MASTERS' THESES (Civil Engg): Recent submissions

  • ANALYSIS OF PILES IN PARTIALLY SATURATED SOIL 
    P.J, Krishnendu (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    Pile foundation is one of the most common deep foundations which is adopted when the bearing capacity of surface soil is inadequate to transfer the load from superstructure. Pile foundations are conventionally designed ...
  • CORRELATION BETWEEN IMPACT LOAD, UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AND TENSILE STRENGTH OF BRITTLE ROCK 
    Panwar, Manish (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    The prediction of rock properties from indirect testing methods is important, particularly for preliminary investigations since direct methods are costly and time consuming. In this study, the correlation of the uniaxial ...
  • STABILITY ANALYSIS OF UNSUPPORTED TUNNELS IN WEAK ROCK MASSES 
    Sati, Ashutosh (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    Tunnel design in weak rock mass has been a challenging task for engineer‘s worldwide. Due to the change in geology and type of structure of rock from place to place, it seems rather difficult to reach on a set of defined ...
  • POST FAILURE BEHAVIOR OF QUARTZITES 
    Chahal, Amrit Shivraj Singh (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-07)
    The need of this study arose from the question of the residual strength after the failure occurs say after an earthquake. For the design of many engineering structures in or on rock, such as foundations, tunnels, underground ...
  • WEB-GIS FOR SMART SEWERAGE DESIGN AND MONITORING FOR SMART CITY 
    Yadav, Nilesh (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    Overflow of sewer in residential areas poses great challenges to sewer network operators, i.e. municipalities. The damage caused by overflow from sewer networks can be enormous due to high quality additions and installations ...
  • FEASIBILITY STUDY OF RAILWAY LINE IN HILLY REGION USING GEOMATIC TOOLS 
    Singh, Jatin (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    The objective of this study is to analyse the potential of geographical information system (GIS) in decision making in rail route planning process. Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques have been used to create a ...
  • STUDY OF URBAN SPRAWL ON AHMEDABAD CITY USING GEOSPATIAL DATA 
    Vaghela, Parth Bakulkumar (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    India expect to add 300 million new urban residents by year 2050. Urbanization is considered as the most influential drivers of land use and land cover change associated with population and economy. Over the years Remote ...
  • ANALYSIS OF BUILDING MATERIALS USING REMOTE SENSING 
    Munya, Kuru (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    Understanding buildingmaterialpropertiescanplayakeyroleinanalyzingthehealthofstructural elements inbuildings.Theseconstructionmaterialsshouldhavetherequiredengineering properties whichfulfilthephysicalandchemicalrequir ...
  • DATA VISUALIZATION USING AUGMENTED REALITY FOR GEOMATICS APPLICATIONS 
    Rai, Abhishek (IIT ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    Analysis of geospatial data and its presentation is a very important portion of the Geomatics Engineering. The data visualization of geospatial data has evolved from paper-based maps to digital maps and is going towards ...
  • ON CONTACT MODELLING IN ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR VEHICLE SAFETY 
    Kumar, Anuj (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    This work addresses the study on contact modelling in isogeometric analysis. Research papers including vehicle crashworthiness and occupant protection, on contact modelling in isogeometric analysis, contact searching ...
  • SAFETY AUDIT FOR INLAND WATERWAYS TERMINAL 
    Kumar, Nitin (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    The dissertation is focused to identify the potential and existing safety threats associated with the inland waterways terminals. The research is inspired by increasing numbers of accidents at the inland waterways terminals, ...
  • BENCHMARKING OF INTERMODAL INTERFACES IN METRO STATIONS AT INTERCHANGES 
    Sil, Ankit (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    The intermodal interfaces in case of any multimodal transit hub play important role in determining the efficiency of the multimodal hub as a whole. With increasing trend of Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in India, the ...
  • USE OF BITUMEN EMULSION IN WMM LAYER OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT 
    Chausali, Sandeep (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    In developing countries such as India , there are many limitations that do not satisfy the high volume of loads anymore (e.g., limited time schedule , lack of quantity of good quality material, budget and over loading ...
  • EVALUATION OF TODNESS OF STATION AREA FOR MRTS 
    Singh, Ramandeep (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    In spite of Delhi’s recent investments in Public Transport Systems which include a world class Metro System and a planned BRT Network, Delhi has been unable to deliver efficient, comfortable and affordable mobility options ...
  • PREDICTION OF ACCIDENTS AT UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS AFTER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT 
    Kumar, Prashank (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    In any roadway system, intersections are the major bottleneck point. In India, in the year 2016, there was a total number of 1,39,389 accidents occurred at intersections and the uncontrolled ones contributed to a major ...
  • OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN TRAFFIC CORRIDOR BASED ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
    Gorai, Kaushik (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    Transportation functions are essential for the growth of any country and are capable of bringing advantages to society. In general, the connection between financial well-being and good transportation is widely recognized. ...
  • PERFORMANCE OF JAROSITE BASED CONCRETE 
    Daudi, Lubwama (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-06)
    Jarosite is generated as a byproduct during the process of zinc extraction from its ore. It is highly toxic in nature and a source of environmental pollution hence its safe disposal is a major concern. The work presented ...
  • FREE VIBRATION ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF FRAMED STRUCTURES 
    Gupta, Prashoon (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    Isogeometric analysis (IGA) represents a recently developed technology in computational mechanics that offers the possibility of integrating methods for analysis and Computer Aided Design (CAD) into a single, unified ...
  • SHEAR STRENGTHENING OF RC BEAM USING FRP 
    Meena, Pavan Kumar (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    Many factors in service life which may be natural or manmade, are affecting existing concrete building structures. Corrosion of bars, spalling and deterioration of concrete and earthquake affect its performance of resisting ...
  • ANALYTICAL PREDICTION OF CRACK RESISTANCE IN CONCRETE 
    Raghav, Manoj (I I T ROORKEE, 2019-05)
    Concrete is considered to be a heterogeneous material consisting of different phases comprising of aggregate, matrix and weak interfacial transition zone. Concrete has pre-existing microcracks in it and has quasi-brittle ...