NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE PLAN – PART I
Name of the
programme and B.Tech – Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
specialization
Course Title Basics of Civil Engineering
No. of
Course Code CEIR11 2
Credits
Course Code of Pre-
requisite subject(s)
Section
Session January 2023 (if,
applicable)
Name of Faculty Dr. Prabha Mohandoss Department Civil Engineering
Telephone
Email prabham@nitt.edu +91 - 9894575841
No.
Name of Course
Coordinator(s) Dr. S. Kumaran
(if, applicable)
E-mail kumara@nitt.edu Telephone No. +91 - 9944434705
Course Type ✔ Core course Elective course
Syllabus (approved in Senate)
Properties and uses of construction materials – stones, bricks, cement, concrete and
steel.
Site selection for buildings – Component of building – Foundation – Shallow and deep
foundations – Brick and stone masonry – Plastering – Lintels, beams and columns –
Roofs.
Roads-classification of Rural and Urban Roads – Pavement Materials – Traffic signs
and road marking – Traffic Signals.
Surveying – Classification – Chain Survey – Ranging – Compass Survey – exhibition
of different survey equipment.
Sources of Water – Dams – Water Supply-Quality of Water-Wastewater Treatment – Sea
Water Intrusion – Recharge of Ground Water.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To give an overview of the fundamentals of the Civil Engineering fields to the students of
all branches of Engineering.
2. To realize the importance of the Civil Engineering Profession in fulfilling societal needs.
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COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)
Aligned Programme
Course Outcomes
Outcomes (PO)
1. To students will gain knowledge on site selection,
construction materials, components of buildings, roads and 1 2 3
water resources
2. A basic appreciation of multidisciplinary approach when
1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10
involved in civil related projects
COURSE PLAN – PART II
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course uses Power point presentations to deliver the lectures with the help of chalk-talk
for explaining details and solving problems throughout the course work
for all the units.
COURSE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
S.No. Week/Contact Topic Mode of Delivery
Hours
Properties and uses of construction
1 1st week – 2 hours
materials – stones
Properties and uses of construction
2 2nd week – 2 hours
materials – bricks
3 3rd week –2 hours Brick and stone masonry
Properties and uses of construction
4 4th week –2 hours
materials – Cement
Properties and uses of construction
5 5th week – 2hours
materials – Concrete
Properties and uses of construction
6 6th week – 2 hours PPT with black board
materials – Steel
writing support
7 7th week – 2 hours Site selection for buildings
Foundation – Shallow and deep
8 8th week – 3 hours
foundations
9 9th week – 3 hours Roads and Pavement materials
Traffic signs and road marking-Traffic
10 10th week – 3 hours
Signals
Surveying - Classification- Chain
Survey – (Instruments used,
11 11 week – 3 hours
th
Principle, Terms used),
Operations(Ranging)
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Compass Survey (Methods of using,
12 12th week – 3 hours
Bearing, Local attraction)
Exhibition of different survey
13 13th week – 3 hours
equipment
Sources of Water – Dams (Purpose
of dam, factors governing selection
14 14th week – 3 hours
of dam site, Cross section details of
gravity dam)
Water Supply- Quality of Water,
15 15th week – 3 hours
Wastewater Treatment
COURSE ASSESSMENT METHODS
S.No. Mode of Assessment Week/Date Duration % Weightage
1 Quiz 1 4th week 20 mins 10
2 Quiz 2 8th week 20 mins 10
3 Mid semester 9th week 2 hours 25
4 Assignment Case study 12th week One week 15
As per the
6 Final Assessment 3 hours 40
institute calender
COURSE EXIT SURVEY (mention the ways in which the feedback about the course shall
be assessed)
The student’s feedback mechanism will be followed at the end of this course through
questionnaire format in MIS portal
COURSE POLICY (preferred mode of correspondence with students, compensation
assessment policy to be specified)
MODE OF CORRESPONDENCE (email/ phone etc)
Apart from interactions with the students in the class, the students can also contact the
concerned faculty member as given below:
Dr. Prabha Mohandoss
Email: prabham@nitt.edu
Mob: +91 9894575841
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COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT POLICY
1. The students have to submit a letter and get it signed by the Head of the
Department or the course coordinator/ chairman stating the reason for their
absence in the exam. Only genuine cases of absence shall be considered.
2. The student can only write one compensation assessment whether he/she is found
to be absent for one or both the internal assessments
ATTENDANCE POLICY (A uniform attendance policy as specified below shall be followed)
➢ At least 75% attendance in each course is mandatory.
➢ A maximum of 10% shall be allowed under On Duty (OD) category.
➢ Students with less than 65% of attendance shall be prevented from writing the final
assessment and shall be awarded 'V' grade.
MINIMUM PASS MARK POLICY
The Passing minimum mark: As per Institute norms.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY & PLAGIARISM
➢ Possessing a mobile phone, carrying bits of paper, talking to other students, copying from
others during an assessment will be treated as punishable dishonesty.
➢ Zero mark to be awarded for the offenders. For copying from another student, both
students get the same penalty of zero mark.
➢ The departmental disciplinary committee including the course faculty member, PAC
chairperson and the HoD, as members shall verify the facts of the malpractice and award
the punishment if the student is found guilty. The report shall be submitted to the
Academic office.
The above policy against academic dishonesty shall be applicable for all the programs.
FOR APPROVAL
__________________ ______________________ _______________________
Course Faculty CC-Chairperson HOD
Dr. Prabha Mohandoss Dr. S. Kumaran Dr. S. Muthukumran
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