GE3271-ENGINEERING PRACTICES LAB

SYLLABUS
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The main learning objective of this course is to provide hands on training to the students in:
1. Drawing pipeline plan; laying and connecting various pipe fittings used in common
household plumbing work; Sawing; planning; making joints in wood materials used in
common household woodwork.
2. Wiring various electrical joints in common household electrical wire work.
3. Welding various joints in steel plates using arc welding work; Machining various simple
processes like turning, drilling, tapping in parts; Assembling simple mechanical assembly
of common household equipment’s; Making a tray out of metal sheet using sheet metal
work.
4. Soldering and testing simple electronic circuits; Assembling and testing simple electronic
components on PCB.

GROUP-A (CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL)

PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

PLUMBING WORK:
1. Connecting various basic pipe fittings like valves, taps, coupling, unions, reducers,
elbows, and other components which are commonly used in household.
2. Preparing plumbing line sketches.
3. Laying pipe connection to the suction side of a pump
4. Laying pipe connection to the delivery side of a pump.
5. Connecting pipes of different materials: Metal, plastic and flexible pipes used in
household appliances.

WOODWORK:
 1. Sawing,
2. Planning and
3. Making joints like T-Joint, Mortise joint and Tenon joint and Dovetail joint

WOODWORK STUDY:
1. Studying joints in door panels and wooden furniture
2. Studying common industrial trusses using models.

PART II ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

1. Introduction to switches, fuses, indicators and lamps-Basic switch board wiring with
lamp, fan and three pin sockets
2. Staircase wiring
3. Fluorescent Lamp wiring with introduction to CFL and LED types.
4. Energy meter wiring and related calculations/ calibration
5. Study of Iron Box wiring and assembly
6. Study of Fan Regulator (Resistor type and electronic type using Diac/Triac/quadrac)
7. Study of emergency lamp wiring/Water heater

GROUP-B (MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONICS)

PART III MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

WELDING WORK:

1. Welding of Butt Joints, Lap Joints, and Tee Joints using arc welding.

2. Practicing gas welding.

BASIC MACHINING WORK:

1. (Simple)Turning. 2. (Simple) Drilling. 3. (Simple) Tapping.

ASSEMBLY WORK:

1. Assembling a centrifugal pump. 2. Assembling a household mixer.

3. Assembling an air conditioner.

SHEET METAL WORK:

 1. Making of a square tray

FOUNDRY WORK:

1. Demonstrating basic foundry operations.

Part IV Electronic Engineering Practices

SOLDERING WORK:

1. Soldering simple electronic circuits and checking continuity.

ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND TESTING WORK:

1. Assembling and testing electronic components on a small PCB.

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT STUDY:

1. Study an element of smart phone.

2. Assembly and dismantle of LED TV.

3. Assembly and dismantle of computer/ laptop.

COURSE OUTCOME:
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Draw pipeline plan; lay and connect various pipe fittings used in common household
plumbing work; Saw; plan; make joints in wood materials used in common household
woodwork.
2. Wire various electrical joints in common household electrical wire work.
3. Weld various joints in steel plates using arc welding work; Machine various simple
processes like turning, drilling, tapping in parts; Assemble simple mechanical assembly
of common household equipment’s; Make a tray out of metal sheet using sheet metal
work.
4. Solder and test simple electronic circuits; Assemble and test simple electronic
components on PCB.
 GE3271-ENGINEERING PRACTICES LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

WELDING WORK:
1. Butt Joints, 2. Lap Joints, and 3. Tee Joints using arc welding.
BASIC MACHINING WORK:
1. (Simple) Turning. 2. (Simple) Drilling. 3. (Simple) Tapping.
ASSEMBLY WORK:
1. Assembling a centrifugal pump. 2. Assembling a household mixer.
3. Assembling an air conditioner.
SHEET METAL WORK:
1. Making of a square tray
FOUNDRY WORK:
1. Demonstrating basic foundry operations.

CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICES

PLUMBING WORK:
1. Connecting various basic pipe fittings like valves, taps, coupling, unions, reducers,
elbows and other components which are commonly used in household.
2. Preparing plumbing line sketches.
3. Laying pipe connection to the suction side of a pump
4. Laying pipe connection to the delivery side of a pump.
5. Connecting pipes of different materials: Metal, plastic and flexible pipes used in
household appliances.
WOODWORK:
1. Sawing, 2. Planning 3. T-Joint, 4. Mortise joint and Tenon joint 5. Dovetail joint
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GE3271-ENGINEERING PRACTICES
DO’S

 Wear uniform, shoes & safety glasses

 Please follow instructions precisely as instructed by your supervisor.
 If any part of the equipment fails while being used, report it immediately to your
supervisor.
 Students should come with thorough preparation for the experiment to be conducted.
 Students will not be permitted to attend the laboratory unless they bring the practical
record fully completed in all respects pertaining to the experiment conducted in the
previous class.
 Practical record should be neatly maintained.
 Students should obtain the signature of the staff-in-charge in the observation book after
completing each experiment.
 Theory regarding each experiment should be written in the practical record before
procedure in your own words.

DONT’S
 Do not touch hot workpiece.
 Do not start the experiment unless your setup is verified & approved by your supervisor.
 Do not leave the experiments unattended while in progress.
 Do not crowd around the equipment’s & run inside the laboratory.
 Don’t wear rings, watches, bracelets, or other jewelry.
 Don’t wear neck ties or loose turn clothing of any kind.
 Do not eat or drink inside labs.
 Do not wander around the lab and distract other students.
 Do not use any machine that smokes, sparks, or appears defective.
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CE3481- FLUID MACHINERY LABORATORY
DO’s

 Be familiar with your lab assignment before you come to lab. Follow all written and verbal
instructions carefully. Observe the safety alerts in the laboratory directions. If you do not
understand a direction or part of a procedure, ask the teacher before proceeding.

