DOCTORAL THESES (Civil Engg): Recent submissions

  • ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PAVEMENTS FOR HEAVY VEHICLES 
    Srivastava, Sanjay (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-06)
    The transportation by roads is most preferred mode of transportation by the people and industries due to maximum flexibility in speed of travel, direction, route and time. India, having roads network of over 4.2 million ...
  • BEHAVIOUR OF HELICAL SCREW ANCHORS IN SANDS 
    Mukherjee, Sanjeev (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-02)
    The design of many engineering structures requires foundation systems to resist both compressive and tensile forces. These types of structures, which may include high rise buildings, chimney towers or transmission towers, ...
  • RESPONSE OF METALLIC PLATES TO SMALL ARMS PROJECTILE IMPACT 
    K., Senthil (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-01)
    The present study is based on the experimental and finite element investigations of the response of metallic plates subjected to small arms projectile impact. The mild steel, Armox 500T steel and 7075-T651 aluminium alloy ...
  • USE OF WOLLASTONITE MICRO FIBERS IN REHABILITATION OF PQC ROADS 
    Sharma, Shashi Kant (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-10)
    Self compacting concrete (SCC) is a concrete that has three specific rheological properties: flowability, passability and segregation resistance. These properties enable a concrete mix to flow, pass the obstructions as ...
  • VIRTUAL 3D CITY MODEL BY USING GEOMATICS TECHNIQUES 
    Singh, Surendra Pal (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-08)
    3D city model is a three dimensional digital representation of a city. In recent time, 3D city model creation demand is increasing for various engineering and non-engineering applications. Geomatics is an umbrella term ...
  • STUDY OF CONCRETE FILLED UPVC TUBES AS COLUMNS IN SEVERE ENVIRONMENT 
    Verma, Virendra Kumar (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-11)
    It is difficult to achieve long term durability of reinforced concrete structure in coastal areas. Sea water deteriorates concrete structures due to combined effect of chemical action of sodium chloride and magnesium ...
  • OPTIMUM DESIGN OF FRP LAMINATED BRIDGE DECKS HAVING DIFFERENT CORE CONFIGURATIONS 
    Dey, Tushar Kanti (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-07)
    FRP laminated composite structures are gaining importance due to their high relative stiffness, high strength, light weight and enhanced durability properties. FRP laminated composites represent efficient and favorable ...
  • REMOVAL OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC) DURING RIVERBANK FILTRATION 
    L., Nisha (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-07)
    Riverbank filtration (RBF) has been extensively in use, throughout the world to supply safe and wholesome drinking water, in places of fluctuating surface water quality. The benefits of RBF in attenuating the various ...
  • ROUTING OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENT THROUGH GRAVEL BED RIVERS 
    Karna, Nilav Kumar (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-01)
    Bed material extraction from bed and banks of channel (erosion) and its subsequent deposition at any other location by the flowing water is an essential part of flow in an alluvial channel. Deforestation and logging are ...
  • DEVELOPMENT OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT INFORMATION SYSTEM USING GIS AND GPS 
    Jain, Gaurav V. (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-05)
    Passenger information is vital for developing a user-friendly public transportation system. Passenger information dissemination however is accorded low priority in cities of developing countries such as India due to resource ...
  • SPATIO-TEMPORAL ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER USING GEOSPATIAL TOOLS 
    Agarwal, Rajat (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    Groundwater is an important source of water supply throughout the World, but it becomes contaminated and its level is likely being declined day by day due to mismanagement of this resources. The decreasing water table and ...
  • BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE FILLED STEEL TUBULAR COLUMNS WITH DIFFERENT CROSS-SECTIONS 
    Singh, Heaven (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-11)
    In the modern world, there are severe constraints on building space. The skyrocketing prices of land and construction equipments have fuelled the movement of the construction industry towards high-rise buildings. There ...
  • PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CONFINED MASONRY BUILDINGS UNDER CYCLIC LATERAL LOADS 
    Chourasia, Ajay (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    Most of the low-to-medium rise buildings in many countries, including India, are of unreinforced masonry (URM), which is known for its poor seismic performance. Moreover, the brick masonry construction in India shows a ...
  • SCOUR IN SEDIMENT MIXTURES UNDER SUBMERGED CIRCULAR VERTICAL JETS 
    Chakravarti, Ankit (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-07)
    Hydrodynamic imbalance and instability in river system due to natural and anthropogenic causes has become a subject of concern. In rivers and streams, one of the most challenging problems is to minimize and to know the ...
  • STRENGTHENING OF HEAT DAMAGED REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENTS 
    A. B., Danie Roy (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-12)
    In the light of extreme events of natural disasters (earthquakes or hurricanes) and accidents (fire or explosion), repairing and strengthening of existing concrete structures has become more common during the last decade ...
  • ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER REGIME USING GEOSPATIAL AND FLOW MODELING TECHNIQUES 
    Agarwal, Etishree (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2015-06)
    Groundwater is a natural and most widely distributed precious resource upon which all-social and economic activities and ecosystem depends. In spite of its importance, it is often misused and poorly managed. The main ...
  • DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS ON LAYERED SOILS 
    Kumar, P. Pradeep (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-07)
    Soil is generally considered as homogeneous and isotropic. However it is the outcome of various geological processes. Soil properties are determined by various field and experimental methods. Therefore, it is important to ...
  • EXPERT GEOPORTAL SYSTEM 
    Chandra, Umesh (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-08)
    Geoportal is the web gateway of the Spatial Data. It is the building block for providing the Spatial Information to the web user either it is a thick or a thin client. Geoportal is the web interface for finding and accessing ...
  • RESPONSE OF RC FRAMED STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO POST - EARTHQUAKE FIRE 
    Kamath, Praveen (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2014-03)
    Fires can sometimes be regarded as collateral damage consequent to earthquakes in extremely inhabited areas and in general are an integral part of the emergency response strategies focused on life safety in most developed ...
  • UTILIZATION OF WASTE MATERIALS IN SUBGRADE OF PAVEMENT 
    Anupam, Aditya Kumar (Dept. of Civil Engineering iit Roorkee, 2013-07)
    A shortage of construction materials and the subsequent rise in their rates has lead to an increase in the cost of road construction in many folds. The shortage of construction material is across the country due to a ban ...