Department of CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE)
Programme Name: Sustainable Construction Practices and Project Management ( SCPM )
Module
ID
Module Title
Credit
Description
Content
CE911
Green Construction
for Sustainable Built
Environment
5
To learn about various features/parameters
of our built environment focusing largely on
buildings that affect our environment and
what are the best practices in terms of
building construction, material and energy
savings that can ensure sustainable
infrastructure and general well- being of the
residents. This module covers the following
broad topics: Green construction
technology, Green buildings, Energy saving,
Environment-friendly building material,
Indoor air pollution, Sustainable
infrastructure.
● Natural Resources and Environment
○ Environment, natural resources, natural
disasters, building types, resilience and
material properties
● Building Construction and Impact on Water
○ Water efficiency, rainwater harvesting,
sanitary needs, wastewater treatment
● Indoor Environmental Quality
○ Material property, indoor air, VOC, SBS,
Aerosol
● Green Building Materials
○ LCA, waste management, recycle & reuse
● Green Building Design and Construction
○ Passive design, material economy, time,
safety and cost planning, commissioning
● Energy Efficiency
○ Design modifications, solar and passive
HVAC and energy saving systems,
renewable resources
● Built Environment Carbon footprint
○ Carbon cycle, climate effects, construction
economics and material balance
● Case Studies from India
○ Green building success stories from India
● Tour of CESE (Green building at IITK)
○ Looking at various green construction and
salient energy-saving building features
CE912
Value Engineering
5
The concept of Value Engineering (VE)
evolved during WW-II when shortages of
materials and labour necessitated changes
in methods, materials and traditional
designs. Professionals often need to raise
production and productivity many-fold and
achieve far greater performance levels than
ever before. These sometimes come from
even existing technology, old worn-out
equipment and facilities, and despite the
scarcity of capital, lack of requisite skills in
labour, socio-economic and mandatory
pressures, poor infrastructure etc. The
scarcity of resources coupled with a high
rate of consumption would make imperative
not only the conservation of all available
resources but more importantly, the
prevention of unnecessary use of
resources. This is where VE will secure
results. Competitiveness depends on the
ability to improve product design and
quality. It also depends on how quickly the
industry reacts to market changes and
takes advantage of the often short life-cycle
● VE Concept, Theory and Fundamentals
○ Introduction, Value, How to add value, VE,
VE job plan, Techniques employed,
Technique with a difference, Benefits
● VE Job Plan
○ Selection of project, Selection of team
members, General phase, Information
phase, Function phase, Creation phase,
Evaluation phase, Investigation phase,
Implementation phase
● Habits, roadblocks and attitudes
● Functional Analysis
● Creative thinking
● Managing the VE study
● Cost modeling
● Life cycle costing
of high-technology products. Accomplishing
these goals would require the necessary
skills and tools to get the job done cost-
effectively. That is what VE helps to
accomplish.
CE913
Vibration Analysis
and Mitigation
5
This module aims at imparting the essential
knowledge on the analysis of vibrations
encountered in civil engineering systems
(such as buildings, bridges, transmission
towers, chimneys and others), implications
of vibrations in structural design and
alternate avenues of vibration mitigation. In
particular, the involvement of structural
dynamics in the context of earthquake and
Wind engineering will be emphasized, given
their importance in the safe design of
structures and infrastructural facilities under
such extreme events. .
● Need for vibration analysis; Dynamic loading and
relevance; Idealization of systems: Single and
Multi-degree of freedom system (SDOF/MDOF);
Discrete and Continuous systems
● Free and forced vibration of SDOF system under
dynamic loading, harmonic and arbitrary dynamic
loading
● Analysis of MDOF system (generalized
coordinates, eigenvalue analysis, matrix and
modal time history analysis)
● Continuous systems: rods (axial vibrations),
beams (axial, shear, axial and flexural vibrations)
● Introduction to earthquake analysis using
response spectrum method
● Introduction of wind-induced vibrations
CE921
Environmental
Geotechnology
5
Environment Accomplishingology is an
emerging and exciting field that offers
numerous technical challenges and great
opportunities to understand multi-
disciplinary problems and develop solutions
to protect public health and the environment
and encourage sustainable development.
