Basics of Civil Engineering Course Code: 3320004

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

COURSE CURRICULUM
Course Title: Basic of Civil Engineering
(Code: 3320004)

Diploma Programmes in which this course is Semester in which offered

offered
Electrical Engineering ,Mechanical Engineering, Second Semester
Fabrication Technology

1. RATIONALE:
A mechanical or electrical technician is expected to look after many activities at work
place, which may be interdisciplinary, for example if he/she has to mount a heavy
machine, he should be able to supervise the preparation of foundation for it, which
requires the knowledge of civil engg. Therefore he/she is supposed to be exposed to very
basics of civil engineering. This course mainly encompasses the major and general areas
of civil engineering, knowledge of which may be required by mechanical and electrical
engineers/technicians.

2. COMPETENCIES:

The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop
different types of skills so that students are able to acquire following competencies:

To supervise the simple civil engineering tasks related to own branchs integrated
tasks.

3. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME:

Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme

(In Hours) (L+T+P) Total
Theory Marks Practical Marks
Marks
L T P C ESE PA ESE PA
50
0 1 2 3 0 0 20 30

Legends: L-Lecture; T Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P -Practical; C Credit;; ESE -End
Semester Examination; PA - Progressive Assessment.

Note: It is the responsibility of the institute heads that marks for PA of theory & ESE and PA of
practical for each student are entered online into the GTU Portal at the end of each semester within
the dates specified by GTU.

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 Basics of Civil Engineering Course Code: 3320004

4. DETAILED COURSE CONTENTS:

Unit Major Learning Outcomes Topics and Sub-topics

1a. Use surveying tools and 1.1 Surveying & leveling (its importance and
Unit 1 equipments for field survey, types)
leveling and measurements 1.2 Necessity for leveling
CIVIL ENGG. 1.3 Principals of surveying
SURVEYING
1b. Calculate different levels and 1.4 Instrument/ tools used for survey and level
angles 1.5 Various methods of finding the field survey
measurements
1c. Understand given contour 1.6 Chain and Compass Survey
map 1.7 Preparations of contour sheets/ plan using
survey data.
1.8 Procedure of leveling

Unit 2 2a. Read and Interpret the 2.1 Types of building drawings
CIVIL ENGG. building drawing 2.2 Abbreviation, conventions & symbols in
DRAWING civil drawing
2b. Plan lay out of a simple 2.3 Building byelaws for planning of residential
building building and industrial building
2.4 Planning of simple residential and industrial
building
3a. Select different types of 3.1 Common construction materials such as
UNIT 3 construction materials as per cement, Brick, Stone, Timber, Steel and
CONSTRUCTION requirements Concrete.
MATERIALS 3.2 Properties of each materials & their
3b. Test given construction acceptable standards
materials for quality control 3.3 Quality parameters of materials
3c. Prepare approximate cost 3.4 Estimations and costing for simple structure
(only the material cost)
estimates

4a. Assess the typical 4.1Criteria for machine foundation

Unit 4 requirements of foundations for 4.2Provisions for foundation design
medium sized electrical and considerations in machine foundations.
MACHINE Mechanical Machines. 4.3Factors to be considered while designing
FOUNDATIONS machine foundations such as type of soil
4.4Design foundations for simple machine like
lathe, compression press, universal testing
machine , electric power hammer etc.
BIS CODE of practice for machine foundations
I.S.- 2974 - Part I& II

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 Basics of Civil Engineering Course Code: 3320004

5. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE WITH HOURS & MARKS (THEORY)

Distribution of Theory Marks

Unit Unit Title Tutorial R U A Total
No. Hours Level Level Level
I. Civil engineering Surveying 04
II.
Civil engineering drawing 04
III. Construction materials 02 NOT APPLICABLE
IV. Machine foundations 04
Total 14

Legends: R = Remember; U = Understand; A = Apply and above levels (Blooms revised taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as only general guideline for students and
teachers. The actual distribution of marks in the question paper may vary from above table.

6. SUGGESTED LIST OF PRACTICAL/EXERCISES

The experiments should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of skills so that students are able to acquire above mentioned competency. This
is the list of minimum experiments to be performed.

Approx
Ex.
Unit No. Practical/Exercises Hours
No.
Required
Practice for linear measurements through ranging, chaining,
1 I 04
taping offsetting, recording field book etc.
Practice for working on prismatic compass, dumpy Levels, for
2 I 04
taking measurements and , recording length and angles.
3 II Prepare surveying drawings using surveyed data 04
Test few construction materials such as cement, brick etc in
4 III 04
laboratory
Visit of industry to observe the machine foundation and study
5 IV 04
of foundation design
Market survey of construction materials and prepare of cost
6 III 04
estimation
Observe and draw machine foundation for some heavy
7 IV 04
machines.
Total 28

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7. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES:

A. List of Books.
Sr.No. Title of Books Author
Text book on Surveying&leveling T.P.Kanitkar
1

B.C.Punmia
2 Text hook on Surveying&leveling

Civil Engineering Drawing

3 Shah Kalel&Patkil

4 Engineering Material S.C.Rangwala

A.M.Neville
5 Properties of concrete

B. List of Major Equipment/ Instrument.

1.Chain (10m, 20m, 30m, etc.)

2.Measure Tape, Ranging rods

3.Prismatic compass, Surveyor compass

4.Dumpy level, Tilting level

5.Compressive Testing Machine

C. List of Software/Learning Websites: QE PRO for estimation, Autocad for drawings

9. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Faculty Members from Polytechnics

Prof. Bhavesh Modi Principal ,B V P I T (DS) Umrakh Ta. Bardoli

Mr. Krishnaraj A. Khatri L C E, B V P I T (DS) Umrakh Ta. Bardoli

Mrs. A. N. Pamnani L C E ,B B I T , V V Nagar

Mrs. Rina Chokshi L C E, P I E T (DS) Limda Vadodara

Co-ordinator and Faculty Members from NITTTR Bhopal

Dr. J.P.Tegar, ProfessorDept of Civil and Environmental Engg,

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