Introduction to Civil Engineering
Dr. S. K. Prasad Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering S. J. College of Engineering Mysore
This presentation deals with
Introduction to Civil Engineering Scope of Different fields of Civil Engineering
Architecture & Town Planning Building Materials Construction Technology Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Hydraulics, Water Resource & Irrigation Engineering Remote Sensing & GIS Structural Engineering Surveying Transportation Engineering
This presentation also deals with
Roads
Basic definition Cross Section of road Components of Road Types of Road and their Functions
Bridges
Definition Functions Classification
Dams
Definition Functions Classification
This presentation also deals with
Infrastructure Types of Infrastructure Role of Civil Engineers in Infrastructure Development Effect of Infrastructure on economic development of a country
Engineering
Ingenious means Clever person in Latin Engineer cleverly uses the available natural resources for the benefit of mankind Provides comfort to mankind and makes life comfortable. Application of scientific and mathematical knowledge and rational thinking to improve living standards
Civil Engineering
Oldest branch of engineering, next to Military engineering. All engineering works other than for military purposes were grouped in to Civil Engineering. Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & present day Information technology followed it. A professional engineering discipline that deals with the analysis, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructural facilities such as buildings, bridges, dams, roads etc. Constructions are against nature. Application of physical, mathematical and scientific principles for the convenience of civilization. Began b/w 4000 BC and 2000 BC (during Ancient Egypt, Mesapotamia, Indus Valley Civilisations). John Smeaton was the first self proclaimed Civil Engineer who built Eddystone Light House in 1771.
Civil Engineering is Everywhere
Civil Engineering is a composite of many specific disciplines that include structural engineering, water engineering, waste material management and engineering, foundation engineering etc. among many.
Why?
61% are clueless about engineering
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Natural Disasters & Civil Engineering
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DISCIPLINES OF CIVIL ENGINERING
Architecture & Town Planning Hydraulics, Water Resource & Irrigation Engineering
Building Materials
Remote Sensing & GIS
Construction Technology
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Surveying
Geotechnical Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Architecture & Town Planning
Giving beauty to buildings is architecture
Enhancing the appearance Maintaining heritage
Proper planning of towns & cities
Planning the layout Planning the road Separating the commercial, residential, academic and industrial areas Planning green belt Planning sewage disposal units Planning water treatment plants and water storage units Presently separated from Civil Engineering
Building Materials Technology
This deals with materials used for construction. Brick, tiles, soil, cement, stone, sand, steel, aggregates, glass, wood, plastics etc. include construction materials. Some are natural and many are man made. This deals with the proper use of desired material economically and safely. The mechanical properties of these materials shall be sufficient to avoid failure and excessive deformation and provide durability. The chemical properties shall be to maintain good environment.
Construction Technology & Management
Deals with planning, scheduling and execution of construction activity related to a project. Comprises of men, material, time and money management. Emphasis will be on new construction practice, use of appropriate and local technology, safety of men and material, utilization of marginal materials etc.
Construction Technology & Management
Construction managers:
Review contracts, Order materials, Hire and schedule subcontractors.
The job of a construction manager is to:
Provide quality control and insure project is completed on time and. Within budget.
Environmental Engineering
Environment is the available nature around us. It includes the life support system such as water, air and land/Soil. Environmental engineering deals with the technology to save nature from human and natural abuse and pollution. The study involves balanced compromise between environment and safety. It deals with,
Technique of water collection, purification and supply Waste water collection, treatment and disposal Control of all types of pollution
Environmental Engineering
Environmentalist Vs Environmental Engineer
Geotechnical Engineering
All structures are founded on ground. Forces from structure are safely transferred to soil. Essential to understand ground behavior and interaction between soil and structure. Involves
Foundations Slopes Retaining Structures Highway pavement design Embankments and earth dams Tunnels, underground structures and deep cuts
Geotechnical Engineering
To assess the quality of soil or rock to carry the structure Proper knowledge of geotechnical engg is necessary for safety and stability of structures
For a geotechnical engineer,
Super Structure Ground Level Foundation or Substructure
Foundation Soil
Foundation Soil and sub-structure should resist forces
Hydraulics deals with mechanics of water (fluid) flow. Water resource engineering deals with identification & utilization of available water resources minimizing the loss. Surface water such as river and lake water and ground water are usefully managed. This also deals with ground water utilization, ground water recharge and rain water harvesting.
