EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PARTIAL

REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE WITH

COCONUT SHELL
A Mini Project Report
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements
for the award of degree of
BACHELOR OFTECHNOLOGY
IN
CIVILENGINEERING
BY
J.Bhanu Prakash 16ME1A0114
P.Nikhitha srianjani 16ME1A0127
G.Sai Lakshmi 16ME1A0113
S.Veera venkata nagendra 17ME5A0133

Under the Esteemed Guidance of

Asst prof. M.SARIKA

M.Tech, (Ph.D.)

Department of Civil Engineering

RAMACHANDHRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ELURU (Approved by
AICTE New Delhi, Affiliated to JNTU, KAKINADA)

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CERTIFICATE

ThisistocertifythattheMiniProjectreportentitledEXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON PARTIAL

REPLACEMENT OFF COARSE AGGREGATE WITH COCONUT SHELL isbeing
submitted by the following students in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of
degreeofBachelorofTechnologyinCivilEngineeringfromJawaharlalNehruTechnological
UniversityKakinada,AndhraPradeshisrecordofbonafideworkcarriedoutduringtheacademic
year2019-2020.

J.Bhanu Prakash 16ME1A0114

P.Nikhitha srianjani 16ME1A0127
G.Sai Lakshmi 16ME1A0113
S.Veera venkata nagendra 17ME5A0133

Under the supervision and guidance of

InternalGuide Head of theDepartment
M.SARIKA Prof.A.NARENDRAKUMAR
M.Tech,(Ph.D) AssociateProfessor

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

With great pleasure we want to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to
all the people who helped in making this mini project work a grand success.

We express our deep sense of gratitude to our beloved Chairman Sri G.S.Ramachandra
Rao and honourable Secretary & Correspondent Sri K. Venu Gopal for their constant
guidance throughout our mini project work.

WearegratefultoourrespectedPrincipalDr.DolaSanjaySforhisvaluablesuggestions and
guidance given by him during the execution of this mini projectwork.

We would like to thank Prof. A.Narendra Kumar, Head of the Department of Civil
Engineering, for being moral support throughout the period of our study.

With immense pleasure and deep sense of gratitude, I wish to express my sincere thanks to my
guide “Mrs M.SARIKA”, “M.Tech,(Ph.D.)”, Department Of Civil Engineering Ramachandhra
College Of Engineering, Eluru, without her motivation and continuous encouragement, this mini
project work would not have been successfully completed.
We would like to thank the Teaching & Non- Teaching staff of CIVIL Department for
sharing their knowledge with us.

Mr. /Ms. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mr. /Ms. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mr. /Ms xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mr. /Ms xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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 ABSTRACT

The technical aspect of this project is rainwater harvesting which is

consideredtobecatchmentareasofRamachandraCollegeofEngineering
Campus, Eluru. The campus is situated at the distance of 13 km from
Eluru city in a large area of about 11.5 acres with strength of about 2300
students and more than 250 staff. Water is the natural resource which is
being always in high demands by students and staff If this demand is not
met, then it will lead to water scarcity. Therefore, Rain water harvesting
system can be considered as a best solution for fighting against scarcity
of water Moreover, owing to its simple techniques ease of construction
andinstallationandlowcostofinvestment,thistechniqueagainsuitesfor
implementation inside The campus can meet potable and non-potable
water demands The simple technique tends to increase the greenery in
land and around the campus, increasing aesthetic factor for a proper
residential institute to live in Required data such as catchment areas,
rainfall data, runoff etc. are collected and calculated, Then a recharge pit
of suitable capacity is designed Optimum location of recharge pit was
done using the hydrological analysis from the available data The cost of
the project is also calculated order to conserve the groundwater, this
project was found cost effective and very useful for recharging the
groundwater. It is observed that this project will also be a useful and
valuable resource to other organizations which are planning to promote
rainwater harvesting to supplement existing water systems This project
will also raise awareness of the importance of rainwater harvesting for
recharging ground water. The rain water harvesting in Ramachandra
CollegeofEngineeringcampuscomprisesnumerouswatercollectionand
percolatingpitsatdifferentlocations.Therefore,keepinginmindallthese
positive aspects, Rain water Harvesting is highly recommended for this
campus.
Key Words: Catchment Area, Conserve, Groundwater,Rainwater
Harvesting Rainfall, Data, Recharge,Runoff.

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