BITS PILANI, DUBAI CAMPUS

COURSE SYLLABUS
B.E.(Hons). MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
LEGEND : The numbers that appear at the end of each course title like 3 0 3, 0 9 3, 2 3 3 etc. indicate the lecture
hours per week, the practical/seminar/project hours per week and the number of units in that order. Wherever a
single number (with or without*) appears, it indicates only total units and its break up in terms of lectures and
practicals/seminar/project may be announced from time to time through the timetable whenever it is needed.

YEAR 1, FIRST SEMESTER

NGL C122 English Language Skills I

ENGL C123 English Language Skills II

The above two unstructured courses are designed to raise progressively the level of proficiency of the normal input to
a stage where they can embark on English language and literature. They are intended to develop the language skills
of listening, speaking, reading and writing. No student will be permitted to register in more than one course at a
time. The presentation of the skills courses in the present break-up is not intended to indicate any sequence. It simply
indicates the total number of units and the related number of hours spent in the course through formal contact or
self-study only. Thus a student can begin at any one of the courses with the requirement that for the normal input
only one (or two) of these courses would be needed. From the description presented above it would be clear that
students may register in any one (or both) of these courses with the proviso that registration can be done in only one
course per semester.
CHEM C141 Chemistry I

303

This is the first of a sequence of two courses aimed at providing an integrated overview of chemistry. Topics to be
discussed will include: nuclear chemistry: electronic structure of atoms; molecular structure and chemical bonding;
chemical thermodynamics; phase and chemical equilibrium; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics.
ES C112 Thermodynamics

303

Concepts and laws of thermodynamics; macroscopic thermodynamic properties; application to closed and open
system; microscopic approach to entropy; equations of state; thermodynamics of nonreacting mixtures.
TA C111 Engineering Graphics

244

Forms; proportion and presentation; orthographic views; auxiliary views; lines and planes; intersection and
development; free hand sketching; working drawing of simple machine parts.
AAOC C111 Probability and Statistics

303

Probability spaces; conditional probability and independence; random variables and probability distributions; marginal
and conditional distributions; independent random variables; mathematical expectation; mean and variance; binomial,
Poisson and normal distributions; sum of independent random variables; law of large numbers; central limit theorem
(without proof); sampling distribution and test for mean using normal and student's t-distribution; test of hypothesis;
correlation and linear regression.
MATH C191 Mathematics I (Advanced Calculus)

303

Functions and graphs; limit and continuity; applications of derivative and integral. Conics; polar coordinates;
convergence of sequences and series. Maclaurin and Taylor series. Partial derivatives. Vector calculus in Rn;
vector analysis; theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes.
PHY C131 Physics I (Mechanics, Waves & Optics)

303

Conservation Principles, Rotational Dynamics, Oscillations, Wave Motion, Reflection and Refraction, Interference,
Diffraction Polarisation.

YEAR 1, SECOND SEMESTER

PHY C132 Physics II (Electricity, Magnetism & Modern Physics)

303

Electric Field, Magnetic Field, Electric Current,

Electromagnetic Induction, Maxwells Equations, Electromagnetic Waves, Bohr Atom, Atomic spectra, Wave Practicle
Duality, Uncertainty Principle.
HIST C213 Gulf History and Culture

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303

CHEM C142 Chemistry II

303

Pre-requisite: CHEM C141

Representative topics from inorganic and organic chemistry will be discussed to expose the student to the logic and
systematics of these areas, keeping in view the general principles introduced in the first course. Topics will include:
stereoisomerism; important classes of organic reactions such as nucleophilic aliphatic substitution, elimination,
electrophilic addition, free radical addition; organic synthesis; chemistry of selected main group elements;
coordination chemistry.
BIO C111 General Biology

303

Living systems and their properties; major biological compounds; basic physiological processes; introduction to
genetics; environment and evolution.
TA C112 Workshop Practice

244

Casting; metal forming; forging, welding and brazing; metal cutting machines e.g., lathe 'shaper and planer; drilling,
milling and grinding; laboratory exercises involving machining, fitting and joining.
MATH C192 Mathematics II (Complex Variables and Linear Algebra)

303

Complex numbers, analytic functions, Cauchy's theorems; elementary functions; series expansions; calculus of
residues and applications.
Vector space; basis and dimension; linear transformation; range and kernel of a linear transformation; row reduction
method and its application to linear system of equations.
TA C162 Computer Programming I

303

Introduction to computers: building blocks of computers, I/O devices, concept of auxilary and main memory and
memory devices; introduction to number systems and information representation inside computer; introduction to
UNIX; problem analysis, solution design and program coding using structured programming language.

