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C4325003
Code: C4325003
Credits: 3
Semester 2
DS
Advanced Building Materials
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Building Materials (subject code C4325003) as prescribed for DS · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 78 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 (C4325003)Unit 1 Finishes: Floor, Wall, Ceiling and Roofing
- 1.1. Factors affecting the selection of finishes: Base, room size and use, climatic conditions, maintenance, cost, appearance, safety and durability.
- 1.2. Types of flooring materials, their properties and their uses:
- 1.2.1. Stone – Natural stone like Marble, Granite, Kota, etc. and artificial stone
- 1.2.2. Wood – Strip-flooring, block- flooring, Timber board, Timber Sheet, MDF/HDF (engineered wood), hardwood, bamboo
- 1.2.3. Tiles–Vitrified, Mosaic, Ceramic, Thermoplastic, Flexible PVC, rubber, etc.
- 1.2.4. Glass– Blocks, Toughened glass, Coloured glass, Textured glass, etc.
- 1.2.5. Terrazzo, Marble finish, IPS, etc.
- 1.3. Requirements, properties and uses of the following types of wall finishes:
- 1.3.1. Wall papers
- 1.3.4. Cement mortar plaster
- 1.3.5. Gypsum plaster
- 1.3.6. Stucco plaster
- 1.3.7. Sprayed plaster
- 1.3.8. Special External Finishes for plaster surface Roughcast Smoothcast Barium plaster
- 1.4. Requirements, properties and uses of ceiling materials:
- 1.4.3. Aluminium Composite Sheet
- 1.4.5. Glassroof tiles
- 1.4.6. Thermocole sheets
- 1.4.7. Gypsum board
- 1.4.8. Fiber Glass
- 1.4.9. Plaster of Paris Advanced Building Materials Course Code: C4325003 Page 4of 9
- 1.5. Standard sizes, properties, uses and their requirements for roofing
- 1.5.1. Profile Roofing Sheet and its types
- 1.5.2. Fibre sheets & Polycarbonate sheets
- 1.5.3. Mangalore tiles
- 1.5.4. Acrylic Sheet
- 1.5.5. PVC Sheet
Unit 2 Building fixtures, Paints, Varnishes and Distempers
- 2.1. Types, sizes and uses of building fixtures and hardware as per ISI
- 2.1.1. Tower bolt
- 2.1.3. Door handles
- 2.1.4. Door springs & Floor springs
- 2.1.7. Floor door stopper
- 2.1.9. Door closer
- 2.1.10. Patch Fittings (all fittings for glass)
- 2.1.11. Wire-mesh (mosquito & fly-proof)
- 2.1.12. Magic eye (eyehole)
- 2.2. Painting and Characteristics of an ideal paint
- 2.2.1. Ingredients of an oil borne paint
- 2.3. Types of paints - advantages and uses
- 2.3.1. Aluminum Paint
- 2.3.2. Anti-Corrosive Paint
- 2.3.3. Cellulose Paint
- 2.3.4. Cement Paint
- 2.3.5. Emulsion paint
- 2.3.6. Enamel Paint
- 2.3.7. Graphite paint
- 2.3.8. Inodorous paint
- 2.3.9. Luminous paint
- 2.3.10. Oil Paints
- 2.3.11. Plastic paint
- 2.3.12. Silicate paint
- 2.3.13. Synthetic rubber paint
- 2.4. Process of painting-painting on different surfaces
- 2.5. Defects in Painting
- 2.6. Varnishing &Characteristics of an ideal Varnish
- 2.7. Ingredients of a varnish
- 2.8. Types of varnishes, requirement & uses of different types of varnishes
- 2.9. Process of varnishing,
- 2.10. Distempering: properties, ingredients, process of distempering
- 2.12. Colour-washing Advanced Building Materials Course Code: C4325003 Page 5of 9
Unit 3 Clay and Cement Products
- 3.1. Roofing Tiles: Mangalore Tiles
- 3.2. Earthenware Products
- 3.3. Stoneware Products and porcelain: uses and advantages
- 3.4. Terra-cotta: advantages, disadvantages, uses.
- 3.6. Glazing: purpose, types
- 3.7. Clay blocks
- 3.8. Cement hollow blocks, cement grills and decorative posts for railings
Unit 4 Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals
- 4.1. Steel - Properties, uses of different types of Steel (1) C.I.(2) W.I.(3)M.S. (4) G.I
- 4.2. Different forms of M.S. Sections.
- 4.3. Various categories of steel.
- 4.4. Advantages of Tor Steel over Mild Steel (M.S)
- 4.6. Properties & uses of Aluminum
- 4.7. Aluminum alloys- Properties &uses
- 4.8. Different market forms of Aluminum
Unit 5 Composite and Insulating Materials
- 5.1. Composite Materials: Function, advantages
- 5.2. Fly-ash: Disposal and Uses
- 5.3. Electrical Insulators: Types, properties
- 5.4. Heat insulating materials: Types and uses
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