Building Materials
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The official GTU curriculum for Building Materials (subject code C4315003) as prescribed for DS · Semester 1 divides the course into 6 units, covering 44 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 (C4315003)Unit 1 Introduction
- 1.1. Definition and Classifications of building materials.
- 1.2. Characteristics of Building Materials and their application in architecture
- 1.3. Properties of the given building materials
- 1.4. Factors affecting the selection of material
Unit 2 Bricks
- 2.1. Composition of Bricks: Constituents of good brick earth
- 2.2. Manufacture of Bricks: Preparation of Clay, Moulding, Drying, Burning.
- 2.3. Classification of Bricks
- 2.4. Qualities of Good Brick
- 2.5. Special Types of Bricks
- 2.6. Tests for Bricks
- 2.7. Grading of Bricks
- 2.8. Size and weight of bricks
Unit 3 Stones
- 3.1. Classification of Rocks: Geological, Physical, Chemical
- 3.2. Qualities of a good building stone
- 3.3. Characteristics of different stones: e.g., Granite, Ballast, Sand Stone, Lime Stone, Marble, Slate, etc.
- 3.4. Artificial Stones: Cement Concrete, Mosaic tiles, Terrazzo, etc.
- 3.5. Advantages of artificial stones
- 3.6. Aggregates: Fine Aggregates, Coarse Aggregates
- 3.7. Grading of Aggregates
Unit 4 Timber
- 4.1. Uses of Timber
- 4.2. Classification of trees: Endogenous trees, Exogenous trees Building Materials Course Code: C4315003 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum Topics and Sub-topics
- 4.3. Comparison of Soft wood and Hard wood
- 4.4. Structure of tree: Macro structure, Micro structure
- 4.5. Defects in Timber: Defects due to conversion, Defects due to fungi, Defects due to insects, Defects due to natural forces, etc.
- 4.6. Wood based products: Veneers, Plywood, Fibre boards, Impregnated timbers, Compregnated (Please check) timbers
- 4.7. Characteristics of good timbers
- 4.8. Seasoning of Timber and its Importance
Unit 5 Lime, Cement and Sand
- 5.1. Lime: Types, Properties & Uses
- 5.2. Comparison among properties of different types of lime
- 5.3. Lime mortar, different proportions, Properties of good mortar
- 5.4. Storing & slaking of lime
- 5.5. Cement: Ingredients and Functions
- 5.6. Types of cement
- 5.7. Uses of cement
- 5.8. Cement Mortar: Proportion and Use
- 5.9. Admixtures – Uses
- 5.10. Sand: Sources, Characteristics, Grading of sand, Bulking of sand
Unit 6 Concrete
- 8.1. Concrete – Constituents, Requirements
- 8.2. Function of water
- 8.3. Uses of Concrete
- 8.4. Types of Concrete
- 8.5. Preparation of concrete mix: Hand mixing, Machine mixing
- 8.6. Compaction – Methods: Hand compaction, Mechanical compaction
- 8.7. Curing of concrete Building Materials Course Code: C4315003 NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2021 Curriculum
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