18CV654 Sustainability Concepts in Civil Engineering syllabus for CV

Introduction:

Sustainability - Introduction, Need and concept of sustainability, Social-environmental and economic sust ainability c o n c e p t s . Sustainable development, Nexus between Technology and Sustainable development, Challenges for Sustainable Development. Multilateral environmental agreements and Protocols - Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Environmental legislations in India - Water Act, Air Act.

Global Environmental Issue:

Resource degradation, Climate change, Regional and Local Environmental Issues. Carbon credits and carbon trading, carbon foot print Carbon sequestration – Carbon capture and storage (CCS). Environmental management standards, ISO 14000 series, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) - Scope and Goal, Bio-mimicking.

Sustainable Design:

Basic concepts of sustainable habitat, Green buildings, green materials for building construction, material selection for sustainable design, green building certification- GRIHA & IGBC Certification for buildings, Energy efficient building design- Passive solar design technique, Thermal storage, Cooling strategies, high performance insulation. Sustainable cities, Sustainable transport.

Clean Technology and Energy:

Energy sources: Basic concepts-Conventional and non-conventional, solar energy, Fuel cells, Wind energy, Small hydro plants, bio-fuels, Energy derived from oceans, Geothermal energy. Rainwater harvesting.

Green Engineering:

Green Engineering concepts, Sustainable Urbanization, industrialization and poverty reduction; Social and technological change, Industrial Processes: Material selection, Pollution Prevention, Industrial Ecology, Industrial symbiosis.

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Learn the sustainability concepts; understand the role and responsibility of engineers in sustainable development.

2. Quantify sustainability, and resource availability, Rationalize the sustainability based on scientific merits.

3. Understand and apply sustainability concepts in construction practices, designs, product developments and processes across various engineering disciplines.

4. Make a decision in applying green engineering concepts and become a lifelong advocate of sustainability in society.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question will be for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module. The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Textbooks:

1. Allen, D.T. and S honnard, D. R., Sustainability Engineering: Concepts, Design and Case Studies, Prentice Hall.

2. Bradley. A.S; Adebayo, A. O., Maria, P. Engineering applications in sustainable design and development, Cengage learning.

Reference Books:

1. Mackenthun, K. M.,Basic Concepts in Environmental Management, Lewis Publication.

2. ECBC Code 2007, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, New Delhi Bureau of Energy Efficiency PublicationsRating System, TERI Publications - GRIHA Rating System.

3. Ni bin Chang, Systems Analysis for Sustainable Engineering: Theory and Applications, McGraw-Hill Professional.

4. Twidell, J. W. and Weir, A. D., Renewable Energy Resources, English Language Book Society (ELBS).

5. Malcolm Dowden, Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Law, Policy and Practice.

6. Daniel A. Vallero and Chris Brasier, “Sustainable Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering”, Wiley-Blackwell.

7. Sustainable Engineering Practice: An Introduction, Committee on Sustainability, American Society of Civil Engineers.