Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology

University, Dinajpur.

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Agricultural & Industrial Engineering
Curriculum for B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering

Level- 01, Semester- I

Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 MAT 123 Mathematics- I 3 3
02 PHY 125 Physics 3 3
03 PHY 126 Physics Lab 3 1
04 AIE 115 Introduction to Bio-Resources Engineering 2 2
05 SSL 125 English Language 3 3
06 SSL 127 Social Science 2 2
07 SSC 103 Soil Science 3 3
08 SSC 104 Soil Science Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 18
 Level- 01, Semester- II
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 MAT 127 Mathematics- II 3 3
02 CHE 115 Chemistry 3 3
03 CHE 116 Chemistry Lab 3 1
04 AGN 103 Agronomy 3 3
05 AGN 104 Agronomy Lab 3 1
06 CSE 179 Computer Application- I 2 2
07 CSE 180 Computer Application- I Lab 3 1
08 AIE 118 Engineering Shop Lab 3 1
09 AIE 120 Engineering Drawing (Civil) Lab 3 1
10 AIE 121 Engineering Mechanics 3 3
Total Credit Hour 19
 Level- 02, Semester- I
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 MAT 211 Mathematics- III 3 3
02 STT 209 Statistical Analysis for Engineers 3 3
03 STT 210 Statistical Analysis for Engineers Lab 3 1
04 FET 201 Introduction to Food Engineering 2 2
05 AIE 211 Engineering Materials & Cost Estimation 3 3
06 AIE 212 Engineering Materials & Cost Estimation Lab 3 1
07 AIE 213 Thermal Engineering 3 3
08 AIE 214 Thermal Engineering Lab 3 1
09 AIE 215 Surveying 2 2
10 AIE 216 Surveying Lab 3 1
11 AIE 217 Workshop Technology 1 1
12 AIE 218 Workshop Technology Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 22
 Level- 02, Semester- II
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 EEE 209 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 3 3
02 EEE 210 Electrical & Electronic Engineering Lab 3 1
03 FSN 203 Food Science & Nutrition 2 2
04 FSN 204 Food Science & Nutrition Lab 3 1
05 ECN 209 Engineering Economics & Cost Accounting 3 3
06 AIE 219 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics 3 3
07 AIE 220 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Lab 3 1
08 AIE 221 Mechanics of Solids 2 2
09 AIE 222 Mechanics of Solids Lab 3 1
10 AIE 223 Agricultural Power 3 3
11 AIE 224 Agricultural Power Lab 3 1
Engineering Drawing (Mechanical) &
12 AIE 226 3 1
AutoCAD Lab
Total Credit Hour 22
 Level- 03, Semester- I
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 EEE 301 Electronics & Instrumentation 3 3
02 EEE 302 Electronics & Instrumentation Lab 3 1
03 CSE 327 Computer Application- II 2 2
04 CSE 328 Computer Application- II Lab 3 1
05 AIE 307 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning 3 3
06 AIE 308 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Lab 3 1
07 AIE 309 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering 3 3
08 AIE 310 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering Lab 3 1
Elective Courses (Any Two)
09 AIE 311 Soil Mechanics 2 2
10 AIE 312 Soil Mechanics Lab 3 1
11 AIE 313 Agricultural Meteorology 3 3
12 AIE 315 Live Stock & Poultry Machinery 2 2
13 AIE 316 Live Stock & Poultry Machinery Lab 3 1
14 AIE 317 Design of Concrete Structure 2 2
15 AIE 318 Design of Concrete Structure Lab 3 1
16 AIE 319 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering 2 2
17 AIE 320 Soil &Water Conservation Engineering Lab 3 1
18 CSE 345 Mechatronics 2 2
19 CSE 346 Mechatronics Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 21
 Level- 03, Semester- II
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 EEE 303 Electrical Machinery 2 2
02 EEE 304 Electrical Machinery Lab 3 1
03 AIE 305 Rural Electrification Engineering 2 2
04 AIE 306 Rural Electrification Engineering Lab 3 1
05 AEX 305 Extension Communication & Management 2 2
06 AEX 306 Extension Communication & Management Lab 3 1
07 AIE 321 Agricultural Machinery 3 3
08 AIE 322 Agricultural Machinery Lab 3 1
09 AIE 323 Machine Design 3 3
10 AIE 324 Machine Design Lab 3 1
11 AIE 333 Hydrology 2 2
12 AIE 334 Hydrology Lab 3 1
Elective Courses (Any One)
13 AIE 325 Green House Management 3 3
14 AIE 327 Modelling of Bio-systems 2 2
15 AIE 328 Modelling of Bio-systems Lab 3 1
16 AIE 329 Land Reclamation Engineering 3 3
17 AIE 331 Urban & Rural Planning (URP) 3 3
18 AIE 335 Advanced Thermal Engineering 2 2
19 AIE 336 Advanced Thermal Engineering Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 23
 Level- 04, Semester- I
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 EEE 403 Control System Engineering 2 2
02 EEE 404 Control System Engineering Lab 3 1
03 FPP 407 Post-Harvest Technology 2 2
04 FPP 408 Post-Harvest Technology Lab 3 1
05 AIE 405 Pumps, Wells & Hydraulic Machinery 3 3
06 AIE 406 Pumps, Wells & Hydraulic Machinery Lab 3 1
07 AIE 407 Bio-Resources Management 2 2
08 XXX 400 Project Work & Seminar 3 1
Elective Courses (Any Two)
09 AIE 409 Environmental Engineering 2 2
10 AIE 410 Environmental Engineering Lab 3 1
11 AIE 411 Agricultural Machinery Design 2 2
12 AIE 412 Agricultural Machinery Design Lab 3 1
13 AIE 413 Precision Agriculture 2 2
14 AIE 414 Precision Agriculture Lab 3 1
15 AIE 415 Ground Water Engineering 2 2
16 AIE 416 Ground Water Engineering Lab 3 1
17 ECE 4** GIS & GPS 2 2
18 ECE 4** GIS & GPS Lab 3 1
18 CSE 4** Image Processing 2 2
19 CSE 4** Image Processing Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 19
 Level- 04, Semester- II
Sl. Course Course Tittle Contact Credit
No Code Hour Hour
01 AIE 417 Engineering Management & Administration 3 3
02 AIE 419 On-Farm Water Management 2 2
03 AIE 420 On-Farm Water Management Lab 3 1
04 AIE 421 Agricultural Mechanization 2 2
05 AIE 422 Agricultural Mechanization Lab 3 1
06 AIE 423 Agricultural Process Engineering 3 3
07 AIE 424 Agricultural Process Engineering Lab 3 1
08 XXX 400 Project Work & Seminar 9 3
Elective Courses (Any One)
09 AIE 425 Irrigation Structure 2 2
10 AIE 426 Irrigation Structure Lab 3 1
11 AIE 427 Project Planning & Evaluation 3 3
12 AIE 429 Rural Transport Phenomena 2 2
13 AIE 430 Rural Transport Phenomena Lab 3 1
14 AIE 431 Farm Building Design 2 2
15 AIE 432 Farm Building Design Lab 3 1
16 FET 413 Packaging Engineering & Technology 2 2
17 FET 414 Packaging Engineering & Technology Lab 3 1
Total Credit Hour 19
 Summary of Eight Semesters
Sl. No Name of the Level & Semester Credit Hour
01 Level- 01, Semester- I 18
02 Level- 01, Semester- II 19
03 Level- 02, Semester- I 22
04 Level- 02, Semester- II 22
05 Level- 03, Semester- I 21
06 Level- 03, Semester- II 23
07 Level- 04, Semester- I 19
08 Level- 04, Semester- II 19
Total Credit Hour in Eight Semesters 163

Level- 01, Semester- I

MAT 123: Mathematics- I (Theory: 3 Credit)

(Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus & Matrices)
Differential Calculus:
Review: Function, Limit of function. Continuity & differentiability of
functions.
Successive differentiation: Simple cases of successive differentiation, physical
application, first & second order derivations, Leibnitz’s theorem.
Expansion of functions: Rolle’s theorem. Mean value theorem. Taylor’s
theorem & Maclaurin’s theorem.
Maxima & minima for functions of one & two variable. Point of inflexion.
Applied problems on maxima & functions.
Functions of several variables, Partial differentiation, Euler’s theorem,
Application of partial differentiation.
Tangent & normal, Curvature in Cartesian co-ordinates.
Integral Calculus:
Review of indefinite integrals, Definite integrals, Properties of definite
integrals, Gamma & beta functions, Integration by reduction, Integrals with
several variables, Rectification, Quadrature, Surface areas & volumes of
revolution.
Matrices:
Introduction, Transpose of matrix, Adjoint & inverse of matrix, Singular &
non-singular matrix, Solution of linear equations by matrices, Rank of matrix,
Symmetric & skew-symmetric matrix, Hermition matrix, Orthogonal marix.
Reference books:
i. Differential Calculus by- B.C Das & B.N Mukherjee
ii. Differential Calculus by- Shanti Narayan & Dr. P.K. Mittal, S.
Chand
iii. Differential Calculus for beginners by- Joseph Edwards
iv. Integral Calculus by- B.C Das & B.N Mukherjee
PHY 125: Physics (Theory: 3 Credit)
Structure & properties of matter, States of matter (solid, liquid & gas),
Classification of solids (amorphous, crystalline, ceramic & polymers), Atomic
arrangements in solids. Different types of bonds in solids (metallic, Vander-
walls, covalent & ionic bond), Packing in solids, Inter atomic distances &
forces of equilibrium, X-ray diffraction, Bragg’s law, Plasticity & elastic,
Distinction between metal, Insulator & semiconductor, Viscosity & surface
tension.
Physical optics: Theories of light, Huygen’s principle & construction,
Interferences of light, Young’s double slit experiment, Frensel bi-prism,
Newton’s rings , Interferometers, Diffraction of light, Frensel & Fraunhoffer,
Diffraction gratings, Polarization, Production & analysis of polarized light,
Optical activity, Optics of crystals.
Wave & oscillations: Oscillations- S.M.H, Damped S.H. oscillations, Forced
oscillations resonance, Variations of membranes & columns, Combinations &
compositions of S.H motions, Lissajaous figures, Transverse & longitudinal
nature of waves, Travelling & standing waves, group velocity, Sound waves-
velocity of longitudinal waves on a gaseous medium, Doppler effect,
Architectural acoustics, Sabines formula, Requisites of good auditorium.
Modern physics: Michelson Morley’s experiment, Galilean transformation,
Special theory of relatively, Lorentz transformation, Relative velocity, Length
contraction, Time dilation, Mass-energy relation, Photo-electric effect,
Compton Effect De-broglie wave, Bohr’s atom model, Radioactive decay,
Half-life, Mean life, Isotopes, Nuclear binding energy, Alpha, Beta, Gamma
decay.
PHY 126: Physics (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Justification of purity of a metallic chip, Determination of Young’s modules of
a metallic wire, Verification of the laws of transverse vibration, Determination
of refractive index of a liquid by pin method, Determination of wavelength of
monochromatic light by Newton’s ring, Determination of power of a lens by
optical bench, Determination of wavelength of various spectral lines by
spectrometer, Determination of specific rotation of sugar solution by
polarimeter, Study on conductivity level of metal semiconductor & insulator,
Determination of absorption coefficients of different materials for the radiation
emitted by radioactive source, Verification of laws of combination of resistance
by P.O box (Use of Wheatstone bridge principle).
Reference books:
i. Resnick, R. & Halliday, D: Physics for Science & Engineering
students Part- I & II. (Publ.- Wiley).
ii. Sears. F.W. & others: University Physics Part- I & II. (Publ.-
Addision Wesley).
iii. Newman F.H & Searcy, V.H.L: The general properties of matter
(publ.- Arnold).

AIE 115: Introduction to Bio-Resources Engineering (Theory: 2

Credit)
Introduction to agricultural power & machinery, Sources & uses of energy,
Present situation & scope of utilization of farm power, Necessity, Present
status & potential area of using agricultural machinery, Machinery adoption,
Agricultural mechanization, Objectives & constraints of mechanization,
Introduction to soil & water resources engineering, Irrigation, Necessity &
scope of irrigation, Role of Agricultural & Bio-Resources Engineers in efficient
irrigation & water management, Soil & water conservation engineering,
Introduction to food & bio-processes engineering, Post-harvest handling &
storage of major & minor field crops, Draying, Introduction to farm
structures.
Definition & types of bio-resources & their availability, Bio-resource
engineering, Accumulation of bio-resources the earth, Machines for processing
bio-resources materials, Fermentation & distillation techniques for extracting
economic & medicinal products, Prototype development system, Gasification
hiln technology, Biogas agricultural procedure, Technology of heat & power
production from plant & animal products, Wetland & forest energy crops,
Chemical & bio-chemical conversion of bio-mass, Bio-fuels from agricultural
procedure, Introduction to waste management resources, Generation & types
of wastes, Domestic & solid wastes, Waste water, Waste properties &
composition, Effect of waste, Stage of management.

Reference books:
i. BIOMASS Thermo-Chemical Characterization, 2nd Edition by
P.V.R lyer, T.R. RAO. R.D. Grove M.P. Singh.
ii. Rice Husk conversion to energy, FAO Agricultural Service
Bulletin 31.
iii. Biotechnology & Other Alternative Technology for Utilization of
Biomass/ Agricultural wastes by Amalendu Chakravetry, Oxford
& IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Btd. New Delhi
iv. Introduction to Agricultural Engineering, Volume- I & II by T.P
Ojha.

