets, supply, demand
and efficiency, benefit and cost analysis
Sustainable development and irreversibility in environmental policy: definition, economical
efficiency, economic growth and environment
Global Environmental Issues and policies: Climate Change: Causes; possible effects; costs of
mitigating green house gas emissions; Carbon Trading, adaptation measures, Design of
international agreements, Environmental conflict, bargaining and cooperation, Environmental
issues and policies in India
Books:
 KolstadC.D., Environmental Economics, Oxford University Press.
 Conrad J. M., Resource Economics. Cambridge University Press
 Bhattacharya R.N., Environmental economics: an Indian perspective, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi.
 Hanley N., Shogren, J. F., and White, B., Environmental economics in theory and practice.
Oxford university press, New York.
 CommonM. and Stagi, S., Ecological Economics an introduction, Cambridge University Press.
 GraftonR. Q. andAdamowicz W., The economics of the environment and natural resources,
Wiley Blackwell Publication.
 Baumol W.J. and OatesE.E., The Theory of Environmental Policy, Cambridge University Press
 TitenbergT., Environmental Economics and Policy, Addision-Wesley
Subject Code:
Name: Environmental Hydraulics L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L107
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to the principles of fluid dynamics, continuity, momentum and energy equations,
Basic concepts in friction and flow in pipes, Flow formulation, turbulent and viscous flow, Hardy-
Cross, Tong O Conner and other methods of analysis of pipe networks, Basic concepts in open
channel hydraulics, Energy and momentum equations, critical flow, channel control and
transitions, uniform flow, gradually varied flow, flow profiles and their computation, unsteady
flow, hydraulic jumps, Design of drainage systems, Ground water hydraulics, estimation of
aquifer parameters, confined and unconfined aquifers, steady and unsteady flow into wells,
Dupuit approximations, single and multi-well system, well losses, recharging, well developments
etc., movement of pollutants in ground water and wastewater treatment plants hydraulics.
Different Flow measurement devices in channels and pipes
Books
 Chow V T, Flow through open channel, McGraw-Hill, 1973.
 Ranga Raju K. G., Flow through Open Channels, Second edition, TATA McGraw-Hill, 1997.
 Garde R. J. and Ranga Raju K. G., Mechanics of sediment transportation and alluvial stream
problems, Third edition, New Age International (P) Limited, New Delhi, 2000.
 Bhave P. R., Analysis of Flow in Water Distribution Network, Technomic Publishing Co.,
Lancaster, USA, 1996.
 Todd D. K. Groundwater Hydrology , John Wiley publishers , 2004
 Jacob and Bear, Hydraulics of Groundwater, McGraw Hill, 1997
 Raghunath, Groundwater & Well Hydraulics, Wiley Eastern Ltd, New Delhi, 1992
Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Name: Solid Waste Management
CE6L108
Prerequisite: None
Solid waste management: Sources, Composition and Properties of Municipal Solid Waste,
Engineering principles; Generation, Onsite handling, storage and processing including
segregation; Collection, Recycling, Transfer and transport,Waste processing, Recovery of
resources, Waste processing technologies, Biological, chemical and thermal technologies –
Composting, Anaerobic digestion, Incineration and pyrolysis,Disposal of solid waste including
sanitary landfill, planning, siting, design, closure and post-closure monitoring;
Regional/Integrated solid waste management related issues. Principles of E-waste Management.
Biomedical waste: Regulatory framework, categorization; generation, collection, transport,
treatment and disposal.
Hazardous Waste Fundamentals, Definition, Classification, Generation, Regulatory process,
Current Management Practices, Treatment and Disposal Methods, Physicochemical processes,
Biological processes, Stabilization and solidification; Thermal methods; Land disposal,
Remediation of Contaminated Sites.
Books
 Tchobanoglous G., Theisen H., and Vigil S.A., Integrated Solid Waste Management: Principles
and Management Issues, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1993.
 Peavy H. S., Rowe D. R. and Tchobanoglous G., Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill
International Edition.
 LaGrega, M.D., Buckingham P.L., and Evans J.C., Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw-
Hill International Editions, 1994.
