Trimester 1

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You are welcome to the module IDR2121 Basics of Agricultural Engineering

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Welcome to the module of Basic of electromechanical Engineering .

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Dear Students,

You are welcome to the module IDR2124 Construction Technology.

1.1. Brief description of aims and content.

This module contains three units; Construction material, Building construction and Engineering drawing. At the end of the module, students would possess in depth knowledge of different type of building materials, their properties and uses, construction techniques of different types of buildings and soil physical properties.

1.2. Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

   1. Soil physical properties and their suitability in construction;

   2. Construction materials, their properties and uses

   3. Construction techniques, their application and benefits;

   4. Engineering drawing.

Cognitive/intellectual skills/application of knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

5. Able  to draw objects. 

6. Describe building materials and appropriate techniques adopted in rural construction

1. Knowledge for skill development of building materials and their uses;
2. Demonstrate  construction techniques for farm and residential buildings;
3. Apply principles of soil mechanics for construction;
4. Demonstrate an understanding of decision making tools in engineering drawing, construction materials and construction techniques.

Communication/ict/numeracy/analytic techniques/practical skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Select appropriate building construction materials and prepare mortar, concrete, brick and stone masonry,
2.  Demonstrate practical skills learnt in rural construction.
3. Provide practical solutions to problems in construction.
4.  Be analytical, coherent and logical in presenting cases in construction techniques.

General transferable   skills

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the use of building materials for construction of infrastructures.
2. Advise stakeholders on use of appropriate building materials in right quantity and quality;
3. Advise farmers on building materials and construction techniques.

3. Indicative content

Construction Materials (Theory): Wood. Source of timber, Classification of timber. and their mechanical properties. Sand- Stones-sources, rocks. Classification of stones, stone quarry. Qualities of good building stones and their testing. Bricks-manufacturing, classification, characteristics of good bricks. Iron and steel-manufacturing process. Composition and source of iron ore. Wrought iron, steel. Characteristics and use of steel. Preservation of iron and steel. Cement-manufacturing. Characteristics of cement, concrete and mortars. Plaster and paints.

Practical:  -    To show different building materials and their use in farm infrastructures.

-          Test the qualities of good bricks.

-          Visit of stone quarry.

 Building construction (Theory): Introduction- Soil testing and suitability for building construction. Type of buildings-components of building. Concrete and RCC, Stone masonry-Materials for stone masonry. Classification of stone masonry - Tools and implements for stone dressing. Type of bricks masonry. Supervision of brick works. Type of foundations, types of walls. Lintel and arches-classification. Beams and columns, flooring. Door and windows, stairs. Roof and roof covering. Plastering. Paints and painting. Aesthetic aspect of building.

Practical: Making cement mortor, cement concrete, RCC, brick and stone masonry .

                : Visit of carpentry units making window, doors.

               : Visit of brick kilns, dams and building sites etc.

Engineering drawing (Theory): Design and Drawing – Introduction. Definitions – scope and applications, Scale – Definition – Type of scale – Scale selection – use of scales, Plane figures. Types and names. Geometric properties. Geometric constructions – straight lines – perpendicular – parallel lines. Tangents, Circles and polygons. Inscription – Circumscription, Reference planes – Cartesian planes - auxiliary planes. Orthographic projections – projection of points – lines – planes and solids, Concept of plan – elevation and sections. Three-dimension drawings.

Practical: Exercise on Design and Drawing,  Use of scales in class room exercise, Drawing plane figures, Geometric constructions-Straight lines-Perpendicular lines-Parallel lines -  Tangents, Circles and polygons - Inscription -   Circumscription, Reference planes - Cartesian planes  - Auxiliary planes, Orthographic projections   - Projection of points –   Lines -   Planes and solids, Concept of plan - Plan and Elevation -  sectional views, Three dimension drawings.

5.      Learning and teaching strategy

• Class lectures are used to impact essential knowledge relating to desired aims and out comes,
• Student centered approach is insured whereby most activities will done by the students and the lecturer acting as a promoter, facilitator and referee,
• Group tasks completion and feedback,
• Group discussions on topical issues,
• Practical sessions on field to ensure skill development.

6. Assessment Strategy

The assessment is done through:

• Continuous assessment tests (CAT)
• Group presentations and debates
• Reports on practical exercises from laboratory and field work
• Final examination

7.  Strategy for feedback and student support during module

The teaching team will be available to students for consultation,

• Analyse the results of continuous tests to find out problems and understanding difficulties to solve them,
• Group exercises to develop team spirit and active participation,
• Referencing books to help them to have in-depth understanding on the particular aspect of the modules,
• Laboratory and Field practical will be administered to enhance skills,
• Revision/ model questions.

8. Indicative resources

Physical resources

1. Farm infrastructures
2. Different building materials and their uses;
3. Fabrication of small objects
4. Visit of carpentry and blacksmith workshop.
5. Laptop,
6. Projector
7. Mini-drafter
8. Drawing board.

Books

1. Building construction B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain
2. Construction technology Roy Choudhari
3. Construction technology  Madan Mehta
4. Building construction, Sushil Kumar, 2003
5. Rural Building Reference book, Stichting Kongregate, 1986
6. Civil engineering Drawing, Gurcharan Singh, 2004

           And other relevant books of renowned authors will be added

      Websites for further reference

1. CAVM, Nyagatare library collections
2. Civil Engineering websites

Welcome message

Dear Students, Welcome to Soil Water Quality module. This module thaught in Irrigation and Drainage program. It amis at introducing students to Soil physical and Chemistry, Irrigation and water Quality Assessment and Soil and water management..  

Unit 1.Soil physics and chemistry

Unit 2. Irrigation water quality Assessment and 

Unit 3. Soil Management

By the end of this module, you are supposed to be able to:

1.Assess of soil physical and chemical characteristics for water conservation and plant production.

2. Demonstrate the soil and water management techniques in fields

3. Advise stakeholders on soil and water management techniques and their relevance in sustainable agriculture

4. To take sample for water quality tests

5. To carry out soil and water tests

This module  will be taught in Blended delivery mode, 50 % will be in face to face sessions and remaining  50% of the time will be online via the UR e-learning Platform

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