RAJAGIRI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

(AUTONOMOUS)

B.TECH. DEGREE PROGRAMME

SECOND SEMESTER
(2020 ADMISSIONS)
100908/CO900D BASICS OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING

SYLLABUS

Rajagiri Valley, Kakkanad,

Kochi 682 039, Kerala, INDIA
www.rajagiritech.ac.in
COURSE CODE COURSE NAME L T P CREDIT YEAR OF
INTRODUCTION
100908/CO900D BASICS OF CIVIL AND 4 0 0 4 2020
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING

1. Preamble: Objective of this course is to provide an insight and inculcate the fundamentals of
Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering to the students.

2. Prerequisite: Basics of Physics and Chemistry at the level of higher secondary education.

3. Syllabus

Section 1: Basic Civil Engineering (Modules 1,2 and 3)

Module 1

General Introduction to Civil Engineering: Relevance of Civil Engineering in the overall

infrastructural development of the country. Responsibility of an engineer in ensuring the safety of
built environment. Brief introduction to major disciplines of Civil Engineering like Transportation
Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geo-technical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering
and Environmental Engineering.
Introduction to buildings: Types of buildings, selection of site for buildings,
components of a residential building and their functions.
Building rules and regulations: Relevance of NBC, KBR & CRZ norms (brief discussion
only).
Building area: Plinth area, built up area, floor area, carpet area and floor area ratio for a building
as per KBR.
Module 2
Surveying: Importance, objectives and principles. Construction materials, Conventional
construction materials: types, properties and uses of building materials: bricks, stones, cement,
sand and timber, Cement concrete: Constituent materials, properties and types. Steel: Steel sections
and steel reinforcements, types and uses.
Modern construction materials:- Architectural glass, ceramics, Plastics, composite materials,
thermal and acoustic insulating materials, decorative panels, waterproofing materials. Modern uses
of gypsum, pre-fabricated building components (brief discussion only).
Module 3

Building Construction: Foundations: Bearing capacity of soil (definition only), functions of

foundations, types – shallow and deep (brief discussion only). Load bearing and framed structures
(concept only).
Brick masonry: - Header and stretcher bond, English bond & Flemish bond random rubble
masonry.
Roofs and floors: - Functions, types; flooring materials (brief discussion only).
Basic infrastructure services: MEP, HVAC, elevators, escalators and ramps (Civil Engineering
aspects only), fire safety for buildings.
Green buildings:- Materials, energy systems, water management and environment for green
buildings. (brief discussion only).
Section 2: Basic Mechanical Engineering (Modules 4, 5 and 6)
Module 4

Analysis of thermodynamic cycles: Carnot, Otto, Diesel cycles, Derivation of efficiency of these
cycles, Problems to calculate heat added, heat rejected, net work and efficiency. IC Engines: CI,
SI, 2- Stroke, 4-Stroke engines. Listing the parts of different types of IC Engines. Efficiencies of
IC Engines (Definitions only), Air, Fuel, cooling and lubricating systems in SI and CI Engines,
CRDI, MPFI. Concept of hybrid engines.

Module 5

Refrigeration: Unit of refrigeration, reversed Carnot cycle, COP, vapour compression cycle (only
description and no problems); Definitions of dry, wet & dew point temperatures, specific humidity
and relative humidity, Cooling and dehumidification, Layout of unit and central air conditioners.

Description about working with sketches of: Reciprocating pump, Centrifugal pump, Pelton
turbine, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine. Overall efficiency, Problems on calculation of input
and output power of pumps and turbines (No velocity triangles)
Description about working with sketches of: Belt and Chain drives, Gear and Gear trains, Single
plate clutches.

Module 6

Manufacturing Process: Basic description of the manufacturing processes – Sand Casting, Forging,
Rolling, Extrusion and their applications.

Metal Joining Processes: List types of welding, Description with sketches of Arc Welding,
Soldering and Brazing and their applications.

Basic Machining operations: Turning, Drilling, Milling and Grinding.

Description about working with block diagram of: Lathe, Drilling machine, Milling machine, CNC
Machine. Principle of CAD/CAM, Rapid and Additive manufacturing.

4. Text Books
(for Section 1)
1. Rangwala, S. C., Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House
2. McKay, W.B. and McKay, J. K., Building Construction, Volumes 1to 4, Pearson
India Education Services

(for Section 2)
3. Benjamin J., “Basic Mechanical Engineering”, Pentex books, 10th Edition,2019
4. Balachandran, P. “Basic Mechanical Engineering”. Owl Books, 2015.

