Syllabus

IIT Kanpur Syllabus for Engineering Geosciences Civil Engineering       CE 321: Engineering Geosciences Course content:  Introduction to geosciences in civil engineering, Plate tectonics (Continental drift, sea-floor spreading, types of plates and plate motion); Introduction to rock forming minerals (silicate structure, physical and chemical properties of minerals); Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks (texture; engineering … Read more

IIT Kanpur Syllabus  Geoinformatics Civil Engineering       CE 331: Geoinformatics Course content:  Basic concepts of surveying-basic measurements and errors in measurements;  Linear measurements-Tape, EDMI, Optical;  Angle measurements-fundamental of Theodolite, adjustment;  Vertical control-level surfaces, methods of levelling, contouring;  Coordinate systems and datum transformation-Geoid, MSL, reference systems, transformation,  map projection;  Control surveys-traverse, triangulation, trilateration;  Errors … Read more

IIT Kanpur Syllabus  Structural Analysis     CE 272: Structural Analysis Course content: Stability and Determinacy of Structures Review of shear force and bending moment diagrams in beams and frames, Plane trusses: method of joints and method of section, Deflection of trusses: method of virtual work, Deflection of beams and frames: moment-area method, conjugate beam … Read more