This book equips the students with basic knowledge of certain facets of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics as needed by them in the beginning of their engineering education. The book is primarily tailored to conform to the first-year B.E. curriculum as per Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, Karnataka. It is a basic undergraduate textbook useful for students of all branches of engineering not only under VTU but also for other universities.