20PH3024 Materials Characterization Lab 0:0:2

5. Evaluate the macro bending losses in fiber optic cables. 6. Design innovative products based on piezoelectric sensors applicable in biomedical instrumentation.

List of experiments

1. Determination of the focal length & the power of a convex lens by displacement method. 2. Determination of refractive index of the material of a prism by minimum deviation method. 3. Determination of Particle size using LASER diffraction method. 4. Determination of radius of curvature of a plano-convex lens Newtons rings. 5. Determination of thickness of a glass plate using single optic lever. 6. Determination of wavelength of mercury spectrum by diffraction grating using spectrometer 7. Evaluation of the attenuation and numerical aperture in fiber optics 8. Demonstration of Piezoelectric Sensor 9. Determination of Planck’s constant 10. Determination of thickness of a film by Air wedge experiment.

20PH1005 APPLIED PHYSICS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

Credits 3:0:0:3 Course Objectives:

1. Principles of acoustics and lighting designs for civil engineering applications. 2. Knowledge on new engineering materials and thermal physics for buildings. 3. Glimpse of temperature management in building and disaster mitigation

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the student will be able to 1. Tune their knowledge on the acoustical effects of buildings. 2. Analyse the properties of light and its optical effect for buildings. 3. Understand the concept of engineering new building materials 4. Apply the concept of thermal physics in the performance of buildings 5. Solve problems of thermal performance and prevention care of buildings. 6. Illustrate the physics concepts of the disaster mitigation in structure of buildings.

Module: 1: ACOUSTICS (7 Hours)

Classification of Sound – Decibel-Weber-Fechner law-Sabine’s formula-Reverberation Time-Derivation using growth and decay time-Absorption Coefficient and its determination-factors affecting acoustics of buildings and their remedies-Methods of sound absorptions-absorbing materials-noise and its measurements, sound insulation and impact of noise in multi-storey buildings.

Module: 2: LIGHTING DESIGNS(8 Hours)

Radiation quantities-relationship between luminescence and radiant quantities-hemispherical reflectance and transmittance-photometry: cosines law, inverse square law-Vision-photopic and mesopic luminance conditions-Colour-luminous efficiency function-Visual field glare, day light design of windows,principles of artificial lighting, supplementary artificial lighting-Lighting applications for mobile devices.

Module: 3: NEW ENGINEERING MATERIALS(8 Hours)

Composites-Definition and classification-Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) and fiber reinforced metals (FRM)-Metallic glasses-Ceramics-Classification-Crystalline-Non Crystalline. Bonded ceramicsManufacturing methods-Slip casting-Gas pressure bonding-Properties – thermal and mechanical ceramic fibres-ferroelectric and ferromagnetic ceramics-multilayer capacitors and piezoelectric tranducers.

APPLIED PHYSICS (2020)