Building Construction and Construction Materials detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (CE) for 2021 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Civil Engineering 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 Engineering (CE) 3rd Sem 2021 revision scheme. The detailed syllabus of building construction and construction materials is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Identify relevant natural construction materials
- Select relevant types of construction materials for site conditions in tune with sustainability.
- Identify components of building structures and suggest suitable type of foundation
- Illustrate types of masonry and elements of building superstructure
Module 1:
Broad classification of materials – Natural, Artificial, special, finished and recycled. -Requirements of good building stone – general characteristics of stone – Laterite stones-quarrying and dressing of stone – Structure of timber, general properties and uses of good timber – different methods of seasoning for preservation of timber – defects in timber – use of bamboo in construction. Lime – Properties – types and uses – Types of soil and its suitability in construction. Constituents of brick earth- Manufacturing process of burntclay brick, fly ash bricks, Autoclave Aerated Concrete (AAC) blocks – Conventional / Traditional bricks – Modular and Standardbricks, Special bricks – fly ash bricks, Characteristics of good brick, Field tests on Bricks -Classification of burnt clay bricks and their suitability.
Module 2:
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Module 3:
Classification of Buildings as per National Building Code/KMBR/KPBR. Types of Constructions – Load Bearing wallStructure, Framed Structure, Composite Structure, Prefabricated structures, Special framed structure for earthquake resistance (IS 13920) – Construction methods for Structural Steel buildings. Building Components – Functions of Building Components – Substructure – Foundation -Plinth. – DPC – Superstructure – Parts of building – Walls, Partition wall, and Cavity wall, Sill, Lintel, Doors and Windows, Floor etc. Construction of Substructure – Job Layout – Site Clearance, Layout for Load Bearing Structure and Framed Structure by Center Line and Face Line Method. Earthwork: Excavation for Foundation – Timbering and Strutting – Materialsused for plinth Filling – Foundation – Functions of foundation – Types of foundation – Shallow Foundation and Deep Foundation – Stepped Footing, Wall Footing, Column Footing, Isolated and Combined Column Footing, Raft Foundation, Grillage Foundation, Strap footing, Pile Foundation, Well foundation and Caissons.
Module 4:
Types of stone masonry – Rubble masonry, Ashlar Masonry. – Pointing of stone masonry and their purpose – Precautions. Brick masonry – Terms used in brick masonry-Bonds in brick masonry- header bond, stretcher bond, English bond, Flemish bond etc.Requirements of Brick Masonry -Precautions to be observed – Hollow and Solid concrete block masonry – composite masonry – interlock bricks. Scaffolding and Shoring – Purpose and Types – Underpinning – Formwork. Doors – Fully Paneled Doors, Partly Paneled and Glazed Doors, Flush Doors, Collapsible Doors, Rolling Shutters, Revolving Doors, Glazed Doors. Windows: FullyPaneled, Partly Paneled and Glazed, wooden, Steel, Aluminium windows, Sliding Windows, Louvered Window, Bay window, Corner window, Gable and Dormer window, Skylight – Sizes of Windows recommended by BIS. Ventilators – Fixtures and fastenings for doors and windows. Vertical Communication methods-stair, lifts and escalators. Roofs – Roofing Materials – RCC, MP Tiles, Ceramic roofing tiles, Thatched, G.I. sheets, Corrugated G.I. Sheets, Plastic and Fiber Sheets, Innovative roofing materials (Fiber reinforced cement board, Shinglesetc.), Types of Roof – Flat roof, Pitched Roof – terms used in roofs – King Post truss, Queen Post Truss-terms used.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Rangawala, S. C., Building Construction, Charotar Publication, Anand
- Sushil Kumar., Building Construction, Standard Publication.
- Rangwala, S.C., Engineering Materials, Charaotar publisher, Ahmedabad.
- Sood H., Laboratory Manual on Testing of Engineering Materials, New Age Publishers, NewDelhi
Online Resources
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