SCHEDULE FOR ENGINEERING LABORATORY PRACTICALS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT JKUAT

Day Day & Date Cohort No. of Lecturer & Technologist in- Transport
No. (Year & Semester) Stud charge Required
Monday Y2S1 (EN201/S/21) Dr. Nicholas Oyie & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
1. th
84
24 April 2023 Y2S1 (EN200/S/21) Fredrick Njoroge Bus – 51 seater
Tuesday Y2S1 (EN200/S/20) Dr. Nicholas Oyie & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
2. th
95
25 April 2023 Y2S1 (EN200/S/21) Fredrick Njoroge Bus – 51 seater
Wednesday Y2S1 (EN200/S/20) Dr. Nicholas Oyie & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
3. 95
26th April 2023 Y2S1 (EN200/S/21) Fredrick Njoroge Bus – 51 seater
Thursday Y2S1 (EN201/S/20) Mr. James Wathigo & Mr. Bus – 64 seater
4. th
114
27 April 2023 Y2S1 (EN200/S/20) Fredrick Njoroge Bus – 51 seater
Friday Y2S1 (EN201/S/20) Mr. James Wathigo & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
5. th
103
28 April 2023 Y2S1 (EN201/S/21) Fredrick Njoroge Bus – 51 seater
Tuesday Y2S1 (EN201/S/20) Mr. James Wathigo & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
6. nd
103
2 May 2023 Y2S1 (EN201/S/21) Wilson Karuru Bus – 51 seater
Wednesday Y2S1 (EN214/S/20) Dr. Kennedy Ogila & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
7. 102
3rd May 2023 Y2S1 (EN214/S/21) Wilson Karuru Bus – 51 seater
Thursday Y2S1 (EN214/S/20) Dr. Kennedy Ogila & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
8. th
102
4 May 2023 Y2S1 (EN214/S/21) Wilson Karuru Bus – 51 seater
Friday Y2S1 (EN214/S/20) Dr. Kennedy Ogila & Mr. Bus – 62 seater
9. th
102
5 May 2023 Y2S1 (EN214/S/21) Wilson Karuru Bus – 51 seater
Monday Dr. Kennedy Ogila & Mr. Bus – 51 seater
10. th
Y2S1 (EN214/S/20) 45
8 May 2023 Wilson Karuru

S/No. Unit Code and Title Year/semester

EET203 Solid and Structural Mechanics Y2S1 (EN200/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN200/S/21)
EES201 Solid and Structural Mechanics Y2S1 (EN201/S/20)
1.
Y2S1 (EN201/S/21)
EMT203 Solid and Structural Mechanics I Y2S1 (EN214/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN214/S/21)
EMT209 Solid and Structural Mechanics II Y2S2 (EN214/S/20)
2.
Y2S2 (EN214/S/21)
EET202 Thermodynamics Y2S1 (EN200/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN200/S/21)
EES202 Thermodynamics Y2S1 (EN201/S/20)
3.
Y2S1 (EN201/S/21)
EMT203 Thermodynamics Y2S1 (EN214/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN214/S/21)
4. EMT301 Engineering Thermodynamics II Y3S1 (EN214/S/20)
5. EET200 Fluid Mechanics Y2S1 (EN200/S/20)
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 Y2S1 (EN200/S/21)
EES200 Fluid Mechanics Y2S1 (EN201/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN201/S/21)
EMT207 Fluid mechanics I Y2S2 (EN214/S/20)
Y2S2 (EN214/S/21)
6. EMT302 Fluid Mechanics II Y3S1 (EN214/S/20)
EET209 Mechanics of Machines Y2S2 (EN200/S/20)
Y2S2 (EN200/S/21)
EES207 Mechanics of Machines Y2S2 (EN201/S/20)
7.
Y2S2 (EN201/S/21)
EMT208 Mechanics of Machine I Y2S2 (EN214/S/20)
Y2S2 (EN214/S/21)
EES208 Material Science Y2S2 (EN201/S/20)
Y2S2 (EN201/S/21)
8.
EMT204 Material Science Y2S1 (EN214/S/20)
Y2S1 (EN214/S/21)

Practical Experiments Number of Students

Solid mechanics
Deflection of a cantilever beam, Simply
Supported
Torsion in solid shaft
Mechanics of Machine (Vibration Lab)
Four link mechanism
Gear Train Mechanism
Fluid Mechanics
Reynolds number experiment
Determination of losses in a Pipe
Calibration of flow water Venturi orifice
Materials Lab
Tensile testing of mild steel
Impact toughness test
Hardness Testing for Aluminum, copper and brass
An overview of Metallographic samples,
preparation (cutting, filling, grinding, polishing
and etching)
Thermodynamics lab
Boiler Demonstration
Boiler Efficiency
Heat exchanger

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SCHEDULE:

DAY 1. EET Y2SI (EN200/S/20) EET Y2SI (EN200/S/21) 95 STUDENTS

TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00 – 10.00 S1 V1 F1
10.30 – 12.30 F1 S1 V1
1.30M- 3.30 V1 F1 S1
3.30-5.30 F3 S3

DAY 2:
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00 – 10.00 TH1 S2 M4
10.30 – 12.30 M4 TH1 S2
1.30M- 3.30 S2 M4 TH1
3.30-5.30 S3 F3

DAY 3:
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 TH2 F2 V2
10.30-12.30 V2 TH2 F2
1.30-3.30 F2 V2 TH2
3.30-5.30 F3 S3

EET Y2SI (EN201/S/20) EET Y2SI (EN201/S/21) 101 STUDENTS

DAY 4:
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 S1 F1 V1
10.30-12.30 V1 S1 F1
1.30-3.30 F1 V1 S1
3.30-5-30 TH1 M4
DAY 5:
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 F2 S2 TH1
10.30-12.30 TH2 F2 S2
1.30-3.30 S2 TH1 F2
3.30-5.30 TH2 M4
DAY 6:

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 TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 S3 TH3 V2
10.30-12.30 V2 S3 TH2
1.30-3.30 TH3 V2 S3
3.30-5.30 M4 TH3
(EN214/S/20) EET Y2SI (EN214/S/21) 105 STUDENTS
DAY 7
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 V1 F1 M1
10.30-12.30 M1 V1 F1
1.30-3.30 F1 M1 V1
3.30-5.30 V2 F2 S2
DAY 8
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 S2 V2 F2
10.30-12.30 F2 S2 V2
1.30-3.30 TH1 S3 M4
3.30-5.30 M4 TH1 S3
DAY 9
TIME GROUPS
A B C
8.00-10.00 TH3 M4 TH1
10.30-12.30 TH2 S4 TH2
1.30-3.30 S4 TH2 TH3
3.30-5.30 S3 TH3 S4
DAY 10.
EMT Y3S1 (45 STUDENTS)
TIME GROUPS
A B
8.00-10.00 F2 TH3
10.30-12.30 TH2 F2
1.30-3.30 TH3 F3
3.30-5.30 F3 TH2

Legend
S1 Hardness test
S2 Impact test
S3 Tensile test
F1 Hydraulic Bench
F2 Bernoulli’s principle
F3 Losses through pipe flow
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MI Observation of Micro structure
V2 Gear train
V1 4 link mechanism
M4 Tensile test
TH1 Boiler demonstration
TH2 Boiler efficiency
TH3 Heat Exchanger

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