Revised Guiding Principles and Minimum Standards for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering Program ( CHED Memorandum Order No. 004-01 )
January 19, 2001
January 19, 2001
CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 004-01
SUBJECT | : | Revised Guiding Principles and Minimum Standards for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering Program |
I. GUIDELINES
A. Philosophical framework of the program
Agricultural engineering is a discipline based on the application of engineering principles for the production and processing of food, fiber and materials of biological origin. In the Philippines, agricultural engineering still concentrates on such areas as the irrigation and drainage of agricultural land, soil erosion control, the planning of farm buildings, agricultural waste management and the development of labor-saving farm equipment and systems.
As a discipline that is continuously evolving in response to advances in information technology and bio-technology, changing market needs and policy environments, agricultural engineering is progressively challenged to further improve the efficiency of agricultural systems, and at the same time consciously reduce or eliminate environmental hazards as well as utilize agricultural waste and by-product.
Consistent with its basic nature and directional trends, agricultural engineering education revolves around the philosophy that learning is a continuously recurring process through life for which the learner shall experience and assume responsibility and control. The translation of the above premises into effective instructional resources and facilities is the ultimate responsibility of public and private institutions that offer agricultural engineering as an undergraduate degree program.
B. Objectives of the program
The BS Agricultural Engineering (BSAE) program aims to:
1. train students in the application of engineering principles particularly in the solution of problems related to agro-industrial development;
2. prepare them to become professionals with entry-level competencies;
3. develop appreciation in the students, of the potentials of an agricultural engineering business enterprise; and
4. instill in the students a concern for the preservation and protection of the natural environment
C. Programs
1. Instruction/curriculum
The curriculum should have a well-balanced general education and strong technical courses aimed at developing students with knowledge, skills, attitude and values.
An institution may offer the BSAE program if it is capable of satisfying the minimum requirements for the basic BSA program.
2. Research and Extension
An educational institution offering the BSAE program should provide an environment conducive for the advancement of knowledge in the different fields of agricultural engineering. Knowledge gained through research should be effectively transferred to the countryside to accelerate agricultural development and improve the quality of life in the rural areas.
D. Resources
1. Faculty
There should be highly qualified registered professional agricultural engineers to teach professional agricultural engineering courses in the BSAE program.
2. Physical facilities and equipment
Adequate physical facilities and equipment should be available to insure quality offering of the BSAE program.
E. Admission policy
The institution should adopt an admission policy which provides equal access to students from lower income groups without sacrificing academic standards.
F. Organization
The staff of the institution should be properly organized in such a way that its activities in instruction, research and extension could be properly implemented
G. Quality of output
Graduates of the BSAE program should pass the board examination for agricultural engineers to practice their profession.
II. MINIMUM STANDARDS
A. Programs
1. Instruction/curriculum
The minimum units required for the BSAE program is 186.
The minimum aggregate number of units or credit hours is 186 and as a rule one unit means one hour of lecture per week and three hours of laboratory per week.
2. Research and extension
Research and extension funds and facilities must be provided to enable the faculty to do the creative research work. The faculty should therefore be allotted load credits for official time devoted to research and extension work.
Research and extension funding could come from internal and or external sources.
Applied research and extension programs should be established to meet the development needs of the region and to provide dynamism and relevance to the instructional program.
B. Resources
1. Faculty
In addition to the faculty for general education and fundamental agriculture, there should be a minimum faculty of five (5) full-time instructors who are registered professional agricultural engineers. One instructor should be assigned in any of the following major areas: Soil and Water Resources; Agricultural Power and Machinery; Agricultural Structures and Environment; and Agricultural Processing and Electrification.
Fifty percent (50%) of the full-time faculty members should have advanced degrees in any of the above fields.
The institution should have a maximum faculty student ratio of 1:20 using the full-time equivalent (FTE) for teaching as basis.
2. Physical facilities and equipment
The institution offering the BSAE program should have physical facilities and equipment for instruction research and development as follows:
a. Building requirements
1. School Building
The school building for the agricultural engineering program should be able to accommodate students comfortably and should comply with appropriate zoning and building regulations.
2. Laboratories
The institution should have the following laboratory units available to agricultural engineering students: Soil and Water; Agricultural Power and Machinery; Agricultural Processing; Farm Electrification; drafting room; Agricultural Structures; Metal and Woodworking Shop; Computer laboratory with Computer-Aided Design equipment and software.
The laboratory space requirements are as follows:
a. Floor space of 2.3 sq. m. per student
b. maximum of 30 students per laboratory class
c. Circulation should be approximately 30 percent of the sum of the areas of all teaching accommodation (including storage), library administrative and food services.
The institution should have the basic minimum laboratory equipment for research and instruction.
