CE-402 Construction Technology Notes
5 notes for Construction Technology, unit by unit.
Notes for CE-402
- Unit 1 · Short notes Design features and construction of Foundations Introduction and essential requirements of foundations · Types of footings and footing depth (strip footings, isolated footings, eccentrically loaded footings, grillage foundations) · Design features and construction details of combined footing and strap footing · Frost heave: causes and prevention · Effect of ground water on footings · Purpose and classification of pile foundations
- Unit 2 · Short notes Formwork and Temporary structures Design and construction features of temporary structures · Stationary and slip formwork techniques · Special features of in‑situ construction · Stripping and removal of formworks · Formworks for special structures (e.g., shells, bridges, towers)
- Unit 3 · Short notes Masonry and walls Brick masonry: bonds, jointing, construction methods · Stone masonry: casting and laying techniques · Masonry construction practices and code provisions for load‑bearing and non‑load‑bearing walls · Common defects in masonry walls and their impact on strength and performance · Design of brick masonry, precast stone masonry, hollow concrete block, and hollow block masonry walls · Plastering, pointing, white and colour washing, distempering, and dampness protection
- Unit 4 · Short notes Construction of Floors and Roofs Ground floor components, material selection and construction of various floorings (mud, brick, cement, terrazzo, mosaic, tiled, marble, rubber, glass, plastic) · Upper floor: slab floors, jack‑arch floors, RCC floors, ribbed/hollow tiled flooring, filler‑joist floors, pre‑cast concrete floors, timber floors · Repair techniques for floors · Introduction to roof types and construction of pitched roofs, single roofs, double/purlin roofs, trussed roofs, steel roof trusses · Roof coverings for pitched and flat/terraced roofs · Repair techniques for roofs
- Unit 5 · Short notes Construction of Earthquake Resistant Building Planning of earthquake‑resistant buildings · Construction of walls with corner reinforcement provisions · Construction of beams and columns for seismic performance · Base isolation techniques
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