YEAR 2, FIRST SEMESTER

ES C221 Mechanics of Solids

303

Fundamental principles of mechanics; introduction of mechanics of deformable bodies; forces and moments
transmitted by slender members; stress and strain; stress-strain-temperature relations; torsion; stresses and
defections due to bending; stability of equilibrium.
ES C242 Structure and Properties of Materials

303

Study of the basic properties of materials in relation to their molecular structure; emphasis on the structure of
metallic, polymeric and ceramic materials in relation to their mechanical, electrical, electronic and
chemical properties, methods of imparting desirable properties to materials by inducing changes in molecular
structure; property requirements and material selection, criteria for widely ranging service conditions.
TA C252 Computer Programming II

3*

Prerequisite: TA C162
Shell programming in Unix; use of advanced filters and other tools like sed and awk; system calls; advanced
programming concepts: macro definition and usage, recursion and problem solving; concept of pointers, dynamic data
structures using pointers, advanced usage of pointers; bit operations; handling command line arguments, dynamic
memory allocation and management; file management; problem solving using simple data structures like stacks,
queues, linked lists and binary trees. This course will focus on non-trivial problem solving using the various
programming tools available in Unix and the C programming language.
MATH C241 Mathematics III (Differential Equations)

303

Eigen-values and eigen-vectors. Inner product space and orthonormal bases. Elementary differential equations,
Hypergeometric equations, Lengendre polynomials, Bessel functions; Fourier series; Sturm-Liouville problem, series
solution for differential equation, systems of first order equations; Laplace transformation and application to
differential equations; one dimensional wave equation, one dimensional heat equation & Laplace equation in
rectangular form.
ES C241

Electrical Sciences

303

Introduction; basic circuit elements; sources (dependent and independent); Kirchoffs current and voltage law, source
representation and conversion; Network theorems; response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; diodes and its applications;
transistors - BJT & FETs; amplifiers: biasing and small signal analysis; OPAMPS; Digital Logic gates; Basics of
Combinational and Sequential circuits.
TA C222 Measurement Techniques II

164

Measurement of basic electrical and non-electrical quantities; system performance measurements; analysis of
experimental data. The course shall aim to train the student in the skill of operation of instruments in the electrical
and electronics, chemical, civil and mechanical engineering applications. Precise lab. exercises will be prescribed from
time to time.

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YEAR 2, SECOND SEMESTER

ES C272 Electrical Sciences

II

303

Introduction; sinusoidal steady state analysis of circuits; three phase circuits; magnetic circuits; transformers; basics
of rotating machines; DC machines; synchronous machine; induction machine.
ME C211 Applied Thermodynamics

303

Thermodynamics of power developing and power absorbing reciprocating machines; vapour, gas and refrigeration
cycles; regeneration, reheat, compound cycle modifications, combined gas turbine-vapour cycle, binary systems;
thermodynamic relations; reactive systems; combustion, adiabatic flame temperature, dissociation, equilibrium.
MGTS C211 Principles of Management

303

Fundamental concepts of management - planning; organizing; staffing; directing and controlling; production, financial,
personnel, legal and marketing functions; accounting and budgeting, balance sheets.
TA C312 Technical Report Writing

Elements of effective writing; art of condensation; business letter writing; memos; formal reports; technical proposals;
conducting and participating, meetings; notices, agenda and minutes; strategies for writing technical descriptions,
definitions and classifications; oral presentation; use of graphic and audio- visual aids; editing.
ME C212 Transport Phenomena I

303

Fundamentals of the momentum, heat and mass transfer; the control volume approach and integral equations;
differential analysis for momentum, heat and mass transfer, and solutions for one- dimensional steady state
situations; convective heat and mass transfer; dimensional analysis.
TA C211 Measurement Techniques I

042

A laboratory course that covers the lab. components associated with six core science courses in the integrated first
degree structure. While the exact component and assignments may vary from time to time the assignments would
invariably be illustrative of the theory covered in this portion as well as aim to emphasize the aspects of measurement
as a theme in experimental science.
This course is a compulsory requirement for all students who have to compulsorily do the six core science courses.
Other students may be permitted to register in this course with prior approval.

YEAR 2, SUMMER TERM

BITS C221 Practice School I

All the above courses are run during the summer term only. The operation of all these three courses will be identical in
nature. However, BITS C221 will be a required course for all integrated First Degree students with Practice School
option. This course is also a prerequisite for BITS C412 Practice School II. BITS C231 may be available only to those
students who have successfully cleared BITS C221 and BITS C241 is available only to those students who have
successfully completed BITS C231. Thus BITS C231 and BITS C241 can be taken only as electives and are available
only to highly motivated students if facilities are available after satisfying the needs of students who have to
compulsorily register in BITS C221.

