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CE-402 · Construction Technology/Official Syllabus

Construction Technology (CE-402) - Official Syllabus

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Unit 1

Design features and construction of Foundations

  • Introduction and essential requirements of foundations
  • footing types and depth of footings
  • contact pressure below footings such as strip footings, isolated footings, eccentrically loaded footings, Grillage foundations
  • design features and construction detail of combined footing, strap footing
  • problem of frost heave, its causes and prevention
  • effect of ground water on footings
  • Purpose of pile foundation, classification based on different criterion and types, advantages and disadvantages
  • selection of pile type, pile action, behavior of pile and pile group under load
  • definition of load failure
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Unit 2

Formwork and Temporary structures

  • Design and construction features of different types of temporary structures
  • stationary and slip form work techniques
  • special features of in-situ construction
  • stripping and removal of formworks
  • formworks for special structures, e. g. shells bridges towers etc.
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Unit 3

Masonry and walls

  • Brick masonry, Bonds, Jointing
  • Stone masonry, casting and laying, masonry construction
  • brick cavity walls
  • code provisions regarding load bearing and non load bearing walls
  • common defect in construction and their effect on strength and performance of walls
  • Design of brick masonry, precast stone masonry, hollow concrete block and hollow block masonry walls
  • plastering and pointing, white and colour washing, distempering
  • dampness and its protection
  • Doors windows and ventilators: types based on materials etc. size location fittings
  • construction sunshades, Sills and jambs, RCC doors/windows frames
  • Stair types, rules of proportionality, etc.
  • Repair Techniques for masonry, walls, doors and windows
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Unit 4

Construction of Floors

  • Ground floor-introduction, Components of a floor, Materials for construction, Selection of flooring material
  • Construction of Various types of floorings such as Mud, Brick, Cement, Terrazzo, Mosaic, Tiled, Marble, Rubber, Glass and plastic floorings etc.
  • Upper floor- Introduction, construction of Slab floors, Jack arch floors, RCC floors, Ribbed or Hollow tiled flooring, Filler Joist floors, Pre-cast concrete floors, Timber floors etc.
  • Repair Techniques for floors
  • Construction of Roofs Introduction and types of roofs
  • Construction of Pitched roofs, single roofs, double or purlin roofs, trussed roofs, steel roof trusses etc.
  • roof coverings for pitched roofs and flat terraced roof etc.
  • Repair Techniques for roofs
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Unit 5

Construction of Earthquake Resistant Building

  • Planning of earthquake resistant building
  • Construction of walls – provision of corner reinforcement
  • construction of beams and columns
  • Base isolation

Laboratory Experiments

  • Tests on Bricks
  • Tests on Aggregates (fine and Coarse)
  • Tests on Cements and concrete
  • Tests on tiles

Reference Books

  • Advances in Building materials and Constructions — Mohan Rai, M. P. Jai Singh
  • A text Book of Building Construction — S. P. Arora, S. P. Bindra — Dhanpat Rai and Sons, New Delhi
  • Construction Technology — S. K. Sarkar, Saraswati — Oxford University Press, New Delhi
  • Building Construction — Sushil Kumar
  • Building Construction — B. C. Punmia
  • Building Construction — Metchell
  • Construction Technology — Chudley R.
  • Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engg — Dr. K.R. Arora — Std. Publishers Delhi
  • Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engg. — B.C. Punmia — Laxmi Publications Delhi
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