Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Ministry of Higher Education

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
(SLIATE)

ENHANCEMENT AND UPGRADING OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

AT MATTAKULIYA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
AND
LABUDUWA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

FINAL REPORT
PHASE 2 - SYLLABUS
SEMESTER SYSTEM

CIVIL ENGINEERING
MARCH 2010
BY

1. Key to the Subject Code

MA
EN
IT
CE
EE
ME

Mathematics
English
Information Technology
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

2. Guide to the Four Digit Code

First Digit
Second Digit
Third and Fourth Digit

Academic Year (1or 2 or3 for the three respective years)

Semester
(1 or 2)
Number for a Module for a respective Division the
module is offered. It starts with 01 and increases.

Example.
CE2113 Offered by the Civil Engineering Department (Code is CE)
Second Year (First Digit = 2)
First Semester (Second Digit = 1)
13th Module out of the Total number of Modules offered by the Civil
Engineering Department during total of 06 Semesters (03 Academic
Years) [Third & Fourth Digit = 13]
3. Guide to the Remarks Column
C,E,M Common Module for all three Disciplines (i.e. Civil, Electrical, Mechanical)
C,E Common to Civil and Electrical
C,M Common to Civil and Mechanical
E,M Common to Electrical and Mechanical
C Civil only
E Electrical only
M Mechanical only
4. Other Abbreviations
Pro Production
R & A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Auto Automobile
MR Marine

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Code
MA1101
EN1101
IT1101
ME1101
ME1102
CE1103
CE1102
EE1101

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Code
MA1202
EN1202
ME1204
ME1205
ME1206
CE1207
ME1207
CE1203
CE1206
CE1204
CE1205

First Year

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

First Year

Curriculum

Title
Applied Engineering Mathematics
English for Professionals
Workshop Engineering II
Engineering Graphics & AutoCAD
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
Strength of Materials I
Properties of Engineering Materials
Fundamentals of Civil Engineering and materials
Construction Materials
Engineering Surveying II
Civil Engineering Construction 1

Semester II

Title
Engineering Mathematics
English
Information Technology I
Workshop Engineering I
Engineering Drawings
Engineering Surveying I
Fluid Mechanics
Basic Electricity and Electronics

Semester I

GPA
Credits

GPA
Credits

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
3
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
C,M
75 1 1 3
2
C,M
30 2
2
C
30 2
2
C
30 2
2
C
60 2
2
2
C
30 2
2
Total hours
525 19 2 16
22
Total hours per week
37
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
40 4
C,E,M
75 2
3
3
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C
60 2 1 2
2
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
Total hours
505 16 3 17
17
Total hours per week
36
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

25

None
GPA
Credits

21

None
GPA
Credits

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

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Remarks

Remarks

SLIATE

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

IDMA1101
First Year
30

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

Engineering Mathematics
01
02

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on the use matrix algebra techniques in practical engineering
applications.
Student will be knowledgeable in the area of infinite series and their convergence
so that he/ she will be familiar with limitations of using infinite series
approximations for solutions arising in mathematical modeling
Familiar with the functions of several variables which is needed in many branches
of engineering
Possession of the concepts of improper integrals, Gamma, Beta and Error
functions which are needed in engineering applications
Acquaint with the mathematical tools needed in evaluating multiple integrals and
their usage
Method of Assessment
Attendance: 05%
Mid Semester Examination: 30% Closed book Examination (02 Hour Duration)
End Semester Examination: Closed book Examination 65% (03 Hour Duration)

Syllabus
1. Matrices

(06 Hours)

Characteristic equation Eigen values and Eigenvectors of a real matrix Properties of

Eigen values and eigenvectors Cayley-Hamilton Theorem Diagonalization of
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matrices Reduction of a quadratic form to canonical form by orthogonal transformation

Nature of quadratic forms.
2. Infinite Series

(06 Hours)

Sequences Convergence of series General properties Series of positive terms

Tests of convergence (Comparison test, Integral test, Comparison of ratios and
DAlemberts ratio test) Alternating series Series of positive and negative terms
Absolute and conditional convergence Power Series Convergence of exponential,
logarithmic and Binomial Series.

3. Functions of Several Variables

(06 Hours)
Indeterminate forms and L Hospitals rule, successive differentiation of one variable and
Leibnitz theorem,
Limit and Continuity Partial derivatives Homogeneous functions and Eulers
theorem Total derivative Differentiation of implicit functions Change of
variables Jacobians Partial differentiation of implicit functions Taylors series
for functions of two variables Errors and approximations Maxima and minima of
functions of two variables Lagranges method of undetermined multipliers.

4. Improper Integrals

(06 Hours)

Improper integrals of the first and second kind and their convergence Evaluation of
integrals involving a parameter by Leibnitz rule Beta and Gamma functions
Properties Evaluation of integrals using Beta and Gamma functions Error
functions.

5. Multiple Integrals

(06 Hours)

Double integrals Change of order of integration Double integrals in polar

coordinates Area enclosed by plane curves Triple integrals Volume of Solids
Change of variables in double and triple integrals Area of a curved surface. Mass
center of gravity and moment of inertia of two and three-dimensional bodies
.

Recommended Textbooks
1. Grewal B.S., Higher Engineering Mathematics (40th Edition), Khanna Publishers,
Delhi (2007).
2. Ramana B.V., Higher Engineering Mathematics, Tata McGraw Hill Co. Ltd.,
New Delhi (2007).
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3. Jain R.K. and Iyengar S.R.K., Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3rd Edition),
Narosa Publications, Delhi (2007).
4. Bali N., Goyal M. and Watkins C., Advanced Engineering Mathematics (7th
Edition), Firewall Media, New Delhi (2007).
5. Greenberg M.D., Advanced Engineering Mathematics (2nd Edition), Pearson
Education, New Delhi (1998).

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

EN 1101
First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 04
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

English
01
04
GPA

None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
To enable learners of English as an additional language to increase phonological
accuracy by developing an awareness of the features of English pronunciation, by
comparing learner language with the target language using real world and digital
media.
To extend and apply English language learning strategies to improve listening and
speaking skills in a range of task-focused situations.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour
duration.
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical (Language Lab)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
20%

10%
10%
10%

End Semester
Exam
40%

10%

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Syllabus
1. Further Development of Grammar from the Intensive Program
(08 Hours)
Review of tenses, conditional statements, question tags, use of time expressions, time
expressions- past of present perfect.

2. Focus on Pronunciation
- Strategies for improving accuracy in pronunciation
- Articulation of sounds
- Phonological patterning
- Pitch and intonation patterns
- Features of connected speech

(08 Hours)

3. Spoken English in Practice

(08 Hours)

- Strategies for autonomous language learning

- Vocabulary acquisition strategies
- Word formation principles
- Listening to and reading transcriptions of spoken material in a range of contexts
- Strategies and skills related to practical speaking tasks
- Social and cultural contacts with speakers of English on campus and in the
community

4. Writing sentences

(06 Hours)

Sentence level accuracy, types of sentences and clauses; sentence structure issues, use of
appropriate vocabulary, narration/description, note making, formal and informal letter
writing, editing a passage

5. Language Laboratory activities

(30 Hours)

Introduction to the Sounds of English- Vowels, Diphthongs & Consonants, Introduction

to Stress and Intonation, Situational Dialogues / Role Play, Oral Presentations- Prepared
and Extempore, 'Just A Minute' Sessions (JAM), Describing Objects / Situations / People,
Information Transfer, Debate, Telephoning Skills, Giving Directions.

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Recommended Software:

1. Cambridge Advanced Learners' English Dictionary with CD.

2. The Rosetta Stone English Library
3. Clarity Pronunciation Power
4. Mastering English in Vocabulary, Grammar, Spellings, Composition
5. Dorling Kindersley series of Grammar, Punctuation, Composition etc.
6. Language in Use, Foundation Books Pvt Ltd with CD.
7. Learning to Speak English - 4 CDs
8. Microsoft Encarta with CD
9. Murphy's English Grammar, Cambridge with CD
Books to be procured for English Language Lab Library (to be located within the lab in
addition to the CDs of the text book which are loaded on the systems):
1.
2.
3.
4.

Spoken English (CIEFL) in 3 volumes with 6 cassettes, OUP.

English Pronouncing Dictionary Daniel Jones Current Edition with CD.
Spoken English- R. K. Bansal and J. B. Harrison, Orient Longman 2006 Edn.
A Practical course in English Pronunciation, (with two Audio cassettes) by J. Sethi,
Kamlesh Sadanand & D.V. Jindal, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
5. A text book of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T.Balasubramanian
(Macmillan)
6. English Skills for Technical Students, WBSCTE with British Council, OL

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecturer and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

IT1101
First Year
75

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Information Technology I
01
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the students will be able to acquire a fundamental
knowledge of computer systems and database handling, create professional
quality spreadsheets and technical drawings.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.

Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
30%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
50%

5%

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Syllabus
1. Introduction to Computers
(02 Hours)
Types of computers, Main Components of a Computer, Central Processing Unit, Main
Memory, Input and Output Devices, Ergonomics of computer construction

2. Data Representation in the Computer

(04 Hours)
Numerical Data Representation, Character Representation, Memory Capacity, Information
storage in the main memory.

3. Secondary Storage Devices

(04 Hours)
Use of secondary storage devices. Hard Disks, Floppy Disks, Optical Disks and Magnetic
Tapes

4. Categories of Software
(02 Hours)
Hardware, Software and Firmware, System Software and Application Software., Types of
system software, Packaged Software and Custom-Written Software
5. Database Systems
(04 Hours)
Database Management Systems, Hierarchical Database, Network Database, Relational
Database, Object-Oriented Database

6. System Software
(04 Hours)
The Operating System, CPU Management, File Management, Task Management, Operating
Systems: Linux, DOS, Windows and its applications and Network Operating Systems

7. Spreadsheet Applications
(04 Hours)
Work sheet, work book, row number, column letter, cell and an active cell, reference area.,
Numbers, Label and Formulae, Copying data, moving data, inserting, deleting, moving
columns and rows, formatting cells, Functions., Macros., Multiple work sheets., Charts.

8. The World Wide Web

(04 Hours)
The Web and how it works, Browser, Web Portals, Multimedia on the Web, FTP, Telnet,
Newsgroup,

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Computer and Information Processing,
2. Using the World Wide Web
3. Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition,
4. Information Technology; A practical course

D D Spencer.
D A Wall
M L Swanson
Harriet.Hrape

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Practical List
1. Operation of Computers and devices
2. Word Processing
3. Spread Sheets
4. Data Bases
5. Internet

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

ME 1101
First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit Hours

Practical

03

Workshop Engineering I
01
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on Workshop safety, operations, procedures, tools
Knowledge and skills on handling of machine tools and accessories
Knowledge and skills on Material processing for product design and
manufacture

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
15%

End Semester
Exam
40%

35%
10%

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Syllabus
1. Introduction to workshop processes, tools and safety
(02 Hours)
a. The need for studying workshop technology, illustrations of different types of
workshops (i.e. mechanical, electrical, electronics, etc.) types of workshop processes,
overview of the tools/machinery/equipment, accepted operational procedures in different
workshops.
b. workmans trade; craftsmanship, the working of materials, economics of production
c. Standards; purpose, creation of standards, advantages, SI units, ISO
d. Machine Tools; general, lathe, mill, shaper, bench and column drills, hand drills,
electric hand drills, saws, welding equipment.
e. Safety and accident prevention; causes of accidents, behaviour, hygiene, housekeeping,
clothing, proper protective gear, harmful substances, start-stop controls, precautions,
lifting appliances, storage, electrical safety, lubrication and coolants,
f. Fire Fighting; Legal provisions, the fire fighting triangle, inflammable substance,
oxygen, heat(ignition temperatures), preventive fire protection, structural fire protection,
preventive measures, conduct in case of fire, portable and other fire extinguishers,
testing, operational status and maintenance of protocols.
i.. supply and handling of material.

2. Measuring
(02 Hours)
Methods of Measuring; direct measuring instruments, indirect measuring instruments
Accuracy of Measuring
Types of Instrument
o Rule; types of rule; metric, precision steel rule, folding rule
o Straight edge
o Calipers
o Vernier caliper gauge; external measuring, internal and depth measurements
o Graduation of the vernier scale; reading the vernier scale
o Vernier depth gauge
o Vernier protractor
o External micrometer caliper; reading the micrometer scale
o Dial gauge
Fits
Terminology
o Mating surfaces
o Sizes; design size, tolerance, deviation, limits, actual size, clearance fit,
interference fit, transition fit
o Free dimensions
o Tolerance grades
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o Limit gauges; Go- not go gap gauge, Go-not go plug gauge, taper gauges, Feeler
gauges, Radius gauges
Marking out Tools
Scriber, center punch, surface plates and tables, surface gauge, scribing block, try
square, protector, dividers, vernier height gauge, rule stand, box square, center finder,
odd-leg calipers, trammels, Parallel marking gauge, bubble level, templates.

3. Engineering Materials
(04 Hours)
a. Classification (different types);
Metals Ferrous & Non-Ferrous
Plastics Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Elastromers
Ceramics & Other,
Composites
Structure of Materials; atomic bonds, crystalline structure, deformation and strength of
single crystals, grains and grain boundaries, plastic deformation of Polycrystalline
Metals,
Steels;
Production of Iron and Steel, Casting of Ingots, Continuous Casting, Alloy Steels,
Stainless Steels, Tool and Die Steel.
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys;
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, Copper and
Copper Alloys, Nickel and Nickel Alloys, Super alloys, Titanium and Titanium Alloys,
Refractory Metals and Alloys, Beryllium, Zirconium, Low-melting Alloys, Precious
Metals, Shape-Memory Metals, Amorphous Alloys.
Plastics;
Structure of Plastics, Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Additives, General Properties and
Applications of Thermoplastics, General Properties and Applications of Thermosetting
Plastics, Elastomers (Rubbers)
Composite Materials;
Structure of Reinforces Plastics, Properties of Reinforced Plastics, Applications, MetalMatrix and Ceramic-Matrix Composites, Honeycomb Structures.
b. Mechanical Behavior, Manufacturing Properties, Failure;
Tension, Compression, Torsion, Bending, Hardness, Fatigue, Creep,
c. Physical Properties;
Density, Melting Point, Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion,
Electrical and Magnetic Properties, Corrosion Resistance

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d. Metal Alloys;
Structure, Phase Diagrams, Iron-Carbon Diagrams, Iron-Iron Carbide Phase Diagram
and Development of Microstructures in Steels, Cast Irons, Heat Treatment of Ferrous
Alloys, Harden ability of Ferrous Alloys, Heat Treatment of Nonferrous Alloys and
Stainless Steels, Case Hardening, Annealing, Heat-Treating Furnaces and Equipment.

4. Basic Workshop Operations and Tools

(07 Hours)

Common clamping devices

Parallel-jaw vice, Blacksmiths vice, Toolmakers clamp, Machine vice, Hand vice, Pipe
vice, Other clamping devices, vice attachments, safe use of clamping devices.
Hammering;
Hammers; riveting, hand, sledge Tinsmmiths and other special purpose hammers
Hammer-like tools; flatter, fuller, convex set hammer, Smiths chisel
Hammer construction and use of hammers
Purpose of hammering
o Materials which are easily shaped
o Materials which are difficult to shape
Hammer handles
Accidents with the hammer
Straightening
Changes in dimension
Methods of straightening
o Straightening by hand; main tools used
o Straightening with a straightening machine
o Straightening by the application of heat
Bending
Changes in structure, effect of cross section
The bending radius; factors affecting the bending radius
Materials with good bending properties
Marking tools
Bending methods
Sawing
Definition
Handsaws for metal
o Hacksaw; hacksaw blades, tension file
o Coping saw
o Mechanics saw
o Sheet saw
The saw blade
o Material with design features
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o Tooth spacing
Working with a saw
o Securing the blade
o Application
Power saws; jig saw, horizontal blade saw, circular saw, power hacksaw
Safety
Chiseling
The purpose of chiseling
Chisel manufacture
Common chisels; flat chisel, cross-cut chisel, drift punch, punching chisel, grooving
chisel, hole punch
Chiseling
Chisel sharpening (Grinding)
Accident Prevention
Filing
The file;
o Classification
o Type of cut; single-cut file, double-cut file, Rasp-file
o Type of width of cut; single-cut (mill saw file, Double-cut file, Rasp
o File classification by grade
Standard file nomenclature
o Type of file
o File cross section
o Securing the work-piece for file
Filing work
o Body position
o Movement of the file
o Application
Securing the file handle
Care of the file
Scraping
Purpose
Scraper blade
Types of scraper
Scraping flat surfaces
Coating with marking paste
Grinding
Grinding Methods
o Flat surface grinding
o Cylindrical grinding (internal and external)
o Hand grinding
Tool Grinding; Grinding wheels, cup and dish wheels, different shapes of grinding
wheel
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 Wheel Construction
o Grinding wheels
types of bonding material; vitrified bonding, synthetic resin bonding, rubber
bonding
Types of abrasive; natural abrasive, artificial abrasive, fused alumina
Particle size; abrasive particles, size classification, wheel structure
Wheel hardness; grading
Factors in wheel selection; guide to wheel selection, material to be ground, type of
grinding, bonding agent, abrasive and colour
Riveting
Definition, purpose,
examples of rivet types & shapes of rivet heads
types of joint; lap-joint and butt-joint
riveting classification; structural, machine and pressure vessel
Rivet materials; steel, brass, plastic, copper and aluminum
Rivet form, rivet proportion, rivet holes, margin
Riveting methods; cold forming, hot forming
Load capacity of a riveted joint; joint in single shear and joint in double shear
Riveting faults, safety precautions.
Shearing
Hand shears; curved shears, slitters, bench (hand operated) shears
Selection of shears
Bench shears
Safety precautions
Drilling
Types of drill; flat, twist
Drill construction; types of steel, point and clearance angles, helix angles; standard
helix drill, slow helix drill, quick helix drill
Securing the drill
Taper-shank drills; securing taper-shank drills, grades of taper
Deep-hole drills
Securing the work-piece
Factors affecting the drilling operation
Cutting speed
Feed rate; drill grinding drill grinding jig and grinding faults
Cutting fluids; soluble oil; straight cutting oils; mineral and fatty-oil mixtures
sulphurized oils
Safety and accident prevention
Countersinking and Counter-Boring
Countersink, cutting angle, counter-bore, spot-face cutter, center drill, three and four
groove (flute) twist drills

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Reaming
Parallel reamers, hand reamers, adjustable reamers, taper reamers, shell reamers,
material allowance, reaming speed, lubricants, and safety precaution
Threads
Types of screw thread; V-thread, acme thread, round thread, buttress thread, square
thread
Screw thread terms
Thread types; ISO metric forms
Taps; types of tap wrench, tap set, bottoming taps, nut tap, Cutting external threads
Dies
Pipe stocks
Ratchet die stock
Table of ISO metric threads
Lubricants
Nuts, Bolts and Accessories
Types of fastenings
Screw and bots as fasteners
o types of screw bolt; Machine screws and bolts, special purpose bolts, wood screws,
nuts examples of uses
o Marking; example of ISO markings
Screw Locking; locking devices, compression devices, mechanical devices, examples
of mechanical devices, permanent and semi-permanent devices, examples of
permanent and semi-permanent locking
Point design
Tightening; screwdrivers, spanners, examples of common types of spanner and their
application, proper use
Pins and dowels
o Pin fastening; dowel pins, securing pins, shear pins
o Types of pins and dowels; parallel dowels, fitting a parallel dowel, taper pin or
dowels
o Fitting tapered dowels
o Slotted dowels
o Fitted bolts.
Soldering
Soldering process,
Soft solder abbreviations, composition and melting point
Forms of soft solder; flux materials, flux material containing acid, acid-free flux
materials
Soldering irons; types, gals blowlamp
Soldering procedure; preparation, procedure, causes of defective soldered joints on
printed circuit boards
Safety

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Hardening
Safety rules for hardening, heat treatment, the laws of structural change of unalloyed
steel, steel, hardening, tempering, annealing of steel, heat treatment of light metals,
devices for annealing and hardening, fault in heat treatment, hard metals (sintered
carbides), temperature measurement in hardening, hardness tests

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman
2. Production Technology , Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton

Practical List
Lecture(s) has the choice of selecting workshop practical provided form the list provided
separately for different disciplines (i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) depending on the
machines, tools, raw material available and the depth of practice needed. However, it is
advised to conduct separate hands on session during the semester break of first two years
with at least for Mechanical Engineering students.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

ME 1102
First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours

Practical
(Drawing)

03

Engineering Drawing
01
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Familiarization with the signs, conventions, abbreviations symbols and other
relevant tools of the universal language of Engineering Drawing that is used to
convey the engineering or manufacturing details/specifications of physical objects
with precision that no other existing universal language either written or spoken
with or without the assistance of photographs or pictorial sketches can convey.
Ability to originate own design drawings and to read the design drawings made
by others.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.

Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
30%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
50%

5%

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Syllabus
1. Introduction
(02 Hours)
Basic Concepts, writing and reading, lines and lettering, method of expression,
methods of shape, description of Orthographic and Pictorial views, Units Sections,
Intersections, Developments

2. Description and use of Instruments

(01 Hour)
Selection and Use, Scales and use of scales, Preparation of Drawings, Lettering

3. The Alphabet of Lines

(02 Hours)
Types of lines, Line gauges, Geometry of Straight Lines, Parallels, Perpendiculars,
Tangents, Tangent Points, Circles, Curves, Bisections, Trisections, Divisions, Angles,

4. Orthographic Projections and Sketching

(02 Hours)
Methods of Projection-Classification, Definition and views, Six Principal views,
Combination of views, Three Space Dimensions, Representation of Lines, Freehand
Sketching, Reading of Drawings.

5. Auxiliary Views
Basic Concepts, Classification of Surfaces, Skew Surfaces.

(02 Hours)

6. Sectional Views
(02 Hours)
Definition, Classification, Auxiliary Sections, Sections Showing Arms, Ribs, Lugs,
Crosshatching, Aligned Sections, Conventional Breaks and Symbols.

7. Pictorial Drawing and Sketching

(02 Hours)
Comparison with orthographic drawings, Isometrics, Perspective Drawings, Oblique
Projection, Sketching the Axes.

8. Dimensions, Notes, Limits and Precision

(02 Hours)
Lines and Symbols, Selection of Distances, Placement of Dimensions, Standard
Features, Precision and Tolerances, Production Methods.

Drawing Practice
Nine, 03 Hour Drawing Sessions to give students the adequate practice to grasp each
of the above 08 topics
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Recommended Textbooks/Software
1. Siddheshwar, Machine Drawing, Tata-McGraw Hill.
2. K. L. Narayana and P. Kannaiah, Machine Drawing,New Age International Ltd
3. Textbook On Engineering Drawing Engineering Graphics, (Paperback -2005),
Narayana KI, Kannaiah P
4. Engineering Drawing, (Paperback 2008), Shah PJ.

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Module Number

CE1103

Year
1
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 30
Tutorial 6

Title

ENGINEERING
SURVEYING 1

Semester
Credits

2
2

Practical

24

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make students understand the basic principles, theory and concept of
field surveying. In addition, this module offers opportunities for students to be familiar with
surveying instruments such as theodolites, EDM and also how to use these instruments to
carry out field exercises such as traverse and tachometric surveying.
Module Outline:
At the end of this module, students should be able to handle a theodolite to obtain
horizontal and vertical angles, lines and distances using measuring equipments. The course
provide student the knowledge about the importance of surveying, the basic principles of
surveying, distinguish between systematic and accidental errors, the laws of probability and
most probable value, the field notes, the characteristics of automatic data collectors, the use
of various electronic distance measurement instruments, the corrections in measurement
with a tape.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) 2 tutorials (carries equal marks)
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
a) Chain surveying
b) Setting out
c) EDM applications
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
c) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
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d) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%

Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total Number of hours = 30]

3. Syllabus:
1. INTRODUCTION (4 hours)

Definition of surveying, History of surveying, Geodetic and plane surveys, Basic Principles
of Surveying, Importance of surveying, specialized types of surveys, the surveying
profession, Future challenges in surveying
2. THEORY OF MEASUREMENTS AND ERRORS (8 hours)
Introduction, Types of measurements in surveying, Units of measurement, International
system of units (SI), Significant figures, Rounding off numbers, Direct and indirect
measurements, Errors in measurements, Mistakes, Sources of errors in making
measurements, Types of errors, Precision and accuracy, Probability Most probable value,
Residuals, Occurrence of random errors, General laws of probability, Measures of
precision, Interpretation of standard deviation, The 50, 90, and 95% errors, Error
propagation, Weights of measurements, Laws of weights, Conditional adjustment of
measurements, Least-square adjustment, chain surveying and its applications, advantages
and disadvantages.
3. SURVEYING FIELD NOTES (6 hours)
PART I: HANDWRITTEN FIELD NOTES :General requirements of handwritten field
notes, Types of field books, Kinds of notes, Arrangements of notes, Suggestions for
recording notes
PART II: AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTORS: Digital data, Introduction to automatic
data collector, Transfer of files from data collectors, Requirements of a data collector,
Advantages and disadvantages of automatic data collectors
4. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; TAPING (6 hours)
PART I: METHODS OF LINEAR MEASUREMENT: Introduction, Methods of making
linear, measurements, Pacing, Odometer readings, Optical rangefinders, Tachometry,
Substance bar
PART II: DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS BY TAPING: Introduction to taping, taping
equipment, Care of taping equipment, taping on level ground, Horizontal measurements
on sloping ground, Slope measurements
Sources of error in taping, Tape problems, combined corrections in a taping problem
5. ELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT (6 hours)
Introduction, Classification of EDM instruments, Propagation of electromagnetic energy,
Principles of electronic distance measurement, EDM instrument characteristics, Prisms
used for electronic distance measurement, Electro-optical instruments, Microwave
instruments, Total station instruments, Errors in electronic distance measurement,
Computing horizontal lengths from slope distance
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4. References:
1. Surveying by A. Banister and S. Raymond
2. Fundamentals of Surveying by S. K. Roy
3. Surveying by Dr. B. C. Punmia
4. A text book of Surveying and Leveling by R. Agor
Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

CE1102
First Year
90

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial 01

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Fluid Mechanics
01
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
understand the basic principles governing the dynamics of non-viscous fluids
be able to derive and deduce the consequences of the equation of conservation of
mass
be able solve kinematics problems such as finding particle paths and streamlines
be able to apply Bernoulli's theorem and the momentum integral to simple
problems including river flows
calculate velocity fields and forces on bodies for simple steady and unsteady
flows derived from potentials
Method of Assessments
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment
Mid
End Semester
15%
Term(s)
Exam
Written
Oral
Quiz(s)
15%
65%
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)
5%
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Syllabus
1. Static fluid systems
(04 Hours)
Immersed surfaces: rectangular and circular surfaces (eg retaining walls, tank sides,
sluice gates, inspection covers, valve flanges)
Centre of pressure: use of parallel axis theorem for immersed rectangular and circular
immersed surfaces
Devices: hydraulic presses; hydraulic jacks; hydraulic accumulators; braking systems;
determine outputs for given inputs
2. Viscosity
(04 Hours)
Viscosity: shear stress; shear rate; dynamic viscosity; kinematic viscosity
Viscosity measurement: operating principles and limitations of viscosity measuring
devices (e.g. falling sphere, capillary tube, rotational and orifice viscometers)
Real fluids: Newtonian fluids; non-Newtonian fluids including pseudo plastic, Bingham
plastic, Casson plastic and dilatent fluids
3. Flow of real fluids
(08 Hours)
Head losses: head loss in pipes by Darcys formula; Moody diagram; head loss due to
sudden enlargement and contraction of pipe diameter; head loss at entrance to a pipe;
head loss in valves; flow between reservoirs due to gravity; hydraulic gradient; siphons;
hammer blow in pipes
Reynolds number: inertia and viscous resistance forces; laminar and turbulent flow;
critical velocities
Viscous drag: dynamic pressure; form drag; skin friction drag; drag coefficient
Dimensional analysis: checking validity of equations such as those for pressure at depth;
thrust on immersed surfaces and impact of a jet; forecasting the form of possible
equations such as those for Darcys formula and critical velocity in pipes
4. Fluid Dynamics

(06 Hours)

Introduction to Navier-Stokes Equation, Euler equation of motion along a stream line,

Bernoullis equation, application of Bernoullis equation to Pitot tube, Venturi meter, Orifices,
Orifice meter, Triangular Notch & Rectangular Notch .(Without considering Velocity of
Approach)

5. Hydraulic machines
(08 Hours)
Impact of a jet: power of a jet; normal thrust on a moving flat vane; thrust on a moving
hemispherical cup; velocity diagrams to determine thrust on moving curved vanes; fluid
friction losses; system efficiency
Operating principles: operating principles, applications and typical system efficiencies of
common turbo machines including the Pelton wheel, Francis turbine and Kaplan turbine
Operating principles of pumps: operating principles and applications of reciprocating and
centrifugal pumps; head losses; pumping power; power transmitted; system efficiency

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Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Frank M.White, Fluid Mechanics, McGraw Hill Publication.
2. James A. Fay., Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
3. Cengel & Cimbla Fluid Mechanics, TATA McGraw-Hill
4. Kumar K. L., Engineering Fluid Mechanics, S.Chand & Company Ltd, Eurasia
Publishing House
5. R.K. Rajput Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines, S.Chand & Company Ltd.

Practical List
1. Study of Pressure Measuring devices.
2. Determination of viscosity of liquids and its variation with temperature.
3. Stability of floating bodies and optimum loading capacity
4. Drawing Flow Net by using Electrical Analogy method.
5. Verification of modified Bernoullis equation.
6. Calibration of Venturimeter / Orifice meter.
7. Determination of hydraulic coefficients of orifice.
8. Calibration of notch (Triangular / Rectangular).
9. Laminar and Turbulent flows by Reynoldss apparatus.
10. Flow around immersed bodies, point of stagnation, formation of wake etc by Haleshaw
apparatus.
11. Determination of Friction Factor for Laminar and Turbulent flow through pipes of
different materials.
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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

EE 1101

Title

First Year
120

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial 01

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical
(Drawing)

03

Basic Electricity and

Electronics
01
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Understanding of DC and AC theory, test equipment and circuit design.
Residential wiring and safety
Troubleshooting skills through assemble of circuits, both simple and advanced.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.

Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
30%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
50%

5%

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Syllabus
1. Electrons and Electricity:
(02 Hours)
Introduction, Atoms and their structure, electrical charge, Atomic number, Atomic weight,
conductors and Insulators, electric Current, electric voltage, Batteries, wet cells, dry cells.
2. Resistance and Ohm's law
(02 Hours)
Introduction, Ohm's law, resistors, colour coding of resistors, types of fixed resistors,
variable resistors, combination of resistors, series resistances, and parallel resistances.
3. Kirchhoff's Laws
(04 Hours)
Introduction, Kirchhoff's voltage laws, Loops, Loop current's Sign conventions,
Kirchhoff's voltage law in action, Kirchhoff's current law, Nodes, Kirchhoffs current law
in action.
4. Magnetism and Electricity
(02 Hours)
What is a magnet? Producing magnetism with electricity, producing electricity with
magnetism.
5. Transformers
(04 Hours)
Introduction, Coefficient of coupling, Transformer action, and centre taps.
6. . . . Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement (04 Hours)
Introduction, Scientific notations, Physical Units, Physical Constants, Average,
Integrated Root Mean Square, Integrated Root Sum Squares.
7. Logarithmic Representations
(04 Hours)
Decibels, adding it all up, converting between dB notation and gain notation, special dB
scales, converting dBm to voltage.
8. Basic Measurement Theory
(04 Hours)
Introduction, Categories of measurements, Factors in making measurements, Errors,
Validity, Reliability and Repeatability, Accuracy and Precision, Categories of Errors.

Recommended Text Books/Reading

1. Elements of Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements - Joseph J. Carr Pearson
Education III edition.
2. Basic Electricity and Electronics: Delton T. Horn, McGraw Hill

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Practical List
1. Analyzing DC Circuit
2. DC Deflection Meter Movements
3. Analyzing Circuit
4. Analog ac deflection type meters
5. Testing equipment
6. Service Power Supply
7. Soldering
8. Digital Electronics
9. Electrical Wiring
10. Safety

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
Hours
Lecturer Resource
Remarks
Person/
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Code
MA1101
EN1101
IT1101
ME1101
ME1102
CE1103
CE1102
EE1101

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Code
MA1202
EN1202
ME1204
ME1205
ME1206
CE1207
ME1207
CE1203
CE1206
CE1204
CE1205

First Year

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

First Year

Curriculum

Title
Applied Engineering Mathematics
English for Professionals
Workshop Engineering II
Engineering Graphics & AutoCAD
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
Strength of Materials I
Properties of Engineering Materials
Fundamentals of Civil Engineering and materials
Construction Materials
Engineering Surveying II
Civil Engineering Construction 1

Semester II

Title
Engineering Mathematics
English
Information Technology I
Workshop Engineering I
Engineering Drawings
Engineering Surveying I
Fluid Mechanics
Basic Electricity and Electronics

Semester I

GPA
Credits

GPA
Credits

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
3
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
C,M
75 1 1 3
2
C,M
30 2
2
C
30 2
2
C
30 2
2
C
60 2
2
2
C
30 2
2
Total hours
525 19 2 16
22
Total hours per week
37
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
30 2
2
C,E,M
40 4
C,E,M
75 2
3
3
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C
60 2 1 2
2
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
C,M
90 2 1 3
3
Total hours
505 16 3 17
17
Total hours per week
36
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

25

None
GPA
Credits

21

None
GPA
Credits

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

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Remarks

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
MA 1202

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

First Year
30

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit Hours

Practical

Applied Engineering
Mathematics
02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
acquaint with the concepts of vector calculus, needed for problems in all engineering
disciplines
sound knowledge of techniques in solving ordinary differential equations that model
engineering problems
grasp the concepts of complex variables and relevance of complex functions in
engineering problem analysis
Understanding of the standard techniques of numerical solutions to engineering
problems.
Knowledge of basic probability theory and will extend this into the real world of
applied statistics.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
30%

End Semester
Exam
65%

5%
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Syllabus
1. Vector Calculus
(06 Hours)
Vector notations, Scalar and vector products, Triple products, Differentiation of vectors,
Level surfaces, Directional derivatives, gradient, divergence and curl and their physical
meaning, vector operators and expansion formulae, Line, surface and volume integrations,
Theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss, Application of vector calculus in engineering
problems, orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, expression of gradient, divergence
2. Differential Equations
(08 Hours)
Differential equations of first order and higher degree, Higher order differential equations
with constant coefficient, Rules for finding C.F. and P.I., Method of variation of
parameter, Cauchy and Legendres linear equations.
Simultaneous linear equations with constant coefficients: Linear dependence of solution,
Removal of the first derivative-normal form, change of independent variable, single
integral differential equation. Various applications of higher order differential equations
in solution of engineering problem simple harmonic motion, free forced and damped
oscillations of springs and electrical circuits.
3. Analysis of Complex Variables
(04 Hours)
Limit continuity and differentiability of function of complex variables. Analytic functions.
Cauchy-Riemanns and Cauchys integral theorem, Moreras theorem , Cauchys Integral
formula, Expansion of function of complex variables in Taylors and Laurents series,
singularities and poles. Residues theorem, contour integration, conformal mappings and
its application, bilinear transformation.

4. Numerical Methods
(06 Hours)
Solution of equations in one variable, Successive substitution method, Method of false
position, Simple iterative method, Newton-Raphson method, Solution of simultaneous
linear equations; Jacobi method, Gauss Seidal method, Finite differences and
interpolation, Numerical differentiation, Numerical integration: Trapezoidal and
Simpsons rules, Runga-Kutta Method

5. Fundamentals of Probability & Statistics

(06 hours)
Elementary probability theory, Conditional probability and Bayers theorem,
classification, tabulation and presentation of data, Measures of location and dispersion,
Discrete and continuous probability distributions: Binomial, Poisons and Normal with
simple applications.

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Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Grewal B.S., Higher Engineering Mathematics (40th Edition), Khanna Publishers,
Delhi (2007).
2. Ramana B.V., Higher Engineering Mathematics, Tata McGraw Hill Co. Ltd.,
New Delhi (2007).
3. Greenberg M.D., Advanced Engineering Mathematics (2nd Edition), Pearson
Education, New Delhi (1998).
4. Ronald. E. Walpole, & Raymond. H. Myers. Macmillan, Probability and Statistics
for Engineers and Scientists (6th Edition). ISBN 0-02-424210-1.