Environmental Geotechnology broadly
● Principles and processes related to soil, water
and chemical interactions:
○ Integrated solid waste management; Soil-
water-waste interaction; Soil and waste
characteristics
● Containment systems:
○ Contaminant release mechanisms; Waste
containment principles; Current practice of
focuses on waste containment and
treatment of pollution sites. The former is
usually a preventive activity, while the latter
is corrective measures. This module deals
with the basic principles, mechanisms, and
technology relevant to waste containment
systems. Special focus will be given to
sustainable materials used in waste
containment systems. Engineers and
scientists will learn concepts of
environmental technology suitable for
planning the disposal of waste and
designing waste containment systems
involving geosynthetic materials.
waste disposal; Active and Passive
containment systems; Elements of
containment system
● Application of geosynthetics:
○ Types of geosynthetics; organization by
function; Testing methods; Construction
methods
● Site selection and Geoenvironmental
investigations:
○ Site selection for landfills; Siting criteria;
Geophysical methods; Geotechnical
investigation; Characterization of landfill
sites; Risk assessment
● Design Principles and Practices:
○ Barrier composition; Single and double-
lined landfill design, liner materials- clay,
geosynthetics amended soils and other
admixtures; slope stability
CE922
Corrosion in
Engineering
Materials and
Prevention
5
The module emphasises the need for
understanding the corrosion in materials
from scientific and engineering
perspectives. After briefly covering the
thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion,
engineering corrosion aspects will be
discussed by citing several examples of
corrosion failures and ways to protect the
material for corrosion mitigation. The
module also explores the corrosion aspect
of engineering materials used in civil
engineering and structures. Finally, failure
● Corrosion Fundamentals:
○ Importance of corrosion, Practical aspect
and Electrochemical nature of corrosion,
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of
corrosion(Pourbaix and Evans diagram)
● Forms of corrosion:
○ Uniform, Galvanic: micro and macro
galvanic couple, Selective leaching,
Intergranular, Crevice, Pitting, Erosion-
corrosion, Stress and corrosion.
Atmospheric corrosion
● Corrosion protection methods:
analysis of structures under exposure to
corrosives and how to decide the protection
methods will be addressed. The module will
benefit the students of civil, mechanical,
aerospace and metallurgical/materials
engineering. It would also benefit the
personnel directly associated with industries
where corrosion-related failure is
experienced on a regular basis.
○ Design, Materials, Environment, Inhibitor,
Coatings and change of electrochemical
potentials
● Failure analysis and to decide protection
methods:
○ Failures related to Storage tank, Rebar
structures (roof, pillar, underground and
underwater structures, Bridge corrosion,
Fastener, Automobiles
CE923
Costing, Cost
Monitoring and Cost
Control in
Infrastructure Project
5
Costing and Cost Control is one of Key
parts of Construction Management in
Infrastructure Projects. According to the
Ministry of Statistics and Program
Implementation, out of 1605 Infrastructure
Projects valued above INR 150 Crores, 379
projects have been delayed, leading to cost
overruns of INR 4.64 Lac Crores as of April
2023.
Construction Projects are notorious for
exceeding their budgets, but it’s still eye-
popping to see the actual figures. A recent
study found that just 25% of projects came
within 10% of the Budget in the preceding
three years. It means 3/4th of the projects
are having cost overrun, and that too by
more than double-digit percentage.
Cost Control in construction is the
difference between making a profit and
absorbing a loss in many cases. The
detailed cost control procedure typically
● Basics of Costing
○ Concept of Cost/ Significance of Cost /
Types of Cost in Infrastructure Projects
● Costing and Estimation at Tender Stage
○ Contractor and Client Perspective
● Tools and Methods of Costing & Cost
Monitoring at execution stage of
Infrastructure Project
● Approach of Cost Control in Infrastructure
Project
○ Concept of Variance
● Conceptual Understanding on Cost vs Cash
Flow vs Working Capital Dynamics in Project
Management Decision Making – Live Case
Study
● Concepts of ROCE & EVA in a Project
Management
involves project planning, project
estimation, budgeting, and preconstruction
analysis while simultaneously monitoring &
controlling expenditure.