SSL 125: English Language (Theory: 3 Credit)

Introduction to language & writing skill, Anatomy of sentences, Types of
sentences, Tense, Voice, Uses of verbs, Noun, Pronoun & Prepositions, Uses
of modified & connectives, Parallel structure, Punctuation, Sectioning &
summarizing, Comprehension, Essential elements of good writing, Developing
a good writing style, Developing a good speaking style, Short notes, Socio-
Linguistics rules to perform language function in English.
Reference books:
i. Current English Grammar & Usage with Composition by- R.P.
Sinha
ii. Intermediate English Grammar by- Raymond Murphy
iii. A Hand book of Paragraph Writing by- Jaharul Islam
iv. Learning English- The easy way by- Sadaruddin Ahmed
v. Advanced Learning Degree General English by- Choudhury &
Hossain.
SSL 127: Social Science (Theory: 2 Credit)
Scope of Sociology: Micro & Macro sociology, Some fundamental concepts
Society: Transition from savagery to civilization.
Social Evolution & Techniques of Production: Social structure of Bangladesh,
Oriental & accidental societies, Feudalism.
Industrial Revolution: The growth of capitalism, Features, Social
consequences, Socialism fascism.
Social Control: Needs, Means, Future of social control.
Leadership: Types, Functions, Techniques & social power.
Society & Population: Social determination of fertility & mortality, Human
migration, Demographic transition, Density, The standard of living,
Population pyramid, Population & world resources, Malthusian, Optimum &
socialistic population theory, Population problem of Bangladesh.
Social Pathology: Crime, Juvenile delinquency, Slum.
Nature of Social Change: Factors of social change- Biological, Physical,
Economic, Cultural. Technological factor change in production technology,
Means of communication transportation, Derivative social effects of
converging material inventions, Effects of technology on major social
institutions, Social inventions, Urbanization, Green revolution &
industrialization in Bangladesh.
Sociological Development: Processes of development, Social planning as a
factor of social change in Bangladesh, Nature & trend.
Urban Ecology: City, Pre-industrial & industrial growth, Nature of cities in
Bangladesh.
Rural Sociology: Meaning & contribution of rural sociology in social policy,
Objectives of rural social planning, Pre-requisites, Limitations & obstacles of
effective social planning, Application of social planning, Rural development
models, GO & NGO’s activities, Features of village community in Bangladesh,
Social mobility, Urban-rural contrast, Social structure of the tribal people in
Bangladesh.
Reference books:
Sociology by- Anthony Giddens.
SSC 103: Soil Science (Theory: 3 Credit)
Introduction: Concept of soil, major components of soil; Soil Genesis: Rocks
& minerals, classification & properties; Weathering: physical & chemical
weathering; Soil forming factors: climate, biosphere, parent material, relief &
time, Soil profile; Soil properties: Physical- soil particles, soil texture, soil
temperature, soil structure, particle density, bulk density, porosity; Chemical-
soil pH, ion exchange in soil; Biological- soil organisms & their importance;
Soil fertility & plant nutrition: Plant nutrients- criteria of essentiality, source &
available forms; Soil organic matter- sources & functions; Soil water:
Importance, classification, soil water constants, evapotranspiration; Agro-
ecological zones of Bangladesh: Concept, location, extent & crops grown,
Problem soil of Bangladesh;
SSC 104: Soil Science (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Collection & preparation of soil samples; Identification of important soil
forming rock & minerals; Determination of particle density of soil by
volumetric flask method; Determination of bulk density of soil by core
sampler method; Determination of soil pH by glass electrode pH meter;
Determination of particle size analysis of soil by Hydrometer method;
Determination of soil organic carbon by wet oxidation method; Determination
of soil water by tensiometer method;
Reference books:
i. The Nature & properties of soils. Varun Exports India (14th
Edition) by- Brady N.C
ii. An Introduction to Soils & Plant Growth- Miller, RW &
Donahue. R.L 1990
iii. The Geography of the soils of Bangladesh. University Press Ltd.
Dhaka. Bangladesh
iv. Soil Classification with special reference to the soils of Bangladesh,
University. Dhaka
v. Soil Plant Relationships- Black C.A 1975
vi. Method of Soil Analysis Part- II, A.L Miller R>H & Keeney, D.R
1982
vii. Fundamental of Soil Science- Foth, H.D 1978
viii. A Hand book on Chemical Analysis of Soil, Plant & Water- Didar,
Imran, Shafique Anam.
 Level- 01, Semester- II

MAT 127: Mathematics- II (Theory: 3 Credit)

Differential Equations: Definition, Types & formation of differential equations,
Derivation of differential equation from physical problems, Solution of the first
order & first degree equation. Solution of linear differential equation of second
& higher orders, Methods of variation of parameters, Solution of homogeneous
linear equations, solution of differential equations in series (Frobenius
Method); Applications: Velocities & acceleration of moving particles,
Deflection for elastic curves, Heat flow, Bending of beam, Electromagnetic
flow.
Co-ordinate Geometry: Co-ordinate of a point space, Distance between two
points, Direction cosines & direction ratios of a straight line, Angle between
two straight lines, Condition of perpendicularity & parallelism of two straight
lines, Projection of the joint of two points on straight lines.
Plane: The general equation of a plane, The intercept form, The normal of the
plane, Plane through three given points, Perpendicular distance of a point from
a plane.
Straight line: The general equation & the standard form of a straight line,
Shortest distance between two straight lines.
Sphere: The general equation of a sphere & a circle, The equation of ellipsoid,
Parabola & cone.
Numerical Analysis: Introduction to Errors in numerical calculations, Solution
of algebraic & transcendental equations, The bisection method, The method of
false position, Newton-Rapshon interpolation, Finite difference, Detection of
errors by use of difference table, Newton formula for interpolation with
unevenly spaced points, Language’s interpolation formula, Divided difference
formula, Numerical difference & integration, Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s
rule, Numerical solution of ordinary differential equation. Eulers method,
Runge-Kutta method.
Reference books:
i. Mohammad Khosha Bhattacharjee, P.K A Text book on Integral
Calculus by S. Battacharjee 124, Chandpur Chittagong 1996
ii. Raham, A.F.M & Bhattacharjee, P.K.A Text book on Co-
ordinate Geometry, Published by Islamic Library, Chittagong
1997
iii. Lonely, S.I The Elements of Co-ordinate Geometry, Macmillan &
Company Ltd London.
iv. Rahman, Md Abdur College Mathematical Method. VOL. 1
Nahar book Depot & Publication 1998
v. Kreyszing Erwin Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Willy
& Sond Inc, New York.
vi. Willy, C.Ray. Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Mc-Graw Hill
Book Company, New York.
vii. Salvadori, Mario, G.&Melvin L.Baran Numerical Analysis
Prentice-Hall of India (Private) Ltd. New Delhi- 110001
viii. Vasishta, A.R. & Vasistha, Vipin Numerical Analysis Kedar Nath
& Ram Nath, Delhi
ix. Shanthakumer, M. Computer Based Numerical Analysis Khanna
Publishers, Delhi
x. Ayres, Frank, Theory & Problems of differential Equation. Mc-
Graw Hill Book Company
xi. NawabAli, AS.K.M & Quddus, Dewan Abdul. Differential
Equation, Titash prokashoni, Dhaka
CHE 115: Chemistry (Theory: 3 Credit)
Chemical Equilibrium: Law of mass action & its application in homogeneous &
heterogeneous reaction
Electrochemistry: Ionic equilibrium, Ostwald’s law, Common ion effect,
Electrolytic dissociation & conductance theories of strong, Electrolyte, pH,
Buffer solution & its preparations. Preparation of solutions, Colligative
properties of dilute solutions.
Colloids: Preparation, Properties & uses of colloids.
Colorimetric Analysis: Lambert’s & Beer’s law & their applications,
Production of urea from natural gas, Petroleum refining & uses of different
fractions.
Environmental Chemistry & pollution: Aromatic & heterocyclic compounds.
Carbohydrates: Chemistry of monosaccharaide & disaccharides.
CHE 116: Chemistry (Sessional: 1 Credit)
i. Preparation of standard solutions of different compounds like-
Na2CO3, H2SO4, H2C2O4 & KMnO4
ii. Acid base titration, redox titration, complexomatric titration.
iii. Identification of organic compounds & their functional groups:
Oxalic, citric, tartaric, acetic, formic acids; glucose, urea &
carbonyl compound
Reference books:
i. A Text Book of Physical Chemistry by- Lewis & Glasstone
ii. Physical Chemistry by- Daniel & Alberty
iii. A Text Book of Physical Chemistry by- Sharma
iv. Analytic Chemistry by- Skoog, West & Holler.
v. Organic Chemistry by- Morrison & Boyd
vi. Organic Chemistry (Volume I & XI) by- LL Finar
vii. Text Book of Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis by- Vogel
viii. Carbohydrate Chemistry by- Davidson
ix. Physical Chemistry by- Kundu & Jain
x. Physical Chemistry by- Atkins.
AGN 103: Agronomy (Theory: 3 Credit)
Introduction: Definition & scope of agronomy, Relationship of agronomy with
other branches of agriculture; Climatology: Concept of weather & climate,
Effect of temperature, Day length & solar radiation on growth, Development
& yield of crops, Cropping seasons in Bangladesh & their characteristics; Crops
& Cropping systems: Agronomic classification of crops, Methods of cropping,
Crop suitability in different agro-ecological zones in Bangladesh, Distribution
of crops in relation to season, soil & land topography; Tillage: Concept,
Objectives & types of tillage, Characteristics of ideal tilt. Effect of tillage on
soil characteristics & nutrient availability, Determinants of time, depth &
number of plowing; Plant Nutrient: Plant nutrient elements, their sources &
forms of absorption. Functions & deficiency symptoms of nutrient elements in
crop plants. Manure & fertilizers & their methods of applications; Seed &
Seedling: Definition & classification of seed, Attributes of seed quality,
Importance of quality seed in crop production, Factors affecting seed rate &
depth of seeding, Effect of plant density & planting, geometry on crop growth,
seed yield & quality, Seed processing & grading: Seed treatment, Maintenance
of seed quality during seed processing & storage; Intercultural Operations:
Weeding, mulching, thinning, earthing up with their objectives, methods,
advantages & disadvantages; Production Technology of Crops: Origin &
distribution, botanical description, climate & soil requirements, variety
selection, cultivation practices & post-harvest operations of the following
crops: rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane, jute, mustard, groundnut, soybean &
lentil. Points to be considered during production & processing of crops for
seed & for grain;
AGN 104: Agronomy (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Identification & study of farm implements; Identification & study of crops;
seeds, weeds, manures & fertilizers; Practicing plowing & determination of
efficiency of plow; Practicing weeding, thinning & gap filling; Practicing
mulching operation; Practicing different methods of application of manures &
fertilizers; Methods of seed grading; Methods seed treatment; Conducting
crop cutting experiment & calculation of expected yield of crops; Study on the
effect of plant nutrients/seed rate/planting density, Planting geometry on the
performance of a crop in students plot.
Reference books:
i. Fundamentals of Agronomy, by- De, G.C
ii. Weed Crop Ecology- Principles in weed management, by-
Aldrish, R.J
iii. Production of Field Crops (6th Edition) by- Kipps, M.S.
iv. Seed Technology, by- Agarwall, R.L
v. Principles of Farm Management, by- Defferson, J.M.

CSE 179: Computer Application- I (Theory: 2 Credit)

Computer fundamentals hardware & software, systems software & language
software, application software, information coding, numbers & their internal
representation, binary arithmetic, introduction to combinational & sequential
circuits. Boolean algebra, function simplification, kenaugh map, register,
adder, subtractor, compactor, decoder, counter & adder design, sequential
logic principles; Program construct, variables, data types in C/C++;
Operator expression: I/O functions & manipulators; Selection & loop
structure: Variable type, mode of function, parameters, argument types &
argument passing array & structure. Enumerator types, operation on matrices.
Dynamic memory allocation; Structure & Union; Pointers & array; String &
Structures; Pointers to functions bit manipulation operations, recursive
functions, simple sorting & searching technique; Program efficiency;
CSE 180: Computer Application- I (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Computer operation in DOS &Windows environment. Familiarity with
computer devices & storage medias; Problem solving & terminal use based on
theory class, programming exercise.
Reference books:
i. Turbo C/C++, Second or higher edition, by- Herbert-Schildt,
Osborne McGraw-Hill
ii. Tocci, R.J digital principles, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill
iii. Hall, D.V. Digital circuits & systems, McGraw-Hill Book
Company.
AIE 118: Engineering Shop (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Carpentry: Identification of machine & hand tool required for carpentry shop.
Wood working practices: Making joint & finished articles. Surface finish,
parallelism & angular measurements. Blacksmith shop: Making different shapes
(e.g. square, hexagonal, rectangular etc); Machine shop: Practical works on
lathe machine, shaper & planers, measuring tools, drills & drilling machines,
making of surface. Vee blocks, Gauge blocks. Tolerances & allowances.
Welding & Brazing: Function of equipment, brazing processes & equipment,
filler metal flux, joint design, soldering materials & methods, flame cutting of
metals, operation, profile cutting machine. Foundry shop: Pattern moulds,
moulding bed, casting of ferrous & non-ferrous metals.
Reference books:
i. Workshop Technology by- Chapman W.A.J
ii. Shop Theory by- Henry Ford Trade School
iii. A Tex Book of Workshop Technology by- R.S Khurmi & J.K
Gupta.
iv. Materials & processes in Manufacturing by- E. Paul DeGarmo,
J.T. Black; Ronald Akohser
v. Manufacturing processes by- Amstead. Oswald & Begeman
vi. Manufacturing processes & materials for engineers by- Doyle L.E

AIE 120: Engineering Drawing (Civil) (Sessional: 1 Credit)

Introduction: History, Applications, Instruments, Lines, Arrows, Dimensions
& Symbols. Lettering: Definition, Types & uses, Single & double stroke
lettering; Scale: Definition, Types & uses, Plane & diagonal scale construction;
Views: Definition, Types & uses; Orthographic view: Definition, Principles,
Surface of solid sections, Drawing procedure & uses; Building drawing:
Foundation, Super structure, Lintel with sunshade, Beam, Roof, Straircase,
Construction plans & layouts of farm house & storage structure.
Reference books:
i. Civil Engineering Drawing, by- G. Singh & S.C Sharma, Standard
Publishers distributors.
ii. Civil Engineering Drawing & Design, by- D.N Ghose, CBS
publishers & distributors.
iii. The Fundamental of Engineering Drawing & Graphic Technology
by- T.E French & C.J Vierck, McGraw-Hill Book Co. London
iv. Engineering Drawing, by- L. Levant, Mir Publisher, Moscow
v. Intermediate Engineering Drawing, by- A.C Parkinson, Sir Isaack
Pitman & Sons Ltd London
vi. A Manual of Engineering Drawing, by- Charles J. Vierec &
Richard Hang. McGraw
vii. Beginner’s Guide to Engineering Drawing, by- Enamur Rahim
Latifee.

