Semester:

6

Course Code:

CE3190

Course Name:

Civil Engineering Laboratory III

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 civil engineering applications through experimentation and testing conducted conforming to standards.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

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

➢      select material parameters required for a given civil engineering design and decide appropriate tests to be performed.

➢      conduct laboratory experiments and to relate experimental observations to the underlying engineering principles,

➢      analyze results and compose experimental reports,

➢      interpret experimental findings.

Course Content:

➢      Design and cast a reinforced concrete beam: Material classification, materials testing, concrete mix design, load testing to failure, behavior analysis, investigation of engineering properties of concrete, nondestructive testing.

➢      Identification of flow characteristics in open channels: Investigation of flow characteristics over smooth upward step, examination of energy curve application in open channel flow, calibration of a broad crested weir to measure flow rate in open channels, investigation of the characteristics of flow profiles over sloping floors, calculation of the energy loss due to expansion and contraction in open channels.

➢      Experimentation on in-situ physical and shear properties of soils: Compaction characteristics and penetration resistance of soils, undrained shear strength of soils using total stresses.

Teaching /Learning Methods:

Laboratory experiments, discussions, demonstrations, case analysis, calibrations

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.

➢      White, F. M. (2017). Fluid Mechanics, 8th Edition, McGraw- Hill, New York.

➢      Subramanya, K.(2015). Flow in Open Channels, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education India.

➢      Mosley, B., Bungey, J. and Hulse, R. (2012). Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, 7th Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, UK.

➢      Head, K.H. (1994)., Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Vol.1,2,3, 3rdedn, John Wiley & Sons.

➢      BS1377-4:(1990). Methods of test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes-Part 4: Compaction- related tests.

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

➢      BS1377-9:(1990). Methods of test for Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes-Part 9: In-situ tests.