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

EN 1202
First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

02

English for Professionals

02
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall
Learning Outcomes
Skills of formal writing; components of different forms of writing, strategies to
successfully complete the writing component of English medium tertiary courses.
Knowledge in a range of written business communications within the context of a
global trading environment.
Skill of silent reading and comprehension and awareness and significance on silent
reading.
Ability to guess the meanings of words from context and grasp the overall message of
the text, draw inferences etc.
Improved listening skills so that it helps improve their pronunciation.
Necessary training in listening so that they can comprehend the speech of people of
different accents.
Awareness on the role of ability to speak fluent English and its contribution to their
success.
Express themselves fluently and appropriately in social and professional contexts.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour
duration.
Continuous Assessment
Mid
End Semester
Semester
Exam
Exam
Quiz(s)
10%
15%
30%
Take Home Assignment(s)
25%
Practical (Language Lab)
10%
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)
10%
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Syllabus
1. Writing Skills

(24 Hours)

a. The writing process

Research skills and sources of information; direct quoting, paraphrasing and
summarizing,
b. Referencing;
Main academic genres, structuring a range of short and extended academic genres,
Academic text cohesion and coherence; Academic style and conventions; Strategies
for autonomous language learning.
c. Writing strategies for tests and exams.
d. Computer technology for language development and word processing.
e. Business Writing for International Contexts
- Editing and text analysis skills for business documents
- Cultural and social contexts of international business
- Genre in specific forms of written communication
- Professional reports for business contexts
- Business letters in a range of genres
- Authentic business documents eg agendas, memoranda
- Ethics and legal issues in business

2. Reading Skills

(12 Hours)

Skimming the text, Understanding the gist of an argument, identifying the topic sentence,
Inferring lexical and contextual meaning, Understanding discourse features, recognizing
coherence/sequencing of sentences
Note(s)
The students shall be trained in reading skills using the prescribed text/material for
detailed study. They shall be,
examined in reading and answering questions using unseen passages which
may be taken from the
non-detailed text or other authentic texts, such as articles from
magazines/newspapers
Use of the internet for academics purposes to improve the speed of the use of
computers.

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3. Listening Skills
(12 Hours)
Listening for general content, Listening to fill up information, Intensive listening,
Listening for specific information
Students should be given practice in listening and identifying the sounds of English
language and to mark stress, right intonation in connected speech. Use of the language
Lab
4. Speaking Skills
(12 Hours)
Oral practice, Describing objects/situations/people, Role play; Individual/Group activities,
Just a Minute (JAM) Sessions.

Recommended Textbooks/Reading/Material
1. K. R. Lakshmi Narayanan, English for Technical Communication, Vol. 1 & 2, Sci
tech. Publications.
2. Andrea J Ruthurford, Basic Communication Skills for Technology, Pearson
Education, Asia.
3. Meenakshi Raman and Sangita Sharma, Technical Communication , Principle
and Practice, , OUP, 2009
4. Essential Grammar in Use, (with CD), 3/e, Cambridge University Press, 2009
5. M.Ashraf Rizvi, Tata Resumes and Interviews, McGraw Hill, 2009
6. Robert J. Dixson, Everyday Dialogues in English, Prentice-Hall of India Ltd.,
2006.
7. Farhathullah, T.M., Orient Blackswan, Communication Skills for Technical
Students, , 2008
8. Krishna Mohan & Meera Banerji , Macmillan, Developing Communication Skills,
2/e., 2009
9. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with DVD, Pearson Longman.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

ME 1204
First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit Hours

Practical

03

Workshop Engineering II
02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on Workshop safety, operations, procedures, tools
Knowledge and skills on handling of machine tools and accessories
Knowledge and skills on Material processing for product design and
manufacture

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
15%

End Semester
Exam
40%

35%
10%

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Syllabus
1. Sheet Metal work
(03 Hours)
Flat sheets, sheet metal used for covering, material characteristics (steel, Aluminium,
Duralumin, Copper, Zinc, Brass, Lead, Tin, Corrosion and corrosion protection;
coating with oil and grease, painting and varnishing, enamel, plastic covering, metal
covering, dipping, electro-plating, spraying, chemically produced coatings,
browning, bonderising or parkerising, anodizing).
Marking with tools, templates, material usage
Cutting out (had shears, hand lever shear, machine shear, cutting with a chisel)
Making holes; punching machines.
Drilling of sheet metal, sawing and filling.
Shaping
o Straightening of sheets
o Bending by hand; turning edges (folding), bending
o Bending and folding with machines; using folding machine, bending formula
(general), press brakes, tolling and bending machine

2. Turning
(04 hours)
General; tidiness and the guidelines for tidiness and orderliness in order to prevent
accidents, safety on the lathe, turning, turning operation
Construction of the lathe; base, lathe bed, headstock (main spindle noses, external
screw and internal taper, steep Morse taper with slotted nut, cam lock design and
bayonet mounting with taper), tool carriage (principal components, the apron, lathe
with reversing shaft, bathe with drag cable 10), tail stock, steadies (fixed steady,
traveling steady)
Devices for clamping the work pieces; purpose of the clamping devices, different
methods
o Locating between centers; different types of centre drilling as per DIN 332,
center drilling R48.5 DIN 332, centre drilling A48.5 DIN 332, centre
drilling B48.5 DIN 332.
o Tailstock centre; dead centre, live centre, revolving live centre, work piece driven
by lathe carrier, work piece driven with faceplate.
o Clamping in a chuck; three-jaw chucks, four-jaw chuck
o Clamping on mandrels; simple mandrels.
The turning tool
o Tool angles; tool in the middle of the work piece, tool below the centerline,
greater clearance angle, smaller rake angle, tool above centerline
Turning tools; right-hand square nose tool; right cranked side tool, sintered carbides,
tool holder (multi-tool holders, quick release holder, clamping the tool, setting tool
height.
Tool materials
Cutting speeds
Knurling
Thread cutting
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3. Milling
(03 Hours)
General housekeeping principals, care of tools and equipment, prevention of accidents,
Classification and design of milling machines, types of drives used in milling machines,
mounting work pieces, mounting milling attachments, Milling techniques, operating
procedures, operating parameters, cutting tools used for milling.

4. Gas Welding
(03 Hours)
Fusion welding, production of gases, safety precautions for gas welding and torch
cutting, physics of handling gas cylinders, classification of touches according to
construction, flames, accident prevention in gas welding, soldering brazing, torch
cutting, simple testing methods, welding symbols, measuring welds, measures applied to
reduce deformation in gas-fusion welding,

5. Electric Welding
(02 Hours)
Safety regulations for arc welding, electric welding, welding electrodes, setting the
welding current, striking the arc, welding positions, are welding, common welds, welding
defects, weld testing methods

6. Introduction to Metal Casting.

(02 Hours)
Solidification of Metals, Flow of Molten Metal in Molds, Furnaces and Melting
Practices, Casting Defects.

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman
2. Production Technology, Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton
Practical List
Lecture(s) has the choice of selecting workshop practical provided form the list provided
separately for different disciplines (i.e. civil, Mechanical, Electrical) depending on the
machines, tools, raw material available and the depth of practice needed. However, it is
advised to conduct separate hands on session during the semester break of first two years
with at least for Mechanical Engineering students.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

CIVIL ENGINEERING

ME 1205

Module Number

Year
Number of Hours

First Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title

Engineering Graphics and

AutoCAD

Semester
Credit Hours

02
03

Practical
(Drawing)

03

GPA

None GPA

Filed Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Visualize 3-D shapes, there developments and intersection of 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D
objects with plane(s) or 3-D space.
Use of AutoCAD to produce engineering drawings with respective application in
Civil, Mechanical and Electrical.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.

Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
30%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
50%

5%
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Syllabus
Part I Graphics
1. Graphic Geometry
(04 Hours)
Geometric Shapes, The Ellipse, Noncircular Curves, Parabola, Hyperbola, Cycloids,
Involutes, Spirals, Helices, Tangents to Curves, Development of Plane-faced Surface,
Cone Locus of Points, Lines and Planes (projections)
2. Surface Intersections
(04 Hours)
Intersections of Lines and Planes, Prisms, Pyramids, Curved Surfaces, Cylinders and
Cones with Lines and Planes, Intersection of Cylinders and Cones.
3. Developed Views
(04 Hours)
Development of Prisms, Pyramids, Triangulation, Development of Connectors and
Transition Pieces, Development of Spheres, Joints, Connectors

Drawing Practice
Five, 03 Hour Drawing Sessions to give students the adequate practice to grasp each
of the above 03 topics.

Part II AutoCAD

(33 Hours)

Conduct of the 15 Lessons (under the Help menu) provided by the software during
the remaining 33 hours.
Through these 15 lessons it is envisaged to repeat the concepts covered in all the 08
topics of the Module ME 1101 Engineering Drawing conducted in the First Semester.
The advanced 3-D modeling will have to be covered under ME2113 Assembly
Drawing and Solid Modeling to be conducted in the Third Semester of second year.

Recommended Texts/Software
1. David I. Cook and Robert N. McDonnal, Engineering Graphics and Design with
Computer Applications, Holt-Sounders International Editors.
2. Textbook On Engineering Drawing Engineering Graphics, (Paperback -2005),
Narayana KI, Kannaiah P
3. Textbook on Engineering Drawing with CAD, (Paperback 2008), Shah, B.M.
4. AutoCAD (latest or available version)
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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

ME1206

Title

First Year
90

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial 01

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Fundamentals of
Thermodynamics
02
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
A student will be able
To solve typical problems involving the application of the first and second laws of
thermodynamics to pure substances. This will include understanding and using
the property tables.
to grasp working principals and performance analysis of useful cycles operating
based on heat engines

Method of Assessments:
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid semester examinations and end semester examination.
Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
15%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
65%

5%

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Syllabus
1. Importance of Thermodynamics.
(02 Hours)
Thermodynamics and Energy, Illustration of the use of the knowledge of
Thermodynamics with real life applications, Forms of Energy, Internal Energy;
Physical Insight.
2. Vocabulary of Thermodynamics and Definitions
(02 Hours)
System, Property, State, Equilibrium, Path, Process, Cycle, Temperature and Zeroth
Law of Thermodynamics, Temperature Scales, Biological Systems and
Thermodynamics.
3. Energy
(02 Hours)
Forms of Energy, Internal Energy and Physical Insight to Internal Energy,
Comparison of Work and Heat.
4. Working Fluids; Concepts of Pure Substances and Ideal Gases (06 Hours)
Concepts of Pure Substance and Ideal Gas, Properties of Pure Substances, Physics
and physics of phase changes, Phase Diagrams, Independent Properties, Development
of Property Tables, Compressibility Factor, Ideal Gas Behavior, Ideal Gas Equations.
5. First Law of Thermodynamics and Enthalpy
(06 Hours)
Conservation of Mass and Energy, Adiabatic work, Enthalpy, Non-Flow Processes,
Internal Energy, Irreversible Processes and Irreversible Processes, Flow Processes
and Control Volume, Throttle Processes, Experimental method of determining
Dryness Fraction of Steam, Steady and Unsteady Flow Processes.
6. Second Law of Thermodynamics
(06 Hours)
Limitations of First Law and a need for a Second Law for Thermodynamic Analysis,
Thermal Energy Reservoir, Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Heat Engine and
Thermal Efficiency, Heat Pumps or Refrigerators and the Thermal Efficiency or
Coefficient of Performance of Heat Pumps, Different Statements of Second Law,
Perpetual-Motion Machines, Absolute and Thermodynamic Temperature Scales,
Carnot Cycle and Carnot Efficiency.
7. Entropy and Availability (Exergy) Analysis
(02Hours)
Clausius Inequality, Definition of Entropy, Isentropic Process, Availability (Exergy
or the Maximum useful work that can be obtained from a system at a given state in a
specified environment) reversibility and Irreversibility (Exergy Destruction).
8. Air Cycles
(04 Hours)
Air Cycles, Carnot Cycle, Constant Cycle or Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle or ConstantPressure Heat Addition Cycle, Duel Cycle, Regenerative Cycle or Stirling Cycle,
Regenerator, Erricson Regenerative Cycle, Bryaton Cycle, Joule Cycle

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Performance characteristics; engine trials, indicated and brake mean effective

pressure, indicated and brake power, indicated and brake thermal efficiency,
mechanical efficiency, relative efficiency, specific fuel consumption, heat balance.
Improvements; turbo charging, turbo charging and intercooling, cooling system and
exhaust gas heat recovery systems.

Recommended Text
1. Richard E. Sonntag & Claus Borgnakke, Introduction to Engineering
Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons.
2. Sonntag & Van Wylen's, Introduction to Thermodynamics, John Wiley & Sons.
3. Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists - S.I.Units; T.P.Eastop,
A.McConkey; Longman, ISBN No.:0 582 44197-8

4. Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G.F.C.Rogers, Y.R.Mathew;

ELBS, ISBN No.:0 582 05376 5

Practical
1. Determination of calorific value using gas calorimeter.
2. Determination of calorific value using Bomb calorimeter.
3. Determination of dryness fraction of steam using Throttling Calorimeter or Separating
and Throttling ,Calorimeter.
4. Trial on boiler to determine boiler efficiency, equivalent evaporation and Energy
balance.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

CE1207
First Year
75

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial 01

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Strength of Materials I
02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes

Compute forces and reactions on structural members according to the Building

Code.
Proficiency in the basic concepts of truss analysis.
Compute stresses, strains, shear and moment in beams and columns.
Proficiency in the basic concepts and procedures used in designing timber beam
and column.
Proficiency in the basic concepts and procedures used in designing steel beams
and columns.
Solve torsion problems of circular shafts as solid or hollow bars

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment
20%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
60%

5%

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Syllabus
1. General Concepts
(01 Hours)
Analyzing the equilibrium of forces in the static state, relationship of the applied forces
to the deformation of a structure, compatibility of those deformations with structural
integrity.
2. Properties of Materials
Tension, compression, hardness and impact tests.

(01 Hours)

3. Stresses and Strains

(06 Hours)
stresses and strain in two and three dimensions, formulae for normal and shear stress on
inclined plane, Mohrs circle of stress, invariants of a Mohrs circle, maximum and
minimum principle stresses, pole of the Mohrs circle, Applications of Mohrs circle and
normal/shear stress formulae in analyzing stress systems, Youngs modules, shear
modulus and Poissons ratio, normal strain and shear strain.
4. Statically determinate systems.
(06 Hours)
St. Venant Principle. Stress analysis of thin walled vessels and rotating rings, closed
coiled and open coiled helical springs, flat spiral springs, leaf springs, conical springs.
5. Shear force and Bending Moment in Beams.
(05 Hours)
Relationships between loads shear forces and bending moment; shear force and bending
moment diagrams. Bending stresses in beams, bending of beams of two materials.
6. Deflection of Beams
(04 Hours)
Simple Cases. Beam flexure equation for small deflections, direct integration and
moment area method.
7. Torsion of circular cross sections
(05 Hours)
Shear stress due to torsion, polar moment of inertia of a hollow/solid circular section,
torsion formula, tapering and composite shafts, strain energy due to torsion stored in a
shaft, transmission of power through shaft/pulley systems.
8. Buckling of Struts [2 hours]

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Learning System, T.A. Philpot, J
Wiley & Sons, 2008.
2. Mechanics of materials, 3rd edition Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr. &
John T. DeWolf, McGraw-Hill, 2005. (Textbook)
3. Strength of materials, R.S Khurmi,, S. Chand & company LTD. 2001
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Practical List
1. Shear force and bending moment
2. Tensile test
3. Computation of Forces in Trusses
4. Design of timber beams and columns
5. Design of steel beams and columns
6. Composite section behavior (e.g. Timber with steel)

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
ME1207

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

Title

First Year
30

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

Properties of Engineering
Materials
02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Be able to identify arrange of engineering materials.
Be able to explain what each of the material.
Be able to use simple testing and inspection equipment safely to determine the
properties of materials.
Be able to make a distinction between materials by comparing their properties.
Be able to identify how the selection of the material has influenced a product.
Method of Assessments
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment
15%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
65%

5%

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Syllabus
1. Historical Development & Justification/need for acquiring knowledge on
Engineering Materials.
(01 Hour)
2. Classification of Engineering Materials
(03 Hours)
Metals:
Ferrous; carbon, alloy, stainless, tool and die steels, cast irons
Nonferrous; aluminum, magnesium, copper, nickel, titanium, super alloys,
refractory metals, beryllium, zirconium, low-melting alloys, precious
metals
Plastics: Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Elastomers
Ceramics: glass ceramics, glasses, graphite, diamond, diamond-like materials
Composites: reinforced plastics, metal-matrix and ceramic-matrix composites,
and laminates.
Others: oxides, Nitrides, Carbides, engineered materials, nanomaterials, shape
memory alloys, amorphous alloys, superconductors and all other new materials
with unique/special properties.
3. Structure of Metals
(06 Hours)
The crystal structure of Metals: [body-centered cubic (bcc), face-centered cubic (fcc),
hexagonal close-packed(hcp)], Deformation and strength of single crystals,
Imperfections in the Crystal Structure of Metals, Grains and Grain Boundaries,
Plastic Deformation of Polycrystalline Metals, Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain
Growth, Cold, Warm and Hot Working
4. Manufacturing Properties of Materials
(04 Hours)
Tension, Compression, Torsion, Bending (Flexure), Hardness, Fatigue, Creep, Impact,
Failure and Fracture of Materials in Manufacturing and in Service, Residual Stresses,
Work, Heat and Temperature
5. Physical Properties of Materials
(02 Hours)
Density, Melting Point, Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion,
Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties, Corrosion Resistance
6. Metal Alloys
(04 Hours)
Structure, Phase Diagrams, Iron-Carbon System, Iron-Iron Carbide Phase Diagram
and the Development of Microstructures in Steels Cast Irons, Cast Irons, Heat
Treatment, Harden ability, Case Hardening, Annealing, Heat-Treating Furnaces &
Equipment,
7. Ferrous Metals and Alloys
(02 Hours)
Production of Iron and Steel, Casting of Ingots, Continuous Casting, Carbon and
Alloy Steels, Stainless Steels, Tool and Die Steels

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8. Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

(02 Hours)
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, Copper and
Copper Alloys, Nickel and Nickel Alloys, Super alloys, Titanium and Titanium
Alloys, Refractory Metals and Alloys, Beryllium, Zirconium, Low-melting Alloys,
Precious Metals, Shape-Memory Alloys, Nanomaterials.
9. Polymers
(02 Hours)
Structure, Thermoplastics, Thermosetting Plastics, Additives in Plastics, General
Properties and Applications, Biodegradable Plastics, Elastomers (Rubbers)
10. Ceramics
(02 Hours)
Structure, General Properties, Applications, Glasses, Glass Ceramics, Graphite,
Diamond
11. Composite Materials
(02 Hours)
Structure, Properties, Applications, Metal-Matrix & Ceramic-Matrix Composites and
other Composites.