AIE 121: Engineering Mechanics (Theory: 3 Credit)

Statics:
a) Force systems: Analysis of force, moment, couple, resultant of
forces.
b) Equilibrium: Free body diagram, equilibrium conditions & its
applications
c) Friction & frictional force systems, friction in machines
d) Centroids, center of mass, area & mass moment of inertia, product of
inertia.
e) Structures: Simple trusses, frames & machine, beams with
concentrated & distributed loads.
Dynamics:
a) Kinetics of particles- I: Rectilinear motion, displacement, velocity &
acceleration, plane curvilinear motion, rectangular co-ordinates,
normal & tangential co-ordinates, polar co-ordinate, relative motion
b) Kinetics of particles- II: Newton’s second law, force, mass &
acceleration, simple & compound pendulum, work & kinetic energy,
 potential energy, impulse & momentum, direct & oblique central
impact, kinetic of steady & variable mass flow.
c) Kinetics of rigid bodies- I: Combined sliding & rolling, slider crank
mechanism, quick return mechanism, link mechanism, 3-bar & 4-bar
linkage
d) Kinetics of rigid bodies- II: Gyroscopic motion & precision.
Reference books:
i. Statics (SI Version) by- J.L Meriam, John Wiley & Sons, New
York
ii. Dynamics (SI Version) by- J.L Meriam, John Wiley & Sons, New
York
iii. Theory & Problems of Engineering Mechanics (Static & Dynamics,
SI metric)- McLean & Nelson.
iv. Engineering Mechanics, by- K.L Kumer
v. Engineering Mechanics, Statics (SI Edition)
vi. A Text Book of Engineering Mechanics, by- R.S Khurmi
 Level- 02, Semester- I

MAT 211: Mathematics- III (Theory: 3 Credit)

Fourier Series & Fourier Integrals: Trigonometric series, The Euler- Formula,
Expansion of simple admissible function into Fourier series, Half-range
formula, The Fourier integrals, Application of Fourier series in engineering
problems.
Legendre Polynomials: Legendre polynomial from Legendre equation,
Recurrence formula for Legendre polynomial, Rodrigues formula,
Orthogonality of Legendre polynomial, Generating function.
Bessel’s Function: Derivation of Bessel’s function from the solution of Bessel’s
function, Recurrence formula for Bessel’s functions.
Vector Calculus: Scalar & vector functions, Gradient of a scalar function of a
function, Curl & divergence of vector function, Gauss’s theorem, Gauss’s
divergence theorem & Stokes theorem. Laplace Transformation: Elementary
transformation & their properties, Solution of differential equations by
Laplace’s transformation, Application of Laplace transformations.
Reference books:
i. Kreyszing, Erwin. Advanced Engineering Mathematics by- John
Willy & sons
ii. Gupta B.D Mathematics Physics. Vikash publishing house, New
Delhi
iii. Rahman, Md. Abdur College Mathematical methods by- Nahar
Books
iv. Pipes, L.A, Applied mathematics for Engineer’s & Physicist by-
McGraw-Hill book company
SST 209: Statistical Analysis for Engineers (Theory: 3 Credit)
Definition, Scope & limitations of statistics, Different types of variables,
Frequency distribution: Construction & graphical representation, measures of
location, variation & shape characteristics of curves.
Random experiment, outcome, sample space, events, mutually exclusive,
equally likely, independent & dependent events, Mathematical & statistical
definition of probability, compound & conditional probability, additive &
multiplicative laws of probability, random variable, probability distribution,
probability function, binomial, poisson & normal distribution.
Simple Correlation & Regression: Scatter diagram, Person’s correlation
coefficient with its properties. Least square method for fitting regression line.
Properties of regression coefficients.
Population & sample, Hypothesis, Null & alternative hypothesis, Type-I error,
Type-II error, level of significance, Basic steeps for testing Hypotheses.
Statistical Test: A population mean is equal of a specified value, equality of two
population means (independent & correlated). Significance of correlation &
regression coefficients, independence of attributes.
Elementary idea of statistical quality control, Product control Vs process
control, assignable causes of variations, problems & principles of statistical
quality control, construction of different types of control chart, Producer’s &
consumer’s risk, OC & ASN functions.
Experimental design: Basic concept & principles, completely randomized
block & latin square designs.
SST 210: Statistical Analysis for Engineers (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Frequency Tables & graphical representation, Measures of location &
variation, Moments, Measures of skewness & kurtosis. Person’s correlation
coefficient. Fitting linear regression to observed data by method of least
squares.
Statistical Tests: A population mean is equal to a specified value, equality of
two population means for (both independent & correlated samples), a
population proportion is equal to a specified value. Quality of two population
proportion, independence of attributes, significance of correlation &
regression coefficients, analysis of variance for completely randomized &
randomized block design. Multiple comparison (using t & LSD). Construction
of different types of control chart.
Reference books:
i. Engineering statistics, Asia pub, House
ii. Statistical quality control, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill. N.W
iii. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics. S. Chad & Com. New
Delhi
iv. An introduction to theory of statistics, Minati shil & amita
Debnath, Mymenshing
v. Principle & procedures of statistical, McGraw-Hill, book co. Inc.
New York.
vi. An introduction to the theory of statistical. Charles Griffin,
London
vii. Methods of Statistics, Shamsun Nahar Ahmed et al.2004
viii. Gomez Statistics procedures for agricultural research , John Willy
A.A & Sons, New York.

FET 201: Introduction to Food Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction to food & feed, Nutrition requirement of food & feed, Principles
of food & feed preservation. General classification of food & feed & their
constituents. Different agro-industries related to food, feed, agro-chemicals &
pharmaceuticals products. Importance of value addition in food products. Role
of raw materials, processing materials, manpower, packaging materials.
Processing methods & machineries in food, feed, agrochemicals &
pharmaceuticals processing. Preliminary operations in food & feed industries
e.g., handling, cleaning, sorting, grading, packing, washing, transportation &
storage. Introduction to different food preservation methods e.g., chilling,
refrigeration, freezing & cleaning. Environmental aspects of food & food
processing. Utility services: water, power etc.
Reference books:
i. Food Science by- N.W. Potter
ii. Food Engineering Operation, 3th Edition, by- Brenner, J.G
Butters, R. Cowell, N.D & Lihay
iii. Principles of food science by- G. Borgstrom
iv. Introduction to food Engineering, 2th Edition,by- R. Paul Singh &
Dennis R. Hedman.

AIE 211: Engineering Materials & Cost Estimation (Theory: 3

Credit)
Material Science:
Introduction: General consideration, selection & use of engineering materials;
Bricks: Classification, composition & properties, manufactures; Sand:
Classification, uses, gradation & fineness modules; Concrete: Definition,
classification & properties, concrete mix design; Timber: Definition, wood
structure & volume measure, characteristics & seasonal defects; Steel:
Classification, composition & properties, introduction to non-ferrous metals &
alloys; Plastic: Composition, properties & uses of thermosetting &
thermophilic plastics; Painting materials: Composition, types & uses of enamel
& plastics paints. Varnishes
Cost Estimation:
Introduction: Definition, types of estimation, rates & specification; Earthwork:
Volume measure of building foundation, roads & canals; Building Work:
Materials & labor per unit work. Brickwork estimation for long & short walls,
Center line & joint methods, preparation of material & cost sheets; Pipe: Drain
& canal material, labor & cost estimation of sewer line, surface drain & canal;
Timber Work: Material & cost measure for King & Queen post roof trusses;
Insulation Work: Materials & measure of cost for floor, roof, roof & wall
insulation; Work Scheduling: Preparation of schedule, tender, Quotation &
indenting of materials.
AIE 212: Engineering Materials & Cost Estimation (Sessional: 1
Credit)
Water absorption & crushing strength of brick, Unit weight & finness modules
of sand, Normal consistency & setting times of Portland cement, Compressive
& tensile strength of cement mortar, Measurement of workability of concrete
mix, Compressive & tensile strength of concrete cube & cylinder. Visit to
brickfield.
Reference books:
i. A Text book of Engineering Materials by- M.A Aziz. Hafiz book
center, Dhaka
ii. Estimation by- Abdul Faraz Khan, Sabdik publishers, Dhaka
iii. Engineering Materials by- Sushil Kumer,
iv. A Text Book of Estimation Costing & Valuation by- G. Sing &
Sing. Standard publishers & distributors, New Delhi
v. Materials Testing Laboratory Manual by- S.K. Kaushik, K.
Kishore & C.B Kukreja. Standard publishers & distributors, New
Delhi

AIE 213: Thermal Engineering (Theory: 3 Credit)

Thermodynamics: Elementary thermodynamics of perfect gases, energy
equation, laws of thermodynamics & their application, entropy,
thermodynamic processes, gasses & single phase system, steam & two phase
system, steam plant, steam turbine, air compressors, ideal gas cycles,
calorimetry.
Heat & Mass transfer: Principles, conduction, convection, radiation. One,
two & three dimension heat conduction, natural & forced convection. Fick’s
law of diffusion, mass transfer by molecular diffusion & convection,
simultaneous heat & mass transfer.
Heat Engines: Basic engine type & their operation, four-stroke compression-
ignition engines, spark ignition engines, two-stroke diesel & petrol engine,
testing of engine, fuel consumption, fuel & fuel combustion, systems &
theories, knocking in SI & CI engines, lubrication, cooling & ignition system,
preventive maintenance & engine trouble shooting, fuel metering in SI & CI
engine. Engine characteristics & design of major components & system. Engine
performance, exhaust gas analysis & air pollution.
AIE 214: Thermal Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Thermodynamics:
i. Problem on the application of the processes, laws, ideal cycles,
use of stream & gas tables.
ii. Problem on air compressors, turbines.
iii. Problem on entropy & enthalpy
iv. Problem on heat transfer
v. Problem on mass transfer
vi. Problem on simultaneous heat & mass transfer processes
vii. Problem on steam tables
Heat Engines:
i. General study on engine, Identification of basic engine parts,
Operation principles of four-stroke & two-stroke cycle engines.
ii. Calculation of IHP & BHP & energy balance
iii. Study on cooling lubrication, ignition, fuel, starting & carburetion
system
iv. Two-stroke, four-stroke engine cycles & valve timing diagram
v. Analysis of exhaust gas
vi. Engine tuning
Reference books:
i. Thermal Engineering by R.S Khurmi
ii. Thermodynamics (SI units) by- Rayner joel
iii. Thermodynamics by VM Fairies
iv. Internal Combustion Engines by- Edward F. Obert
v. Internal Combustion Engines by- V.L. Maleev
AIE 215: Surveying (Theory: 2 Credit)
Types & instrument of surveying, Datum & reference points.
Chain Survey: Plotting details, error, merits & demerits. Traverse survey:
Procedures, bearing measures & plotting, error & adjustment, merits &
demerits. Plane table survey: Orientation, merits & demerits, two & three
point’s problems. Leveling: Objectives, methods, reduced level, effects of
curvature & refraction & their corrections. Contouring: Characteristics & uses,
direct & indirect methods. Cadastral survey: Instrument, procedure & land
settlement & map preparation. Curves: Types, curves components, setting of
circular, transition & vertical curves, super elevation & shift. Project survey:
Classification, irrigation & canal projects.
AIE 216: Surveying (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Chain survey: Location of statistics, setting offsets & plotting, Land survey:
Segmentation & measurement of land area, Traversing: Measurement of
bearing, setting stations, plotting & error correction. Plane tabling: Location
of objectives by radiation & intersection methods. Levelling: Measurement of
land undulation & cut-fill measure. Curve ranging: Setting curves for roads &
canals for minimum turning risks. Canal project: Setting grids, measurement
of elevations at grid corners, cut-fill volume.
Reference books:
i. A Text Book Surveying by- M. Shahjahan, M.A Aziz
ii. Modern Surveying for Civil Engineers by- H.F Birchal
iii. Plane & Geodetic Surveying for Engineers by- D. Clark
iv. Surveying Theory & Practice by- R.E Davis & F.S Foote
AIE 217: Workshop Technology (Theory: 1 Credit)
Metrology: Measurement concepts, Fits & tolerance, Measuring & gauging
instruments & their uses, Non-destructive testing & inspection; Metal working
processes: Metal cutting methods, mechanics of metal cutting, metal cutting,
metal cutting tools, cutting speed, feed & depth of cut, computing metal
cutting parameters; Metal working principles: Turing, shaping, planning,
drilling, grinding, welding & allied processes, threads & thread cutting; Hot &
cold working of metal; Basic Machine tools elements: Machine frame, drive,
work-holding devices & methods of feed & depth control, jigs & fixtures.
Machines: Lathe, shaper, drilling, grinding & planning machines.
AIE 218: Workshop Technology (Sessional: 1 Credit)
i. Identification & use of various measuring & gauging instruments.
ii. Identification of various components, processes & operation of
metal working machines
iii. Cutting tool shaping & fitting.
iv. Cutting speed & feed, cutting time
v. Safety & protection in the workshop.
Reference books:
i. Workshop Technology by- Chapman W.A.J
ii. Shop Theory by- Henry Ford Trade School
iii. A Tex Book of Workshop Technology by- R.S Khurmi & J.K
Gupta.
iv. Materials & processes in Manufacturing by- E. Paul DeGarmo,
J.T. Black; Ronald Akohser
v. Manufacturing processes by- Amstead. Oswald & Begeman
vi. Manufacturing processes & Materials for Engineers by- Doyle L.E
 Level- 02, Semester- II

EEE 209: Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Theory: 3 Credit)

DC Circuit: Introduction to electricity, fundamentals of current, voltage,
resistance & their units, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoffs laws of voltage & current.
Series & parallel circuit, Delta-Wye transformation. Network Analysis:
Methods of branch current & loop current. Superposition & Thevenin’s
theorems;
Magnetic Circuit: Magnetic concept & unit, magnetic flux lines, flux
density, permeability & reluctance, magnetic circuits in electrical apparatus,
calculations involving air gaps.
AC Circuits: Instantaneous current, voltage & power, Cycles, period,
frequency, phase difference & power factor. R-branch, L-branch & C-branch,
RLC branch, RMS & average values, vector diagram. Phasor algebra:
Cartesian, exponential & polar forms of representation, operators, addition,
subtraction, multiplication & division. Single Phase Circuit Analysis: Series
circuit, parallel circuit & series-parallel circuit. Power plant, motor & motor
management.
Electronics: Atomic structure & energy bands in solids, Transport
phenomenon in semiconductor, junction diode characteristics & diode circuits.
P-N-P & N-P-N transistor circuits. Signal power amplifiers, filtering;
Integrated Circuits: Feedback amplifier & oscillators. Switching control &
control circuits. Control applications in instrumentation & agriculture.
EEE 210: Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
a) Elementary circuits & wiring
b) Use of voltmeter, ammeter & multi-meter
c) Series & parallel circuits
d) Electric power distribution
e) Use of wattmeter & energy meter
f) Verification of superposition theorem
 g) Verification of Thevenin’s theorem
h) Study of RLC circuit
i) Half wave & full wave rectification
j) Small single application
k) Design of control circuits
l) Study of application in instrumentation
m) Motor & power plant.

