Final Year Project (FYP) Ideas — Civil Engineering

Structures

• Seismic performance of non-engineered brick houses in Mirpur compared with confined masonry
• Effect of underweight steel bars (from local markets) on beam capacity
• Cost and performance of flat-slab vs beam-slab systems for 5-storey plazas
• Retrofitting of single-storey houses for an added floor: jacketing vs steel bracing

Concrete & materials

• Use of Mangla river crush vs crushed stone in concrete strength
• Strength of concrete with partial replacement of cement by rice husk ash / fly ash
• Effect of site curing practices on cube strength in AJK summers
• Silt content of local sands and its effect on plaster cracking
• Plastic waste in paver blocks

Geotechnical

• Bearing capacity map of Mirpur city from SPT and plate load data
• Swelling clays in AJK and suitable foundations
• Slope stability of road cuts along Mirpur–Kotli road
• Soil stabilisation with lime / cement for village roads

Water & environment

• Storm drainage design for a housing society in Mirpur
• Rainwater harvesting for houses and masajid
• Water demand and distribution network for a new society using EPANET
• Wastewater treatment options for small towns

Transportation

• Traffic study and signal design of a busy junction in Mirpur
• Pavement condition survey and maintenance plan
• Road safety audit of a highway section

Construction management

• Causes of delay in house construction in AJK — survey of owners and contractors
• Primavera P6 scheduling and earned value tracking of a real project
• BIM (Revit) quantity take-off vs manual BOQ accuracy
• Cost comparison of grey-structure contracts vs complete contracts

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