Introduction to Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Introduction to Civil Engineering
Scope of different fields of Civil Engineering - Surveying, BuildingMaterials, Construction Technology, Geotechnical Engineering,Structural Engineering, Hydraulics, WaterResources and IrrigationEngineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering.Infrastructure: Types of infrastructure, Role of Civil Engineer intheInfrastructural Development, Effect of the infrastructural facilitiesonsocio-economic development of a country.
Roads: Classification of Roads and their functions, Comparison ofFlexible and Rigid Pavements (Advantages and Limitations)
Bridges: Types of Bridges and Culverts, RCC, Steel and CompositeBridges
Dams: Different types of Dams based on Material, Structural behaviorand functionality with simple sketches.
Introduction to Engineering Mechanics:
Basic idealizations - Particle, Continuum and Rigid body; Newton\'slawsBForce and its characteristics, types of forces-Gravity, Lateral andits distribution on surfaces, Classification of force systems, Principle ofphysical independence, superposition, transmissibility of forces, ,Introduction to SI units.
Couple, Moment of a couple, Characteristics of couple, Moment of aforce, Equivalent force - Couple system; Numerical problems onmoment of forces and couples, on equivalent force - couple system
Introduction to Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Introduction to Civil Engineering
Scope of different fields of Civil Engineering - Surveying, BuildingMaterials, Construction Technology, Geotechnical Engineering,Structural Engineering, Hydraulics, WaterResources and IrrigationEngineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering.Infrastructure: Types of infrastructure, Role of Civil Engineer intheInfrastructural Development, Effect of the infrastructural facilitiesonsocio-economic development of a country.
Roads: Classification of Roads and their functions, Comparison ofFlexible and Rigid Pavements (Advantages and Limitations)
Bridges: Types of Bridges and Culverts, RCC, Steel and CompositeBridges
Dams: Different types of Dams based on Material, Structural behaviorand functionality with simple sketches.
Introduction to Engineering Mechanics:
Basic idealizations - Particle, Continuum and Rigid body; Newton\'slawsBForce and its characteristics, types of forces-Gravity, Lateral andits distribution on surfaces, Classification of force systems, Principle ofphysical independence, superposition, transmissibility of forces, ,Introduction to SI units.
Couple, Moment of a couple, Characteristics of couple, Moment of aforce, Equivalent force - Couple system; Numerical problems onmoment of forces and couples, on equivalent force - couple system
Concepts: Resultants and Equilibrium
Composition of coplanar - non-concurrent force system, Varignon\'sprinciple of moments; Numerical problems on composition of coplanarnon-concurrent Force system.
Application-Support Reaction in beams
Types of Loads and Supports, statically determinate beams, Numericalproblems onsupport reactions for statically determinate beams withPoint load (Normal and inclined) and uniformly distributed anduniformly varying loads and Moments.
Centroids
Introduction to the concept, centroid of line and area, centroid of basicgeometrical figures, computing centroid for– T, L, I, Z andfull/quadrant circular sections and their built up sections. Numericalproblems
Moment of Inertia
Introduction to the concept, Radius of gyration, Parallel axis theorem,Perpendicular axis theorem, Moment of Inertia of basic planar figures,computing moment of Inertia for – T, L, I, Z and full/quadrant circularsections and their built up sections. Numerical problems
Concepts and Applications
Definitions – Displacement – Average velocity – Instantaneous velocity– Speed – Acceleration - Average acceleration – Variable acceleration –Acceleration due to gravity – Newton’s Laws of Motion
Rectilinear Motion–Numerical problems.
Curvilinear Motion – Super elevation – ProjectileMotion – Relativemotion – Numerical problems.
Motion under gravity – Numerical problems