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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Semester 5 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 5 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Geotechnical EngineeringStructural AnalysisQuantity Estimation and Construction ManagementConcrete TechnologyEngineering GeologyConstitution of India, Law and Engineering
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Geotechnical Engineering LabStructural Analysis LabMini Project or Internship Assessment-II
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 5 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 5 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
9 subjects · 45 chapters · 186 topics
Geotechnical Engineering5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Soil Properties and Classification
5 टॉपिक+
- Soil formation and types
- Three-phase diagram and phase relationships
- Index properties: water content, specific gravity, grain size
- Atterberg (consistency) limits
- IS soil classification system
02Unit 2: Permeability, Effective Stress and Compaction
5 टॉपिक+
- Darcy's law and coefficient of permeability
- Constant head and falling head tests
- Effective stress and quick sand condition
- Seepage and flow nets
- Compaction: Proctor tests, OMC and MDD
03Unit 3: Consolidation
5 टॉपिक+
- Compressibility and consolidation process
- Terzaghi's one-dimensional consolidation theory
- Coefficients: av, mv, cv, Cc
- Normally and over-consolidated clays
- Consolidation settlement and time rate
04Unit 4: Shear Strength
5 टॉपिक+
- Mohr-Coulomb failure theory
- Direct shear test
- Triaxial tests: UU, CU, CD
- Unconfined compression test
- Vane shear test
05Unit 5: Earth Pressure and Slope Stability
5 टॉपिक+
- Earth pressure at rest, active and passive
- Rankine's theory
- Coulomb's wedge theory
- Stability of infinite and finite slopes
- Swedish circle method and factor of safety
Structural Analysis5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Determinacy and Determinate Structures
4 टॉपिक+
- Classification of structures
- Static and kinematic indeterminacy
- Stability of structures
- Analysis of determinate trusses and frames
02Unit 2: Deflection of Determinate Structures
5 टॉपिक+
- Strain energy
- Castigliano's theorems
- Unit load (virtual work) method
- Conjugate beam method
- Deflection of trusses and frames
03Unit 3: Arches and Cables
4 टॉपिक+
- Three-hinged arches: thrust, normal and radial shear
- Two-hinged arches
- Effect of temperature
- Cables and suspension bridges
04Unit 4: Rolling Loads and Influence Lines
4 टॉपिक+
- Influence lines for reactions, shear and moment
- Muller-Breslau principle
- Maximum shear and moment for rolling loads
- Influence lines for trusses
05Unit 5: Indeterminate Structures
4 टॉपिक+
- Method of consistent deformation
- Slope deflection method
- Moment distribution method
- Analysis of continuous beams and portal frames
Quantity Estimation and Construction Management5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Estimation
5 टॉपिक+
- Types of estimates
- Units of measurement (IS 1200)
- Long wall-short wall method
- Centre line method
- Detailed and abstract estimate of a building
02Unit 2: Rate Analysis and Specifications
4 टॉपिक+
- Analysis of rates: materials, labour, overheads, profit
- Task work and schedule of rates
- General and detailed specifications
- Earthwork for roads and canals
03Unit 3: Valuation
5 टॉपिक+
- Value, cost and price
- Depreciation: straight line, sinking fund, constant percentage
- Year's purchase and capitalised value
- Rent fixation
- Valuation of buildings
04Unit 4: Contracts and Tenders
5 टॉपिक+
- Types of contracts
- Tender notice and tender documents
- Earnest money and security deposit
- Contract conditions and arbitration
- E-tendering
05Unit 5: Construction Planning and Management
5 टॉपिक+
- Bar charts and milestone charts
- CPM and PERT networks
- Floats and critical path
- Crashing and cost-time trade-off
- Construction equipment and site management
Concrete Technology5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Cement and Aggregates
4 टॉपिक+
- Manufacture and chemical composition of cement
- Bogue's compounds and hydration
- Types of cement
- Aggregate properties, grading and moisture
02Unit 2: Admixtures
4 टॉपिक+
- Plasticizers and superplasticizers
- Retarders, accelerators and air-entraining agents
- Mineral admixtures: fly ash, GGBS, silica fume, metakaolin
- Compatibility and dosage
03Unit 3: Fresh and Hardened Concrete
6 टॉपिक+
- Workability and its tests
- Segregation and bleeding
- Mixing, placing, compaction and curing
- Strength: w/c ratio, Abram's law, gel-space ratio
- Elasticity, creep and shrinkage
- Durability
04Unit 4: Concrete Mix Design
4 टॉपिक+
- Factors in mix design
- Target mean strength and standard deviation
- IS 10262 mix design procedure
- Trial mixes and adjustments
05Unit 5: Special Concretes
5 टॉपिक+
- High strength and high performance concrete
- Self-compacting concrete
- Fibre reinforced concrete
- Lightweight and ready mixed concrete
- Ferrocement, shotcrete and polymer concrete
Engineering Geology5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: General Geology
4 टॉपिक+
- Branches of geology and importance in civil engineering
- Interior of the earth
- Weathering of rocks
- Geological work of rivers, wind, glaciers and sea
02Unit 2: Mineralogy
4 टॉपिक+
- Physical properties of minerals
- Mohs scale of hardness
- Rock-forming minerals: quartz, feldspar, mica, calcite
- Clay minerals
03Unit 3: Petrology
4 टॉपिक+
- Igneous rocks: formation and classification
- Sedimentary rocks
- Metamorphic rocks and metamorphism
- Engineering properties of rocks
04Unit 4: Structural Geology
5 टॉपिक+
- Dip and strike
- Folds
- Faults
- Joints and unconformities
- Effects of structures on engineering works
05Unit 5: Engineering Applications
5 टॉपिक+
- Site investigation and core drilling, RQD
- Geology of dam, reservoir, tunnel and bridge sites
- Earthquakes and seismic zones
- Landslides and their control
- Groundwater and geophysical methods
Constitution of India, Law and Engineering5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Constitution of India - Making, Preamble and Salient Features
6 टॉपिक+
