Physics for Civil Engineering detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 2nd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 2nd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of physics for civil engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
THERMAL APPLICATIONS 9 Principles of heat transfer, steady state of heat flow, conduction through compound media-series and parallel-conductivity of rubber tube and powder materials – heat transfer through fenestrations, thermal insulation and its benefits – heat gain and heat loss estimation – factors affecting the thermal performance of buildings, thermal measurements, thermal comfort, indices of thermal comfort, climate and design of solar radiation, shading devices – central heating.
Unit II
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Unit III
ACOUSTICS AND LIGHTING DESIGNS 9 Methods of sound absorptions – absorbing materials – noise and its measurements, sound insulation and its measurements, impact of noise in multistored buildings. Visual field glare, colour – day light calculations – day light design of windows, measurement of day-light and use of models and artificial skies, principles of artificial lighting, supplementary artificial lighting.
Unit IV
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Unit V
NATURAL DISASTERS 9 Seismology and Seismic waves – Earth quake ground motion – Basic concepts and estimation techniques – site effects – Probabilistic and deterministic Seismic hazard analysis – Cyclone and flood hazards – Fire hazards and fire protection, fire-proofing of materials, fire safety regulations and firefighting equipment – Prevention and safety measures.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Marko Pinteric, Building Physics, Springer 2017.
- D.S.Mathur. Elements of Properties of Matter. S Chand & Company, 2010.
- Hugo Hens, Building Physics: Heat, Air and Moisture, Wiley, 2017
Reference Books:
- W.R.Stevens. Building Physics: Lighting. Pergamon Press, 2013..
- Hugo Hens, Applied Building Physics, Wiley, 2016
- K.G.Budinski and M.K.Budinski. Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection. Pearson Education, 2016.
- Peter A. Claisse, Civil Engineering Materials, Elsevier, 2016.
- Patrick L. Abbott, Natural Disasters, McGraw-Hill, 2017.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Civil Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Civil 2nd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Civil Engineering results, visit Anna University Civil all semester results direct link.