Structural systems: Load Bearing Structure, Framed Structure, Load transfer mechanism. Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction co-ordination – Site Clearance – Marking – Earthwork – Foundation and Basement.
Brick Masonry –Stone masonry– Solid and Hollow block masonry – Composite masonry– Cavity walls, Flooring – Formwork, Shuttering, Centering, Staging and Scaffolding – Slip and moving forms – Roofs and roof covering – Joints in Concrete (Contraction, Construction and Expansion) – Plastering and Pointing (its purpose) – Introduction on Flat slab, off shore platforms and special forms for shells.
Shoring – dewatering – Diaphragm wall – underpinning – Techniques of Box jacking – Pipe Jacking -under water construction–Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques – well and caisson – sinking cofferdam.
Laurie Baker’s techniques for Cost cuts for strong acceptable housing– Prefabricated panels and structures - Cladding –Sound insulations – Ventilations –Air conditioning – Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal – Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems –Fire resisting construction – Damp and Water proofing - Termite proofing.
Selection of equipment – economic life of equipment – cost of equipment - maintenance of equipment– Earthwork equipment – Tractors and earth movers – Equipment for soil compaction – Material handling and hoisting – Dewatering and Pumping –Trenching, tunnelling and dredging –Screening Equipment like Batching Plant, RMS Carriers, Concrete pouring and pumping equipment
Reference Book:
1 Punmia P.C., “Building Constructionâ€, Laxmi Publication (P) Ltd., 1993 2 Jha J and Sinha S.K., “Construction and Foundation Engineeringâ€, Khanna Publishers, 2004 3 Sharma S.C. “Construction Equipment and Managementâ€, Khanna Publishers New Delhi, 2002. 4 Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder, C., "Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods", 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1995. 5 Dr.MaheshVarma, Construction Equipment and its planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi. 1983 6 Sharma &Kaul, Building Construction, S.Chand& Company Pvt, New Delhi, 1998 7 SP 7 : 2016 National Building Code of India 2016 (NBC 2016)
Text Book:
1 Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., “The Text Book of Building Constructionâ€, DhanpatRai& Sons, 2010 2 Varghese, P.C. “Building constructionâ€, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2007. 3 Deodhar, S.V. “Construction Equipment and Job Planningâ€, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1998.
