Elements of Civil Engineering and Mechanics 2nd Sem (Physics Group) Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Elements of Civil Engineering and Mechanics detail syllabus for Physics Group 2017 scheme is selected from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (18CV24), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

The objectives of this course are:

• To make students to learn Scope of various fields of Civil Engineering, basics of civil engineering concepts and importance of infrastructure development.
• To develop a students ability to analyze the problems involving Forces and Moments with their applications, Centroid and Moment of inertia and Kinetics of bodies.

Module 1
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Module 2

Equilibrium of Forces: Free body diagrams, Lamis theorem, Equations of Equilibrium, equilibrium of concurrent and non concurrent coplanar force systems.
Friction: Types of friction, Laws of dry Friction, Limiting friction, Concept of Static and Dynamic Friction; Numerical problems on motion of single and connected bodies on planes, wedge friction, ladder friction, rope and Pulley systems.

Module 3

Support Reactions: Types of Loads and Supports, statically determinate and indeterminate beams, Support Reaction in beams, Numerical problems on support reactions for statically determinate beams ( Point load, uniformly distributed & uniformly varying loads and Moments)
Analysis of Simple trusses: Types of trusses, Analysis of statically determinate trusses using method of joints and method of sections.

Module 4
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Module 5

Kinematics: Definitions, Displacement, Average velocity, Instantaneous velocity, Speed, Acceleration, Average acceleration, Variable acceleration, Acceleration due to gravity, Newtons Laws of Motion. Rectilinear Motion-Numerical problems. Curvilinear Motion-Super elevation, Projectile Motion, Relative motion, Numerical problems. Motion under gravity, Numerical problems,
Kinetics: DAlemberts principle and its applications in plane motion and connected bodies including pulleys

Course Outcomes:

After a successftd completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Mention the applications ofvarious fields of Civil Engineering.
2. Compute the resultant of given force system subjected to various loads.
3. Comprehend the action of Forces, Moments and other loads on systems of rigid bodies and compute the reactive forces that develop as a result of the external loads.
4. Locate the Centroid and compute the Moment of Inertia of regular and built-up sections.
5. Express the relationship between the motion of bodies and analyze the bodies in motion.

Question paper pattern:

• The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored will be proportionately reduced to 60
• The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question consisting of 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of three sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. R. C. Hibbler, Engineering Mechanics: Principles of Statics and Dynamics, Pearson Press.
2. BansalR.K.,ATextBookofEngineeringMechanics, Laxmi Publications.

Reference Books:

1. Andy Ruina and Rudra Pratap , Introduction to Statics and Dynamics, Oxford University Press.
2. Reddy Vijaykumar K. and K. Suresh Kumar, Singers Engineering Mechanics.
3. F. P. Beer and E. R. Johnston, Mechanics for Engineers, Statics and Dynamics, McGraw Hill.
4. Irving H. Shames, Engineering Mechanics, Prentice Hall.

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