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Block Chain Technologies-Syllabus

This document outlines a course on the applications of blockchain technology in civil engineering. The course objectives are to understand blockchain terminology and concepts, study use cases and architecture, and identify benefits and limitations. Course outcomes include understanding decentralization, transparency, smart contracts, and applying blockchain to project management and building information modeling. The course contains 5 units that cover introduction to blockchain types and elements, blockchain concepts like cryptography and consensus, applications in construction like payments and supply chain management, and implementing blockchain in industry stages.

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Block Chain Technologies-Syllabus

This document outlines a course on the applications of blockchain technology in civil engineering. The course objectives are to understand blockchain terminology and concepts, study use cases and architecture, and identify benefits and limitations. Course outcomes include understanding decentralization, transparency, smart contracts, and applying blockchain to project management and building information modeling. The course contains 5 units that cover introduction to blockchain types and elements, blockchain concepts like cryptography and consensus, applications in construction like payments and supply chain management, and implementing blockchain in industry stages.

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18CEE27

APPLICATIONS OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING


(Core Elective-6)

Instruction 3L Hours per week


Duration of Semester End Examination 3 Hours
Semester End Examination 70 Marks
CIE 30 Marks
Credits 3

Course objectives:

1. To get the terminologies and overview of Blockchain technology


2. To study the concepts and foundation of Blockchain technology
3. To understand the applications of Blockchain technology in civil engineering
4. To design use cases and architecture Blockchain technology
5. To study benefits, limitations and identify application area of Blockchain technology

Course outcomes: at the end of course, students would be able to:

1. Gain a clear understanding of the concepts that underlie Blockchain and Blockchain and types of
Blockchain.
2. Understand key mechanisms like decentralization, transparency and trust, immutability.
3. Understand the importance of Blockchain in construction industry apply the concepts of smart contracts
using Blockchain technology.
4. Understand and apply the project management systems using Blockchain technology.
5. Apply the concepts of building information modelling using Blockchain technology.

UNIT 1:Introduction to Blockchain: Introduction to centralized, decentralized and distributed system, History of
Blockchain, Various technical definitions of Blockchain. Generic elements of a blochchain: Block, Transaction,
Types of Blockchain: Public Blockchains,
Private Blockchains, Semi-private Blockchains, Sidechains, Permissioned ledger, Distributed ledger, shared ledger,
Fully private and proprietary Blockchains, Tokenized Blockchains, Token less Blockchains, CAP theorem and
Blockchain.

UNIT II: Concepts of Blockchain Technology: Cryptography, Hashing, Nonce, Distributed database, Consensus,
Smart Contract, Component of block, and Structure of Blockchain. Applications of Blockchain technology, Tiers of
Blockchain technology: Blockchain 0, Blockchain 1, Blockchain 2, Blockchain 3, generation of Blockchain X.

UNIT III:Applications of Blockchain technology in Civil Engineering: Importance of Blockchain in construction


industry. Blockchain in operation, public and Private Blockchain types, Smart contracts on the Blockchain to
enhance efficiency, Ideal solution for the construction industry.

UNIT IV:Payment and Project Management: Blockchain enabled project collaboration, Transparency in
construction industry, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Sustainable procurement in the construction
industry enabled by Blockchain, Fostering enhanced and trust in the supply chain

UNIT V:Building Information Modelling (BIM)


Stages of Blockchain
implementation in the industry.
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Crypto currency:Bitcoin, Bitcoin definition, keys and addresses, public keys in Bitcoin, private keys in Bitcoin,
Bitcoin currency units.

Textbooks:
nd
1. edition 2018.
2. Publishing, 1st edition 2017.

References:

1. Blockchain For dummies, IBM Limited Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2.
New Technologies Development and Applications -32. Springer, Cham, 2019.
3. Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry-Digital Transformation for High Productivity, 2018.

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