3. Classroom
The classroom requirements for agricultural engineering courses are as follows:
a. Floor space of 1.5 sq.m. per student
b. A maximum of 30 students per lecture class
b. Library
1. Library seating capacity should be 10 percent of the combined total of students and academic staff.
2. There should be a minimum of two (2) text book titles (latest available edition per subject for the general education, fundamental agriculture courses and basic engineering courses at least three book titles (latest available edition) for each major subject.
3. A minimum of two current agricultural engineering technical journals preferably one local and one foreign should be made available.
C. Organization
The educational institution offering BSAE program in agricultural engineering must have a distinct and duly recognized division/department of agricultural engineering to specifically take charge of planning and implementation of its instruction, research and extension activities. The head of the unit must be a registered professional agricultural engineer duly appointed by the school administrator and given administrative load credits.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Courses
|
Units
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Percentage
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I. | GENERAL EDUCATION |
51
|
27
|
|
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Language and Humanities |
21
|
|
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Mathematics, Nat. Sci. and |
|
|
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Information Technology |
15
|
|
|
Social Sciences |
12
|
|
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Rizal Course |
3
|
|
|
|
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II. | PREPARATORY SUBJECTS |
27
|
15
|
|
|
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III. | FUNDAMENTAL AGRICULTURE |
15
|
8
|
Animal Science |
3
|
|
|
Crop Science |
3
|
|
|
Fishery Science |
3
|
|
|
Soil Science |
3
|
|
|
Agricultural Entrepreneurship and |
|
|
|
Management |
3
|
|
|
|
|
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IV. | BASIC ENGINEERING |
44
|
24
|
|
|
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Engineering Mechanics |
5
|
|
|
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer |
5
|
|
|
Fluid Mechanics |
4
|
|
|
Surveying |
3
|
|
|
Engineering Graphics |
3
|
|
|
Materials of Engineering |
3
|
|
|
Introduction to Operations Research |
3
|
|
|
Agricultural Engineering and |
|
|
|
Professional Ethics |
1
|
|
|
Strength of Materials |
3
|
|
|
Engineering Economy |
3
|
|
|
Computer Applications in Engineering |
6
|
|
|
Farm Shop Practice |
2
|
|
|
Principles of Electricity and |
|
|
|
Electronics |
3
|
|
|
|
|
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V. | PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL |
|
|
ENGINEERING COURSES |
42
|
23
|
|
|
|
||
Soil and Water Resources |
12
|
|
|
Agricultural Power and Machinery |
9
|
|
|
Agricultural Processing, and |
|
|
|
Electrification |
9
|
|
|
Agricultural Structures and |
|
|
|
Environment |
12
|
|
|
|
|
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VI. | THESIS/ FIELD PRACTICE |
6
|
3
|
|
|
||
VII. | UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR |
1
|
1
|
|
|
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VIII. | PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
(8)
|
|
|
|
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IX. | MILITARY SCIENCE |
(6)
|
186
|
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Courses | Units | |||
I. | GENERAL EDUCATION | 51 | ||
A. | Language and Humanities | 21 | ||
English | ||||
1. | Communication Skills I | 3 | ||
2. | Communication Skills II | 3 | ||
Filipino | ||||
1. | Kasanayan sa Komyunikasyon | 3 | ||
2. | Poklorikong Pilipino | 3 | ||
Humanities | ||||
1. | Humanities I - Literature, Man and Society | 3 | ||
2. | Humanities II - Art, Man and Society | 3 | ||
3. | Humanities III - Introduction to Philosophy | |||
and Logic | 3 | |||
B. | Mathematics, Natural Science and | |||
Information Technology | 15 | |||
Mathematics | ||||
1. | Algebra | 3 | ||
2. | Plane Trigonometry | 3 | ||
3. | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 | ||
Natural Sciences | ||||
1. | Biology | 3 | ||
2. | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | ||
C. | Social Sciences | 12 | ||
1. | Introduction to Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
2. | Principles of Government, Politics and | |||
Constitution | 3 | |||
3. | Principles of Economics | 3 | ||
4. | Rural Sociology and Institutions | 3 | ||
D. | Philippine Institution (Life and Works of Rizal) | 3 | ||
II. | PREPARATORY COURSES | 27 | ||
1. | Speech Communication | 3 | ||
2. | Scientific and Technical Writing | 3 | ||
3. | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 3 | ||
4. | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 3 | ||
5. | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 3 | ||
6. | Elementary Statistics | 3 | ||
7. | Organic Chemistry | 3 | ||
8. | General Physics I | 3 | ||
9. | General Physics II | 3 | ||
III. | FUNDAMENTAL AGRICULTURE | 15 | ||
1. | Animal Science | 3 | ||
2. | Crop Science | 3 | ||
3. | Fishery Science | 3 | ||
4. | Soil Science | 3 | ||
5. | Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Management | 3 | ||
IV. | BASIC ENGINEERING | 44 | ||
1. | Engineering Mechanics | 5 | ||
2. | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 5 | ||
3. | Fluid Mechanics | 4 | ||
4. | Surveying | 3 | ||
5. | Engineering Graphics | 3 | ||
6. | Materials of Engineering | 3 | ||
7. | Introduction to Operations Research | 3 | ||
8. | Agricultural Engineering Law and | |||
Professional Ethics | 1 | |||
9. | Strength of Materials | 3 | ||
10. | Engineering Economy | 3 | ||
11. | Computer Applications in Engineering | 6 | ||
12. | Farm Shop Practice | 2 | ||
13. | Principles of Electricity and Electronics | 3 | ||
V. | PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL | |||
ENGINEERING COURSES | 42 | |||
Soil and Water Resources | 12 | |||
1. | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | 3 | ||
2. | Soil and Water Conservation | 3 | ||
3. | Hydrology | 3 | ||
4. | Aquaculture Engineering | 3 | ||
Farm Power and Machinery | 9 | |||
1. | Agricultural Mechanization and Machine | |||
Management | 3 | |||
2. | Agricultural Power and Energy Sources | 3 | ||
3. | Agricultural Machinery Design | 3 | ||
Agricultural Processing and Electrification | 9 | |||
1. | Farm Electrification | 3 | ||
2. | Agricultural Processing and Handling | 3 | ||
3. | Refrigeration Engineering | 3 | ||
Agricultural Structures and Environment | 12 | |||
1. | Agricultural Waste Management | 3 | ||
2. | Farm Structures Engineering | 3 | ||
3. | Design and Management of Farm Structures | 3 | ||
4. | Forest Products Engineering | 3 | ||
VI. | THESIS/FIELD PRACTICE | 6 | ||
VII. | UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR | 1 | ||
VIII. | PHYSICAL EDUCATION | (8) | ||
IX. | MILITARY SCIENCE | (6) | ||
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Sample Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
First Semester | |||
Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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General Biology |
2-3
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3
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Inorganic Chemistry |
2-3
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3
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Introduction to Computer Science |
2-3
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3
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Algebra |
3-0
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3
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Communication Skills I |
3-0
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3
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Introduction to Behavioural Sciences |
3-0
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3
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Physical Education |
(2)
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ROTC 11 |
(1.5)
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18
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Second Semester |
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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Organic Chemistry |
2-3
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3
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General Physics I |
2-3
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3
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Plane Trigonometry |
3-0
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3
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Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon |
3-0
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3
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Communication Skills II |
3-0
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3
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Principles of Government and |
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Political Thought |
3-0
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3
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Physical Education |
3-0
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(2)
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ROTC 12 |
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(1.5)
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18
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SECOND YEAR
First Semester | |||
Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
|
|
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Principles of Soil Science |
2-3
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3
|
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Principles of Crop Science |
2-3
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3
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General Physics II |
2-3
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3
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I |
3-0
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3
|
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Scientific and Technical Writing |
3-0
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3
|
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Poklorikong Filipino |
3-0
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3
|
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Physical Education III |
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(2)
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ROTC 21 |
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(1.5)
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18
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Second Semester |
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Subjects |
Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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Introduction to Animal Science |
2-3
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3
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Engineering Graphics |
1-6
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3
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus II |
3-0
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3
|
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Principles of Economics |
3-0
|
3
|
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Principles of Electricity and Electronics |
3-0
|
3
|
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Speech Communication |
3-0
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3
|
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Physical Education IV |
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(2)
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ROTC 22 |
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(1.5)
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18
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THIRD YEAR
First Semester
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
|
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Elementary Statistics |
2-3
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3
|
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Farm Electrification |
2-3
|
3
|
|
Engineering Mechanics |
3-6
|
5
|
|
Principles of Fishery Science |
2-3
|
3
|
|
Humanities I - Literature, Man and Society |
3-0
|
3
|
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus III |
3-0
|
3
|
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20
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Second Semester
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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Social Science IV, Rural Sociology | |||
and Institutions |
3-0
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3
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Strength of Materials |
3-0
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3
|
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Farm Shop Practice |
1-6
|
2
|
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Fluid Mechanics |
3-3
|
4
|
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Engineering Economy |
3-0
|
3
|
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Humanities II - Art, Man and Society |
3-0
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3
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18
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FOURTH YEAR
First Semester
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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Computer Applications in Engineering I |
2-3
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3
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Surveying |
1-6
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3
|
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Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer |
3-6
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5
|
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Materials of Engineering |
2-3
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3
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Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Management |
