Construction Materials and Technology detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 3rd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of construction materials and technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
STONES – BRICKS – CONCRETE BLOCKS – LIME 9 Stone as building material – Criteria for selection – Tests on stones – Bricks – Classification -Manufacturing of clay bricks – Tests on bricks – Compressive strength – Water Absorption -Efflorescence – Lime – Preparation of lime mortar – Concrete hollow blocks – Lightweight concrete blocks.
Unit II
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Unit III
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES & SERVICE REQUIREMENTS 9 Types of Foundations – Shallow and Deep Foundations – Stone Masonry – Brick Masonry -Plastering and Pointing – Cavity Walls – Diaphragm Walls – Formwork – Centering and Shuttering – Shoring – Scaffolding – Underpinning – Roofing – Flooring – Joints in concrete -Contraction/Construction/Expansion joints – Fire Protection – Thermal Insulation – Ventilation and Air conditioning – Acoustics and Sound Insulation – Damp Proofing.
Unit IV
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Unit V
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING 9 Introduction to construction planning – Scheduling for activities – Critical path method (CPM) and PERT network modelling and time analysis – Case illustrations.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Varghese.P.C, Building Materials, Second Edition PHI Learning Ltd., 2015.
- Arora S.P and Bindra S.P Building construction, Dhanpat Rai and sons,2013.
Reference Books:
- Varghese.P.C, Building Construction, Second Edition PHI Learning ltd., 2016.
- Punmia ,B.C Building construction , Laxmi publication (p)ltd..,2008.
- Peurifoy R.L., Schexnayder,C.J., Shapira A., Schmitt.R., Construction Planning Equipment and Methods, Tata McGraw-hill, 2011.
- Srinath L.S.,PERT and CPM -Principles and applications, Affliated East West Press 2001
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Civil Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Civil 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Civil Engineering results, visit Anna University Civil all semester results direct link.