R18 B.TECH CIVIL ENGG.
CE402ES: BASIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
B.Tech. II Year II Sem. L T/P/D C
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Course Objectives: To familiarize civil engineering students with the

• Basic machine elements,
• Sources of Energy and Power Generation,
• Various manufacturing processes,
• Power transmission elements, material handling equipment.

Course Outcome: At the end of the course Student will able

• To understand the mechanical equipment for the usage at civil engineering systems,
• To familiarize with the general principles and requirement for refrigeration, manufacturing,
• To realize the techniques employed to construct civil engineering systems.

UNIT - I:

Machine Elements: Cams: Types of cams and followers

Introduction to engineering materials - Metals, ceramics, composites-Heat treatment of metals 

Riveted joints - methods of failure of riveted joints-strength equations-efficiency of riveted joints - eccentrically loaded riveted joints.

UNIT - II:

Power Transmission Elements: Gears terminology of spur, helical and bevel gears, gear trains. Belt drives (types). Chain drives.

Material Handling equipment: Introduction to Belt conveyors, cranes, industrial trucks, bull dozers

UNIT - III:

Energy: Power Generation: External and internal combustion engines (layouts, element/component description, advantages, disadvantages, applications). 

Refrigeration: Mechanical Refrigeration and types – units of refrigeration – Air Refrigeration system, details and principle of operation – calculation of COP

Modes and mechanisms of heat transfer - Basic laws of heat transfer –General discussion about applications of heat transfer.

UNIT - IV:

Manufacturing Processes: Sheet Metal Work: Introduction – Equipments – Tools and accessories – Various processes (applications, advantages / disadvantages).

Welding: Types – Equipments –Techniques employed –welding positions-defects-applications, advantages / disadvantages – Gas cutting – Brazing and soldering.

Casting: Types, equipments, applications

UNIT - V:

Machine Tools: Introduction to lathe, drilling machine, milling machine, grinding machine-Operations performed

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Kumar, T., Leenus Jesu Martin and Murali, G., Basic Mechanical Engineering, Suma Publications, Chennai, 2007

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Prabhu, T. J., Jai Ganesh, V. and Jebaraj, S., Basic Mechanical Engineering, SciTech Publications, Chennai, 2000.
2. Hajra Choudhary, S.K. and Hajra Choudhary, A. K., Elements of Workshop Technology Vols. I & II, Indian Book Distributing Company Calcutta, 2007.
3. Nag, P.K., Power Plant Engineering, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2008.
4. Rattan, S.S., Theory of Machines, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2010.