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K L University
Course Structure for M-Tech [Structural Engineering] 2012 - 2014 Batch
First Year [First Semester]
S No Code Course Title L T P Cr
1 11 CE 501 Applied Mathematics 3 1 0 4
2 11 CE 502 Theory of Elasticity 3 1 0 4
3 11 CE 503 Structural Dynamics 3 1 2 5
4 11 CE 504 Advanced Prestressed Concrete 3 1 2 5
5 Elective – I 3 0 0 3
11 CE 531 Repair and Rehabilitation of structures
11 CE 532 Design of Offshore structures
6 Elective – II 3 0 0 3
11 CE 541 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
11 CE 542 Stability of Structures
7 11 CE 551 Seminar 0 0 4 2
Total Credits: 26
First Year [Second Semester]
S No Code Course Title L T P Cr
1 11 CE 601 Finite Element Analysis 3 1 2 5
2 11 CE 602 Bridge Engineering 3 1 0 4
3 11 CE 603 Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures 3 1 0 4
4 11 CE 604 Theory of Plates and Shells 3 1 0 4
5 Elective – III 3 0 0 3
11 CE 631 Industrial Structures
11 CE 632 Design of Tall Structures
11 CE 633 Optimization of Structures
6 Elective – IV 3 0 0 3
11 CE 641 Advanced Design of structures
11 CE 642 Fracture Mechanics
11 CE 643 Green Buildings
7 11 CE 651 Term Paper 0 0 4 2
Total Credits: 25
Second Year
S No Code Course Title L T P Cr
1 Thesis Work 36
Total Credits: 36
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CE/BOS/CE 501/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
APPLIED MATHEMATICS (11 - CE 501)
SYLLABUS
One Dimensional Wave and Heat Equations
Laplace transform methods for one-dimensional wave equation – Displacements in a long
string – longitudinal vibration of an elastic bar – Fourier transform methods for one-
dimensional heat conduction problems in infinite and semi-infinite rods.
Elliptic Equation
Laplace equation – Properties of harmonic functions – Solution of Laplace’s equation by
means of Fourier transforms in a half plane, in an infinite strip and in a semi-infinite strip –
Solution of Poisson equation by Fourier transform method.
Calculus of Variations
Concept of variation and its properties – Euler’s equation – Functional dependant on first and
higher order derivatives – Functionals dependant on functions of several independent
variables – Variational problems with moving boundaries –Direct methods – Ritz and
Kantorovich methods.
Eigen Value Problems
Methods of solutions: Faddeev – Leverrier Method, Power Method with deflation –
Approximate Methods: Rayleigh – Ritz Method
Numerical Integration
Gaussian Quadrature – One and Two Dimensions – Gauss Hermite Quadrature – Monte
Carlo Method – Multiple Integration by using mapping function
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Introduction to Partial Differential Equations by K. Sankara Rao, Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.
2. Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering A Practical Approach by S.
Rajasekaran, A. H. Wheeler and Company Private Limited, 1986.
3. Calculus of Variations with Applications by A.S. Gupta, Prentice Hall of India Pvt.
Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.
4. Integral Transforms for Engineers by L.C. Andrews and B. K. Shivamoggi, Prentice
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2003.
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CE/BOS/ CE 502/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
THEORY OF ELASTICITY (11 – CE 502)
SYLLABUS
Two-dimensional problems in rectangular coordinates
Plane stress ; Plane strain; Differential equations of equilibrium; Boundary conditions;
Compatibility equations; Stress function; Governing differential equation; Solution by
Polynomials; End effects – Saint-Venant’s Principle; Determination of displacements;
Bending of a cantilever loaded at the end; Bending of a beam by uniform load
Two-dimensional problems in polar coordinates
General equations in polar coordinates; Stress distribution symmetrical about an axis; Effect
of circular holes on stress distribution in plates; Concentrated force at a point of a straight
boundary; Concentrated force acting on a beam; Stresses in a circular disc, general solutions
of the two dimensional problem in polar coordinates, applications of the general solutions in
polar coordinates.
Strain energy methods
Total strain energy; Principle of virtual work; Griffith’s theory of rupture; Castigliano’s
theorem; Principle of least work (Stationary potential energy), applications of the principle of
least workrectangular plates, shear lag
Analysis of stress and strain in three dimensions
Stress at a point – components of stress; Principal stresses; Stress ellipsoid and stress director
surface; Determination of principal stresses; Stress invariants; Determination of maximum
shear stresses; Octahedral shear stress; strain at a point – Components of strain; differential
equations of equilibrium, the principle of superposition
Torsion
Torsion of straight bars – Saint Venant’s theory; Elliptic cross section; Membrane analogy;
Torsion of a bar of narrow rectangular cross-section; Torsion of rolled profile sections;
Torsion of thin tubes
Text Books:
1. Theory of Elasticity by Timoshenko, S. and Goodier J.N., McGraw Hill Book Co.,
Newyork, 1988.
Reference Books
1. Sadhu Singh, "Theory of Elasticity", Khanna Publishers, New Delhi 1988.
2. Hearn , E.J. “Mechanics of Materials”, Vol.2, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1985
3. Irving H.Shames and James, M.Pitarresi, “Introduction to Solid Mechanics”, Prentice Hall
of India Pvt. Ltd., Newl Delhi -2002.
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CE/BOS/CE 503/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (11 – CE 503)
SYLLABUS
Equation of Motions, Problem Statement, Solution Methods of Single Degree of Freedom
Systems (SDOF)
Basic concepts of structural dynamics; single degree of freedom system, force displacement
relationship, damping force, equation of motion, mass-spring-damper system, methods of solution of
differential equation.
Free Vibration (SDOF):
Undamped free vibration, viscously damped free vibration, energy in free vibration.
Response to Harmonic and Periodic Excitations (SDOF)
Harmonic vibration of undamped systems, Harmonic vibration with viscous damping, response to
vibration generator, natural frequency and damping from harmonic test, force transmission and
vibration isolation, vibration measuring instruments, energy dissipated in viscous damping. Response
to periodic force.
Response to Arbitrary, Step And Pulse Excitations (SDOF)
Response to unit impuse, response to arbitrary force, step force, ramp force, response to pulse
excitations, solution methods, effects of viscous damping.
Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response (SDOF)
Time stepping methods, methods based on interpolation of excitation, central difference method,
newmark’s method, stability and computational error, analysis of nonlinear response by newmark’s
method.Earthquake Response to Linear Systems (SDOF)
Earthquake excitation, equation of motion, response quantities, response history, response spectrum
concept, deformation, pseudo-velocity and pseudo acceleration response spectra, peak structural
response from the response spectrum, response spectrum characteristics, elastic design spectrum,
comparison and distinction between design and response spectra.
Generalised Single Degree of Freedom Systems
Generalised SDOF systems, rigid body assemblages, systems with distributed mass and elasticity,
lumped mass system-shear building, natural vibration frequency by Rayleigh’s method.
Multi -degree of freedom systems (MDOF)
Equation of motions: simple system-two storey shear building, general approach for linear systems,
static condensation, symmetric plan systems: ground motion. Multiple support excitation, methods of
solving the equation of motions.
Free Vibration (MDOF)
Natural frequencies and modes: systems without damping, modal and spectral matrices, orthogonality
of modes, normalization of modes. Solution of undamped free vibration systems, solution methods for
eigenvalue problem.
Text Books:
1. Dynamics of structures by Anil K Chopra; Prentice-Hall of India Limited, New Delhi.3rd
edition
2006.
2. Dynamics of Structures by R.W. Clough and P.E. Penzien, McGraw-Hill. 1st edition 1975
Reference Books:
1. Structural Dynamics for Structural Engineers by G. C. Hart & K. Wang; John Wiley & Sons. 1st
edition 1991
2. Structural Dynamics by Mario Paz, CBS Publishers.1st edition 1991.
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CE/BOS/ CE 504/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
ADVANCED PRESTRESSED CONCRETE (11 – CE 504)
SYLLABUS
Introduction, Prestressing Systems and Material Properties
Basic concepts of pre-stressing; Historical development; Advantages and Types of Pre-
stressing, Pre-tensioning Systems and Devices, Post-tensioning Systems and Devices, Need
for High strength steel and High strength concrete; Losses Of Prestress: Nature of losses of
pre-stress; Loss due to elastic deformation of concrete, shrinkage of concrete, creep of
concrete, relaxation of stress in steel, friction and anchorage slip; Total losses allowed for in
design.
Analysis of Prestressed Member
Analysis of Members under Axial Load: Analysis at Transfer, Analysis at Service , Analysis
for Ultimate Strength, Analysis of Member under Flexure:, Analysis at Transfer and at
Service, Cracking Moment, Kern Point, Pressure Line, Analysis for Ultimate Strength, design
loads and strength, Calculation of Crack Width, Variation of Stress in Steel, Analysis of a
Rectangular Section, Analysis of a Flanged Section.
Deflections of Prestressed Concrete Members:
Importance of control of deflections; Factors influencing deflections; Short term deflections
of uncracked members. Long term deflection of cracked member; Transmission Of Pre-
Stress: Transmission of Pre-stressing force by bond; Transmission length; Bond stresses;
Transverse tensile stresses; End zone reinforcement; Flexural bond stresses in pre –tensioned
and post – tensioned grouted beams, stress distribution in end block, Anchorage zone
reinforcements; Shear And Torsion Resistance Of Prestressed Concrete Member: Shear
and Principal stresses; Ultimate shear resistance of pre-stressed concrete members; Design of
shear reinforcement, pre-stressed concrete members in torsion, Design of reinforcements for
torsion, shear and bending.
Design of Pre-Stressed Members
Design of sections for flexure, Design of Sections for Axial Tension, Design of Sections for
compression and bending, design of pre-stressed section for shear and torsion, design of pre-
stressed member for bond. Dimensioning of flexural member, design for pre-tensioning
member, design of post-tensioning members.
Composite Construction of Prestressed Concrete
Composite structural member, types of composite construction, analysis of stresses,
differential shrinkages, deflection of composite member, flexural strength of composite
sections, shear strength of composite section; Design of Continuous Prestressed Concrete
Member: Advantages of continuous members, ultimate load analysis of continuous pre-
stressed member, design of continuous pre-stressed concrete beams.
Text Books: (supplemented with IS: 1343)
1. Prestressed Concrete by N. Krishna Raju; Tata Mc Graw - Hill Publishing Company
Limited, New Delhi.3rd
edition, 1995.
2. Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures by T.Y. Lin & Ned H. Burns; John Wiley &
Sons, 3rd
edition, 1981.
Reference Books
1. Prestressed concrete by N. Rajagopalan; Narosa Publishing House.2nd
edition, 2005.
2. Design of Prestressed Concrete by A. Nilson; John Willey & Sons.2nd
edition, 1987.
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CE/BOS/CE 601/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (11 – CE 601)
SYLLABUS
Basic Principles
Equilibrium equations; Strain-displacement relations; linear constitutive relations;
Principle virtual work; Principle of stationary potential energy
Element Properties
Different types of elements; Displacement models; Relation between nodal degrees of
freedom and generalized coordinates; Convergence requirements; Compatibility requirement;
Geometric invariance; Natural coordinate systems; Shape functions; Element strains and
stresses; Element stiffness matrix; Element nodal load vector. Isoparametric elements –
Definition, Two-dimensional isoparametric elements – Jacobian transformation, Numerical
integration
Direct Stiffness method and Solution Technique
Assemblage of elements–Obtaining Global stiffness matrix and Global load vector;
Governing equilibrium equation for static problems; Storage of Global stiffness matrix in
banded and skyline form; Incorporation of boundary conditions; Solution to resulting
simultaneous equations by Gauss elimination method
Plane-stress and Plane-strain analysis
Solving plane stress and plane-strain problems using constant strain triangle and four nodded
isoparametric element
Analysis of plate bending
Basic theory of plate bending; Shear deformation plates; Plate bending analysis using four
noded isoparametric elements
Text Books:
1. Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering by R.T. Chandrupatla and A.D.
Belegundu, Prentice Hall of India, 1997.
Reference Books:
1. Finite Element Analysis by Abel and Desai, New Age Publishers, 2007.
2. Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Programming by C. S. Krishnamoorthy, Tata
McGraw- Hill, 1995
3. Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis by K. J. Bathe, Prentice Hall Inc.,
1996.
