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The "3^rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2021)" conducted virtually on 25^th and 26^th June 2021 by the Civil Engineering Department KL Deemed to be University, Andhra Pradesh, India. The ICACE-2021 provided a two-day research extravagance with the perfect blend of keynote addresses by prominent speakers from premier institution across the globe, followed by oral presentations by the authors which became the platform in networking the opportunities for collaborations and partnerships which will drive wide recognition and adds value to the enlisted career profiles from the world's brightest minds in engineering and technology. This platform will eventually benefit the young research mind to bring forth the ideas and develop them into a solution for the future world. The conference aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and share cutting-edge development in the field.

The IC-ACE 2021 received 250 papers in the regular and industrial tracks and based on over 450 reviews from the program committee and external reviewers, 115 papers have been accepted for proceedings. The entire proceedings include 115 papers published as part of the ICACE-2021. Each paper, regardless of track, received at least 2 reviews. The success of ICACE-2021 depends completely on the effort, talent, and energy of researchers in the field of Civil Engineering who have written and submitted papers on a variety of topics. Praise is also deserved for the program committee members and external reviewers who have invested significant time in analyzing and assessing multiple papers, who hold and maintain a high standard of quality for this conference. Additional thanks are given to the ICACE-2021 organization staff, the members of the program committees, and reviewers.

These Proceedings will furnish the researchers, academicians, and industry persons of the world with an excellent reference book. We trust also that this will be an impetus to stimulate further study and research in all these areas.

We thank all authors and participants for their contributions.

List of Chief Patrons, Patrons, Conference Chairs, Convenors, Organizing Secretaries, Advisory Board, Technical Committee, Organizing Committee and Editorial Committee are available in this pdf.

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing.

• Type of peer review: Double-blind

The conference papers were double-blind reviewed, where the identity of both author and reviewer on the papers will be hidden. The process is started by manuscript submission to EasyChair- web-based conference management software system. The editorial team then doing plagiarism check using DrillBit plagiarism software on submitted papers. The plagiarism process is under no-repository mode. If the plagiarism result exceeds 10%, the paper will be returned to the author for revision and request for new submission. For papers passed the similarity checks, the editorial member will then assign the papers to two reviewers for topic-related content review within designated time limits. All reviewers will have access link to the papers to evaluate and judge substantial indicators, such as: abstract sufficiently informative; clarity in the presentation of findings; methodology appropriate to study; results or conclusion supported by data analysis; and originality/novelty of finding. Clarity of figures and texts are also the main concern. The reviewers can also write their constructive critics directly in the EasyChair and put their judgement for the papers to be:

(1) accepted and continued for camera-ready version,

(2) accepted with minor revision,

(3) accepted with major revision, or

(4) rejected. Editors will notify all authors about the review results by email.

• Number of submissions received: 250 papers

• Number of submissions sent for review: 210 papers

• Number of submissions accepted: 115 papers

• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 210 / 250 x 100 = 46%

• Average number of reviews per paper: 2 reviews

• Total number of reviewers involved: 25 reviewers

Address:

Dr. Veerendrakumar C Khed (5894),

Professor,

Organizing Secretary ICACE-2021

Research Group Head (Structural Engg)

Department of Civil Engineering,

K L Deemed to be UNIVERSITY,Guntur.

Phone: +91 9480374757,

Mail: vchkhed@kluniversity.in

Increased utilization of cement in recent construction techniques leads to the global gas emission and involves high cost. Many researchers investigated the incorporation of pozzolanic materials in the cement in order to reduce its notorious effects on the environment which directed this research in order to develop high strength concrete by partially replacing supplementary cementitious materials with the cement. This study represents the experimental investigation on concrete which is blended with class F fly ash and silica fume in order to obtain high strength concrete. For this purpose, silica fume is used in 6%, 9% fly ash is replaced with 30%,40% and 50% by weight of cement. The specimens were subjected to curing up to 90 days and conducted tests in order to determine the mechanical properties like compressive strength, flexural strength and durability properties like RCPT and UPV. Based on the experimental results, addition of 6% silica fume and fly ash at 30% replacement is high strength attainment as well as durability in the concrete.

In this study concentrated on the development of GPC by using industrial waste products such as fly ash, alccofine (1203) and GGBS. GPC is an advanced eco-friendly concrete manufactured by activating source minerals rich in alumina and silica by alkaline liquids to form aluminosilicates based on inorganic polymers. Where cement was complete replaced with mix proportion of 50% fly ash, 25% alccofine (1203) and 25% GGBS for different molarities (8M, 10M and 12M) of alkaline activators which is solving the problem of unsustainable usage of limestone and pollutant related to the manufacturing process of cement. The present paper reports the cube compressive strength, cylindrical split tensile strength and flexural strength of GPC and which is compared with M25 grade of control specimens. It was observed that the strength of GPC is increased than normal concrete as molarities increases of 8 M, 10M and 12M. The paper explains about the effectiveness of fly ash, alccofine (1203) and GGBS materials.

The corrosion and maintenance of concrete sewers have always been an area of social as well as financial priority. The corrosion of the concrete sewer system is related to biodegradation of concrete which led to formation of sulphuric acid. The sulphuric acid so produced affects the life span of structure by causing expansion which eventually led to collapse of structure as a whole. The damage is further amplified in case of splashing of waste waters in the sewer network as compared to stagnant waters. In order to access the degree of damage an experimental program was carried out. This paper presents the results of degradation depth of concrete subjected to stagnant and flowing condition of sulphuric acid solution (H₂SO₄) made with different the water-cement ratio and concentration of sulphuric acid. For this purpose, concrete cubes with various water-cement ratios were made. These cubes were exposed to sulphuric acid solution of pH 1,2,3 and 4. The results revealed that surrounding conditions play one the important role in deciding the erosion depth in addition to water cement ratio. From the experiment it was also affirmed that erosion depth depends on the concentration of the acidic solution.

The aim of this paper is to study the behavior of beam with the use of CFRP composite by experimentally and by ANSYS and compare both the results and compare load carrying capacity. For experimentally we cast Nine no's of beam of size 100×100×400 mm, of M30 grade of concrete and curing for 7 days and after 7 days curing we conduct UPV test and find homogeneity of concrete beam and decided carbon fiber wrapping techniques we create two set of beam with 230 GSM wrapped with double layer and two set of beam with 430 GSM wrapped with double layer and two set of beam with 430 GSM wrapped with single layer, and 3 control beams without wrapping and test for flexural strength and by this test we observe the ultimate load carrying capacity and flexural strength of carbon fiber wrapped beam is increased as compare to control beams.

The adverse effect of greenhouse emissions like CO2 leads to global warming. As per statistics, the global contribution of the cement manufacturing industry to greenhouse gas emissions is nearly 7%. To address these effects on the nature of the environment associated with cement manufacturing, it is necessary to explore sustainable binders for manufacturing concrete. Hence, extensive research is being conducted in the recent past to replace cement with various materials including waste generated from various sectors. Further, the replacement of fine aggregates and cement in concrete with various proportions of powdered glass is an engrossing topic among researchers for over a decade. The present study aims to the optimal use of glass powder in concrete as a replacement for cement and to enhance the characteristics compressive strength when compared to conventional concrete. Cement was replaced by various percentages of fine glass powder ranging from 10-50 % at an increment of 10%. The concrete cube specimens for 7 and 28 days were evaluated for their compressive strength after curing period, with that of conventional concrete. From the acquired results, it is perceptible that glass powder can be a suitable replacement for cement.

The inaccessibility of industrial wastes necessitated the search for natural pozzolanic materials. This paper deals the optimization of bentonite utilization in cement mortar at elevated temperatures using response surface methodology. The substitution of calcined bentonite (0%, 10%, 20% and 30%) and temperature exposure (24°C, 200°C, 400°C and 600°C) were taken as variables. The compression strength and strength activity tests for all mixes were carried out for bentonite. Design Expert 11.0 version was utilized for modelling using RSM. The peak compressive strength was displayed by 20% replaced bentonite calcined at 200°C cement mortar after 28 days curing. Strength activity was improved upon increasing the percentage of bentonite calcined at 200°C. The generated models from RSM are significance in all the factors considered. Optimum solutions were proposed with more than 0.90 desirability.

In these project Polyethylene terephthalate fiber (PET) fibers are use to improve the mechanical property of concrete and minimize the environmental pollution of earth. PET is use to prepare container for water, cold drinks, food etc. which is single used and it thrown in to the sea, dump on free land and burning. It cause many serious effect on animals, sea animals, destroy land fertility and other health related issues. The PET material are used to improve mechanical property of concrete like compressive strength, dry and wet density and static and dynamic elastic modulus. Thus fibers are available in natural and artificial material. Now a days, artificial fibers are widely used in India. The types of fibers are plastic fibers, glass fibers, steel fibers etc. In India according to solid waste management data is 15,350 tons daily and 1,84,120 tons annually generate, but only 9,350 tons daily and 1,12,120 tons annually collected. So the uncollected data is that about 6000 tons daily and 72,000 tons annually uncollected, in such a way that it causes many problems to the atmosphere so that it becomes environmentally harmful. For developing country concrete is most important material. It is extensively used in construction industry. Concrete have many advantages like long service life, durability, chemical attack resistance etc. Thus concrete has some many disadvantage like low tensile strength, flexural strength and cracks. To overcome these disadvantage add some supplements in concrete to improve its strength. The fiber are one of them. It reduces environmental problem it becomes eco-friendly. In case of compressive strength test, wet density test and direct method of UPV result are obtain as concrete carry higher applied load also it give high compressive strength, high wet and dry density of concrete and quality of concrete is good when adding 0.4% of shape - 01 PET fiber in concrete.

