BE3255 – BASIC CIVIL AND MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING:

UNIT 1
PART-A

❖ National Building Code

❖ CE / ME Contributes to welfare to society
❖ Area (Plinth / carpet / floor / Build up)
❖ Floor space index (FSI)

PART-B
❖ Types of Buildings
❖ Various forms & Source of energy

UNIT 2
PART-A
❖ Modern uses of gypsum
❖ Various types of surveying
❖ Ingredients of cement
❖ Contours / Required good quality Sand / bricks / cement / Stones
❖ Advantages of reinforced concrete / Compare / Advantages / Disadvantages Brick
& Stone Masonry

PART-B
❖ Different Types of Cement & its uses / Properties of good building brick
❖ Brick / Stone Masonry
❖ Prefabricated Building component / Types of levelling & its limitation

UNIT 3
PART-A
❖ Solid waste management
❖ Failure of Foundation
❖ Green Building / Purpose of dam
❖ Objectives of plastering
❖ What are beams / columns / roofing
 PART-B
❖ Types of bridges & Dams / Foundation
❖ Rain water Harvesting
❖ Failure of foundation & preventing steps to avoid failure

UNIT 4
PART-A
❖ Difference between four & two stroke / engines boiler mounting & boiler
accessories / Spark ignition (SI) & Compression ignition (CI) engines / Petrol &
Diesel engines / Centrifugal pumps & Reciprocating pumps
❖ Steam Turbine
❖ What is called direct injection type of combustion chamber / Fuel injector in C.I
engine
❖ Function & its uses of high pressure boiler / Various boiler accessories / Boiler
mountings & its functions
❖ Define / Application of I.C / E.C engines
❖ Use of surge tank hydropower plants / Ignition delay period
❖ Advantages / Disadvantages / Function carburettor / lubricating system

PART-B
❖ Working principle of Diesel / Petrol Engine / two / Four stroke Diesel engines /
Two / Four stroke petrol Engine / Nuclear power plant / Hydroelectric / Gas
❖ Impulse & Reaction Turbine

UNIT 5
PART-A
❖ Refrigeration Effect / Good refrigerant / Properties of Air
❖ Difference between unitary & centralised air conditioning systems
❖ Merits & Demerits / Advantages & disadvantages of window type room air
container
❖ Distinguish vapour compression & vapour absorptions
❖ Ton of Refrigeration / Some application of refrigerator

PART-B
❖ Window / Split Type air conditioner (Working principle / merits & demerits)
❖ Vapour compression refrigeration
❖ Psychometric Properties / Domestic refrigerator unit