YEAR 3, FIRST SEMESTER

ME C312 Design of Machine Elements

303

Fundamentals and principles of design; design and selection of machine elements such as shafts, bearings and gears
etc; design of mechanisms.
ME C342 Production Techniques

324

Analysis, economics and quality control of metal cutting, plastic working of metals, joining and casting processes,
laboratory exercises in metal cutting, plastic working of metals, testing and inspection of weldments and castings.
ME C392 Advanced Mechanics of Solids & Kinematics

303

Energy methods; asymmetrical bending; curved beams; thick cylinders; contact stresses; introduction to mechanisms;
velocity and acceleration analysis using vector polygon method; kinematics of cams & synthesis of cam profile; gear
trains.
AAOC C222 Optimization

303

Prerequisite : MATH C191 and MATH C192

Optimization of functions of one and many variables with and without constraints; Kuhn-Tucker conditions; gradient
methods; linear programming; simplex based and integer programming methods; duality theory; transportation and
assignment problems; dynamic programming; branch and bound methods; models of linear production systems,
sequencing and scheduling, PERT, CPM.

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AAOC C321 Control Systems

303

Prerequisites: (ES C241 or ENGG C111) and (MATH C191)

Mathematical models of physical systems, feedback characteristics of control systems, control system components,
time response analysis, stability, frequency response, state-space analysis, compensation.
ME C331 Transport Phenomena II

324

Fundamental concepts of heat transfer; steady-state and unsteady- state heat conduction; analytical and empirical
relations for forced and free convection heat transfer; heat exchanger analysis and design, heat transfer by
radiation; elements of mass transfer; one dimensional compressible flow; flow in open channels, associated
laboratory.

YEAR 3, SECOND SEMESTER

ME C314 Power Plant Engineering

303

Classification of power plants. Components and layout of; thermal, nuclear, hydro electric power plants. Site selection
for various power plants. Combined cycle power plants. Magneto Hydro Dynamics (MHD) systems. Economics of power
generation, economic loading of power stations. Load curve analysis; load factor, diversity factor. Power plant
instrumentation and controls.
ME C422 Dynamics of Machines & Vibration

303

Dynamic force analysis in mechanisms; determination of flywheel size; balancing of rotating & reciprocating masses;
whirling of shafts; forced vibration & vibration isolation; multi-degree freedom systems; systems with distributed mass
& elasticity.
ME C332 Prime Movers and Fluid Machines

324

Theoretical analysis of energy and momentum transfer between fluid and rotor; principles of axial, mixed and radial
flow compressors, turbines and pumps; design considerations; cascade aerodynamics and performance limitations;
applications to power plant systems, laboratory exercises in testing reciprocating machines; rotary machines and
refrigeration plants.
ME C382 Computer Aided Design

3*

Computer Aided Drafting and tools for graphics; mathematical tools; convergence criteria; design tools like modelling,
simulation, spread sheets and use of specialised packages etc.; students will be required to do projects, specialised
works for which a pool of guides will be drawn from several disciplines
AAOC C341 Numerical Analysis

303

Prerequisite : MATH C191 and MATH C192

Solution of non-linear algebraic equation; interpolation and approximation; numerical differentiation and quadrature;
solution of ordinary differential equations; systems of linear equations; matrix inversion; eigenvalue and eigenvector
problems; round off and conditioning.
AAOC C312 Operations Research

303

Prerequisite : AAOC C111

Sampling, simulation, design of experiments and analysis of variance, nonparametric tests; correlation and regression
analysis; quality control, reliability; decision theory; queueing theory; deterministic and probabilistic inventory
systems.

YEAR 4, FIRST SEMESTER

BITS C462 Renewable Energy

303

Introduction of renewable energy, advantages, potential, status of development, broad details of different renewable
energy systems such as solar, wind, biomass, microhydel, geothermal etc; Renewable energy development policy,
Renewable energy industries, international co-operation, HRD and career growth opportunities, consultancy areas and
future thrust areas in renewable energy development.
BITS C313 Lab Oriented Projects

These courses include projects involving laboratory investigation or laboratory development in the students' discipline
or interdisciplinary areas. These courses are normally available to students in third or higher levels. These courses
must coterminate with project reports.
ME C441 Automotive Vehicles

303

Internal combustion engines; vehicle performance; analysis and design of vehicle components. Experimental or
theoretical investigation of problems selected from the field of automotive vehicles.
ME C451 Mechanical Equipment Design

303

Design analysis for additional machine elements; retainment of bearings and design of machine housing; introduction
to techniques of optimisation reliability and value analysis; exercises in detail design; design solutions to
meet specified functional requirements.

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ME C461 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

303

Principles, thermodynamic analysis, load estimates and design of various refrigeration and air conditioning systems for
comfort and industrial applications. Theoretical or experimental investigation of refrigeration and air-conditioning
problems.

YEAR 4, SECOND SEMESTER

BITS C382 Reading Course
BITS C412 Practice School II

3
20

The above two courses will be operated identically with stipulated prior preparation conditions
Regulations. BITS C412 is a required course for all students with practice school option either for
one of the degrees under dual degree scheme. BITS C413 has been created as a required course
student is allowed a practice school option for a second degree after he has completed a practice
degree.

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