3rd sem syllabus - Proposed
3rd sem syllabus - Proposed
Semester - III
Course Scheme
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
Unit- 1
Sociology:
Origin and Development; Nature, Scope and Significance; Founders of Sociol-
ogy; Sociological Perspectives
Unit-2
Basic Concepts:
Society, Community, Social Structure, Status and Role; Culture, Norms and
Values, Socialization; social stratification, Groups- Types of group, Social
organisations; Social control; Deviance, Social change, Social protests, Social
movements
Unit-4
Social Problems- definition and characteristics:
Corruption, Unemployment, Poverty
Unit- 5
Sociology of Science and Technology: Society and Technology: Technol-
ogy and Development, The Social Construction of Technology, Technology and
Social Relations, Social responsibilities of scientists and technocrats, Gender
and Technology
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1. Giddens, Anthony (2013): Sociology (seventh edition), Cambridge,
Polity Press
VII Text/References 5. Inkeles, Alex (1987): What is Sociology? New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of
India
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
4. Churchill, R.V., and Brown, J.W., Fourier series and boundary value
Problems, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
Course contents:
Unit-I: Introduction
Introduction to engineering mechanics, assumptions, methods of analysis-
scalars and vectors, Force system-coplanar and non-coplanar forces, colinear-
non-colinear forces, concurrent forces, nonconcurrent forces, moment of force
and couple, free body diagram.
Unit-IV: Motion
Introduction to dynamics-kinematics and kinetics, Rectilinear motion:
Determination of position, distance travelled, uniform motion, effect of
increasing/decreasing velocity/acceleration, motion under gravity, relative mo-
tion,Curvilinear motion: Resolution of velocity and acceleration, tangential
and normal components, radius of curvature, radial and transverse
components of acceleration, Projectile Motion: Independence of horizontal
and vertical motion, properties of projectile motion, projectile on inclined
surfaces.
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Textbooks:
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
GPS survey: Principles, errors, DGPS, DOP, GPS survey Methods and
plans
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Practical:
2. Study of various instrument used in chain and tape surveying and their
uses.
3. To measure the distance between two points on a level ground using chain
and tape.
6. Taking the levels of various points with Single setup, booking in a level
field book.
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
Construction Materials:
Bricks: Classification, Requirement of good bricks, Manufacturing of clay
bricks, Sustainable bricks, Tests on bricks: Dimension, Compressive strength,
Water absorption, Efflorescence and Warpage
Steel: Types of steel: Reinforcement steel and rolled steel sections, Stress-
strain behaviour, Properties of steel: Unit weight, Tensile strength, Modulus of
elasticity, Shear modulus, Poisson’s ratio, Coefficient of linear thermal
expansion; Different shapes and arrangement
Other construction materials: Stone, Timber, Fly ash, Stabilized Mud, Glass,
Geosynthetics etc.
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Laboratory Experiments (As per Indian Standard codes):
1. Bricks:
a. Compressive strength of bricks
b. Water absorption of bricks
c. Dimensions and efflorescence of bricks
2. Cement:
a. Consistency of cement
b. Setting times of cement
c. Surface area of cement (Blaine’s)
d. Sieve Analysis
e. Strength test on cement
3. Aggregates
a. Particle Size Distribution of Coarse and Fine Aggregates
b. Water absorption of coarse and fine aggregates
c. Elongation and Flakiness index
d. Specific gravity of coarse and fine aggregates
e. Impact test on aggregates
f. Abrasion test on aggregates
2. Concrete
a. Slump Cone Test
b. Compaction Factor Test
c. Flow Test
d. Compressive strength
e. Split tension strength
f. Flexure strength test
3. Steel
a. Tensile strength of steel
b. Dimension, cross sectional area and unit weight of steel
4. Bitumen
a. Penetration test on bitumen
b. Ductility test on bitumen
c. Softening point test on bitumen
d. Viscosity test on bitumen
e. Flash point and fire point test on bitumen
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1. Peter A. Claisse, Civil Engineering Materials, Butterworth-Heinemann
Publications, Elsevier
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Civil Engineering Department
Semester : III
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1. Building Drawing with an Integrated Approach to Build Environment
by M. G. Shah, C. M. Kale, S. Y. Patki (Tata McGraw-Hill Education)
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