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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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3. Contribution of research to policy and development
processes is questioned
● Research is not used ‘correctly’ or ‘abused’
● There is a mismatch between demand and supply
● Research does not reach (enough) stakeholders
Increased acknowledgement of complexity / need for
innovation and learning
● Enhance the contribution of research to policy,
development and action
● Technology requires re-organisation of socio-
organisational networks
Why R4D?
4. From:
● Successful generation, transfer, adoption and
diffusion of technology
● Research(ers) driven
● Institutions and politics are external
To:
● System’s capacity to generate and respond to
change
● Resilient multi-level networks and platforms
● Enabling environments for change
● Research and non-research
Re-defining research
5. R4D platforms can function as a space or enabling
environment for exploring pathways to deal with
complex problems...
Humidtropics R4D platforms as catalyst for change and
action
Unpacking system complexity
● International
● Regional
● National
● Subnational
● Local
● Biophysical
● Socio-cultural
● Economic
● Institutional
● Political
● Policymakers
● Researchers
● Farmers
● Private sector
● NARS
6. R4D platform can spawn different IP
Dry resistant Bt maize for climate
adaptation in Nicaragua
Parasitic weeds in
rainfed rice
farming in
Tanzania
R4Dtoincreasefoodsecurity,
reducepoverty,etc.
7. Align research with existing innovation, policy or
development processes
Continuously reconcile demand and supply of research
Facilitate R4D and Innovation Platforms
Progress M&E
Generating ‘new’ knowledge is important, but may also
not always be necessary
Multi-stakeholder research: Increase quality and
ownership of research
Role of research modified
8. Basic incentives for involvement
Flexibility (RQs, planning, budget, mandates, outcomes,
stakeholder involvement)
Understanding, commitment (passion), engagement, co-
ownership (excitement for a common goal)
Everybody invests
Urgency/ relevance
● Align with what is already going on
Momentum and champions
Space for success and failure, for collaboration,
negotiation and conflict
What are the prerequisites
9. Increased complexity/ uncertainty: open processes
New roles, obligations and mandates for research(ers)
From project-oriented to process-oriented research
Flexibility and dynamic research configurations
New research approaches (action research) without
undermining the value for more traditional research
approaches
Need to remain credible, legitimate and relevant towards
multiple stakeholders
Stakeholder inclusion/ exclusion, representation and
engagement
Implications & challenges for research
10. What are R4Ds?
R4D platforms can function as a space or enabling
environment for exploring pathways to deal with
complex problems...
Humidtropics R4D platforms as catalyst for change and
action
11. Both are:
● Multi-stakeholder platforms for collaboration,
learning and action
● Enabling environments or incubators for innovation
● Negotiation and action-oriented
IPs can be organised around thematic, systems, techno-
logical, geographical or sectoral (value chain) issues:
● Climate Change (theme)
● Biotechnology (technology)
● River basin management (multi-level)
● Rice, wheat, maize, etc. (commodity)
R4D platforms and IP?
12. What are R4Ds?
R4D platforms can function as a space or enabling
environment for exploring pathways to deal with
complex problems...
Humidtropics R4D platforms as catalyst for change and
action
13. My definition of an R4Ds?
a group of researchers of different disciplines (you?!)
complemented with a selected representation of
stakeholders
to enables you to re-investigate, better understand and
re-define the problem(s) you want address in an action
site.
To arrive at a fuller understanding of the (complexity of
the) problem
new stakeholders may have to be included in order to
define useful/effective interventions. R4D platforms may
transform in IPs?
14. What WUR can contribute?
Back up research in the diagnostic phase
Support in designing/implementation platform processes
Analysis of the platform dynamics/processes; the
unfolding of innovation
Thinking through and analysing up-scaling processes
How:
Smart partnerships
MSc and PhD students, postdocs (in collaboration with
African Univerisities?)