Cost Control is a key part of construction
management, and if we don’t do it right,
projects will be in constant chaos.
CE924
Geological Materials
for Sustainable
construction
Practices
5
Explore sustainable construction practices
using geological materials and analyzing
geological processes to improve efficiency ,
durability and environmental impact on
building and infrastructure projects.
● Basic Geology
○ Introduction, Earth's structure, Rock
types, minerals and identification,
Geological processes.
● Environmental Geology
○ Natural Hazards, resource management,
pollution groundwater, soil conservation,
sustainability.
● Geological materials in different parts of India
○ Occurrence of typical construction
materials such as
granite,Limestone,sandstone,Marble,etc.,
in India
● Sustainable construction Practices
○ Utilizing local materials,minimizing
waste,promoting energy
efficiency,enhancing durability,and
ensuring resource conservation in
construction practices .
CE931
Quality and Safety
Management in
Construction
Practices
5
This module will cover the following broad
topics: Diverse nature of EPC projects;
Concerns relating construction economics,
Factors influencing quality and safety of a
● Green Field and Brown Field Projects Definitions
and Criticality. Major Definitions in a project
Contract, stakeholders, Archiving Records Pre-
award and post-award, Civil & Structural Project
project’s construction; Site inspection,
Inspection Test Procedure (ITP), Site Tests
generally conducted for concrete structures
integrity; Project Documentation; Concepts
of quality control and Quality Management,
Objectives, definitions, systems, ISO 9000
family of standards, Third-party certification,
QC in construction and large projects;
Concept of VARIATION or Design Change
Order; Archiving records (pre-award and
post-award) Concepts of quality control:
Objectives, definitions, systems, ISO 9000
family of standards, third-party certification;
Basic construction safety: Construction
Hazards, Human factors in construction
safety, SIMOP (Simultaneous Operation )
and Constructability review, introduction to
occupational health and safety, problem
areas in construction safety;
Safety engineering: Training, audit,
management practices, safety planning,
PPE;
Case studies and examples: Quality and
safety issues in steel construction and
Reinforced Concrete construction.
Specification, Standard Drawings
● Project Quality Management System, Definitions
( QMS ), Quality Control, Quality Assurance,
Project Specific Quality Plan, Relevant ISO List,
PQP ( Project Quality Plan), Technical and
Quality audits, Non-conformance and corrective
action; Preparation of Purchase Order / MR
(Typical sample) Vendor selection and inspection
methodology, Third-party inspection services
● Engineering Quality Management, Inspection
Test Procedure, Quality Control Procedure and
Group, Inspection Record; List of Concrete works
ITP, Safety related to ITP, Categorisation of TPI
items, Non-conformance, Corrective action, CAR
sample, Internal quality audit, CPAR forms
Variation / Design Change. CIN Sample, Project
Deliverable lists
● Construction quality control, Mechanical
completion requirement, Sampling procedures,
Weld repair rates, Sampling of concrete cubes,
Cost impact on project
● Basic construction safety: HSE Practices
Philosophy and its guidelines, Occupational
Health Philosophy, Codes and Practices, HSE
Construction Hazards and HSE Plan, Human
factors in construction safety, Safety Signs,
Types and Categories; 3D SIMOP (Simultaneous
Operation) and Constructability review, What If
Analysis, Hazardous Risk Matrix, introduction to
occupational health and safety
● Problem areas in construction safety, job-site
safety assessment, safety planning, safety audit,
Legal issues in quality and safety, HSE Tracking
Registrar
● Escape and Evaluation: Occupational Health
Safety, Regulatory framework, HSE Management
practices, HSE Studies and Training, Audit
Details and SMART Audit recommendation, HSE
Deliverables and Important terminology PPE,
Mandatory PPE, Hazard Assessment and
selection of PPE, Important Definitions about
construction accidents / Man hour loss, in
Construction Industry.
CE932
Material Science
Aspects of Modern
Concrete
5
This module introduces students to the
scientific aspects of concrete using
empirical models and results from scientific
techniques to understand the
microstructural changes that happen inside
concrete during property development.
