Semester:

4

Course Code:

CE2190

Course Name:

Civil Engineering Laboratory I

Credit Value:

1 (Notional hours:50)

Prerequisites:

None

Core/Optional

Core

Hourly Breakdown

Lecture hrs.

Tutorial hrs.

Practical hrs.

Assignment hrs.

Independent Learning & Assessment hrs.

1

-

28

-

21

Course Aim: To strengthen understanding of engineering principles through experimentation and testing conducted conforming to standards.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;

➢    conduct laboratory experiments conforming to standard procedures

➢    relate experimental observations to the underlying engineering principles

➢    analyze results and compose experimental reports

➢    interpret experimental findings

Course Content:

➢    Experimentation on flexural, torsional and compression behavior of structural elements; heat treatment of steel

➢    Experimentation on hydraulic machines

➢    Experimentation on flow in pipe systems

➢    Experimentation on membrane filter technique

➢    Experimentation on classification of soils

➢    Finite element formulation of 3D solid element:

➢    Experimentation on flow through soils

➢    Introduction to general safety and laboratory practices at Civil Engineering Laboratories

Teaching /Learning Methods:

Laboratory experiments, short lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case analyses

Assessment Strategy:

Continuous Assessment

100%

Final Assessment

Details:

Laboratory reports     60%

Viva-voce        40%

Theory (%)

Practical (%)

-

Other (%)

-

Recommended Reading:

➢    Jonathan Knappett, Craig, R.F. (2019). Craig’s Soil Mechanics, 9th Edition, CRC Press,.

➢    engel, Y.A & Cimbala, R.J.M. (2014). Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, McGraw-Hill Education Ltd, 3rd edn, India

➢    Douglas, F.M., Gasoriek, J.M., Swaffield, J.A. & Jack, L.B. (2011). Fluid Mechanics, 6th edn, Prentice Hall.

➢    EPA (2000), Membrane Filter Method for the Simultaneous Detection of Total Coliforms and Escherechia coli in Drinking Water, February

➢    Ashby, M.F. & Jones, D.R.H. (1998). Engineering Materials 2, 2ndedn, Butterworth Heinemann.

➢    Gere, J.M. and Timoshenko, S.P. (1997). Mechanics of Materials, 4thedn, PWS Publishing Company, Boston.

➢    Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.(1991). Wastewater Engineering – Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc.,.

➢    CBS1377-2:(1990): Methods of test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes-Part 2: Classification tests.

➢    BS 1377-5:(1990) British Standard methods of test for Soil for Civil Engineering Purposes -Part 5: Compressibility, Permeability and Durability tests.

➢    Massey, B.S. (1989). Mechanics of Fluids, 6th edition ELBS with Chapman and Hall.

➢    Streeter, V.I., BenjamineWylie, .(1983). Fluids Mechanics, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.