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Mechanical Engineering
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Module 3: Second Law of Thermodynamics- Thermal energy reservoirs, heat engines energy
conversion, Kelvin’s and Clausius statements of second law, the Carnot cycle, the Carnot
Theorem, the thermodynamic temperature scale, the Carnot heat engine, efficiency, the Carnot
refrigerator and heat pump, COP. Clausius inequality, concept of entropy, principle of increase of
entropy – availability, the increase of entropy principle, perpetual-motion machines, reversible
and irreversible processes, Entropy change of pure substances, isentropic processes, property
diagrams involving entropy, entropy change of liquids and solids, the entropy change of ideal
gases, reversible steady-flow work, minimizing the compressor work, isentropic efficiencies of
steady-flow devices, and entropy balance. Energy - a measure of work potential, including work
potential of energy, reversible work and irreversibility, second-law efficiency, exergy change of a
system, energy transfer by heat, work, and mass, the decrease of exergy principle and exergy
destruction, energy balance: closed systems and control volumes energy balance.
Module 5: Power Cycles- Vapour and combined power cycles, including the Carnot vapor cycle,
Rankine cycle: the ideal cycle for vapor power, the ideal reheat and regenerative and the
secondlaw analysis of vapour power cycles. Gas power cycles, including basic considerations in
the analysis of power cycles, the Carnot cycle and its value in engineering, an overview of
reciprocating engines, air standard assumptions, gasoline engine Otto cycle, diesel engine cycle,
gas-turbine Brayton cycle, and the second-law analysis of gas power cycles.
Module 6: Ideal and Real Gases and Thermodynamic Relations- Gas mixtures – properties ideal
and real gases. Equation of state, Avogadro’s Law, Vander Waal’s equation of state,
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Compressibility factor, compressibility chart. Dalton’s law of partial pressure. Exact differentials,
T-D relations, Maxwell’s relations. Clausius Clapeyron equations, Joule – Thomson coefficient.
Module 7: Psychrometry and psychrometric charts, property calculations of air vapour mixtures.
Psychrometric process – Sensible heat exchange processes. Latent heat exchange processes.
Adiabatic mixing, evaporative cooling. Use of standard thermodynamic tables, Mollier diagram,
Psychometric chart and Refrigerant property tables. Refrigeration cycles, including refrigerators
and heat pumps, the ideal reversed Carnot vapour-compression refrigeration cycle, actual
vaporcompression refrigeration cycles, heat pump systems, gas refrigeration cycles, and
absorption refrigeration systems.
Engineering Geology
PAPER CODE-110404
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& textures in metamorphic rocks. Important Distinguishing features of rocks as Rock cleavage,
Schistosity, Foliation. Classification. Detailed study of Gneiss, Schist, Slate with engineering
consideration.
Module3: Physical Geology- Weathering. Erosion and Denudation. Factors affecting weathering
and product of weathering. Engineering consideration. Superficial deposits and its geotechnical
importance: Water fall and Gorges, River meandering, Alluvium, Glacial deposits, Laterite
(engineering aspects), Desert Landform, Loess, Residual deposits of Clay with flints,
Solifluction deposits, mudflows, Coastal deposits.
Module 4: Strength Behavior of Rocks- Stress and Strain in rocks. Concept of Rock
Deformation & Tectonics. Dip and Strike. Outcrop and width of outcrop. Inliers and Outliers.
Main types of discontinuities according to size. Fold- Types and nomenclature, Criteria for their
recognition in field. Faults: Classification, recognition in field, effects on outcrops. Joints &
Unconformity; Types, Stresses responsible, geotechnical importance. Importance of structural
elements in engineering operations. Consequences of failure as land sliding, Earthquake and
Subsidence. Strength of Igneous rock structures.
Module 5: Geological Hazards- Rock Instability and Slope movement: Concept of sliding
blocks. Different controlling factors. Instability in vertical rock structures and measures to
prevent collapse. Types of landslide. Prevention by surface drainage, slope reinforcement by
Rock bolting and Rock anchoring, retaining wall, Slope treatment. Case study on black clay.
Ground water: Factors controlling water bearing capacity of rock. Pervious & impervious rocks
and ground water. Lowering of water table and Subsidence. Earthquake: Magnitude and intensity
of earthquake. Seismic sea waves. Revelation from Seismic Records of structure of earth. Case
Study on Elevation and Subsidence in Himalayan region in India. Seismic Zone in India.
Module 6: Rock masses as construction material: Definition of Rock masses. Main features
constituting rock mass. Main features that affects the quality of rock engineering and design.
Basic element and structures of rock those are relevant in civil engineering areas. Main types of
works connected to rocks and rock masses. Important variables influencing rock properties and
behavior such as Fresh rock Influence from some minerals. Effect of alteration and weathering.
Measurement of velocity of sound in rock. Classification of Rock material strength. Core logging
.Rock Quality Designation. Rock mass description.
Module 7:Geology of dam and reservoir site- Required geological consideration for selecting
dam and reservoir site. Failure of Reservoir. Favorable & unfavorable conditions in different
types of rocks in presence of various structural features, precautions to be taken to counteract
unsuitable conditions, significance of discontinuities on the dam site and treatment giving to such
structures.
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Module 8: Rock Mechanics- Sub surface 9nvestigations in rocks and engineering characteristics
or rocks masses; Structural geology of rocks. Classification of rocks, Field & laboratory tests on
rocks, Stress deformation of rocks, Failure theories and sheer strength of rocks, Bearing capacity
of rocks.
