'Introduction to Civil Engineering' is a course offered in the second semester of B. Tech. in Civil Engineering program at the School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Course Objectives
- To give an understanding about the areas of specializations available in the field of Civil Engineering
- To motivate the student to pursue a career in one of the many areas of Civil Engineering with deep interest and keenness.
- To expose the students to the various avenues available for doing creative and innovative work by showcasing many monuments and inspiring projects of public utility.
Course Outcomes
- Understand the relationship between the knowledge of basic science to civil engineering practice.
- Illustrate the importance different component fields within civil engineering.
- Visualize the importance of civil engineering practice in the most ethical manner for sustainable development.
CO-PO Mapping
| PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 | |
| CO1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
| CO2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||
| CO3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Evaluation Pattern:
- Periodical 1 – 25 marks
- Periodical 2 – 25 marks
- Assignments / Tutorials – 20 marks
- Field Project (group work) – 30 marks
- Total 100 marks
What is Civil Engineering/ Infrastructure, History of Civil Engineering, Overview of ancient & modern civil engineering marvels, current national planning for civil engineering/ infrastructure projects, scope of work involved in various branches of Civil Engineering – Architecture & Town planning, Surveying & Geomatics, Structural Engineering, Construction Management, Construction materials, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Environmental Engineering &Sustainability, Pavement Engineering and construction, Traffic & Transportation Engineering and Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Building Energy Efficiency, Basics of Contract Management, Professional Ethics, Avenues for entrepreneurial working, Creativity & Innovativeness in Civil Engineering.
Introduction to the civil engineering undergraduate curriculum map - the relationship between the courses in the curriculum.
- ValdengraveOkumu, “An Introduction to Civil Engineering”, Createspace Independent Publishers, 2014.
- S. T. Mau and Sami Maalouf, “Introduction to Civil Engineering: A Student's Guide to Academic and Professional Success”, Cognella, Inc; 2014
- Bhavikatti.S.S., “Basic Civil Engineering”, New Age International Publishers, 2010.
- The National Building Code of India, BIS, (2017)
- Code of ethics - www.ieindia.org
