GE2152 Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering - SUBJECT CATALOG

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GE2152                       BASIC CIVIL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING   (Common to branches under Electrical and I & C Faculty) 

A – CIVIL ENGINEERING

UNIT  I            SURVEYING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS   15

Surveying: Objects – types – classification – principles – measurements of distances – angles –

leveling – determination of areas – illustrative examples.

Civil Engineering Materials: Bricks – stones – sand – cement – concrete – steel sections.

UNIT II            BUILDING COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURES 15

Foundations: Types, Bearing capacity – Requirement of good foundations.

Superstructure: Brick masonry – stone masonry – beams – columns – lintels – roofing – flooring – plastering – Mechanics – Internal and external forces – stress – strain – elasticity – Types of Bridges and Dams – Basics of Interior Design and Landscaping.

TOTAL : 30 PERIODS

B – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIT  III          POWER PLANT ENGINEERING     10

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 IV           IC ENGINES  10

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.

UNIT V            REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM  10

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:  30 PERIODS 

REFERENCES:

1.  Shanmugam G and Palanichamy M S, “Basic Civil and Mechanical Engineering”,Tata McGraw

Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi, (1996).

2.  Ramamrutham. S, “Basic Civil Engineering”, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Co. (P) Ltd. (1999).

3.  Seetharaman S. “Basic Civil Engineering”, Anuradha Agencies, (2005).

4.  Venugopal  K  and  Prahu  Raja  V,  “Basic  Mechanical  Engineering”,  Anuradha  Publishers, Kumbakonam, (2000).

5.  Shantha Kumar S R J., “Basic Mechanical Engineering”, Hi-tech Publications, Mayiladuthurai, (2000).