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. William D Callister
2. Workshop Technology Part I, Part II and Part III; W A Chapman
3. Production Technology , Processes Materials and Planning; W Bolton

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 004

Year
1
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 30
Tutorial -

Title

Fundamentals of Civil
Engineering and
materials

Semester
Credit Hours

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Site visit

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:
Here the students should made to understand the basic civil engineering principles, theories,
and concepts of engineering surveying, building construction, infrastructure planning,
transportation engineering and environmental engineering.
Module Outline:
At the end of this module the students should have sound knowledge of history of civil
engineering, planning and construction of a two storey house, reading simple architectural
and structural drawings, services in a two storey house and basic knowledge on infrastructure
facilities, transportation engineering, water supply and environmental engineering.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment;
Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Two tutorials
b) Project assignment (Random selection)
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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2. Syllabus:
1. Overview major areas of civil engineering including the history of civil engineering
[2 hours]
Role of Technical diplomats in the industry.
2. Building and materials

[8 hours]

Basic introduction to construction materials of concrete, form work, reinforcement, timber

and materials for finishes, Choosing materials for structures, production of civil engineering
materials, introduction to mechanics of materials; loads and forces acting on structures,
bending moments and shear forces in beams, bending moment and shear force diagrams of
simply supported beam.
3. Detail study of a typical domestic building project

[4 hours]

Functional diagrams, basic element selections and customer requirement with bubble
diagrams, Structural elements identification, analysis and design, reading architectural and
structural drawings, functions, cost, aesthetics, setting out of foundation, construction of
foundation and superstructure, finishes, services installations; plumbing, sewerage, electrical,
air conditioning.
4. Infrastructure facilities

[2 hours]

Objectives of infrastructure planning, impacts due to infrastructure development, public

services and facilities, urban environmental issues, introduction to Town and country
planning.
5. Transportation

[2 hours]

Basic introduction on the Nature of transportation engineering, overview of transportation

system characteristics, transportation and its related problems, transportation and
sustainability, emerging transportation technologies.
6. Water supply, sewer and waste water disposal systems

[3 hours]

Sources, quality and quantity of water. Different methods to forecast to quantity of water,
sewer treatment and water disposal systems.
7. Recycling of organic waste

[1 hour]

Types, chemical composition, energy content and form of decomposition of solid waste.

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8. Man and environment

[2 hours]

What is environment? Impacts of humans upon the environment and impacts of

environment upon humans, concept of eco-system, food chains, and energy flow in ecosystems.
9. Environmental issues in pollution

[2 hours]

Cost and main kinds of pollution; land, air, noise, thermal etc. temperature profile of
atmosphere, greenhouse effect, basics of environmental impact assessment.
10. Trends, new technologies and challenges in the civil engineering industry
[2 hours]
Introduction to Latest buildability technologies, sustainable built environment, energy

efficient buildings, green building techniques, feasibility studies of civil engineering

projects,

Environmental

Impact

Assessments

(EIAs),

mitigation

techniques,

environment considerations (sound, vibration, dust, emissions, energy, disposals,

recycling, disposals etc), fast track construction techniques,
11. Introduction to Codes of Ethics, Future prospects, CPD

(2 hours)

3. References:
1. Grigg, N., Infrastructure Engineering and Management, John Wiley & sons, (1998).
2. YU, J. C., Transpotation Engineering: Introduction to planning, Design and
Operation, 2nd dition, Elsevier, (1982)
3. Davies and Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3rd Edition)
WCB/McGraw-Hill, (1998)
4. Santosh Kumar Gang, Water Supply engineering, 1994, khanna Publishers

Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

CE 1206
Module Number
Year
1
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 26
Tutorial 4

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

Construction Materials
1
2
Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:
The purpose of this course is to give the student an overall and elementary understanding of
construction materials and processes. We will study one specific material category, one
specific construction process, and an overall construction system each week. The student
will have the opportunity to expand the studies to include materials and processes which are
normally encountered by the student in his/her work place.
Module Outline:
This course is a hands-on introduction to common construction materials such as aggregate,
asphalt and concrete. We will examine how they are designed and manufactured, how they
are used in construction, what properties affect their performance, and how those properties
are determined in the field or laboratory.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment;
Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Two tutorials
b) Project assignment (Random selection)
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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Syllabus:
1. Course Introduction
2. Building Codes, Material codes pertaining to Material Properties
3. Concrete ingredients and Properties of Cement, types of cement, metal, sand and
alternative materials
4. Cement manufacturing, types and selections, their properties and selection criterions
5. Metal production systems with quarry facilities, jaw types and terminology of a quarry
6. Sand extraction, alternative materials for sand, offshore sea sand, pit sand and
manufactured sand and their parameters for selection
7. Concrete admixtures and selection criteria base on properties.
8. Reinforcement, types of r/f, manufacturing process and protection against external
environment agents, special r/f types etc, structural steel, types, shapes and properties
9. Concrete Placement, Finishing & Curing
10. Shotcrete, lightweight concrete etc.
11. Masonry: Brick and block manufacturing, selection criteria and advantages and
drawbacks, field tests, steps during construction, plaster mixtures, special additives on
plaster and mortar
12. Wood/Timber: Properties, types, seasoning, anti termite treatments, preservation, timber
defects, alternatives to timber
13. Lime; manufacturing process, present constraints, alternative materials for lime etc.
14. Introductory notes on Tiles, plumbing materials, ceiling materials, partition materials,
glass, cement fiber sheets, clay roof tiles, Metal roofing sheets, accessories, paints and
paint selection etc.

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References:
1. Engineering Materials 2, An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and
Design, 3rd Edition, Michael Ashby & David Jones, Elsevier Ltd., 2006.
2. Construction Materials, Their Nature and Behaviour, 3rd Edition, edited by
J.M. Illston & P.L.J. Domone, Spon Press, 2004.

Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE1204

Year
1
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 30
Tutorial 6

Title

ENGINEERING
SURVEYING II

Semester
Credits

2
2

Practical

24

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make students understand and apply the basic principles, theory and
concept of field surveying. In addition, this module offers opportunities for students to be
familiar with surveying instruments, specially the levels and also how to use these
instruments to carry out field exercises such as leveling, traverse and tachometric surveying.

Module Outline:
At the end of this module, students should be able to handle both theodolite and the level to
obtain horizontal and vertical angles, levels and to make contour maps which can be used
for area and volume calculations. The course provide student the knowledge about the
importance of surveying, the basic principles of surveying, distinguish between systematic
and accidental errors, the laws of probability and most probable value, the field notes, the
characteristics of automatic data collectors.
Prerequisite: ENGINEERING SURVEYING 1 [CE1103]

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) 2 tutorials (carries equal marks)
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
a) Traverse surveying, leveling and plotting
b) Compass traverse
c) Tachometric surveying and plotting
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total Number of hours = 30]
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3. Syllabus:
1. LEVELING- THEORY, METHODS, EQUIPMENT
(8 hours)
PART I: THEORY AND METHODS: Introduction, Definitions, Curvature and
refraction, Methods to determine differences in elevation
PART II: EQUIPMENT FOR DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING: Categories of levels,
Telescopes, Level vials, Dumpy level, Tilting level, Automatic levels, Tripods, Hand level,
Level rods/ staff
2. LEVELING- FIELD PROCEDURES AND COMPUTATIONS
(8 hours)
Introduction, Carrying and setting up a level, Duties of a rod person, Differential leveling,
Balancing of sites, Reduction of levels, Precision, Adjustments of simple level circuits,
Reciprocal leveling, Three-wire leveling, Profile leveling, Grid, cross-section, or borrowpit leveling, Use of the hand level, Sources of error in leveling
3. THE COMPASS
(6 hours)
Introduction, Theory of the compass, Magnetic declination, Variations in magnetic
declination, Local attraction, The Surveyors compass, The foresters and geologists
compass, Brunton compass, Typical compass problems, Sources of error in compass work
4. TRAVERSE SURVEYING & TACHEOMETRIC SURVEYING
(8 hours)
Basic principles and procedure of traverse surveying, traverse sheet preparation, misclosure
of traverse, theodolite and its uses, field adjustments and permanent, adjustments of
theodolite, Introduction, stadia hair method, tangential method, possible errors in
tachometric, surveying

4. References:
1. Surveying by A. Banister and S. Raymond
2. Fundamentals of Surveying by S. K. Roy
3. Surveying by Dr. B. C. Punmia
4. A text book of Surveying and Leveling by R. Agor
Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
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15
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17
18

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 1205

Year
First
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 54
Tutorial -

Title

Civil Engineering
Construction 1

Semester
Credit Hours

2
2

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This unit provides the learner with an introduction to the acquisition of knowledge and
understanding of some of the most commonly utilized methods and resources used in
some basic civil engineering construction activities. Although there will be a strong
theoretical underpinning to the study of this unit there will also be considerable
emphasis on enabling learners to become aware of the processes of selecting appropriate
methods and resources in a variety of realistic case studies.

2. Module Outline:

At the end of this module the students should able to acquire sound basic knowledge of
construction process in both building and civil engineering constructions, and basic
construction techniques in civil engineering.
Prerequisite: None

3. Method of Assessments:
Assignment/ Practicals
Field visit and submit a report on construction methods
Brick work exercises
1. Construction of English bond up to 10 courses.
2. Lay bricks at a rectangular corner for 1 brick to 1 brick thickness
3. Flemish and Stretcher Bonds
4. Apply basic procedures adopted in Plastering and Finishing of walls.
5. Appreciate basic workshop safety.
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
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4. Syllabus:
1. Earthworks activities and Site Works
(04 hours)
Site-investigations and preparations involved in the selection of sites for construction
of buildings. Principles of undertaking earthworks activities: the formation of
cuttings and embankments, ensuring the stability of slopes, dealing with
groundwater problems, dewatering and carrying out deep excavations and trenching
works.
2. Introduction to Foundations
(06 hours)
Functional requirements of foundations and the process employed in achieving
them.
3. Trench Excavation & Supports
(02 hours)
Understand the process of trench excavations and problems arising from ground
and weather conditions along with the suitable supports that are to be provided.
4. Wall Construction
(12 hours)
Functional requirements of external internal and partition walls.
Process of brick and block wall construction and the related laying techniques.
Use of stone masonry.
5. Introduction to Prevention of Dampness and Storm water and waste water
disposal
(02 hours)
Problems created by dampness in buildings, the causes and measures adopted for
prevention of dampness, Storm water and waste disposal systems
6. Ground Floor Construction
Methods of ground floor construction.

(02 hours)

7. Roof Construction
(6 hours)
Functional requirements expected from roofs as the upper member of the external
envelope of a building, terminology, roofing systems and materials, properties and
features, heat insulation, storm water disposal system, rain water harvesting etc.
8. Building Finishes and services
(6 hours)
Walls, floors, doors & windows, ceilings, painting, lighting, electrical and other
M&E fittings etc.
9. Opening of Walls
(4 hours)
Openings in walls and the use of framed openings, lintels, stiffeners, doors and
windows, grill works etc.
Use of arches and their construction process.
10. Scaffolding
(04 hours)
Use of scaffolding in the construction industry, systems, advantages and
disadvantages.
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11. Building Materials and introduction to construction machines and

equipments
06 hours)
Manufacture the important materials for construction. Construction machines &
equipments and their features etc.
12. Site Supervision Duties and Responsibilities
(06 hours)
General construction management, Buildings regulations and by laws, contract
types, site documentations, ISO requirements, quality control procedures and
introduction to total quality assurance systems and related document control, 5S
and housekeeping, safety precautions etc.

5. References:
1. Neville, A.M. (1996), Properties of Concrete, Fourth and Final Edition, John Wiley
and Sons, Inc, Malaysia, VVP, pp.649-666.
2. Popovics, S. (1992), Concrete Materials: Properties, Specifications and Testing, Noyes
Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey.
3. Harris, F . Modern Construction and Ground Engineering Equipment and Methods 2nd
Edition. (Longman, 1994)
4. Holmes, R . Introduction to Civil Engineering Construction 3rd Edition. (College of
Estate Management, 1995)

Notes:
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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
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17
18

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2
3
4
5
6
7

Code
EN2204
IT2203
ME2217
CE2212
CE2213
CE2214
CE2215

Second Year

1
2
3
4
5
6

Code
EN2103
EN2102
CE2108
CE2109
CE2110
CE2111

Second Year

Curriculum

Semester I

Title
Technical Communication Skills
Information Technology IIB
Mechanics of Solids
Structural Design
Civil Engineering Construction II
Advanced Engineering Surveying
Structural Analysis

Semester II

Title
Essentials of Communication Skills
Information Technology IIA
Irrigation Engineering
Soil Mechanics & Engineering Geology
Water and Environmental Engineering
Hydraulics and Engineering Hydrology

GPA
Credits

GPA
Credits

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
45 1
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C.M
90 2 1 3
3
C
2
4
90 4
C
2
4
120 6
C
2
30 2 1 1
C
4
90 4 1 1
Total Hours
525 20 3 14
19
Total Hours per week
37
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
45 1
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C
2
30 2 1
C
4
90 4 1 1
C
2
30 2 1
C
4
60 2 1 1
Total Hours
315 12 3 7
14
Total Hours per week
22
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

21

None
GPA
Credits

16

None
GPA
Credits

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Remarks

Remarks

SLIATE

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
EN 2103

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

Title

Second Year
45

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

02

Essentials of
Communication Skills
01
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall
Learning Outcomes
Recognize different perspectives and assumptions in communication.
Ability to explain the principles of good interpersonal communication and its
applications.
Skills of persuasion and negotiation in communication.
Ability to review and practice strategies for giving and receiving feedback.
Setting attainable goals to improve personal communication skills.
Improved soft skills and people skills, which will make the transition from student to
workplace smoother and help them to excel in their jobs.
Enhanced students performance at Placement Interviews, Group Discussions and
other recruitment exercises.
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 02 hour(s)
duration and an oral examination of 20 min duration.
Continuous Assessment
25%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
20%
30%

10%
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Syllabus
Part I

PC Based

(40 %)

A. English Language Lab

(11 Hours)
(01 Hours)

1. Listening Comprehension
Listening and typing Listening and sequencing of sentences
Filling in the blanks Listening and answering the questions
2. Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary

(04 Hours)

Filling in the blanks - Close Exercises Vocabulary building

Reading and answering questions.
(06 Hours)

3. Speaking:
Phonetics: Intonation Ear Training Correct Pronunciation
Sound recognition exercises -Common Errors in English

Conversations: Face to Face Conversation - Telephone conversation

Role plays activities (Students take on roles and engage in conversation)

B. Career Lab

(10 Hours)

(Samples should be made available to learn and practice in the class room session)
1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter Writing

(02 Hour)

Structuring the resume / report Letter writing / E-mail communication

Samples
(02 Hour)

2. Presentation Skills
Elements of an effective presentation Structure of a presentation
Presentation tools Voice Modulation Audience analysis Body
Language Video Samples

(02 Hours)

3. Soft Skill

Time Management Articulateness Assertiveness Psychometrics

Innovation and Creativity Stress Management & Poise Video Samples

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(02 Hour)

4. Group Discussion

Why is GD part of selection process? Structure of a GD Moderator-led

and other GDs Strategies in GD Team work Body Language Mock
GD Video Samples
(02 Hour)

5. Interview Skills

Kinds of Interviews Required Key Skills Corporate culture Mock

Interviews Video Samples

Part II
Class Room Sessions (Practice Sessions)

60%
24 Hours

1. Resume / Report Preparation /Letter writing : Students prepare their

own resume and report.
(04 Hours)
2. Presentation Skills: Students make presentations on given topics.

(08 Hours)

3. Group Discussion: Students participate in group discussions.

(06 Hours)

4. Interview Skills: Students participate in Mock interviews

(06 Hours)

Recommended Textbooks/Reading/Material
1. Meenakshi Raman and Sangeetha Sharma, Technical Communication
Principles and Practice, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2004)
2. Barker. A - Improve your communication skills Kogan Page India Pvt Ltd, New
Delhi (2006)
3. Adrian Doff and Christopher Jones Language in Use (Upper-Intermediate),
Cambridge University Press, First South Asian Edition (2004)
4. John Seely, The Oxford Guide to writing and speaking, Oxford University Press,
New Delhi (2004)
5. Orey, Maureen and Prisk, Jenni. Communication Skills Training. ASTD Press.
Current edition.
6. Instructor designed handouts, Video clips, WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
SKILLS, BUSN-0156

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

IT2102
Second Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours

Practical

03

Information Technology IIA

01
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Understanding of fundamentals of programming and start programming in Visual Basic

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through lecture
room assignments, take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical
classes, projects, mid semester examinations and end semester examination.

Mid semesters are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written (drawing) examination of 03
hour(s).
Continuous Assessment
30%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
50%

5%

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Syllabus
1.

Fundamentals of Computer Programming

Visual development environment, Event driven programming, Variables and variable types.,
Input and Output , Sequence control structure, Selection control structure and Loop control
structure, Arrays., Modular programming.

2.

Visual Basic

Taught as presently done- as proposed by lectures of ATI Mattakkuliya.

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1.
2.
3.

Developing Applications with Visual Basic

Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days
Computer Networks - Second Edition

P R Reed JR,
G Perry.
Tanenbaum, S Andrew

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE2108

Year
2
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 30
Tutorial 8

Title

IRRIGATION
ENGINEERING

Semester
Credit Hours

1
2

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make the student understand basic irrigation concepts which includes
irrigation structures, water irrigation systems, water management, ground water, regulatory
concepts including how, when and in which quantity the water should be supplied to the
crops, power generation as a secondary outcome etc.
Module Outline:
Selection of irrigational structures, Water distribution systems, water application methods,
irrigation requirement, operational study, power generation schemes as a subsidiary etc.

Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/Design assignments/Computer assignments/In-class assignments
Tutorials/Design assignment - (Carries equal marks)
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = 40%
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-of-semester examination = 60%
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3. Syllabus:
1. IRRIGATION
[4 hours]
- Definition-necessity of irrigation
Environmental effects of irrigation, Sources of water, Planning concepts of irrigation schemes, Irrigation
systems, Lift and flow irrigation, Modes of irrigation, Layout of irrigation schemes
- Soil-water-plant relation
Classes and availability of soil water, Water requirement for crop, Optimum moisture for crop growth,
Depth of water and frequency of irrigation, Crop seasons, delta and their relationship, Factors affecting
duty, Commanded areas and intensity of irrigation
- Consumptive use of water
Evapotranspiration, Determination of consumptive use, Irrigation efficiencies
2. BASIC CONCEPTS OF HYDROLOGY
[4 hours]
- Hydrological cycle and its components
Rainfall, Rain gauge, Mean precipitation over a catchment area, Run off, Factors affecting runoff,
Hydrograph, Direct run off and base flow, Unit hydrograph, S. hydrograph, Applications of unit
hydrograph
- Estimation of runoff
Empirical formula, infiltration method, rational method, Flood estimation, Flood frequency, unit
hydrograph method and empirical formula
3. FLOW IRRIGATION
[4 hours]
- Canal system
Classification of canals and their alignment, Requirements of a good distribution system-balancing depth,
Section of canal
- Design of canals in alluvial soils
Silt theories, Non silting and non scouring velocity
- Kennedy's theory
- Lacey's theory
Design of unlined canal using the two theories in alluvial soils, Bed load and suspended load, Canal outlets,
Requirements of good canal outlets, Non modular, Semi modular, Modular outlets
4. GROUND WATER
[4 hours]
- Definitions
Porosity, Specific yield, Specific retention, Storage coefficient, Coefficient of permeability and
transmissibility
- Ground water velocity
Darcy's equation, Flow towards wells, Dupit's theory of aquifers
- Wells-shallow wells
Deep wells, Yield of an open well, Constant level pumping test and recuperation test, Tube wells, Strainer,
cavity and slotted tube wells, Factors governing the selection of site and type of tube wells
- Springs, Infiltration galleries and wells
5. RESERVOIR PLANNING
[4 hours]
- Investigation
Selection of site, Storage zones in a reservoir, Mass inflow curve, Demand curve, Calculation of reservoir
capacity and safe yield from mass inflow curve, Reservoir sedimentation, Reservoir sediment control,
Single purpose reservoirs, Multi purpose reservoirs, Useful life of a reservoir
- River training works
Guide banks, groynes and marginal bunds, Flood control, Causes, Methods of flood control, Principles of
flood routing
- Soil conservation

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Water logging and its control, Reclamation of salt affected land

- Dams
Definitions, Classifications, Factors governing the selection of the type of dam and site of the dam,
Investigation for a dam site
- Gravity dam
Forces acting, Combination of forces for design, Modes of failure and stability requirements, Elementary
profile and practical profile, Principal and shear stress, Base width of elementary profile by stress and
stability criteria-stresses developed in, the elementary profile, Low dam and high dam, Methods-of design
of gravity dam (introduction only), Joints, Keys water stops, Opening and galleries and shaft, Foundation
treatment, Brief description on type of spill ways
6. ARCH DAMS
[2 hours]
- Types of arch dams
Forces acting, Design of arch dams on thin cylinder theory, Introduction of other methods of design,
Thick cylinder theory, Trial load analysis and elastic theory
- Buttress dam
Types, Advantages and disadvantages
- Earthen dam
Types of earth dams, Design criteria, Selection of a dam, Phreatic line, Stability analysis, Different dam
sections to suit available materials and foundation, Rock fill dams materials of construction, Impervious
membrane type and earth core type
7. DIVERSION HEAD WORKS
[2 hours]
- Function and component parts of diversion head works
Effect of construction of weir on the regime of river, Causes of failure of weirs on permeable foundation
- Bligh's creep theory and its limitations,
Lane's weighted creep theory, Khosla's theory and design of impermeable foundation, Design of vertical
drop weir, Silt control devices, Silt excluder, silt ejector
8. DESIGN AND DRAWINGS EMPHASIZING THE HYDRAULIC ASPECTS OF THE
FOLLOWING STRUCTURES
[2 hours]
- Regulators-design of head regulator and cross regulator
- Canal falls- trapezoidal notch fall- vertical drop fall sarda type and glacis fall
- Cross drainage works - aqueduct and syphon aqueduct.
9. WATER POWER ENGINEERING
[4 hours]
- Classification of hydel plants
Runoff River plants, storage plants and pumped storage plants, Low, medium and high head schemes,
Investigation and planning, Fore bay, Intakes, Surge tanks, Penstocks, Powerhouse, Selection of turbine,
Scroll casing, Draft tube, Tailrace definition of gross head, Operating head, Effective head, Firm power,
Secondary power-load factor, capacity factor and utilization factor.

4. References:
1. A.M.Michael (1998), Irrigation Theory and Practice; Vikas Publishing House (pvt) Ltd
2. J.R.Rydzewski (1987), Irrigation Development Planning; John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
3. S.K.Sharma (1988), Design of Irrigation Structures; C.Chand and Company (pvt) Ltd.
4. S.K.Garg (1998), Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures; Kanna Publishers
5. A.J.P.Ponrajah, (1984); Design of Irrigation Headworks for Small Catchments,
Irrigation Department, Sri Lanka

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Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

5. Schedule of Lectures:
(To be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE2109

Year
2
Number of Hours
90
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 60
Tutorial 6

Title

SOIL MECHANICS &

ENGINEERING
GEOLOGY

Semester
Credit Hours

1
4

Practical

24

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

Module Outline:
At the end of the sessions students should be able to carry out site investigations for
identifying basic geotechnical problems and determine essential soil properties by insitu
as well as by laboratory tests. How to interpret test results. Also introduction to
foundation systems and application and geology related to design.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Two tutorials
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
a) Atterburg limit tests
b) Direct shear test
c) Triaxial test
d) Permeability test
e) Consolidation test
f) Sieve Analysis
g) Field visit and a report
f) Specific gravity test, Cone penetration, sand cone test and Proctor Compaction test etc.
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.
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3. Syllabus:
1. INTRODUCTION
[4 hour]
- Formation of Soil
- Type and Identification of Soils
- Soil Composition
- Soil Structure and Fabric
- Sieve and hydrometer analysis theory and tests, particle-size distribution curve, atterberg
limits and their determinations, classification of soils for engineering purposes, standard
classification systems
2. PROPERTIES OF SOILS
- Index Properties of Soils
- Engineering Classification of Soils
- Soil Compaction
- Principles of Total and Effective Stresses
- Permeability and Seepage
- Stress-strain-strength Characteristics of Soils
- Compressibility and Settlement Behaviour of Soil

[6 hours]

3. COMPACTION OF SOILS
[4 hours]
Purpose of soil compaction, standard and modified Proctor compaction test,
compaction curve and its characteristics, field compaction and equipments, field
compaction tests and California bearing ratio test
4. PORE PRESUSURE, TOTAL AND EFFECTIVE STRESSES
[3 hours]
Pore water pressure, total and effective stresses, vertical and horizontal stress
distributions in soils
5. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOILS
[6 hours]
Normal and shear stresses, Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion and shear strength
parameters, direct shear test, triaxial tests, pore pressure parameters
6. SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
- Types of Shallow Foundations
- Design Considerations
- Bearing Capacity
- Settlement Calculation
- Foundation in Problematic Soils

[5 hour]

7. DEEP FOUNDATIONS
- Types of Piles
- Factors Affecting Choice of Type of Piles
- Load Carrying Capacity of Piles: Single Pile and Pile Groups

[5 hours]

8. LATERAL PRESSURE AND RETAINING WALLS

- Active and Passive Earth Pressure: Rankine's and Coulomb Theory
- Coulomb's theory of Earth pressure for sand and active state

[5 hours]

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- Pressure Retaining Structures

- Types of Retaining Walls
9. ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
[5 hours]
- History of the earth and geological time, earths structure and compositions
- Identification of Minerals
- Weathering and related process and agents
- Physical Properties of Minerals
- Structural Geology: Faults, Fold and Dome
- Properties of Rocks, Introduction of different rock types, formation and classification of
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, rock cycle Classification of Rocks,
Engineering Problems Associated with Construction in Rocks
-Different types of geological structures and their formations, theory of plate tectonics,
earthquakes and associated activities, geological maps
10. SITE INVESTIGATION AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION [8 hours]
Purpose of site investigation, destructive methods of investigations, non-destructive
(geophysical) methods of investigations
11 .PERMEABILITY AND SEEPAGE
[8 hours]
Darcys law, hydraulic gradient and coefficient of permeability, constant head and falling
head permeability tests, seepage theory, construction of flow nets for different
conditions and related calculations
12. CONSOLIDATION
[8 hours]
Concepts of consolidation and settlement, Terzaghis theory of one dimensional
consolidation, one dimensional consolidation test and consolidation coefficients,
estimation of consolidation settlement by Terzaghis theory, normally consolidated and
over consolidated clays, concept of degree of consolidation, secondary consolidation
13. BEARING CAPACITY AND STRESS DISTRIBUTION
[3 hours]
General concepts of bearing capacity failures, factor of safety against bearing capacity
failure, ultimate, allowable and safe bearing capacities, Terzaghis bearing capacity theory,
vertical stress distribution in soil, in-situ tests on determination of bearing capacity of soil
14. LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE
[3 hours]
Earth pressures at rest, active and passive, Rankines theories for active and passive earth
pressures, Coulombs theories for active and passive earth pressures, lateral earth
pressure against retaining structures

4. References:
1. J. E. Bowles (1992), Engineering properties of Soils and their Measurements, McGraw Hill.
2. 7. J. E. Bowles (1997), Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill, New York.
3. J. P. Bardet (1997), Experimental Soil Mechanics, Prentice-Hall,

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Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE2110

Year
2
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 30
Tutorial 4

Title

WATER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING

Semester
Credit Hours

1
2

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

Introduction to physical chemical and biological treatment processes for liquid, solid and
gaseous wastes.
Module Outline:
Treatment of organic wastes, concept identification of composting systems for treatment
of organic solid wastes, anaerobic digestion systems, engineered land disposal systems,
appropriate technology for treatment of wastewater and sludge.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
Field visit report
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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2. Syllabus:
1. INTRODUCTION
- Environment and Nature
- Sources of Environmental Contaminants
- Interrelationship of Environmental Problems

[4 hours]

2. QUANTITY OF SEWAGE
- Sources of Sewage
- Relationship of Quantity and Population
- Population Estimation
- Estimation of Quantity of Sewage
- Infiltration and Inflow
- Fluctuations in Sewage Flow
- Design Periods for Sewerage System Components

[6 hours]

3. SEWAGE SYSTEMS AND DESIGN

- Definitions
- Types of Sewers
Conventional Sewerage System
Small Bore Sewerage System
Simplified Sewerage System
Non-sewered Transportation of Wastewater
- Sewer Materials and Appurtenances
Precast Sewers
Strength and Bedding of Sewers
Infiltration and Sewer Joints
Corrosion of Sewers
Manholes
Inlets
Inverted Siphon
Sewer Outlets and Outfalls
- Design of Sewer Systems
Preliminary Investigations
Detailed Design Requirements
Sanitary Sewer Design

[6 hours]

4. SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTAINANCE

- Maintenance of Line and Grade
- Excavation Techniques
- Sheeting and Bracing
- Dewatering of Excavation
- Pipe Laying and Jointing
- Maintenance of Sewer

[4 hours]

5. CHARECTERISTICS OF WASTEWATER
- Physical Characteristics
- Solids Determination
- Chemicals Characteristics
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand

[6 hours]

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- Chemical Oxygen Demand

- Total Organic Carbon
- Microbiology of Sewage and Sewage Treatment
6. PRELIMENARY TREATMENT SYSTEMS
- Classification of Treatment Systems
- Screening
- Commenting
- Grit Removal
- Grease Removal
- Flow Measurement
- Preparation
- Equalization

[4 hours]

3. References:
1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3rd edition), Davis & Cornwell, McGraw- Hill Series in
water Resources and Environmental Engineering
2. Environmental Engineering by Howards S. Peavy, Donald R. rowe and George Tchobanoglous
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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4. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE2111

Year
2
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 44
Tutorial 6

Title

Hydraulics and
Engineering Hydrology

Semester
Credit Hours

1
4

Practical

14

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make the student understand where and in which forms the water is
available, application of hydrological theories and how the quantities of water is estimated.
Module Outline:
Hydrologic cycle, atmospheric water, subsurface water, surface water; hydrologic
analysis.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment/Practicals
1. 2 tutorials
2. Rain water runoff and flood routing exercise
3. Pressure gauge
4. Submerged surfaces
5. Pontoon
6. Orifice and jet apparatus
7. Bernoullis Equations
8. Rectangular Notch
9. Venchuri meter
10. Broad crested Weir
11. Friction through pipes
12. Flume etc.
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = 40%
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks or
assignments and class participation
2. End-of-semester examination = 60%

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2. Syllabus:
1. INTRODUCTION
- Hydrologic cycle
- Application of hydrology in Practice

[4 hours]

2. HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS
- Precipitation and its processes
- Precipitation measurement
- Evaporation and it its estimation
- Evapo-transpiration and its estimation

[6 hours]

3. STREAM FLOW HYDROMETRY

- Introduction
- Hydrological measurement, Measure of stage and velocity
- Methods of estimation of flow, Stage discharge relationships

[4 hours]

4. HYDROGRAPH ANALYSIS
- Introduction
- Hydrograph and its components
- Flow duration curve
- Flow mass curve
- Effective rainfall
- Unit hydrograph and its use and limitation
- Synthetic unit hydrograph
- Instantaneous unit hydrograph

[8 hours]

5 HYDROLOGIC ROUTING
- Introduction
- Basic equations
- Reservoir routing
- Channel routing

[6 hours]

6 FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF HYDROLOGIC EVENTS

- Introduction
- Hydrologic data series
- Return period, Plotting position and probability paper
- Prediction methods of Extreme events
- Risk Analysis

[8 hours]

7 GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY

- Introduction
- Aquifer system
- Properties of aquifers
- Flow in aquifers: Basic equations
- Confined and unfined flow in to a well: steady flow
- Ground water abstraction works

[8 hours]

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3. References:
1. V.T.Chow, D.R.Maidment and L.W.Mays, (1988); Applied Hydrology, McGraw-Hill
2. Subramanya, Engineering Hydrology
3. P.B.Bedient, W.C.Huber (1992), Hydrology and Flood Plain Analysis; Addison
Wesley Publishing Company
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

4. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Code
EN2204
IT2203
ME2217
CE2212
CE2213
CE2214
CE2215

Second Year

1
2
3
4
5
6

Code
EN2103
EN2102
CE2108
CE2109
CE2110
CE2111

Second Year

Curriculum

Semester I

Title
Technical Communication Skills
Information Technology IIB
Mechanics of Solids
Structural Design
Civil Engineering Construction II
Advanced Engineering Surveying
Structural Analysis

Semester II

Title
Essentials of Communication Skills
Information Technology IIA
Irrigation Engineering
Soil Mechanics & Engineering Geology
Water and Environmental Engineering
Hydraulics and Engineering Hydrology

GPA
Credits

GPA
Credits

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
45 1
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C.M
90 2 1 3
3
C
2
4
90 4
C
2
4
120 6
C
2
30 2 1 1
C
4
90 4 1 1
Total Hours
525 20 3 14
19
Total Hours per week
37
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C,E,M
45 1
2
C,E,M
60 1
3
2
C
2
30 2 1
C
4
90 4 1 1
C
2
30 2 1
C
4
60 2 1 1
Total Hours
315 12 3 7
14
Total Hours per week
22
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

21

None
GPA
Credits

16

None
GPA
Credits

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Remarks

Remarks

SLIATE

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
EN 2204

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

Title

Second Year
45

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

02

Technical Communication
Skills
02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Communication skills in a safe, interactive environment.
Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication employing the principle of
invention by devising creative speech topics.
Exercise ethical considerations in the development and presentation of ideas.
Adapt to ideas to listeners' attitudes, values and beliefs.
Conduct library research, personal interviews, and other information-gathering
activities.
Select verbal and audio/visual supporting material according to the needs of the
speech subject and situation.
Employ the principle of disposition by organizing speech content in compliance
with standard structural rules.
Develop effective speech introductions and conclusions.
Present three speeches including informative, epideictic (speech of tribute), and
forensic (speech of argument).
Evaluate classroom speeches, their own presentations, and messages to which
students are exposed in everyday life.
Gain control and command over speech anxiety.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.

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Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.

End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 01 hour(s)
duration and an oral examination of 30 min duration.
Continuous Assessment
40%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
20%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
20%
30%

10%

Syllabus
Part I - Theory
1. Review of essentials of communication

(01 Hours)

2. Introduction to public speaking and communication anxiety, communication and the

self.
(02 Hours)
3. Communication with credibility and confidence.

(03 Hours)

4. Organizing and outlining for persuasive speaking.

(03 Hours)

5. Communication climate, introduction to managing conflicts.

(03 Hours)

6. Introduction to interpersonal communication, Impression management, perception.

(03 Hours)

Part I Practical/Laboratory
5. Employ the principles of invention by devising creative speech topics, exercise ethical
considerations in the development and presentation of ideas. Select verbal and
audio/visual supporting material according to the needs of the speech subject and
situation. Adapt ideas to listeners' attitudes, values and beliefs. Conduct library research,
personal interviews, and other information-gathering activities. Develop effective speech
introductions and conclusions. Listening, none verbal communication, relational stages;
intimacy and distance.
(10 Hours)
6. Delivering effective speeches; Language, perception, emotions, Present three speeches
including informative, epideictic (speech of tribute), and forensic (speech of argument).
(08 Hours)
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7. Evaluate classroom speeches, their own presentations, and messages to which students
are exposed in everyday life. Attraction and self-disclosure, Gain control and command
over speech anxiety.
(06 Hours)
9. Listening and paraphrasing.

(06 Hours)

Recommended Texts/Material
1. Lumsden, G. and Lumsden, D. (2003). Communication with credibility and confidence,
2nd edition. Thomson-Wadsworth.
2. Adler, R., Proctor,R. and Towne, N. (2005), Looking Out/Looking In, 11th ed.
Belmont,CA: Wadsworth.
3. Wiemann, M. (1996), Activities Manual for Looking Out/Looking In, 8th ed.
Ft. Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace.
4. Jaffe, C.I.(2004). Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society
4th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

IT2203
Second Year
60

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Information Technology IIB

02
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Further programming in Visual Basic and students are able to understand the database
management systems, 4GL & SQL programming and dynamic programming techniques.

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour
duration.
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical (Language Lab)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
20%

10%
10%
10%

End Semester
Exam
40%

10%

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Syllabus
1. Visual Basic 11 Contd..,

2. The use of information systems

The range of scope of data used in information systems bibliographic/free text ,
formatted text, record oriented, file based , legacy data analyze and evaluate
existing information systems, investigate emerging developments in information
systems, extend existing information systems, apply multimedia formats and
their storage, and use transmission and compression techniques

3. Data management in information systems

Data management and data mining and the concept of a data warehouse, the role
of a database administrator, multi user relational database product including; data
management, application development techniques,

4. Use of forms as a metaphor to the interface to an information system

Database user interface including; menu design, use of color, use of graphics

5. Assess programming
Form activations using 4GL code, embedded SQL, event procedures, static and
dynamic programming techniques.

Recommended Text Books:

1. Engineering the Human Computer Interface
2. Fundamentals of Database Systems
3. A Guide to SQL
4. Designing the User Interface

Downton McGraw Hill

Elmasri, Navathe Addison Wesley
Pratt Boyd & Fraser
Scheiderman Addison-Wesley

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

ME2217
Second Year
90

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial 01

Title
Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

03

Mechanics of Solids
02
03
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
understanding of how the theory of elasticity can be applied to model some
mechanical and structural behaviors
Carry out two and three-dimensional stress and strain transformation
Apply various failure criteria to predict the behavior of materials under multiaxial
stress states
Calculate the deflection of statically determinate and statically indeterminate
structures using energy methods.
Determine the critical loading of columns with different end conditions before
buckling takes place
Analyze the stress distribution of a prismatic bar under torsion.
Conduct fatigue testing and determine the endurance limit of various engineering
materials
Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 02 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour(s)
duration.
Continuous Assessment
20%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
60%

5%
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Syllabus
1. Three-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity
(04 Hours)
Elasticity and internal-energy density. Elasticity and complementary internalenergy density. A brief introduction to anisotropic elasticity. Linear isotropic
elasticity. Strain-displacement relations for linear elastic isotropic materials.
Strain-stress relations for linear elastic isotropic materials. Hookes law for linear
elastic isotropic materials.
2. Two-Dimensional Linear Theory of Elasticity
(02 Hours)
Plane stress and plane strain problems. Airy stress function. Applications to
Problems in rectangular and polar coordinates.
3.

