Construction Materials detailed syllabus for Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCE) for C20 regulation curriculum has been taken from the APSBTET official website and presented for the DCE 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 Diploma in Civil Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit DCE 3rd Sem C20 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of construction materials is as follows.
Major Topics
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Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to
- Familiarize with the various materials used in civil engineering constructions.
- Acquire the concepts of selection of appropriate construction materials for various Civil Engineering structures /elements.
1. Stones
Classification of rocks, physical classification – Characteristics of good building stone -Common varieties of stones – granite, marble, Kadapa slab, Shahabad stones – Dressing of stones – purpose.
2. Bricks
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3. Clay Products & Sand
Tiles -Types of tiles roofing tiles (Mangalore tiles), floor tiles, Ceramic tiles, Vitrified tiles, Morbonite – Characteristics of good tiles – Porcelain – glazed tiles (uses only) – Stone ware pipes – uses – Characteristics of good sand, Functions of sand – Bulking of sand – percentage of bulking – bulkage allowance to be permitted – Crushed stone powder as substitute of sand.
4. Cement
Chemical composition of cement – Rough and ready method of testing cement – Methods of manufacture of cement – Dry process – Classification of cement – ordinary Portland cement, quick setting cement, white cement -Rapid hardening cement, Low heat cement, High alumina cement, Blast furnace slag cement and Pozzolana cement – uses of different types of cement – Tests on cement as per ISI – fineness, consistency, setting time, soundness tests – Blended cement.
5. Mortars & Concrete
Fine aggregate and course aggregate – Water absorption and sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregates – Mortar – Classification of mortar – Lime mortar, cement mortar, Surkhi mortar, Blended mortar – Different proportions of mortars for various works – Preparation of cement mortar – Ingredients of plain concrete – Proportioning – usual proportions for different item of work – Foundation, Footings, Columns, Slabs & Beams for ordinary buildings – Plain concrete and reinforced concrete – Water cement ratio – factors effecting water cement ratio – Workability – Slump test on fresh concrete, hardened concrete -compressive strength test on hardened concrete – Admixtures – definition – types -Chemical admixtures – Plasticizers (water reducers), super plasticizers, air entraining agents, accelerators, retarders and bonding admixtures – Mineral admixtures – Pozzolanas -fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, rice husk ash and metakaoline – Gas forming – Powered zinc, powdered aluminium and hydrogen peroxide – uses – Method of preparation of concrete – Hand and machine mixing – Procedure of mixing, conveyance, placing compaction, and curing of concrete – Curing -different curing compounds – methods – suitability – Introduction to ready mix concrete – Advantages and disadvantages – Use of fly ash, quarry dust. Normal strength concrete – High strength concrete- Special concretes like Fibre reinforced concrete, FAL-G concrete, Light weight concrete, High density concrete, Polymer concrete and Self-compacting concrete – Micro concrete and Shotcrete.
6. Surface Protective Materials
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7. Timber, Plastics, Glass and Asbestos
Characteristics of good timber – Seasoning of timber – Importance – Common varieties of timber used for different items of work – Doors and windows, form work, centring with particular references of A.P – Wood products-veneer – Ply wood, particle board, laminated board, straw board – Eco board – Types of plastics – fibre reinforced plastics for plastic doors and windows and water tanks – Use of asbestos – manufacture of asbestos sheets and pipes – Types of glasses and uses.
Reference Books:
- Engineering Materials by Rangwala, Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd
- Building Materials by S.K. Duggal, New age International Publishers.
- Building materials by M.L Gambhir, Neha Jamwal, Mc.Graw Hill Publications
- Building Materials by P.C Varghese, PHI Learning.
- Building Materials by Ravi Kumar Sharma, I.K International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Diploma in Civil Engineering, C20 regulation curriculum do visit DCE 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for C20 regulation.
For all Diploma in Civil Engineering exam timetable, visit APSBTET DCE all semester exam timetable direct link.