SECOND YEAR M.E. CEM

In second year of ME course, students are required to complete

1) Attend the course on Preparation of Master Thesis.One course on research methodology will be conducted.This will include literature survey problem identification analysis and interpretation of results and technical paper writing. (5-6 hours duration)

2) One seminar on special topic (100 marks)3) Thesis (100 marks 3rd sem and 200 marks

4th sem )a. Do a project b.Writea Thesisc. Give a public, oral presentation of the final

project

A student is:

1.encouraged to learn instead of trying to know everything

2.learn to plan activities in consultation with guide

3.develop the ability to apply knowledge in practice

4.design a final project in consultation with guide

5.develop the ability to do research, to measure, to collect data, to arrange these data and to

6.interpret the data and generate conclusions , take initiative

List of projects/seminar topics is given here. This is just informative list. Some more topics will be added. You can also contact the guide and discuss any other topic you wish to take.The syllabus copy is also attached herewith. Carefully read the syllabus details on page 4. Also read contents on page 32 on words very carefully.

LIST OF TOPICS FOR M.E. PROJECT

1.Managing and controlling of onsite construction materials

2.Comparisons /issues of various methodologies for determination of Construction Time and Extension of Time for Construction Engineering Projects. 

3.Factors affecting project cost and time4.Effect of value engineering in management of

buildings5.Development of resource management system

for a construction project

6.Evaluation of new technologies and their impact on construction of road projects

7.Green house building8. SRA projects in Mumbai9. Monorail project10. Metro rail project11. Eastern highway project12. New lines planned in Mumbai13. MUTP I14. MUTP II15. MUTP III16. Issue of trespassing of tracks 17. Integrated management system for site

quality control18. Labour welfare systems and their

effectiveness

19. Schedule Delay Analysis in Construction Projects: Window analysis or time impact analysis, as built –as planned Analysis using P6

20. Assessing Methodologies for Quantifying Lost Productivity: measured mile approach (project specific measurement), total cost method, comparative approach etc.

21. Project controls in a feedback environment - what happens to control of a schedule where a small change tends to snowball into ever increasing delay, and how to place controls that "break" such a feedback?

22. Application of expert system on disputes of competitive contracts of construction project

23. Built/ operate and transfer contracting

24. Deriving an approximate method for cost estimation, i.e. Cost estimation and cost management

25. Management of Assets, issues and control26. Project Controls, more towards Time,

schedule control, using P6, Earned Value 27. Construction quality management28. Design-build/alternative contracting29. leadership development in construction

industry30. Preservation of Pavement , project

management31. Rapid infrastructure renewal32. Sustainable construction33. Road maintenance and rehabilitation34. Rapid infrastructure renewal35. Pavement preservation project management36. Nighttime work zones37. Improving productivity of road equipment38. Improving productivity of excavation

39. Construction method improvement40. Data fusion/data integration for construction

management41. Construction visualization42. Construction administration improvement43. Building information modeling for

visualization/facility management44. Building energy management45. Automation in construction project

management46. Accelerated construction47. Application of computer systems for site

management of construction projects48. Applications of informatics to construction49. Construction quality management50. Data and information integration models for

decision making

51. Development of integrated labour site cost management system for construction project

52. Developing an integrated labour site management system for construction projects

53. Development of qualification based standard selection model for contractor selection

54. Implementation of TQM planning and control in construction project/power plants

55. Infrastructure asset management56. Life cycle cost analysis57. Remote sensing applications for

construction/infrastructure management58. Sustainable infrastructure