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BASICS OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(Common to ECE/CSE/EEE/IT/EIE)
4 0 0 4
A. CIVIL ENGINEERING
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UNIT I |
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10 |
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Introduction - Civil
Engineering - Materials - Bricks - Sand - Cement - Concrete - Steel sections - Site for foundations - Bearing capacity - Loads - Requirement of good
foundations - Types. |
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UNIT II |
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10
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Superstructure - Brick Masonry - Stone masonry - Beams - Columns - Lintels - Roofing - Flooring - Plastering - Valuation mechanics - Internal and External forces - Strain - Elasticity -
Types of Bridges and Dams - Basics of Interior and Landscaping |
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UNIT III |
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10 |
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Surveying - Objects - Types -
Classification - Principles - Measurements of Distances - Angles - Leveling -
Determination of areas - Illustrative examples.
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B. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
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UNIT I |
POWER PLANT ENGINEERING |
10
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Introduction, Classification of
Power Plants - Working principle of steam, Gas, Diesel, Hydro-electric and
Nuclear Power plants - Merits and Demerits - Pumps and turbines - working
principle of Reciprocating pumps (single acting and double acting) -
Centrifugal Pump. |
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UNIT II |
I C ENGINES |
10 |
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Internal combustion engines as automobile power plant -
Working principle of Petrol and Diesel Engines - Four stroke and two stroke
cycles - Comparison of four stroke and two stroke engines - Boiler as a power
plant. |
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UNIT III |
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM |
10
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Terminology of Refrigeration
and Air conditioning. Principle of vapour compression and absorption system -
Layout of typical domestic refrigerator - Window and Split type room Air conditioner.
TOTAL: 60 |
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TEXT BOOKS: |
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Sl. No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
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1. |
Ramesh Babu V |
Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering |
VRB Publishers pvt. Ltd. |
2007 |
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2. |
Venugopal K and Prabu Raja V |
Basic Mechanical Engineering |
Anuradha Publishers, Kumbakonam |
2000 |
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REFERENCE BOOKS: |
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Sl. No. |
Author(s) |
Title of the Book |
Publisher |
Year of
Publication |
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1. |
Shanmugam G and Palanichamy M S |
Basic Civil and Mechanical
Engineering |
TMH Publishing Co., New Delhi |
2003 |
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2. |
Arora S C and Domkundwar S |
A Course in Power plant Engineering |
Dhanpat Rai & Co.(p) Ltd., |
2001 |
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3. |
Shanthakumar S R J |
Basic Mechanical Engineering |
Hi-Tech Publications |
2000 |
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4. |
Basak N N |
Surveying and Levelling |
Tata McGraw- Hill |
1997 |
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WEB URLs:
- http://www.constructionmaterials.com
- http://www.refrigiration.com
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