The best handicap for a carried-out community of road structures in growing international locations like India is the restricted monetary assets accessible to construct roads the use of traditional methods. By the usage of nearby substances inclusive of neighbourhood grounds for the constructions of the lower layers of the pavements (in precise the subgrade), the development expenses can be extensively reduced. 20% of the land in India is clayey and is expansive in nature. These lands are observed to be steeply-priced to construct and to maintain roads. The use of coir fibre substances in the discipline of civil engineering has led to new methods for stabilisation of soils in particular. A coir fibre (CF) is an herbal cloth that is broadly handy in Coastal India. A certain find out about was carried out in this paper about enhancing the stability, energy and sturdiness of soil clay mixed up with fly ash and coir fibre mat. The sample of the soil used was from the excessive clay region in Andhra Pradesh. The stabilisation was performed with classification C fly ash and grade H2M9 coir mat. The plasticity of clay fly ash mixes is decreased as fly ash content material is increased. Adding fly ash consequently lessens increasing soils and will increase their working-ability via a colloidal response and adjustments in grain size. The supplementation of fly ash led to full-size increase in soil CBR. The consequences exhibit large enhancement in compaction and CBR of composite containing clay, fly ash and coir mat. The CBR value for virgin Andhra Pradesh clayey soil was 6% which improved to 12% for optimal fly ash (15%) –clayey mix. The CBR value was determined through placing coir mat at more than a few depths in ideal fly ash clay mix. The most CBR value acquired was 44% for coir mat positioned at mixture of h/4th and h/2th depth from pinnacle in standard fly ash - clay mix.

This paper presents the findings of an investigation on the impact resistance of graphene oxide (GO) modified rubberized engineered cementitious composite (GOCRECC) and the development of response-predictive models and optimization using response surface methodology (RSM). The input factors considered as the independent variables were the GO at 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08% addition by cement weight and crumb rubber (CR) at 1, 3 and 5% replacement of fine aggregate. Fifteen mixes having different quantities of input factors were used for the determination of the initial (E1) and ultimate (E2) impact energy using the ACI 544. R drop weight impact test method. The results showed that impact resistance of the GOCRECC mixes increased with increasing contents of the input factors. Response predictive models for E1 and E2 were developed and found to have high R² values of 78 and 93% respectively, after validation using the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The optimization performed yielded an optimal amounts of the input factors of 0.0347 and 5% for GO and CR respectively at a desirability value of 74%.

Bitumen typically performs the function of a binder due to its adhesive properties and the ability to assume liquid form when heated and solid form when cooled. The softening of pavement bitumen during summer temperatures causes rutting on roads and its winter fragility leads to low-temperature cracking. In order to address these issues, a variety of additives have been proposed over the years as modifiers to improve the performance of bituminous concrete. In this direction, the aim of the present work was to establish the efficacy of the chemical additives, namely, titanium dioxide and carbon black in bitumen. To accomplish this objective, plain bitumen and modified bitumen samples with different percentages of titanium dioxide and carbon black were prepared and tested for various rheological properties. The study also examined the viscoelastic behaviour of the samples using dynamic shear rheometer. The findings of this study demonstrated that titanium dioxide and carbon black in bitumen are strong viscosity enhancers. Also, the modified bitumen specimen yielded in high phase angle indicating high viscous behavior and higher resistance to rutting and fatigue. The research findings also suggested that titanium dioxide and carbon black aid in the preparation of durable and sustainable mixtures for flexible pavements.

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is an extraordinary type of concrete that is extremely flowable and spreads into the formwork without the need of external vibration. In order to attain self-compatibility SCC obliges extensively surplus quantity of fine particles as compared to conventional concrete. Recycled Coarse Aggregate (RCA) obtained by crushing of old concrete is used in the investigational analysis. Nan-Su method is used to design the SCC mixes A and B (M35 and M45). The current experimental study aims to evaluate the impact energy of Recycled Coarse Aggregate (RCA) based self- compacting concrete by replacing with Natural Coarse Aggregate (NCA) (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) in unprocessed and processed states for various number of revolutions (500R, 1000R, 1500R, 2000R). Tests were carried out with a constant mass of hammer (16.38 kg). The impact energy determined for the Mixes A and B is compared with respect to replacement level and processing of RCA. The impact energy calculated is maximum for mix-A (1500 and 2000 revolutions) and mix-B (2000 revolutions) at 75% and 100% replacement of RCA respectively. From the experimental results of obtained Coefficient of Variation (CoV) with respect to processing of aggregate, in both the mixes it is observed that RCA in unprocessed state and processed state (1500R) has good Coefficient of Variation. Comparing the results of Coefficient of Variation with respect to replacement level of aggregate it has a very good CoV at 25% replacement level of RCA for both the mixes.

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is an extremely flowable, non-segregating concrete that fills every corner of formwork evenly and completely by its own mass and encapsulates reinforcement without vibrating, all while retaining homogeneity. SSC's mechanical efficiency can be enhanced by using byproducts or waste materials as cement replacements. Rice husk ash (RHA) & fly ash stay very reactive byproducts. Because of its high silica content, Fly ash and RHA have strong pozzolanic properties, used as complementary cementations material in SSC. The automatic properties and Self-compacting concrete has a high acid resistance determined. Mainly the cement is replace by fly ash & rice husk ash with three different percentages variations (10%, 20%, and 30%). In each percentage of replacement, the fly ash and RHA has equal percentages. For example, in 10% of replacement 5% of fly ash and 5% of RHA is replaced. In frequently fly ash is industrial by-product and having the pozzolanic properties. And the RHA (rice husk ash) is also a pozzolanic reactive material. Compared to the adhesive, fly ash & RHA has more silica ingredient. The self-compacting concrete was calculated for M30, and specimens are cast. Compressive strength and split tensile strength, flexural strength, and durability (acid resistance) tests are performed for 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days.

Durability plays important role in structures that replicates the service life of the structure. Most of the structures are built by using concrete as main construction material. We can improve the service life of structures by substituting cement with secondary materials which contain cementitious property such asGGBS (Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag). In this concept we determine the chloride content in reinforced concrete structure which leads to deterioration, when exposed to 3.5% of NaCl solution by using immersion test. Firstly, we cast cubes (150x150x150mm) for conventional mix and mixes with different percentages of GGBS (30%, 50% and70%). Present in this paper we considered 0.30, 0.40 and 0.50 water binder ratio (w/b). Later on, we find the percentage of chloride ion penetrated is tested at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. We determine the compressive strength for 28 days, 56 days and 90 days and the chloride content (%) at 5mm, 10mm, 15mm, 20mm and 25mm depths of specimens, by using an empirical formula of Fick's 2^nd law. Service life prediction can be helpful to estimate prevailing the life of structure and can plan the better repair strategies and to make critical decisions in practice. We can design new structures such that life cycle cost can be optimized.

The paper gives out a mathematical model developed using linear regression statistical method to envisage the 28-day strength of CRD concrete, considering M20, M30 and M40 grades concrete and CRD replacement percentages of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight of cement. Strength results of M40, M30 and M20 grades concrete are used to develop the relationship between CRD content and compressive strength. The ratios of compressive strengths between CRD and control concrete (CC) have been related to CRD replacement percentage. The expression, derived is with strength ratios and not with experimental strength values. The mathematical equation developed is independent of the specimen parameters and may be applicable to all types of specimens. The model is considered as it involves non-dimensional variables and is independent of the specimen size, water to binder ratio (w/b) and grade of concrete.

Lightweight concrete is the most popular type in constructional activities to get low density for the concrete just as to diminish the extra weight of the structure. There are different types of lightweight concrete based on the type of lightweight material used. As considering eco-friendly materials like waste tires, waste steel fibres, plastic waste, agricultural waste, waste glass can be utilized in concrete by replacing coarse aggregate and fine aggregate. Lightweight concrete is preferable in constructional activities because of its low warm conductivity and improves fire resistance. In general, lightweight concrete ranges from 1440 to 1840 kg/m³. The main aim is to conclude the high-performance lightweight concrete by using a different type of materials in the same way to achieve low density for the concrete. By this study, we understand that high performance can be achieved by adding steel fibres to improve ductility and for low-density waste tire rubber by partial replacement in coarse aggregate and to improve durability by adding bacillus subtilis JC3 crack formation can be reduced.

Magnesium oxide (MgO) based cements finds its way active in current researches where diverse range of applications and characteristics such as production process, reactivity and physical properties are essentially focus with the perception of individual expansion objectives. In general, relativity between distinctive MgO characteristics is examined in conjunction with the impact of MgO embodiment on the resources of cementitious materials is further considered. MgO is a key to develop the construction industry thereby mechanical strength and durability performance of cement paste, adhesive and concrete composites impose of MgO needs to be explored. Subsequently, this research paper explicitly defines the investigation of MgO cement composites in terms of compressive and flexural behavior, toughness, tensile and durability performances, flexibility, water susceptibility, porosity, carbonation, chloride ion diffusion, shrinkage and degree of hydration. In this regard, to application of magnesia-based cement products is influenced by various factors such as raw material, composition, performance. The review provides a detailed information of current research available related to magnesia-based cement products based on its properties.

An investigation conducted to study the effect of water permeability and strength characteristics such as compressive strength of Polypropylene self-compacted fibre reinforced concrete (PSCFRC) is presented. Polypropylene fibres of lengths, 35 mm with a diameter of 0.44 mm, were systematically combined in different mix proportions to combinations of 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6% Polypropylene fibre volume fraction. For comparison, a concrete mix with no fibres was also mixed. A total of 72 cube specimens of 150 mm were tested, 36 each for compressive strength and water permeability at 28 and 56 days of curing. According to the findings of this study, a fibre combination of SCFRC 0.6 percent is the most acceptable fibre composition to use in Polypropylene self-compacted fibre reinforced concrete (PSCFRC) for maximum performance in terms of compressive strength and water permeability requirements together.

Cement which is highly responsible for hydration enthalpy and also the cost of cement which makes it uneconomical. The only way to deal with this kind of challenge is by introducing different products to replace certain amount of cement. An environmental friendly waste product produced from agricultural industries known as POFA (Palm-oil-fuel-ash) can be replaced with certain percentage of cement replacement in concrete and still attain similar strength such as conventional concrete. This paper intention is to focus changes on mechanical, strength properties of M30 grade concrete by using (POFA) palm-oil-fuel-ash. It is very much efficient in reducing cement expenses and also enhances the strength when engineered in technical aspects. When this agro waste palm oil ash is added, very less quantity of co2 emission takes place with reduction in liberation of heat from concrete. With the incorporation of palm oil fuel ash in various incremental order of (0, 10, 20, 30, 40) % replacement by cement in concrete, certain amount of change in behavior in concrete strength parameters namely compression strength, split tensile strength, and flexure strength is noted. M30 grade of concrete is considered while performing tests and analyzing, it shows that 10% replacement of cement by palm oil ash (POFA) gave high strength compared to conventional concrete. All the results generated are compared against control mix which gave an impression of improvement in (mechanical, strength) parameters of concrete in a positive way which helps balance the environment and also achieve sustainability of the concrete.