 Always perform the experiment or work precisely as directed by teacher/instructor.

 Don’t forget to bring calculator, graph sheet and other accessories when you come to lab.

 Before performing experiment read instrument manual carefully.

 Students must stay away from the yellow strip marked around the machines/apparatus while
the machine is running.

 Leave the lab cleaner than you found it.

DON’Ts
 In the absence of instructor, no student shall be allowed to work in the laboratory.

 Absolutely no running, practical jokes or horseplay is allowed in the laboratories.

 The use of personal audio or video equipment is prohibited in the laboratory.

 The performance of unauthorized experiments is strictly forbidden.

 Do not play with valves, screws, and nuts of any apparatus.

 Shoes must cover the entire foot. Open toed shoes and sandals are inappropriate footwear in
laboratories.

 Make sure that all equipment is clean and returned to its original place.

 Don’t use mobile phones during lab hours.

 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CE3481 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND FLUID MACHINERY

LABORATORY

Syllabus
COURSE OBJECTIVE:

1. To study the mechanical properties of metals, wood, and spring by testing in laboratory.

2. To verify the principles studied in fluid mechanics and machinery theory by performing experiments in
laboratory.

UNIT – I STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Tension test on mild steel rod

2. Torsion test on mild steel rod

3. Hardness test on metal (Rockwell and Brinell Hardness)

4. Compression test on helical spring 5. Deflection test on carriage spring

UNIT – II FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINES LABORATORY

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. (a) Determination of coefficient of discharge of a venturi meter

(b) Determination of friction factor for flow through pipes

2. (a) Determination of metacentric height

(b) Determination of forces due to impact of jet on a fixed plate

3. Characteristics of centrifugal pumps

4. Characteristics of reciprocating pump

5. Characteristics of Pelton wheel turbine

OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to

1. Determine the tensile, torsion and hardness properties of metals by testing

2. Determine the stiffness properties of helical and carriage spring

3. Apply the conservation laws to determine the coefficient of discharge of a venturi meter and finding the
friction factor of given pipe

4. Apply the fluid static and momentum principles to determine the metacentric height and forces due to
impact of jet

5. Determine the performance characteristics of turbine, rotodynamic pump and positive displacement
pump
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME3382 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
DO’S

 Wear uniform, shoes & safety glasses

 Please follow instructions precisely as instructed by your supervisor.
 If any part of the equipment fails while being used, report it immediately to your
supervisor.
 Students should come with thorough preparation for the experiment to be conducted.
 Students will not be permitted to attend the laboratory unless they bring the practical
record fully completed in all respects pertaining to the experiment conducted in the
previous class.
 Practical record should be neatly maintained.
 Students should obtain the signature of the staff-in-charge in the observation book after
completing each experiment.
 Theory regarding each experiment should be written in the practical record before
procedure in your own words.

DONT’S
 Do not touch hot workpiece.
 Do not start the experiment unless your setup is verified & approved by your supervisor.
 Do not leave the experiments unattended while in progress.
 Do not crowd around the equipment’s & run inside the laboratory.
 Don’t wear rings, watches, bracelets, or other jewelry.
 Don’t wear neck ties or loose turn clothing of any kind.
 Do not eat or drink inside labs.
 Do not wander around the lab and distract other students.
 Do not use any machine that smokes, sparks, or appears defective.
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME3382 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS
1. Fabricating simple structural shapes using Gas Metal Arc Welding machine.
2. Preparing green sand moulds with cast patterns.
3. Taper Turning and Eccentric Turning on circular parts using lathe machine.
4. Knurling, external and internal thread cutting on circular parts using lathe machine.
5. Shaping – Square and Hexagonal Heads on circular parts using shaper machine.
6. Drilling and Reaming using vertical drilling machine.
7. Milling contours on plates using vertical milling machine.
8. Cutting spur and helical gear using milling machine.
9. Generating gears using gear hobbing machine.
10. Generating gears using gear shaping machine.
11. Grinding components using cylindrical and centerless grinding machine.
12. Grinding components using surface grinding machine.
13. Cutting force calculation using dynamometer in milling machine
14. Cutting force calculation using dynamometer in lathe machine
 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME3381 – COMPUTER AIDED MACHINE DRAWING

AIM OF OBJECTIVES:

 To acquaint the skills and practical experience in handling 2D drafting and 3D modeling
software systems, standard drawing practices using fits and tolerances.
 To prepare assembly drawings both manually and using standard CAD packages.
 To Prepare standard drawing layout for modeled parts, assemblies with BoM.

PART I: DRAWING STANDARDS & FITS AND TOLERANCES

Code of practice for Engineering Drawing, BIS specifications – Welding symbols, riveted joints,
keys, fasteners – Reference to handbook for the selection of standard components like bolts,
nuts, screws, keys, etc. – Limits, Fits – Tolerancing of individual dimensions IS919-
Specification of Fits – Preparation of production drawings and reading of part and assembly
drawings, basic principles of Geometric Dimensioning &Tolerancing.

PART II: 2D DRAFTING

Drawing, Editing, Dimensioning, Layering, Hatching, Block, Array, Detailing, Detailed

Drawing.

1. Bearings – Bush Bearing,

2. Valves – Safety and Non-return Valves.
3. Couplings – Flange, Oldham’s, Muff, Gear couplings.
4. Joints – Universal, Knuckle, Gib& Cotter, Strap, Sleeve &Cotter joints.
5. Engine parts – Piston, Connecting Rod, Crosshead (vertical and horizontal), Stuffing box,
multi-plate clutch.
6. Machine Components – Screw Jack, Machine Vice, LatheTail Stock, Lathe Chuck,
Plummer Block, Vane and Gear pumps.