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CE-603 (D) RGPV B.Tech

Cost Effective & ECO‑Friendly Structures (CEEFS)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-603 (D)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Concepts of energy efficient \& environment friendly materials and techniques 2 topics
  • Energy‑efficient and environmentally‑friendly wall materials – stabilized and sun‑dried walls, soil blocks & bricks, solid & hollow concrete blocks, stone‑masonry blocks, ferro‑cement partitions.
  • Energy‑efficient and environmentally‑friendly roof systems – precast RC plank & joist roofs, precast channel roofs, precast L‑panel roofs, precast funicular shells, ferro‑cement shells, filler slabs, sea‑sal fibre roofs, improved country tiles, thatch roofs, M.C.R. tiles.
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Cost effective construction techniques and equipments 2 topics
  • Cost‑effective construction techniques – rat‑trap bond construction, energy‑efficient roofings, ferro‑cement technique, mud technology.
  • Cost‑effective construction equipment – brick moulding machine, stabilised soil‑block making machine, plants for manufacturing concrete blocks, M.C.R. tile making machine, ferro‑cement wall‑panel and roofing‑channel making machine, RCC chaukhat making machine.
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Cost effective sanitation 3 topics
  • Waste‑water disposal systems for low‑cost sanitation.
  • Cost‑effective sanitation solutions for rural and urban areas.
  • Ferro‑cement drains as a low‑cost sanitation component.
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Low Cost Road Construction 3 topics
  • Low‑cost road materials and stabilization methods.
  • Construction techniques, testing procedures and equipment for low‑cost roads.
  • Road drainage and maintenance practices for economical road construction.
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Cost analysis and comparison 3 topics
  • Cost analysis and comparison of all experimental materials.
  • Cost analysis and comparison of all experimental techniques.
  • Green building rating systems and their application in cost‑effective design.
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 8 past CE-603 (D) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Concepts of energy efficient & environment friendly materials and techniques 7 marks
  • Unit 2 Cost effective construction techniques and equipments 8 marks
  • Unit 3 Cost effective sanitation 7 marks
  • Unit 4 Low Cost Road Construction 9 marks
  • Unit 5 Cost analysis and comparison 8 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

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    Asked 2 times: 2025, 2024

  2. Define infiltration and discuss the factors affecting infiltration.

    Asked 2 times: 2025, 2024

  3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of ferro‑cement technique in low‑cost construction.

    Asked 2 times: 2023, 2022

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