Reference books:
i. Introduction to Electrical Engineering; Ward, R.P Prentice Hall.
ii. Alternative Current Circuits, Kerchner, Russel M. & Corcoran,
George F. John Willy.
iii. Electronics: Principles & Techniques. S. Ramabhadran

FSN 203: Food Science & Nutrition (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction to food science, food & nutrition, proteins, carbohydrates, fats,
vitamins, minerals & water-resources, classification & functions, Chemical
reactions: Oxidation, Non-enzymatic browning. Enzymes reactions, Microbial
activity: characteristics of microbes, effect of microbes on food, food born
dieses; food infection & food intoxication & food poisoning, Principles &
methods of food preservation: use low temperature, use high temperature,
chemical additives, irradiation of food etc. Essential nutrients of food. Energy
value of different food. Factors affecting nutrient loss from various foods.
FSN 204: Food Science & Nutrition (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Proximate analysis. Microbial load calculation. Processing of fruits &
vegetables for different products. Preparation of tin cans, seaming, double
seaming etc.
Reference books:
i. O.R. Fennema (1976) part- I. food chemistry in principal of food
science. Volume- IV in food science series. Ed. O.R.
Fennamamared Dekker Inc. 270. Madison Avenue. New York.
USA
ii. H.D. Belitz & W. Grosch (1987). Food chemistry. Translated by-
D. Hadziyyye
iii. Berlin, Heidelberg. New York. USA
iv. L.H Meyor (1960) food chemistry, Reinhold pub. Corporation
New York.
v. M.B Jacobs (1961) chemistry & Technology of food & food
product. Vol- I, II, III. Interscience pub. New York
vi. Desroser N.W. 1997. Elements of food Technology. AVI pub.
Co. Westport USA

ECN 209: Engineering Economics & Cost Accounting (Theory: 3

Credit)
Definition, scope of economics, some basic concept of economics &
agricultural economics. Marshallian utility analysis, Indifference curves
analysis, elasticity of demand, Factors of production. Law of diminishing
returns, Stages of production, Optimum input use, cost & revenue concepts,
markets & their characteristics, price determination under different market
conditions. Concept & measurement of national income, difficulties of
measuring national income in Bangladesh. Role of agriculture in the economic
development of Bangladesh. Problems of agricultural development in
Bangladesh, Characteristics & marketing of agricultural products, Role of co-
operative & non-government organization in agricultural development of
Bangladesh. Agricultural credit & its sources, Economics of mechanizations &
farm power issues.
Accounting elements: the accounting equation, accounts, transaction, the
double entry mechanization, accounting procedure, financial statements. Cost
in general: Objectives & classification. Overhead cost: allocation &
appointment. Product costing: cost sheet under job costing, operating costing
& process costing. Costing of by-products & joint products. Marginal costing:
tools & techniques, cost volume profit analysis. Designing the optimal product
mix, Relevant costing: Analyzing profitability within the firm, Guidelines for
decision making: short run decision, long run, Planning & Control: capital
budgeting, the master budget. Flexible budget & standard cost, variance
analysis.

Reference books:
i. Dewett, K.K (2001): Modern Economics Theory, S. chad &
company Ltd. Pub, Ram Nagar, New Delhi
ii. Bishop, D.E & Toussaint W.D (1958): An Introduction to
Agricultural Economics Analysis. John Willy & Sons, New York
iii. Hill, B. (1990): An introduction to economics for students of
agriculture, pergamon press, London
iv. Mian, M.S (2001): Economics & agricultural development-
Bangladesh perspective, Universal pub, Dhaka
v. Lecomber, R. (1979): The economics of natural resources.
Macmillan, London
vi. Journal of agricultural machinery & mechanization, special issues
on farm power options in Bangladesh Agricultural University.

AIE 219: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics (Theory: 3 Credit)

Fluid Mechanics:
Fundamental properties of fluid: Fluid, Units used in hydraulics. General
properties of fluid; Principle of hydrostatic pressure: Unit pressure, Resultant
pressure, Pascal’s Law, Free surface of a liquid, Atmospheric, absolute & gage
pressure. Variation of pressure with depth in a fluid, pressure head, vapor
pressure. Manometer, open manometer, single-tube manometer. Differential
manometer. Micro-manometer, Piezometer, Hydrostatic pressure on surface:
Total pressure on plane surface, Center of pressure on plane surface, position
of center of gravity, Total hydrostatic pressure on curved surfaces; Buoyancy
of fluid: principle of Archimedes, condition of equilibrium of floating bodies,
Determination of metacentric height, floating bodies anchored at base, floating
bodies with bilge water. Fundamentals of fluid flow: flow of fluid, path lines &
stream tubes, Laminar & turbulent flow, Equation of continuity, velocity head
& total head of a fluid, steady & unsteady flow, Uniform & non-uniform flow,
one, two & three dimensional flow. Fluid flow devices.
Hydraulics:
Fluid flow equation: Euler’s equation, Bernoulli’s energy equation,
Application of Bernoulli’s equation in one & two dimension flow, Flow of
gases; Flow though orifices: Flow though orifice, coefficient of velocity,
contraction & discharge. Head loss in orifice, standard orifice coefficient &
their variations. Submerged orifice, orifice under low heads, Flow over
notches & wires: Definitions, Fundamental theory, standard weir formulas,
rectangular, triangular & trapezoidal weir. Flow over broad crested &
submerged weir, Time of emptying reservoir with rectangular weir, Flow
through pipes: Critical velocities in pipes, velocity head in a pipe, loss of head
in pipes, loss of head due to contraction, enlargement, obstruction, & bends,
pipe diagrams. Flow in pipe networks. Introduction to open channels:
Description, uses, velocity distribution, wetted perimeters & hydraulic radius,
energy in open channel, Cross section of greatest efficiency. Pumps & wells.
AIE 220: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Determination of surface tension, viscosity & density of fluid. Problems on
atmospheric, absolute & gauge pressure, manometer & fundamentals
properties of fluid. Measurement of fluid pressure using manometer &
pressure gauges. Measurement of fluid flow meter & flow equation.
Determination of co-efficient of orifices. Determination of co-efficient of
notches & weirs. Determination of co-efficient venturimeter. Verification of
Bernoulli’s energy equation. Determination of co-efficient of friction of pipe.
Study on hydraulically operated control gates. Study on different type of flow.
Problems on fundamentals of fluid flow, orifices, notches, weirs, pipes & open
channels.
Reference books:
i. Engineering fluid mechanics by- K.L Kumer, Eurasia pub, house
(P) Ltd.
ii. A Text Book of Fluid Mechanics by- R.S Khurmi, S. Chand *
company Ltd. New Delhi
iii. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Mechanics by- Dr. Jagdish Lal.
Metropoliton Book Co. Private Ltd. New Delhi, India
iv. Hydraulics by- H.W King, C.O Wisler. J.G Woodburn: Jhon
Willey & Sons Inc, USA
v. Hydraulics & Fluid Mechanics by- E.H Lewitt: Sir Issaac Piutman
& Sons Ltd. UK

AIE 221: Mechanics of Solids (Theory: 2 Credit)

Stress analysis: Statically indeterminate axially loaded member, axially loaded
member, thermal & centrifugal stresses, stresses in thin & thick cylinders &
spheres. Beams: Shear force & bending moment diagrams. Various types of
stresses in beams. Flexure formula: Deflection of beams, integration & area
moment methods, Introduction reinforced concrete beam & slabs. Torsion
formula: Angle of twist: modulus of rupture. Helical springs. Combined
stresses. Principal stress. Mohr’s Circle: Columns, Euler’s formula.
Indeterminate column formulas. The secant formula. Flexure formula of
curved beams. Introduction to experimental stress analysis techniques. Strain
energy. Failure theories
AIE 222: Mechanics of Solids (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Reconnaissance of material testing laboratory & draw the layout. Shear
modulus of a helical spring. Tensile strength of mild steel rods. Shearing
strength of metallic weirs. Deflection of wooden beams. Flexural strength of
reinforced concrete slab & beam. Impact test by Penetrometer. Experimental
stress analysis techniques. Hardness test of different materials. Determination
of ultimate stress of cylinder.
Reference books:
i. Mechanics of Solids by- Andul Mubeen
ii. Strength of Materials (SI units) by- RK Rajput
iii. Strength of materials (Mechanics of solids), SI units, by- R.S.
Khurmi.

AIE 223: Agricultural Power (Theory: 3 Credit)

Sources & scope of agricultural power. Classification of tractors & their
selection for proper utilization in field operation. Tractor fuels: octane &
cetane rating of fules. Combustion of fuel & exhaust gas analysis. Power
transmission elements: shafting & universal joints, gear & pinion, belt, pulleys.
Tractor power transmission & final drive. PTO, clutches, breaks & steering
systems. Hydraulic system & their controls. Stability of tractor, weight
transfer. Traction theory: traction & traction efficiency, rolling resistance,
wheel silp, draft speed relationship of tractor for different soil conditions,
ballasting.
AIE 224: Agricultural Power (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Familiarity with tractor & power tillers available in Bangladesh. Adjustment &
maintenance works on fuel systems. Lubrication system. Ignition system,
power transmission system & cooling system of tractors & power tillers.
Tractor & power tiller driving with special reference to selection of gears,
position of different locks, drawbar & PTO shaft. Clutch & their operating
mechanisms. Study of tractor brakes & steering systems. Adjustment of hitch
system for position & draft control during field operation. Measurement of
engine power. Exhaust gas analysis.
Reference books:
i. Basic Farm Machinery by- J.M. Shippen, C.R. Ellin & C.H Clover
ii. Fundamentals of Internal Combustion Engines by- Paul W. Gill,
James H. Smith JR.
iii. Tractors & Their Power Units-
AIE 226: Engineering Drawing (Mechanical) & AutoCAD
Orthographic drawing & Sketching:
Pictorial drawing & sketching, Intersection developments: dimensions,
tolerances, fits & clearances, Limits & precision: screw, threads, threads
fasteners; Working drawing: drawing of jigs, fixtures, welded parts, gears &
clams; Section of solids, conic sections, spiral curves, log spirals etc.
Preparation of a complete dimensioning scale drawing of agricultural
machinery & assemblies. Plan elevation & cross-sectional views, solid objects.
AutoCAD:
Basics of AutoCAD; Drawing lines, circle, arcs, ellipses, polygons. Filled
objects & solids: changing view of drawing, creating & deleting views. 3D
drafting: file management & data exchange;
Reference books:
i. Civil Engineering Drawing by- G. Singh & S. C Sharma. Standard
pub. Distributors, Delhi.
ii. The fundamental of engineering drawing & graphic technology.
By- T.E French & CJ Vierck, McGraw-Hill Book Co. London
iii. Engineering drawing by- L. Levant, Mir pub. Moscow
iv. AutoCAD 2D, 3D Engineer Samuel Mollik
v. Beginners Guide to Engineering Drawing by- Enamur Rahim
Latifee
vi. A manual of engineering drawing Charles J. Vierec & Richard
Hang. McGraw
vii. Prathomic Engineering Drawing by- Hemonta Kumer
Vattacharaga. Somnath book agency
viii. Fundamentals of Engineering Drawing by- Thomas E. French.
McGraw-Hill Book Co. London
 Level- 03, Semester- I

EEE 301: Electronics & Instrumentation (Theory: 3 Credit)

Semiconductors: conduction & drift velocity, holes & p-n junctions, diffusion
process, contact potential, semiconductor diode, semiconductor material,
energy level, extrinsic material, resistance level & equivalent circuits, p-n
junction diodes: forward & reverse biasing p-n junction, rectification, diode
circuits (gates, clipping & clamping), diode capacitance & switching, BJTs
theory of transistor, transistor capacitance & equivalent circuit. Integrated
circuit (IC),
Transistor biasing, single stage CB, CE amplifier circuits, grain, input & output
impedance, emitter, class A power amplifier, FET’s: JFET action, JFET
biasing, equivalent circuit & amplifier, MOSFET action, gate circuit, multi-
stage amplifiers. Semiconductor diode operation & characteristics, transistor
operation, its application, characteristics & equivalent circuit , self-biasing
circuit, amplifiers , timer circuits, DC motor speed control circuit,
applications of measurement instruments, generalized configuration &
functional descriptions of measuring instruments. Performance characteristics
of instruments, static & dynamic characteristics, measuring devices,
measurement of voltage, current, power, energy, flux & light. AVO meter:
Oscilloscope, Transducers, strain, temperature & pressure measurement,
accuracy & error measurement.
EEE 302: Electronics & Instrumentation (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Verification of half wave & full wave rectifier. Verification of transistor
switching circuit. Generation of 10 KHz signal using 555 timer. Verification of
amplifier circuit using transistor. Speed control of DC motor using
oscilloscope. Study of oscilloscope. Observation of different signals of
generator using oscilloscope. Measurement of energy using energy meter.
Measurement of strain using Wheatstone bridge.
Reference books:
i. Instrumentation for engineering measurement by- Jamems W
Dalley
ii. Measurement & instrumentation by- A.K Sawhaney
iii. Operational amplifiers & linear integrated circuits by- Robert F.
Coughlin
iv. Measurement & instrument by- Cooper
v. Electronic Devices & Circuits by- David A. Bell
vi. The Art of Electronics by- Paul Horwitz

CSE 327: Computer Application- II (Theory: 2 Credit)

OOP fundamentals: Class & object, access modifiers constructors &
destructors. Friend function: static class members, inheritance, passing objects
to functions. Returning object from a function: arrays of object, pointer to
object, overloading constructor, function & operator, virtual function &
polymorphism, C++ streams, file I/O, sorting & searching algorithms,
hashing techniques: compiling multiple file program, abstract data types stack,
queue, linked list & binary tree, function of operating system, database
concepts, Networking devices & techniques. OSI model.
CSE 328: Computer Application- II (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Program writing & terminal use based on theory class. Solving problems using
computer program.
Reference books:
i. Object Oriented Programming in C++, by- Robert Lafore,
Galgotia pub, Ltd. New Delhi
ii. Stroustrap, B The C++ programming language, 2nd Edition
iii. Teach yourself, by- Herbert schildth
AIE 307: Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning & Cold Storage (Theory: 3
Credit)
Introduction: Elementary thermodynamics, fundamentals of refrigeration &
air-conditioning, application of refrigeration & air-conditioning.
Heat Transfer: Conduction heat transfer, thermal conductivity, heat transfer
through composite wall & cylinder, sphere, heat exchangers, heat convection,
radiation heat transfer.
Psychrometry & Wetted Surface Heat Transfer: Properties of air-
vapor mixtures, psychrometric chart, psychrometric processes-mixing of two
air steams, cooling & heating, humidification, de-humidification, sensible heat
factor, advanced psychrometry.
Refrigeration: Reversed carnot cycle, gas cycle refrigeration, dimple vapor-
compression refrigeration, absorption refrigerants, refrigerants, refrigerants
properties, advantages & disadvantages of refrigerants, p-h charts for
refrigerants, ozone depletion issue, refrigeration components,
troubleshooting, multi-stage compression, cascade system, heat pumps.
Cooling & Heating Load Estimation: Factors affecting human comfort,
concept of effective temperature, factors governing optimum effective
temperature, health & comfort criteria, sources of heat loads, estimating heat
loss & heat gain, design conditions, filtration & ventilation, building survey &
heat load estimation, heaters & boilers.
Air-Conditioning Systems & Applications: Scope, factors of
consideration, space & building, system components, types of systems, systems
& application.
Acoustics & Noise Control: Study of sound & acoustics, sound wave-
intensity, power & pressure, intensity level & sound pressure level, room
characteristics, acoustic design in buildings.
Cold-Storage: Cold stores, types of cold stores, usual temperature & relative
humidity for storage in cold storage, advantages & unduly high & low relative
humidity, cooling equipment used in cold storage, common problems,
compound of cold storage, heat load estimation, design & selection of
machinery.
AIE 308: Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning & Cold Storage
(Sessional: 1 Credit)
Practice on problem solving on psychrometry. Refrigeration & Air-
Conditioning systems. Practical study on household refrigerator. Testing &
calculation of COP. Design considerations of refrigerators & air coolers.
Building survey, occupancy, storage & heat load estimation. Equipment
selection & control measures. Visit to the cold storage.
Reference books:
i. Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning by- P.L Ballaney
ii. Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning by- Stoecker & jones
iii. Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning by- Arora
iv. Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration & by- Severns & fellows