4. The Finite Element Method by O.C. Zienkiewicz, and R.L.Taylor, McGraw – Hill, 1987.
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CE/BOS/CE 602/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
BRIDGE ENGINEERING (11 – CE 602)
SYLLABUS
I.R.C. Specifications For Road Bridges
Different types of bridges; I.R.C. specifications for road bridges; Design Of R.C Slab
Culvert: Loads considered for design, Design of R.C. slab culvert.
Design of T – Beam Bridge
Pigeaud’s method for computation of slab moments; courbon’s method for computation of
moments in girders; Design of simply supported T-beam Bridge.
Design of Sub Structure For Bridges
Pier and abutment caps; Materials for piers and abutments’ Design of pier; Design of
abutment; Backfill behind abutment; approach slab.
Design of Bearings For Bridges
Importance of bearings; bearings for slab bridge; bearings for girder bridges; Expansion
bearings; Fixed bearings; Design of elastomeric pad bearing; Foundations For Bridges:
Scour at abutments and piers; Grip length; Types of foundations; Design of well foundation.
Cable Supported Bridge
Different types of cable supported bridge, difference between suspension bridge and cable
stayed bridge. Different components and factors considered for design of a) suspension
bridge, b) cable stayed bridge.
Text Books:
1. Essentials of Bridge Engineering by Johnson Victor; Oxford & IBH publishing Co.
Pvt. Ltd.2007
2. Cable supported bridges, concepts and design by N J Gimsing. John Willey and Sons,
2nd
edition
Reference Books:
1. Design of Bridge Structures by T. R Jagadeesh, M.A Jayaram, Prentice Hall of India
Pvt. Ltd. 2nd
edition.
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CE/BOS/ CE 603/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN OF STRUCTURES (11 – CE 603)
SYLLABUS
Seismic-resistant building architecture
Introduction; Lateral load resisting systems- moment resisting frame, Building with shear
wall or bearing wall system, building with dual system; Building configuration – Problems
and solutions; Building characteristics – Mode shape and fundamental period, building
frequency and ground period, damping, ductility, seismic weight, hyperstaticity/redundancy,
non-structural elements, foundation soil/ liquefaction. Foundations; Quality of construction
and materials – quality of concrete, construction joints, general detailing requirements
Design forces for buildings Introduction; Equivalent static method; Mode superposition technique; Dynamic
inelastic-time history analysis; Advantages and disadvantages of these methods;
Determination of lateral forces as per IS 1893(Part 1) – Equivalent static method, Model
analysis using response spectrum
Ductility considerations in earthquake resistant design of RCC buildings
Introduction; Impact of ductility; Requirements for ductility; Assessment of ductility–
Member/element ductility, Structural ductility; Factor affecting ductility; Ductility factors;
Ductility considerations as per IS13920
Earthquake resistant design of a long two-storey, two-bay RCC building
Determination of lateral forces on an intermediate plane frame using Equivalent static
method and Model analysis using response spectrum; Analysis of the intermediate frame for
various load combinations as per IS1893(Part 1); Identification of design forces and moments
in the members; Design and detailing of typical flexural member ,typical column, footing
and detailing of a exterior joint as per IS13920.
Base isolation of structures
Introduction; Considerations for seismic isolation; Basic elements of seismic isolation;
seismic-isolation design principle; Feasibility of seismic isolation; Seismic-isolation
configurations
Text Books:
1. Earthquake resistant design of structures by Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande,
Prentice-Hall of India, 2006.
2. Seismic design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings by T. Paulay and M.J.N.
Priestley, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.
3. The seismic design handbook, Edited by F. Naeim, Kluwer Academic publishers,
2001.
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CE/BOS/ CE 604/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS (11 – CE 604)
SYLLABUS Prerequisite: - Theory of Elasticity
Introduction: Assumptions in the theory of thin plates – Pure bending of
Plates – Relations between bending moments and curvature - Particular cases of pure bending
of rectangular plates, Cylindrical bending - immovable simply supported edges – Synclastic
bending and Anticlastic bending – Strain energy in pure bending of plates in Cartesian and
polar co-ordinates – Limitations.
Laterally Loaded Circular Plates:- Differential equation of equilibrium – Uniformly loaded
circular plates with simply supported and fixed boundary conditions – Annular plate with
uniform moment and shear force along the boundaries.
Laterally Loaded Rectangular Plates: - Differential equation of plates – Boundary conditions
– Navier solution for simply supported plates subjected to uniformly distributed load and
point load – Levy’s method of solution for plates having two opposite edges simply
supported with various symmetrical boundary conditions along the other two edges loaded
with u. d. l. – Simply supported plates with moments distributed along the edges -
Approximate Methods.
Effect of transverse shear deformation - plates of variable thickness – Anisotropic plates-
thick plates- orthotropic plates and grids - Large Deflection theory.
Deformation of Shells without Bending:- Definitions and notation, shells in the form of a
surface of revolution, displacements, unsymmetrical loading, spherical shell supported at
isolated points, membrane theory of cylindrical shells, the use of stress function in calculating
membrane forces of shells.
General Theory of Cylindrical Shells:- A circular cylindrical shell loaded symmetrically with
respect to its axis, symmetrical deformation, pressure vessels, cylindrical tanks, thermal
stresses, in extensional deformation, general case of deformation, cylindrical shells with
supported edges, approximate investigation of the bending of cylindrical shells, the use of a
strain and stress function, stress analysis of cylindrical roof shells.
Text Books:
1. S.P Timoshenko and S.W Krieger, Theory of Plates and Shells, McGraw Hill, 1989.
Reference Books:
1. R. Szilard, Theory and Analysis of Plates – Classical Numerical Methods’, Prentice
Hall inc, 1974.
2. P.L Gould, Analysis of Shells and Plates, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1988.
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CE/BOS/CE 531/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
REPAIR & REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES (11 – CE 531)
SYLLABUS
Introduction
Deterioration of structures with aging; Need for rehabilitation
Distress in concrete /steel structures
Types of damages; Sources or causes for damages; effects of damages; Case studies
Damage assessment and evaluation models
Damage testing methods; Non-destructive testing methods
Rehabilitation methods
Grouting; Detailing; Imbalance of structural stability; Case studies
Methods of Repair
Shortcreting; Grouting; Epoxy-cement mortar injection; Crack ceiling
Seismic Retrofitting of reinforced concrete buildings
Introduction; Considerations in retrofitting of structures; Source of weakness in RC frame
building – Structural damage due to discontinuous load path; Structural damage due to lack
of deformation; Quality of workmanship and materials; Classification of retrofitting
techniques; Retrofitting strategies for RC buildings – Structural level (global) retrofit
methods; Member level (local) retrofit methods; Comparative analysis of methods of
retrofitting
Text Books:
1. Diagnosis and treatment of structures in distress by R.N.Raikar, Published by R&D
Centre of Structural Designers & Consultants Pvt.Ltd., Mumbai, 1994.
