M Tech in Civil Engineering

(Specialisation: Infrastructure Engineering and Management)

Semester - 1			Semester - 2
Course No	Course Name	L-T-P-C	Course No	Course Name	L-T-P-C
CE 541	Infrastructure Planning	3-0-0-6	CE 614	Financing Infrastructure Projects	3-0-0-6
CE 542	Project Management in Infrastructure Construction	3-0-0-6	CE 612	Advanced Concrete Technology	3-0-0-6
CE 543	Infrastructure Projects – Construction Methods and Equipment Management	3-0-0-6	CE 544	Project Management Laboratory	3-0-0-6
CE xxx	Elective I	3-0-0-6	CE 6xx	Elective II	3-0-0-6
			CE 6xx	Elective III	3-0-0-6
	Total Credits:	12-0-0-24		Total Credits:	15-0-0-30
Semester - 3			Semester 4
Course No	Course Name	L-T-P-C	Course No	Course Name	L-T-P-C
CE 694	M Tech Project - I	0-0-24-24	CE 695	M Tech Project - II	0-0-24-24
	Total Credits:	0-0-24-24		Total Credits:	0-0-24-24

Elective I

Course No. Course Name L – T – P – C

CE 601 Numerical Methods 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 602 Optimization Methods 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

Elective II

Course No. Course Name L – T – P – C

CE 509 Project Procurement Systems 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 510 Quality and Safety Management in Construction 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

Elective III

Course No. Course Name L – T – P – C

CE 504 Advanced Structural Design 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 581 Urban Transportation Systems Planning 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 665 Water Distribution and Wastewater 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

Collection System Design

CE 525 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 568 Environmental Management 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 625 Transportation System Management 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 629 Public Transportation Systems Planning 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 552 Water Resources Systems Analysis, Planning 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

And Management

MA 596 Stochastic Calculus for Finance 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

MA 598 Mathematics of Financial Derivatives 3 – 0 – 0 – 6

CE 541 INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (3 0 0 6)

Definitions of infrastructure; Typical infrastructure planning steps; Planning and appraisal of major infrastructure projects; Screening of project ideas; Life cycle analysis; Multi-criteria analysis for comparison of infrastructure alternatives; Procurement strategies; Scheduling and management of planning activities; Economic Analysis – Concepts and Applications, Principles of methodologies for economic analysis of public works, Social welfare function, indifference curves and trade offs, Demand curves and price elasticities; Benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return; Shadow pricing; Accounting for risk and uncertainty; Financial Evaluation - Time value of money, Investment criteria, Project cash flows – elements and basic principles of estimation, Financial estimates and projections, Cost of capital, Rate of return; Project risk analysis; Political and social perspectives of infrastructure planning; Case studies.

Texts:

1 A. S. Goodman and M. Hastak, Infrastructure planning handbook: Planning, engineering, and economics, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006.

2 J. Parkin and D. Sharma, Infrastructure planning, Thomas Telford, London, 1999.

References:

1 P. Chandra, Projects: Planning, analysis, selection, financing, implementation, and review, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2009.

2 J. D. Finnerty, Project financing - Asset-based financial engineering, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.

3 A. S. Goodman and M. Hastak, Infrastructure planning handbook: Planning, engineering, and economics, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006.

4 J. Parkin and D. Sharma, Infrastructure planning, Thomas Telford, London, 1999.

5 L. Squire and H. G.van der Tak, Economic analysis of projects, John Hopkins University Press, London, 1975.

6 T. J. Webster, Managerial economics: Theory and practices, Elsevier, New Delhi, 2003.

CE 542 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION (3 0 0 6)

Introduction to project management processes - Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing processes; Project Integration Management - Project plan development, Project plan execution, and Overall change control; Project Scope Management - Initiation, Scope planning, Scope definition, Scope verification, and Scope change control; Project Time Management - Activity definition - work breakdown structure, Activity sequencing – scheduling logic, precedence diagramming method, arrow diagramming method, Activity duration estimation, Schedule development and analysis - critical path method, program evaluation and review technique, production curves, line-of-balance method, Duration compression, Resource constrained scheduling, Schedule control; Project Cost Management - Resource planning, Cost estimating, Cost budgeting, and Cost control – earned value method; Project Resource Management - Resource aggregation, Resource leveling – method of moments, double moments, Resource allocation; Time-cost Tradeoff; Project Quality Management - Quality planning, Quality assurance, and Quality control; Project Risk Management - Risk identification, Risk quantification, Risk response development and control; Project Procurement Management - Procurement planning, Solicitation planning, Solicitation, Source selection, Contract administration, and Contract close-out; Material Management; Life-cycle Costing; Value Management; Knowledge Management.

Texts:

1 T. Hegazy, Computer-based construction project management, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.

2 S. M. Levy, Project management in construction, 5^th ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 2007.

References:

1 PMI, A guide to the project management body of knowledge, 3^rd ed., Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania, 1996.

2 M. Mawdesley, W. Askew and M. O'Reilly, Planning and controlling construction projects, Addison Wesley Longman Limited, Essex, 1997.

