Building Materials
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Building Materials Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Building Materials (subject code 3330601) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 3 divides the course into 7 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 (3330601)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1. Describe important properties of building materials used in civil engineering construction
- 1.1. Physical , chemical and engineering properties of building materials.
- 1.2. Application of building materials
- 1.3. Alternative materials for the given items in building construction.
Unit 2 CLAY PRODUCTS
- 2. Identify clay based products for use in building constructions based on its properties.
- 2.1. Classification of clay products
- 2.2. Types of bricks
- 2.3. Manufacturing process of bricks
- 2.4. Test on bricks
- 2.5. Standard requirements and grades of bricks as per BIS
- 2.6. Types of clay tiles and its uses
Unit 3 ROCKS AND STONES
- 3. Select appropriate rock / stone products for different uses in building construction
- 3.1. Classification of rocks
- 3.2. Rock products
- 3.3. Characteristics of stones - Structure , texture , strength , gravity , porosity , absorption , hardness , durability, weight.. etc.
- 3.4. Standard requirement of building stone
- 3.5. Important stones used in construction with its suitability.
Unit 4 LIME AND POZZOLANA 4.Appreciate the uses of lime and Pozzolana products in building construction
- 4.1. Sources and classification of Lime
- 4.2. Uses of lime with specific field situation
- 4.3. Types of poozzolanic materials
- 4.4. Advantages of addition of pozzolonic material
Unit 5 CEMENT CONCRETE
- 5. Select appropriate ingredients of proper quality for cement concrete as per required BIS codes
- 5.1. Types of cement with their specific use
- 5.2. Grade of cement as per BIS
- 5.3. Engineering properties of cement
- 5.4. Field and laboratory test of cement as per BIS
- 5.5. Methods of storing the cement
- 5.5. Types of aggregate as per BIS
- 5.6. Requirements of aggregate as per BIS
- 5.7. Engineering properties of aggregate
- 5.8. Test on aggregate
Unit 6 TIMBER
- 6. Describe timber and wood products and its uses in building construction
- 6.1. Types of timber
- 6.2. Uses and application of timber
- 6.3. Defects in timber and wood
- 6.5. Wood products with specific uses
Unit 7 MISCELLANEO US CONSTRUCTIO N MATERIALS
- 7. Explain different types of advanced building materials and their uses in construction.
- 7.1. Plastics and PVC
- 7.2. Ceramic products
- 7.3. Paints and Varnish
- 7.4. Materials for damp proofing , water proofing
- 7.5. Materials for anti termite treatment
- 7.5. Glass and fiber
- 7.6. Steel and iron materials
- 7.7. Materials used for false ceiling
- 7.9. Concrete blocks Building Materials Course code: 3330601 GTU/NITTTR/Bhopal/12-13 Gujarat State 3
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