 Martin E.J. and Johnson J.H., Hazardous Waste Management Engineering, van Nostrand-
Reinhold, 1987.
 Wentz C.A., Hazardous Waste Management, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1995
 VesilindP.A., Worrell W and Reinhart, Solid waste Engineering, Thomson Learning Inc.,
Singapore, 2002.
 CPHEEO, Manual on Municipal Solid waste management, Central Public Health and
Environmental Engineering Organisation, Government of India, New Delhi, 2000.
 Bhatia, S. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors
Subject Code: L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Name: Industrial Pollution Prevention
CE6L109
Prerequisite: None
Principles and techniques for industrial pollution prevention and waste minimization; Nature
and characteristics of industrial wastes; Prevention versus control of industrial pollution; Source
reduction tools and techniques:raw material substitution, toxic use reduction and elimination,
process modification and procedural changes; Recycling and reuse; Opportunities and barriers to
cleaner technologies; Pollution prevention economics; Waste audits, emission inventories and
waste management hierarchy for process industries; Material balance approach;
Material and process mapping approach; Emission sources; Estimation of fugitive emissions;
Environmental impact of VOCs; Energy and resource (material and water) audits for efficient
usage and conservation. Unit operations in separation technology; Pollution prevention for unit
operations: Boilers and Heat Exchangers;
Storage tanks; Distillation columns; Application of separation technologies for pollution
prevention; Process optimization for cleaner industrial processes: Flow sheet analysis: qualitative
and quantitative approaches using mass exchange networks; Thermodynamic constraints to
waste minimization; Holistic and critical technology assessment; Environmental performance
indicators; Concept of industrial ecology and symbiosis of eco-parks. Case studies on industrial
applications of cleaner technologies in chemical, metallurgical, pulp and paper, textile,
electroplating, leather, dairy, cement and other industries. Presently used wastewater treatment
systems such as MBR, MBBR, SBR, UASB reactor, Anammox, etc
Books
 Freeman H. M. Industrial Pollution Prevention Handbook, McGraw Hill.
 Shen T. T., Industrial Pollution Prevention, Springer
 Bishop P.E. Pollution Prevention: Fundamentals and Practice, McGraw Hill.
 Allen D.T. and Rosselot, K.S. Pollution Prevention for Chemical Processes, John Wiley.
 Allen D.T., Bakshani, N. and Rosselot, K.S., Pollution Prevention: Homework and Design
Problems for Engineering Curricula, American Institute for Pollution Prevention, and Center
for Waste Reduction Technologies.
 Johansson A., Clean Technology, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton.
 Theodore, L. and McGuinn, Y. C.Pollution prevention, Van Nostrand Reinhold, NewYork.
 Eckenfelder, W. W., Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw-Hill.
 Nemerow, N. L., Zero Pollution for Industry: Waste Minimization through Industrial
Complexes, John Wiley & Sons.
Subject Code: Name: Environmental Chemistry and
L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L110 Microbiology
Prerequisite: None
Environmental chemistry-basic concepts from general chemistry, Chemical equations, chemical
reactions, calculation from chemical reactions, solutions, activity and activity coefficients,
Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics Fundamentals, Acid-Base equilibria – fundamentals,
equilibrium diagrams, Acidity, Alkalinity, Buffers and Buffer Intensity, Chemical equilibrium
calculations, pC-pH diagram, Langelier index, Solubility diagram, Oxidation and Reduction
equilibria.
Water and wastewater quality parameters and their analysis, Basic concepts of quantitative
analytical chemistry, instrumental methods of analysis.
Types of microorganisms found in the environment, Metabolic classification of organisms,
Enzyme and enzyme kinetics, indicator organisms, coliforms - fecal coliforms - E.coli,
Streptococcus fecalis differentiation of coliforms - significance - MPN index, M.F. technique,
standards, Microbiological Parameter Analysis, Measurements and Isolation of Microorganism,
Different Cultures, Media and Techniques of Staining and Enumeration of microorganism,
Staining and detection of microbes, Methods of enumerating microbes, Multiple tube
fermentation technique, Membrane filter technique.