Hydraulics, Water Resource & Irrigation Engineering
Archemedis Screw Hand operated tool to rise water
Irrigation engineering deals with water management for agriculture purpose.
Hydraulics, Water Resource & Irrigation Engineering
Dams are constructed at the desired locations to store water in reservoir when the supply from river is good and to utilize for useful purpose during draught. Canals are built for the purpose. During excess input, water is allowed to main river through the body of dam to avoid flooding.
Falkirk Wheel in Scotland
Hoover Dam in USA
Hydraulics, Water Resource & Irrigation Engineering
Water management involves the use of hydrologic and hydraulic principles to design:
Drainage systems, Detention/retention ponds, Navigational waterways, and Flood control levees, dams, and lakes.
Remote Sensing & GIS
This is one of the new fields. The improvement in space technology, availability of GPS enhanced the scope of geographic information system.
Good mapping technique helps to get required information accurately and quickly to effectively manage and monitor the available resources for optimal use. GIS is an hightech equivalent of map. It represents a means to locate ourselves in relation to world around us. It deals with measurement, mapping, monitoring and modeling of geographic information around us.
Structural Engineering
Burj Dubai
Petronas
Structure is the assemblage of two or more basic elements such as beam, slab, column, truss, frame, shells etc. Deals with the requirements considering design for limit states of collapse and serviceability.
Involves determination of support reactions, member forces and moments, deflection and deformations.
Structural Engineering
Deals with planning of positions/layout of different elements and design (determination of size, shape and material) of component such that safety and serviceability requirements are not sacrificed, yet economy is considered. Repair, rehabilitation and maintenance is part of structural engineering. Dams, Bridges, Stadiums, Auditoriums, Multi-storeyed buildings are analysed & designed
Surveying
Activity involved in collection of topographic features of a location for future construction. Feasibility survey, alternate and most suitable method is evolved Helps in environmental impact assessment
Surveying
Objectives of Surveying Execution of survey to collect topographic data Calculation and analysis of data, plotting survey data to create design maps Provision of line, grade and other layout works
Total Station
Application of scientific approach (planning, design, operation and management) of transportation systems such as roads, railway, sea/river & air transports.
Transportation Engineering
It involves planning, design, construction/operation and maintenance of transportation facility. In air strip runways, roads and railway, the study includes the design of pavement system. Maintenance and upgradation of docks, harbors, airports, railway system based on requirements, population growth is a part of this discipline.
Deals with Transportation system Planning And high way material design
Roads, Bridges & Dams
Road
A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places Roads are typically smoothed, paved, or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel A "road" was simply any pathway fit for riding. The United States has the largest network of roadways of any single country in the world with 6,430,366 km (2005). India has the second largest road system in the world with 3,383,344 km (2002). People's Republic of China is third with 1,870,661 km of roadway (2004).
Classification of Roads
Based on Size
Single, Double, Four, Six Lane Roads etc.
Based on (Nagpur Road Plan) national principles
National Highways State Highways Major District Roads Minor & Other District Roads Village Roads Bituminous Road Concrete Road Water bound macadam road Mud Road
Based on type of road surface
Components of Road
Carriageway Berm / Kerb Drain Shoulder Footpath Cycle Track
Wearing Course Surface Course Base Course Sub Base Course Natural Subgrade
Bridges
A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. A bridge is designed for trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct, which is a bridge that connects points of equal height. A road-rail bridge carries both road and rail traffic. A bridge's structural efficiency may be considered to be the ratio of load carried to bridge mass, given a specific set of material types. A bridge's economic efficiency will be site and traffic dependent, the ratio of savings by having a bridge (instead of, for example, a ferry, or a longer road route) compared to its cost.
