Semester:

5

Course Code:

CE3090

Course Name:

Civil Engineering Laboratory II

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.

-

-

30

-

20

Course Aim: To strengthen the 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 analogy based analysis; instrumentation and vibration of building frames

➢    Experimentation on biochemical oxygen demand

➢    Experimentation on aerodynamic forces on structures

➢    Experimentation on groundwater flow

➢    Experimentation on shear and consolidation characteristics of soils

➢    Experimentation on properties of dense graded asphalt concrete mix using Marshall test

➢    Alignment of a route profile from a given origin to destination

Teaching /Learning Methods:

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

➢    Clarence W. de Silva. (2006). Vibration: Fundamentals and Practice, 2nd edn, CRC Press.

➢    Sawyer, C.N., McCarty, P. L. and Parkin, G. F. (2003). Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and Science, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc.

➢    Clesceri, L.S., Greenberg, A.E. and Eaton,A.D. (eds.) (1998). Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

➢    Geometric Design Standards of Roads (1998), RDA.

➢    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.

➢    BS1377-6:(1990), Methods of test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes-Part 6: Consolidation and permeability tests in hydraulic cells and with pore pressure measurement.

➢    BS1377-7:(1990): Methods of test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes-Part 7: Shear strength tests (total stress).

➢    ASTM D6927-15:Standard Test Method for Marshall Stability and Flow of Asphalt Mixtures