Thus, learning this module will facilitate
students in the following ways:- Provide a
better understanding of modern concrete in
a coherent fundamental manner instead of
an arbitrary way- Provide approaches for
the development of new products related to
cement - based materials- Understanding
deterioration mechanisms of cracked
concrete due to durability Crack inspection
of concrete members in buildings and other
concrete.
● Overview
○ Important properties for modern concrete,
Review of provisions in IS 456: 2000 or
other codes, Need for Material Science
Aspects in learning and understanding
engineering properties
● Cement Hydration using Models
○ Stages in Cement Hydration, Importance
of hydrated compounds, Power and other
Models, Microstructural aspects (degree
of hydration and gel-to-space ratios) and
Volume relationships, Understanding
porosity and permeability of paste
systems
● Understanding workability of concrete
through rheological models
○ Basis of flow tests, Types & classes,
Principles involved,Models for pastes and
mortars, Factors affecting workability,
Understanding codal provisions for
workability,Strategies for designing
flowable concrete etc.
● Understanding hydration, setting time
characteristic and curing using other material
science tools
○ Calorimetric Techniques,
Thermogravimetry Analysis, X-ray
Diffractogram Analysis, Pore solution
analysis, etc.,Principles or factors involved
in tests, Provisions in IS codes for setting
time assessment, Curing techniques and
technologies, etc.
● Understanding strength and Permeability
using different Approaches
○ Understanding property through
Ingredients, paste systems, ITZ, and other
properties, Strength estimations (using
formulas and codal provisions), Strength
tests and basis, factors affecting test
● Understanding shrinkage and creep using
models
○ Process and Mechanisms Involved,
Types, Test Methods,Their Principles and
Limitations, Models and
Relationships,Codal provisions
CE933
Project-I
5
A project work on real-life problems.
● To extend the use of resources(financial,
manpower, material) in construction projects
judiciously
● To foster firmly adoption of economically
advantageous and sustainable change in
construction projects
CE934
Project management
and control
5
Construction projects involve a great deal of
time and capital, necessitating effective
construction project management skills
required to complete projects within
stipulated time and budget limits while
adhering to safety and quality standards.
This course aims to equip project managers
with skills required for planning, scheduling,
budgeting, coordinating and supervising
construction projects.
● Introduction to Construction Project
Management
○ What is a project? How are projects
organized? Project life cycle and
stakeholders Activities, durations, and
work breakdown structure
● Project scheduling
○ Network diagrams Fundamentals of
scheduling Development of baseline
schedules Gantt chart, Critical path
method, PERT, Precedence diagram
method
● Types of plans and their uses
○ Material plan, Plant & machinery (P&M)
plan, Worker plan, Finance plan
○ Resource scheduling, resource leveling
and schedule crashing
○ Impact on direct and indirect costs
● Updating and revising project schedules
○ Revising project plans
CE941
Quantitative
Methods in Project
Management
5
The module will provide fundamental
knowledge of quantitative methods in
Project Management. The module will cover
basic statistics, predictive modeling,
Multicriteria decision-making and operations
research techniques frequently used in
project management. The module will
attempt to equip students with quantitative
methods useful for project management.
● Basic Statistics for Project Management
○ Descriptive Statistics
○ Probability Theory
○ Probability Distributions
○ Inferential Hypothesis Testing
○ ANOVA Analysis
● Regression Analysis for Project Management
○ Correlation, Simple regression, multiple
regression
The tutorial in the module will help prepare
students to develop the necessary skills
required for analyzing and solving various
real-life project management-related
problems.
● Forecasting Techniques for Project
Management
○ Moving Average, Exponential Smoothing,
Winter’s Method, ARIMA model
● Multicriteria Decision-making (MCDM)
Techniques for Project Management
○ AHP & Topsis Technique
● Network Optimization Approach in Project
Management
○ CPM & PERT
○ Time cost Trade-off
○ Linear Programming
○ Transportation and Assignment Problems
○ Goal Programming
● Six Sigma and Lean in Project Management.
