B. Tech. Production & Industrial Engineering - Shiats.edu.in

Ceramics: Structure types and properties and applications of ceramics. Mechanical/Electricalbehaviour and processing of plastic.Plastics: Various types of polymers/plastics and its applications. Mechanical behaviors andprocessing of plastics. Future of plastics.Other Materials: Brief description of other material such as concrete, wood, glass etc. and its uses.Performance of materials in Service: Brief theoretical consideration of fracture, Fatigue, Creep andCorrosion and its control.References:1. W.D. Callister, Jr.-Material Science & Engineering Addition Wesly Publishing Co.2. Van Vlash- Elements of Material Science & Engineering John Wiley & Sons.3. V. Raghvan- Material Science, Prentice Hall of India4. Narual- Material Science, TMH5. Srivastava, Srinivasan – Science of Materials Engineering Newage.MATERIAL SCIENCE AND TESTING LABA. Material Science Lab Experiments: (at least 5 of the following)1. Making a plastic mould for small metallic specimen.2. Specimen preparation for micro structural examination – cutting, grinding, polishing, etching.ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-1Course Code SES-415 CREDIT 2(2 – 0 - 0)1: The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies.Definition, Scope and Importance.(i) Ecosystems.Concept of an Ecosystem.Structure and function of an Ecosystem.Producers,consumers and decomposers.Energy flow in he ecosystem.Ecological successsion.Food chains,food webs and ecological pyramids.Introduction,types,Characteristics features,structures and function of the following ecosystem:(a) Forest Ecosystem.(b) Grassland Ecosystem.(c) Desert Ecosystem.(d) Aquatic Ecosystem (Ponds,streams,lakes,rivers,oceans,estuaries).(ii) Social Issues and the EnvironmentFrom unsustainable to sustainable development.Urban problems related to energy.Water conservation, rain water harvesting, water shed management.Resettlement and rehabilitation of people; its problems and concerns case studies.Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions.Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents andholocaust,Case studiesWasteland reclamation.Consumerism and waste products.