3-0
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3
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Life and Works of Rizal |
3-0
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3
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20
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Second Semester |
|
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
|
Units
|
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Lec-Lab
|
|
|
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Hydrology |
2-3
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3
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Aquaculture Engineering |
3-0
|
3
|
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Agricultural Engineering Law |
1-0
|
1
|
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and Professional Ethics |
|
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Forest Products Engineering |
3-0
|
3
|
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Farm Structures Engineering |
3-0
|
3
|
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Agricultural Power and Energy Sources |
2-3
|
3
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Computer Applications in Engineering II |
2-3
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3
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19
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FIFTH YEAR
First Semester
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
|
Units
|
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|
Lec-Lab
|
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Irrigation and Drainage Engineering |
2-3
|
3
|
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Design and Management of Farm Structures |
2-3
|
3
|
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Refrigeration Engineering |
2-3
|
3
|
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Introduction to Operations Research |
2-3
|
3
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Thesis/Field Practice |
|
3
|
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Seminar |
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1
|
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Humanities III - Introduction to Philosophy and |
3-0
|
3
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Logic |
|
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19
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Second Semester |
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Subjects
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Hrs./Week
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Units
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Lec-Lab
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Agricultural Mechanization and Machine |
|
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Management |
2-3
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3
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Agricultural Waste Management |
2-3
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3
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Thesis/Field Practice |
|
3
|
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Soil and Water Conservation |
2-3
|
3
|
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Agricultural Processing and Handling |
2-3
|
3
|
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Agricultural Machinery Design |
2-3
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3
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18
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Total Units |
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186
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SUMMARY | |||
Units | |||
FIRST YEAR |
|
36
|
|
|
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First Semester |
18
|
|
|
Second Semester |
18
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|
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SECOND YEAR |
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36
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|
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First Semester |
18
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Second Semester |
18
|
|
|
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THIRD YEAR |
|
38
|
|
|
|
||
First Semester |
20
|
|
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Second Semester |
18
|
|
|
|
|
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FOURTH YEAR |
|
39
|
|
|
|
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First Semester |
20
|
|
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Second Semester |
19
|
|
|
|
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FIFTH YEAR |
|
37
|
|
|
|
||
First Semester |
19
|
|
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Second Semester |
18
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Total Units |
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186
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DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
Language and Literature | |
Communication Skills I (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). | |
Basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. | |
Communication Skills II (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). | |
Intermediate skills of listening, speaking, reading and | |
writing. Prerequisite: English I. | |
Speech Communication (3units). 3 hours/week (class) or | |
any of the following: Business English; Technical | |
English or World Literature; Philippine Regional | |
Literature; Asian Literature; Third World Literature. | |
Scientific and Technical Writing (3units). 3 hours/week | |
(class). Principles underlying the prerequisites and | |
writing of scientific papers. | |
Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon (3 units). 3 hours/week | |
(class). Mga paraan tungo sa mabisang pagpapahayag | |
sa wikang Filipino na nakatuon sa mapanuring | |
pakikinig, pagbasa, pagsulat at pagsasalita. | |
Poklorikong Filipino (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). Mga | |
pagbabasa at pag-unawa ng Poklorikong Filipino | |
tungo sa pagkilala sa tunay na kariktan at kahulugan | |
ng buhay. | |
Mathematics and the Natural Sciences | |
Mathematics | |
Algebra (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). Sets, real | |
number system; radicals and rational exponents; | |
linear equations and inequalities; quadratics; | |
system of equations; functions. | |
Plane Trigonometry (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). | |
Functions and relations; logarithms and | |
applications; circular and trigonometric | |
functions and their inverses; solutions of right | |
and oblique triangles. | |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Straight lines, functions | |
and graphs; limits and continuity of concepts; | |
derivatives of algebraic functions; differential | |
applications to curve sketching; related rates; | |
maxima and minima problems; equations of the | |
second degree; the indefinite integral and its | |
applications; areas under a curve; the definite | |
