Coloured Topics are
Important
GE2152 BASIC
CIVIL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
A – CIVIL
ENGINEERING
UNIT I SURVEYING
AND CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS 15
Surveying: Objects – types – classification –
principles – measurements of
distances – angles – leveling
– determination of areas – illustrative examples.
Civil
Engineering Materials: Bricks – stones – sand – cement
– concrete – steel
sections.
UNIT II BUILDING
COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURES 15
Foundations: Types, Bearing
capacity – Requirement of good
foundations.
Superstructure: Brick masonry – stone masonry – beams – columns – lintels –
roofing – flooring – plastering – Mechanics – Internal and external forces –
stress – strain – elasticity – Types
of Bridges and Dams – Basics of Interior Design and Landscaping.
B – MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
UNIT III POWER
PLANT ENGINEERING
Introduction, Classification of
Power Plants – Working
principle of steam, Gas, Diesel, Hydro-electric and Nuclear Power plants –
Merits and Demerits – Pumps and turbines – working principle of Reciprocating
pumps (single acting and double acting) – Centrifugal Pump.
UNIT IV IC
ENGINES
Internal combustion engines as
automobile power plant – Working
principle of Petrol and Diesel Engines – Four stroke and two stroke cycles
– Comparison of four stroke and two stroke engines – Boiler as a power plant.
UNIT V
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
Terminology of Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning. Principle of vapour compression and absorption system – Layout of typical domestic
refrigerator – Window and Split type room Air conditioner.