2. Handbook on Repair and Rehabilitation of RCC buildings, Published by CPWD, Delhi,
2002.
3. Earthquake resistant design of structures by Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande,
Prentice-Hall of India, 2006.
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CE/BOS/CE 532/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
DESIGN OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES (11 – CE 532)
SYLLABUS
WAVE THEORIES
Wave generation process, small and finite amplitude wave theories.
FORCES OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Wind forces, wave forces on vertical, inclined cylinders, structures - current forces
and use of Morison equation.
OFFSHORE SOIL AND STRUCTURE MODELLING
Different types of offshore structures, foundation modeling, structural modeling.
ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Static method of analysis, foundation analysis and dynamics of offshore structures.
DESIGN OF OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
Design of platforms, helipads, Jacket tower and mooring cables and pipe lines.
Text Books:
1. Dawson.T.H., “Offshore Structural Engineering”, Prentice Hall Inc Englewood
Cliffs, N.J. 1983
Reference Books:
1. Chakrabarti, S.K. “Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures”, Computational
Mechanics Publications, 1987.
2. Brebia, C.A and Walker, S., “Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Structures”, New
Butterworths, U.K. 1979.
3. API, Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed
Offshore Platforms, American Petroleum Institute Publication, RP2A, Dalls, Tex,
2000.
4. Reddy, D.V. and Arockiasamy, M., “Offshore Structures”, Vol.1 and Vol.2, Krieger
Publishing Company, Florida, 1991.
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CE/BOS/CE 541/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING (11 – CE 541)
SYLLABUS
Seismology and Earthquakes
Introduction, Seismic Hazards, seismic waves, internal structure of earth, Continental drift
and plate tectonics, faults, elastics rebound theory, geometric notations, location of
earthquakes, size of earthquakes.
Strong Ground Motion
Strong ground motion measurement, ground motion parameters, estimation of ground motion
parameters.
Seismic Hazard Analysis: Identification and Evaluation of Earthquake Sources,
deterministic seismic hazard analysis, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis.
Wave propagation
Waves in unbounded media, waves in a semi – infinite body, waves in a layered media,
attenuation of stress waves.
Dynamic soil properties: Measurement of dynamic soil properties using field and laboratory
tests (overview), stress strain behavior of cyclically loaded soils, strength of cyclically loaded
soils.
Ground Response Analysis
One – Dimensional Ground response Analysis – Linear and Non-Linear Approaches.
Local Site Effects: Effect of local site conditions on ground motion, design parameters,
development of design parameters.
Liquefaction
Flow liquefaction, cyclic mobility, evaluation of liquefaction hazards, liquefaction
susceptibility, initiation of liquefaction, effects of liquefaction.
Soil Improvement for Remediation of Seismic Hazards: Densification techniques,
Reinforcement Techniques, Grouting and Mixing techniques, Drainage techniques.
TEXT BOOK: 1. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering by Steven L. Kramer, prentice Hall, 1
st edition,
1996.
REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook by Robert W. Day, McGraw-Hill.2nd
edition, 2010.
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CE/BOS/CE 542/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
STABILITY OF STRUCTURES (11 – CE 542)
SYLLABUS
Buckling of Columns Introduction; Methods of finding critical loads; Critical loads for straight columns
with different end conditions and loading; Inelastic buckling of axially loaded
columns; Energy methods; Prismatic and non-prismatic columns under discrete and
distributed loading; General Principles of elastic 0stability of framed structures.
Buckling of thin walled members of open cross section
Torsion of thin-walled bars; warping; Non-uniform torsion; Torsional buckling under
axial loading; Combined bending and torsion buckling.
Lateral Buckling of Beams
Beams under pure bending; Cantilever and simply supported beams of rectangular
and I- sections; Beams under transverse loading; Energy methods; Solution of simple
problems.
Buckling of Rectangular Plates
Plates simply supported on all edges and subjected to constant compression in one or
two directions; Plates simply supported along two opposite sides perpendicular to the
direction of compression and having various edge conditions along the other two
sides.
Buckling of Shells
Introduction to buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells.
Mathematical treatment of stability problems
Discrete/Discontinuous systems; Eigen value problem; Converting continuous
systems to discrete systems using the finite element method – Buckling of a column
with sudden change in cross-section
Text Books:
1. Theory of elastic stability by Timoshenko & Gere, McGraw Hill, 1961.
Reference Books:
1. Background to buckling by Allen and Bulson, McGraw-Hill, 1980.
2. Elastic stability of structural elements by N.G.R.Iyengar, Macmillan India Ltd.,
2007.
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CE/BOS/ CE 631/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES (11 – CE 631)
SYLLABUS
PLANNING AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Classification of Industries and Industrial structures - planning for Layout
Requirements regarding Lighting, Ventilation and Fire Safety – Protection against
noise and vibration - Guidelines of Factories Act.
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Roofs for Industrial Buildings - Steel and RCC - Gantry Girders - Design of Corbels
and Nibs – Machine foundations.
POWER PLANT STRUCTURES
Types of power plants – Design of Turbo generator foundation – containment
structures.
POWER TRANSMISSION STRUCTURES
Transmission Line Towers - Substation Structures - Tower Foundations - Testing
Towers.
AUXILLIARY STRUCTURES
Chimneys and Cooling Towers – Bunkers and Silos – Pipe supporting structures.
Text Books:
1. Manohar S.N, “Tall Chimneys - Design and Construction”, Tata McGraw Hill, 1985
2. Santha kumar A.R. and Murthy S.S., “Transmission Line Structures”, Tata McGraw
Hill, 1992.
3. Srinivasulu P and Vaidyanathan.C, “Handbook of Machine Foundations”, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1976.
4. Jurgen Axel Adam, Katharria Hausmann, Frank Juttner, Klauss Daniel, “Industrial
Buildings: A Design Manual”, Birkhauser Publishers, 2004.
5. Proceedings of Advanced course on “Industrial Structures”, Structural Engineering
Research Centre, Chennai, 1982.
