Introduction: Civil engineering-scope of civil engineering-building materials- Brick, stone, cement, concrete, properties-uses Surveying: Objects – types – classification – principles – measurements of distances – angles – Concepts of levelling – determination of areas – illustrative examples.
Sub Structure: Types of foundation - Bearing capacity – Requirement of good foundations. Superstructure: Types of structure - Types of masonry – beams – columns – lintels – roofing – flooring – plastering.
Basics of Foundry – Welding and its types – 3D Printing – Lathe and its types - Mechanical & Automation - Interdisciplinary concepts in Mechanical Engineering.
Internal combustion engines as automobile power plant – Working principle of Petrol and Diesel Engines – Four stroke and two stroke cycles –. Introduction, Classification of Power Plants – Working principle of steam, Gas, Diesel, Hydro-electric, Nuclear and Solar Power plants – Merits and Demerits
Terminology of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Principle of vapor compression and absorption system–Layout of typical domestic refrigerator–Window and Split type room Air conditioner. Properties of air – water mixture, concepts of psychometric and its process.
Reference Book:
1. Shanmugam G and Palanichamy M S, “Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineeringâ€,Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi, (2017). 2. Rangwala,S.C., “ Engineering Materials†, Charotar Publishing House, Anand, 2016. 3. Rao, P N, ―Manufacturing Technology: Foundry, Forming And Weldingâ€, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2016. 4 Jonathan Wickert, & Kemper Lewis “An Introduction to Mechanical Engineeringâ€, Jonathan Wickert and Kemper E. Lewis, Third Edition (2017). 5 RS Khurmi & JK Gupta, “Refrigeration and Air Conditioningâ€, S. Chand Publishing 2018.
Text Book:
1. Naveen Sait.A., Soundararajan.R., “Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineeringâ€, RP Publications, Coimbatore, (2017). 2. Venugopal K and Prahu Raja V, “Basic Mechanical Engineeringâ€, AnuradhaPublishers, Kumbakonam, (2017).