integral | |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Differentiation and | |
integration of transcendental functions; | |
indeterminate forms; integration formulas and | |
procedures; applications of integration; polar | |
coordinate system. | |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Parametric equations, | |
vector and solid analytic geometry; partial | |
differentiation; multiple integrals; infinite | |
series. | |
Elementary Statistics (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Basic | |
statistical concepts; frequency tables and | |
distributions; sampling; tests of significance; | |
regression and correlation; introduction to | |
analysis of variance and experimental designs. | |
Introduction to Computer Science (3 units). 5 hours a | |
week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). | |
Introduction to the major areas of computer | |
science; software systems and methodology; | |
computer theory; computer organisation and | |
architecture. | |
Natural Sciences | |
General Biology (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). The origin and | |
evolution of life; cell metabolism and energy | |
transformation; system regulation; population | |
dynamics; community and ecosystems. | |
Inorganic Chemistry (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Theoretical | |
aspects of inorganic chemistry; a systematic | |
study of the properties of the elements from the | |
point of view of modern atomic structure. | |
Organic Chemistry (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Organic structural | |
theory and introduction to reaction mechanism, | |
structure, properties and nomenclature of | |
hydrocarbons, alkyl and aryl halides, alcohols | |
and phenols, others and epoxides; introduction | |
to stereo-chemistry and elementary organic | |
synthesis. | |
General Physics I (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Inertia, motion, | |
forces and energy properties and laws of solids | |
and liquids, temperature measurements and | |
effects on properties of materials and heat flow. | |
General Physics II (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Sources, effects, | |
measurements and uses of electricity and | |
magnetism, fundamentals of wave motion | |
applied to the study of sound and light. | |
Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Humanities | |
Humanities I - Literature, Man and Society (3 units). | |
3 hours/week (class). A study of the various | |
literary masterpieces as imaginative expression | |
of the individual writers experience and | |
society's values and ideals. | |
Humanities II - Art, Man and Society (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). A study of the visual arts | |
and music as products of the creative | |
imagination and dynamic interaction with | |
society. | |
Humanities III - Introduction to Philosophy and Logic | |
(3 units). 3 hours/week (class). Application of | |
the basic concepts, skills, principles and | |
knowledge drawn from philosophy of language, | |
symbolic logic, Epistemology, Philosophy of | |
Science and Ethics. | |
Social Sciences | |
Introduction to Behavioural Sciences (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Basic principles, theories, | |
concepts and processes of human behaviour; | |
the social, cultural and psychological bases of | |
contemporary Philippines conditions with | |
emphasis on population education, social | |
change and rural development. | |
Principles of Government and Political Thought (3 | |
units). 3 hours/week (class). The principles | |
and concepts of political sciences, especially as | |
they apply to the Philippines; the historical | |
development of political institutions from pre- | |
Spanish times to the present with special | |
emphasis on the New Constitution. | |
Principles of Economics (3 units). 3 hours/week | |
(class). Introduction to Economics. Basic | |
Concepts of macroeconomics, money and | |
banking, economic growth and development | |
and international economics. | |
Rural Sociology and Institutions (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Analysis of rural | |
communities and rural institutions as they | |
respond to and are affected by technological, | |
social, economic and environmental policies | |
and factors both within and outside the rural | |
sector. | |
Philippine Institution 100 - Rizal. (3 units). 3 | |
hours./week (class). The life and works of Jose | |
Rizal. | |
Fundamental Agriculture | |
Introduction to Animal Science (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Principles of | |
breeding, physiology and nutrition in relation to | |
production, processing and marketing of animal | |
products.Fundamentals of Crop Science (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Principles and | |
practices of crop science. | |
Principles of Fishery Science(3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Principles of | |
physiology, breeding and nutrition in relation to | |
fishery production | |
Principles of Soil Science (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Nature, properties and | |
management of soils. | |
Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Management (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). | |
Principles underlying management and their | |
application on agricultural business, offices and | |
programs; planning, management and control of | |
agricultural projects. | |
Basic Engineering | |
Engineering Graphics (3 units). 7 hours/week (1 hour | |
lecture, 6 hours laboratory). Basic drafting | |
operations and tools; techniques of pictorial | |
representation; geometric construction; technical | |
drafting practice. | |
Prerequisite: Algebra and Trigonometry | |
Principles of Electricity and Electronics (3 units). 3 | |
hours/week (class). Electric circuits, electronic | |
devices and circuitry, electro-magnetic devices; | |
single and polyphase circuits. | |
Prerequisite: General Physics 2 | |
Engineering Mechanics (5 units). 9 hours/week (3 hours lecture, 6 | |
hours laboratory). Fundamental principles of equilibrium of | |
rigid bodies; first and second moment of mass, volume, area | |
and length; static equilibrium of rigid bodies in rectilinear, | |
curvilinear and planar motion; force, mass and acceleration; | |
impulse and momentum; mechanical vibrations. | |
Prerequisite: General Physics 2 and Analytic | |
Geometry and Calculus III | |
Strength of Materials (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). | |
Elementary stress and strain analysis; analysis and | |
design of structural elements based on static | |
equilibrium and material properties. | |
Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics | |
Farm Shop Practice (2 units). 7 hours/week (1 hour lecture, | |
6 hours laboratory). Woodworking, metal working, | |
plastic forming, ceramics, concrete and masonry. | |
Fluid Mechanics (4 units). 6 hours/week (3 hours lecture, 3 | |
hours laboratory). Principles of fluid properties, fluid | |
statics, hydraulics, hydromechanics and | |
aerodynamics; properties of newtonian and | |
non-newtonian fluids. | |
Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics | |