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CE/BOS/ CE 632/0513
K L UNIVERSITY
DESIGN OF TALL STRUCTURES (11 – CE 632)
SYLLABUS
Introduction
Why Tall Buildings, Factors affecting growth, Height and structural form
The Tall Building Structure: Design process, Philosophy, scope and content; Design
Criteria: Design philosophy, Loading, Sequential loading, Strength and Stability, Stiffness and drift
limitations, Human Comfort criteria, Creep, Shrinkage and temperature effects, Fire,
Foundation settlement and soil structure interaction.
Loading On Tall Structures
Gravity loading:-Methods of live load reduction, Impact gravity loading, Construction
loading, Wind loading:-Simple static loading, Dynamic loading, Earthquake loading:-
Equivalent lateral force procedure, Model analysis procedure, Combination of loading:-
Working stress design, Limit Sate design; Structural Form: Structural form:-Braced frame
structures, Rigid Frame structures, In filled-Frame structures, Flat plate- Flat slab structures,
Shear wall structures, Wall frame structures, Framed tube structures, Suspended structures,
Floor systems :-( Reinforced concrete):-One-way slabs on beams or walls, One-way pan
joints and Beams, One-way slab on beams and girders, Two-way Flat plate, Twoway flat
slab, Waffle flat slabs, Two-way slab and beam, Floor systems :- ( Steel framing):-Oneway
beam system, Two-way beam system, Three way beam system, Composite Steel-Concrete
floor system
Modeling For Analysis
Approaches to analysis:-Preliminary analyses, Intermediate and final analysis, Assumptions:-
Materials, Participating components, Floor slabs, Negligible stiffnesses, Negligible
deformations, Cracking, High-Rise Behavior, Modeling for Approximate analyses:-
Approximate Representation Bents, Approximate modeling of slabs, Modeling for continuum
analyses, Modeling for Accurate analyses:-Plane frames, Plane shear walls, Three
dimensional frame and wall structures, P-Delta effects, The assembled model; Braced
Frames: Types of bracings, Behavior of bracings, Behavior of bracing bents, Methods of
analysis:-member force analysis, Drift analysis, Worked example for calculating drift by
approximate methods, use large scale bracing.
Rigid-Frame Structures
Rigid frame behavior, Approximate determination of member forces caused by Gravity
loading:- Girder forces-Code recommended values, two cycle moment distribution, and
Column forces, Approximate Analysis of member forces caused by horizontal loading:-
Allocation of loading between bents, member force analysis by portal frame method,
Approximate method by cantilever method, Approximate analysis of rigid frames with
setbacks, Approximate analysis for drift:- Components of drift, correction of excessive drift,
Effective shear rigidity (GA), Flat plate structures:-Analogues rigid frame, Worked examples,
Computer analysis of rigid frames, Reduction of rigid frames for analysis:-Lumped girder
frame, single-bay substite frame; Shear Wall Structures: Behavior of shear wall structures,
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Analysis of proportionate wall systems:- Proportionate Non twisting structures, Proportionate
twisting structures, Non Proportionate structures:-No proportionate Non twisting structures,
Non proportionate twisting structures, Behavior of nonproportionate structures, Effects of
discontinuities at base, Stress analysis of shear wall:- Membrane finite element analysis,
Analogous frame analysis
Tubular Structures
Structural behavior of tabular structures:-Framed- tube structures, Bundled Tube structures,
Braced-Tube structures, General three dimensional structural analysis, Simplified Analytical
models for symmetrical Tubular structures:-Reduction of three dimensional frame tube to an
equivalent plane frame, Bundled-Tube structures, Diagonally braced frame tube structures;
Dynamic Analysis: Dynamic Response to Wind Loading:-Sensivity of structures wind
forces, Dynamic structural response due to wind forces, Along wind response, Cross wind
response, worked examples, Dynamic response to Earthquake motions:-Response of Tall
buildings to ground accelerations, response spectrum analysis, Empirical relations for
fundamental natural frequency, Structural damping ratios, Comfort criteria: Human response
to building motions:- Human perception of building motion, Perception thresholds, Use of
comfort criteria in design
Text Books:
1. Tall Building Structures Analysis and Design by Bryan Stafford Smith & Alex Coull; A
Wiley-Interscience Publications, Newyork,1991
Reference Books:
1. Tall Building Structures on Elastic Subgrade and Research of Semi-Analytical. Method
[D] by Gong Yaoqing. Beijing: Tsinghua University, 2006
2. ETABS, Three Dimensional Analysis of Building Systems. Computers and Structures inc.,
Berkeley, California, 1989.
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OPTIMIZATION OF STRUCTURES (11 – CE 633)
SYLLABUS
Basics of engineering analysis and design, Need for optimal design,
formulation of optimal design problems, basic difficulties associated with solution of optimal
problems,
Classical optimization methods, necessary and sufficient optimality criteria for unconstrained
and constrained problems,
Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Global optimality and convex analysis,
Linear optimal problems, Simplex method, Introduction to Karmarkar’s algorithm.
Numerical methods for nonlinear unconstrained and constrained problems, sensitivity
analysis, Linear post optimal analysis, sensitivity analysis of discrete and distributed systems.
Introduction to variational methods of sensitivity analysis, shape sensitivity,
Introduction to integer programming, dynamic programming, stochastic programming and
geometric programming,
Introduction to genetic algorithm and simulated annealing.
Text Books
1. S.S. Rao, Optimization, Theory and Applications, 2nd Edition, Wiley Eastern Ltd.,
New Delhi, 1991.
2. Kalyanmoy Deb, Optimization for Engineering Design: Algorithms and examples,
Prentice Hall India Pvt. Ltd, 1998.
Reference Books:
1. J.S. Arora, Introduction to Optimum Design, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New
York, 1989.
2. A.J. Morris (Editor), Foundations of Structural Optimization - A Unified Approach;
John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1982.
3. R.T. Hafta and Z. Gurdal, Elements of Structural Optimization, 3rd Ed., Kluwer
academic publishers, 1996.
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ADVANCED DESIGN OF STRUCTURES (11 – CE 641)
SYLLABUS
Introduction: Analysis and design of portal frames, Design example for hinged and fixed
frame.
Reinforced concrete deep beams:
Introduction to Deep Beams Parameters influencing design; IS code provisions; design of
simply supported and continuous beam
Elevated water tanks: Introduction, Analysis & Design of INTZ Tanks including staging
and continuous deep beams.
