ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The satisfaction and cuphoria that accompanies the successful complction of any
task wouldbe incomplete without complcmenting those who made it possible.
First and foremost, Iwish to convey my sinccrest gratitude to My Parents and
sisters whowere a source of inspiration and are backbonc to my journey so far.
My sincere thanks to Dr. Aswath M.U, Principal, BIT and Dr. B.S. Putte Gowda
Associate Professor & Head of the Department of Civil engincering, for their
encouragement, support and guidance to the student community in all fields of
education.
Iwish to mention a special thanks to the Management of Bangalore Institute of
technology, for providing me the right platform to pursue my dissertation work
towards fulfilment of the M Tech course.
I would like to thank Dr. VATHSALA, PG Coordinator for informing us
regarding the guidelines and circulations from the university and encouraging us in
completing the dissertation.
Iavail this opportunity to express our profound sense of deep gratitude to my
esteemed guide Dr. ARCHANA D.P, Assistant Professor for her moral support,
encouragement and valuable suggestions throughout.
Finally, I take this opportunity to extend my earnest gratitude and respect to all the
Teaching &Non-teaching staff of the department.

UVAYS CO
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