Books
 Sawyer, C.N. and McCarty, P.L., and Parkin, G.F. Chemistry for Environmental Engineers, 4th
Edition, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1994.
 Benefield, Judkins and Weand – Process Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Treatment,
Prentice Hall
 Maier R. M., Pepper I. L., and Gerba C. P., Environmental Microbiology, Second Edition,
Elsevier- AP, 2009.
 Pelczar, Jr, M.J., Chan, E.C.S., Krieg, R.N., and Pelczar M. F, Microbiology, 5thEdn., Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1996.
 Rittman B, McCarty P L McCarty P, Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and
Applications, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2000
Subject Code: Name: Highway Environment and Noise L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L111 Pollution Control
Prerequisite: None
Sources and Classification of Noise, Effects of Noise, Noise Measuring Instruments and Survey:
Sound level meter, audiometer, dose meter, octave band analyzer; Noise Indices: Leq, Ldn, TNI,
NII, Noise Control Measures: noise control at source, path and receiver, acoustic barriers,
enclosures, control of machinery noise, community and industrial noise control strategies; Noise
Standards in India and Abroad; Noise Impact Assessment and Prediction Techniques.
Human factors in road user behaviour, vehicle characteristics, driver, road and environment.
Environmental Factors: impacts and mitigation measures of air quality, noise, severance, visual
intrusion, impact on water quality, use of limited resources, impact on flora & fauna, vibration,
dust ; Transport related pollution. Urban and non urban traffic noise sources, Noise pollution.
Traffic calming, Measures, Road transport related air pollution, sources of air pollution, effects of
weather conditions, Vehicular emission parameters, pollution standards, measurement and
analysis of vehicular emission; control measures; EIA requirements of Highways projects.
Books
 Tripathy D.P., Noise Pollution, APH Pub., New Delhi.
 Sengupta M., Environmental Engineering (Vol. 2), CRC Press, Boca Raton.
 Pandey G.N. and Carney G.C., Environmental Engineering, Tata McGrawHill, New Delhi.
 Beranek L., Noise and Vibration Control, McGrawHill Co, NY.
 Trivedy P.R. Int. Encyclopedia of Ecology & Environment, Noise Pollution (Vol. 13), IIEE, New
Delhi.
 Wark K., Warner C.F. and Davi, W.T., Air Pollution: Its Origin and Control, Prentice Hall.
 Boubel R.W. Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Academic Press.
 Vallero D., Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Academic Press.
 Canter L., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw-Hill International.

Subject Code: Name: Environmental Nanotechnology L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3

CE6L112 and Applications
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to nanotechnology, Nanotechnology for reduced wasteand improved energy
efficiency, Nanotechnology based water treatment strategies, nanomaterials-microporous
materials, carbon nanotubes, photocatalystsetc, synthesis of nanocrystals and membranes,
properties, environmental application, Development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), structure and
properties of fullerene, C60, carbon nanotube and fibre, CNT synthesis – mechanism and
commercial techniques, organized assembly of CNTs, possible applications of CNTs,
Environmental applications – adsorption, hydrogen storage, photocatalysts preparation and
characterizationUV induced hydrophobicity, modified photocatalysts, application of
photocatalysts in environmental treatment, nanoscale biometal for subsurface remediation,
Sensing materials, introduction to novel sensing materials, operation principle, sensors – mass
and optical sensors, nano-sensing systems and applications.
Books
 Wiesner M., Bottero J-Y., Environmental Nanotechnology : Applications and Impacts of
Nanomaterials Applications and Impacts of Nanomaterials, McGraw Hill Professional.