Inelastic Material Behavior

(04 Hours)
Nonlinear material response. Yield criteria: maximum Principal stress criterion,
maximum principal strain criterion, strain-energy density criterion, maximum
shear-stress (Tresca) criterion, distortional energy density (von-Mises) criterion.
General yielding: Elastic-plastic bending, fully plastic moment.

4. Energy Method
(04 Hours)
Principle of Stationary Potential Energy. Castiglianos theorem on deflections for
linear load-deflection relations. Deflections of statically determinate structures:
dummy load method and unit dummy load method. Deflections of statically
indeterminate structures.
5. Torsion of Prismatic Bars
(04 Hours)
Saint Venants semi-inverse method. Prandtls membrane analogy. Torsion of
narrow rectangular cross section. Torsion of sections comprised of thin rectangles.
Torsion of hollow thin-walled sections. Torsion of multi-compartment thin-walled
sections. Torsion of thin-walled sections with end restraints. Inelastic torsion.
6. Buckling of Columns
(04 Hours)
Critical load. Buckling of pin-ended columns. Columns with other end conditions.
Classification of columns: short, intermediate and long. Eccentrically loaded
columns. Design formulae.
7. Failure Modes
Fracture, fatigue, buckling, large deflections, plastic collapse

(02 Hours)

8. Finite Element Method for Numerical Analysis

(06 Hours)
Finite elements, element interpolation functions, element strains, stress and strain
energy density, element stiffness matrix, global stiffness matrix, boundary loading.

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Recommended Textbooks/References
1. Advanced Strength of and Applied Elasticity, A. C. Ugural and S. K. Fenster,
Prentice Hall, 2003.
2. Advanced Mechanics of Materials, A. Boresi, R. Schmidt,, 6th ed., John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., 2003.
3. Intermediate Mechanics of Materials, M. Vable, Oxford University Press, 2008.
4. An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 3/e, J.N. Reddy, McGraw-Hill,
2005.(Textbook)
5. A first course in the finite element method, 3 ed., D.L. Logan, Brooks/Cole, 2002.
Practical List
1. Buckling of Struts
2. Fatigue Testing
3. Finite Element Lab(s)

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number
CE 2212
Year
2
Number of Hours
90
Hours Per Week: 6
Theory 60
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

30

Structural Design
2
4
Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make students aware about the fundamentals of structural concrete,
steel and masonry design with design concepts in accordance with standard of practices.
The unit aims to provide the learner with the analysis and design knowledge required to
carry out the design of common structural elements to the appropriate British Standard,
Code of Practice or European Code of Practice.
The learner is encouraged to work with simple real life examples and to gain the skills
and understanding to develop effective and economic designs.

Module Outline:
Design criteria, types of loads and their combinations (revision), safety factors, design
standards and codes of practice, design of reinforced concrete, steel, masonry elements
such as ; beams, slabs, columns, walls, bases, composite beam slab systems.
Prerequisite:
Structural analysis,
Strength of Materials
Construction Materials
Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Design of a reinforced concrete building structure
i. Design and detail a panel of floor slab. (3 hours)
ii. Design and detail a beam. (6 hours)
iii. Design and detail a column. (3 hours)
iv. Design and detail a footing. (3 hours)
v. Design and detail a staircase. (3 hours)
(Carries weighted marks according to the workload)
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2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:

Under Structural analysis
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
3. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total number of hours =90]

3. Syllabus:
1. Reinforced Concrete Design

(30 hours)

a. Introduction to design
[2 hours]
Design criteria, factors of safety, use of reinforcement in concrete construction,
standard of practice (design codes)
b. Design of reinforced concrete beams
[6 hours]
Under-reinforced and over-reinforced sections, singly reinforced and doubly
reinforced beams, use of design charts, design of beams with flanges, design for shear
and use of shear reinforcements, serviceability limit state requirements
c. Design of reinforced concrete slabs
5 hours]
Types of slabs: one-way and two-way spanning slabs, design of reinforcements for
slabs, other design checks, composite beam slab systems, curtailment and detailing of
reinforcements
d. Design of reinforced concrete columns
[5 hours]
Types of columns, effective height of columns and end conditions, columns with uniaxial and by-axial bending, slender columns, braced and un-braced columns
e. Design of reinforced concrete column bases
[6 hours]
Different types of footing, types of loads on footings, design for bending, design for
shear, checks for cracking and anchorage, design of combined footing
f. Design of stair cases
[2 hours]
Different types of stair cases, types of loads on stair cases, design for bending, check
for shear

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2. Steel Structural design

(20 hours)

a. Introduction
[2 hours]
Steel structures and design codes, properties of structural steel, steel grades and
section types, partial safety factors and load combinations, ultimate limit state,
serviceability limit states
b. Design of axially loaded members
[4 hours]
Tension members (uses, type of sections, net and effective area, tensile capacity of
members), compression members (Uses, sections used, behavior of compression
members, section classification, effective length, compressive capacity of members)
c. Design of flexural members
[5 hours]
Uses, sections used, classification of sections, moment capacity, shear capacity,
effective length, lateral torsional buckling, bearing and buckling of the web
d. Design of a members with axial loads and moments
[4 hours]
A tension with moments, a compression member with moments, a member with
biaxial bending
e. Design of steel connections
[3 hours]
Types of connections (welded and bolted connections), shear capacity, tensile
capacity, bearing capacity of bolts, connection with tensile load, pure shear, shear
with tension, direct shear with torsion
f. Design of base plate
Size of the base plates, thickness of the base plates

[2 hours]

3. Introduction to Timber Structures and design

(06 hours)
Strength properties and working stresses of structural timbers, timber grades, treatments,
defects and remedies etc.
Introduction to simple design techniques for timber members. Wooden members as
flexural members, compressive members, tension members, combined bending and axial
members with,
Connections and joints
4. Introduction to Pre-stressed Concrete
Uses, methods of pre-stressing and losses in pre-stressed concrete

(02 hours)

5. Introduction to design of masonry structures

[4 hours]
Treatment of safe loads in masonry, limit state design, selection of different types of
section, the design process, seismic resistance masonry designs.
Design of walls, columns, masonry arch design, retaining walls, abutments and
foundations etc.

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4. References:
1. P. N. Khanna, Indian Practical Civil Engineers hand book, 18th edition
2. A M Neville and J J Brooks, Concrete Technology, International Student Edition
3. W H Mosley, J H Bungey and R Hulse, Reinforced Concrete Design, Fifth Edition
4. Reinforced Concrete - Theory & examples; T J Mac Ginley
5. Structural steel work; T J Mac Ginley.
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10

5. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 2213

Year
2
Number of Hours
120
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 120 Tutorial

Title

Civil Engineering
Construction II

Semester
Credit Hours

2
4

Practical

10

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, the students should be able to plan and design building
services for multi storey building including circulations, fire, thermal comfort, lighting
etc. and should have sound knowledge on building regulations, integration of building
services and building environmental assessment methods and acquire sound knowledge
of construction process in both building and civil engineering constructions, site
planning, site practices and modern construction techniques in civil engineering.
Module Outline:
Planning of multi story buildings, planning and design of building services, vertical and
horizontal circulation, fire safety, thermal comfort and lighting in buildings, integration
of building services, building regulations, Green buildings, building environment
assessment methods, civil engineering process.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
Field visit and submit a report on construction methods
Field classes on building analysis and service efficiency and planning,
Field visit and submit a report on construction methods and process

Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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3. Syllabus:
Section A Building Processes and Construction (38 hours)
1. Introduction to Civil engineering perspectives, Planning and design of building
services
[7 hours]
Major areas of civil engineering, opportunities, importance of planning, interfacing of civil
engineering applications in service like HVAC, fire, electrical, data, telephony, Sanitary
appliances, waste disposal systems, refuse disposal, drainage systems, hot and cold water
supply systems, plumbing work and selection of appropriate building finishes etc.
2. Plant selection and Maintenance
[6 hours]
Construction Machinery and applications & limitations, selection criteria, plant management,
plant and equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance, safety and environmental
considerations, availability and government policy, common difficulties in plant management
including HR, skills, capital investments etc.
3. Planning and design of circulations in buildings
2 hours]
Vertical movements, horizontal movements, emergency evacuation, lifting equipments
4. Fire safety in buildings
Design and selection of fire safety systems, fire resistance for service runs, fire
detectors

[2 hours]

5. Thermal comfort in buildings

Passive techniques, air-conditioning

[3 hours]

6. Lighting design of buildings

Electrical installations, distribution, day lighting

[3 hours]

7. Planning of multi storey buildings

Construction, buildability Including Facilities and finishes etc.

[3 hours]

8. Integration of building services Fire detection and protection, lifts, lightening protection,
telephones, CCTV, MATV, internet connections, HVAC, plumbing
[3 hours]
9. Building regulations
Planning and building requirements

[4 hours]

10. Green buildings and systems

[2 hours]

11. Building environment assessment methods (BEAM)

[2 hours]

12. Construction materials

[4 hours]
Reinforced steel (mild, tore and high yield steels) manufacturing processes, properties, section
available, ordering, production of aggregates and types, rubble work, production of clay
bricks, cement-sand blocks, soil-cement blocks and their types, brick laying methods,
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production of cement and types, cement-sand aggregate ratios used in construction, timber,
construction materials requirements for each type of work etc.

Section B Heavy Civil Engineering Construction Processes and

Techniques
1. Construction techniques in Heavy Civil Engineering projects
[48 hours]
1. Construction techniques for building, High-rise building construction and special
considerations as earth quakes, winds etc.,
2. Embankments, playgrounds, soil transport, grading, and compaction,
3. Pipe laying in trenches, drainage works,
4. Tunneling works and rock blasting,
5. Irrigation structures and systems,
6. Air port and sea port construction and processes, offshore structures,
7. Power generation project, roads and bridges, (Hydro, thermal, wind, nuclear, sea wave
etc.), Water supply and sewer treatment plant construction and process,
8. Road works, bridge works,
9. Pilling works and testing (Static, dynamic, integrity, sonic logging etc.)
10. Form work systems for concreting, R/F systems, special concretes etc.
11. Scaffolding and False works
12. Safety and environmental aspects Etc.

Section C- Natural Disasters and Mitigation Processes

(24 hrs)

1. Introduction to natural disaster

[6 hours]
Natural disasters their types and nature of occurrence; Level of prediction; time and
place; Concept of vulnerability and how to avoid it; Concept of risk and methods of
assessing it.
2. Mitigation techniques
[12 hours]
What is mitigation? ; Identifying a technique for a disaster; Preparedness as mitigation tool;
Evacuation; Engineering principals, Sociological aspects and presently available evacuation
models; Broad overview of other mitigation techniques.
3. Experiences from other countries
Case studies from various countries; possible application to Sri Lanka.

[6 hours]

4. References:
1. David Chadderton, Building Services Engineering, Spon Press
2. Fred Hall, Building Services and Equipment: vol. 2, Longman
3. MTR Jayasinghe, Loadbearing brickwork Construction for Sri Lanka, STRAD
Consultants, Sri Lanka. 1997.
4. MTR Jayasinghe, Energy efficient houses for tropical climates, MacBolon Polymer, Sri
Lanka. 2003.
5.
Harris, F. Modern Construction and Ground Engineering Equipment and Methods 2nd
Edition. (Longman, 1994)
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6. Holmes, R . Introduction to Civil Engineering Construction 3rd Edition. (College of

Estate Management, 1995)
7. Tomlinson, M. Foundation Design and Construction 6th Edition. (Addison-Wesley,
1995)
8. Warren, D. Civil Engineering Construction. (Palgrave Macmillan, 1996)
Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

5. Schedule of Lectures
(To be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 2214

Year
2
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 18
Tutorial 2

Title

Advanced Engineering
Surveying

Semester
Credit Hours

2
2

Practical

10

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make students understand the advanced principles, theory and concept of
field surveying. Gives students the insight to deal with surveying work such as preparing maps,
identifying possible routes for highways using aerial photographs, identifying shortest path
between two earth stations, determination of latitude and longitude of a point on the earth surface
etc.

Module Outline:
Key areas of study involes: Aerial and terrestrial photogrammetry, stereoscopic observation, time
systems, GPS and GIS, spherical trigonometry, EDM, sensing
Prerequisite: CE 1130, CE1204 and

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment:
2 tutorials,
Practicals using total Stations,
Site visit
Mode of Assessment:
Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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2. Syllabus:
1. Aerial photogrammetry
[2 hours]
Introduction to areal photogrammetry and its fundamentals and its application, new trends.
2. Terrestrial photogrammetry

[3 hours]

3. Electronic distance measurements

Introduction to EDM instruments and method of observations, errors in EDM
observations and methods to corrections

[3 hours]

4. Stereoscopic observation

[2 hours]

5. Field astronomy

[2 hours]

6 Spherical trigonometry
[2 hours]
Introduction to important theories such as Napiers rule, Cos and Sin rule etc and practical
applications
7. Introduction to global positioning system
Introduction to GPS, methods of observations and engineering usage, new trends.

4 hours]

3. References:
1. Bannister, Stanley Raymond and Raymond Baker (1998), Surveying, 7th Edition.
Longman.
2. James M. Anderson and Edward M.Mikhail (2000), Surveying: Theory and
Practice, International Editions. The McGraw - Hill Companies, Inc

Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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4. Schedule of Lectures:
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number
CE 2215
Year
2
Number of Hours
90
Hours Per Week: 4 hrs
Theory 60
Tutorial 6 Hrs
hrs
Day /Time/Hall

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

Hrs
24

Structural Analysis
2
4
Filed
Visits(Other)

1. Learning Outcomes:
The students will be able to identify different types of loads and load combinations acting
on structures, different types of structural elements based on the governing forces acting
on the elements. In addition, the students will be able to analyze basic structural elements;
columns, beams, truss elements, frames and spring subjected to different loadings and
different support conditions, using various elementary theories of structural analysis.
Module Outline:
Analysis of struts and columns, energy theorems, three moment theorem, slope deflection
method, moment distribution method, Spring analysis, reciprocal theorems, arches,
suspension bridges, theories of failure, plastic theory for design of structures
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
a) Strut test apparatus
b) Portal frame analysis etc.
c) Arching action
d) Concrete tests
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total number of hours = 60 hrs (Theory) and 24 hrs
(Practicals)]
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3. Syllabus:
1. Introduction
[4 hours]
Introduction to basic structural elements, basic forms of structures, types of loads and
combinations, analysis procedures, expressions used in structural analysis.
2. Analysis of struts and columns
[4 hours]
Analysis of short column, maximum and minimum stresses, core of a section, analysis of
real and Ideal struts, Eulers buckling loads for struts with different end conditions,
eccentrically loaded struts.
3. Energy theorems
[6 hours]
Status of equilibrium; strain energy due to axial, bending, torsional and shear effects, total
potential energy, principle of virtual works, Castiglianos theorems and complementary
energy theorem, analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures using energy
theorems.
4. Slope deflection method
[4 hours]
Slope deflection equations and analysis steps, applications in beams and plane frames
subjected to various loading and support settlements, support rotations and sway, bending
moment diagrams.
5. Three moment theorem
[6 hours]
Three moment equation, analysis of continuous beams subjected to various loadings,
bending moment diagrams.
6. Moment Distribution Method
[6 hours]
Stiffness of elements, distribution factors, carryover factors, fixed end and carryover
moments, moment distribution procedures, applications in beams and frames subjected to
various loadings.
7. Analysis of springs
Analysis of helical springs; Analysis of leaf springs

[4 hours]

8. Analysis of trusses
[5 hours]
Types and use of trusses, method of joints, method of section, zero force members
9. Arches
[5 hours]
Type of arches, profile of parabolic arch, analysis of three hinged and two hinged arches
subjected to various loadings, temperature effects on arches, bending moment, axial thrust
and radial shear in arches
10. Suspension bridges
[4 hours]
Main features of a suspension bridge, properties of suspension cables, analysis of cables,
anchorage of cables and support systems, analysis of three hinged and two hinged stiffened
girders
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11. Theories of failure

[4 hours]
Elastic and plastic behaviours, maximum principal stress theory, maximum shear stress
theory, maximum shear strain theory, plastic bending of beams and shape factor
12. Plastic theory for design of structures
[6 hours]
Stressstrain relationship of materials and loaddeflection relationship of structures, basic
theorems of plastic collapse, plastic behaviour and collapse mechanisms of beams, plastic
behaviour and collapse mechanisms of portal frames, yield line theory etc.
13. Introduction to Structural Dynamics and its applications and considerations in SL
(2 hours)

4. References:
1. S. P. Gupta, G. S. Pandit and R. Gupta (1999), Theory of Structures (Vol. II), McGraw Hill.
2. Andrew Pytel and F. L. Singer (1997), Strength of Materials, Harper Collins.
3. P. Bhatt and H. M. Nelson (1999), Structures A revision of Structure, Longman.
4. D. A. Dadeppo (1999), Introduction to Structural Mechanics and Analysis, Prentice Hall.
5. M. S. Williams and J. D. Todd (2000), Structures - Theory and Analysis, Macmillan.

Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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5. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to the
Week

Topic

Hours

Resource
Person/Lecturer

Remarks

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam
students on the day of commencement of the module):

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IT3104
CE3117
CE3118
CE3119
CE3120

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Code
CE3221
CE3222
CE 3223
CE 3224
CE3225

Third Year

2
3
4
5
6

Code
1 EN3105

Third Year

Curriculum

Semester I

Highway and Railway Engineering (Optional)

Foundation Engineering
Water Supply & Waste Treatment (Optional)
Environmental Engineering
Buildings and Structures (Optional)
PROJECT
Industrial Training

Semester II

Title
Essentials of Professional
Communication Skills
Information Technology III
Concrete Technology
Management of Civil Engineering Construction
Measurements and Estimation
Materials Engineering
45

Weekly
T P
1
2

None
GPA
GPA
Credits Credits

None
GPA
GPA
Credits Credits

Weekly
Remarks
L T P
C
3 1
60
4
C
4
60
4
C
3 1
60
4
C
4
60
4
C
3 1
60
4
C
10
C
10
Total Hours
300 17 3 0
40
Total Hours per week
20
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

75 2
3
3
C,E,M
C
4
60 2 1 1
C
1
4
120 7
C
4
60 4
C
2
30 2
Total Hours
390 18 1 7
17
Total Hours per week
26
Credits per Semester

Remarks
C,E,M

Total
Hours

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

40

19

Remarks

Remarks

SLIATE

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING
EN 3105

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

Title

Third Year
45

Hours Per Week:

Theory 01
Tutorial

Semester
Credit
Hours
Practical

02

Essentials of Professional
Communication Skills
01
02
GPA
None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate following skills in a professional environment and
become effective communicators.

