UNIT 1:
Introduction to Civil Engineering and Its Scope.
Overview of Building Materials: Brick and Stone – Properties and Uses.
Properties and Uses of Cement.
Properties and Uses of Concrete.
Surveying: Objects, Types, and Classification.
Measurements of Distances in Surveying.
Measurements of Angles in Surveying.
Determination of Areas with Illustrative Examples.
UNIT 2:
Substructure: Types of Foundations.
Bearing Capacity and Requirements of Good Foundations.
Superstructure: Types of Structures.
Beams and Their Functions.
UNIT 3:
Mechanical Engineering in Automation.
Interdisciplinary Concepts in Mechanical Engineering.
Basics of Foundry Processes.
Introduction to 3D Printing.
UNIT 4:
IC Engines as Automobile Power Plants.
Working Principle of Petrol Engines.
Four-Stroke and Two-Stroke Cycles.
Introduction and Classification of Power Plants.
Working Principle of Steam and Gas Power Plants.
Working Principle of Steam and Gas Power Plants.
Working Principle of Diesel, Hydro-Electric, Nuclear, and Solar Power Plants – Merits and Demerits.
Working Principle of Diesel, Hydro-Electric, Nuclear, and Solar Power Plants – Merits and Demerits.
UNIT 5:
Terminology of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
Principle of Vapor Compression System. Terminology of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.
Principle of Absorption System.
Layout of Typical Domestic Refrigerator.
Concepts of Psychrometrics and Its Processes.
Window and Split Type Room Air Conditioners.