 Pradeep T., Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, McGraw Hill Education (India)
Private Limited
 Mittal V., Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Future
perspectives., Oxford University Press

Subject Code: Name: Water Quality Modeling and L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L113 Management
Water quality description, various characteristics of water, water quality criteria and standards,
elements of reaction kinetics, spatial and temporal aspects of contaminant transport, transport
mechanism-advection, diffusion, dispersion; River and streams, convective diffusion equation
and its application. Estuaries, Estuarine hydraulics, Estuarine water quality models; Lakes and
reservoirs, eutrophication; Numerical/mathematical modelling of environmental systems,
subsystems, and pollutant transport processes Contaminant transport in unsaturated flows,
solute transport models for conservative species, solute transport in spatially variable soils;
Contaminant transports in ground water advection, dispersion, one dimensional transport with
linear adsorption, dual porosity models, numerical models, bio degradation reaction; Water
quality management, socio-economic aspects of water quality management, management
alternatives for water quality control, waste load allocation process, lake quality management,
ground water remediation.
Books
 Ramaswami A., Milford J. B., Small M. J., Integrated Environmental Modeling - Pollutant
Transport, Fate, and Risk in the Environment John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
 Burrough P.A. and McDonnell R.A., Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford
University Press, 1998.
 Snape J.B., Dunn I.J.,Ingham J., and Prenosil J., Dynamics of environmental bioprocesses,
modelling and simulation Weinheim: VCH, 1995.
 International Water Association - Activated sludge modelling ASM1 and ASM2
 Chapra S. C., Surface Water Quality Modeling, McGraw-Hil, Inc., New York, 1997.
 Garde R. J., and Ranga Raju K. G., Mechanics of sediment transportation and alluvial stream
problems, Third edition, New Age International (P) Limited, New Delhi
 Thomann, R.V. and Mueller, J.A. Principles of surface water quality modeling and control,
Pearson, 1987
 Chapra, S.C. Surface water quality modelling, Waveland Press, INC., 1997
 Schnoor, J.L., Environmental Modeling Wiley, John & Sons, 1997
 Thomann, R.V., Systems Analysis and Water Quality Management, McGraw Hill, 1972
Subject Code: Name: Water Resources Planning and
L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L513 Management
Pre-requisites: None
Introduction to issues in planning and management; Role of water resources systems modelling;
Decision support systems (DSS); Simulation models; Optimization methods; Dynamic
programming; Application in reservoir operation, etc.; Linear programming; Multi-objective
optimization; Modelling uncertainty; Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses; Advances in
modelling; Fuzzy optimization-applications in reservoir storage, water quality studies, etc.;
Artificial neural networks; Genetic algorithms; Data mining; Flood management; Flood plain
modelling; Managing risk; Risk reduction; Decision support and prediction; Reliability-resilience-
vulnerability (RRV) analysis; Drought management; Causes, types and impacts; Impact of climate
change; Drought monitoring; Drought triggers; S-D-F analysis of droughts using copulas.
Books:

 Loucks, D. P., and Van Beek, E., Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An
Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications, the UNESCO, Paris, 2005.
 Loucks, D. P., Stedinger, J.R., and Haith, D. A., Water Resources Systems Planning and
Analysis, Prentice-Hall, NJ, 1981.
 Vedula, S., and Mujumdar, P. P., Water Resources Systems: Modelling Techniques and
Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007.
 Jain, S.K., and Singh, V. P., Water Resources Systems Planning and Management,
Developments in Water Science, Vol. 51, Elsevier Science, New York, 2003.
 Govindaraju, R. S., and Rao, A. R., Artificial Neural Networks in Hydrology, Water Science
and Technology Library, Volume 36, Springer Netherlands, 2000.
 Raju, K. S., and Kumar D. N., Multicriterion Analysis in Engineering and Management,
Prentice-Hall, India, 2014.
Subject Code:
Name: Design of Pipe Networks L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
CE6L514
Pre-requisites: None
Introduction to flow hydraulics and network analysis; Basic principles of pipe flow; Fittings and
valves; Pipe network analysis, pipe network geometry, branched and looped networks; Multi-
Input source water network analysis; Cost considerations, Life cycle costing, Relative cost factor;
General principles of network synthesis, constraints, parameters for network sizing, reliability
considerations; Water transmission lines, gravity mains, pumping mains; Water distribution
mains; Single-input source branched systems; Single-input source looped systems; Multi-input
source branched systems; Multi-input source looped systems; Decomposition of a large multi-
input, looped network; Optimal water supply zone size.