○ Kano Model, QFD, DMAIC Principal,
Inventory Control, Lean Management
CE942
Risk Assessment
and Mitigation in
Infrastructure Project
5
To understand the Risks associated with
Infrastructure Projects in India from the
Contractor’s perspective and mitigation
measures during the Pre-Bid stage and
Execution Stage.
● What are Major Risks in an Infrastructure
Project
○ Various types of Risks Associated with
EPC Infrastructure Projects
● Methods of reading a contract agreement to
assess Risks at the pre-tender stage &
framework of Risk mitigation during pre-
tender stage
○ Spotting risks by reading a contract
agreement and
categorizing of various risks at Pre-Bid
Stage
○ Rating of Risks and framework for Risk
Score based of severity and impact of
risks
● Legal Aspects in Risk Management in an
Infrastructure Project
○ Legal Checks during Risk Assessment of
an Infrastructure Project
● Risks Analysis and Mitigation Measures
during Execution Stage
○ Risks Identification during execution stage
○ Risk Score based on severity and impact
of risks
○ Risk mitigation measures
○ Risk Ownership
● Risks associated in a Developmental
Infrastructure Project
○ Type of Risks from a developer’s
perspective in a Developmental
Infrastructure Projects under Public
Private Partnership basis (PPP).
CE943
Project – II
5
This project work will give the students
hands-on experience on various
topics.
Capstone Project
CE944
Contract
Management and
Administration
5
To learn Basic Terminologies Issued in
Engineering Contracts in FEED and EPC
Projects, Understanding of EPC Project
Contract Preparation and Invitation to
Tender as per FIDIC style. Type of
Engineering Projects Contracts. The risk
involved with NEC CONTRACTS. Pre
Contract Management and Post Contract
Management. Arbitration and Conciliation.
● Introduction to Construction Contracts and
Key Terminologies
○ What is a contract?
○ What constitutes a construction contract?
○ What are the unique characteristics of a
Construction contract?
○ Key terminologies: Bank Guarantee,
Security deposit, Tender bond, Liquidated
damage, Earnest money deposit,
Technical Clarifications
● Types of Construction Contracts
○ Different types of contract; Advantages &
disadvantages; EPC Contract; Public
private partnership (PPP)
● Tendering process
○ Owner perspective – floating of tenders,
pre tendering activities, sub-contractor
prequalification.
○ Contractor perspective – cost estimation,
submission of bids, bidding strategies
● Construction Contract Administration in India
○ CPWD, MES, and FIDIC Contract
○ Indian contract act
○ Arbitration Act
● Dispute resolution
○ Claims, counterclaims, disputes
○ Dispute resolution techniques:
negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and
judicial
CE945
Principles and
Practice of
Sustainable Ground
Improvement
Methods
5
Ground improvement is essential in
infrastructural projects when construction
happens in problematic soils and under
difficult geotechnical and geoenvironmental
conditions. The state of the practice for
ground improvement methods is ahead of
the theory. The course presents the critical
knowledge and skills that are required to
take advantage of the cost-effective use of
ground improvement methods for
infrastructure, commercial and industrial
● Principles and processes related to ground
modification:
○ Problematic geomaterials and conditions,
ground modification methods and
classification, novel geomaterials.
● Mechanical modification:
○ Densification principle; compaction curve,
soil structure and fabrics; compaction
control tests; concept of shallow and deep
compaction, field compaction equipment,
deep dynamic compaction; vibro-
development. The course addresses
various ground modifications along with
principles, novel materials, design issues,
and construction procedures. Engineers
and scientists will learn the need for ground
modification, selection of appropriate
methods, suitable analysis, design methods
and construction practices.
compaction; design methods and quality
control.
● Hydro-Mechanical modification:
○ Precompression and consolidation
principles; methods- preloading, sand
drain, prefabricated vertical drain, stone
column, vacuum consolidation; design
considerations and quality control.
● Bio-Chemical modification:
○ Clay mineralogy; admixture-based soil
stabilization; traditional and non-traditional
admixtures; mechanism of treatment;
principles of grouting.
● Reinforced soil:
○ Reinforced soil principles and
mechanisms; mechanically stabilized
earth walls and geosynthetic reinforced
soil slopes; design steps and construction
practices