AIE 309: Irrigation & Drainage Engineering (Theory: 3 Credit)

Necessity, scope & history of irrigation, soil moisture, soil-water-plant
relationship, consumptive use & irrigation water requirements of crops.
Scheduling of irrigation water, water application methods & irrigation
efficiencies, design of field irrigation systems, irrigation water distribution-
canals & buried pipes, quality of irrigation water, salt problems in irrigation
agriculture, drainage for agriculture, drainage systems, tile drainage, irrigation
water quality, negative effects of irrigation, irrigation wells.
AIE 310: Irrigation & Drainage Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Determination of soil moisture using Neutron Probe & tensiometer.
Development of soil moisture characteristics curves. Determination of
irrigation water requirement. Measurement of evapotranspiration. Design of
irrigation canals & drainage ditches. Demonstration of various irrigation
methods & subsurface drainage systems. Determination of irrigation water
quality. Determination of physico-chemical properties of saline & alkaline
soils. Preparation of soil saturation, extract & determination of pH & electrical
conductivity. Study tour to irrigation projects & report writing.
Reference books:
i. Irrigation Theory & Practices. By- A.M. Michel, Vikas Pub. Home
Pvt. Ldt.
ii. Principles of Farm Irrigation System Design. By- Larry G. James,
John Willey & Sons
iii. Irrigation Principles & Practices by- Orron W. Israelsen.

AIE 311: Soil Mechanics (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction: Soil: Engineering definition, constituents, particle size
distributions, Soil classification & phases: physical & mechanical properties on
volumetric & gravimetric relations. Soil consistency, plasticity limits &
determination. Compaction: proctor & modified, proctor tests, effect of
compaction on soil properties. Stabilization: uses & methods, consolidation,
primary & secondary consolidation, Shear strength: cubical stress systems,
stress equilibrium, Mohr coulomb equation for two & three dimensional cases.
Direct shear & triaxial tests.
AIE 312: Soil Mechanics (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Soil identification & classification. Particle size analysis. Determination of soil
moisture. Bulk density. Particle density & specific gravity. Determination of
void ratio, porosity & degree of saturation. Determination of atterberg limit-
shrinkage, plastic & liquid limits. Proctor & modified proctor tests for
maximum density & optimum water content. Consolidation test. Soil
penetration test by pocket penetrometer. Direct shear test for cohesion &
shearing angle of soils.
Reference books:
i. Advanced Soil Mechanics by- B.M. Das, Hemisphere Pub.
Corporation, London
ii. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering by- K.R Arora,
Standard Publishers distributions, Delhi
iii. Soil Mechanics & Engineering Practice by- K. Terzaghi & R.B
Peck, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York
iv. Critical State Soil Mechanics by- A. Schofield & P. Wroth,
McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York.

AIE 313: Agricultural Meteorology (Theory: 3 Credit)

Introduction: scope subject matter of agricultural meteorology, importance of
agricultural meteorology for agricultural engineers. Climate & Weather:
world climates, classification, boundaries & characteristics. Solar & Earth
Radiation: vertical structure of atmosphere, solar & earth radiation, nature &
laws of electromagnetic radiation, heat balance of earth’s surface &
atmosphere. General Circulation: thermal circulation, effects of earth’s
rotation, jet streams, effects of land & water distribution, migratory systems,
fronts, air masses. Clouds, Thunderstorms & Tornadoes: Forms of clouds,
clouds & air motions, convective clouds, thunderstorms, tornadoes. Important
Climatic Parameters: Temperatures, lapse rate, precipitation- formation,
forms, types & measurements. Artificially induced precipitation, humidity,
wind & air pressure, wind speed profile, wind break & shelter effects. Effects
of Climate Elements on Agriculture: radiation & light distribution within the
plant canopy, photosynthesis, photoperiodism, thermoperiodism,
vernalization, soil moisture, soil temperature, evapotranspiration, wind effect,
crop climate of important crops grown in Bangladesh. Climate Change & Crop
Production: weather & climate of Bangladesh, causes of weather & climate
change, climate changes & ecosystem, impact of climate changes on crop
production, greenhouse effect & its consequences.
Reference books:
i. Introduction to Agro-meteorology, by- H.S. Mavi, Oxford & IBH
Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd.
ii. Hydrology for Engineers by- R.K Linsley, Max. A. Kohler & J.L.
H. Paulhus, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York 1988
iii. Introduction to Meteorology (3rd edition) by- S. Petterssen,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York 1969
iv. Hydrology by- H.M Raghunath, Wiley Eastern Limited, New
Delhi, India 1985.
v. Principles of Environmental Physics, by- J.L. Monteith, Edward
Arnold Ltd, London 1980.

AIE 315: Livestock & Poultry Machinery (Theory: 2 Credit)

Size reduction: fineness modulus & uniformity index, burr & hammer mills,
crushers, conveyors, different types of chopping, pelleting & feed mixing
machines, automatic feeder & waterers, different types of milking machine,
Separators: centrifuge-theory & practice, cream separator, butter churners,
Heat exchangers: types of heater & cooler, steam boilers, pasteurization &
pasteurizers, principles of operation of different incubators & their
maintenance, principles of refrigeration, refrigeration systems & refrigerants,
ventilation systems, housing & environmental control, cleaning & washing
processes, waste disposals & recycling.
AIE 316: Livestock & Poultry Machinery (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Determination of fineness modulus using sieve analysis. Use of centrifuge
machine for determination of milk fat. Operation of milking machine.
Observation of incubators. Study of stream boilers & heat exchangers. Study of
Crushers, Chopping, Pelleting & Feed Mixing machine.
Reference books:
i. Principles of Agribusiness Management (3rd edition) Beierlein,
James F. Schneeberger, C. & Osburn, Donald, Waveland Press
2003.
ii. Scientific Farm Animal Production (8th Edition) 2004, Tylor &
Bogart
iii. Blakely & Blade, The Science of Animal Husbandry (4th Edition)
iv. Ensminger, Animal Science (8th Edition)
v. Tylor & Bograt, Scientific Farm Animal Production (7th Edition)

AIE 317: Design of Concrete Structure (Theory: 2 Credit)

Plain concrete: Definition, concrete mixing & placing, curing, general
properties, stress-strain relationship, reinforced concrete, shear & bond
analysis, working stress & ultimate strength design methods, Prestressed
concrete: prestressing systems, Slab, Beans, flexural design by working stress
& ultimate strength, design for shear, diagonal tension & bond, design details.
Lintels. Column: design of tied, spiral & long columns. Footing: design of
wall, spread, combined & pile footing. Retaining wall: type, design of different
components of retaining wall. Stairs: type, design of stairs & landing.
AIE 318: Design of Concrete Structure (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Abrasior test for shingle, boulder & pea-gravel. Design of concrete mixes.
Compressive & Tensile strength of concrete. Design, casting & testing of
reinforced concrete beam for flexural strength. Design of reinforced concrete
column. Design of Roads, Bridges, Culverts, Farms Yards & Farm building
canals.
Reference books:
i. Concrete Technology by- A.M. Neville & J.J Books, Longman
group Ltd. London
ii. Properties of Concrete by- A.M. Neville, Longman group Ltd.
iii. Concrete by- S. Mindness & J.F. Young, Prentice- Hall, Inc, New
Jersey
AIE 319: Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)
Factors affecting infiltration, rainfall simulator, runoff, predicting of runoff
rates & volumes, forms of erosion, Water erosion: Estimation of soil losses,
Erosion control measures. Wind erosion: wind profile, erosiveness, Vegetated
Outlets & water courses: uses & design,m waterways construction &
maintenance of terrace, Conservation structures: drop spillways, chutes,
formless flumes, pipe spillways, culverts, drop inlets, hood inlets & outlet
protection, legal aspects of soil & water conservation: kinds of laws, contracts,
assessment, zoning & weather modification, legal aspects with respect to
irrigation & drainage.
AIE 320: Soil & Water Conservation Engineering (Sessional: 1
Credit)
Measurement of infiltration & estimation of infiltration indicates.
Determination of soil loss by simulated rainfall in laboratory. Determination of
soil loss by flowing water in a field. Determination soil loss by universal soil
loss equation (USLE). Design & construction of a vegetated outlets. Planning
& design of terrace system. Design of conservation structures- drop spillways,
chute, flumes, pipe spillway, field trip & report writing.
Reference books:
i. Soil & water conservation engineering, by- Schwab, R.K. Frevert
ii. Design hydrology & sedimentology for small catchments, by-
Barfield & Hayes. Academic press 1994
iii. Soil & water conservation engineering by- Suresh R.
iv. Hydrology & water resources engineering by- K.C Patra
v. Drainage engineering by- Luthin, J.N 1978
vi. Environmental hydrology by- A. Ward & W. Elliot
CSE 345: Mechatronics (Theory: 2 Credit)
Introduction: Control system analysis methods & tools, classical & modern
control methods, human factors in controlling design, computer aided design
tools (Matlab & Simulink), controller design methods, SISO & MIMO systems,
classical design methods (Bode, root locus, PID), modern design methods
(state space), advanced design methods (adaptive, non-linear, intelligent),
problem formulation & design , organization structure, system concept,
mechanical , electrical, electronic & software components, process, software
based tools, virtual instrument, CAD, CAM, computer integrated systems,
computer interfacing, manipulation, actuator types, sensors & vision systems,
smart robots, artificial intelligence, factory, office & home automation, future
trend.
CSE 346: Mechatronics (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Practical laboratory used based on theory class & terminal use.
Reference books:
i. Foundation of electrical engineering. Cogdell, 1996
ii. The analysis & design of linear circuits. Thomas , Ronald E. 1998
iii. IC Op-Amp Cook Book Walter G. Jung
iv. Amplificateurs operationnels I & II Michel Girard
v. Introduction to Mechatronics & Measurement Systems. By- David
G. Alciatore & Third Edition 2007
vi. Introduction to Mechatronics by- K.K Appukuttan
vii. Mechatronics: An Introduction. By- Robert H. Bishop
 Level- 03, Semester- II

EEE 303: Electrical Machinery (Theory: 2 Credit)

Transformers: equivalent circuits, open circuit & short circuit tests. Three
phase transformers & auto transformers. Rotating machines: Introduction to
DC & AC machines, DC machines, Generator & motor analysis. Synchronous
machines: equivalent circuit, short circuit & open circuit characteristics &
power angle characteristics, synchronous motors & V-curves. Induction
Motors: equivalent circuit analysis, squirrel- cage & wound rotor motors &
motor applications. Speed control, Fractional horsepower AC Motors: Single
phase induction motors, starting & running performances, universal &
capacitor motors. Selection of motors.
EEE 304: Electrical Machinery (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Short circuit & open circuit tests of transformer. Experimental determination
of voltage regulation & efficiency of a transformer. Construction of a three
phase transformer using three single phase transformers. Building up of a shunt
generator. Study of speed control of D.C shunt motors. Study of three squirrel
cage motor. Study of three phase wound rotor test of 3-phase induction
motor. Study of single phase induction motor. Starting & operation of
universal & capacitor motors.
Reference books:
i. A text book of electrical technology (volume- II) by- BL. Theraza.
AK Theraza
ii. Direct & alternating current machinery. By- Rosenblatt, Friedman
iii. Electrical machineries by- Cosow
iv. Electrical machinery by- Battacharya
EEE 305: Rural Electrification Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)
Rural electrification supply systems: transmission & distribution systems.
Overhead & cable systems. Kelvin’s law. Mechanical design of overhead lines:
overhead insulators: types of insulators, electrical design of overhead lines.
Farmstead distribution system: load centers, service entrance switch, wire
sizes, earthing methods, voltage control: symmetrical components,
unsymmetrical faults. Circuit breaker. Protective relaying: over current
relays, directional relays, impedance relays & differential relays. Protection of
lines & transformers: oil circuit reclosure & lighting arrester.
EEE 306: Rural Electrification Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Electrical wiring practices: Wiring code, procedures & safety rules. Design of
outlets, branch circuits & service entrance switch for residence, farms, office &
factory buildings, locating load center & finding wire sizes for feeder lines.
Design of rural distribution systems, electrical design of overhead lines,
mechanical design of overhead lines, study of circuit breakers. Study of
automatic circuit reclosure. Study of lighting arresters. A field visit to PDB
substation & report on field trip. A study tour of REB substation & electrified
farms.
Reference books:
i. Electrical energy. Transmission & distribution (Revised Edition)
by- B.K Bala, Kanna Pub. India
ii. Transmission & distribution of electrical energy. By- Cotton , H.
& Barber
iii. Power system engineering by- I.J. Nagrath
iv. Electrical power system by- C.L Wadhwa
v. Transmission & distribution system by- Stevension
AEX 305: Extension Communication & Management (Theory: 2
Credit)
Introduction: meaning, philosophy & principles of agricultural extension, need
for extension work on farm machineries, irrigation, food technology & farm
housing, concept of communication, need & importance of communication for
agricultural & rural development. Basic communication process: steps in basic
communication process-intended massage, encoding, transmission, reception,
recoding & understanding, feedback in communication, distortion in the
communication process, written communication, verbal communication, non-
verbal communication, noise & barriers to written & verbal communication.
Communication network & patterns: common communication network-chain,
Y, wheel circle, star & com-con downward upward, horizontal, one-way
patterns of communications. Communication models & elements: lass well,
Shannon & weaver, Berio models of communication, source, massage, channel
treatment of massage, audience, audience response characteristics qualities of
the key elements in the communication process, noise of the communication
process. Communication in groups: facilitation, increasing participation of the
participant in the group communication, qualities of a communicator in the
group communication, handling trouble-makers in group communication.
AEX 306: Extension Communication & Management (Sessional: 1
Credit)
Methods of data collection & preparation of interview schedule related to
agricultural engineering works. Preparation of plan of work & calendar of
work for field level agricultural engineering works. Preparation of selected
teaching materials such as- poster, leaflet, flashcards & their presentation
through lecture. Field trip stay in rural areas with farmers in order to be
acquainted with the on-going rural development activities at
Upazila/Block/Village levels. Identification of problems & prospects of
agricultural engineering works. Visit to different on going activities of GOs &
NGOs, observe the existing equipment/machinery that are being used at
different stages of farming including post-harvest operations, and submit a
report at of the trip.
Reference books:
i. Berlo, D.K 1960. The process of communication: Introduction to
theory & practice, New York. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, INC
ii. Kasheem, j.p. 1992. Samprasaron Biggyaan, Dhaka. The
Bangladesh Packing Press.
iii. Legans j.p. 1961. The Process Communication in M.C. Ksmath
(ed) entension. Education in community development, New
Delhi, Directory of Extension, ministry of food agricultural.
iv. Mc. Quail, D. & S Windahi. 1981. Communication models for
study of mass communication, London. Longman group limited
v. Ray, G.L. 1998. Extension Communication & Management (4th
Edition) Kolkata, Naya Prokash
vi. Sandhu, A.S. 1993. Textbook on agricultural communication:
Process & Methods. New Delhi Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd.