Earthquake resistant design: Concept of Earthquake resistant design, provisions of seismic
code IS 1893 (Part-I), Response spectrum, Design spectrum, Design of buildings,
Reinforcement detailing, Provisions of IS 13920
Introduction to plastic analysis: stress strain relationship of Mild steel, Elastic design versus
Ultimate load design, Plastic bending of beams, Shape factor, Load factor, Plastic analysis,
Procedure for plastic analysis, Design consideration
Text Book:
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design, by N.Krishna Raju, CBS publishers, 2009.
Reference Books:
1. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design by Varghese,Pentice Hall India, 1st edition
2004.
2. Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (vol-II) by S. S. Bhavikatti, New age
international, 2nd
edition, 2009.
3. Design of steel structures by L.S Negi Tata Mc Graw Hill publishing company
Limited, 2nd
edition, 1997
Earthquake Resistant Design of structures by Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikande PHI
Learning Private Limited. 2006.
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FRACTURE MECHANICS (11 – CE 642)
Prerequisite: - Theory of Elasticity
SYLLABUS Introduction:- Significance of fracture mechanics, Griffith energy
balance approach, Irwin’s modification to the Griffith theory, Stress
intensity approach, Crack tip plasticity, Fracture toughness, sub-critical
crack growth, Influence of material behaviour, I, II & III modes, Mixed mode problems.
Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM):- Elastic stress field approach, Mode I elastic
stress field equations, Expressions for stresses and strains in the crack tip region, Finite
specimen width, Superposition of stress intensity factors (SIF), SIF solutions for well known
problems such as centre cracked plate, single edge notched plate and embedded elliptical
cracks.
Crack Tip Plasticity:- Irwin plastic zone size, Dugdale approach, Shape of plastic zone, State
of stress in the crack tip region, Influence of stress state on fracture behaviour. Energy
Balance approach:- Griffith energy balance approach, Relations for practical use,
Determination of SIF from compliance, Slow stable crack growth and R-curve concept,
Description of crack resistance. LEFM Testing:- Plane strain and plane stress fracture
toughness testing, Determination of R-curves, Effects of yield strength and specimen
thickness on fracture toughness, Practical use of fracture toughness and R-curve data.
Elastic Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM):- Development of EPFM, J-integral, Crack
opening displacement (COD) approach, COD design curve, Relation between J and COD,
Tearing modulus concept, Standard JIc test and COD test.
Fatigue Crack Growth:- Description of fatigue crack growth using stress intensity factor,
Effects of stress ratio and crack tip plasticity – crack closure, Prediction of fatigue crack
growth under constant amplitude and variable amplitude loading, Fatigue crack growth from
notches – the short crack problem.
Practical Problems:- Through cracks emanating from holes, Corner cracks at holes, Cracks
approaching holes, fracture toughness of weldments, Service failure analysis, applications in
pressure vessels, pipelines and stiffened sheet structures.
Text Book:
1. Ewalds, H.L. & Wanhill, R.J.H., Fracture Mechanics – Edward Arnold Edition
Reference Books:
1. Broek, D. Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Sijthoff & Noordhoff Int. Pub.,
1988.
2. Broek, D. The Practical Use of Fracture Mechanics, Kluwer Academic Pub., 1990.
3. Hellan, D. Introduction to Fracture Mechanics, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1985.
4. Kumar, P. Elements of Fracture Mechanics, Wheeler Publishing, 1998.
5. Simha, K.R.Y. Fracture Mechanics for Modern Engineering Design, University Press,
1996. 38
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GREEN BUILDINGS (11 – CE 643)
SYLLABUS
Introduction
What is Green Building, Why to go for Green Building, Benefits of Green Buildings, Green
Building Materials and Equipment in India, What are key Requisites for Constructing a Green
Building, Important Sustainable features for Green Building,
Green Building Concepts and Practices
Indian Green Building Council, Green Building Moment in India, Benefits Experienced in Green
Buildings, Launch of Green Building Rating Systems, Residential Sector, Market
Transformation;
Green Building Opportunities And Benefits: Opportunities of Green Building, Green Building
Features, Material and Resources, Water Efficiency, Optimum Energy Efficiency, Typical
Energy Saving Approach in Buildings, LEED India Rating System and Energy Efficiency,
Green Building Design
Introduction, Reduction in Energy Demand, Onsite Sources and Sinks, Maximise System
Efficiency, Steps to Reduce Energy Demand and Use Onsite Sources and Sinks, Use of
Renewable Energy Sources. Ecofriendly captive power generation for factory, Building
requirement,
Air Conditioning
Introduction,CII Godrej Green business centre,Design philosophy,Design interventions,Energy
modeling, HVAC System design,Chiller selection,pump selection,Selection of cooling
towers,Selection of air handing units,Precooling of fresh air,Interior lighting system,Key feature
of the building. Eco-friendly captive power generation for factory,Building requirement.
Material Conservation
Handling of non process waste, waste reduction during construction,materials with recycled
content,local materials,material reuse,certified wood ,Rapidly renewable building materials and
furniture;
Indoor Environment Quality And Occupational Health: Air conditioning, Indore air quality,
Sick building syndrome, Tobacco smoke control, Minimum fresh air requirements avoid use of
asbestos in the building, improved fresh air ventilation, Measure of IAQ, Reasons for poor IAQ,
Measures to achieve Acceptable IAQ levels,
Text Books:
1. Handbook on Green Practices published by Indian Society of Heating Refrigerating and
Air conditioning Engineers, 2009.
2. Green Building Hand Book by Tomwoolley and Samkimings, 2009.
Reference Books:
1. Complete Guide to Green Buildings by Trish riley
2. Standard for the design for High Performance Green Buildings by Kent Peterson, 2009
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (11 – HS 201)
Course Objective: The main objective of the course is to enable the
students understand meaning and importance of emotional intelligence.
Unit I: Emotional Intelligence: The Concept, dimensions of emotions; Theories of Multiple
intelligences; importance of emotions; emotions and the brain; The Role of Emotions in
Organizations; Self-Awareness and Self-Control; Empathy; Social Expertness; Personal
Influence.
