We owe a lot to Sr. Claramma Rosary (Head of the department), for her keen interest and support whenever in need. We are overwhelmed by the sincerity and concern of our guides Ms. Jiss Abraham (Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering) and Ms. Cini Philip (Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering). Their valuable inputs, constant encouragement and constructive feedback kept us in the right track and motivated, which helped us in timely completion of this work. We also thank Dr. Mini Mathew (Assoc. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering) for her guidance. This project would have been nothing if it wasn’t for Mrs. Sheena P Abraham, Mrs. Mini Jacob and Mr. V T Thomas who were there to help us in the laboratory. Special appreciation goes to our classmates Joseph G Tom, Charls K John and Gino George who helped us overcome the difficulties of lack of manpower.