Advanced Construction Methods and Equipment
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Construction Methods and Equipment (subject code 3174026) as prescribed for Civil Infra · Semester 7 divides the course into 5 units, covering 46 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3174026)Unit 1 Procurement and Planning of Construction Equipment(s)
- Owning and operating cost
- Useful life of equipment
- Replacement analysis
- Equipment financing methods
- Rental and lease contract considerations
- Equipment selection criteria
- Equipment maintenance and management systems and procedures
Unit 2 Excavation and Earthmoving Equipment(s)
- Engineering fundamentals of earthmoving equipment
- Operational features and productivity analysis of earth moving equipment
- Equipment requirement and planning for earth work projects
- Equipment for dredging
- trenching, and tunneling
- Equipment for drilling and blasting
Unit 3 Asphalt and Concrete Plants
- Aggregate crushers
- feeders and screens
- Aggregate handling equipment
- Concrete batching
- mixing and pumping equipment
- Transit Mixers
- Asphalt plant
- Asphalt pavers
- Asphalt compacting equipment
Unit 4 Material Handling Equipment
- working and system design of Conveyor belts
- Mobile cranes
- Tower cranes
- Scheduling lifting equipment for vertical construction
- Construction pumps
Unit 5 Substructure Construction Methods
- Vacuum dewatering and well point system for excavation
- Box jacking
- Pipe jacking
- Piling techniques and load testing
- Well foundations
- Pneumatic caissons
- Diaphragm walls: types
- design considerations
- construction sequence
- Sheet piles: laying operations for built up offshore system
- Slope stabilization: Cable anchoring and grouting
- 11 Subject Code: 3174026 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 Superstructure Construction Methods: Concrete Formworks
- Slip formwork
- Erection techniques of tall structures
- Launching techniques for heavy decks
- In- situ pre-stressing in high rise structures
- Post tensioning techniques
- Handling and erecting lightweight components on tall structures
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