Interviewing (employment, counseling, appraisal)

Interpersonal relationships (problem solving, listening, negotiating, etc.)
Group work (problem solving, meeting management, leadership)
Literature survey, research methods, strategies.
Presentational speaking (to train, explain, and persuade)

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 01 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 01 hour(s)
duration and an oral examination of 40 min duration.
Continuous Assessment
20%
Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical(s)
Project(s)
Any other(attendance)

Mid
Term(s)
15%

End Semester
Exam
Written
Oral
20%
35%

10%
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Syllabus
1. Basic Concepts and Communication Systems, Nature of Communication definitions
and variables
(02 Hour)
2. Interviewing Principles, Employment Interviewing, Language and listening,
Negotiating and Problem Solving
(10 Hours)
3. Group Communication, Communication Competence in Groups/Teams, Group
Development, Developing Group Climate, Roles and Leadership in Groups/Teams,
Developing Effective Teams, Conflict Management in Groups/Teams Conflict
Management in Groups/Teams, Online Groups/Teams: Electronic Meetings (12 Hours)

4. Asking questions, research questions & hypotheses, Finding, reading & using research,
Observing and measuring variables, Introduce Literature Search, Searching strategies.
(08 Hours)
5. Agenda Setting, Delivering an Effective Presentation Presentational Speaking,
Proposal presentations
(04 Hours)
6. Anxiety/Uncertainty Management and Face Negotiation, Persuasive Speaking
(04 Hours)
7. Public Speaking Activity, Community Service Project Presentations

(06 Hours)

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1. Adler, R. and Elmhorst, J. (2004), Communicating at Work: Principles and
Practices for Business and the Professions, eight edition, New York: McGraw-Hill.
2. Griffin, E. (2003). A first look at communication theory (5th ed.). Boston: McGrawHill.
3. Reinard, J. C. (2001). Introduction to communication research (3rd ed.). Boston:
McGraw-Hill.
4. Rothwell, J.D. (2004) In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups and
Teams, fifth edition, Belmont, Ca: Thomson/Wadsworth.
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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
IT3104

Module Number
Year
Number of Hours

Third Year
75

Hours Per Week:

Theory 02
Tutorial

Title

Information Technology III

Semester
Credit
Hours

01
03

Practical

03

GPA

None GPA

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

Learning Outcomes
Aim of this module is to give common ideas of PC Networks and Internet, Database
systems, Implementation of database Systems and World Wide Web based information
systems

Method of Assessment
Acquisition of the knowledge and skills will be assessed continuously through quizzes,
take home assignments, reports produced on laboratory practical classes, projects and
mid term and end semester examination.
Mid terms are closed/open book written examinations of 03 hour duration.
End Semester Examination is a closed/open book written examination of 03 hour
duration.
Continuous Assessment

Quiz(s)
Take Home Assignment(s)
Practical (Language Lab)
Project(s)
Any other (Attendance)

Mid
Semester
Exam
20%

10%
10%
10%

End Semester
Exam
40%

10%

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Syllabus
1. Introduction to PC Networks and Internet
Introduction to a PC Network, Types of networks, Network based applications and
advantages of networks, Hardware requirements and software requirements. Internet its
resources.
2. Database systems
The principles of database design and implementation, methods for modeling
information systems including diagramming conventions Yourdon/SSADM utilizing
data flow diagrams (DFD) to show process modeling, entity relationship (ER) diagrams,
Unified Modelling Language (UML
3. Implementation of database Systems

compare and evaluate different approaches, utilize relational modeling and data
analysis, functional dependency theory and normalization, Boyce Codd Normal
Form rule to a relational data set, mapping an ER model to form a relational data
set (Schema), coding a schema in SQL, indexes, keys and clusters, entity and referential
integrity

Data centered approach with the file based approach, data integrity and quality control,
transaction processing, use a data dictionary, data independence and physical views of
data, distributed information systems and database architectures, understand relational
calculus and algebra, understand theoretical foundations of SQL, the operators available
in single and multiple (Join) table queries use embedded SQL
4.

analyze and evaluate world wide web based information systems

www based information systems, comparison of different client server architectures,
apply www access to databases through techniques such as cgi scripts and HTML,
interactive graphical tools (applets) and the choice of tools for web enabled information
processing, effective implementation, evaluation and testing of systems

Recommended Textbooks/Reading
1.
2.
3.
4.

Introduction to Database Systems

Data Analysis for Database Design
Using the World Wide Web
Information Technology; A practical course,

Date Addison-Wesley
Howe Oxford University Press
D A Wa ll
Harriet.Hraper

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Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Hours

Lecturer Resource
Person/

Remarks

End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number
CE 3117
Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 44
Tutorial 6

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

Concrete Technology
1
4
Filed
Visits(Other)

Site visit

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

The students will be able to understand concrete as a major construction material and its
properties, material properties of concrete, its quality and varieties concrete
deterioration, workmanship, defects and prevention methods and brief introduction on
new concrete technologies including precast concrete.
Module Outline:
Concreting constituent materials, material properties of concrete, concrete deterioration,
workmanship, defects and prevention, fire resistance of concrete, fiber reinforced
concrete, formwork for concrete construction.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Two tutorials (each carries equal marks)
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
a) Concrete mix designs
b) Cube testing
c) Slump test
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
Assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total number of hours=26]

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Syllabus:
1. Material
[6 hours]
OPC and other Cement types and properties, introduction to manufacturing techniques,
fly ash, aggregates, admixtures, reinforcing steel, admixture, latest materials like offshore
sea sand, manufactured sand, pit sands and their properties and considerations etc.
2. Material Properties
[5 hours]
Compressive strength, shear strength, flexural strength, Youngs modulus and Poissons
ratio, absorption desorption, fatigue resistance, shrinkage, creep
3. Concrete Deterioration
[5 hours]
Alkali-silica reaction, sulphate attack, chloride attack, bad workmanship etc. and its
causes etc.
4. Workmanship and Handling
[4 hours]
Problems associated with concrete placing in difficult situations, reinforcement placing,
vibration, handling formwork, latest technologies in concrete industry (environmental
friendly, light weight, special concretes) etc.
5. Defects and prevention
[4 hours]
Importance of maintenance for concrete structures, possible defects and counters
measures
6. Fire resistance of concrete
hours]
Design aspects and practical controls, structural and durability importance etc.

[2

7. Concrete mix designs and testing

[6 hour]
Design aspects, usage and assumptions of properties, practical approaches and controls,
destructive and nondestructive tests, advantages and disadvantages, introduction to sonic
and other latest technologies in testing.
8. Fiber reinforced concrete
Importance and properties, selections and cost implications

[2 hour]

9. Techniques for concrete construction

[10 hour]
Different types of concretes and properties, light weight concrete, Latest technologies in
formwork, proprietary systems and comparison & contrast with the conventional
systems, Evaluations on technical and cost advantages and disadvantages, latest vs
conventional scaffolding systems, Precast concreting technologies, introduction to
different pre-stressing techniques and components, curing etc.
10. Laboratory work
a) Concrete mix designs
b) Cube testing
c) Slump test etc.

[6 hours]

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References:
1. Neville, A.M. (1996), Properties of Concrete, Fourth and Final Edition, John Wiley
and Sons, Inc, Malaysia.
2. Popovics, S. (1992), Concrete Materials: Properties, Specifications and Testing, Noyes
Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey.
3. MacGregor, J.G., (1996), Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design, Third Edition,
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

Schedule of Lectures (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic
Hours
Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 3118

Year
3
Number of Hours
120
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 110 Tutorial
hrs
Day /Time/Hall

Title

Management of Civil
Engineering
Construction

Semester
Credit Hours

1
4

Group
Assignment

10
hrs

Filed
Visits(Other)

1. Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the students will be able to: understand basic principles of
management and develop managerial and decision making skills, possess understanding in
construction planning, site management with safety and environment considerations, handle
resources in an appropriate manner.
Module Outline:
Introduction to construction planning, planning techniques, managing resources for
construction work, financial planning and advanced project management
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Group assignment on practical application
b) Project planning using MS project software
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
None
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total Number of hours = 120]

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3. Syllabus:
1. Practice of construction management
(04 hours)
Concepts and practice: definition of construction management, historical developments of
construction management, comparison with construction/project management in other
industries. Advantages and disadvantages of project management in practice,
2. Qualities of a better project manager
(02 hours)
Identification of key requirements: managerial skills, technical knowledge and abilities, personality
and psychological factors, leadership, delegation, negotiation, decision-making and clarity of
thinking, education and training for project managers, interaction and interfacing of internal
teams, suppliers, sub contractors and external consultants and client.
3. Duties and responsibilities
(04 hours)
Identification of the clients main objectives: understanding the clients brief, appointing the design
team, involvement with the main contractor, reports and recommendations, Design process
management: co-ordination and control during construction on site contractual relationships of
the project manager, powers, responsibilities, authority and accountability, fees
4 .Clients objectives
(02 hours)
Objectives: the methods used to improve productivity and performance in terms of meeting the
clients objectives in development and construction, Time: management and control, Cost:
predictions, certainty and risk, Standards and quality: improving standards and achieving quality
in building, getting it right first time, Communication: information management and
communication systems, Client influence: Clients Charter and influence on performance, value
for money and best practice
5 .Manage a changing industry by adding value
(06 hours)
Change: factors that affect the ways in which the project management process can manage a
changing industry. Change management in the construction industry. Evaluating change and
developing best practices and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), culture of construction
best practice, Respect for People. Performance indicators: benchmarking project management
against other systems and practices, use of KPIs, best practice projects, Added value: the
importance of adding value to the construction product and innovation, Productivity: doing
more for less
6. Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior
(14 hours)
Introduction to Management, Organizational Theory, Line and Staff Organization, Span of
control, Authority, Responsibility, Power and Accountability, delegation and empowerment,
motivation, staffing, monitoring, controls, power and politics etc.
7. Principals of Economics
(08 hours)
Basic Elements, Demand and Supply, Market competition, Economy of Sri Lanka
3. Financial & Cost Accounting
(12 hours)
Business transactions, Book keeping procedures, Balance Sheet, Final Accounts, Financial
Statements, Cost Components, Application of costing procedures, Depreciation, Break-Evan
analysis and its applications
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4. Introduction to Planning of Projects and techniques

(06 hours)
Network Diagrams, Critical path analysis, Gantt charts, and lines of balance method, S- curve
method
5. Construction Site Management & Safety
(06 hours)
Site Planning, Site preparation and services, safety, Site layout for materials and Equipment,
Industrial requirements, factory ordnance, environmental considerations and limitation
6. Materials Management in Constructions
(04 hours)
Organization of stores, Economic order quantity, Quality control, supply chain management,
procurement and tracking, Logistics
7. Introduction to Construction Machinery and Equipment
(08 hours)
Construction Machinery & Equipment, Handling of Machinery and equipment, Maintenance
of Machinery & Equipment, plant and equipment histogram
8. Introduction to Human Resources Management
Job Analysis, Performance standards, incentive schemes, Labour regulations

(02 hours)

9. Construction Contracts
Formation of contracts, Conditions of contracts, Termination of contracts

(04 hours)

10. Project feasibility studies

Feasibility reports, activity involved
.
11. Managing Resources for construction work
Preparation of resource histogram and leveled histogram
12. Cash-flow forecasts
Value of work, cash in and out, relevant conditions of contract

[5 hours]
[4 hours]
[6hours]

13. Advanced project management

[4 hours]
Time cost optimization, scheduling, monitoring, progress and cost control, resource leveling,
Procurement tracking etc.
14. Group assignment using MS project

[10 hours]

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4. References:
1. Construction planning and Technology by Rajiv Gupta
2. Construction Management and Accounts by V.N. Vazirani & S.P Chandola
3. Construction Productivity Management by P.O. Olomolaiye, A.K.W. Jayawardane, and F.C.
Harris
4. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering (Theory & Practice) 24th Edition by B.N. Dutta
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

5. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 3119

Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 60
Tutorial -

Title

Measurements &
Estimation

Semester
Credit Hours

1
4

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This unit provides the learner with a fundamental understanding and application of
tendering procedures and the principles and methods of estimating, which form an integral
part of the tendering process.
This unit will also enable learners to develop a commercial awareness of tendering and
estimating and to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the commercial aspects of
the industry.
Module Outline:
At the end of this module the students should able to describe the information required to
produce a tender, apply the principles and techniques of estimating, analyze and apply
methods of pricing to determine and formulate an estimate for construction operation,
evaluate different tendering procedures and contractual arrangements in common use, law
and arbitration
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Preparation of BOQ and unit rate analysis
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions: none
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total Number of hours = 60]
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Syllabus:
1. Introduction
(02 hours)
Historical background to quantity surveying, Standard method of measurement of building
works, soft-wares etc.
2. Introduction to SMM of Building Work
(20 hours)
Measure from drawings with reference to specification for the following
Excavation and foundation up to DPC level including DPC
Concrete ground floors and brick paved ground floors
External and internal walls in brick and block work
Roofs- Timber pitched roofs covered with tiles or sheeting including hips and
valleys, valance boards barge boards rain water goods
Internal and external finishing to walls, floors and ceiling including decorations
Windows and doors including adjustments for opening
Reinforced concrete columns, beams and suspended slabs
Drainage works including manholes
Pluming installations- Cold water services and sanitary installations

3. Prepare Bill of Quantities

(11 hours)
Process measurements, prepare abstract and write draft B.O.Q, Write preliminary items,
Write preamble clauses, Prepare general summary, Purpose of B.O.Q and methods of
preparation, electronic bill preparation and links etc.
4. Estimation and Analysis of Rates
Analysis of unit rates for typical items in B.O.Q

(05 hours)

5. Methods of Approximate Estimating

(04 hours)
Approximate quantities, Units, Cube (cost per cu.m), Superficial (Cost per sq.m.)
6. Tender Procedures
(06 hours)
Construction Contracts ICTAD, Tendering methods, Bidding stage, Valuation and
Payments, claims, material at site claims, variations, termination, arbitration etc.
7. Principles and procedures of law (Guide Lines) - construction process (05 hours)
Law relating to the construction process: broad understanding of the workings of the
English legal system, the court system, principles of arbitration, alternative dispute resolution
(ADR) and adjudication, Common Law, Industrial Tribunals, the nature of tort, the law of
tort and its significance to the construction industry, negligence, nuisance, trespass, statutory
duties, liability, arbitration
8. Liabilities and responsibilities of parties
(03 hours)
Contract is an enforceable agreement: identification of the main parties to a contract,
description of the responsibilities of the main parties, typical contractual liabilities of the
main parties

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9. Principles and procedures of law (Guide lines) - organization and practice of a

company
(04 hours)
Law relating to the organization and practice of a company: detailed understanding of the
English legal system, company law and legal status of companies, employment law, law of
land and property, sale, purchase and rental of goods, health, safety and welfare, employer
liability, subcontractor tax requirements
References:
1. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering (Theory & Practice), B.N. Dutta.
2. Elements of Quantity Surveying; Christopher J Willis and Don Newman
3. Building Quantities Explained; Ivor H Seeley
4. Contract Practice for Quantity Surveyors; J W Ramus
5. Estimating and Tendering for Building Work; R C Smith
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

Schedule of Lectures: (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number
CE3120
Year
3
Number of Hours
30
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 26
Tutorial 4

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

Materials Engineering
1
2
Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

The purpose of this course is to give the student an overall and deep understanding of
construction materials and processes. The student will have the opportunity to expand the
studies to include materials and processes which are normally encountered by the student in
his/her work place. New construction materials also will be discussed.
Module Outline:
This course is a hands-on introduction to common construction materials such as aggregate,
asphalt and concrete and advanced industrial materials like polymers, ceramics etc. We will
examine how they are designed and manufactured, how they are used in construction, what
properties affect their performance, and how those properties are determined in the field or
laboratory.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment;
Tutorials/design assignments/computer assignments/in-class assignments:
a) Two tutorials
b) Project assignment no projects
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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3. Syllabus:
1. Concrete ingredients and Properties of Cement, types of cement, metal, sand and
alternative materials
2. Cement manufacturing, types and selections, their properties and selection criterions
3. Metal production systems with quarry facilities, jaw types and terminology of a quarry.
4. Sand extraction, alternative materials for sand, offshore sea sand, pit sand and
manufactured sand and their parameters for selection
5. Concrete admixtures and selection criteria base on properties.
6. Reinforcement, types of r/f, manufacturing process and protection against external
environment agents, special r/f types etc, structural steel, types, shapes and properties.
7. Crystal Structure
Crystal systems, Crystal lattices, Unit cells, Lattice types of metals, their detailed study,
Lattice transformation of Iron with temperature.
8. Phase Equilibrium
Definitions: Phase, Component, Degrees of freedom, One component systems, Gibb's
Phase rule, Two component systems: Alloys, solid solutions, intermetallic compounds,
Iron-Carbon phase diagram.
9. Mechanical Properties of Materials
Stress Vs. strain curves, Creep, Fatigue.
10. Electrical Properties of Materials
Conductivity, Resistivity, Conductors, Semiconductors and Insulators: Properties,
structure and bonding, band structure.
11. Thermal Properties of Material
Heat Capacity, Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity.
12. Polymers, Ceramics and Composites
Homopolymer, copolymer, Thermoplastic polymers, Thermosetting polymers,
Elastomers, Their structure and formation, Glass transition temperature, Degradation of
polymers, Structure of Ceramics, bonding and related properties, Composites : Fibre
reinforced, particle reinforced and dispersion strengthened.

