Building Planning and Construction Detailed Syllabus for Infrastructure Engineering M.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Building Planning and Construction M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year I Sem.
Course Objectives: To impart knowledge on Planning different types of buildings for various functionalities and to understand different aspects of construction.
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course the learner will be able to plan a building for different requirements and will be able to use different materials appropriately.
Unit-I: Planning of Building Principle of planning of Buildings, Principles of Architectural design –form, function, utility, esthetics. Integrated approach in Built Environment, Building Rules and Byelaws Necessity of laws, plot sizes, road width, open spaces, floor area ratio (F.A.R.), marginal distances, building line control line, height regulation, room sizes, types of area calculations – built-up area, floor area, carpet area, Rules for ventilation, lighting, drainage, sanitation and parking of vehicles ; Landscape elements and elements of interior decoration.
Unit-II : Planning of residential buildings – Load bearing / Framed Structure – (a) Bungalows (b) Row houses,(c) Ownership flats, (d) Apartments.Planning of public buildings Functional requirements of Public buildings. Following types of public buildings may be considered for planning. Educational Buildings, Hostel building with Rector’s and servants’quarters, Lodge/Hotel building, Primary Health center with Hospital staff quarters, factory building Administrative block and factory, Bus Stand, Library building, Shopping complex, Health club, Marriage hall, auditorium, multiplex, sports complex, restaurant, vegetable market, post office, bank and any other.
Unit-III : (A) Stones and stone masonry: Stones – Requirements of good building stones IS specification and tests on stones, Stone masonry – principal terms, Detailing of constructions – procedure for UCR and CR masonry, mortar preparation , types of mortar, Pointing – Purpose and types.
(B) Brick and block masonry: Characteristics of good building bricks, IS specifications and test; Classification of bricks silica, refractory, fire etc; Brick work – terms, types of bonds – English, Flemish, Stretcher, Header; Construction procedure, supervision, Openings in walls, mortar preparation; Block masonry – Hollow, solid , cavity wall construction; Scaffolding – types.
Unit-IV : (A) Doors and windows: Functional requirements, materials of doors and windows, types, glazing,
method of fixing doors and windows, fixtures and fastenings.
(B) Arches and lintels: Principle of arch action, Types of arches, method of arch construction, centrifugal and renewal. Lintels – necessity and types, chajja / weather shade – necessity and types
(C)Protective coatings: Plastering types and application, mortar; Painting and varnishing, types and application ; White washing, distempering, oil paints ; Wall cladding – materials, methods of fixing, wall papering and glazing work.
Unit – V:
(A) Fire protection: Fire safety – fire load, Grading of occupancies by fire load, considerations in fire, protection, properties of fire resistant construction, wall and columns, roofs and floors, wall openings, fire escape elements.
(B) Building Services : Importance of building services, Constructional requirements for different building services electrical, telecommunication and entertainment services, plumbing services layout of water supply and drainage system, storage and disposal arrangements, septic tanks, garbage disposal arrangement.
(C) Vertical circulation: Considerations in planning , design and construction ; Stairtypes, materials, fire resisting materials, design of stair, details of ramps, ladders, lifts and escalators.
(D ) Steel construction: Steel construction – General purpose of steel work, sections for structural; steelwork, method connecting steel sections – bolting, riveting, welding; structural steel member and their connections – tubular structures.
Text Books:
- Barrid, “Building Construction” Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi
- Ghosh, ”Materials of Construction” Tata McGraw Hill
- Mentt, “Building Design and Constructions”, Tata McGraw Hill (Second edition)
- Shah M.G., Kale C.M. and Patki S.Y., “Building drawing an Integrated approach to Built environment”, Tata McGraw Hill (Fifth edition).
- Mentt, “Building Design and Constructions”, Tata McGraw Hill (Second edition)
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Infrastructure Engineering 1st Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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