Reliable and design softwares are easily available so now is the time to concentrate on producing not only safe designs but also to produce economical designs. Standard softwares are available. But to use them confidently design engineers should have basic knowledge of optimization such as mathematical formulation and suitability and limitation of the software, design engineers must undergo a basic course in optimization.

The book deals entire surveying theory and practice to be studied by civil engineering students. It covers all basic methods of surveying like chain surveying, compass surveying, plane table surveying , theodolite surveying and explain use of levels, contouring etc. It also covers modern methods of leveling like stations, photogram metric surveying and remote sensing, astronomical survey is also covered. Application of surveying to engineering projects, calculation of areas and volumes of earthwork involved in the field work are explained and illustrated with problems. New in this edition: Apart from making some corrections and revisions at some places one new chapter ""Photogrammetry"" has been added to this edition. Diploma and degree students of civil engineering, architecture and mining will find this book useful.

Though determining the plastic modulus of a section, assuming the section consists of rectangular parts, is within the reach of a design engineer, the Indian Rolled Steel Sections, which consists of sloping flanges, fillets at junctions and rounded edges, require slightly more specialized knowledge. The authors have considered all the complexities in the shapes of Rolled Steel Sections and have determined the Plastic Modulus of Steel Sections for I-beams, Channels, Tee-sections, Equal and Unequal Angle sections, I-beams with cover plates on both flanges, I-beams with Channel section on the upper compression flange (for Gantry Girders), and Double channel laced or battened columns. The buckling class of the sections in bending and axial compression are also provided. Useful information about the properties of Indian Standard straps, strips and sheets is tabulated for ready references for design engineers. The book also provides ready references of shear strength and tensile strength of Grade M4.6 bolts of different sizes and minimum end distances and pitches in their connections. Fillet weld strength per mm length is also given. Finally, important formulae to be used in Working Stress Method and Limit State Method are provided.

This new, fifth edition of an extremely popular textbook continues in its tradition of presenting design procedures using a simple language, neat sketches and abundant solved problems. This book is aimed at training the students in using IS:800-2007 for designing steel structures using the limit state method. The author has explained the provisions of code in a simple language and illustrated the design procedure with a large number of worked out problems. What is new in this edition? Two new chapters, Plastic Analysis of Beams and Frames, and Design of Beam Columns Limit state method and working stress method compared by the aid of solving the same problems using both methods. Additional solved problems and rewritten text make the publication more understandable.

This book is meant for the second course on Surveying and Levelling. It covers all the advanced methods ofsurveying including remote sensing and GIS. New in this edition A new chapter ""Photogrammetry"" has been added in the present edition to make the book up to date and more beneficial for the students. Diploma and degree students of civil engineering, architecture and mining will find this book useful. Salient Feature: Covers theory with simple and precise explanations. Text illustrated with generous use of diagrams, latest photographs and tables. Provides a number of solved problems for clear understanding of the subject.

The book is intended to help students of civil engineering and practicing civil engineers to understand the theoretical and practical aspects of concrete technology. It includes the latest specifications and regulations of Indian Standards (IS) for concrete construction and mix design. The book includes 17 chapters that provide an introduction to concrete structures, the properties and requirements of constituents of concrete, including the role of various admixtures to get special properties. The properties of fresh concrete and hardened concrete and the method of testing them as per IS codes is explained in detail. The concrete mix design procedure as per latest IS provisions of IS 10262:2009 is explained and illustrated with examples for normal concrete as well as for fly ash mixed concrete. Concreting in challenging environments, quality control and repairs and rehabilitation of concrete structures are also thoroughly discussed. Key features: Covers the theory with simple and precise explanations. The text is illustrated with diagrams, photographs and tables. Incorporates mix design procedure as per IS 10262:2009. Quality control of concrete is systematically explained. The repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures is illustrated in detail.

The book incorporates all major topics in civil engineering. Each topic is presented briefly followed by an exhaustive set of objective questions. It will benefit BE/B Tech undergraduate students and practising engineers. Key features: Coverage ranges from the basic to the advanced. 3000+ objective type questions. Brief descriptions of important theorems. Derivations of important functions, relationships and equations. Diagrams and tables to illustrate important concepts.

Until recently the working stress method was used for the design of steel structures. This has now been replaced by the more rational limit state method. The Indian national code IS:800 for the design of steel structures was revised in 2007 to incorporate the limit state method. This book is aimed at training the students in using IS: 800-2007 for designing steel structures using the limit state method. The author explains the provisions of code in simple language and illustrated the design procedure with a large number of problems.

This book deals with good ventilation, thermal comfort, and acoustic requirements when planning a building. As well as satisfying minimum standards and the regulations of local authorities, economics and future expansions are considered. The book discusses building drawings created through computer aided design. To understand the commands of AutoCAD and use them, the sequential procedure and steps involved while drawing plan, elevation and section are stored as screen captures and collection of these screen shots are placed in a CD which is enclosed with this book. The practising engineer will also find it as an excellent reference book.

Construction materials an important subject for civil engineering students. This book is divided in six chapters - Cement, Coarse and Fine Aggregates, Mortar, Cement Concrete, Paints, Varnish and Distemper, and Miscellaneous and Modern Building Materials. At the end of each chapter, a set of fill-in-the-blanks type and descriptive type questions with answers are given. Model question papers are also provides.

This textbook covers all the basic methods of surveying and levelling, the applications of surveying and levelling, and the calculation of areas and volumes of earth work involved in field work. Minor instruments used in the field are also explained. A number of solved problems are included to aid understanding. This book will be of value to diploma and degree students in civil engineering, architecture and mining.

Preliminary chapters are supposed to give suitable transition from structural analysis - classical methods studied by students in their compulsory courses. Then structure approach to matrix method is dealt so that the students get clear picture of matrix approach. Finally, stiffness matrix method - element approach is explained and illustrated so that before developing computer program student will understand what to instruct computer. Finally, a chapter an computer programming preliminaries which will help to develop the computer program and cautious the way of program develop by the others is included.