Syllabus - Basic Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics (BT-2004)

FORCES AND EQUILIBRIUM

Graphical and Analytical Treatment of concurrent and nonconcurrent coplanar forces, force diagrams and Bow’s notations, application to simple engineering structures and components, method of joints, method of sections for forces in members of plan frames and trusses.

CENTRE OF GRAVITY AND MOMENT OF INERTIA

Centroid of plane figures and centre of gravity of masses and forces, moment of inertia of area and mass, radius of Gyration, principle axes of sections and principle of inertia.

SIMPLE LIFTING MACHINES

Laws of machines, reversible and irreversible machines, velocity ratio, limiting values of mechanical advantage and efficiency of machines, various types of simple machine.

Linear measurements

Chain and Tape Surveying, Errors, Obstacles, Booking and Plotting, Calculation of Areas.

Angular Measurements

Bearing, Prismatic Compass, Local Attraction, Bowditch’s Rule of correction, traverse open and closed, plotting of traverse, accuracy and precision.

Levelling

Types of Levels, Levelling Staff, Measurements, recording, curvature and refraction correction, reciprocal levelling, sensitivity of level.

Contours

Properties, uses, plotting of contours, measurement of drainage and volume of reservoir.

Measurement of area by planimeter

Bricks

Manufacturing, field and laboratory test, Engineering properties.

Cement

Types, physical properties, laboratory tests

Concrete and Mortar Materials

Workability, Strength Properties of Concrete, Nominal Proportion of Concrete, Preparation of Concrete, Compaction Curving.

Mortar

Properties and Uses.

Practical work will be based on syllabus of surveying and Applied Mechanics & Materials.