This article helps to determine the exact flowable behaviour and compressive strength of Lime stone calcinated clay cement based Engineered cementitious composite. To make more sustainable and flowable ECC, cement is replaced with lime stone calcinated clay cement and PVA fibres are replaced with polypropylene fibres. Incorporation of fibres improves the toughness of casted specimen. Compressive strength test was performed to investigate the hardened property of ECC. In addition, flow table test was done to investigate the green properties of LC3 based ECC. Experimental studies showed higher flowability of the LC3 based ECC with PP fibre was at low fibre content. This research article recommends the use of LC3 based ECC with the pp fibre in case of self-compactable ECC with little modifications. Looking forward, further attempts could provide quite beneficial to the literature.

The present work majorly focused on the effect of Polyvinyl Alcohol fibers (PVA) in engineered cementitious composite concrete. However, PVA fibers are used as added to the ECC concrete with propotion of 0% to 2% of weight to cementitious materials. All the concrete samples are prepared with mix proportion of 1 cement: 1.1 silica fume: 0.36 ratio of sand/binder: 0.30 ratio of water/binder: 0.01 water reducer. whereas compressive, flexural, split tensile, water absorption and rapid chloride permeability tests are evaluated in order find out the performance of ECC with addition of PVA fibers. Thus, the results, ECC concrete has better mechanical and durability performance than conventional concrete and also its high early strength. From this study concludes that upto 1.5% of PVA fibers can be used in the ECC concrete, which has 60.12MPa and 18% of strength increment than the reference mix.

In today's world concrete is one of the major construction materials. With the growth in industrialization and urbanization the demand for the concrete has taken a new pace. Therefore, to fulfill the demand huge amounts of natural resources has to be exploited for the production of the cement because natural resources and raw materials are major constituents in the production. At the same time huge quantities of industrial and agricultural wastes are generating in developing countries and are posing serious risk to the environment as well as human health. So, by utilizing these wastes as a supplementary material in construction reduces the usage of natural resources in the cement as well as decreases the threat of wastes in the environment. Many researchers have proved the effective utilization of wastes in the construction industry as they are more reliable and promote sustainability. This paper reviews waste generation and its statistics as well as environmental implication caused by wastes. It also high lights the possible ways of wastes that can be used in construction, preparation of blocks, insulators etc. This study also provides summary of existing research about usage of Agri and industrial wastes in the construction industry. In addition, paper shows application of wastes in real time construction.

Noise pollution is becoming more and more acute, and hence many researchers are studying the noise attenuation effect and prevention of noise. In this study an attempt has been made to find the reduction in noise levels at National Highway 45 near peerkankaranai in Chennai. Two sensitive places were selected along NH 45 by examining attenuation of noise by providing noise barriers in the form of concrete structures.

The primary goal of this project was to identify innovative design of noise barrier that has the potential to be implemented in NH 45, Chennai. Based on the research and evaluation conducted for this study, it was recommended that two innovative barrier designs be implemented in Chennai. First, a noise prediction is made at the specified location on the highway under certain traffic conditions in order to determine the noise level by measurement and decide on the barrier requirement. The installation of sound barriers is feasible enough to cause a significant decrease in noise pollution at the roads. Considerable noise attenuation is achieved by providing concrete noise barrier.

The paper provides Leq at the time of traffic data recorded was 105.1 dBA at NH45 and 91.108 dBA at NH5 during the time of observation at installation of barrier the values are 70.09 dBA 79.11 dBA, respectively. Noise reduction is possible and noise reduction is predominantly reduced by providing barrier.

Urbanization and mass construction of housing will increase the consumption of cement and available natural resources such as sand and water. The production of cement generated from various industries leads to the emission of carbon dioxide gas in huge quantities into the atmosphere and creates serious problems in handling and disposal. So, the replacement of conventional materials with alternative materials for the preparation of concrete is needed. If the alternative cementitious and industrial waste materials are found suitable in replacing the ingredients of concrete then it can reduce the cost of construction. The present paper represents an experimental study of low carbon emission alternative concrete by replacing conventional concrete materials with alternative materials like geopolymer as binding material, copper and ferrous slag as fine aggregates, steel slag as coarse aggregates, and alkaline solution as an activator. Study made to examine the properties of low carbon emission alternative concrete proposed. The fresh and hardened state characteristics of low carbon emission alternative concrete are evaluated for both oven and ambient curing conditions. It is noticed that the time taken to achieve the strength by oven curing is less than ambient curing but had no major difference in load-carrying capacity and the results obtained are in good concurrence with conventional concrete.

Construction Industry indicates development of the country and it helps in the economic growth which adds productivity and quality of life of citizens. During the manufacturing and the construction processes, there is use and combustion of fossil fuels which results total 39% of total carbon footprint. So, studying carbon footprint for construction companies becomes very important. Many different studies are carried out with giving number of alternatives to reduce the amount of carbon footprint. However, this research is focused mainly on multi-storeyed residential building in renowned city in India, shows the carbon emissions produced by a construction activity right from the material production to the actual execution process. Different Greenhouse gases contributing carbon footprint were also studied & incorporated. Various activities accounting to emissions were listed and their carbon footprint value (in the form of Carbon Dioxide equivalent) was calculated by bottom-up method. The manufacturing of various construction materials and usage of electricity during execution phases of a building causes very bad impact on the environment. The greatest contributors of the carbon footprint are onsite electricity use and building materials manufacturing. Therefore, use of green concrete, renewable energy, prefabricated construction materials and low emission construction equipment & vehicles can help in reducing the values of Carbon Footprint by the construction industry.

In comparison to other sectors such as manufacturing and service, the construction sector is perceived to impose a low value on performance. TQM is implemented by very few construction companies in this world, and the top-down technique is widely used. To incorporate TQM in a company, top management must contribute to a "bottom-up" strategy by creating a "Quality Circle." According to this study, the first and most important criteria for introducing TQM in construction firms is top management involvement, other obstacles that companies must overcome include a lack of education, lack of confidence, lack of common trust, a lack of skilled staff, market competition, weak strategies and requirements, bad behavior, the availability of experienced field managers, and so on. In this approach, one case study is analyzed to show how Total Quality Management (TQM) is efficiently applied by using a "bottom-up" approach and creating a PMO in an Indian construction company. After some study of the Pareto graph, and identifying root causes using Root Cause analysis, experience is applied in the provided studied construction firm to apply TQM. Following that, a method for applying TQM in a building company is suggested.

Construction industry is one of the largest industries in any economy whether gauged in currency volume or workforce quantity but still it is not attentive in appealing it. Human resource plays a vital role in increasing economy and enhancing productivity. Labor productivity is the key driving factor in burgeoning thrift. Various labors possess distinct productivity levels, thus ultimately affects time and profit of construction. Construction activities performed by workers are usually repetitive and demands physical attention, which can be examined by time and motion study followed by evaluation through statistical analysis. A time and motion study are a work measurement technique that involves recording the time spent on a specific job. A time keeping system can be used to record time, while a motion study can be used to eliminate waste. In this research work, a total of seven residential building sites were selected for performing time and motion study considering brick masonry work as main domain where vision-based approach is followed to collect data, i.e., video record study followed by statistical analysis applied to the observed and collected data on site to determine the time parameters, work efficiency and labor productivity construing to the hassles and its reasons. This study focused on only residential buildings limiting the crew designation to mason and helpers aged 25-35 years with 10-16 years of work experience working under traditional method with conditioned tools like hand trowel, mason square, spirit level, plumb rule, etc.

Low budget housing is a type of idea which deals with efficacious costing and following of techniques which avail in truncating the cost of production via the usage of remote to be had material in the juxtaposition of and technology amended adeptness without losing the puissance, overall performance, and existence of the structure. There is an astronomically significant false impression that low-cost housing is apt for the most effective subnormal works. With the aid of utilizing frugal building material of low pleasant this type of construction will be done. The fact is that low-fee housing is carried out through opportune management of sources. The financial system is moreover achieved by deferring culminated work or enforcing them in stages. It is performed through using the cull of a more efficient cloth or through the an amended layout. The construction of low-fee housing via low-fee construction material increases the access to homes through low-income institution peoples. Advantages of low-price building material are pollution aversion, truncating energy intake and usage of natural materials, and reusability of building substances. The review on sundry low fee constructing design management is provided in this paper.

The paper's main goal is to analyze the efficiency of roof and wall systems based on varying insulating material layers in the tropical climatic region of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. This research is carried out on "e-QUEST" software for energy analysis which is determined on monthly basis and the results gave evidence about energy consumption of building envelope and its operational life cycle costing. The wall and roof system have been studied for computation of the operating energy requirements and its subsequent carbon footprints which comes under concept of sustainability of building. The materials identified for insulating roof are vacuum insulated panels, wool glass, phenolic foam, expanded polystyrene, polystyrene, and for wall are cellulose, fiber glass, mineral wool, polystyrene, aero gel. Due to both have insulation of wall and roof systems the passage a source of heat minimized because of which the cooling demand is reduced on building and ultimately leads to lowering of energy consumption. Hence this study is crucial to understand the resident indoor air comfort, environmental and long-term economic benefits.

Technological advancements have greatly aided in improving quality of life through variety of new products and services. Pre Engineered Building (PEB) is among such technological advancement in the structural engineering. PEB concept provides optimum design, good aesthetic view, fast rate of construction and reduction in erection time. PEB satisfies a broad range of custom design needs and applications. This methodology is adaptable not only because of its high quality pre-designing and prefabrication, but also of its flexibility. In the current study, the comparison has been made on the structural performance of multiple bay system with different wind zones [Locations: Vijayawada and Hyderabad]. Analysis and design have been carried out using STAAD.Pro software. The structural performance of pre-engineered building has been assessed through the shear force (SF) and bending moment (BM) magnitudes. Based on the output of SF and BM of pre-engineered components through Staad. Pro analysis, the geometrical properties of pre-engineered sections have been decided. Results concludes structure weight located in Vijayawada is 11.04% higher than that of the structure in Hyderabad.