Books:
 Swamee, P. K., and Sharma, A. K.,Design of Water Supply Pipe Networks, John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., New Jersey, 2008.
 Bhave, P. R., Analysis of Flow in Water Distribution Networks, Technomic Publishing;
Lancaster, 1991.
 Surhone, L. M., Tennoe, M. T., Henssonow, S. F.,Pipe Network Analysis, VDM Publishing,
Germany, 2010.
 Jeppson, R. W., Analysis of flow in pipe networks, Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., Ann
Arbor, 1976.
 Mays, L. W., Water Distribution Systems Handbook, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 1999.
Subject Code: Name: GIS and Remote Sensing L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L515 Applications in Civil Engineering
Pre-requisites: None
Remote sensing; Energy source; Spectral signatures; Remote sensing satellites and sensors; Radar
image interpretation; Digital image processing; Image classification; Principal component
transformation; Applications in watershed management, flood management, groundwater
quality, reservoir sedimentation, irrigation management. Geographic information systems (GIS);
Raster and vector data; GIS for Surface-Water Hydrology; Digital elevation models;
Hydrographic vector data; Arc-hydro model; GIS for groundwater modeling; GIS for flood plain
management; HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS; Case studies.
Books:
 Lillesand, T., Kiefer, R. W., and Chipman, J., Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation,
Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2015.
 Burrough, P. A., and McDonnell, R. A., Principles of Geographical Information Systems,
Second Edition,Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.
 Richards, J. A., Remote Sensing Digital Image Analysis: An Introduction, Fifth Edition,
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
 Johnson, L. E., Geographic Information Systems in Water Resources Engineering, CRC Press,
Boca Raton, 2008.
Subject Code: Name: Non-Point Source Pollution of L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L516 Water Resources
Pre-requisites: None
Basic concept of water pollution; Water quality standards pertaining to drinking, irrigation and
aquatic life; Water quality analysis methods and instruments used; Concept and behaviour of
point and nonpoint source pollution (NPS); Sources of NPS pollution; Pathways and assessment
of NPS pollutants; linkage between water pollution and hydrology; Application of hydrologic
models in NPS pollution assessment at watershed scale; Quantification and control of NPS
pollution from agricultural watersheds; Nitrogen, Phosphorus, pesticides and water quality
impacts; Impacts of mining and forestry; Watershed-scale NPS pollution models; Optimum
management strategy; Best management practices for NPS pollution control.
Books:

 Novotny, V., Water Quality: Diffuse Pollution and Watershed Management, Second Edition,
John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2003.
 Ritter, W. F., Shirmohammadi, A., Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution: Watershed
Management and Hydrology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2001.
 Brooks, K. N., Ffolliott, P., F., and Magner, J. A., Hydrology and the Management of
Watersheds, Fourth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, New York, 2012.
 Das, M. M., Saikia, M., Watershed Management, PHI Learning, Delhi, 2012.
Subject Code: Name: Integrated Watershed Management L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L518
Prerequisite: None
Introduction to integrated approach for the management of watersheds; Watershed hydrology:
runoff and sediment load estimation; Instrumentation, and monitoring of hydro-meteorological
variables at watershed-scale; Discharge measurement, sediment (suspended and bed load)
measurement; Control of soil erosion; GIS for integration of different aspects of
watersheds; Rainwater management: rainwater harvesting, artificial recharge, types and design of
water harvesting and recharge structures; Irrigation management: use of conserved water; Land
degradation, soil quality and water quality aspects, soil conservation strategies, water conveyance
structures-spillways, culverts, etc.; Droughts: causes, types, drought indices, control and
adaptation strategies; Drainage: estimation of drainage coefficient, design of surface and
subsurface drainage systems, control of soil salinity; Climate change: general circulation models
(GCMs), IPCC climate change scenarios, impacts of climate change and land use change on
watersheds; Case studies
Books:
 Brooks, K. N., Ffolliott, P., F., and Magner, J. A., Hydrology and the Management of
Watersheds, Fourth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, New York, 2012.
