VTU Notes For 3rd Semester Mechanical Engineering CBCS SCHEME
SUBJECT NAME : MATERIAL SCIENCE – 15ME32
Module – I : Basics, Mechanical Behavior, Failure of Materials
Module – II : Alloys, Steels, Solidification
Module – III : Heat Treatment, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys
Module – IV : Other Materials, Material Selection
Module – V : Composite Materials
SUBJECT NAME: BASIC THERMODYNAMICS
Module – I : Fundamental Concepts & Definitions,Work and Heat
Module – II : First Law of Thermodynamics & Second Law of Thermodynamics
Module – III : Reversibility & Entropy
Module – IV : Availability, Irreversibility and General Thermodynamic relations & Pure Substances
Module – V : Ideal gases & Real gases
SUBJECT NAME : MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Module – I : Stress and Strain
Module – II : Analysis of Stress and Strain & Cylinders
Module – III : Shear Forces and Bending Moments & Stress in Beams
Module – IV : Torsion & Columns
Module – V : Strain Energy & Theories of Failure
SUBJECT NAME : METAL CASTING & WELDING
Module – I : INTRODUCTION & BASIC MATERIALS USED IN FOUNDRY
Module – II : MELTING & METAL MOLD CASTING METHODS
Module – III : SOLIDIFICATION & NON FERROUS FOUNDRY PRACTICE
Module – IV : WELDING PROCESS
Module – V : SOLDERING , BRAZING AND METALLURGICAL ASPECTS IN WELDING
SUBJECT NAME : MACHINE TOOLS AND OPERATIONS
Module – I : MACHINE TOOLS
Module – II : MACHINING PROCESSES
Module – III : CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS, GEOMETRY AND SURFACE FINISH
Module – IV : MECHANICS OF MACHINING PROCESSES
Module – V : TOOL WEAR, TOOL LIFE & ECONOMICS OF MACHNING PROCESSES
SUBJECT NAME : COMPUTER AIDED MACHINE DRAWING
Part A :Download
Part B : Download
Part C :Download
SUBJECT NAME : MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS AND METROLOGY
Module – I : Download
Module – II : Download
Module – III :Download
Module – IV : Download
Module – V : Download
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About the Notes
University: Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, India
Branch: Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Semester: 3rd Semester
Scheme: CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) – 2026 update
Format: PDF Notes / Lecture Notes / Question Banks
Subjects Typically Covered in 3rd Sem ME
- Engineering Mechanics
- Statics, dynamics, force systems, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies.
- Strength of Materials – I
- Stress and strain, axial, torsional, bending and shear stresses, deformation calculations.
- Thermodynamics – I
- Laws of thermodynamics, properties of pure substances, work and heat calculations.
- Fluid Mechanics – I
- Properties of fluids, hydrostatics, fluid kinematics, Bernoulli’s equation.
- Manufacturing Technology – I
- Casting, forming, welding, machining, basics of tools and machines.
- Engineering Drawing / Graphics
- Orthographic projections, isometric drawings, section views, CAD basics.
