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Engineering Practice Laboratory - Part A – Mechanical Laboratory

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to

CO1: prepare different carpentry joints. (K3)

CO2: prepare pipe connections with different joints for domestic applications. (K3)

CO3: make simple components using sheet metal (K3)

CO4: make components using machining operations (K3)

CO5: explain the types of welding processes (K2)

CO6: discuss the applications of 3D printing and injection moulding processes (K2)

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

I. CARPENTRY PRACTICES

1.Study of the joints in roofs, doors, windows and furniture.

2.Hands on exercise with application

II. PLUMBING PRACTICES

1.Study of pipeline joints, its location and functions: valves, taps, couplings, unions, reducers, elbows in household fittings.

2.Study of pipe connections requirements for pumps and turbines.

3.Preparation of plumbing line sketches for water supply and sewage works.

4.Hands on exercise with application

III. SHEET METAL PRACTICES

1.Forming and Bending

2.Model making: Tray, Conical Funnel etc.

IV. MACHINING PRACTICES

1.Simple Turning

2.Drilling Practice

3.Model making: Shaft, stiffener plate, square flange, etc.

4.Demonstration of machining process in Vertical Machining Centre (VMC)

V. METAL JOINING PROCESS

1.Demonstration of Gas, Arc and TIG Welding

VI. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND INJECTION MOULDING PROCESSES

1.Demonstration of 3D Scanning and Printing

2.Demonstration of Injection Moulding process