 Das, M. M., Saikia, M., Watershed Management, PHI Learning, Delhi, 2012.
 Ven Te Chow, Maidment, D. and Mays, L.W., Applied Hydrology, Second Edition, McGraw-
Hill Inc., New York, 2013.
 Heathcote, I. W., Integrated Watershed Management: Principles and Practice, Second Edition,
John Wiley and Sons, Inc., NJ, 2009.
 Gregersen, H. M., Ffolliott, P. F., Brooks, K. N., Integrated Watershed Management:
Connecting People to Their Land and Water, CAB International, UK, 2007.
 Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Working Group Report II, IPCC
Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC.
 Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change, Working Group Report III, IPCC Fifth
Assessment Report of the IPCC.
 Mujumdar, P. P., and Kumar D. N., Floods in a Changing Climate: Hydrologic Modeling,
International Hydrology Series, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2012.

Subject Code: Name: Geotechnics of Polluted Sites

L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
CE6L216
Pre-requisites: None
Basic concepts related to soil pollution; Sources of pollution: industrial areas, agricultural,
municipal, nuclear; types of contaminants; Role of physical and chemical properties of soil in
contamination; Factors effecting retention and transport of contaminants; Soil sampling collection
and characterization: sampling of contaminated soil, site investigation and monitoring
parameters, exploratory site investigation, methods of analysis/identification, sample handling,
preservation, transportation and storage; Non-destructive techniques of site characterization:
electrical and thermal properties, GPR; Soil and ground water remediation: conceptual approach
to soil and ground water remediation, risk assessment, methodologies and selection of treatment
models; Soil remediation: excavation, soil washing, stabilization/solidification; Soil vapor
extraction, electrokinetic remediation, thermal desorption, vitrification; Bioremediation,
phytoremediation, soil fracturing; Groundwater Remediation: selection of technique, pump and
treat, in-situ flushing; Groundwater Remediation: permeable reactive barriers, in-situ air
sparging, monitored natural attenuation, bioremediation; Green and sustainable remediation;
Case studies on polluted sites and issues related to environment.

Books
 Sharma, H.D., and Reddy, K.R., Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste
Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Hoboken, New Jersey, 2004, 992p. (ISBN: 0-471-21599-6).
 Reddy, K.R., and Cameselle, C. Editors, Electrochemical Remediation Technologies for
Polluted Soils, Sediments and Groundwater, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey,
2009, 760p. (ISBN: 0-470-38343-7).
 Reddy, K.R., and Adams, J.A., Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Sites, Momentum
Press, New York, December 2014 (ISBN: 9781606505205).
 Rowe R.K.,"Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook" Kluwer Academic
Publications, London, 2000.
Subject Code: Name: Geotechnics of Waste and waste
CE6L217 Containment L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credits: 3

Pre-requisites: None
Sources and types of wastes; Environmental and engineering properties of wastes; New and
developing government policies; Beneficial re-use of wastes; Fundamentals of waste-soil
interaction; Containment systems and basic principles; Lining and capping systems; Leachate and
gas collection systems; Compacted soi liners; Admixed soil liners; Geosynhtetic clay liners;
Geomembranes; Drainage layers; Geosynhtetic composites; Seepage flow; Contaminant transport;
Landfill settlement; Landfill slope stability; Conventional caps, ET caps; Ground water
monitoring; Landfill gas; Post-closure monitoring; Bioreactor landfills; Landfill mining; End-use
of closed landfills; Impoundments; Integrated waste management and alternative landfills.

Books:
 H.D. Sharma and K.R. Reddy Geo-environmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste
Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, John Wiley, New Jersey, 2004.
 R.N. Yong, Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Ground: Fate of Pollutions and
Remediation, Thomson Telford, 2000.
 L.N. Reddy & H.I. Inyang, Geoenvironmental Engineering: Principles and Applications,
Marcel Dek, 2000.
 Raju, V.S., Datta, M., Seshadri, V., and Agarwal, V.K. (1996) (Eds.), “Ash Ponds and Ash
Disposal Systems”, Narosa Publishers, Delhi,424 pages.