5. Reference Books
(for Section 1)
1. Chen W.F and Liew J Y R (Eds), The Civil Engineering Handbook. II Edition,
CRC Press (Taylor and Francis).
2. Chudley, R and Greeno R, Building construction handbook, Addison Wesley,
Longman group, England.
3. Chudley, R, Construction Technology, Vol. I to IV, Longman group, England
4. Kandya A A, Elements of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing house
5. Mamlouk, M. S., and Zaniewski, J. P., Materials for Civil and Construction
Engineering, Pearson Publishers
6. Rangwala S.C and Dalal K B, Building Construction, Charotar Publishing
 House
7. Rangwala S.C and Dalal K B, Engineering Materials, Charotar Publishing
House
(for Section 2)
8. Clifford, M., Simmons, K. and Shipway, P., “An Introduction to Mechanical
Engineering Part I” - CRC Press
9. Roy and Choudhary, “Elements of Mechanical Engineering”, Media Promoters
& Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.
10. P.K.Nag, “Engineering Thermodynamics”, McGraw Hill
11. P.L. Bellany, “Thermal Engineering”, Khanna Publishers
12. Sawhney, G. S., “Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering”, PHI

6. Course Outcomes: After the completion of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Recall the role of civil engineer in society and to relate the various disciplines
of Civil Engineering.
CO2: Explain different types of buildings, building components, building materials
and building construction
CO3: Describe the importance, objectives and principles of surveying.
CO4: Summarise the basic infrastructure services MEP, HVAC, elevators,
escalators and ramps
CO5: Discuss the Materials, energy systems, water management and environment for
green buildings.
CO6: Students will be able to understand the important concepts of thermodynamics
and will be able to analyze thermodynamic cycles
CO7: Students will be able to Illustrate the working and features of IC Engines and can
identify the scope of electronics in IC engines
CO8: Students will be able to identify and differentiate the different components of a
refrigerator and air-conditioning unit.
CO9: Students will be able to understand the working of hydraulic machines
CO10: Students will be able to understand the working of power transmission devices
and will be able to select appropriate transmission device for a specific
requirement.
CO11: Students will be able to classify different manufacturing processes for various
applications.
CO12: Students will be able to apply their knowledge in machine tools to extend their
opportunities in CNC machine tools.
7. Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes:
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 3 2 2
CO2 3 2 1 3 3
CO3 3 2 3 2
CO4 3 2 3 2
CO5 3 2 3 2 3 2

CO6 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO7 2 - - - - 1 - - - 1 - -
CO8 2 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO9 2 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO10 2 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO11 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - -
CO12 2 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - -

8. Assessment Pattern(marginal changes can be made according to question paper

pattern):

Section 1 (Basic Civil Engineering) Section 1 (Basic Mechanical Engineering)

Continuous Internal Evaluation Continuous Internal Evaluation

Learning (CIE) (CIE)
End Semester End Semester
Objectives Examination Examination
Internal Internal Internal Internal
Examination 1 Examination 2 (ESE out of 50) Examination 1 Examination (ESE out of 50)
(25) (25) (25) 2 (25)

Remember 5 5 20 7.5 7.5 15

Understand 20 20 30 12.5 12.5 25

Apply 0 0 0 5 5 10
9. Mark Distribution
(For Section 1)

Total CIE ESE

Attendance Internal Assignment/Quiz/Course Total
Examination Project
75 5 12.5 7.5 25 50

(For Section 2)

Total CIE ESE

Attendance Internal Assignment/Quiz/Course Total
Examination Project
75 5 12.5 7.5 25 50

10. End Semester Examination Pattern

There will be two parts; Section 1 – Basic Civil Engineering and Section 2 – Basic
Mechanical Engineering. Section 1 and Section 2 carries 50 marks each. For the end
semester examination, Section 1 contain 2 parts - Part A and Part B. Part A contain
5 questions carrying 4 marks each (not exceeding 2 questions from each module).
Part B contains 2 questions from each module out of which one to be answered. Each
question carries 10 mark and can have maximum 2 sub- divisions. The pattern for
end semester examination for Section 1 is same as that of Section 2. However,
student should answer both Section 1 and Section 2 in separate answer booklets.