Classification of Bridges
Based on Action Beam bridges Cantilever bridges Arch bridges Suspension bridges Cable-stayed bridges Truss bridges
Classification of Bridges
Based on Material used Concrete Bridge Steel Bridge Timber Bridge Composite Bridge
Classification of Bridges
Based on purpose Road Bridge Rail Bridge Rail & Road Bridge Pedestrian Bridge Aqueduct
Classification of Bridges
Based on type of Support Simply Supported Bridges Continuous Bridges Fixed Bridges Cantilever Bridges
Components of Bridge
1. Caisson/Raft Foundation 2. Bridge Pier 3. Bearing 4. Deck Slab 5. Roadway 6. Railing 7. Abutment
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Arch Bridge
Beam Bridge
Cable Stayed Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
The Basic Bridge Types
Beam / Girder Bridge
Arch Bridge
Truss Bridge
Cable Stayed Bridge
Rigid Frame Bridge
Suspension Bridge
GIRDER BRIDGE
Typical Span Lengths 10m - 200m World's Longest Ponte Costa e Silva, Brazil
Total Length Center Span
700m 300m
Namihaya Bridge, Osaka, Japan
ARCH BRIDGE
Typical Span Lengths 40m - 150m World's Longest New River Gorge Bridge, U.S.A. Total Length Center Span 924m 518m
Meiwa Bridge, Edogawa-Ku, Tokyo
TRUSS BRIDGE
Typical Span Lengths 40m - 500m World's Longest Pont de Quebec Total Length Center Span 863m 549m
2nd Mameyaki Bridge, Saitama, Japan
Cable Stayed Bridge
Pylon Typical Span Lengths 110m - 480m World's Longest Tatara Bridge, Japan Total Length Center Span 1,480m 890m
Tsurumi Tsubasa Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Ohnaruto Bridge
Pylon
Typical Span Lengths 70m - 1,000m+ World's Longest Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan Total Length Center Span 3,911m 1,991m
Hakucho Bridge
Types of Bridges
Types of supports
Beam/Girder Bridge
Culverts are smaller bridges, normally with one span built across small streams, drains or sewer carrying road on top
Dam
Barrier that stores water at two levels. The primary purpose of dam is to store water whenever available in plenty for use during scarcity. Built across rivers Excess water is released to river and useful water is transferred thro canals
Components of Dam
Body of Dam Foundation Top road Gates and lifting devices Spill way or Sluice Canal Reservoir Main river course Stilling Basin Drainage gallery
Components & Forces in Dams
Upstream Gate Down Stream
Spill Way Reservoir Water Dam Body Drainage Gallery Sluice gate
Stilling Basin
Foundation
Foundation Soil
Plan of Dam
Upstream Abutment Downstream Left Bank Canal
Main River Course Reservoir
Abutment
Right bank Canal
FUNCTIONS OF DAMS Function Power generation Example Hydroelectric power is a major source of electricity in the world. many countries have rivers with adequate water flow, that can be dammed for power generation purposes. For eg, the Itaipu on the Paran River in South America generates 14 GW and supplied 93% of the energy consumed by Paraguay and 20% of that consumed by Brazil as of 2005.
Stabilize water Dams are often used to control and stabilize water flow, for flow / agricultural purposes and irrigation. They can help to stabilize or irrigation restore the water levels of inland lakes and seas. They store water for drinking and other direct human needs, Flood prevention Dams are created for flood control.
Land Dams (often called dykes or levees) are used to prevent ingress of reclamation water to an area that would otherwise be submerged, allowing its reclamation for human use. Water diversion Dams are used for the purpose of diversion.
Classification of Dams
Based on Size Based on function Based on material used
Classification based on Size
Small Dam (<10 m high) Medium size Dam (10 25 m high) Large Dam (>25 m high) Major Dam (>150 m high)
Classification based on Purpose
Hydro-electric dam Irrigation dam Water supply dam for city for the purposes of drinking water, recreation, navigation thro canals, industrial use. Flood Control Habitat dam for fishes & wild life Effluent containing dams from industry, mine, factory etc. Multi-purpose dam
Classification based on Material of construction
Masonry Dam Concrete Dam Timber Dam Steel Dam Earth Dam Rockfill Dam Composite Dam
Classification based on action
Gravity Dam Arch Dam Saddle Dam Check Dam Diversion Dam Overflow Dam Cofferdam
Gravity Dam
Timber Dam
San Luis Dam near Los Bonos, California an Embankment Dam
Steel Dam
Cofferdam
Power generation Plant
Spillway Hoover Arch Dam
Timber Dam
Steel Dam
Rockfill Dam
Arch Dam Solid Gravity Dam
Combined Earth & Rockfill Dam
Earth Dam
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Interstate 80, the second-longest U.S. Interstate highway, runs from California to New Jersey
Infrastructure is the framework of supporting system consisting of roads, airports, bridges, buildings, parks and other amenities for the comfort of mankind. Economically, infrastructure are the structural elements that allow for production of goods and services without themselves being part of the production process, e.g. roads allow the transport of raw materials and finished products. The word is a combination of "infra" and "structure". The term came to prominence in the United States in the 1980s following the publication of America in Ruins (Choate and Walter, 1981), which initiated discussion of the nations "infrastructure crisis" caused by inadequate investment and poor maintenance of public works.