AIE 321: Agricultural Machinery (Theory: 3 Credit)

Introduction: Types of agricultural machinery, machine performance, operator
performance & power performance, mechanics of tillage, hitch systems, load
transfer & balancing. Soil Tillage: primary & secondary tillage implements.
Crop planting, precision planting, Potato planters. Intervultural equipment,
Fertilizer application, Spraying & Dusting, Hydraulic sprayers. Granular
pesticide applications. Crop harvesting reapers: their operation, performance
& maintenance. Functional components of combine, calibration of a combine.
Corn combines, Potato harvester, fruit harvesting, threshing of grins:
functional components of threshers, their construction, performance &
maintenance.
AIE 322: Agricultural Machinery (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Study of primary & secondary tillage implements. Hitching of tillage
implements & machines. Field operation of primary & secondary tillage
implements. Measurement of draft, specific draft, drawbar powers, slips &
field capacity of primary & secondary tillage implements. Study of seed drills,
fertilizers distributor, sprayers, reapers, combine harvester & threshers.
Calibration of seed drills, fertilizers distributor & sprayer. Field operation of
reaper & combine harvester. Determination of capacity, losses & material
efficiency of a thresher.
Reference books:
i. Farm Machinery & Equipments, by- Smith
ii. Machines for Power Farming by- Stone & Gulving
iii. Farm Machinery by- Stone
iv. Machines of the Farm by- Hine
v. Basic Farm Machinery (Vol. II) by- Shippen & Turner
vi. Agricultural Engineers hand book by- Richey
vii. Farm Implements for Arid & Tropical Regions by- Hoppen
viii. Transaction of ASAE & other foreign journal & periodicals
ix. Farm Power & Machinery Management by- Donnel Hunt

AIE 323: Machine Design (Theory: 3 Credit)

Philosohpy of design. Design review & reliability engineering. Materials for
machine elements. Properties & tests. Design of machine members under
simple, combined stress & variable loads including stress concentration.
Flexible drives: Flat & V-belts, wires ropes, roller chain, universal joints.
Design of journal bearings & selection of proper lubricants for them. Selection
of ball & roller bearing. Design of spur gear, helical gear, bevel gear. Cam
design, shaft design.
AIE 324: Machine Design (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Solution of problems on simple & combined stress. Variable load & stress
concentration. Journal bearings. Flat & V-belts. Roller chains & wire ropes.
Cam & Shaft design.
Reference books:
i. Design of Agricultural Engineering. Christianson L.L. Rohuback
R.P 1986. ASAR Text book series. #1
ii. Introduction to Engineering Design by- Thomas T. Woodson,
McGraw Hill book. Com 1966
iii. Design of Machine Elements by- V.M Faries
iv. Design of Agricultural Machinery by- Gray Krutz, Lester
Thompson & Paul Claaar. John Wiley & Sons
v. A TEXT Book of machine design by- R.S. Khurmi

AIE 333: Hydrology (Theory: 2 Credit)

Hydrologic cycle. Evaporation process. Forms & types of precipitation.
Measurement & estimation techniques. Temporal & areal variation of
precipitation. Stream flow: measurement & planning of stream flow network.
Runoff: components & classification, annual runoff volumes, estimating strom
runoff volumes. Hydrographs: recession curves, hydrograph separation, unit
hydrograph concept. Techniques of hydrological routing through reservoirs &
channels. Probability analysis: probability distributions, analytical & graphical
methods of flood-frequency analysis, low-flow analysis, estimation of
dependable rainfall. Reservoirs: physical characteristics, yield capacity,
sedimentation & site selection.
AIE 334: Hydrology (Seasonal: 1 Credit)
Computation of average precipitation over an area. Estimation of reservoir
evaporation. Estimation of missing precipitation. Measurement of stream flow
using current meter. Extension of rating curves. Derivation of unit
hydrograph. Applications of unit hydrograph. Computation of outflow through
reservoir routing. Computation of downstream flow through channel routing.
Flood frequency analysis & graphical methods. Determination of reservoir
capacity.
Reference books:
i. Handbook of hydrology by- D. Maidment
ii. Unsaturated zone hydrology for scientist & engineers by- James A.
Tindal, James R. Kunkel
iii. Vadose zone hydrology by- Daniel B Stephens
iv. Groundwater Hydrology by- David Keith Todd
v. Groundwater by- H.M Raghunath

AIE 325: Green House Management (Theory: 3 Credit)

Introduction: protected cultivation, history & geographical distribution,
Environmental factors: light, temperature, wind, air humidity, water,
characteristics of protected cultivation. Floriculture in green house, future
perspective for protected cultivation, Physical principles of protected
cultivation: overview, transport phenomena, energy balance, vapor balance,
carbondioxide balance , managing the aerial environmental introduction:
introduction goals of climate control, greenhouse climate & development
processes, temperature control & energy use, canbondioxide fertilizers &
artificial light, greenhouse climate control & optimization. Planning
greenhouse construction: business location & situation, soil conditions,
planning business development & innovation, greenhouse structures,
greenhouse types, greenhouse construction, constructions & cladding
materials, cropping systems & layout design. Greenhouse facilities &
equipment: introduction, construction, heating equipment, ventilation &
cooling systems, screens, techniques for CO2 enrichment, supplementary
lighting, managing the root environment: water & nutrients in protected
cultivation, growing systems, supply systems principles of soil less culture,
field visit to greenhouse facilities.
Reference books:
i. A global review of greenhouse food production by- Dana G.
Dalrymple, US. Department of agriculture, Washington DC.
ii. Building a greenhouse & Plotting shed by- A.K. berry, pergamon
press Ltd. London
iii. Greenhouse: Management for horticultural crops, by- S. Prasad &
U. Kumer
iv. Greenhouses: Advanched Technology for protected horticulture
by- Joe J. Hanan, CRC press, Boca Raton, London

AIE 327: Modeling of Bio-Systems (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction to computer modeling tools. Review of linear systems, state
variable formulation, and stability of feedback control systems, modeling of
excitable cellular membranes & ionic channels, linear systems examples: the
oculomotor control system, the pupil control systems, photoreceptor system,
the stretch receptor, & muscle feedback systems. Review of discrete &
continuous time, fourier transformations & frequency domain filtering,
Autoregressive modeling of biological models signals. Introduction to
statistical pattern recognition, application of pattern recognition to biological
& neural signals. Models & simulation & classification of models. Steps of
modeling & simulation: model formation, parameter estimation, model
validation & sensitivity analysis. Fundamentals of mathematical modeling &
programming in MATLAB, Fundamentals of system dynamics modeling &
modeling using STELLA, Neutral network- learning process, perceptrons &
back propagation algorithms. Application in agricultural Engineering, Genetic
algorithms- Mathematical foundations of genetic algorithms & computer
implementation of genetic algorithms. Application in agricultural engineering,
Computational fluid dynamics- basic equations & numerical solution using
FLUENT, application of modeling in Bio-Systems.
AIE 328: Modeling of Bio-Systems (Sessional: 1 Credit)

Practice problems based on theory classes, use of dynamic software &

programs.
Reference books:
i. Mathematical & Computer Modeling of Physiological Systems, by-
Vinecent C. Rideout. Prentice Hall, New Jersey 1991
ii. Principles of Bio-Mechanics, by- Ronald L. Huston
iii. Computational systems biology of the cell cycle, by- Csikasz-
Nagay

AIE 329: Land Reclamation Engineering (Theory: 3 Credit)

Introduction: Factors affecting soil fertility, purposes & methods of land
reclamation. Soil Ripening Processes: Physical & other ripening processes.
Acid Sulphate Soils: Acidification processes, neutralization & reclamation,
diagnosis. Subsidence Prediction: Ripening subsidence, settlement subsidence,
oxidation of peat soils. Pollution of Soils: sources of pollution, pollution
transport process- convection, dispersion & diffusion processes, mathematics
of pollution transport. Soil Salinity: forms, occurrence & distribution of salts
in soils, salinity problem, diagnosis & assessment, classification & mapping of
saline soils, salt balance. Reclamation & Management of Salt Affected Soils:
reclamation of saline, alkali & saline- alkali soils. Reclamation of low land:
reclamation by hydraulic structures- polder, sluice gate etc.
Reference books:
i. Land drainage & reclamation, by- Quincy Ayres & Daniels
Scoates, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
ii. Land Reclamation, volume- III. By- C.L Dhawan,
Central Board of Irrigation & Power. New Delhi
iii. Drainage Principles & Applications: International Institute for
Land Reclamation & Improvement.
iv. Principles & Practice of Irrigation Engineering. By- S.K Sharma,
S. Chand & Company (pvt) Ltd. New Delhi- 110055
v. Land & Water Management Engineering. By- V.V.N. Murty,
Kalyani publishers.
vi. Reclamation of saline & alkali soils under irrigation. By- A.A.
Sidko, S.I. Miasischev, V.P. Baiakina & T.I Simonova, Agricole
Pub. Academy.
vii. Irrigation: Theory & Practice. By- A.M Michael, Vikas Pub.
House Pvt. Ltd.
viii. Land Drainage, by- Lambert K. Smedema & David W. Rycroft.
BT Batsford Ltd. London.

AIE 331: Urban & Rural Planning (Theory: 3 Credit)

The basic concepts, definition of planning, dimensions of planning, spatial
versus sectoral planning, the variants of spatial & physical planning,
relationship of physical/spatial planning to the general theory & wider process
of planning, scope & purpose of urban planning in Bangladesh & its expending
role in general development of the country, urban planning studies &
techniques of analysis: population, employment, housing, transport, shopping,
commerce & industry, leisure & recreation. The issues in community
development. Urban planning tools: zoning, conservation, renewal & re-
development. Alternative strategies of accommodating new urban growth,
spatial organization of land uses. Urban planning policy & practice in
Bangladesh.
Distinction between urban & rural areas. Analysis of rural settlement patterns.
Social & cultural characteristics of rural communities. Meaning of rural
development. The concept nature & scope of integral rural development.
Planning procedures for integral rural development. Resources for rural
development- land, water, human, forest, livestock etc. Policies for rural
resources development. Rural industrialization & rural center planning. Rural
development programs in Bangladesh- past & present. Government & non-
governmental organizations involved in rural development activities. Problems
& issues in local rural planning in Bangladesh. Rural services & utilizes: water
supply & sanitation (nature, meaning, case study), transportation &
communication, health & nutrition, education, electricity, credit & finance.
Methods & techniques of IRD, population forecasting. Food requirement
estimation, interaction analysis. Natural resource analysis, economic base
analysis, rural poverty in Bangladesh, strategies of poverty alleviation.
Agricultural planning (land reform, marketing system, institutional credit etc),
Sub-sector of agriculture: fisheries, livestock & poultry, Peoples participation,
Role of local NGO’s, roles of local Govt. institutions, roles of local
information institution.
Reference books:
i. Task forces on Bangladesh development strategies for the 1990’s
Report on developing the infrastructure (volume- III), University
Press limited, Dhaka
ii. Disner, Simon & Gallion, Arthur B. The Urban Pattern
iii. Ramchandran, R. Urbanization & Urban systems in India,
Bombay, Oxford University Press
iv. Cardon, Carol (1972), Plannea cities, London: Sag Pub.
v. Catanese, J. Anthony & Synder C. Jans (1979), Introduction to
urban planning, New York, McGraw-Hill
vi. Cherry & Gordon (1974), Urban Planning Problems, London,
Leonard Hill
vii. Asaduzzaman & Westergat. Growth & development in rural
Bangladesh.
AIE 335: Advanced Thermal Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)
Different thermodynamic cycles, and corollaries, applications of
thermodynamic laws, entropy & its applications in thermodynamics,
properties of gas mixtures, properties of pure substances, thermodynamic
relations, equilibrium & stability, vapor cycles, one dimensional & multi-
dimensional conduction heat transfer, transient heat transfer, convection heat
transfer, boundary layer theory, natural & fored convection, dimensional
analysis, thermal radiation, blackbody radiation, radiation intensity, intensity
of emitted radiation, spectral quantity, radioactive properties, electromagnetic
waves, greenhouse effects, atmosphere & solar radiation, heat exchangers,
analysis of heat exchangers, types & selections. Mass transfer, analogy between
heat & mass transfer, mass diffusion, Fick’s law, boundary conditions, mass
convection, cooling of electromagnetic component.
AIE 336: Advanced Thermal Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Problems on thermodynamic cycles & laws. Measurement of coefficient of
thermal conductivity. Coefficient of convection, study of heat exchangers,
construction of heat exchanger & performance study. Determination of mass
diffusively. Determination of emissivity of different gray body. Other theory
related to practical.
Reference books:
i. A.S Sarao, Thermal Engineering (SI units) Saiya Prakashan. New
Delhi
ii. P.K Nag. Engineering Thermodynamics. Tata McGraw-Hill pub.
Co. Ltd
iii. Fundamentals of Engineering Heat & Mass Transfer. By- R.C
Sachdeva.
 Level- 04, Semester- I

