Civil Engineering Notes (Theoritical).

Just tap on Topics to read. Introduction Modes of Transportation, their importance and limitations , Importance of Highway transportation. Highway Planning The principle of Highway Planning, Road development and Financing, The privatization of Highways, Highway Alignment- Requirments. Engineering surveys for Highway location. Geometric Design Cross section elements, Width, camber, Design speed, Sight distances, Requirement and design, Horizontal and vertical alignments. Highway Materials Properties of subgrade and pavements component materials, Material characterization, Tests on Subgrade soil, Aggregates and bituminous materials, Bituminous mix design. Pavement Design and Construction The principle of Highway Planning, their importance and limitations, Importance of Highway transportation, Highway Drainage A principle of Highway Planning, their importance and limitations, Importance of Highway transporta...

General Environment and its component, Importance of water. Role of an Environmental Engineer Water Demand Design flows, design periods, design population, Factors affecting water consumption, variations of water demand, design capacities for various water supply components Sources of water and Collection works Alternative sources i.e rain, surface and groundwater, Assessment of yield and development of the sources. Quality of water The hydrological cycle and water quality, Chemical and biological water quality parameters, Water quality requirements, Indian standards. Transmission of water Hydraulics of conduits, Section of pipe materials, Pipe material and joints, pumps, pump sections. Treatment of water Historical overview of water treatment, water treatment process, Water treatment process(theory and application): Aeration, solids separation, settling operations, coagulation, softening, filtration, disunifi...

Introduction Introduction to geotechnical engineering, Unique nature of the soil, Soil formation, and soil types. Simple soil properties Basic definition, phase relations,  Index properties of soil - soil grain and soil aggregate properties of coarse-grained and fine-grained soils Soil classification Indian standard soil classification system Compaction behavior Clay minerals and soil structure: Compaction - Theory of Compaction; Laboratory compaction tests; Different methods of compaction control A principle of Effective Stress and Related phenomena The principle of effective stress; Capillarity; Seepage force and Quicksand condition; Total Pressure and Elevation heads Permeability One dimensional flow; A permeability of soils- Darcy's law; Laboratory methods of determination; Permeability as a function of soil type Permeant, void ratio soil fabric, and effective stress; Pumping out ...

Basic Concepts and Functions of management. Planning: Nature, purpose, and objectives.  Organizing: nature and purpose.  Authority and responsibility, Staffing, Supply of Human Resources.  Performance appraisal,  Controlling: System and purpose of Controlling, Controlling techniques. Human Resources Management Nature and scope of human resources planning,  training, and Development,  recruitment and selection, career growth, grievances. Motivation and its type, need for motivation, reward, and punishment, models of motivation.  Leaders: kind of leaders, leadership styles. Marketing Management/Marketing Environment Consumer markets and Buyer behavior marketing. Mix Advertising and Sales promotion. Channels of distribution. Financial management and accounting concepts Bookkeeping,  Financial statement analysis, Financial ratios, Capital budgeting,  Break-even analysis. Important Terms Plann...