MECHANICS AND MATERIALS LABORATORY (1BMEML107/207)

MECHANICS AND MATERIALS LABORATORY

Course Code 1BMEML107/207 
Semester I/II
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P:S) 0:0:2:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 12 
Total Marks 100
Credits 01 
Exam Hours 02 Hrs
Examination type (SEE) Practical

PART – A

COVENTIONAL EXPERIMENTS

1. Verification of Lami’s Theorem.

2. Equilibrium of concurrent forces.

3. Parallel force system- Simply supported beam.

4. Verification of Varignon’s theorem.

5. Specific Gravity of

a) Fine aggregates.

b) Coarse aggregates.

c) Cement.

d) Soil.

6. Sieve analysis of soil-Graphical representation of the gradation curve

 AND

Visual identification of building materials:

Bricks, Stones, Tiles, M-Sand, Bitumen, Fly-Ash, GGBS, Steel Bars of Various Sizes.

PART – B

TYPICAL OPEN-ENDED EXPERIMENTS

Open-ended experiments are a type of laboratory activity where the outcome is not predetermined, and

students are given the freedom to explore, design, and conduct the experiment based on the problem

statements as per the concepts defined by the course coordinator. It encourages creativity, critical thinking,

and inquiry-based learning.

1. Reactions.

2. Field tests on cement.

3. Particle size distribution.

4. Gap graded.

5. Uniformly graded.

6. Well graded.

Suggested Learning Resources: 

Text books:

1. M. L. Gambhir : Concrete Manual : Dhanpat Rai & sons New – Delhi, ISBN-135551234001965.

2. Bansal R. K., Rakesh Ranjan Beohar and Ahmad Ali Khan, Basic Civil Engineering and Engineering

Mechanics, third edition, 2015, Laxmi Publications, ISBN: 9789380856674

3. Ramamrutham.S, Engineering Mechanics, Dhanpat Rai Books, 2013,ISBN: 9789352164271.

4. Soil Mechanics and foundation Engineering by B C Punmia, Ashok kumar jain, Arun kumar jain, 18th

edition, 2023, Laxmi Publications New Delhi.

Reference books / Manuals:

1. Meriam J. L. and Kraige L. G, Engineering Mechanics-Statics, Vol I–sixth Edition,2008, Wiley

publication.

2. Rattan S.S., Strength of Materials, Third edition, 2017, McGraw Hill Education; New Delhi. ISBN13978-9385965517.

3. Bansal R K, Strength of Materials, Laxmi Publications. 2023, 4th Edition, ISBN:978-8131808146.

4. IS 4031 (Part 11):1988 – Specific gravity test for hydraulic cement.

5. IS 383:1970 – Specification for coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for concrete.

6. IS 2386(Part 3):1963 Methods of test for aggregates for concrete: Part 3 Specific gravity, density,

voids, absorption and bulking.

7. IS 2720 (Part 3/Sec 1):1980 – Determination of specific gravity of soil.