Module 1:Introduction - Concepts and definitions: disaster, hazard, vulnerability, risks- severity,
frequency and details, capacity, impact, prevention, mitigation).
Module 4: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) - Disaster management cycle – its phases;
prevention, mitigation, preparedness, relief and recovery; structural and non-structural measures;
risk analysis, vulnerability and capacity assessment; early warning systems, Postdisaster
environmental response (water, sanitation, food safety, waste management, disease control,
security, communications); Roles and responsibilities of government, community, local
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institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders; Policies and legislation for disaster risk reduction,
DRR programmes in India and the activities of National Disaster Management Authority.
Module 1: Basic Concepts and Definitions – Distinction between a fluid and a solid; Density,
Specific weight, Specific gravity, Kinematic and dynamic viscosity; variation of viscosity with
temperature, Newton law of viscosity; vapour pressure, boiling point, cavitation; surface tension,
capillarity, Bulk modulus of elasticity, compressibility.
Module 2: Fluid Statics - Fluid Pressure: Pressure at a point, Pascals law, pressure variation with
temperature, density and altitude. Piezometer, U-Tube Manometer, Single Column Manometer,
U-Tube Differential Manometer, Micromanometers. pressure gauges, Hydrostatic pressure and
force: horizontal, vertical and inclined surfaces. Buoyancy and stability of floating bodies.
Module 3:Fluid Kinematics- Classification of fluid flow : steady and unsteady flow; uniform
and non-uniform flow; laminar and turbulent flow; rotational and irrotational flow; compressible
and incompressible flow; ideal and real fluid flow; one, two and three dimensional flows; Stream
line, path line, streak line and stream tube; stream function, velocity potential function. One-,
two- and three -dimensional continuity equations in Cartesian coordinates
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Module 4: Fluid Dynamics- Surface and body forces; Equations of motion - Euler’s equation;
Bernoulli’s equation – derivation; Energy Principle; Practical applications of Bernoulli’s
equation : venturimeter, orifice meter and pitot tube; Momentum principle; Forces exerted by
fluid flow on pipe bend; Vortex Flow – Free and Forced; Dimensional Analysis and Dynamic
Similitude - Definitions of Reynolds Number, Froude Number, Mach Number, Weber Number
and Euler Number; Buck ingham’s π-Theorem.
Module 5: Laminar Flow-Laminar flow through :circular pipes, annulus and parallel plates.
Stoke’s law, Measurement of viscosity
Module 8: Turbulent Flow- Reynolds experiment, Transition from laminar to turbulent flow.
Definition of turbulence, scale and intensity, Causes of turbulence, instability, mechanism of
turbulence and effect of turbulent flow in pipes. Reynolds stresses, semi-empirical theories of
turbulence, Prandtl’s mixing length theory, universal velocity distribution equation. Resistance to
flow of fluid in smooth and rough pipes, Moody’s diagram
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Module1: Simple Stresses and Strains- Concept of stress and strain, St. Venant’s principle, stress
and strain diagram, Elasticity and plasticity – Types of stresses and strains, Hooke’s law – stress
– strain diagram for mild steel – Working stress – Factor of safety – Lateral strain, Poisson’s ratio
and volumetric strain – Elastic moduli and the relationship between them – Bars of varying
section – composite bars – Temperature stresses. Strain Energy – Resilience – Gradual, sudden,
impact and shock loadings – simple applications.
Module 2: Compound Stresses and Strains- Two dimensional system, stress at a point on a
plane, principal stresses and principal planes, Mohr circle of stress, ellipse of stress and their
applications. Two dimensional stress-strain system, principal strains and principal axis of strain,
circle of strain and ellipse of strain. Relationship between elastic constants.
Module 3: Bending moment and Shear Force Diagrams- Bending moment (BM) and shear force
(SF) diagrams.BM and SF diagrams for cantilevers simply supported and fixed beams with or
without overhangs. Calculation of maximum BM and SF and the point of contra flexure under
concentrated loads, uniformly distributed loads over the whole span or part of span, combination
of concentrated loads (two or three) and uniformly distributed loads, uniformly varying loads,
application of moments.
Module 5: Shear Stresses- Derivation of formula – Shear stress distribution across various beam
sections like rectangular, circular, triangular, I, T angle sections. Module 6:Slope and deflection-
Relationship between moment, slope and deflection, Moment area method, Macaulay’s method.
Use of these methods to calculate slope and deflection for determinant beams.
Module 7:Torsion- Derivation of torsion equation and its assumptions. Applications of the
equation of the hollow and solid circular shafts, torsional rigidity, Combined torsion and bending
of circular shafts, principal stress and maximum shear stresses under combined loading of
bending and torsion. Analysis of close-coiled-helical springs.
Module 8: Thin Cylinders and Spheres- Derivation of formulae and calculations of hoop stress,
longitudinal stress in a cylinder, and sphere subjected to internal pressures
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Structural Analysis
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Module 3: Standard Testing & Evaluation Procedures covering, Laboratory for mechanical
testing; Discussion about mechanical testing; Naming systems for various irons, steels and
nonferrous metals; Discussion about elastic deformation; Plastic deformation; Impact test and
transition temperatures; Fracture mechanics – background; Fracture toughness – different
materials; Fatigue of material; Creep.
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