3 J. Kelly, S. Male and D. Graham, Value management of construction projects, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2003.

CE 543 CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT (3 0 0 6)

Planning Process for Equipment and Methods; Cost of Owning and Operating Construction Equipment - Ownership cost, Depreciation, Operating cost, and Ownership and operating costs calculation methods; Equipment Life and Replacement Procedures - Physical, profit and economic life, Replacement analysis; Engineering Fundamentals of Moving Earth - Rolling resistance, Effect of grade on tractive effort, Effect of altitude on performance of IC engines; Earthmoving, Excavating, and Lifting Equipment Selection - Bulldozers, Front-end Loaders, Scrapers, Trucks, Excavators, Backhoes, Front shovels, Cranes, and Forklifts; Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment; Production of Crushed-stone Aggregate; Concreting Equipment; Asphalt Mix Production and Placement - Asphalt Plants, and Paving Equipment; Estimating and Optimizing Construction Equipment System Productivity - Peurifoy’s method of optimizing productivity, Phelps’ Method, Optimizing hauling system based on loading facility; Estimation of Equipment Productivity - Mathematical models, Simulations; Scheduling Equipment-Intensive Horizontal Construction Projects - Linear scheduling method, Precedence diagramming method, Developing equipment resource packages; Scheduling Lifting Equipment for Vertical Construction; Equipment Financing Decision - Financing methods, Rental and lease contract considerations.

Texts:

1 D. G. Gransberg, C. M. Popescu and R. C. Ryan, Construction equipment management for engineers, estimators, and owners, Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006.

2 R. L. Peurifoy, C. J. Schexnayder, A. Shapira and R. Schmitt, Construction planning, equipment, and methods, 8^th ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 2010.

References:

1 D. A. Day and N. B. H. Benjamin, Construction equipment guide, 2^nd ed., Wiley, New Jersey, 1991.

2 F. Harris, Modern construction and ground engineering equipment and methods, 2^nd ed., Longman, London, 1994.

3 J. Singh, Heavy construction - planning, equipment and methods, 3^rd ed., CRC Press, 2009.

CE 509 PROJECT PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS (3 0 0 6)

Introduction to procurement systems; Common Variants of Main Procurement Systems; Separated Procurement Systems; Integrated Procurement Systems; Management-Oriented Procurement Systems - Management contracting, Construction management; Design and manage; Discretionary Procurement Systems; Project partnering; Strategic partnering; Project Alliancing; Relational Contracting; Contract Administration; Contract Management; Organising the Project Procurement Process; Organisational Design; Emerging Issues in Procurement Systems - Cultural issues, e-Business; Selection of Procurement Systems; Case Studies on Procurement Systems of Parastatal Entities.

Texts/References

1 J. W. E. Masterman, An introduction to building procurement systems, Taylor & Francis, London, 2002.

2 D. Walker and K. Hampson, Procurement strategies - A relationship-based approach, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2003.

3 S. Rowlinson and P. McDermott, Procurement systems A guide to best practice in construction, E&FN Spon, London, 1999.

4 D. Walker and S. Rowlinson, Procurement systems - A cross-industry project management perspective, Spon, London, 2008.

CE 510 QUALITY AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION (3 0 0 6)

Introduction to quality; Importance of quality; Quality transition - quality control and inspection, quality assurance, total quality management; Evolution of quality management; Planning and control of quality during design of structures; Tools and techniques for quality management; Inspection of materials and machinery; Quality assurance in construction; Systems quality management; Quality standards/codes in design and construction; (ISO:9000); Total quality management (TQM) - principles, tools and techniques. Introduction to safety; Safety and health programs in construction industry; Planning for safety provisions; Analysis of construction hazards and accidents; Construction hazards and safety guidelines; Prevention techniques for construction accidents; Site management with regard to safety recommendations; Training for safety awareness and implementation; Construction safety and health manual.

Texts/References:

1 B. G. Dale, Managing quality, 4^th ed., Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2003.

2 C. D. Reese and J. V. Eidson, Handbook of OSHA construction safety and health, 2^nd ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2006.

3 F. Harris, R. McCaffer and F. Edum-Fotwe, Modern construction management, 6^th ed., Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2006.

4 K. Knutson, C. J. Schexnayder, C. M. Fiori and R. Mayo, Construction management fundamentals, 2^nd ed., McGraw Hill, New York, 2008.

5 A. S. J. Holt, Principles of construction safety, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2008.

CE 544 PROJECT MANAGEMENT LABORATORY (0 0 3 3)

Management of infrastructure projects using project management software packages such as MS Project 2007 and Primavera Project Planner - Project estimation, project planning, project scheduling, network analysis, project time reduction and optimization, resource leveling, project time, cost and finance management.

Texts/References:

1 P. Harris, Planning and scheduling using Microsoft Office Project 2007, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, Victoria, 2007.

2 P. Harris, Project planning and control using Primavera P6, Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, Victoria, 2008.

3 E. Marmel, Microsoft project 2007 bible, Wiley Publishing, Indianapolis, 2007.