{"id":18302,"date":"2025-05-20T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=18302"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:10:44","slug":"me202","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/me202\/","title":{"rendered":"ME202"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mechanical Engineering for Civil Engineers - ME202 <\/h2><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Credits : 3<\/p>

Prerequisites : –<\/p>

Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory<\/p>
Aim(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
To introduce power transmission elements and mechanical devices to civil engineering students so that the students can identify, select and analysis those interesting mechanical system in civil engineering applications.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/p>

  1. Analyse kinematics of simple mechanisms.<\/li>
  2. Analyse kinematics and power of a belt drive system.<\/li>
  3. Identify various gear types and kinematic analysis of a gear system.<\/li>
  4. Explain and analyse air compressors.<\/li>
  5. Explain thermal cycles in automobiles and analyse an internal combustion engine.<\/li><\/ol><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Course content\/Course description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
  1. Mechanisms and configuration diagrams, Instantaneous centre method for mechanism<\/li>
  2. Acceleration and velocity diagrams, principle of virtual work<\/li>
  3. Belts as a power transmission elements and classification, kinematic analysis of flat and V belts<\/li>
  4. Compare belts with gears, ropes and chains, gear classification and terminology<\/li>
  5. Kinematics of simple and compound gear trains, epicyclic gear system and speed ratios<\/li>
  6. Air compressors’ operation, applications, thermal analyse of air compressor systems<\/li>
  7. Internal combustion engines and thermal cycles, thermal analysis of internal combustion engines.<\/li><\/ol><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Recommended Texts<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
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Time Allocation<\/th>Hours<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Lectures<\/td>37<\/td><\/tr>
Tutorials<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Practical<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Assignments<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
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Assessment<\/th>Percentage Marks<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
In-course<\/td><\/tr>
Assignments\/Quiz\/Experiment<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
Mid Semester Examination<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
End-semester<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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