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U24CETJ01- BASIC CIVIL ENGINEERING
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
The course on “civil engineering concept” introduce get familiarized with the scope and
importance of civil engineering sub-divisions. Introduce the preliminary concepts of
surveying. Acquire preliminary knowledge on transportation and its importance in nation’s
economy. Introduction to basic civil engineering materials and construction techniques. Get
familiarized with the importance of quality and advances in civil engineering.
Course L T P C
Course Code Course Title
Category 1 0 2 2
Pre-requisite:
U24CETJ01 T BASIC CIVIL ENGINEERING
+12
Name Of the Course
Ms.S.Thendral Contact Hrs : 45
Coordinator:
Course Offering
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Total Marks :100
Department/School:
Course Objective and Summary
Get familiarized with the scope and importance of Civil Engineering sub-divisions.
Introduction of the preliminary concepts of surveying.
Acquiring the preliminary knowledge on Transportation and its importance in nation’s
economy.
Introduction to basic civil engineering materials and construction techniques.
Get familiarized with the importance of quality and advances in civil engineering
Course Outcomes (Cos)
CO1 Understanding the building components and its applications. 2
CO2 Understanding the surveying, and engineering construction 2
materials.
CO3 Explaining the Components parts of a bridge, dams, roofs and flooring. 2
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CO4 Understanding the basic concept about transportation Systems. 2
CO5 Understanding the successful infrastructure development and its features. 2
CO6 Applying the basic knowledge of Civil Engineering C
Mapping / Alignment of Cos with PO & PSO
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2
2 1 1 3 3 2
CO1
3 1 2 2 2 3 2
CO2
3 1 2 3 3 2
CO3
3 1 1 3 3 2
CO4
3 3 2 3 2 3 2
CO5
3 2 3 3 2 2 3
CO6
CONTENT OF THE COURSE
Course Content
UNIT I-Introduction to Civil Engineering
Classification and selections of site for a Building-Components of building, Soil, General
type of soil, Foundation- Functions, General types of Foundation, Surveying and
measurement.
(Contact hours-05)
UNIT II – Engineering Materials and Construction
Building materials -Stone, Properties and uses of stones, Plain and Reinforced cement
concrete-grade and properties and uses, Flooring- types, Roofs -Types of roofs - weathering
course, Bridges and Dams: Purpose, stress and strain properties of materials.
(Contact hours-05)
UNIT III- Current Technology in Civil Engineering
Smart city and its features, Highways- Classifications, Mass Transportation Systems-Bus
Rapid Transit System(BRTS), Railway- Metro, Green building, Energy efficient
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building, Heritage structures and its conservations. (Contact hours-
05)
List of the Experiments
S.No Name of the Experiment
1. Determination of Compressive strength of the given building materials.(Strength of Materials
Lab)
2. Determination of tensile strength on mild steel rod.(Strength of Materials Lab)
3. Determination of single shear for a given specimen. (Strength of Materials Lab)
4. Determination of hardness on mild steel rod. (Strength of Materials Lab)
5. Determination of specific gravity for aggregates.(Soil Mechanics Lab)
6. Plotting of land layout using chain surveying.(Surveying Lab)
7. Plotting of land layout using global positioning system(GPS).(Surveying Lab)
8. Measurement of camber in roads.(Construction Engineering Lab)
9. Demonstration on road safety rules.
LEARNING RESOURCES
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Boeing Laishram, Abhay Talwalkar, Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering,
Springer Singapore, 2021.
2. Raju, K.V.B, Ravichandran P.T. Basic of civil Engineering, Ayyappa publication,
Chennai, 2018.
3. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun Kumar Jain, Basic Civil Engineering,
Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2019.
4. Peter A. Claisse ,Civil Engineering materials, Butterworth-Heinemann; 2st edition
(October 8, 2019)
5. Samuel Labi, Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems, Wiley; 1st edition (April 7,
2014)
REFERENCES:
1. Balakrishna, Construction Methodologies & Procedures for Civil Engineers - Part -1,
(2024).
2. Rahul Abhale, Civil Engineer: Role Kindle Edition (2023).
3. S.K. Duggal, Building Materials 5ed, New Age Publishers; Fifth edition (January 2019).
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4. Prof. Ravindra Gettu, Prof. Subhadeep Banerjee, Introduction to Civil Engineering
Profession, NPTEL course.
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