Unit II: Emotional Intelligence and Personality; relationship between EQ and IQ; human
mind; consequences of low and high EQ; EQ development; Emotional Skills; emotional
factors: Emotional Competency, Emotional Maturity, and Emotional Sensitivity
Unit III: Levels of EI; Models of Emotional Intelligence; emotional intelligence
competencies; emotional intelligence and leadership behavior; emotional intelligence and
stress management; art of influencing people.
Unit IV: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Professional Success: Emotional Intelligence
and the Complexity of Work; Emotional Intelligence and High IQ Professions; Emotional
Intelligence and Leadership; manage emotional upsets; Emotional ‘Winner’.
Unit V: EQ in the Indian Perspective; EQ and Managerial Effectiveness; the soft art of being
a tough leader.
RecommendedTextbook(s):
1. Dalip Singh - Emotional Intelligence at Work: A Professional Guide – Response Books –
2006.
Reference Books:
1. Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books, 2006.
2. Moshe Zeidner, Gerald Matthews, and Richard D. Roberts, What We Know About
Emotional Intelligence – How It Affects Learning, Work, Relationships, and Our Mental
Health, The MIT Press, 2009.
3. James Bradford Terrell and Marcia Hughes , A Coach’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence:
Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders , Wiley, 2008.
4. Dr. Jeanne Segal , The Language of Emotional Intelligence, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
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INDIAN ECONOMY (11 – HS 203)
Course Objectives: 1. To understand the functioning of an Economic System.
2. To understand the functioning of Indian Economy.
Unit I: Economy: Meaning, types, problems and functions - Modeling of the economy:
Circular flow of economic activity: two sector, three sector and four sector models. Sectoral
distribution of the economy.
Unit II: Nature and features of Indian Economy; Sectoral contribution of National Income-
Share of Public and Private Sectors in GDP- Personal Income distibution and measures of
inequality- Inequalities in income distribution-Unemployment causes and remedial
measures;Poverty in India- Poverty Line – antipoverty programs.
Unit III: Agricultural Sector of India: importance and general problems; Industrial Sector of
India: Importance and general problems: Small Scale Sector: Importance and general
problems. Human development: concept and measurement - Human Development Index.
Unit IV:Importance of Teritiary Sector in India – Infrastructure Development – Transport –
Roadways, Railways – Banking and Insurance –Communication – Science and Technology –
Software industry: Its role in national economy.
Unit V: Economic Planning in India: Role of Planning Commission - Over all Objectives and
achievments of various Five Year Plans. 12th
Five Year Plan; Economic Liberalisation: LPG
strategy-General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - Objectives of GATT and
Evaluation of WTO – WTO and the Indian Economy, NABARD and World Bank.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. G.Dutt and K.P.M.Sundaram: Indian Economy (2011), S.Chand&Co., New Delhi.
2. S.K.Mishra and V.K.Puri: Indian Economy, 30th
ed., Himalaya Publishing House, New
Delhi.
3. M.L.Jingan: Macro Economics, 6th
ed., Konark Publishing House.
Reference Books:
1. P.K.Dhar, Indian Economy-Its growing dimension, Kalyani Publishers.
2. Alok Ghosh, Indian Economy, Its Nature and Problem, World Press.
3. A.N.Agarawal, Indian Economy- Problems of Development and Planning, New Age
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND VALUES (11 – HS 205)
Professional Ethics is the application of moral reasoning to established
professions such as legal, medical, nursing, engineering, journalistic,
and so on. Moral reasoning entails the search for values and principles that promote a good
life and human flourishing. Professionals employ their expertise in ways that greatly affects
the lives of others. It is critically important that professionals are thoughtful and reflective
about the role of ethics in their work. Through successful completion of course readings and
assignments—and through active participation in class discussions—students will hopefully
gain the tools to identify and analyze ethical issues.
Unit I: Values in human society and types of values: Understanding of values; definition;
culture and values; The wider applications of values; societal values; aesthetic values;
organizational values; spiritual values;
Unit II: Ethics and ethical values: Importance of values; value crisis at
individual level, societal level, cultural level; social disorganization; value
crisis management; Canons of ethics; types of ethics.
Unit III: Professional ethics: Overview; ethics in engineering profession; code
of professional ethics; organizational ethics; Violation of code of ethics:
causes and consequences; Whistle blowing; Work place ethics, Women
related issues; Industry and Industrialization: Problems of man-machine
interaction; impact of assembly line and automation; industrial relations;
ethics and industrial law.
Unit IV: Science, Technology and Engineering: Engineering as a profession;
renewable and non-renewable resources; sustainable development;
technology transfer; joint ventures of technology transfer and subsequent
Indianization.
Uint V: Environment and Eco-friendly technology: What is environment?
Human development and environment; pollution and pollution control; Eco -
friendly technologies, Green pactices.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. Samita Manna and Suparna Chakraborti, 2010, Values and Ethics in Business and
Profession, Published by Asoke K. Ghosh, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., M-97, Connaught
Circus, New Delhi - 110001
Reference books:
1. William O’ Donohue, Kyle Ferguson, 2003, Handbook of Professional Ethics for
Psychologists, Sage Publications, Inc., California.
2. S. Dinesh Babu, 2007, Professional Ethics and Human Values, Laxmi Publications,
Pvt. Ltd., 113, Golden House, Daryagunj, New Delhi-2.
3. Vaisali R. Khosla, Kavitha Bhagar, 2009, Human Values and Professional Ethics, first
edition, Technical Publications, Pune.
4. R S Nagarazan, 2007, A Text Book of Processional Ethics and Values, New Age
International.
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5. A. Alavudeen, R. Kalil Rahman, M. Jayakumaran, 2008, Professional Ethics and
Human Values, Laxmi Publications, Pvt. Ltd., 113, Golden House, Daryagunj, New
Delhi-2.
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BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE (11 – HS 206)
Course Objective: The objective of the course is to increase the
students’ knowledge of behavioral aspects of individuals and interactions among the
individuals and the groups.
Unit-I: Introduction to Behavioural Science; Foundations of Individual Behavior:
Personality- Personality determinants; Personality traits: The Big Five Model, Major
personality attributes influencing OB; Theories of personality; Values – Types of Values.
Unit-II: Learning- Theories of learning; Principles of learning; Attitudes – Source of
attitudes; Types of Attitudes, Attitudes and consistency – Cognitive Dissonance theory.