In recent times, the RC building construction with vertical discontinuity that is floating column structures are unavoidable feature and increases trends day by day. To reduce lateral forces the earthquake resistance structures are designed so the response reduction factor (R) is used to determine these lateral forces by using base shear values. The R factor depends upon the overstrength factor, ductility factor, redundancy factor also the sizes of columns, types of soil, zones and load transferring path, etc. The IS code provides response reduction factor only for OMRF and SMRF along with other structures like Braced frame system, Structural wall system, Dual system, Flat slab structure wall system, etc. so there are no codal provisions for floating column structures. Thus it is essential to study the real behaviours of RC buildings with discontinuity in load transferring path through non-linear static analysis, so the present research work is done on trying to find R factor for vertical discontinuous asymmetrical structure for different soil conditions and different positions of floating column using moment resisting frames. And the structure is analyzed by response spectrum analysis and non-linear static analysis using SAP2000 software.

The current work investigates the behavior of a multi-story RC building under seismic load using pushover analysis, employing two (codes IS code and ACI code) where the special moment resistant frame (SMRF) building is located in a medium-seismicity region of India in Pune City. The G+8 to G+20 storeys of the RC buildings have been chosen for this purpose. The structural analysis programmed SAP2000.V20 was used to create a finite element model of the structure. The different models (5 models) of RC buildings were initially designed to resist seismic loads using the responses spectrum analysis method to determine the RC building's characteristics. Pushover analysis is used to predict potential weak areas in the structure by tracking the sequence of damages of each and every member in the structure and determining the weak joints (critical joints) in the RC building. and compare the two codes (IS code and ACI code)

Earthquake events are not something which can be avoidable. The Indian subcontinent has a background marked by devasting quakes. Quakes are generally caused when the stone underground out of nowhere breaks along an issue. Ground shake is caused by seismic waves due to sudden release of energy. The Centre of earthquake vibration is known as epicentre. Due to earthquake millions of lives are lost which can never be affordable. Most of the structures are subjected to vibrations; it causes destruction of country's infrastructure. In the recent earthquakes many well designed concrete structures have been severely damaged or collapsed. To protect structures from response reduction of structures and important harm under such serious earthquakes has become a vital theme in structural engineering. In this investigation, we evaluated seismic performance of staging system of elevated water storage tank with or without Base Isolation by using SAP2000. From this examination the powers following up on elevated water tank because of seismic powers are determined for zone IV.

In Recent Trends, buildings are planned to fulfill their architectural and functional requirements but sometimes this creates complexity in its structural strength. One such element is the floating column. It is used to boost Floor Space Index. The Earthquake forces developed at different storey need to be carried down by the shortest path. Discontinuity in the load transfer path leads to poor seismic performance of the structure. Hence as per IS: CODE-1893:2016 clause no-7.1, the Construction of Floating Column is restricted. But there is no limit to research work. The purpose of this research is to analyze the structural irregularity occurring due to floating columns and also to find out the optimized solution to decrease the risk due to earthquake excitation. For Simplicity, the focus of this study is limited to symmetrical G+8 Structure. Finite element Based ETabs software has been used for the analysis. Response spectrum analysis was done in the software. Total ten models are considered with different conditions and their results were compared in terms of Storey displacement, Storey drifts, Base Shear and Overturning moments. All results are compared with the conventional building.

A review on Performance Based Plastic Design method (PBPD) for RCC building has been presented in this paper with detailed manner. The first is the study of Performance Based Plastic Design method relating with IS code method. And then secondly review includes the research gap that is to apply this method on Irregular Buildings and to observe the efficiency of Design and Cost analysis comparing to IS code recommendations. When a Structure is designed by IS Code (IS 456: 2000) recommendations, it satisfies the strength as well as serviceability standards. But when an earthquake hits the structure, it leads to collapse which leads to loss of life as well as property. A Recently developed PBPD method can be a promising & efficient seismic design approach as it counteract total collapse of structure. This method is becoming popular due to its total collapse prevention. The paper addressed the relevant examination of provisions as specified in the appropriate design standard and software-based finite element analysis conducted by various authors, as well as a review of the problem, in order to reach a meaningful conclusion for the study. Also, a suggestion for the scope of future development is to study the Design as well as Cost efficiency of Performance Based Plastic Design of Various Irregular RCC buildings which will be a new or important aspect of the study. Despite the fact that fewer papers have been published in this area than in others, this report covers a broad range of research efforts and progress into the New Performance based Plastic Design method & seismic behavior of irregular buildings, demonstrating the field's growing interest.

Shock absorbers are an important part of the design under high seismic conditions. As the life of the structure increases, so does the strength and flexibility. In different performance modes, the control of the shock absorber requires considerable effort, which indicates the need for shock absorbers. Concentrate on making the most of it.

Damping plays a major role in design of structures resistant to earthquakes. The damping reduces the effective of the structure when they are assigned to lateral loads by energy dissipation. The number of dampers is available and in use today. Most of the dampers usually isolate the super structure from the substructure, dividing them in order to hamper the flow of vibrations into the superstructure. This classification is termed as base isolation techniques. While, the rest of the damping techniques, dissipates the oncoming vibrations on the superstructure itself and minimizes the damage to the superstructure. In this present study, Fluid Viscous Dampers (FVD) are used extensively over types of dampers. The structure endures two load types, the vertical loads and the sidewise loads, and conveys to the foundation. In order to have earthquake resistant structures, FVD have been used. In the present study, Dissymmetric Buildings are analyzed with and without Fluid Viscous Dampers. The software ETABS 2016 was used. Using Time history analysis in ETABS software, the RC building is considered and the structure is evaluated and connect with and without FVD.

Any satellite tracking ground station requires fully steerable dish shaped antenna for fixed satellite services. Antenna foundations require special consideration, because they transmit dynamic loads to soil and foundation system, in addition to static loads due to self-weight of foundation, antenna and its accessories. Antenna foundations are of ground foundation or roof top i.e on buildings based on Radio Frequency requirements. To install antennas on existing building, the building should have required strength. To assess the building strength, building natural frequency and damping ratios are determined using Microtremor recorded data. For rotating Antennas, the required building frequency should be more than 8 Hz to avoid resonance effect of antenna structure natural frequency with servo frequency. In this study, the data is collected for building located at National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Shadnagar, Hyderabad by mounting sensor at 3 locations of building. The data collected is analyzed using View 2002 software. FFT analysis is carried out to identify predominant natural modes and frequencies of the Building.

Reinforced concrete walls are being widely adopted as lateral load resisting systems for high rise structures. The current practice among design engineers for modelling of such walls is by idealizing the same as 'wide' columns, which is uncertain from safety as well as economy point of view. The most efficient modelling strategy of RC walls involves use of shell elements. Such an approach can be computationally much intensive, especially from a seismic analysis perspective. The present study utilizes an equivalent strut approach for modelling RC walls. The modelling strategy is demonstrated on a G + 15 storey residential apartment located in Calicut city. The proposed methodology will be compared with the traditional 'wide' column method as well as the one with shell element discretization. Comparison of modal properties such as frequencies and vibration modes from the various models are initially made to assess the model accuracy. Various seismic analyses viz. Equivalent static approach, Response spectrum approach and the assessment the storey shear, inter storey drifts as well as computation times using various models were performed using time history analysis. From preliminary results, it is understood that the modelling strategy could serve as an efficient alternative to more robust and computationally demanding scheme involving use of shell elements.

Flooding in urban and rural areas is one of the utmost challenges to human safety. Destruction of the properties is the main issue in urban areas and damage to the agriculture practices in the rural area. Flood risk is rising significantly all over the globe. The regional water cycle and water resource availability are governed by the rainfall event, which is a fundamental meteorological parameter. The objective of the study is to examine the rainfall variability for 25 years from the period from 1995 to 2020 for monthly and annual rainfalls in the part of Nanjangud taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka. During the last three years that is 2017 to 2019 during the southwest monsoon, it is noted that the severity of flood increased in the surrounding of Nanjangud town, due to the heavy rainfall and excess amount of water released has augmented the inflow source of flooding. The assimilation of Remotely Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) is capable to generate a sequence of thematic maps that were helpful to create geospatial data for demarcating flood hazard areas. This study discusses the probable flood risk-prone regions of the Kabini river basin near Nanjangud town based on the multi-ring buffered layer analysis. The buffered layers created for the radius of 250m, 500m 750m, and 1000m were overlaid on the Sentinel-2 satellite image and topographic map to delineate the flood-affected region. To calculate the slope and drainage density, the SRTM DEM data was used. Structural and nonstructural practices are proposed in this study can be implemented to reduce the probability of the effect of floods.

This paper intended on the interactive performance of geo-synthetics in slope stabilization of non-cohesive soils. Presently, geo-synthetics are performing crucial role in geo-technical uses for reinforcing of soils for slope of stabilization, soil reinforcement for foundations, R E walls for highway and flyover construction etc. Usually, cohesion less soil is ideal for backfills of the embankments as of its exceptional drainage properties, at a low-level hydrostatic pressure built-up on slopes and excessive internal resistance owing to friction and interlocking. To research this property of geo-synthetics, relative density and shear box tests are done on the soil by varying geosynthetics for assessment of the shear parameters of sample. The mosquito reinforcement net as reinforcement on cohesionless soils, improvement in the angle of internal friction of the soil was observed by twenty-two percentage that the shear strength to be improved by 26.5%. So, the soil's lateral load resistance or load transfer capacity improved to prevent the slope failure thereby saves the entire structure.

In recent times, water storage is becoming a confronting task because of the depletion of water resources worldwide. Domestic rainwater harvesting and human-made structures for water procurement achieved significance because of the increase in intermittent water accessibility. In turn, functional water infrastructures fetch prominence in the wake of constructive coordination among the communities in a locality. Low water security and losses through evaporation observed by practising different rainwater harvesting methods create a research gap to construct water infrastructure in rural areas to procure water productively. The current research work represents the model of a water storage structure, named directional tunnel (DT), which is placed below the ground level in a declination, as it reduces evaporation and temperature, thus storing rainwater for longer days. DT stores runoff and rainwater collected from the rooftop of multiple houses in a selected locality. The detailed working of the DT is discussed using Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept. Combined with the engineering geological characteristics, the DT's stability during water storage comes into the picture as the whole structure interacts with the soil. The current study also focuses on the behaviour of DT with respect to sandy soil using PLAXIS 3D software, and the results are interpreted for practical viability.

