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190 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SYLLABUSES OF COURSES CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PART Strength and Elasticity of Materials One lecture and one tutorial class per week Laboratory -First and second terms one afternoon per week Simple and compound stresses-strain-elastic constants-principal stresses for plane system-theory of bending-distribution of shear stress across beam section-deflection of beams-built-in beams- torsion-combined bending and torsion-resilience-suddenly applied loads-application of resilience to problems in bending and torsion- plate springs and helical springs-thin shells under internal pressure- rotating rings-eccentric loading of tie bars and short columns-strength and stability of long columns-theories of failure for complex stress systems Mechanical properties of materials-stress-strain curves- fatigue-hardness tests-impact tests Fluid Mechanics One lecture and one tutorial class per week Laboratory -One afternoon in each alternate week Properties of fluids Fluids at rest-intensity of pressure-pressure variation with altitude -forces on submerged surfaces-pressure measurement-equilibrium of submerged bodies Fluids in motion-viscosity-viscous flow-Reynolds Number- ideal and real fluids-flow patterns-turbulent flow-pressure-gradient and fluid acceleration-general energy equation and its applications- energy losses-impulse with change of momentum and its applications- resistance to flow in pipes-flow with free surface-measurement of fluid velocity and rate of flow Theory of Machines and Engineering Drawing One lecture per week Drawing and tutorial class -One afternoon week Mechanisms-vector diagrams for velocity and acceleration-instant- aneous centre of rotation Toothed gearing-spur spiral and screw gears Wheel trains-simple compound and epicyclic trains-cams Friction-screw threads thrust bearings clutches brakes Trans- mission of power by belts and ropes Reciprocating engine-velocity and acceleration of piston and connecting rod-inertia effects-piston
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