EEE 403: Control System Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction: Introduction to control system & their representation by
different equations & laplace transforms, blocks diagrams & transfer functions,
response of second & higher order systems to impulse step, ramp & sinusoidal
inputs, root locus technique, Routh-Hurwitz & Nyquist stability criterion,
State variable & transition compensation-lead, lag & lag-lead compensation
design using Bode plots, Nichol’s chart, Crrier control system, Introduction to
sampled data control system, modelling of physical systems, concepts of state,
state space, controllability & observability. Sensibility & error analysis, Non-
linear systems, singular points, phase plane analysis, Lyapunov stability,
describing functions, on-off & dual mode systems, sampled data systems.
Computer controlled systems.
EEE 404: Control System Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Practical laboratory used based on theory class & terminal use. Assignments.
Reference books:
i. Control System Engineering (5th Edition) by- Norman S. Nise,
December 2007
ii. MATLAB Tutorial Update to Version 6 to accompany Control
Systems Engineering (3rd Edition) by- Norman S. Nise, May- 2002
iii. Industrial Control Systems Design. By- Michael J. Grimble
iv. Communication & Control in Electric Power Systems:
Application of Parallel & Distributed Processing Mohammad
Shahidehpour, Yaoyu Wang
FPP 407: Post Harvest Technology (Theory: 2 Credit)
Introduction to major field crops of Bangladesh. Composition of major &
minor crops, post-harvest handling & storage of field crops. Rice Technology:
Parboiling, drying, milling, storage of milled rice, processing & cooking
quality of rice: enrichment of rice with vitamins & minerals, by-products of
rice milling industry & their utilization. Milling of wheat milling processes,
nutritional implication of flour extraction, rates, & flour treatment for
diversified uses, by-products of flour milling & their utilization. Processing &
utilization of maize, barley, oats, sorghum & millets, rye & trticale.
Manufacture, properties & utilization of starch. Post-harvest handling &
storage, packaging, preservation & processing of pulses, legumes, oilseeds etc.
by-products from pilses. Legumes & oilseeds & their utilization. Tuber crops:
cleaning, grading & storage of various tuber crops such as- potatoes, sweet
potatoes, cassava etc. processing of tuber crops for production of value added
products from tuber crops. Sugar processing technology: cleaning, extraction
& maintenance of sugar from sugar-cane, sugar beet etc. Design operation &
maintenance of related equipment. Introduction to horticultural crops of
Bangladesh. Structure & composition of fruits, vegetables, spices, tea, coffee &
cocoa. Principles & methods of preservation of these crops. Harvesting,
cleaning, sorting, grading, handling, pre-packaging, transportation &
distribution of fresh fruits & vegetables. Commodity treatment, thermal &
chemical treatment, radiation etc. physiology & biochemistry of fruits &
vegetables. Effects of temperature, water loss, humidity, storage atmosphere
on fruits & vegetables.
FPP 408: Post Harvest Technology (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Design, handling, operation & maintenance of post-harvest machineries.
Quality of rice & flour affected by different parameters of milling. Preparation
of potato chips, crackers etc. Pre-packaging of fresh fruits & vegetables. Effect
of process parameters on quality of end products. Test for parboiling, at
different temperature, water quality & time. Quality of rice as affected by
different parameters of milling.
Reference books:
i. Technology of Cereals (3th Edition), by- N.L. Kent. Pergamon
Press, Oxford- 1984
ii. Wheat: Chemistry & Technology. (Vol- II) Edited by- Y.
Pomeranz. AACC. Inc. St. Paul Minnesota USA. 1988 (3rd
Edition)
iii. Rice: Chemistrty & Technology by- B/O/ Jullano AACC. St.
Paul Minnesota. USA 1985
iv. Post-harvest Biotechnology of food engineers. By- D.K Sahmkhe,
S.S Kadam & J.K Chavan
v. Handbook of Cane Sugar Engineering. By- E. Hugot, Elsevier
Pub. Co. 2nd Edition, 1972
vi. The principles of Sugarcane manufacturing. By- J.G. Davies. Pub.
Norman Rodger, London 1998
vii. Cane Sugar Hand Book. By- G.P Maede, J.C.P Chen, 10th Ed.
John wily. New York.

AIE 405: Pumps, Wells & Hydraulic Machinery (Theory: 3 Credit)

Course Description: The course is designed with a view to providing
knowledge about the functions of pumps, wells & hydraulic machinery. The
course will be helpful to the learners to be familiar with main principles &
process of pumps & hydraulic machinery & planning, designing, developing of
wells. The course will also provide knowledge to learners about failure &
trouble shooting of pumps, wells & hydraulic machinery.
Course Outline:
Pumps & pumping for irrigation system: Indigenous water lifts, Basic features
of pumping methods, Pump classification; Pump selection.
Irrigation pumps, Variable displacement pump, Centrifugal pump, Turbine
pump, Irrigation wells, Open wells, Tube wells, Application of non-
conventional energy sources in pumping.
AIE 406: Pumps, Wells & Hydraulic Machinery (Sessional: 1 Credit)
1. Study the various types of manually operated pumps used in Bangladesh
& report on it.
2. Write a report on performance & adoptability of common types of
indigenous water lifting device.
3. An assignment on solar pump in Bangladesh.
4. Some mathematical problems on reciprocating pump.
5. An assignment of discharge capacity of different types of well.
6. An assignment on aquifer problems.
7. An assignment on tube-well.
8. Some problems on well.
Reference books:
i. Water Well & Pump Engineering. By- A.M. Michael al S.D.
Khepar, Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ldt. New Delhi 1992
ii. Water Well Technology. By- M.D Campbell & J.H. Lehr.
McGraw-Hill Book Co. N.Y 1973
iii. Irrigation – Theory & Practice. By- A.M. Michael; Vikas Pub.
House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
iv. Pumps- types, selection, instillation, operation & maintenance.
By- A.F. Revisal & F.A Annet; McGraw-Hill Book Company
v. Irrigation Pumps, their selection & use- University of California
USA.
vi. Pump Amplification Engineering. By- T.G Hicks & T.W
Edwards, McGraw-Hill. New York.
AIE 407: Bio-Resource Management (Theory: 2 Credit)
Biomass supply control, biomass quality control, biomass field operations &
management, equipment assessment, biomass transportation management,
contract oversight & maintenance, assurance of biomass deliveries/meeting
cost & schedule, carbon & greenhouse gas marketing, urban organic waste,
forestry residues, biogas technology, gasification technology, bio-resources
materials, technology of heat & power production from plant & animal
products, rational use of energy, environmental management, environmental
impact analysis (EIA), life cycle analysis (LCA), protection of environmental
pollution, ecological management.
Reference books:
i. Biomass Thermo-Chemical Characteristics (2nd Edition). By-
P.V.R. lyer, T.R. RAO, P.D Grover, N.P Singh
ii. Rice Husk Conservation to Energy, FAO Agricultural Service
Bulletien 31.
iii. Biotechnology & Other Alternative Technologies for Utilization of
biomass/agricultural wastes. By- Amalendu Chakraberty, Oxford
& IBH pub. Co. pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

XXX 400: Project Work & Seminar (Thesis: 1 Credit)

Each student should work on a particular topic approved by the board of
studies (BOS) of the Department & under the guidance of a Departmental
teacher. The project will be started at the beginning of level-04, Semester- I
with a presentation of its progress in a seminar to be arranged by the head of
the Department in consultation with the guiding teachers (usually at the end of
the semester).
AIE 409: Environmental Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)
Introduction: Environment, its components, importance of environmental
engineering. The spheres: atmosphere- hydrosphere- the hydrologic cycle,
lithosphere. Water supply & quality management: treatment, distribution,
water quality- criteria, standard, waste water, its microbiology. Pollution &
control: air, soil, water & noise pollution. Special problems of concern:
greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, photochemical smog, acid rain,
radioactive pollution, arsenic pollution. Environmental quality standards,
environmental impact assessment (EIA), About EIA: aims &objectives, impacts
on environment: documentations, indices & indicators for describing the
affected environment. Prediction & assessment of impacts: air, water, ground
water, soil, socio-economic, visual, noise, cultural, biological environments.
Decision making: Environmental monitoring: purposes, techniques,
application. EIA for energy & agricultural projects, flood protection, irrigation
& infrastructural development.
AIE 410: Environmental Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Air sample test: SOx, NOx, CO, particular matter. Physical, chemical,
bacteriological tests of water & waste water. Determination of pesticide
residue. Measurement of intensity of noise. Prediction & assessment of
different impacts: water, socio-economic, biological. Conducting EIA for
certain schemes: agricultural projects, infrastructural development. Food
mitigation projects.
Reference books:
i. Environmental Engineering- water supply, Sanitary Engineering &
pollution. By- A. Kamala & D.L Kanth Rao, Tata McGraw-Hill
Pub. Co. Ltd. New Delhi
ii. Environmental Engineering. By- H.S Peavy, D.R. Rowe, G.
Tchobanoglous, McGraw-Hill Book Company. UK
iii. Environmental Engineering an Overview. By- B.S. Kapoor,
Khanna Pub. Delhi
iv. Environmental Engineering. By- Gerand Kiely. McGraw-Hill
Book Co. Ltd. UK
AIE 411: Agricultural Machinery Design (Theory: 2 Credit)
Basic consideration of designing agricultural machinery, Linkage on farm
machinery: common linkages types, linkages applicable to agricultural & other
off equipment’s, design of tillage tools, types & determination of forces acting
on tillage tool, design of seeding & planning machineries, design of harvesting
machinery, design of winnower & thresher, design review & standards.
AIE 412: Agricultural Machinery Design (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Complete design including drawing of agricultural machinery components &
their assembly. Comprehensive design of selected farm machineries
Reference books:
i. Design of Machine Elements by- V.M Faries
ii. Design of Agricultural Machinery by- Gary Krutz, Leaster
Thompson & Paul Claaar, John Wiley & Sons, NY
iii. Principles of Farm Machinery (3rd Edition), by- RA Kepner, Roy
Bainer & E.L Barger. AVI pub. Co. Inc. Westport, Connecticut
iv. Design of Agricultural Engineering. By- Christianson L.L.
Rohuback R.P 1986. ASAR Text Book Series. #I
v. Introduction to Engineering Design by- Thomas T. Woodson,
McGraw-Hill book com. 1966
AIE 413: Precision Agriculture (Theory: 2 Credit)
Management of information systems, global position systems, geographical
information systems, meteorological information, mapping technology,
advanced agricultural technology, precision control systems, management
zone concepts, standardization, database creation: crop characteristics, plant
growth response to inputs, application of advanced technologies to agriculture:
GIS, GPS & Remote sensing applications, instruments, sensors & control
technology, sensors- calibration & use in farm activities. Site specific
management techniques: variables rate technology (VRT), mapping of
information on soil, crop yield & profit, On-farm research, setting up on-farm
experiments, decision support systems: Interpretation of the available
information. Appropriate decisions making related to agricultural production
systems.
AIE 414: Precision Agriculture (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Based on the theory course.
Reference books:
i. Anon: Precision Agriculture: Spatial & Temporal Variability of
Environmental Quality. By- John Wiley & Sons
ii. Kropff, K.J et al: Application of systems approaches at the field
level.
iii. Evans L.T: Crop Evaluation & Yield, Cambridge University Press.
1993
iv. The Precision farming Guide for Agriculturalists 1997.by- The
American Society of Agronomy.
v. Target Farming: A Practical Guide to Precision Farming Concepts
& Technology. Written & published by- R. Johnson
AIE 415: Ground Water Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)
Historical background & importance of groundwater, origin & occurrence of
groundwater, aquifer & their properties. Groundwater exploration: surface
investigation of groundwater, remote sensing & geophysical techniques, sub-
surface investigation of groundwater. Groundwater movement: groundwater
flow equations, flow net analysis. Well hydraulics: flow towards confined &
unconfined wells, pumping test for analyzing drawdown & yield. Well
interference & spacing, aquifer recharge & yield, groundwater quality &
pollution.
AIE 416: Ground Water Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Determination of hydraulic conductivity, storage coefficient, specific yield &
transmissibility of aquifers from field data. Water level depth measurement in
tube-well & aquifers. Preparation of groundwater table hydrograph, contour
map & flow nets for selected locations. Collection & analysis for formation
materials & plotting grain size distribution curves. Problems on groundwater
flow & well hydraulics. Determination of aquifer properties from pump test
data. Assessment groundwater recharge & case studies on groundwater balance
of aquifer. Assessment of groundwater quality through field kits. Field visits.
Reference Books:
i. Groundwater Hydrology- David Keith Todd, John Willey & Sons.
ii. Groundwater Assessment, Development & Management- K.R.
Karanth, Tata McGraw-Hill.
iii. Groundwater & Wells- Edward E. Johnson. Inc, Saipt Pant,
Minnesota, USA- 1966
iv. Groundwater & Tube-wells. By- S.P Garg: Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co. New Delhi- 1978
v. Irrigation Theory & Practice. By- A.M. Michael, Vikas Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi
vi. Groundwater by- H.M Raghunath. Willey Eastern Limited Delhi
vii. Pumping for irrigation by- L.D. Wood, Soil Conservation Service.
UADA. Washington DC
ECE 4**: GIS & GPS (Theory: 2 Credit)
What & why GIS, applications & components of GIS, basic map concert,
sorting geographic data, graphic & tabular data integration, digitized map
features, hardware & software requirements for GIS database design, digitizing
errors, topology, working & manipulating attributes & data transfer. GPS,
different methods of data collection (single point processing), differential &
real time kinematics, method & post processing of GPS data, integration of
GPS with GIS. Basis of ARC/INFO & Arc view. Information processing & IT,
COP concept & java, application & applets, class, objectives & class members,
data types, control structures, array & string, access control, inheritance, static
& final members, abstract, inner & adapter class, I/O stream, package,
interface, applets development, graphical user interface, event handling.
ECE 4**: GIS & GPS (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Practical use based on theory class & terminal use.
Reference books:
i. Burrough & McDonnell (1998), Principles of geographical
information systems (Oxford, 2nd Edition)
ii. Clarke (1997), Getting started with Geographic Information
Systems (GIS). (Prentice Hall)
iii. Imaging, Photogrammetry, Surveying & GPS- GIS Data
Collection for the 21st Century.
iv. Using Nautical Charts with Global Positioning System (GPS)
2ndEdition. National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA)
v. Cartography & Geographic Information Science by- Thomson
Gale.
CSE 4**: Image Processing (Theory: 2 Credit)
Introduction: Digital Image Definitions: Common values, characteristics of
image operations, types of operations, types of neighborhoods, video
parameters. Tools: convolution, properties of convolution, fourier transforms,
properties of fourier transforms, importance of phase & magnitude, circularly
symmetric signals, Examples of 2D signals & transforms, statistics, probability
distribution function of the brightness, probability density functions of the
brightness, average, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, percentiles,
mode, signalto noise ratio, contour representations: chain codes, chain codes
properties, crack code, run codes.
Perception: Brightness sensitivity- wavelength sensitivity, stimulus
sensitivity, spatial frequency sensitivity, color sensitivity- standard observer,
CIE chromaticity co-ordinates, optical Illusions.
Image Sampling: Sampling density for image processing- Sampling aperture.
Sampling density for image analysis- Sampling for area measurements.
Sampling for length measurements, conclusions on sampling. Noise-Photon
noise, thermal noise, On-chip electronic noise. KTC noise, amplifier noise,
quantization noise, cameras: linearly, sensitivity, SNR, Shading, Pixel rate,
interlacing, resolution. Algorithms: Histogram- based operations, mathematics
based operations, background, convolution in the spatial domain, convolution
in the frequency domain, smoothing operations. Derivative based operations,
morphology based operations, techniques, shading correction, basic
enhancement & restoration techniques, segmentation.
CSE 4**: Image Processing (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Practical laboratory use based on theory class & terminal use.
Reference books:
i. Castleman, K.R. Digital Image Processing. 2nd Edition, 1996. By-
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
ii. Russ J.C. The Image Processing Handbook, 2nd Edition, 1995, by-
Boca Raton.
iii. Gonzalez R. C. & R.E Wools, Digital Image Processing. 1992,
Reading Massachusetts
iv. Heijmans, H.J.A.M Morphological Image Operations. Advances
in Electronics & Electron physics 1994. Boston: Academic Press
 Level- 04, Semester- II

