JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURES

M.Tech I Year II Semester (R19)

UNIT - I

DESIGN OF PIPES Structural design of a) Concrete b) Prestressed Concrete c) Steel andd) Castiron piping mains, sewerage tanks design - anchorage for pipes - massive outfalls - structural design and laying - hydrodynamic considerations. Advances in the manufacture of pipes.

UNIT - II

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF WATER TANKS Design of concrete roofing systems a) Cylindrical b) Spherical and c) Conical shapes using membrane theory and design of various types of folded plates for roofing with concrete. IS Codes for the design of water retaining structures. Design of circular, rectangular, spherical and Intze type of tanks using concrete. Design of prestressed concrete cylindrical tanks - Economic analysis - introduction to computer aided design and packages.

UNIT - III

DESIGN OF SPECIAL PURPOSE STRUCTURES Underground reservoirs and swimming pools, Intake towers, Structural design including foundation of water retaining structures such as settling tanks, clarifloculators, aeration tanks etc. - effect of earth pressure and uplift considerations - selection of materials of construction.

UNIT - IV

REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES Diagnosing the cause and damage, identification of different types of structural and non-structural cracks – repair and rehabilitation methods for Masonry, Concrete and Steel Structures.

UNIT - V

CONTROL MEASURES FOR CARBON EMISSION Criteria for selection of Site for Industrial chimneys. Design of RCC Chimneys and Steel Chimneys.

TEXT BOOKS:

  • 1. Reinforced Concrete by P. Dayaratnam.
  • 2. Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 2nd Edition 1988.
  • 3. Reinforced Concrete by N.C.Sinha & S.K.Roy - S.Chand and Co. 1985.

REFERENCES:

  • 1. Hulse R., and Mosley, W.H., " Reinforced Concrete Design by Computer "Macmillan Education Ltd., 1986.
  • 2. Ramaswamy, G.S., " Design and Construction of Concrete shell roofs "CBS Publishers, India, 1986.
  • 3. Green, J.K. and Perkins, P.H., " Concrete liquid retaining structures "Applied Science Publishers, 1981. R19 M.TECH ENVIRONMENTAL ENGG. M. Tech – I Year – IISem. (Env. Engg.)

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