This book, in its second edition, continues to focus on the basics of Civil engineering and engineering mechanics to provide students with a balanced and cohesive study of the two areas (as needed by them in the beginning of their engineering education). A basic undergraduate textbook for the first-year students of all branches of engineering, this book is specifically designed to conform to the syllabus of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). Imparting the basic knowledge in various facets of civil engineering and the related engineering structures and infrastructure such as buildings, roads, highways, dams and bridges, the second edition covers the engineering mechanics portion in nine chapters, including a new chapter on Trusses. Each chapter introduces the concepts to the reader, stepwise. Providing a wealth of practice examples, the book emphasizes the importance of building strong analytical skills. Practice problems, at the end of each chapter, give students an opportunity to absorb concepts and hone their problem-solving skills.
The book comes with a companion CD containing the software developed using MS-Excel, to work out the problems on Forces, Centroid, Friction and Moment of Inertia. The use of this software will enable the students to understand the concepts in a relatively better way.
NEW TO THIS EDITION :
Introduces a Chapter on Trusses as per the revised Civil Engineering syllabus of VTU
Updates with the latest examination Question Papers, including the one held in the month of June 2011About the AuthorM. N. SHESHA PRAKASH, Ph.D., is Vice Principal and Professor of Civil Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore. Earlier, he served as a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Shimoga. He has over twenty-five years of teaching experience. He obtained his postgraduate degree in Hydraulics and Water Resources with First rank and Gold medal from Mysore University. He has published over 150 technical papers in reputed international and national journals, and presented several papers at international and national conferences. Dr. Shesha Prakash has not only taught civil engineering subjects but also computer subjects like CAD, C and C Graphics, C++, OOPS, etc. He has also designed several software.|GANESH B. MOGAVEER is Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri, Dakhina kannada District-574 225 Karnataka State, India. He has over 14 years of teaching experience and holds a Masters degree in Structural Engineering from Basaveshwara Engineering College, Bagalkot. He is a member of Indian Society for Technical Education and also a member of the Indian Concrete Institution.