Engineering Economy (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). Cash | |
flow discounting; depreciation cost estimation; | |
economic analysis of engineering projects. | |
Prerequisite: Principles of Economics | |
Computer Applications in Engineering I (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). An | |
introduction to the use of computers in engineering; | |
algorithms and flowcharts; application programs. | |
Prerequisite: Introduction to Computer Science | |
Computer Applications in Engineering II (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). An | |
introduction to object-oriented computer | |
programming; program design, testing and debugging | |
based on engineering applications. | |
Prerequisite: Computer Applications in Engineering I | |
Surveying (3 units). 7 hours/week (1 hour lecture, 6 hours | |
laboratory). Use and adjustment of surveying | |
instruments; methods of running traverses and | |
levelling; topographical surveys. | |
Prerequisite: Algebra and Trigonometry | |
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (5 units). 9 hours/week | |
(3 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory). Basic laws of | |
thermodynamics; gas and vapour characteristics and | |
mixtures. Analysis and application of steady-state and | |
transient heat conduction; radiant heat transfer; spectral | |
properties and radiation networks; natural and forced | |
convective transfer of heat and mass in boundary layers | |
and in fluids with phase change. | |
Prerequisite: Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | |
Materials of Engineering (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Properties of | |
engineering materials, evaluation and selection of | |
materials; standard materials specification. | |
Prerequisite: Strength of Materials | |
Agricultural Engineering Law and Professional Ethics (1 | |
unit). 1 hour/week (class). The Philippine | |
Agricultural Engineering Law; project specifications, | |
bids and awards; contract preparation; and | |
professional ethics. | |
Prerequisite: Senior Standing | |
Introduction to Operations Research (3 units). 3 hours/week | |
(class). Resource allocation and scheduling models as | |
applied to engineering problems; quantitative methods | |
to decision making. | |
Prerequisite: Computer Applications in Engineering I | |
and Elementary Statistics | |
Professional Courses | |
Soil and Water Resources | |
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (3 units). 5 hours/week | |
(2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Basic soil-plant- | |
water relationships; flow measurements; selection of | |
pumps; survey of irrigation and drainage systems; | |
planning and design of drainage and irrigation system | |
Prerequisite: Hydrology and Surveying | |
Soil and Water Conservation (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Design, | |
construction and maintenance of water conservation | |
works; drainage and erosion control systems. | |
Prerequisite: Irrigation and Drainage | |
Hydrology (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 | |
hours laboratory). The hydrologic cycle; streamflow | |
hydrographs; frequency analysis; groundwater | |
hydrology; water quality analysis; mathematical | |
models for data synthesis. | |
Prerequisite: Fluid Mechanics | |
Aquaculture Engineering (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Principles of planning | |
aquaculture systems; layout of farm facilities. | |
Prerequisite: COI | |
Agricultural Power and Machinery | |
Agricultural Mechanization and Machine Management (3 | |
units). 5 hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours | |
laboratory). Agricultural mechanization needs | |
assessment; design of farm implements; selection of | |
seeding and harvesting machines; machinery management; | |
Prerequisite: Agricultural Machinery Design | |
Agricultural Power and Energy Sources (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). | |
Thermodynamics, operation, adjustments, testing and | |
fuel and lubricant requirements of internal combustion | |
engines; uses of non-conventional energy sources. | |
Prerequisite: Thermodynamics | |
Agricultural Machinery Design (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Design of | |
machine elements in agricultural equipment. | |
Prerequisite: Engineering Mechanics | |
Agricultural Processing, Storage and Electrification | |
Farm Electrification (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Application and | |
utilisation of electric power; generators and motors; | |
electrical equipment and control; distribution lines; | |
power load calculations. | |
Prerequisite: Principles of Electricity and Electronics. | |
Agricultural Processing and Handling (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). | |
Principles of drying and storage of agricultural | |
products; agricultural processing and handling | |
equipment; operations and maintenance; design of | |
agricultural processing systems. | |
Prerequisite: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | |
Refrigeration Engineering (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Refrigeration cycle; | |
analysis of vapour compression refrigeration systems; | |
refrigerants and their properties; application of | |
psychrometrics and in air-conditioning and cold | |
storage; cooling load calculations. | |
Prerequisite: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | |
Agricultural Structures and Environment | |
Agricultural Waste Management (3 units). 5 hours/week (2 | |
hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). Survey of | |
agricultural wastes; analysis and design of agricultural | |
waste management systems. | |
Prerequisite: Design and Management of Farm Structures | |
Farm Structures Engineering (3 units). 3 hours/week (class). | |
Theory of stress analysis as applied to statically | |
indeterminate structures subjected to static and | |
dynamic loads; algebraic and graphical analysis of | |
beams, trusses, portals and frames of farm buildings. | |
Prerequisite: Materials of Engineering | |
Design and Management of Farm Structures (3 units). 5 | |
hours/week (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory). | |
Engineering principles and design criteria for farm | |
structures with emphasis on farm buildings; cost | |
estimates and specifications; farm structures | |
maintenance and management. | |
Prerequisite: Farm Structures Engineering | |
Forest Products Engineering (3 units) 5 hours/week (2 hours | |
lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | |
Engineering properties of wood; survey of forest products | |
manufacturing processes; handling, transport, | |
processing and utilization of forest products. | |
Prerequisite: Senior Standing |
Minimum Laboratory Equipment and Facilities
(for 25 students)
I. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES LABORATORY
Required |
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A. | Surveying |
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Item/Description
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Quantity
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Hand levels |
2 pcs.
