Unit 1 Introduction to building construction

• types of building as per national building code
• components of the buildings
• Overview of various traditional and modern building materials

Unit 2 Foundations and Plinth

6 lecture hours

• types of foundations and their suitability
• causes of failure of foundation and its measures
• layout and setting out of foundations
• plinth filling and soling
• underpinning techniques

Unit 3 Temporary structures

• failure case study of temporary structures Formwork: Basic requirements of good formwork
• types of formworks for concrete construction
• method of sequence order and removal of formwork
• modern formwork systems: slip formwork
• tunnel formwork etc

Unit 4 Masonry construction

6 lecture hours

• principal terms
• material used in various types of masonry works
• brick masonry
• stone masonry
• block masonry
• composite masonry
• cavity walls
• Tools required for masonry construction
• masonry construction procedures and supervision

Unit 5 Arches and Lintels

• Arches: Principle of arch action
• types of arches
• method of arch construction
• sequence order of centring and removal of centring
• Lintels: purpose of lintel
• types of the lintels
• chajja or weather shade. 4 Bachelor of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Subject Code: 3134002 w.e.f

Unit 6 Floors and Roofs

6 lecture hours

• Floors: Functional requirements
• construction details
• types of floorings: timber flooring
• cement concrete flooring
• mosaic flooring ceramic flooring
• terrazzo flooring or cast in situ terrazzo flooring
• tiled flooring
• rubber flooring
• cork flooring
• epoxy flooring
• asphalt flooring or mosaic asphalt flooring
• filler materials
• floor specifications
• flooring materials Roofs and roof coverings: Functional requirements
• method construction details
• types of roofs
• trusses structures
• shell structures
• roof coverings

Unit 7 Openings of buildings

4 lecture hours

• Doors: Principle technical terms
• installation of doors frames and their size specifications
• fixtures and fastenings
• types of doors: glazed or sash doors
• plastic doors
• flush doors
• louvered doors
• collapsible doors
• revolving doors
• rolling steel doors
• sliding doors
• swing doors
• folding doors
• Essential requirement of good doors
• Windows: Principle technical terms
• installation of window frames and their size specifications
• types of windows: casement window
• double hung window
• pivoted window
• sliding windows
• louvered or venetian window
• metal window
• sash or glazed window
• bay window
• corner window
• dormer window
• gable window
• skylight window
• circular window
• mosquito proof window
• curtain wall window
• Ventilators: general purpose and types of ventilators

Unit 8 Vertical Circulation

5 lecture hours

• classification of vertical circulation
• planning and design consideration
• types of vertical circulation
• Stairs: components of a stairway
• classification of stairs based on materials and geometric designs
• size specification for staircase and its components
• Elevators: components of an elevators
• types of elevators
• design consideration of elevators
• Escalators: components of an escalators
• design consideration of escalators
• Ramps: components of ramps
• types of ramps
• design consideration of ramps
• Fire protection of vertical circulations

Unit 9 Protective Coatings

5 lecture hours

• Plasters: purpose
• type of application, and its types for wall surface
• Pointing: purpose and its types
• Dampness & Seepage protection techniques: damp proof course and waterproofing techniques
• Paints & Varnishes: Types and their applications

Unit 10 Miscellaneous Materials

3 lecture hours

• types and uses of following materials: lime
• plastic types
• clay tiles and glazed wares
• Timber: types and properties
• Aluminum and Aluminum composite panel
• Stainless Steel

Unit 11 Safety in Construction

3 lecture hours

• Safety on site
• storage of materials
• construction safety
• prevention of accidents
• fire proof construction

Unit 12 Building Planning

• Introduction to Architectural drawing: Line plan
• Developed Plan
• Section, and Scales for various drawings
• abbreviations and conventions as per IS 962
• Functional requirements of bungalows
• twin bungalows
• row houses, and apartments
• Elevation and Sectional Elevation of above mentioned categories. 5 Bachelor of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Subject Code: 3134002 w.e.f