AIE 417: Engineering Management & Administration (Theory: 3

Credit)
Industrial production system & management. Industrial safety legislation.
Hazard analysis, safety checks lists. Safety problems to specific processing
plants including nuclear installation. Working environment requirements.
Meaning of management, element of management functions of good manager,
organization for management, company organization structure, processes of
delegation of responsibility & authority. Leadership & good qualities of a
leader. Organization structure, authority, personal & management. Employee
welfare & labor laws. Planning scheduling & control. Productivity &
profitability, cost analysis. Economics & financial aspect of Agro-industrial &
food engineering, cost elements, break even analysis, net present value,
internal rate of turns, payback period, cost benefit ratio, economics of
operation of industrial equipment. Linear programming: Formulation of L.P
models, graphical solution, silex method, duality theory sensitivity analysis.
Network analysis: Shortening problem, minimal spanning tree problems,
maximal flow, PERT & CMP. Transportation & assignment problem, game
theory. Introduction to inventory models & queuing theory. Introduction to
Dynamic Programming, Purchasing. Introduction to accounting procedure.
Tender & quotation. Signing of contact, Project Planning Cycle, PRA & PNA.
Problem tree, stakeholder analysis, logical framework activity bar chart.
Reference Books:
i. Introduction to Operations Research (7th Edition), by- Hillier &
Lieberman, McGraw- Hill book. Com.
ii. Management & Organizations- Louis A. Allen. McGraw Hill book
com. NY
iii. Effective Industrial Management- J.L. Lundy.
iv. Engineering Economy- G.W. Smith the Iowa state university.
Ames
v. What every Engineer Should Know about Economics decision
analysis. D.S. Shupe
vi. Operation research- Hamdy A. Taha, Collier Machmillan. NY
vii. Planning Sustainable Development Projects- A. Christie & D.
Hearly, IMA, UK.

AIE 419: On-Farm Water Management (Theory: 2 Credit)

Scope & problems of on-farm water management, water sources, lifting
devices, power unit, distribution systems, method of irrigation, factors
affecting command area, command area development. Flow measuring devices
& techniques: use of portable wires & flumes, water distribution system,
irrigation system management, crop-water production function & their uses.
Diagnostic analysis of irrigation system: Socio-cultural & economic aspects of
on-farm water management: designing & constructing irrigation & drainage
system, Farmer’s organization, irrigation economy & cost benefit analysis,
Need & purposes of project performance evaluation, indicators & factors for
project performance, fundamental approaches of project performance
evaluation.
AIE 420: On-Farm Water Management (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Calibration of notches & wires. Measurement of discharge from a pump/tube-
well. Measurement of flow in an irrigation canal by- a) Float method, b)
Rectangular notch, c) V-notch, d) Cut throat flume, e) Pitot tube.
Measurement of water loss in canal by- a) Inflow-Outflow, b) Ponding
method. Diagnostic analysis of a water conveyance system. Field visits &
report writing on: Problems of on-farm water management, Performance
evaluation (case study) of a small irrigation project.
Reference books:
i. Principles of Farm Irrigation System Design. By- Larry G. James
ii. Irrigation Engineering & Hydraulic Structures. By- S.K. Gany,
Khanna pub.
iii. Farm Irrigation System Evaluation. A Guide for Management. By-
John M. Merriam & Jack Keller.

AIE 421: Agricultural Mechanization (Theory: 2 Credit)

Myths of mechanization, meaningful mechanization, stages of mechanization,
factors influencing mechanization. Different cost parameters- breakeven
analysis, depreciation, determination of annual cost, Farm size & selection of
machinery, machine performance, machinery selection, power selection &
machine replacement, systems approaches in farm mechanization,
management & training, Planning of operation: classification of field work,
multi-purposes use of machinery, timeliness of operation, mechanization &
poverty alleviation, mechanization & national economy, current status of
agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh, agricultural mechanization in
Bangladesh compared to other Asian countries.
AIE 422: Agricultural Mechanization (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Study on field performance of tractors & power tillers, fuel consumptions,
efficient tillage patterns, multi-purpose use of tractors, power tillers & diesel
engines. Current status of mechanization in different local areas & govt. farms.
Different machine tools available for agricultural production & processing.
Selection of suitable tools as appropriate technology.
Reference books:
i. Agricultural Mechanization in developing countries. By- M.L.
Asmay & C.W Hall, Shin-Norinsha Co. tokeyo.
ii. Engineering Economy. G.W. Smith the Iowa state University,
Ames.
iii. What Every Engineer Should Know about Economic Decision
Analysis. By- D.S Shune.

AIE 423: Agricultural Process Engineering (Theory: 2 Credit)

Post-harvest processing & preservation of agricultural crops, its importance in
Bangladesh. Draying: Importance of draying, sun-draying & mechanical
draying, principles of draying, factors that affecting draying. Draying systems:
solar & mechanical draying systems of agricultural products. Introduction to
thin layer, deep bed & continuous flow draying of agricultural products.
Moisture content: Moisture content representation & methods of moisture
determination. Static & Dynamic EMC, models of EMC, methods of
determination of EMC. Cleaning, Sorting & Grading: cleaning, sorting &
grading of agricultural products, aerodynamics of: null particles, different
types of separators. Parboiling: principles of parboiling of rice & methods of
parboiling of paddy. Milling: rice milling & milling of wheat, corn & pulses.
Storage: principles of storage, traditional & modern storage systems of
agricultural products.
AIE 424: Agricultural Process Engineering (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Determination of moisture content of cereal crops. Determination of pressure
drops in grains bins, practice on set-up of indicating, recording & process
control instrumentation. Study of rice mill & milling process.
Reference books:
i. B.K. Bala. Draying & Storage of Cereal Grains. Oxford & IBH
Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Reprinted 2003
ii. B.K Bala. Solar Draying Systems. Agrotech Pub. Academy.
Udaipur 1998
iii. A Charkraverty & D.S. De Post-harvest Technology of Cereals &
Pulses, Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, Reprinted
2003
iv. D.B Brooker, F.W. Baker-arkema & C.E Hall. Draying & Storage
of Grains & Oilseeds. CBS Pub. & Distributors. New Delhi 1997
v. A.K Thompson. Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Fruits &
Vegetables. CAB International 1998.
vi. P.H Pandey. Post-harvest Engineering of Horticultural Crops.
Saroj Prakashan, Allahdad 1997

XXX 400: Project Work & Seminar (Thesis: 3 Credit)

Each student should work on a particular topic approved by the board of
studies (BOS) of the Department & under the guidance of a Departmental
teacher. The project will be started at the beginning of level-04, Semester- I
with a presentation of its progress in a seminar to be arranged by the head of
the Department in consultation with the guiding teachers (usually at the end of
the semester).
AIE 425: Irrigation Structure (Theory: 2 Credit)
Types & uses of irrigation structures. Dams: classification, advantages,
selection of site & type of dams. Gravity Dam: modes of failures, stability
analysis, design of dam. Earthen Dams: Phreatic line, causes of failure, safe
design, design of filter, apron & cut-off walls, seepage control measures,
stability analysis. Rubber Dam: applicability, Canal Headwork’s: description,
site selection, constituent parts & their functions, weir classification, design of
weir, salient features of barrage. Cross Drainage Works: description,
aqueduct, design of aqueduct & siphon aqueduct, Water conveyance structure:
description, design of culvert, spillways, flumes & energy dissipation devices,
description & design of drop structures, chutes, check gates, tumouts &
diversions.
AIE 426: Irrigation Structure (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Design of gravity dam. Stability analysis of gravity dam. Design of earth dam.
Determination of phreatic lines. Estimation of seepage discharge using flow
net. Determination of uplift pressure on hydraulic structure. Design of weir.
Design of aqueduct. Study of spillway & determination of discharge under
different heads. Design of energy dissipators. Design of culverts. Design of
flumes.
Reference books:
i. Studies in Minor Irrigation with special reference to ground water
by- B.D Dhawan
ii. Irrigation Systems: Design & Operation by- D. Karmeli, G. Peri,
& M. Todes.
AIE 427: Project Planning & Evaluation (Theory: 3 Credit)
Project identification & formulation: project definition, Project cycle: concept
of evaluation the efficiency versus enquiry criteria, economic versus financial
evaluation, methods of evaluation, Participatory Planning, Stakeholder
analysis, problem tree & project formulation, Project Tools: logical
framework, GANTT chart, planning case study, Implementation Planning:
Project specifications, work breakdown schedules, organizational
responsibility, performance plans & time schedules, budget planning, project
control, concept & techniques of project management, critical path method,
logical framework, Management Information Systems: project monitoring,
project evaluation. Inspection & Audit documentation & Reporting: writing
projects reports. Presentation skill & communication, Project Appraisal:
feasibility factors, gender issues, financial sustainability, environmental
appraisal, sustainable livelihood framework. Introduction to other techniques
of evaluation, appraisal requirements by national & international financing
agencies.
Reference books:
i. John Dingle (1997), Project Management by- Amold. New York
ii. Shylark Chadha (1989), Managing projects in Bangladesh, UPL,
Dhaka
iii. Mohammad Sirajuddin (1980), Project Management, UNICEF,
Dhaka
AIE 429: Rural Transport & Phenomena (Theory: 2 Credit)
Elements of transportation system, the land use & transport interaction,
fundamentals of land use- transport planning, urban transportation study,
traffic management, characteristics of different modes, concepts of roadway
capacity, defining the study area & the network, volume study, O-D survey,
parking survey, public transport survey, goods traffic survey, employment
survey, inventory of physical infrastructure, planning of urban public
transportation, local area transportation planning, planning of transport
infrastructure, transportation system in Bangladesh, the key issues in urban &
national transport policy & implementation of transport plans & programs.
Rural transport available in Bangladesh, basic components of rural transport.
Improvement of existing rural transport, different power transmission systems
of rural transport. Vibration control & measurement, Improvement of brake,
clutch & control system of rural transport, comparative cost analysis of rural
transport & other transport systems.
AIE 430: Rural Transport & Phenomena (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Survey of rural roads & transport available. Identification of problems in rural
transports. Sources of power in rural transports. Improvement of rural
transport in respect of vibration control, clutch & brake system & fuel
economy. Rural transport planning & other theory related practical.
Reference books:
i. Rural transport in India by- K.N. Ramanujam
ii. Planning Commission (1998), Bangladesh Integrated Transport
System Study, Dhaka
iii. Adler, Hans A. (1987), Economic Appraisal of Transport
Projects, Baltimore: The John Hopkins.
iv. Black, John (1981), Urban Transport Planning, Baltimore: The
John University Press.
v. Wells, G.R. (1975), Comprehensive Transport Planning London:
Charles Griffin & Company Ltd.
AIE 431: Farm Building Design (Theory: 2 Credit)
Advantages in farmhouses, design requirements: classification of farmhouses,
zoo-metric data of farm animals & space requirements. Dairy Farms: general
planning & design considerations of a dairy farm, design of livestock buildings,
transport & milking systems, poultry farms, basic design data for different
types house, Miscellaneous Structures: Farmstead, hay, feed & machine shed,
milking parlours, farm sewage disposal. Heat loss from animals, Air exchange
in livestock & poultry buildings. Planning & design of greenhouse.
AIE 432: Farm Building Design (Sessional: 1 Credit)
Collection of zoo-metric data from dairy & poultry farm houses. Detail
planning & design of poultry & dairy houses. Visit to dairy & poultry farms.
Observation on modern livestock & poultry houses.
Reference books:
i. Design for Farm Buildings by- P.F Robinson
ii. Traditional Farm Buildings of Britain. By- R.W Brunskill
iii. Greenhouse basics by- Mark Freeman
iv. Poultry houses & appliances by- Joseph Batty.
v. Poultry house construction by- Michael Robers
vi. How to Build Animal housing by- carol ekarius 2004

FET 413: Packaging Engineering & Technology (Theory: 2 Credit)

Introduction to packaging: Importance of food packaging: mechanical,
physical, chemical & bio-chemical properties of food packaging. Various kinds
of food packaging materials their features & application. Scientification of film
packaging materials. Packaging & storage study on a variety of food products.
Method of tin plate & glass container manufacture & testing. Statutory
regulation affecting food packaging. Evaluation of packaging, package functions
& selection of packaging. General principles, requirement & function
containers. Heat & mass transfer aspects. Types of containers, primary &
secondary containers, degree of rigidity. Pre-formed & in-line forming,
hermetic closer. Materials of packaging: paper & board materials, wood &
textiles, metal & gums, lacquers, coating etc. package testing equipment &
machineries. Filling, closing & sealing equipment. Filling equipment,
operation & principles of simple gravity filler vacuum gravity filler. Vacuum
filler, a counter, presser filler, a piston filler, a volumetric cup filler for solids
& fully automated weight control system.
FET 414: Packaging Engineering & Technology (Sessional: 1 Credit)

Introduction to various food packaging materials (paper & board materials,

wood & textiles, metal & gums, lacquers, coating etc). Orientation with
various foods packaging equipment. Handling, operation & maintenance of
filling, Closing & sealing equipment, filling equipment, operations & principles
of simple gravity filler vacuum gravity filler, vacuum filler, a counter, presser
filler,
Reference books:
i. Food Science by- N.N Potter the AVI Pub. Co. Ltd.
ii. Commercial Fruit & Vegetables by- W.V. Cruess. McGraw-Hill
Book. Co. Ltd
iii. Food Engineering System (Volume- I), by- Farral A. W the AVI
Pub. Co. Ltd.
iv. Food Engineering Operation (3rd Edition), by- Brennan & J.G
Butters.