In modern day, due to the need of unique architectural appearance or aesthetics of building, irregularities in mass, stiffness and symmetry may get disturbed, making the whole structure vulnerable to certain damages either minor or major. Some of the functional considerations of these structures are use of ground floor as car parking in residential buildings, use of basement as car parking in malls, etc. Seismic range is one the most important factors to be considered to analyze any irregular structure. In this study, the design of different G+6 structures having vertical regularity was done. These irregular structure models were compared with a regular G+6 structure having similar properties as other structures. For the designing and analysis of these structures, use of StaadPro software was done. It is one of the most used software, whenever it comes to the digital analysis of any structure. Different types of Vertical irregularities like mass irregularity, Vertical Setback Irregularity, Stiffness Irregularity (Discontinuous Column, Middle weak storey and Bottom Weak Storey) were considered for the analysis. The Seismic Zone for the structure is considered to be Delhi (Seismic Zone IV) with a Seismic Factor of 0.24. All the model structures were compared for the parameters of their Storey Drift and Storey Displacement. For irregular buildings though, certain damages/fatigue may be observed in some structures but the structures will not fail and will be serviceable for a long time with proper care. It was observed that the structures with stiffness irregularity showed the most increase in storey displacement and storey drift values.

World frequently faces the seismic activities at different locations with varying intensities causing heavy damage to the property. Here we are doing Comparative vulnerability study between two soil type which is sand and soft soil. We will analyze two building having same dimensions, beam column sections. This paper represents the comparative vulnerability analysis which have been resulted using pushover analysis. Also the plastic hinge properties have been utilized for calculating the seismic vulnerability index to examine the performance stages of the selected building, complete used software is SAP 2000.

Expansive soils are found in black cotton soils, which swell or shrink in volume when presented to changes in moisture content. Lime treatment is exhaustively used to increment the properties of sensitive and fragile soils. One of the hugest clarifications behind using lime is to decline the developing presentation of the earth soil. The arrangement of extra safeguards improves the reaction of quicklime (CaO) with water, structures hydrated (slaked) lime (Ca (OH)₂), and thus earth characteristics. The vast inadequacy of employing lime is growing the deficiency of lime offset earth. Following that, the goal of this study is to see how re-establishing time affects the geotechnical qualities of settled Black cotton soils with lime. These discoveries recommend that adding Lime as a stabilizer works on the strength of black cotton soil. Some of the characteristics of the soil likely to be increased by using stabilizer in this work are UCS (Unconfined Compressive Strength) at different curing periods (7,14,28 and 56 days), CBR (California Bearing Ratio) value at unsoaked and soaked and MDD (Maximum Dry Density) decrease at different lime percentages(%) like 2.4.6.8 and 10. The result showed here untreated soil got stabilized by using the stabilizer in certain extent In this adjustment various rates of cementitious material is added to black cotton soil and directed tests like plasticity, compaction, swell pressure, free swell index(FSI), Coefficient of permeability (k) and CBR(soaked and unsoaked) at various conditions like OMC,OMC+2% water and OMC+5% water, UCS (Unconfined Compressive Strength) was performed. From the test results, it is identified that the stabilization agent decreases plasticity and improves strength characteristics. Addition of stabilizing agent makes the black cotton soil to non-plastic, non-swelling and attains increase CBR values which are greater than 25% for a dosage of 10% lime at OMC but remaining OMC+2%water & OMC+5%water CBR values are not various much difference as per test results. With the addition of lime, the black cotton soil becomes non-plastic, non-swelling, and has high strengths. Treated soils are used as a development material, for example, a subgrade layer in the development of adaptable asphalt pavements for roads.

The Cement Fly Ash and Gravel (CFG) Pile and Encased Stone Column (ESC) are the ground improvement techniques. The main object of the study is to the numerical analysis of the Both techniques pile group were used to support the Embankment with and without the geotextile both techniques composite foundation by the Finite Element method under static and dynamic load analysis. Numerical simulation has been carried out in Plaxis 3D. A case study from china's highspeed embankment supported by CFG and ESC have investigated the load caring capacity by soil and pile. While the failure behaviors, settlement, excess pore pressure, and lateral behavior with variable embankment loading and number of geosynthetic effect moreover, the diameter of CFG piles and ESC at various locations in an embankment has been varied to study its influence on the load distribution among the CFG piles/ESC and lateral load displacement of the pile group. The results show that increasing the diameter of both techniques reduced the total settlement and differential settlement of embankment. It observed that the seismic load has a significant effect on the vertical and lateral displacement.

In the analysis of construction operations, Learning Curves (LC) are considered one of the most important factors that determines the on-site variation in the productivity, which is usually considered in the construction projects during the estimation and planning stage. This research attempts to assess the suitability of LC models for the analysis of the learning phenomenon using productivity data for fairly complicated construction operations concerning the Diaphragm Wall and Pile Construction process from large-scale construction projects. In this study, the role of different LC models (i.e., Wright or Straight Line, Quadratic, Cubic, Knecht or Combined Exponential Log-linear, Stanford B) is investigated by the comparison of their outcomes through the utilization of cumulative productivity data of the activities involved in the Diaphragm Wall and Pile Construction process. The two main research objectives are (i) the investigation of the model which is the best bit for the historical productivity data of the completed construction activities (ii) an endeavour is formed to work out which model predicts the future performance better. The best suited LC model is predicted based on the least deviation from the yielded results of each model with respect to the actual construction data. Analysis of the cumulative average productivity data predicted that the Knecht or Combined Exponential Log-linear Model best fits both the complete Diaphragm Wall and Pile Construction Process in both the cases of fitting Historical data and in predicting future performance.

This study aims at developing an innovative and sustainable 3D truss system that can be applied in a variety of scenarios where intermediary propping is a hindrance. One prominent and pertinent application of such a system is in archaeological sites where long spans and no intermediary propping are desired. Previous research and studies have developed an innovative 3D steel truss for the same application. This study aims to further the innovation by providing a more sustainable alternative through Glulam and Glulam-Bamboo hybrid variations which are able to withstand similar loads as that of the steel truss but offering more sustainability and less impact on the environment as well as a light weight alternative. The results of such an alternative truss system are discussed here. One obvious problem faced with the alternative wood system was the large deflections observed and also certain regions with impermissible stresses. In addition, the proposed joint in the Glulam truss has been modelled and analyzed. It was found that the Glulam truss with lateral restraints at every quarter length of the span showed the best results in terms of deflection and stress developed. Also, the Glulam-Bamboo hybrid truss without any lateral restraints proved to be an equally effective alternative from a structural standpoint. The proposed joint system for the glulam truss also proved to be effective. The study concludes with a cost benefit analysis (CBA) between the steel, glulam and Glulam-Bamboo hybrid systems, which compares the viability of the proposed designs from an economic standpoint. The CBA shows that about 46% and 48% of costs are minimized on employing Glulam, Glulam- Bamboo respectively, instead of using Steel for the truss.

In this paper analyzed the RC a nd PT Beam against variation in the clear span length of the beam. This work includes the design and estimate of Cost/Beam from 5m span up to 15m span length of the beam. Also, The response of the frame following two variation in its modelling. Initially, The primary model consists of a conventional RCC frame with all beams and columns as RCC. The secondarily model considers peripheral beams as RCC and interior beams with PT. Such as ETABS software used to designed RC beam element and ADAPT-PTRC used to designed PT beam element. However it has been note that variation of cost with respect to the span of beam where the break-even point between RCC and PT technique is approx 7m Span. Also the control on deflection of beam by restrict the depth of beam by using unbonded Post-tensioned prestress concrete beam method. There is very good understand all aspects PT beam better than as compared with to RC beam in deflection against longer span length of beams. This paper gives suggestion about to reach a decidedly conclusion regarding which technique is superior over one another.

There is a magnificent rise in repair, retrofitting and rehabilitation in construction industry in recent years. Concrete is a major used material in construction for various structures mainly because it deteriorates at a low rate. Concrete alone is durable but for structural application, Reinforced concrete is used. Reinforced concrete structures are not that durable because of number of reasons such as variation in construction methods, loading condition in service life and subsequent attack by environmental factors. The external symptoms range from cracking to spalling of concrete. In maximum field cases the main cause of deterioration are penetration of water and aggressive chemicals attack. Carbonation, Chloride ingress, leaching, sulphate attack, alkali-silica reaction are known responsible causes. Due to these reasons, during service life the structure deteriorates, and hence monitoring is required. If the condition of structure is below acceptable limit considering various parameters considered, the structure requires repair and retrofitting. For the study, we have considered G+3 Storey commercial building with a basement. Non-Destructive and Chemical Test. The Rebound hammer, Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test, Cover Meter Test, pH Test, Carbonation Test and Chloride Content Test are carried out to understand and analyze the current condition of the structure. The result computed from field and lab test were used as parameters for analyzing the structure in STAAD PRO Software. After assessing, the strengthening scheme for reinforced concrete structural components such as beams, columns and slab is discussed and suggested to increases the service life of structure.

In today's construction, the traditional slab is mostly supported by a beam, with a small slab thickness and a large beam depth, and the weight is carried from beam to column. The flat slab allows architects to place partition walls wherever they are needed. It is widely used because it reduces weight, speeds up building, and is cost effective. Similarly, since its inception, the conventional slab has provided benefits such as increased stiffness, increased weight carrying ability, as well as being safe and cost effective. Grid slabs are necessary where the span is greater, and grid beams are provided to lessen the spanning. Grid slabs reduce dead load due to voids and are appropriate for longer spans with heavy loads. The Grid slab is less expensive and provides superior vibration resistance. The project's goal is to find the most cost-effective slab among standard slab, flat slab with drop, and grid slab. A G+5 Commercial multi-story structure with flat slab, conventional slab, and gird slab was investigated for characteristics such as storey displacement, shear force, bending moment, and storey drift in this study. There are a total of 18 structures examined. The performance and behaviour of all structures in India's seismic zone III have been investigated with the application of dead load, live load and seismic load. The results of shear force, Bending Moment, story shear, story displacement, story drift and quantity of concrete and steel shows that the overall result values makes flat slab a suitable structure as compared to the conventional and grid slab.

