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1 CED401 Engineering Fundamentals

Unit code CED 401
Unit title Engineering Fundamentals
Credit points: 12
Course Coordinator: TBA
Tutor(s) TBA
Lecture 4 hours per week
Tutorials: 1 hour per week
Self-directed learning 5 hours per week
Prerequisite: Minimum Entry Requirement
Recognition of prior
learning can be granted  Portfolio of evidence, to be reviewed by Head of School and
if you have recently program leader
completed:

1.0 Course Description

Engineering technicians are expected to work in a diverse range of fields of engineering,
where material properties and their behaviour play an important role. In the field of
electronics, properties of metals, insulators, and semiconductors must be known together with
optical properties. In construction industry, engineering technician should aware of
characteristics of materials before use them in construction. When structures are built,
maintenance procedures will require knowledge of corrosion. This course provides required
knowledge in the sciences of chemistry and physics for an engineering technician.

1.1 Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, engineering fundamentals to
wide range of problem engineering. (DA 1 Engineering Knowledge)
2. Deal effectively with engineering science problems using different methods of
analysis specific to their field of activity. (DA 2 Problem Analysis)

 Identifies relevant constraints and requirements and sets out an accurate

description of the problem.
 Apply the basic applied-mathematical tools that support engineering science
established diagnostic processes and methods to define engineering problems
3. Apply appropriate techniques in engineering science, and usage of laboratory
equipment’s in well-defined engineering problems, with an awareness of the
limitations. (DA 5 Modern tool usage)
 Practice the range of laboratory equipment, their function and usage,
equipment including consideration of the limitation of the laboratory
equipment’s available

2.0 Resources
1. Callister, W. D. and Rethwisch, D. G., Materials science and Engineering: An
introduction, Latest Edition
2. Brown, L. S., and Holme, T. A., Chemistry for Engineering Students, Latest Edition.
3. Serway, Jewett, Wilson and Wilson; Physics Vol 1 and 2; 1st; Cengage Learning,
2013.
4. Halliday & Resnick.,2011,Fundamentals of Physics, 9th Edition, John Wiley& sons
5. Dutt, Prasad & Deo, 2009, Physics Laboratory Manual, SAS.
6. Durka, Frank: Morgan, W: Williams, D.T. (1980). Structural Mechanics (ELBS
Edition), Longman Group Ltd, London

3.0 Course outline

Chemistry

Week 1: Principles of Engineering Chemistry- Distinction between physical mixing and

chemical reactions: Common examples of chemical reactions.

Week 2: Principles of Engineering Chemistry- Distinction between elements and

compounds: Chemical Symbols: Valence and the formation of chemical compounds.

Week 3: Principles of Engineering Chemistry -The Periodic table: States of matter:

formation of solids, underlying the properties and reactivity of materials.

Week 4: Corrosion: Types of corrosion, dry corrosion and wet corrosion, mechanisms of
corrosion, Factors affecting the rate of corrosion.

Week 5: Corrosion: DMC, DAC, stress, inter granular, atmospheric and soil corrosion,
Passivity, Polarization, over potential and its significance.

Week 6: Corrosion: Factors. Factors affecting corrosion, protection methods from

corrosion by metallic coatings, electroplating, electro less plating and cathodic protection,
Chemical conversion coatings and organic coatings- Paints, varnishes, enamels and special
paints.

Lab - experimental demonstration of corrosion & corrosion protection, construction

Physics

Week 7: Measurements & Instrumentation and Error Propagation- Basic Units and
Derived Units, Standards of length, mass & time, Measuring scales.

Lab : Measuring Instruments ,Graphical presentation and Error analysis

Week 8: Measurements & Instrumentation and Error Propagation- Measuring

instruments (Vernier caliper, micrometer screw gauge, meter ruler, measuring tape), Limit of
measuring scales.

Lab : Measuring Instruments ,Graphical presentation and Error analysis

Week 9: Work, Force, and Torque - Work and Power, Potential- and Kinetic energy,
Conservation of energy.

Week 10: Work, Force, and Torque - Tensile and compressive forces application of
Newton's Laws, Torque.

Week 11: Electricity - Electric Charge and Electric Field Lines, Conductors and Insulators.,
Coulomb's law, Flux, Gauss' Law and Law of Conservation of Charge, Electric Field due to a
point charge.

Lab : Measurement of Simple Electrical Parameters Using Electrical Meters

Week 12: Electricity

Electric Field due to a point charge, Electric potential and Electric current, and current
density, Resistance and resistivity (factors affecting resistance), Ohmn's Law (Differentiating
Ohmic and Non-Ohmic conductors).

Lab : Measurement of Simple Electrical Parameters Using Electrical Meters

 Week 13: Built Environment- Heat and temperature: Conduction Convection and
Radiation: Heat insulating properties of walls: Light sources: luminosity, flux.

Week 14: Built Environment -Sound intensity and sound insulation properties: Ventilation:
Condensation, causes and control:

4.0 Assessment
Weight Outline of Assessment This assessment relates to the
Assessment
towards following expected learning
Type
Grade Point outcomes
Assignment 20% This assessment is relevant ULO1, 2
to analysis and problem
solving of corrosion, work,
torque and electricity.
Class Test 20% This assessment covers ULO1, 2
principles of engineering
chemistry and electricity
principles
Laboratories 20% This assessment is relevant ULO 3
to corrosion and
measurements and
instrumentation
Final Exam 40% Overall assessment of the ULO1, 2
unit

Attendance 75 %
(hurdle
requirement)