Unit-III: Perception- Perceptual process; Factors influencing Perception; perceptual
distortion; Linkage between perception and individual decision making; Motivation –
Theories of Motivation – Hierarchy Needs Theory – Two-Factor Theory – Expectancy
Theory; Applications of Motivation.
Unit-IV: Foundations of Group Behavior: Groups – Nature of groups; Types of groups;
Stages of Group Development; Group Cohesiveness; Teams vs Groups
Unit-V: Leadership – Nature; Leadership Styles; Theories of leadership: Trait Theories,
Behavioral Theories and Contingency Theories.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing House, 2010.
Reference books:
1. Robbins, Stephen, Timothy, A & Sanghi, S. Organizational Behavior, 13th
Edn, Pearson
Education. 2009.
2. Fred Luthans, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall, 2007.
3. Udai Pareek, Organizational Behavior, Oxford Publishers, New Delhi, 2008.
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MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES (11 – HS 208)
Course Objectives: 1. After studying this course, students can understand the basic
concepts of money management, tax planning, consumer credit, housing and other
consumer decisions, insurance, investments, retirement planning etc.
2. Students will gain insight into personal financial planning and managing personal
financial resources.
3. Students can learn various financial tax saving schemes to save money to get tax benefits.
4. Students can understand the need for effective financial planning
Unit I: Financial planning process: Introduction-Importance of Financial Planning- Process
of financial planning -The planning environment-Determinants of personal income- Financial
statements and plans-Concept of Time value of money - Preparing a personal balance sheet -
Preparing the income and expense statement-Using personal financial statements - Ratio
Analysis.
Unit II: Managing Taxes: Introduction-Importance of tax planning-Basic concepts of
income tax - Personal taxation -Income tax benefits on certain long term investments -Tax
planning-Ethical consideration in tax planning.
Unit III: Making decisions regarding houses and automobiles:- Meeting housing needs-
The rental option - The home buying process - Financing the housing transaction - Housing
finance institutions in India - Housing schemes in India- Automobile purchase planning.
Unit IV: Planning for Investments:- Types of investment vehicles-Factors considered in the
choice of investments- Developing the investment strategy-Investing in Equities- Investment
Process- Investing in Fixed Income Securities- Bond Market-Bond Investing Strategies-
Types of Bonds-Bond Returns- Risks from Investing in Bonds
Unit V: Insurance & Mutual Funds:-Insurance planning - Buying a life insurance - Life
insurance products in India- Health Insurance-Need-Types and Sources of health care plans-
Providers of Health care-Long term care insurance-Disability income insurance-Health
Insurance in India; Mutual funds – Types of mutual fund products – Objectives of investing
in Mutual funds.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. Jack R Kapoor, “Personal Finance” Mc Graw Hill Publications, New Delhi, 2008.
2. KC Mishra and Steward Doss, “Basics of Personal Financial Planning” Cengage
Learning, First Edition 2009.
Reference books:
1. Joehnk, Billingsley and Gitman “Planning Your Personal Finances” Cengage Learning
India Private Limited, Delhi, 2012.
2. Mark Hirschey and John Nofsinger “Investments Analysis” and Behavior” Mc Graw Hill
Publications, New Delhi, 2008.
3. Harrington and Niehaus “Risk Management and Insurance” Mc Graw Hill Publications,
New Delhi, 2008.
4. Taxmann’s Income Tax and Wealth Tax.
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5. Harrington and Niehaus “Risk Management and Insurance” Mc Graw Hill Publications,
New Delhi, 2008.
6. Taxmann’s Income Tax and Wealth Tax.
K L UNIVERSITY
BASICS OF MARKETING FOR ENGINEERS (11 – HS 209)
Course Objective: The main objective of the course is to help the
student to understand basic marketing concepts relevant for engineers.
Unit I: Introduction and Nature of Marketing: Evolution; Core concepts of marketing: Needs,
Wants, Demand, Transaction, Exchange, Value, Satisfaction, and Relationship. Scope and
Importance of Marketing. Consumer & Industrial Markets
Unit-II: Difference between Selling and Marketing-Marketing Myopia -Classification of
markets: commodity market, bullion market, labour market, primary market, secondary
market, business markets, and International market.
Unit-III: Understanding Consumer Behaviour: nature, scope and importance of consumer
behaviour. Buying roles, decision making process, evaluation of alternatives, purchase
decision. Market Segmentation and targeting.
Unit-IV: Marketing mix-Product definition, levels of product, product classification,
difference between goods and services, Product life cycle, Importance of Price.
Unit-V: Promotion mix, difference between Advertising and Personal Selling. Need for
Personal Selling in Technology based organizations. Process of selling. Channels of
distribution, Techno-Marketing, Introduction to Market study.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. Rajan Saxena, Marketing Management- 3rd
Edition, TMH, New Delhi.
2. Philip Kotler and Gary Armstrong- Principles of Marketing- 11th
Edition, PHI, New
Delhi.
Reference Books:
1. V.S. Ramaswamy and S.Namakumari – Marketing Management, 3rd
edition, Mc Millan
Publications, New Delhi.
2. Stanton- Principles of Marketing, 11th
edition, Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2009.
3. Etzel, Walker, Station and Pandit, Marketing: Concepts and Cases, TMH- New Delhi.
4. Philip Kotler- Marketing Management, Prentice Hall, EEE 14th
edition.
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SELF MANAGEMENT (11 – HS 210)
Course Objective: The course helps the students to manage
themselves more effectively and efficiently and helps in moving towards the accomplishment
of their educational, personal goals and career goals.
Unit I: A New practice for a New Reality; Getting control of your life: The five stages of
mastering work flow: collection, processing, organizing, reviewing and doing.
Unit II: Your Self: Levels of Self; Self and learning; Towards self mastery; Stress
management and self development.
Unit III: Managing yourself: Managing your Body; Managing your Mind; Managing your
Emotion.
Unit IV: Self management in Society: Yourself in society; Return on Investment in your Self.
Unit V: Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Be pro-active, Begin with
end in mind, Put first things first, Think win –win, Seek first to understand and then to be
understood, Synergize and Sharpen the saw.
Recommended Text Book(s):
1. David Allen, 2003, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David
Allen, Penguin Books.
2. Jagdish Parikh, 2003, Managing Your Self, Blackwell publishing.
3. Stephen R.Covey, 2004, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in
Personal Change, Free Press.
4. David Allen, 2008, Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of
Life, Viking Adult.
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