Now, every day tall constructing structures constructed around the goal of residential and industrial cause etc. Layout of tall buildings both earthquake as well as wind loads got to be take into considered. An irregular structure, failure of structure starts at a point of its weakness and those weaknesses comesups withs separation of mass, stiffness and geometry of that models. The structures having this kinds of discontinuity are called Irregular structures. (H, J, & darshan, 2017) [2]. For example,Structures with the soft storey were the foremost remarkable fallen structures. Therefore, the impact of vertical alignment within the seismic structure of buildings is very significant. The changes in durability and size provide powerful features of those structures that are completely different from the standard structure. For this present evaluation 'ETABS' software package is employed. All Reinforced Concrete structural elements are follows as per 'IS 456:2000 (Plane and Reinforce Concrete-Code of Practice, Bureau of Indian Standard)'. Seismic load follows with respect to IS 1893:2016 along with self-weight of modelles for analysis of the structure. Here 2 kinds of buildings of (G+15) were created one is regular structure and alternative one Mass irregular. To observe, Effect of lateral in both buildings using Seismic load and to check the results,most of maximum displacement for various models and various parameters.

In this world with rapid development, durable and fast construction techniques lead to the invention of composite materials that are robust and advantageous over conventional materials. Recently invented Concrete-filled steel tubular members are the composite members used in civil engineering works to replace conventional steel and concrete members. This paper deals with an overview of the experimental performance of various types of composite members such as columns, short columns, stub columns, beam-columns, and slender columns deals with various loads such as axial compression, flexural load, cyclic bending, long-term sustained load, torsional load, and impact load. Effects due to the variation in the parameters like steel and concrete strength, diameter to thickness ratio, axial load level, shapes of tubes of these composite members on load-carrying capacity, flexural stiffness, ductility, torsional capacity, and cyclic performance of these members are discussed in this paper. The future scope is mentioned for study related to these composite members in the paper.

Engineers are mostly adopting complex non-linear methods to research multi-storey residential apartment structure to withstand earthquake forces. This paper uses much simpler Equivalent Static method to analyse G+5 storey structure to repel earthquake forces using Staad pro software. The seismic analysis is further compared with non-seismic analysis of an equivalent structure using dead load + super load combination. it had been observed that the seismic results obtained consisted of significantly increased maximum moments and shear forces than the non-seismic analysis From past earthquakes it is proved that many of structure ar completely or partly broken because of earthquake. So, it's a necessity to figure out unstable responses of such structures. The main aim of the present work is to make a comparative study of seismic and non-Seismic structure. The analysis was performed as per the specification of IS codes IS 1893, IS 875, IS 456:2000.

It is now becoming very essential to analyse the behaviour of retaining structures due to their wide infrastructural applications. The important factors which are affecting the stability of the retaining wall are the distribution of earth pressure on the wall, material of backfill & its reaction against earth pressure. There are several types of retaining walls, out of them the cantilever retaining wall is adopted for present design and study. In this paper, the study of literature based on the design of the cantilever retaining walls under seismic or dynamic conditions is studied. From the studied literature, many authors performed their calculations in Excel sheets by a manual method. Then the Results obtained from the manual calculation are then validated in STAAD pro. Several authors show the calculated quantity of steel and concrete required for various heights of walls. It is also concluded from the study that the design of cantilever retaining wall is suitable, safe, and economical up to a height of 6m, after that banding moment at toe increases. Some authors have also shown the calculated factor of safety for different height conditions. From the study of mentioned literature, we can recommended to also show the graph of bending moment with height variation.

Both the designs are done for various heights ranging from 3 m to 6 m.

The use of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) to monitor earthquake response of tall buildings is investigated. The MTMDs are located in three locations in the reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The time domain seismic analysis is performed on Etabs Software using imperial Earth movement used to analyze contemporary history. The performance of the MTMDs is compared to that of a TMD on the top floor, a TMD on the third and fifth floors, a TMD on each floor, and no TMD. The base shear vs time and displacement parameters were examined, and it was determined that the MTMDs on each floor are better for the building's seismic response. Furthermore, it has been discovered that MTMDs are more powerful than STMDs.

As the current aspect, the nonstructural components (NSCs) linked with the structures are more affected during the seismic motion. It causes not only loss of the economy but also affected life. The various codal provision has been available for minimizing the damages of primary components, but for NSCs, a minimal requirement is functional. So that more investigation is required for understating the behavior of NSCs during the seismic motion. The research aims to understand the behavior of acceleration demand on NSCs in a building. Structures subjected to inertia forces due to earthquakes experience damage of nonstructural components (NSC). The inertia force acting the NSCs are related to acceleration amplification factor. For obtaining the peak horizontal floor acceleration with respect to tectonic ground motion, these factors are used. In this paper, mathematical models of the acceleration amplification factor defined as the peak floor acceleration with respect to peak ground acceleration, given by previous researchers, has been compared. For this 2,4,6,8 and 10 storey moment-resisting frame models considering 29 ground motion data ranging between 0.1g to 0.2g, is analyzed using linear time history method. The supports of the models are considered fixed. The ETABS software is used for the analysis of the models. To analyses the models, the modal mass participation ratio plays a significant role. ASCE 7-05 defines that the structure should be investigated and designed when the model mass participation ratio is equal to or more than 90 per cent. Based on the results, a comparison of the reported models is made. There is a strong need for further research to refine the models for the realistic prediction of acceleration amplification factor.

Bridges based on box girders concept are extensively utilized for their cost saving solution for different passages & viaducts that are seen in the present day highway systems. The behavior of box girder bridges is analyzed for stresses in longitudinal and transverse directions. In this paper, analysis of three different box girders has been carried out using SAP2000 as per Indian Road Congress(IRC) provisions for rectangular and trapezoidal sections. The behaviors of box girders with uniform depth and varying widths have been analyzed. A parametric study is conducted for various parameters like bending moments, axial force & shear force using SAP2000.

Bridges remain the key components in any road network for infrastructure development. For use of prestress girder type bridges become popular for the reason that of its stability, economy, serviceability, aesthetic appearance and structural competence. The grillage analysis method for analysing bridge structures has been in use. In this work, an attempt is made to provide advise on grillage idealisation of the structure, as well as background information. The mesh layout is explained in detail. Analysis of proposal of prestressed concrete bridges are carried out using relevant IRC codes and IS codes. The bridge deck is analysed by grillage analysis. The present work was accepted out to exterior girder of span 28.2 m, width 12.5 m and with thickness of slab as 0.225m. The members are designed for maximum shear forces & bending moment. Losses of stress due to friction, anchorage slip, elastic shortening concrete & relaxation of stress in steel are also considered. The analysis has analysed by STAAD PRO software

Diagrid framework has arisen as an inventive underlying framework with a stylish view in the plan of tall structures. In this investigation, seismic execution of 15-story diagrid structures with fluctuating points are assessed utilizing reaction range examination Further more in request to assess the impact of diagrid center on conduct of designs. Actually diagrid essential system is gotten in tall constructions on account of its basic usefulness and versatility in plan organizing. Stood out from solidly scattered vertical areas in illustrated chamber, diagrid structure includes skewed sections outwardly surface of building. Because of slanted sections horizontal burdens are opposed by hub activity of the askew contrasted with twisting of vertical segments in customary construction. Plan and development of counterfeit foundation on the lines of biomicking standards require the improvement of exceptionally advance primary framework which has the characteristics of style articulation, underlying effectiveness and above all mathematical adaptability. Diagrid the most recent change of cylindrical constructions, have an ideal mix of the above characteristics. In this paper, the peculiarities of the diagrid its essential lead under stacking and the arrangement and advancement of diagrid centers are portray A context oriented examination of some new diagrid tall constructions, to be explicit the Swiss Re in London, the hearst tower in New York, and the west Guangzhou Tower in china is moreover presented.

Tremors are called one in everything about preeminent erratic and annihilating of every cataclysmic event, be that as it may, the flighty idea of the incidence of those seismic tremors makes it inconvenient to hinder loss of living souls and annihilation of properties, if the constructions don't seem to be designed to oppose such seismic tremor powers. During this paper, a shot has been made to review set up irregularities specifically torsional irregularity and re-entrant corners within the frame structure. These inconsistencies square measure made according to IS 1893:2016 (part1) code. Irregular model and regular model were considered which were analyzed exploitation ETABS 2018 to see the unstable reaction of the structure. The models were analyzed exploitation static and dynamic ways, parameters thought-about being displacement, story drift, torsional irregularity.

The aim of this paper is to study the tuned liquid damper and it's effectivness. The tunned liquid dampers are simply tuned mass damper where the liquid (usually water) replaces the mass.Tuned liquid dampers is a water tank placed over the structure which is able to reduce the dynamic structural response subjected to stimulation through sloshing effect. The effectiveness of tuned liquid damper depends upon various parameters. Tuned liquid damper are suitable for high rise building rather than short building. The tuned liquid damper decreases effect of harmonic excitation by Dissipating the energy of excitation through sloshing phenomenon.

In India there are infinite old structures that are at the verge of damages. There are many buildings which have reduced their strength due to time passes, due to deterioration of concrete from structural element, due to development of cracks. The structure is a combination of load carrying members, damages in members cause failure of structure and it is harmful for living beings. To prevent old structure from failure the technique is adopted know as Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). With the help of non-destructive testing auditing of an old structure is get easier. NDT examine the total health of an infrastructure in order to check strength and stability of building. NDT is a bunch of various testing consist of Ultrasonic pulse velocity test (UPV), Rebound hammer test (RHT), Half-cell test, etc. Conducting NDT on building and analyzing testing result decide to repair building as per IS code, technique like grouting, Retrofitting, etc. to increase strength and stability of building. In this project structural has to be done on old structure which is situated at Nagpur. Audit done by NDT consist of Ultra-sonic pulse velocity test, Rebound hammer test, Half-cell test. After analyzing all test result including visual inspection it is found that structure need to repair and retrofitted to make it safe and stable for all static loadings. Column jacketing also provide to structure.

