Construction Techniques and Practices detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 regulation is taken from Anna University official website and presented for students of Anna University. The details of the course are: course code (CE8401), Category (PC), Contact Periods/week (3), Teaching hours/week (3), Practical Hours/week (0). The total course credits are given in combined syllabus.
For all other civil 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 regulation anna univ you can visit Civil 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 regulation Anna Univ Subjects. The detail syllabus for construction techniques and practices is as follows.”
Course Objective:
- The main objective of this course is to make the student aware of the various construction techniques, practices and the equipment needed for different types of construction activities.
- At the end of this course the student shall have a reasonable knowledge about the various construction procedures for sub to super structure and also the equipment needed for construction of various types of structures from foundation to super structure.
Unit I
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Unit II
Construction Practices
Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction co-ordination – Site Clearance -Marking – Earthwork – masonry – stone masonry – Bond in masonry – concrete hollow block masonry – flooring – damp proof courses – construction joints – movement and expansion joints -pre cast pavements – Building foundations – basements – temporary shed – centering and shuttering – slip forms – scaffoldings – de-shuttering forms – Fabrication and erection of steel trusses – frames – braced domes – laying brick — weather and water proof – roof finishes -acoustic and fire protection.
Unit III
Sub Structure Construction
Techniques of Box jacking – Pipe Jacking -under water construction of diaphragm walls and basement-Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques – well and caisson – sinking cofferdam – cable anchoring and grouting – driving diaphragm walls, sheet piles – shoring for deep cutting – well points -Dewatering and stand by Plant equipment for underground open excavation.
Unit IV
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Unit V
Construction Equipment
Selection of equipment for earth work – earth moving operations – types of earthwork equipment -tractors, motor graders, scrapers, front end waders, earth movers – Equipment for foundation and pile driving. Equipment for compaction, batching, mixing and concreting – Equipment for material handling and erection of structures – types of cranes – Equipment for dredging, trenching, tunneling,
Course Outcome:
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- know the different construction techniques and structural systems
- Understand various techniques and practices on masonry construction, flooring, and roofing.
- Plan the requirements for substructure construction.
- Know the methods and techniques involved in the construction of various types of super structures
- Select, maintain and operate hand and power tools and equipment used in the building construction sites.
Text Books:
- Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder, C., “Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods”, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1995.
- Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., “Building Construction, Planning Techniques and Method of Construction”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1997.
- Varghese, P.C. “Building construction”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2007.
References:
- Jha J and Sinha S.K., “Construction and Foundation Engineering”, Khanna Publishers, 1999.
- Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers New Delhi, 2002.
- Deodhar, S.V. Construction Equipment and Job Planning, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2012.
- Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi, 1983.
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