Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering

GE25C01

Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective:

• To impart major fundamental concept of civil & mechanical engineering & provide the insight with regard to applications.

Historical Evaluation of Engineering: History, Structural, Construction, Geotechnical, Environmental, Transportation and Water Resources Engineering, Role for infrastructure development, Buildings, Types and Terminologies, Impact on environment.

Activities: Visit to construction sites, Energy consumption in building.

Building Materials: Types, selection criteria, Bricks and Blocks, Composition- Fly ash brick, FRP bricks, Types of Cements, Mortar, Thermal and Acoustic Insulating Materials, Decorative Panels, Water Proofing Materials.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of cement manufacturing, virtual demonstration of heat infiltration to the building.

Building Components: Foundations, Types, Bearing capacity and settlement, Brick masonry, Stone Masonry, Beams, Columns, Lintels and Rain Water Harvesting, concept of Green Buildings.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of foundations, Erection of transformers.

Power Plants: Classifications, Working principle of steam, Gas, Diesel, Hydro, electric and Nuclear Power plants. Renewable energy scenario.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of Power plants.

Thermal systems: Classifications, Working of IC Engines and its applications, Turbines and Pumps. Working of HVAC systems.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of IC Engines, Turbines and Pumps, Case study on energy consumption in Refrigeration systems.

Manufacturing: Welding, Machining, Forming and Additive manufacturing.

Activities: Virtual demonstration of any machining processes.

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 40%, End Semester Examinations: 60%

Assessment Methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (40%) & Internal Examinations 50%)

References:

1. Shanmugam, G., & Palanichamy, M. S. (2015). Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Tata McGraw Hill.

2. Ramesh Babu, V. (2010). Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Scitech Publications.

3. Venugopal, K., & Prahu Raja, V. (2006). Basic Mechanical Engineering. Anuradha Publications.

4. Rangwala, S. C. (2008). Engineering Materials. Charotar Publishing House.