 Datta, M. (1997) (Ed.), “Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills”, Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 231
pages.
 Datta, M., Parida, B.P., Guha, B.K. and Sreekrishnan, T., (1999) (Eds.), “Industrial Solid Waste
Management and Landfilling Practice”, Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 204 pages.
 David E. Daniel, Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal, Published by Chapman & Hall,
London, 1993.
 Bagchi,A.,"Design of landfills and integrated solid waste management" John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., USA, 2004.
 Qian, X., R. M. Koerner, and D. H. Gray. Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and
Construction. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2002.
Subject Code: Name: Groundwater Modeling and
L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
ES6L104 Simulation

Pre-requisites: None
Data requirement; Aquifer configuration and hydraulic parameters; Subsurface Groundwater
flow equation; Conceptual modelling; Aquifer geometry; Model boundary; Model design; Model
calibration; Simulation techniques; Solute transport modelling; Groundwater modelling examples
from India.
Books:
 Damena, T, Mathematical Modelling and Simulation on Groundwater Flow: The study of
groundwater flow with computer aided mathematical methods, LAP LAMBERT Academic
Publishing.
 Refsgaard, J.C., Kovar, K. Haarder, E. and Nygaard, E., Calibration and Reliability in
Groundwater Modelling: Credibility of Modelling (IAHS Proceedings & Reports),
International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
 Rushton, K.R., Groundwater Hydrology: Conceptual and Computational Models, Wiley.
Subject Code: Name: Mathematical Methods L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
MA6L001
Prerequisite: None
Probability and Statistics : Random variables (rv) and their properties, some standard
discrete and continuous rv, Expectation, Variance, moments, moment generating functions,
functions of a rv, their distribution and moments, joint, marginal and conditional distribution and
independence of rvs, Hypothesis testing.
Numerical solutions of systems of linear equations: Gauss elimination, LU decomposition, Gauss-
Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods.
Numerical methods of ODE and PDE: Runge-Kutta and finite difference methods for ODE, Finite
difference methods for solving 2-D Laplace’s equation, Poisson’s equation, 1-D heat equation :
Bender Schmidt, Crank Nicholson method and Du Fort Frankel methods, 1-D wave equation
using Explicit method. Consistency and stability analysis.
Books:
 GrawelB.S. Numerical Methods
 Jain M.K., Iyengar S.R.K. and Jain R.K., Numerical Methods-problem and solutions, Wiley
Eastern Limited, 2001.
 Ross S. Introduction to Probability Models, Wiley India
 Gun A.M., Gupta M.K. and Gupta B.S. Fundamentals of Statistics
 Hayter A.J., Probability and Statistics, Duxbury, 2002
 Scarborough J.B., Numerical mathematical analysis, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt.,2000
 Hamming R.W., Numerical Methods for Scientist and Engineers, McGraw Hill, 1998
 Mathews J.H. and Fink, K.D., Numerical Methods using MATLAB, Pearson Education, 2004.
Subject Code: Name: Advanced Techniques in L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credit: 4
MA6L002 Operation Research
Prerequisite: None
One variable unconstrained optimization, multivariable unconstrained optimisation, Karush-
Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions for constrained optimization, quadratic programming, separable
programming, convex and non convex programming, steepest and Quasi-Newton method.
Dynamic Programming: Characteristics of dynamic problems, deterministic dynamic
programming and probabilitistic dynamic programming, Network analysis, Shortest path
problems, minimum spanning tree problem, maximum flow problem, minimum cost flow
problem, network simplex, interior point methods, stochastic programming, Nonlinear goal
programming applications, Geometric Programming.
Multi-objective Optimization Problems: Linear and non linear programming problems,
Weighting and Epsilon method, P-norm methods, Gradient Projection Method, STEM method,
Convex Optimization.
Books
 Rao S.S., Engineering Optimization Theory and Practices, John Wiley and Sons, 2009
 Ehrgott., M. Multi-criteria Optimization, Springer 2006
 Miettien K.M., Non-linear multi-objective optimization, Kluwers International Series, 2004
 Deb K., Multi-Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons,
2001.