MASTERS' THESES (Civil Engg): Recent submissions

  • STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF STEEL SECTION USING SIMP TECHNIQUE 
    Tomar, Ankit (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    In the twentieth century, architect and designers have utilized inventive and new techniques to create effective and optimum types of structures. These innovative designers employed the techniques that give rise to effective, ...
  • INFLUENCE OF POZZOLANIC ADDITION ON SERVICE LIFE OF CONCRETE 
    Bharat, Dahake Akshara (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    The durability has gain utmost important for the serviceability at the reasonable costs. Low durable materials later incur the additional cost for repair and retrofitting. The porous nature of concrete, the vulnerability ...
  • ANALYSIS OF FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR OF RC FRAME UNDER FIRE EXPOSURE 
    Kagla, Akshay (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    The flexural behaviour of the frame under fire exposure is analyzed and it is important to have first-hand knowledge of the works done by other researchers in this field. Various models are required to be studied which ...
  • FUSION OF REAL-TIME CONGESTION PATTERN TO LAND USE REGRESSION MODEL FOR AIR POLLUTION 
    Agarwal, Chinmay (IIT Roorkee, 2022-05)
    With unprecedented advancement in mobility technology, most of the vehicles in the world are still operating on fuels from natural resources. On burning these vehicles contribute to air pollution significantly affecting ...
  • ESTIMATION OF ROUTE-LEVEL TRANSIT OD MATRIX USING BOARDING AND ALIGHTING DATA 
    Mohmmand, Samsoor (IIT Roorkee, 2022-05)
    Transit OD matrix is a fundamental element of service planning and operation.As it provides information about passenger trips between each pair of stops, OD matrix can be crucial for route designing, route modification ...
  • PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS IN NEW LECTURE HALL COMPLEX IIT ROORKEE 
    Chotia, Rajkumar (IIT Roorkee, 2021-06)
    Pedestrian movement analysis plays an important role in designing of many facilities of wide range from commercial hub or a normal residential building to some transportation infrastructure. The focus of this study is to ...
  • AIR QUALITY PERCEPTION OF COMMUTERS IN DELHI 
    Meena, Kapil Kumar (IIT Roorkee, 2021-06)
    Air pollution has a significant impact on health but is often invisible to the naked eye. The rise in air pollution has affected not only human health but also short-term and long-term behaviors. This study aims to explore ...
  • SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF A DAM RESERVOIR FOUNDATION 4 SYSTEM 
    Singh, Ashish Kumar (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    The safety and stability of concrete gravity dams under strong earthquake shaking has long been an issue of great practical importance, and has attracted and continues to attract considerable research interest. The evaluation ...
  • RESPONSE OF PILES EMBEDDED ON SLOPES 
    Idiculla, George Tharan (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    The piles on sloping ground are subjected to lateral loads which are more predominant than vertical loads. In this report, various modes of failures of laterally loaded piles are briefly described. The consequences of ...
  • PARAMETRIC STUDIES ON BEHAVIOR OF STEEL CONCRETE COMPOSITE FLEXURAL MEMBERS 
    Vinay, CH. (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    in composite members two or more elements are joined together so that they are stronger, stiffer, and more ductile than the sum of the individual elements which are now commonly used in practice. The elements are connected ...
  • SOLUTE TRANSPORT THROUGH HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA EXPERIMENTAL STUDY 
    Kumar, Yogendra (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    Solute transport in subsurface system is affected by physical, chemical and properties of soil media. Assuming equilibrium interactions between solutes in the liquid and solid phases, advective dispersive transport equation ...
  • HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF BOTTOM RACK UNDER SUPERCRITICAL APPROACH FLOW 
    Verma, Vipin (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    Trench weir is a standard hydraulic diversion structure used as intakes in mountainous terrains, to divert water flow for various purposes like power generation, irrigation, water supply schemes and for retaining sedimentation ...
  • INFLUENCE OF IN-SERVICE EXPOSURE CONDITION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CONFINED CONCRETE 
    Chandran, Ajith (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    RCC has not proved to be durable due to large number of factors. RC structures of the past have been constructed without ductile detailing, reducing their earthquake resistant capabilities. But nowadays every structural ...
  • FATIGUE ANALYSIS OF RIVETED CONNECTIONS IN STEEL BRIDGES 
    Shahida, Shaikh Mohammed Adil Akhil (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    There are numerous bridges across India which were built about 100 years ago. A large proportion of these bridges are made of steel, relatively old, past their design life. They are subjected to much larger loads running ...
  • HYDRAULIC JUMP ON ROUGH SLOPING FLOOR 
    Chouhan, Sachin (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    Hydraulic jump is one subject which has extensively been studied in the field of hydraulic engineering. It is the most frequently encountered cases of rapidly varied flow in hydraulic engineering. Hydraulic jump occurs ...
  • EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF WIND LOADS ON HOARDINGS 
    Agarwal, Amit (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    A hoarding which is mostly susceptible to wind loads usually fails in turbulent wind conditions if not designed properly. This structure also adds a place of importance to study because in current situation most of the ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF INFLUENCE LINE DIAGRAM FOR A CONTINUOUS BEAM WITH VARYING MOMENT OF INERTIA 
    B., Manjunath (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    Continuous bridges are used in units of two spans, three spans or four spans. Units of three spans are most common. As compared with simply supported bridges, the bending moments in continuous bridges are considerably less, ...
  • LATERAL LOAD ANALYSIS OF CONFINED MASONRY FRAMES 
    Mishra, Shashank (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    Two full scale model of 3m<3m of confined masonry wall-frame connection is modelled by using TNO DIANA 9.4.4 a finite element based software. And also the results like load 4 carrying capacity, nodal displacement, stresses ...
  • EFFECT OF PLAN SHAPES ON THE RESPONSE OF TALL BUILDINGS UNDER WIND LOADS 
    P., Thool Kushal (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    The evaluation of wind loads on building is carried out by using relevant codes/standards and available literature. The codes/standards suggest the pressure coefficients and force coefficients for the standard plan shape ...
  • EFFECT OF PLATEN RESTRAINT ON STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE UNDER UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION 
    Kumar, Subhash (I I T ROORKEE, 2013-06)
    The results of an experimental investigation of platen restraint on the behaviour of concrete in uniaxial compression are discussed. The effect of four anti-friction media viz. Neoprene, PVC, Teflon and Grease on platen ...