Work on FE analysis with the addition stirrup bar at different spacing in beam under the cyclic loading for strengthen the joint. The most important part of developing the beam column joint when cyclic loading take place in seismic zone. Six samples with different characteristic are chosen, design as per ductile detailing IS 13920-2016 and non-ductile detailing as per IS 456-2000 and design on ANSYS. The result shows that addition of lateral reinforcement have more shear strength. From the all sample the shear strength is high in addition of stirrups at L/3 scaled and L/4 scaled.

Retrofitting of any given structure is done to improve its strength and performance. In most scenarios, retrofitting is done to improve seismic resilience and performance, however in this investigation retrofitting techniques are utilized to change the functional use of a structure, to be more precise, the agenda is to transform a commercial 10 storey structure into a data center building. In order to encompass the additional load parameters, instead of complete reconstruction, retrofitting solutions are to be adopted, which reduces cost, labor and is very energy and environment conscious. The said structure was modelled using the E-Tabs software, with appropriate load parameters. Furthermore, the altered load parameters for the data center would likewise be examined to understand the extent of failure and would help in indicating the appropriate retrofitting solution to ameliorate the situation. This project is cutting edge in the sense that a sustainable approach in the construction industry is sought to, looking at the need for energy efficiency.

Due to growing population and less availability of land, multistoried buildings are constructed which can serve many people in less area. Purpose of this project is to analysis and designs (G+13) multistory building using E-TABS. Aims are to give proper awareness regarding right design and details of the building. Planning is done using AutoCAD, Designs has involves Load calculations, manually and the Structure is analysis using E-TABS. Codes refer for these projects are NBC IS (456-2000). Concrete mix use is M30. The steel strength for all members is of grade Fe-415 & Fe500. For analyzing the structure, the loads are very important which are calculated using IS (875). The LIMIT STATE METHOD is the method which has been adopted. The manual design is a difficult process and consumes more time. The project purpose is to give the overall experience in the field of planning, design and to gain the knowledge in a practical way.

Conventional repair and rehabilitation techniques have proven effective only to treat damage and arrest it. Hence, the need to prevent the damage, to know the growing damage before a complete collapse is necessary. Thus, acoustic emission is a proven method for structural health monitoring, to find and rectify the damage at its early stage. The Acoustic emission technique could be directly applied for monitoring large structures made of concrete, aircrafts & bridges. It helps in recognition of structural damage prior, which helps in avoiding catastrophic failure. The proper and efficient detection of damage makes structure safer for the public. This is a low-cost & less intricate technique than conventional methods. Quantitative criteria of acoustic sensing will provide efficient diagnosis and prognosis of structural damage. This paper surmounts the triangulation method of source localization of acoustic emission. The data is gathered by the sensors and then used to know the location of damage/source and respective characteristics of the wave. MATLAB is used for defining the energy of the signals captured by the sensors. Thus, the signal parameter's study and verification of the source's location using sensors is justified to be correct in the acoustic emission technique.

In India, greatest constructional exercises are finished utilizing the old convectional cast in situ strategies since seemingly forever. As the nation is creating in a high speed, the necessity for lodging is heightening and in this way the development ventures are additionally blossoming quickly henceforth requesting quicker and better development techniques. This expanded interest can be coordinated by utilizing one of the cutting-edge innovations, pre-projected substantial strategy. Investigation of writing shows various priority of precast constructional strategy over different techniques for development. Appropriately, this investigation presents the examination and plan of g+5 floor precast concrete structure and traditional cast-in-situ structure. The designs were demonstrated and investigated utilizing Etabs programming for dead, forced, and seismic loads and for load combinations. The fundamental intention was to consider the conduct of both the sorts of structures under the previously mentioned loads and load mixes. Examination was directed dependent on different components like external loads, greatest deflections, most extreme story drifts, mode shapes, time-frames, frequencies and base shears.

Elevated service reservoir is one of the maximum important infrastructures that is utilized by society. Our every day existence relies upon at the water supply, that is procured through an elevated service reservoir. Therefore, the safety of the service reservoir is of utmost importance. Most of the damage on elevated service reservoirs is caused by an earthquake, as the horizontal forces acting on the structure make the service reservoir vulnerable. Our predominantly study is based on extracting the dynamic forces mainly to determine critical condition of the structure. In this paper, different capacities of elevated service reservoir are taken and the design and analysis are done according to Indian standards. Dynamic analysis of the service reservoir is done and parameters such as time period, hydrodynamic pressure, base shear, base moment are compared with different capacities. Hence, the capabilities of the structure are substantially necessary to examine within the sub-continent region.

Pre-stressed concrete bridge analysis is completely dependent on the standards and design criteria. Herein, the current study compares like a pre-stressed concrete bridge under the effect of two different loading standards and specifications. The two different loading standards considered herein are IRC 6: 2000 and AASHTO-LRFD standards. Further, the pre-stressed box girder bridge is modelled and analysis in MIDAS CIVIL. On carrying out analysis, the primary structural analysis parameters which are important for the design of structure, are studied. These parameters are shear force, bending moment and torsion in the bridge elements along its length. It became observed that AASHTO standards are uneconomical than IRC standards, due to consideration of heavy weight vehicle load moving on the bridge span. Thus, it might be said that pre-stressed box girder bridge analysis and design should be carried out effectively and optimistically using IRC standards and specifications.

High rise structures becoming very common everywhere due to scarcity of land and increasing population. Though we have RCC structure system as high-rise buildings, but in RCC buildings due to bulky size of the components of the structure self-weight will be more due to the heavy density of materials. By observing the difficulties and challenges in the field of high-rise structures engineers are using efficient structural system that is Steel Concrete Composite Structure. Composite structure consists composite deck slab, composite beam and composite column. Composite Structure complies of Concrete which is good in compression and structural steel which good in tension and composition of these material makes structure better in ductility which comparatively on higher side than RCC structure. Here G+7 high rise structure is considered for analysis by ETABS software. This paper involves Analysis of Commercial building by Equivalent static method on Composite structure and RCC structure with same plan of building and same design data. The structure is in earthquake zone III and wind speed 44m/s. Analytical comparisons of both Composite and RCC frame based on structural parameters are made with help of graphs and tables. By comparing the results, we found that Steel-Concrete Composite Structures are more desirable than RCC structures.

For the drawing engineers, selection of the type of the structure for a specific purpose is very important, as multistory buildings are becoming necessary, as construction for living style with increases in requirement of space. The lack of space is forcing us to raise the height of structures possible to unbend maximum number of people. This paper aims to effort on seismic response of unappetizing slab RCC structure for the various height and plan, moreover aims to compare policies of unappetizing slab towers with old conventional 2-way slab system for different zones like zone II, zone III, zone IV, zone V in respect with maximum BM, story shear, base shear, and story drift, by the help of analysis soft wares like ETABS.

Tremors are called one in everything about preeminent erratic and annihilating of every cataclysmic event, be that as it may, the flighty idea of the incidence of those seismic tremors makes it inconvenient to hinder loss of living souls and annihilation of properties, if the constructions don't seem to be designed to oppose such seismic tremor powers. During this paper, a shot has been made to review set up irregularities specifically torsional irregularity and re-entrant corners within the frame structure. These inconsistencies square measure made according to IS 1893:2016 (part1) code. Irregular model and regular model were considered which were analyzed exploitation ETABS 2018 to see the unstable reaction of the structure. The models were analyzed exploitation static and dynamic ways, parameters thought-about being displacement, storey drift, torsional irregularity.

Column is a slender beam, which carries load. Failure pattern of a column varies with different parameters such as buckling, compression, shear and tension. The initial imperfections in a column increases deflection and reduction in load carrying capacity. To accomplish stability, the key engineering elements such as connection and rigidity governs the effective length and width of the members. The researchers, covering the key engineering elements with different loading patterns, established numerous comprehensive studies. Further, advancement in the research were carried out to determine lateral stiffness, inter-story displacement and deflected beam shape under various loading patterns. The present study focuses on various literatures on effective length and governing factors, which determine the stability of the structure.

This paper presents analysis of simply supported reinforced concrete beam exposed to standard fire. Eurocode standard provides recommendations for analysis of reinforced concrete structure under fire. The thermal and structural responses of structure are calculated using commercially available software ANSYS. An advance calculation methodology must be implemented to estimate the behavior of structure and to understand thermal and mechanical properties of material during fire. These include transient thermal as well as structural analysis of structure. Finite element software ANSYS is capable to conducting thermal analysis as per defined material properties. It is important to study effect at elevated temperature on structure to understanding the behavior pattern and decrease the losses caused fire hazards.

Structural and geotechnical engineers very often seek different options while deciding foundation sizes for buildings. In this research, the effect of different sizes and depths of strip footings below existing ground are studied based on the load bearing capacity using Geo5 spread footing software. Only vertical loadings were taken into account for this study. Four different strip footing widths (1.0m, 1.5m, 2.0m and 2.5m) were modeled under three different loads, 260kN, 600kN and 1000kN. The ground profile considered in this work was having a 2.0m thick weak layer at 6.0m below the existing ground level. Results showed that as the depth of footing increases, the depth of influence underneath the footing and settlement decreases. Also, it was noticed that as the footing width increases, the influence zone's depth below the footing that passing the weak layer increases.

The Chinese coastal areas are the environment of multiple activities, and navigation occupies an important place. Dredging operations maintain access to port structures carried out regularly. These sediments' fate is problematic in Jiangsu province due to significant contamination of organic and mineral pollutants. A company called Nature Way aims to solve this problem. It is deeply committed to the treatment and use of sediment dredged from the seabed and uses proprietary solidification technology to transform all kinds of silt waste into new engineered materials that replace sand and sand. Gravel and traditional techniques and can be used as foundation materials for various projects in loose soil areas. In this work, we first studied the physic-chemical characterization of raw materials sediments supplied by Nature Way Corporation from Jiangsu province. Secondly, we have to mix the raw sediment and the solidifying agents and test the mechanical performance at 3%, 5% and 7% in a time interval of 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days. Finally, we have to measure the (CBR) "California Bearing Ratio" after 28 days, mix with the binder at 3%, 5%, 7%.

