Calendar: 1961-1962 Page 198

SYLLABUSES OF COURSES 197 PART III Theory of Structures The analysis of hyperstatic structures force and displacement methods Flexibility and stiffness influence coefficients Moment distribution slope deflection column analogy Secondary stresses Multi-storey building frames lateral loads Plasticity in structures collapse design of steel structures An introduction to relaxation methods Applications of matrices in structural analysis Theory of Structures II Ultimate strength theory for reinforced concrete beams and columns Elementary yield line theory for slabs Elastic analysis of reinforced concrete sections subjected to combined moment and thrust Elements of prestressed concrete pre-tensioned and post-tensioned structures Membrane theory of shells stresses and displacements Soil Mechanics Shearing resistance of sands and clays stability of slopes earth dams retaining walls anchored bulkheads footings raft foundations piles pavement design for roads and runways Shear box triaxial cell and unconfined compression tests slope analyses computation of active and passive pressures model footing tests California Bearing Ratio test Civil Engineering Geology The course deals with the application of geology to specific engineering problems Reservoir and dam sites tunnels open excavations and cuttings bridge and building foundations landslips river control shore erosion geological aspects of site investigation The geology of petroleum and of economic mineral deposits is also covered The practical part of the course includes map work relating to such operations as tunnelling reservoir construction opencast mining etc together with the study of rocks and minerals of economic importance Surveying Quantities involving prismoidal excess and curvature correction compound and transition curves theory of least squares applied to observations elements of photogrammetry elementary geodesy