Infrastructure deals with
Transportation
Road Network Railway Ports & Harbors Air travel and Airports
Television Network Telephone Network
Landline connections Mobile phone connections
Energy Sector
Electrification Reduction in energy loss Use of renewable energy such as Solar, Wind, Biogas plants
Agricultural Activity
Largest economic investment
Construction Activity
Second largest economy in India Lifelines
Indias Infrastructure policy
Additional power generation capacity of about 70,000 MW Construction of Dedicated Freight Corridors between Mumbai and Delhi, and Ludhiana and Kolkata Capacity addition of 485 million MT in major ports, 345 million MT in minor ports Modernisation and redevelopment of 21 railway stations Development of 16 million hectares through major, medium and minor irrigation works Modernisation and redevelopment of 4 metro and 35 non-metro airports Six-laning 6,500 km of Golden Quadrilateral and selected National Highways Construction of 1,65,244 km of new rural roads, and renewing and upgrading existing 1,92,464 km covering 78,304 rural habitations Infrastructure growth at 15 % P.A Construction sector to be the biggest beneficiary. Second largest after agriculture, 11% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) & 50 % of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF), 65 % of total investment
Why infrastructure growth ?
Political will Funding from multi-lateral agencies such as ADB, World Bank, Japan Bank etc. Increased private participation Innovative modes of funding
Cess on petrol & diesel Special tax on air travel Levying tonnage tax on ships Infrastructure tax in Bangalore
Build Operate Transfer (BOT) projects
Recent Statistics about Indian Infrastructural progress
Impact of infrastructural development of a country
Increase in food production Protection from drought, famine, flood Healthy and comfortable housing facility Safe domestic and industrial water supply Safe and scientific waste disposal Improvement in communication and transportation Generation of electricity from, nuclear, hydel, thermal, solar or wind energy Improved, wealth, prosperity, standard of living Overall growth of a nation
Impact of infrastructural facility on socio-economic growth of a nation
Large scale budget allocation for infrastructure leads to agricultural and industrial developments. Provide employment, eradicates poverty and enhances per capita income. Urban growth only can lead to population drift from rural sectors leading to explosion in population in cities and inadequate development of villages and improper care for agricultural sector. Use of infarstructural facility only by upper class leads to imbalance.
Role of Civil engineers in Infrastructural development
Construction of roads, railway, ports, harbors and airports Construction of dams and proper utilization of water resources. Construction of Housing, commercial and industrial complexes Maintenance of facility Rebuilding, Rehabilitation, Retrofitting and Repair
Road development
Golden Quadrilateral 6000 km (New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai & Mumbai) North-South & East-West (NSEW) corridor 7300 km (Srinagar-Kanyakumari, Silchar-Porbandar) Port connectivity & other projects Pradhana Mantri Bharath Jodo Pariyojana 10000 km Pradhana Mantri Grameena Sadak Yojana connectivity to 160000 rural habitation
Indias Road Infrastructure (May 05)
Road Projects under execution
Port Development
Foreign Direct Investment Growth in Real Estate
Airports Ready to take off
Upsurge in air traffic Upgradation of Metro city airports Development of new airports
Special Economic Zones mushrooming across India
Mixture of Technological growth & raw rural strength, blend of western & traditional culture
Assignment
1. What is Civil Engineering? What are the main functions of a civil engineer? 2. List the main disciplines of civil engineering and mention the purpose and application of each discipline. 3. What is infrastructure? How does it relate with civil engineering? 4. What is the influence of infrastructural growth on the development of a country? 5. Draw a neat sketch of road cross section and list the components of road. Mention the use of each component 6. Classify the roads according to different classification systems. 7. Draw a neat sketch of a dam and label its parts. Mention the use of each component. 8. Classify the dams according to different classification systems. 9. What are the functions of roads, bridges & dams 10. Draw a neat sketch of a bridge and label its parts. Mention the use of each component. 11. Classify the bridges according to different classification systems.
