SYLLABUS
PH25C02 – APPLIED PHYSICS (Civil) – II
UNIT – 1: MECHANIC
Elasticity – Types of supports and loads – free body diagrams –Equilibrium of rigid
bodies – Types of structures: Beams, frames, trusses – Analysis of trusses – internal
forces in members – Moment of inertia and bending- cantilever.
UNIT – 2: ACOUSTICS
Reverberation – Loudness – Focusing – Echelon – Noise – Echo –Resonance –
Interference – Sabine’s formula (Derivation) – Absorption coefficient – Sonometer
– Sound insulation.
UNIT – 3: LIGHTING
Visual field glare, colour – day light calculations – day light design of windows,
measurement of day light and use of models and artificial skies – artificial lighting
– LED characteristics.
UNIT – 4: ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Composites – Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP) – Fiber Reinforced Metals (FRM) –
Fiber Reinforced Bricks (FRB) – Shape memory alloys – Ceramics – Thermal,
Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical properties –3D printed construction materials
– Nano materials.