ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, and foremost I thank to the Almighty for the grace, strength, and hope to carry
out and complete this seminar.
I am grateful to Dr. Unni Kartha G., Head of the Department, Department of Civil
Engineering, FISAT, for his support during this seminar.
I wish to express my indebtedness to my guide Ms. Nincy Jose, Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, FISAT, for her valuable guidance in bringing out
this seminar.
I also like to record my gratitude to seminar coordinators Ms. Jiji Antony, Ms. Sharon
Jacob, Ms. Gayathri Krishna Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil
Engineering, FISAT, for the whole direction and guidance.
At last, not the least I am grateful to all the faculty members of Department of Civil
Engineering and my friends for their support and feedback.

GEORGE STEPHEN