Basic civil engineering HANDWRITTEN + STUDY NOTES PDF

Unit -1
1. FORCES AND EQUILIBRIUM :Graphical and Analytical Treatment of concurrent and nonconcurrent coplanar forces, force diagrams and Bow’s notations, application to simple engineering structures and components, method of joints, method of sections for forces in members of plan frames and trusses.

Unit -2
2. CENTRE OF GRAVITY AND MOMENT OF INERTIA: Centroid of plane figures and centre of gravity of masses and forces, moment of inertia of area and mass, radius of Gyration, principle axes of sections and principle of inertia

Unit -3
3. SIMPLE LIFTING MACHINES: Laws of machines, reversible and irreversible machines, velocity ratio, limiting values of mechanical advantage and efficiency of machines, various types of simple machine.

Unit -4
SURVEYING AND FIELD WORK: 1. Linear measurements : Chain and Tape Surveying, Errors, Obstacles, Booking and Plotting, Calculation of Areas. 2. Angular Measurements : Bearing, Prismatic Compass, Local Attraction, Bowditch’s Rule of correction, traverse open and closed, plotting of traverse, accuracy and precision. 3. Levelling : Types of Levels, Levelling Staff, Measurements, recording, curvature and refraction correction, reciprocal levelling, sensitivity of level. 4. Contours : Properties, uses, plotting of contours, measurement of drainage and volume of reservoir. 5. Measurement of area by planimeter.

Unit -5
BUILDING MATERIALS : 1. Bricks : Manufacturing, field and laboratory test, Engineering properties. 2. Cement : Types, physical properties, laboratory tests 3. Concrete and Mortar Materials : Workability, Strength Properties of Concrete, Nominal Proportion of Concrete, Preparation of Concrete, Compaction Curving. Mortar : Properties and Uses. SESSIONAL WORK : Practical work will be based on syllabus of surveying and Applied Mechanics & Materials