CREDITS: 2+1
CONTACT HOURS: 3HOURS/WEEK
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To inculcate the essentials of Civil Engineering field to the students of all branches of Engineering
SYLLABUS:
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UNIT |
DETAILS |
HOURS |
|
I |
Setting out of a building as per the given building plan using tape only. |
3 |
|
II |
Setting out of a building: The student should set out a building (single room only) as per the given building plan using tape and cross staff. |
3 |
|
III |
Construct a wall of at least a height of 500mm and wall thickness 11/2 brick 2 brick using English bond (No mortar required) - corner portion – length of side walls at least 600mm. |
3 |
|
IV |
Compute the area and/or volume of various features of a building/structure such as door and window size, number of bricks required to construct a wall of a building, diameter of bars used in windows etc. – To create an awareness of measurements and units (use tape or other simple measuring instruments like vernier calipers, screw gauge etc.). |
3 |
|
V |
Testing of building materials : The student should do the compression testing of any three construction materials and compare the strength |
3 |
|
VI |
Computation of Centre of gravity and Moment of inertia of a given rolled steel section by sketching and measurements. |
3 |
|
VII |
Introduction to plumbing and sanitary fittings |
3 |
|
VIII
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Home assignment 1: Preparation of a building model - The students in batches should prepare and submit a building model for a given plinth area in a given site plan constrained by a boundary wall. The minimum requirements of a residential building viz., drawing cum dining room, one bed room and a kitchen should be included. The concept of an energy efficient building should also be included in the model. |
3 |
|
IX |
Home assignment 2: Report preparation - The student should collect the construction details of an industrial building related to their branch of study, prepare and submit a detailed report with neat illustrations. |
3 |
|
X |
Home assignment 3: Report preparation - The students should collect samples of building materials, prepare and submit a detailed report about their market rates. |
3 |
TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS:
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T/R |
BOOK TITLE/AUTHORS/PUBLICATION |
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T1 |
Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers |
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T2 |
Rangwala, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House |
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T3 |
Anurag A. Kandya, Elements of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing house |
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T4 |
Rangwala S C and Ketki B Dalal, Engineering Materials, Charotar Publishing house |
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T5 |
Rangwala S C and Ketki B Dalal, Building Construction, Charotar Publishing house |