With continuous wear and tear actions of rubber tyre on roads, a pile of waste rubber gets accumulated every year and it is posing severe threats to the environment. Due to high temperature in the summers, the road tends to become brittle, which may cause separation of binder in the bituminous road causing heavy cracks, so usage of wax tends to reduce the formation of cracks and improve the flexibility of road. This study aims to examine the effects on properties of the bitumen-aggregate mixture when the aggregates are partially replaced by similar sizes of waste rubber tyre particles and bitumen in the mix are partially replaced by a crumb waste rubber tyre, with partial addition of wax content in the bituminous samples. For this purpose of testing the suitability of using rubber waste in road pavement, Marshall Stability test is conducted on several bituminous mixtures. Varying percentages of rubber tyre, such as 0%, 5%, 10% and 15%, are used with different percentages of bitumen content (4.0, 4.2, 4.4, and 4.6), and varying percentages of paraffin wax (0-5%) is also added in the specimen with rubber and bitumen. This is utilized in obtaining the optimum content of bitumen required for best suitability of flexible pavement as well as to assess the durability and strength of a pavement. This study is performed on various mixtures, for the values of bulk density, air voids, stability value and flow value. The studies show that bitumen content corresponding to the maximum stability value and maximum bulk specific gravity in bituminous mixture, indicating the optimum bitumen percentage that can be replaced with crumb rubber tyre. This paper discusses the partial replacement of both aggregate and bitumen in the bituminous mixture, containing some percentages of paraffin, which can help in improving the serviceability level and assists in enhancing the flexibility and cohesion of road to resist heavy loadings of vehicle.

Increasing air pollution is always matter of problem for entire world, especially for Asian Countries because of the population and developing industries in the countries. This is the main reason for increase in AQI (Air Quality Index) of various regions of India. AQI reflects, how polluted the air in current situation is? AQI implies amount of pollutants that are present in air. Pollutants are PM₁₀, PM_2.5, SO₂, O₃, NO₂, CO where SO₂, O₃, NO₂ & CO are the pollutants which are mostly affected by the chemical activities by industries where as PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 are the particulate matters of size 10 micron and 2.5 micron respectively. These two are responsible for respiratory diseases like asthma and lung diseases. Hence it is utmost necessary to reduce these particulate matters from the road, which will help in reducing AQI of the environment. There are many devices available in the market to reduce these pollutants which work to achieve the aim. An attempt is made in this research to reduce the pollutants from the air which is installed on the vehicle with the system, which collects the particulate matter very efficiently. Here in this paper a pilot scale equipment is manufactured which helps individual vehicle to contribute in reducing AQI and also it will be flexible and economical solution to absorb dual emissions.

In recent decades, pre-predicting the roadway accidents is essential for real time traffic incident management that effectively minimizes the environmental pollution, traffic congestion and secondary incidents. Currently, the traffic data are available in thousands of public and private datasets and also generates terabytes of data each year. Though, it is infeasible to manage the huge datasets by utilizing traditional software and hardware. It is therefore essential that an automated system to predict road accidents is developed. The present review paper investigates the researches done on road accident prediction, particularly for urban roads under heterogeneous traffic conditions. It also explores the problems faced in existing works by researchers. This review paper helps researchers achieve a better solution for the current problems faced by heterogeneous traffic conditions when it comes to urban road accident prediction. The findings demonstrate that the operating speed and the disparities between the speed restrictions and the operating speed are the key factors influencing the accident frequency rate.

Failures in asphalts occurs because of the development of vehicles with high intensity of loads tends to increase in usage of automobiles which results in use of rut resistant Bituminous mixes in the surface course. Rutting and Fatigue cracking are the results of the damage caused due to primary parameters. Cracking can be prevented by maintaining Probable temperature during the preparation of bituminous mix to the laying of mixes. To prevent rutting, the Stone lattice black-top also known as Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) can be utilized as a fraction of the bituminous layer. In this study SMA is preferred to check its implementation in all viewpoint such as stability (kg), volume of voids in mineral aggregates (VMA,) deformation (mm), with the usage of different types of Non Conventional fillers which enhances the properties of the mix. Fillers plays a vital role in improving the stability and durability, where as reduction leads to increase voids in the mix. Distinctive fillers like glass powder, magnetite, cement kiln powder and fly ash have been used in the mixes. Twelve sets of test sample were set up by utilizing typical sorts of filler having varied sum in the mixture. Samples prepared at diverse asphalt contents(4.5%,5.5%,6.5%) respectively varying fillers. The Marshall properties obtained for the conventional filler flyash has been set up to exhibit higher stability contrasted with magnetite, glass powder, cement kiln Powder, but have satisfied the minimum requirements. Magnetite filler indicates least deformation at 5.5 % bitumen content and the rate of air voids from the results they are observed to be diminished with the expansion of bitumen substance.

In this article, we discuss the founding of different research paper published so far using Coir across the globe in road construction. Coir is widely being used for a period of time in construction of pavements as a soil reinforcer. It is environment-friendly, biodegradable and sustainable hence does not poses any problem of disposal. The present study predominantly focuses on the utilization of coir improving the strength properties of lime balanced out sub-grade soil and then its cost benefits in designing flexible pavement for rural roads. Soil sub-grade is a key component of pavement, as they have to finally bear the burden coming over the pavement. Taking everything into account, the soil sub-grade should not be overemphasized at whatever point. The construction of streets in a large portion of the spots across the country is confronted with serious issues because of weak sub-grade soil. This Chapter includes the critical studies on the use of lime, coir and other filaments in the development of soil subgrade. The behaviour of fibre-reinforced soil and how it meets the need for lime addition and other industrial wastes has also been studied. In this article, we discuss

Groundwater is considered as a precious natural resource which serves as the main source of agriculture and domestic purposes. Kerala state is blessed with around 3000mm rainfall annually because of two prominent monsoon. But the available water is insufficient to meet the demand of people. Increase in population and water demand cause threat to overall water balance. Ground water resource must be managed well to overcome these problems. Ground water recharging is a major requirement for sustainable utilization of water resources. It also becomes highly relevant to assess the water recharge zones and to preserve water quality. This study proposes identification of suitable water recharge sites in Karamana river basin, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Karamana river supplies majority of drinking water in Thiruvananthapuram district. Since its quality is deteriorating day by day, appropriate locations for recharging groundwater is identified using GIS technique. Various thematic maps like soil, slope, drainage, geomorphology and land utilization that affect the groundwater recharge is integrated and weighted overlay analysis is adopted to find the groundwater recharge potential map. Weights are assigned using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) by constructing a pairwise comparison matrix. The result depicts the groundwater recharge potential zones which is divided into very high, high, moderate, low and very low potential areas.

A reservoir operation planning using Data driven Techniques is gaining its momentum in hydrological area with good prediction and Estimation capabilities. The present work aims at using the 5 years data of Water Level to estimate the discharge and water level at the Yedgaon dam which is like pick up weir having its own yield and storage. It receives water from Dimbhe (though DLBC), Wadaj (through MLBC), Manikdoh (through river) and through Pimpalgaojoge (through river), in the Kukadi project of Maharashtra State, India. 4 different models were developed to estimate the water level using the Data Driven Techniques: M5 Model Tree, Support Vector Regression, Multi Gene Genetic Programming and Random Forest. The Accuracy of the developed models is assessed by the values of coefficient of correlation, coefficient of efficiency, mean absolute error and root mean squared error and comparison is done between actual values and Predicted values. The results indicated that the MGGP model was superior as compared to other techniques with correlation coefficient as 0.86 with an advantage of a single equation to estimate the water level.

The rapid growth of villages and towns affecting natural drainage channels. Inundation of low-lying areas is a common phenomenon especially during rainy seasons in many localities of Narsapur town. Narsapur is considered a census town as well as a municipality situated in Medak district, Telangana State. With the increased demand for a proper drainage system, the Municipal Authorities decided to re-design the Stormwater Drainage System starting with mapping the existing road network and drains. The Narsapur town has 15 revenue wards. Considering the Topography of the town, the entire town was divided into six zones. In this study, the Central Zone of town covering 4 Wards (13, 14, 15, and 8 Partly) is considered for investigation and design of stormwater drainage systems. The entire zone is completely urbanized, and frequent inundation is observed during moderate to heavy rainfall events due to congested and improper drainage disposal system. The study is carried out in five phases viz. Mapping of Road Network, Obtaining Elevations, Mapping Drainage Network, Computation of Peak Discharge, and Design of Stormwater Drainage System. In this study, EPA-SWMM Software is used to build a Hydraulic and Hydrologic Model to analyze the existing drainage system and re-design the stormwater drains to safely discharge flood water without causing inundation in low-lying areas. To validate the results, Manning's Flow Equation is used to compute the flow carrying capacity of drainage channels.

In multi phase mixing of flow streams, the measurement of fraction of individual components with consideration of proportion of volume need to be analyzed considering the serious issues in many chemical and other processing industries. Even though, quantifiable measurements technique are exist for the calculation of solubility, partial pressure, molar fraction and VOF, the VOF measurement is the meaningful measure of percentage fraction of air in water. In this experimental procedure, the method to resolve the Volume fraction (VOF) is discussed and the same is achieved by impedance probe method.

The prevailing study is of the adsorption efficiency of nitrobenzene onto the activated carbon prepared from the water hyacinth by phosphoric acid activation under the considerations of effect of pH (2,4,6,8,10 and 12) of nitrobenzene sample and consequence of initial concentration (20,100 and 200mg L⁻¹) and contact time. The samples were analysed in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The outcome shows that the change in pH of the nitrobenzene sample does not impact the adsorption capacity or adsorption rate. But whereas, the increase in original concentration of nitrobenzene has shown that the adsorption of nitrobenzene was rapid at initial stages and gradually increased with time till the stability is reached with the adsorption values of 19.3, 84.7 and 158.3 for initial concentrations of 20,100 and 200mg g⁻¹ respectively. This study indicates that activated carbon formulated from water hyacinth is efficient for the removal of the nitrobenzene from the water.