- Constituent Assembly and making of the Constitution
- Preamble and its key words
- Salient features of the Constitution
- Fundamental rights (Articles 12 - 35)
- Directive principles of state policy
- Fundamental duties (Article 51A)
02Unit 2: Union and State Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
5 टॉपिक+
- President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
- Parliament: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, law making and money bills
- Governor, Chief Minister and State legislature
- Supreme Court and High Courts, writs and judicial review
- Local self-government and the Election Commission
03Unit 3: Indian Legal System and Engineering Contracts
5 टॉपिक+
- Sources of law and hierarchy of courts
- Civil and criminal law basics
- Indian Contract Act 1872: essentials of a valid contract
- Engineering contracts, tenders and arbitration
- Law of torts and professional negligence
04Unit 4: Intellectual Property Laws and Right to Information
5 टॉपिक+
- Patents: patentability and term
- Copyright and software protection
- Trademarks, designs and geographical indications
- Right to Information Act 2005
- Consumer protection basics
05Unit 5: Business Organisations, Labour Laws and E-Governance
5 टॉपिक+
- Sole proprietorship, partnership, LLP and companies
- Companies Act 2013 basics
- Labour laws and labour codes: wages, safety and social security
- Information Technology Act and e-governance
- Digital India services
Geotechnical Engineering Lab5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Index Properties
4 टॉपिक+
- Water content by oven drying
- Specific gravity by pycnometer
- Sieve and hydrometer analysis
- Liquid, plastic and shrinkage limits
02Field Density
2 टॉपिक+
- Core cutter method
- Sand replacement method
03Compaction
2 टॉपिक+
- Standard Proctor test
- Modified Proctor test
04Permeability
2 टॉपिक+
- Constant head test
- Falling head test
05Shear Strength
4 टॉपिक+
- Direct shear test
- Unconfined compression test
- Triaxial test
- Vane shear test
Structural Analysis Lab5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Deflection Experiments
3 टॉपिक+
- Maxwell's reciprocal theorem
- Deflection of simply supported and cantilever beams
- Deflection of curved members
02Trusses
2 टॉपिक+
- Forces in members of a pin-jointed truss
- Deflection of a truss joint
03Arches
2 टॉपिक+
- Horizontal thrust in a three-hinged arch
- Horizontal thrust in a two-hinged arch
04Influence Lines
2 टॉपिक+
- Influence line for reactions
- Muller-Breslau principle with models
05Indeterminate Structures
3 टॉपिक+
- Prop reaction of a propped cantilever
- Continuous beam reactions
- Sway in a portal frame
Mini Project or Internship Assessment-II5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Topic or Internship Selection
3 टॉपिक+
- Identifying an interest area and a guide / industry mentor
- Choosing a feasible mini project topic or internship organisation
- Getting departmental approval
02Synopsis and Planning
4 टॉपिक+
- Problem statement and objectives
- Literature / product survey
- Methodology, tools and resources
- Timeline (Gantt chart) and expected outcomes
03Execution of Work / Training
4 टॉपिक+
- Carrying out design, coding, fabrication, survey or site work
- Daily diary / log book
- Weekly review with guide or mentor
- Testing, observations and results
04Report Writing
4 टॉपिक+
- Report format as per university guidelines
- Certificate, acknowledgement, abstract and contents
- Chapters: introduction, work done, results, conclusion
- References and plagiarism check
05Presentation and Viva
4 टॉपिक+
- Preparing a 10 - 15 minute presentation
- Demonstration of model / software / photographs
- Answering viva questions
- Final assessment by the departmental committee
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Complete Geotechnical Engineering syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Structural Analysis syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Quantity Estimation and Construction Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Concrete Technology syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Engineering Geology syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Constitution of India, Law and Engineering syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Geotechnical Engineering Lab syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Structural Analysis Lab syllabus with regular tests
यह किसके लिए है
- B.Tech Civil Engineering students of Semester 5 (AKTU)
- Students of other universities studying the same subject who want unit-wise coaching
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Fluid Mechanics and Solid Mechanics basics
- Engineering Geology helpful
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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सवाल
Which syllabus does the Geotechnical Engineering course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Geotechnical Engineering. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Will this help in the university examination?
Yes. Teaching is unit-wise as per the AKTU scheme, with previous-year question practice, MCQ tests and doubt sessions before the semester exam.
Is the soil lab also covered?
Yes. The Geotechnical Engineering Lab is offered separately, and theory classes link each test to its calculations.
Which syllabus does the Structural Analysis course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Structural Analysis. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Are long numericals practised?
Yes. Slope deflection and moment distribution problems are solved step by step in AKTU exam format, with checks.
Which syllabus does the Quantity Estimation and Construction Management course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Quantity Estimation and Construction Management. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
Is practical estimate preparation taught?
Yes. Students prepare a detailed estimate and abstract of a small building, with rate analysis based on the current UP PWD / CPWD schedule of rates.
Which syllabus does the Concrete Technology course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus for Concrete Technology. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.
