CODE: 11EC106

BASICS OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

(Common to EEE, ECE, ICE & E&I)
3 0 0 3

AIM:
To create an awareness on the basic principles of Civil Engg and Mechanical Engg.
OBJECTIVES:

To impart basic knowledge on various civil engg topics like civil Engg materials, principles of
architectural design, structures and transportation.
To impart basics of Manufacturing technology, Refrigeration and air conditioning and
automobile engg

A. CIVIL ENGINEERING
UNIT I CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS & SURVEYING
8
Infrastructure projects- Role of civil Engineers, Basic areas in Civil Engineering and its scope - Civil
Engineering Materials and classification - stones, bricks, sand, aggregate, cement & types of
cement, mortar, concrete, concrete grades, types of concrete, Plain cement concrete (PCC) Reinforcement cement concrete(RCC), surveying objectives and types, common methods and
instruments for distance and angle measurements
UNIT II PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
7
Aesthetic qualities in building to include, unity, proportion, scale, balance, symmetry and rhythm
study of examples,
Factors in architectural design, such as: requirements, circulation,
anthropometrics, site & landscape, climate, space standards, safety regulations, layout regulations,
building rules , Basic services basics of interior design and landscaping, Integration of building
services.
UNIT III BUILDING COMPONENTS
8
Sub structure: Nature of soil problems with soil, selection of foundation based on soil condition
functions of foundation, Bearing capacity - requirement of good foundations. Super structure: types of
masonry brick masonry, stone masonry, Beams, columns, Lintels & floors.
L: 23 T: 0, Total: 23
B. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIT IV MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
8
Metal Forming - Forging, Rolling, Extrusion processes. Metal Casting - Foundry Moulding and
Casting Processes, Welding, Metal Machining Turning, Milling, Grinding, Shaping, Planing
UNIT V REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
7
Refrigeration: Principle of vapor compression system Layout of typical domestic refrigerator,
Refrigerants types and properties.
Air Conditioning: Air conditioning Definition, working principle of Window and Split type room air
conditioners.
UNIT VI

IC ENGINES

Internal combustion engines as automobile power plant Working principle of Petrol and Diesel
Engines Two stroke and Four stroke cycles Comparison of two stroke and four stroke engines.
L: 22 T: 0, Total: 22
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Jayagopal.L.S & Rudramoorthy.R, Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Vikas Publishing
House, New Delhi, 2001.
2. Shanmugam.G and Palanichamy.M.S, Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Tata Mc Graw
Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi, 1996.
REFERENCES:
1. Bindra.S.P and Arora.S.P, The text book of Building construction, Dhanpat Rai Publications (P)
Ltd., New Delhi, 2011.
2. Francis.D.K.Ching, " Architecture: Form, Space and Order ", VNR, New York, 1999.
3. Ananthanarayanan.P, Basic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Co., New Delhi, 2003.
4. Srinivasan. S, Automotive engineering Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2003.

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