This book, in its third 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 third edition covers the engineering mechanics portion in eleven chapters. 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 additional learning material 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. Click https://www.phindia.com/elements_of_civil_engineering_and_mechanics_prakash.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
• Introduces a chapter on Kinematics as per the revised Civil Engineering syllabus of VTU
• Updates with the latest examination Question Papers, including the one held in the month of December 2013
M.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. He has authored books titled Experiments in Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines: Theory and Procedures and Textbook of Mechanics of Materials (published by PHI Learning).
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GANESH B. MOGAVEER is Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Moodabidri. He has over 19 years of teaching experience and holds a Masters degree in Structural Engineering from Basaveshwara Engineering College, Bagalkot. A member of Indian Society for Technical Education and also a member of the Indian Concrete Institution, he has presented/published several papers in national and internationals conferences/journals.