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13. Treatment of Water

Impurities present in water, Removal of impurities, hard water and Soft water, Units
used to express hardness of water, Removal of hardness, Boiler types and importance of
blow down.
14. Corrosion
Difference between an electrolytic cell and an electrochemical cell, direct corrosion,
indirect corrosion, Prevention of corrosion

4. References:
1. Engineering Materials 2, An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and
2. Design, 3rd Edition, Michael Ashby & David Jones, Elsevier Ltd., 2006.
3. Construction Materials, Their Nature and Behaviour, 3rd Edition, edited by
J.M. Illston & P.L.J. Domone, Spon Press, 2004.
4. Elements of Materials Science, 6th Edition; Van Vlack (Addison Wesley)
5. Introductions to Materials Science for Engineers, 4th Edition; Shackleford (Prentice Hall
International)
6. The Science of Engineering materials; Smith (Prentice Hall International), Materials
Science and Engineering, 4th Edition; Callister (Wiley)
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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5. Schedule of Lectures: (to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module
coordinator to be distributed to the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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IT3104
CE3117
CE3118
CE3119
CE3120

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Code
CE3221
CE3222
CE 3223
CE 3224
CE3225

Third Year

2
3
4
5
6

Code
1 EN3105

Curriculum

Semester I

Highway and Railway Engineering (Optional)

Foundation Engineering
Water Supply & Waste Treatment (Optional)
Environmental Engineering
Buildings and Structures (Optional)
PROJECT
Industrial Training

Semester II

Title
Essentials of Professional
Communication Skills
Information Technology III
Concrete Technology
Management of Civil Engineering Construction
Measurements and Estimation
Materials Engineering
45

Weekly
T P
1
2

None
GPA
GPA
Credits Credits

Weekly
L T P
3 1
4
3 1
4
3 1

None
GPA
GPA
Credits Credits

Remarks
C
60
4
C
60
4
C
60
4
C
60
4
C
60
4
C
10
C
10
Total Hours
300 17 3 0
40
Total Hours per week
20
Credits per Semester

Total
Hours

75 2
3
3
C,E,M
C
4
60 2 1 1
C
1
4
120 7
C
4
60 4
C
2
30 2
Total Hours
390 18 1 7
17
Total Hours per week
26
Credits per Semester

Remarks
C,E,M

Total
Hours

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka

Higher National Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering)

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

40

19

Remarks

Remarks

SLIATE

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE3221

Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 60
Tutorial 12

Title

HIGHWAYS AND
RAILWAYS
ENGINEERING
(OPTIONAL)

Semester
Credit Hours

2
4

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall
1. Learning Outcomes:
This module is intended to teach basic engineering and operational concepts that are
relevant to transportation engineering. It provides students with knowledge of traffic
characteristics, traffic operations, analysis, procedures, and design considerations for solving
traffic, highway and railway engineering problems
Module Outline:
Introduction to transportation engineering, traffic flow theory, traffic incident analysis,
traffic control devices, traffic signals, traffic studies, introduction to urban transportation
system, and capacity and level of service concepts including railways
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
a) Three tutorials (carries equal marks)
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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3. Syllabus:
Highways Engineering
1 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND PLANNUNG
- Elements of Transportation Systems
[4hours]
- Need for Transport Planning
- Basic Elements of Transportation Planning
- Transport Planning Concepts
- Planning Goals and Objectives
- Types of Transport Plans
2 GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF HIGHWAYS
- Introduction
- Highway Classification
- Design Controls and Criteria
- Horizontal Alignment
- Vertical Alignment
- Sight Distance
- Cross-Sectional Elements
- Intersections

[4 hours]

3 EARTHWORK CALCULATIONS
- Surveys and Investigations
- Design and Drawings
- Estimates
- Earthwork Quantities

[3 hours]

4 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

- Introduction
- Basic Engineering Properties of Soil
- Classification of Soils for Highway Use
- Aggregates, Bitumen, Tar, Emulsion and Modified Binders
- Tests of Aggregates and Bituminous materials
- Sub grade course, Sub base course and Base course
- Sheet Asphalt
- Rolled Asphalt
- Mastic asphalt

[4 hours]

5 HIGHWAY PAVEMENT DESIGN

- Functions and Desirable Characteristics of Pavement
- Pavement Courses
- Pavement Types
- Comparison of Rigid and Flexible Pavements
- Fundamentals of Pavement Design
- Design of Flexible and Rigid Pavements

[4 hours]

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6 HIGHWAY DRAINAGE
- Importance of Highway Drainage
- Principles of Good Drainage
- Surface Drainage
- Sub-surface Drainage
- Importance of Cross-drainage
- Types of Cross-drainage Structures

[4 hours]

7 HIGHWAY MAINTANCE
- Need for Maintenance
- Methods of Pavement Evaluation
- Pavement Serviceability Index (PSI)
- Maintenance of Low Cost Pavement
- Maintenance of High Typed Pavement
- Overlay Design and Construction

[3 hours]

8 FUNDEMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF TRAFFIC FLOW

- Traffic Flow Elements
- Speed-Flow-Density Relationships

[2 hours]

9 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
- Introduction
- The road-traffic system
- Vehicle and traffic characteristics
- Traffic studies
- Traffic control devices
- Highway Safety

[2 hours]

Railway Engineering
1 RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
- Historical development of railways
- Role of Railways in Transportation
- Classification and Characteristics of Transportation modes
- Comparison of Railway and Highway Transportation

[2 hours]

2 RAILWAY TRACK ALIGNMENTS AND SURVEY

- Introduction
- Basic requirements of good alignment
- Factors in selection of good alignment
- Survey for Track Alignment
- Traffic Survey
- Reconnaissance, Preliminary Survey and Final location survey

[2 hours]

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3 RAILWAY TRACK
- The permanent way
- Requirements of an ideal permanent way
- Gauges in Railway track
- Railway Track cross-sections
- Coning of wheels and Tilting of Rails

[2 hours]

4 TRACTION AND TRACTIVE RESISTANCES

- Tractions on Railways
- Tractive Resistances
- Hauling capacity of a locomotive
- Tractive effort of a locomotive

[2 hours]

5 RAILS
- Introduction
- Functions of rails
- Requirements of rails
- Types of rail sections
- Selection of rails
- Length of rails
- Corrugated or Roaring rails
- Hogged Rails, Kinks in Rails and Buckling of rails
- Wear on Rails

[2 hours]

6 SLEEPERS
- Introduction
- Functions of sleepers
- Requirements of sleepers.
- Classification of sleepers
- Relative advantages and disadvantages of different types of sleepers
- Spacing of sleepers and Sleeper Density

[2 hours]

7 TRACK FITTINGS AND FASTENINGS

- Introduction
- Types of Fittings
- Fish plates
- Bearing plates
- Elastic Fastenings

[2 hours]

8 BALLAST
- Introduction
- Functions of ballast
- Requirements of good ballast
- Types of ballast
- Size and section of ballast
- Quantity of ballast

[2 hours]

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9 SUBGRADE AND EMBANKMENTS

- Definition: Sub grade, Embankment, Cutting, Level, formation
- Functions of the sub grade or Formation
- Sub-grade material and its improvement
- Slopes of Embankment
- Stability of Embankments

[3 hours]

10 POINTS AND CROSSINGS

- Introduction
- Necessity of points and crossings
- Turnout
- Points of switches
- Types of switches
- Crossings
- Sleepers at points and crossings

[2 hours]

11 STATIONS AND YARDS

- Introduction
- Site selection for a Railway station
- Requirements of a Railway station
- Classification of Railway
- Yards
- Level crossing

[2 hours]

12 SIGNALLING AND CRONTROL SYSTEMS

- Introduction
- Objects of signaling
- Classification of signals
- Control of movement of trains

[2 hours]

13 INTERLOCKING OF SIGNALS AND POINTS

- Definition
- Necessity and functions of interlocking
- Methods of interlocking

[2 hours]

14 TRACK MAINTENANCE
- Necessity of maintenance
- Maintenance of Railway track
- Signaling during maintenance work
- Speed restrictions during maintenance work
- Maintenance Tools and Equipment

[3 hours]

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4. References:
1. Paul H. Whrite, Norman J. Ashford and Robert J. Stammer, Transportation
Engineering, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York 1998
2. Institute of Transportation Engineers, (1994): Manual of Transportation Engineering
Studies.
3. Institute of Transportation Engineers, (1993): The Traffic Safety Toolbox: A Primer
on Traffic Safety. Hall Inc.
5. Ogden, K.W. and Taylor, S.Y., (1996): Traffic Engineering and Management, Monash University.
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

5. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number
CE3222
Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 2
Theory 60
Tutorial

Title
Semester
Credit Hours
Practical

Foundation Engineering
2
4
Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:
This module introduces basic principles of engineering geology and fundamentals of soil
mechanics. In addition, the students will experience how to determine basic soil
properties. And design foundations.
Module Outline:
Soil mechanics; phase relationships, classification and characteristics of soils, compaction of
soils, pore pressure, total and effective stresses, shear strength of soil, soil bearing capacity,
design of foundations
Prerequisite: None

1. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
a) Sieve analysis and hydrometer analysis
b) Atterberg limits
c) Standard Proctor compaction test and sand cone test
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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2. Syllabus:
1. ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILS
- Introduction
- Models Used in Design of Foundations
- Important Engineering Properties
- Strength of Soils
- Soil testing: SPT, Attergurge, Shear test etc.

[6 hours]

2. BEARING CAPACITY OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS

[6 hours]
- Introduction
- Basic Definitions of Ultimate Bearing Capacity, Net Ultimate Bearing Capacity, Safe
Settlement Pressure and Allowable Bearing Pressure
- Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Equation and Its Limitations
- Testing for bearing strength
3. DESIGN OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
- Types of Shallow Foundations
- Design Considerations
- Depth of Footings
- Foundation Loadings
- Design of Spread and Strap Footings
- Illustrative Examples

[6 hours]

4. DESIGN OF RAFT FOUNDATIONS

- Types of Rafts and Their Use
- Stiffness or Rigidity of Soil Structure System
- Allowable Soil Pressure for Rafts in Cohesive and Cohesion less Soils
- Illustrative Examples

[4 hours]

5. LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF PILES BY STATIC FORMULAE

- Types of Piles
- Factors Affecting Choice of Type of Piles
- Load Carrying Capacity by Various Methods
- Uplift Resistance of Piles
- Negative Skin Friction
- Comparison of Capacities of Driven and Bored Piles
- Pile testing: Static load, dynamic, integrity, sonic logging, core tests etc.
- Illustrative Examples

[6 hours]

6. SELECTION OF FOUNDATION TYPE AND BASIS FOR DESIGN

- Steps in Choosing Type of Foundation
- Bearing Capacity and Settlement
- Design Loads

[4 hours]

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7. RETAINING WALLS
- Types of Retaining Walls
- Nature and Magnitudes of Earth Pressure
- Pressure on Retaining Structures
- Design of High Retaining Walls
- Importance of Drainage of Backfill
- Illustrative Examples

[5 hours]

8. CAISSONS
- Component of Caissons
- Forces Acting on Caissons
- Design Considerations
- Bearing Capacity of Caissons
- Methods of Analysis
- Illustrative Examples

[5 hours]

9. SOIL EXPLORATION - GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF SITES

- Introduction
- Planning a Sub-Surface Exploration Programme
- Depth, Lateral Extent of Exploration and Borings for Exploration
- Methods for Sub-soil Investigation

[6 hours]

10. NEW TECHNOLOGIES

New design perspectives using software, piling techniques, testing etc.

[2 hours]

3. References:
1. J. E. Bowles (1997), Foundation Analysis and Design, McGraw Hill, New York.
2. J. P. Bardet (1997), Experimental Soil Mechanics, Prentice-Hall,
3. D. P. Coduto (2002), Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Practices,
Prentice Hall.
4. Braja M. Das (2002), Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, Thomson
Publication, Boston.
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.

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4. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to the
students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 3223

Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 60
Tutorial 10 hrs

Title

Water Supply & Waste

Treatment (OPTIONAL)

Semester
Credit Hours

2
2

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Site
Visit

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the students will be able to understand water availability
and usage of safe water, understand the nature & characteristics of wastewater and
designing of sewerage systems understand the processes in disposal of sewage.
Module Outline:
Water quality analysis and standards, water pollution control, water quality modeling,
design of a water treatment plant, wastewater collection and treatment.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
Tutorials, Designs of water supply plant and sewer treatment system
Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 20% - 30%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 10% - 20%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of
assignments and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)
Module Contents [Total number of hours =60]

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2. Syllabus:
Section I - Water Supply and Treatment
1. Introduction to Public Water Supply
Movement of water in nature
Water consumption for different purposes
Variation in demand from average
Provision for growth in population
Factors affecting per capita demand

(04 hours)

2. Sources of Water and Their Characteristics

Surface sources
Location of reservoirs and intakes
Capacity of reservoirs
Ground water sources

(06 hours)

3. Basic Water Quality Parameters of Drinking Water and Their Assessment

(06 hours)
Physical and chemical characteristics of water.
Introduction to sanitary microbiology.
Water sampling and interpretation of test results.
WHO standards for portable water.
4. Water Supply and Treatment
Natural purification in reservoirs.
Aeration
Coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation
Types of sedimentation tanks and design of sedimentation tanks.
Filtration.
Filter troubles.
Softening process.
Disinfections.

(14 hours)

5. Transmission and Distribution of Water

Distribution systems, service reservoirs and clear water reservoirs.
Types of materials used for pipes.
Types of pipe joints.
Water meters, valves and other fittings.
Loop" software for water distribution systems and its applications.

(06 hours)

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Section II - Wastewater Treatment

6. Wastewater and Combined Systems
(06 hours)
Definitions and purposes, Quantity of wastewater and storm water.
Sizes and slopes of wastewater pipes and drains
Maximum and minimum velocities of flow.
Materials and shapes of wastewater pipes, manholes, catch basins, building connections
Sewerage systems.
7. Treatment of Domestic Wastewater and Sludge Disposal Techniques (10 hours)
Characteristics of wastewater.
Introduction to wastewater treatment.
Wastewater treatment plants based on activated sludge process and trickling filter.
Low cost wastewater treatment methods in hot climates.
Soakage pits and septic tank design.
8. Introduction to Solid Waste Management
Definitions of solid wastes.
Handling and disposing of solid wastes.
Collection of solid waste.
Principles of treatment and final disposal

(02 hours)

9. Introduction to Environmental Legislation

National Environmental Act
Recommendation on Ambient Air Quality
Requirement on noise level
Standards on emission levels of wastewaters from industries.
Interim standards on vibrations

(04 hours)

10. Environmental Management Systems

Cleaner production
ISO certification

(02 hours)

3. References:
1. Water and Wastewater Technology. (SI Version); Mark. J Hammer.
2. Water Supply & Sewerage; Ernest .W. Steel
3. Environmental Engineering (Vol. 01 & 02); Santhosh Kumar
4. Water Supply & Sewerage; Steel
5. Sewerage Treatment in hot climates; Duncan Mara

Notes: 1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.
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4. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE 3224

Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 60
Tutorial -

Title

Environmental
Engineering

Semester
Credit Hours

2
4

Practical

Filed
Visits(Other)

Visit to
a site

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

Introduction waste water treatment, types of treatment plants, collection and disposal of solid
wastes, treatment on solid wastes, recycling, air quality, noise pollutions and controls, industrial
emissions and legislation pertaining to environmental protection etc.

Module Outline:
At the end of the course a student should be capable of understanding the treatment processes,
their design basics and regulations and controlling limitations of the above.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials /in-class assignments: Design a treatment plant
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
Field Visit

Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 =40%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 0%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2. End-semester examination = (60%)

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2. Syllabus:
1. Introduction to waste water treatment
[10 hours]
Introduction to chemical and biological waste treatment processes, COD, BOD and other
controlling parameters etc., types of plants.
2. Introduction to land disposal systems
[8 hours]
Collection and depositing of solid wastes, treatment of solid waste, site selection, anaerobic and
aerobic processes etc
3. Introduction to treatment of wastewater and sludge

[6 hours]

4. Introduction on air quality, regulations and mitigation processes

Emissions, limitations, regulations and social responsibility

[4 hours]

5. Introduction to Green buildings

[10 hours]
What are green buildings, Planning and design for sustainability, LEED certification, and the main
areas of concerns: site selection with minimum damage to environment, waste and storm water
disposals, sustainable material selection, energy efficiency, water efficiency and building the
environment, levels of LEED certification etc with Sri Lankan examples.
6. Introduction to Sound pollution

[5 hours]

7. Introduction to industrial pollutions

[6 hours]
Industrial emissions, world examples and repercussions, disasters and their reasons (3 examples at
least), laws and regulations etc.
8. Introduction to Project Feasibility and getting CEA clearance
hours]

[4

9. Introduction to National Environment protection legislature

[6 hours]
The pertaining acts, Role of Central Environment authority, improvements and drawbacks etc.

References:
1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering (4th edition), Davis & Cornwell, McGrawHill Series in water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Notes:
Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%

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Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):

Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
End Semester Exam

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Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
Higher National Diploma in Engineering

Civil Engineering

Module Number

CE3225

Year
3
Number of Hours
60
Hours Per Week: 4
Theory 50
Tutorial 10

Title

Buildings and Structures

Semester
Credit Hours

2
4

Practical

(OPTIONAL)

Filed
Visits(Other)

Day /Time/Hall

1. Learning Outcomes:

This module aims to make students understand planning and design of building services
including circulations, fire, thermal comfort, lighting etc. in multi-storey buildings.

Module Outline:
At the conclusion the students should be able to plan and design building services for multi
storey building including circulations, fire, thermal comfort, lighting etc.
Prerequisite: None

2. Method of Assessments:
Assignment
1. Tutorials/design assignments/:
a) One design assignments (take home)
2. Laboratory experiments/field sessions:
None.

Mode of Assessment:
1. Continuous assessment = (40%)
a) Assignments and class participation1 = 40%
b) Mid - semester evaluation = 0%
Requirement to be eligible for the end examination 50% of the marks of assignments
and class participation
2.

End-semester examination = (60%)

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3. Syllabus:
1. Introduction to multistoried building engineering

[8 hours]

2. Planning and design of building services in multi storey building

Sanitary appliances, waste disposal systems, refuse disposal, drainage systems, hot
and cold water supply systems

[8 hours]

3. Planning and design of circulations in buildings

Vertical movements, horizontal movements, emergency evacuation

[4 hours]

4. Fire safety in buildings

[4 hours]
Importance of fire, structural design inputs, selection of fire safety systems, fire resistance for
service runs, fire detectors and protections
5. Thermal comfort in buildings
Active and Passive techniques, air-conditioning

[4 hours]

6. Lighting design of buildings

[4 hours]
Importance of natural lighting, Electrical installations, distribution, day lighting methods etc.
7. Planning of multi storey buildings
Movements, facilities, easy maintenance, protections, energy efficiency etc.

[4 hours]

8. Building regulations
Planning and building requirements

[4 hours]

9. Green buildings
[10 hours]
What are green buildings, Sustainable built environment, Planning and Design for sustainability,
LEED certification, the main areas of concerns: site selection with minimum damage to
environment, waste and storm water disposals, sustainable material selection, energy efficiency, water
efficiency, and building the environment, levels of LEED certification etc with Sri Lankan examples.
10. Introduction to Skyscrapers
[10 hours]
The relevancy in Sri Lanka, the world picture, design considerations, structural types, special
systems, material and labour movements, project management, safety aspects, services, structural
dynamics, special practices, regulations and special considerations etc

4. References:
1. Building design and construction hand book McGraw-Hill, Merritt and Ricketts
2. MTR Jayasinghe, Loadbearing brickwork Construction for Sri Lanka, STRAD
Consultants, Sri Lanka. 1997.
3.MTR Jayasinghe, Energy efficient houses for tropical climates, MacBolon Polymer,
Sri Lanka. 2003.
Notes:
1 Marks for class participation should not be greater than 10%.
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5. Schedule of Lectures:
(to be prepared by the Lecture and approved by the module coordinator to be distributed to
the students on the day of commencement of the module):
Week Topic

Hours

Resource
Remarks
Person/Lecturer

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
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15
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End Semester Exam

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