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Engineer's transit or EDM |
2 pcs.
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Wooden Rods, metric |
4 pcs.
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Steel tapes, metric |
4 pcs.
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Range poles |
5 pcs.
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Chaining pins |
22 pcs.
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Polar planimeter |
2 pcs.
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Store room and/or cabinets |
1 pc.
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Stereoscope |
1 pc.
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Item/Description |
Quantity
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B. | Hydraulic Laboratory with the following equipment and facilities |
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B.1 | Flow measuring device |
1 pc.
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Orifice |
1 pc.
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Parshall flume |
1 pc.
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Cirpoletti weir |
1 pc.
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Triangular weir |
1 pc.
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Rectangular weir |
1 pc.
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Current meter |
1 pc.
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B.2 | Pressure measuring devices |
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Manometer |
1 set
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B.3 | Water reservoir and piping valves and fitting |
1 set
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Items/Description |
Quantity
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B.4 | Pumps |
1 set
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Pumps and fittings preferably centrifugal pump |
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Other pumps |
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Diaphragm |
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hydraulic ram |
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piston/reciprocating |
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B.5 | Soil and Water Analysis |
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Hydrometers |
2 pcs.
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Triple beam balance with set of weights |
2 pcs.
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1 L cylinder |
4
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1 L graduated cylinder |
2 pcs.
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100 ml. Beaker |
10 pcs.
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600 ml. Beaker |
10 pcs.
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1 L Beaker |
1 pc.
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1 hot plate/stirrer |
1 pc.
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Sieves |
1 pc.
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Double ring infiltrometer |
1 set
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Hydraulic conductivity set up |
1 set
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Soil auger |
1 set
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pH meter |
1 pc.
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Conductivity meter |
1 pc.
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Tensiometers with manometers |
2 pcs.
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Convection type drying oven |
1 pc.
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Aluminum sample container with lead water |
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quality test kit soil moisture meter |
1 set
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B.6 | Models for Illustrations |
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Flumes |
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Siphons |
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Drops |
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Transition |
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Chutes |
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Division box |
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Culvert |
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Turnouts |
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Checks |
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II. AGRICULTURAL POWER AND MACHINERY
Required |
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A. | Farm Power Laboratory |
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Single-cylinder, 4 stroke, spark ignition engine |
1
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Single-cylinder, 4 stroke, compression-ignition engine |
1
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Prony brake or dynamometer |
1
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Set of mechanics tools |
1
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open wrench |
1 set
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screw driver |
1 set
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buck wrench |
1 set
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mechanical pliers |
1
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Volt-ohm-milliameter |
1
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Item/Description |
Quantity
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Compression tester |
1
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Transmission differential set |
1
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Nozzle tester |
1
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B. | Farm Machinery Laboratory |
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Tractor (either 2 or 4 wheels) with operational and standard |
1
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Attachments |
1
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Animal drawn plows and harrows |
1
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Planters |
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Row crop |
1
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Chemical applicators |
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Knapsack sprayer |
1
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Harvesting tools |
1
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Thresher/or equivalent for other crops prevailing |
1
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in the area |
1
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Air Compressor |
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Dynometer |
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2-wheel trailer |
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III. AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING LABORATORY
A. | Grain testing laboratory | ||
Trier for sack, small (18") |
1
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Trier for storage bin, long (1m) with divisions |
1
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Dividing trays |
2
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Electronic moisture meter |
1
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Aspirator |
1
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Protractor |
1
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Slotted sieve (1.75 mm) |
2
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Grain pans |
2
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Magnifying glass |
1
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Fractional distillation Moisture tester |
1
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Sensitive balance (mettler-type) |
1
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Electronic oven with temperature control |
1
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Thermometers, 0 - 120°C |
2
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Bulk density tester |
1
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Set of sieves |
1
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Glass dessicators |
2
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B. | Drying |
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Torsion balance, 1 kg. Capacity |
1
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Laboratory dryer with temperature and air flow control, capacity |
1
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for 3 drying bins (1 kg. Cap.) |
1
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Inclined manometer with pitot tube |
1 set
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Air flow test duct with fan and motor |
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Clamp-on power meter |
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Psychrometer or hygrometer |
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IV. ELECTRIFICATION
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Item/Description
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Quantity
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A. | Rural Electrification Laboratory |
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Portable AC generator, 1.5 kw |
1
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Frequency meter |
1
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Kilowatt-hour meter |
1
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Tachometer, 3000-5000 rpm |
1
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Volt-ohm-milliameter (VOK), AC/DC |
2
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Wattmeters, 1,500 W |
2
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AC Ammeter, Clamp-on type, 10 amp range |
1
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Electricians tools |
1 set
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AC Voltmeter, 300 Voltrange |
2
