This blog presents the latest syllabus for all the subjects of Semester 8 of Civil Engineering, RTMNU.
To get better grades in your University Exams, you must be aware with the latest syllabus.
Syllabus for Sem-8 Civil Engineering, Nagpur University
Important
The syllabus is taken from the official University Website.
While writing this article, the syllabus revised on 2019 is in force.
While writing this article, the syllabus revised on 2019 is in force.
How many subjects are there for sem-8 Civil Engineers studying in Nagpur University?
According to the latest syllabus of Civil Engineering, RTMNU, you will have 4 subjects listed below.
| Sr. No. | Subjects |
| 1. | Construction Method and Equipment Management |
| 2. | Digital Land Surveying and Mapping |
| 3. | Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession ( Open Elective-III) |
| 4. | Project Work Phase-II |
Generally, each subject is held for 100 Marks comprising 70 Marks of University Papers while 30 Marks for Internal Assessment.
The detailed syllabus for each subject is as follows:-
Construction Method and Equipment Management
| Unit -I (Construction Industry and Constructions Projects) |
| Introduction – Types of Construction, Selection of Professional Services, Construction Contractors, Legal and Regulatory Requirements, Changing Environment of the Construction Industry. Role, responsibility of projects Manager, Role of PMC (Project Management Consultants) on major projects.Various construction Equipment’s with its Advantages, Disadvantages and its Use Importance of construction industry, Phases of a construction project, participants or stakeholders of a construction project. |
| Unit –II ( Project Organization ) |
| Construction company, forms of business organization, structure of construction organization organizing for project management, management levels, traits of a project manager Traits of a project co-ordinator, ethical conduct for engineers, factors behind the success of a construction organization |
| Unit –III ( Construction Plannning) |
| Work break down structure, Planning Techniques- terminologies used, bar charts,Milestone charts, preparation of network diagrams Activity cost and time estimation in PERT and CPM techniques, Line of Balance Technique, network technique advantages. Precedence Network Analysis, software’s in Construction scheduling (MSP, primavera). |
| Unit –IV ( Construction Labour and Equipment Management) |
| Need for legislation, Acts regarding fixing terms of employment, Acts regarding providong proper workling conditions. Acts regarding social security, need for mechanization, financial aspects of construction plants and equipments. factors affecting selection of construction equipments, planning of construction equipments, factors affecting the cost of owning and operating the construction equipments. |
| Unit -V (Construction Materials Management) |
| Importance of material management and its role in construction industry, material management functions, Material Procurement Process in construction organization,inventory management. inventory-related costs, functions of inventory,ABC analysis, Economic Order Quantity Model, I An integrated approach to materials management, Role of materials manager. |
Digital Land Surveying and Mapping
| UNIT NO.1 (INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING) |
| Overview of general survey: Introduction , Need , Application and Types Overview of digital land survey:- Introduction, Establishment of control points. Introduction to advanced digital surveying methods. |
| Unit –II (GPS ) |
| Introduction , components GPS signals: Introduction , GPS signals , GPS user segment: Introduction, GPS Receiver code receiver , frequency receiver GPS software – Field software , office software GPS data collection and processing , ERRORS IN GPS OBSERVATION |
| Unit –III (DGPS and Data Processing) |
| Introduction to Differential GPS DGPS data application and Processing DGPS control station and loop closure technique |
| Unit –IV (TOTAL STATION) |
| Introduction, parts , accessories and setting of total station Measurements of distance , horizontal angle, vertical angle and height, Contouring and mapping Errors in Total station , errors and error propagations and survey specification |
| Unit -V (MAPPING) |
| Mapping fundamentals , basics Mapping software and Automated Mapping Working steps and establishment of control point Detailing of digital surveying |
Introduction to Civil Engineering Profession ( Open Elective-III)
| UNIT NO.1 |
| What is Civil Engineering, Different disciplines of civil engineering. scope and prospects. Heritage structures, architecture, Highway Engineering. Traffic Engineering and Planning |
| Unit –II |
| Environmental Engineering. Prevention of environmental impact. Pollution, waste and water treatment, Automation and Robotics in Construction. Water Security |
| Unit –III |
| Geotechnical Engineering. Soil mechanics and foundations. Hydraulics and water resources |
| Unit –IV |
| Construction Materials and Methods. Infrastructure Engineering. Sustainability. |
| Unit -V |
| Structural Engineering. Analysis, design and modelling, Novel areas. Career Prospects |
PROJECT WORK PHASE-II
| Syllabus | |
| In continuation to semester VII work, the group of the students shall collect all necessary information pertaining to the project and analyses it. The group of the students shall prepare and submit a detailed report on the project. The report shall be typewritten on A4 size papers and hard bound as per prescribed norms. Broadly the report shall include: Introduction, Literature Review, Problem definition, Data collection and analysis, Results(Numerical/Experimental),Conclusions and discussions. Acquaintance with survey and research methods and their use in conducting systematic investigations, use of data analysis tools, computational methods and style of report, preparation and presentation shall form basis of evaluation. The group shall prepare and present a seminar based on this work before an external examiner. |
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