Construction Practice 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 practice is as follows.
Major Topics
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Course Objectives:
Upon comp etion of the Course, the student shall be able to
- Gain useful knowledge of concepts, principles and procedures pertaining to building construction system
- Understand the skills for the effective execution of building construction work, carry out repairs and maintenance works with safety and quality.
1. Classification, Planning of Buildings and Foundations
Component parts of a building – Their functions – Classification of buildings according to National building code – Site investigation for foundation as per N.B.C, Trial pit, auger boring – Bearing capacity of soils -safe and ultimate bearing capacity – Spread footing foundation for columns and walls – Raft foundation – Pile foundation – RCC Piles – Bearing piles, friction piles and under reamed pile – Well foundation – component parts – sinking of well foundation – Different loads to be considered for the design of foundation as per IS 875 -1987 – Spread foundation – Depth of foundation by Rankins formulae- width of foundation – Thickness of concrete bed – Construction of foundation – (spread footing foundation only) -Causes, effects and prevention of dampness at basement level – Principles of planning -Orientation – factors affecting orientation, orientation criteria for Indian conditions – points for obtaining orientation – Ventilation – Stock Protection from excessive sun – sun – rain -dust – insects etc.,
2. Masonry
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3. Doors, Windows, Lintels and Sunshades
Doors and windows – parts of door window – positioning – Common types of doors-panelled, Glazed and Flush doors – Special types of doors – Flush doors with modern construction materials, revolving doors, collapsible doors, rolling shutters, sliding doors, referring to A.P.D.S.S for size of doors and windows – Windows – Panelled and Glazed – Ventilators -fixed, swinging type and louvered – Fittings and fastenings for doors and windows – Lintels -Functions – Types of lintels – R.C.C., wood, stone and steel – Sunshade, canopy and sun breakers – lintel cum sunshade.
4. Roofs, Floorings and Stair Cases
Roof – functions of roofs – Classification of roofs – flat roofs – pitched roofs – Different types of trusses – classification based on material and shape king post truss, queen post truss, fan roof truss, north light roof truss, steel trusses of A type and B type using angular and tubular sections as per IS code – Weather proof course on R.C.C. roof – Decorative ceilings for auditoriums – method of fixing Plaster of Paris -Fibre glass – Parts of flooring – Requirements of a good floor – Methods of constructing flooring – cement concrete flooring, stone slab (Kadapa slab, Shahabad stone) floorings, cement plaster flooring, Tiled flooring, mosaic flooring-Terms: rise, tread, landing, flight, going, hand rail, newel post, baluster and balustrade-Line diagrams of different stairs- Location of stairs – Types of different stairs -straight, Quarter turn, half turn, Dog legged, open well, bifurcated, spiral/helical stair case, free standing and slab less stairs/staircase.
5. Scaffolding and Formwork
Scaffolding – Purpose and types – component parts of tubular scaffolding – advantages of tubular scaffolding-different types of formwork- arrangement of formwork for columns, beams, slabs and walls.
6. Protective, Decorative Finishes and Termite Proofing
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Reference Books:
- Building Construction by Dr. B.C Punmia, Er. Ashok K.Jain, Dr. Arun K.Jain, Laxmi Publications.
- Building Construction by Rangwala, Charotar Publications.
- Building Construction by Sushil Kumar, Standard Publishers Distribution.
- Building Construction by S.P. Arora & S.P. Bindra, Dhanpat Rai Publications.
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.