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Set of screw drivers |
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Assorted single-phase electronic motors, any size |
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universal motor |
1
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split-phase motor |
1
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capacitor-start motor |
1
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Three-phase motor, any size |
1
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Service entrance switch, 60 - 100 amp |
1
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15-amp circuit breaker, 220V |
2
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Power box, with 15 amp circuit breaker, 220V |
1
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Transfer switch, DPDT, Knife-edge type |
1
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Assorted electrical switches |
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SPST |
2
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SPDT |
2
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DPDT |
2
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magnetic relay, 220V |
1
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magnetic motor starters with push-button switches, 220V |
2
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Fuse box, 30-60 amp, Knife-edge type |
1
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time switch |
1
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thermostat |
1
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humidstat |
1
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pressure stat |
2
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Load boards for resistive loads |
24
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Connecting wires, gauge 14, stranded, 18" long |
1
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Display board for assorted wire types |
1
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Display board for types of wire connections |
4
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Assorted junction boxes |
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B. | Refrigeration |
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Instructional model Refrigeration system (vapor |
1 unit
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compression) |
1 unit
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Instructional mode Refrigeration system (absorption |
1 set
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type) |
1
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High and low pressure test gauge with connecting hose |
1 set
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Halide torch leak detector |
1
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Bending tool, spring type |
1
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Pinch-off tool, 7" |
1
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Pipe cutter 3/16" - 1 1/8" |
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Flaring tool |
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Dial thermometers, 8" - 10 to 50°C range |
2
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Vacuum pump with gauge |
1
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Psychrometer, aspirated type, battery operated |
1
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Thermostats |
2
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Hand expansion valve |
1
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Capillary tube |
1
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Thermostat expansion valve |
1
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Open wrench |
1 set
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Adjustable wrench, 8" |
1
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Refrigerant cylinder, 2 kg. capacity |
1
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Airconditioner (window type) instructional model |
1 unit
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V. DRAFTING ROOM |
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Drafting tables, 36" x 48" and stools |
25 sets
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Drafting equipment |
1 set
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V. DRAFTING ROOM
Drafting tables, 36" x 48" and stools |
25 sets
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Drafting equipment |
1 set
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VI. AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES
Required | ||
Truss Models (local construction) | ||
Building Frame models (local construction) | ||
Models and/or illustrations of other agricultural structures (local construction) | ||
Optional Requirements: | ||
Concrete mixer, one bagger | ||
Forming frame for steel works (local construction) | ||
Tension machine with load indicator, 20,000 lb. cap. (local construction) | ||
Compression machine with load indicator 20,000 lb. cap. (local construction) | ||
Flexural test accessories of item 1.2 (local construction) | ||
Torsion test machine ( local construction) | ||
Shear test accessories of item 1.2 (local construction) | ||
Dial gauge deflection (offshore procurement) | ||
Strain gauge meter (offshore procurement) | ||
Loading machine for buckling test of columns (local construction) | ||
Simple pretressing equipment (offshore procurement) | ||
Wind pressure test chamber (local construction) | ||
Earthquake simulator (local construction) | ||
Universal testing machine |
VII. ENGINEERING SHOP
A. | Forges |
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Forges |
2
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Anvils |
2
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Sledge hammers |
2
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Tons (circular, flat) |
4
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Set hot chisel |
1
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Flatters |
2
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Ballpeen hammer, assorted sizes |
4
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Vises, blacksmith |
2
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B. | Foundry and Heat Treatment |
1
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Furnace, complete accessories |
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Color chart |
1
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C. | Welding |
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Oxy-acetylene welding outfit, complete accessories |
1 set
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Electric-arc welding outfit, complete accessories |
1 set
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D. | Woodworking |
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Wood lathe, complete accessories |
1
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Grinder |
1
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Carpenter's tools, complete |
1 set
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Vises, rapid-acting |
2
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Saw |
1 set
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Portable sander |
1
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Band saw blade jointer |
1
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Wrenches, metric |
1 set
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Workbenches |
2
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Assorted saws |
1 set
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Hack saw (manual) |
1
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E. | Machine Shop |
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18" Metal lathe, complete accessories |
1
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Drill press |
2
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Workbenches |
2
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Machinist vises |
1
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Micrometers: outside, inside |
2
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Depth gauge |
1
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Machinist level |
1
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Combination square |
1
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Metal grinder |
1
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Tap and die |
1 set
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Drill bits |
1 set
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Calipers: outside, inside |
2
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Files, assorted |
6
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Cold chisels, assorted sizes |
1 set
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Reamers, assorted sizes |
1 set
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Steel ruler |
1 pc.
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Pipe threader |
1
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Pipe cutter |
1
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Pipe bender |
1
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Hack saw |
1
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Portable drill |
1
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Glass cutter |
1
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Sheetmetal cutter |
2
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Sheetmetal bender |
1
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Sheetmetal roller |
1
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Micro computer |
10 units
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Printer and other accessories |
5 units
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Air conditioner |
2 units
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Needed software |
1 set
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