Building Construction and Materials (PCC-CV305)

Credit 05

SECTION I

Unit 1: Engineering properties and use of following materials:
1.1 Stones – Requirements of good building stone, uses of building stones.
1.2 Bricks – Manufacturing, Types (clay bricks, fly ash, cellular light weight concrete brick, aerated cement concrete brick or autoclave brick ) and Engineering Properties.
1.3 Timber – Natural and Artificial wood and their application in Civil Engineering.
1.4 Steel – Standard structural sections, steel as reinforcement.
1.5 Tiles - Ceramic, Vitrified, Natural Stone, Paving Blocks.
1.6 Miscellaneous – Aluminium, Glass, Plastic.

Unit 2:
a) Basic requirements of a building as a whole: Strength and stability, Dimensional stability, comfort and convenience, damp prevention, water-proofing techniques, heat insulation, day lighting and ventilation. Sound insulation and anti termite treatment.
b) Building components and their basic requirements : Foundations, plinth, walls and columns in superstructure, floors, doors and windows, sills, lintels and weather sheds, roofs, steps and stairs, utility fixtures.
c) Formwork: Materials (wooden, steel and aluminium).
d) Foundations: Types and their suitability (Stepped, isolated, combined, strip, raft, strap or cantilever, pile.)

Unit: 3
a) Stone Masonry – Random Rubble, Uncoursed Rubble, Coursed Rubble and Ashlar Masonry.
b) Brickwork and Brick Bonds - English, Flemish, Composite masonry.

SECTION II

Unit: 4
a) Lintel: Necessity, Materials: wood, stone, brick, steel, R.C.C. and reinforced brick lintels.
b) Doors – Classification, T.W. Paneled Door, Flush Door, Aluminum Glazed Doors, Steel Doors, fixtures and fastening.
c) Windows - Classification, T.W. Glazed Windows, Aluminum Glazed Windows, fixtures and fastening.

Unit: 5
Stairs: Technical terms, requirements of a good stair, uses, types, materials for construction. Design of stairs (Dog Legged, quarter turn and Open Well), Ramps, lifts and escalator.

Unit: 6
a) Roofs and Roof coverings: Terms used. Roof and their selection, pitched roofs and their types, Steel Trusses types and their suitability, roof covering, material, details, fixtures manglore tiles, A. C., G. I. and Precoated sheets, concept of proflex (truss less) roof and their selection.
b) Construction of floors: Concrete Flooring, R.C.C. slabs, R.C.C. beams and slab. Flat slab floor.
c) Waterproofing: Materials, methods and systems.

Text Book:
1. Building Construction – B.C.Punmia (Laxmi Publications).
2. Basic Civil Engineering – G. K. Hiraskar (DhanpatRai Publications).
3. A Text Book of Building Construction – S.P. Arora, S.P. Bindra (Dhanpat Rai Publications).
4. Construction Technology (Volume 1 to 4) – R. Chudley (ELBS).
5. A Course in Civil Engineering Drawing – V.B.Sikka (S.K.Kataria and Sons)
6. Civil Engineering Drawing – M. Chakraborty.
7. Engineering Materials – R.K.Rajput (S Chand).

References Book:
1. A to Z of Practical Building Construction and Its Management- Sandeep Mantri Satya Prakashan, New Delhi.
2. Handbook of Building Construction- M. M. Goyal (Amrindra Consultancy).