Exercises Proposed for teaching in (Jaunary – June, 2016 Semester)
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Name of the Teacher Nabam Rich
Department
Civil Engineering
Course Title
Building construction and technology
Course code
CE-401
Course Hands out ( in reference to framed & approved syllabus) (maximum 500 words)
Topic
Unit I: Introduction: Types of Buildings, Components of a Building, Design Load.
Foundation: Function of a foundation, requirements of a good foundation, Types of
foundations, Shallow foundation, Deep foundations
Unit II: Masonry : Stone Masonry, Classification of stone masonry, Dressing of stones,
safe permissible loads on stones
Brick masonry: Types of bricks, stretcher bond, header bond, English bond, Flemish
bond etc. brick laying, tools for brick laying ,bonds in-connections, brick piers,
footings, defects in brick masonry, Tools for brick laying, strength of brick masonry,
ornamental brick work, Composite masonry, brick-stone composite masonry
Walls: Load bearing Walls-Design considerations, lateral support ,effective height of
wall, Cavity walls-features, wall ties, construction of cavity walls, Partition walls-brick
partition ,clay block partition walls, concrete partition lass partitions wood slab
partition etc.
Floors: Ground floor-Components of a floor, Materials for construction, selection of
flooring materials mud flooring ,brick flooring, cement concrete flooring ,terrazzo
flooring ,mosaic flooring ,tiled flooring ,timber flooring etc, Upper floor: steel joist and
stone or precast concrete slab floors ,jack arch floors ,reinforced cement concrete floors
Unit III: Lintels and arches: Classification of Lintels, timber lintels, stone lintels,
reinforced cement concrete lintels, types of arch, stability of arch, classification of arch
Stairs: Requirements of a good stairs, dimension of steps, classification of stairs
Roof and Roof coverings: Types of roof-pitched roof, double or purlin roofs, trussed
roofs, flat terraced roofing
Doors and windows: Location of doors and windows, Size of doors, door frames,
types of doors, windows, types of windows, ventilators
Plastering and Pointing: Types of mortars for plastering, tools for plastering, Number
of coats for plaster, Methods of plastering, defects in plastering
Painting, Distempering and Whitewashing: Characteristics of an ideal paint,
constituents of a paint, classification and type of paints, defects in painting, Varnishing,
Distempering, whitewash and colour washing
Damp proofing: Causes of dampness, effect of dampness, methods of damp proofing,
materials used for damp proofing courses, D.P.C treatment in buildings.
Unit IV: Functional Planning of Buildings :Planning , Principles of Buildings,
Orientation of Buildings, Built Environment
Functional Planning – Lighting, Heating, Ventilation, and Climate factors, Building
Service – Circulation, Plumbing, Electrification and Sanitation. Layouts – Residential,
Auditorium, Cinema Hall, Studio
Total classes
6
Books/Literature to be followed:
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a) Books (Min. 2 texts + 3 references)
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Title
Building Construction’
Author
B.C.Punmia,
Publisher
Laxmi Publication pvt ltd, New Delhi
(ii)
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Publisher
Construction and building technology
E. Keith Blankenbaker
Goodheart-Willcox Pub (2 October 2012)
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Publisher
Construction technology
Subir K sarkar
Oxford University Pres
b) Magazines/Journals (Minimum 5)
Magazines
1. Building and construction magazines
2. BDC Magazine. Building Design and Construction
3. Construction magazines
Journals
1. International journal of renewable energy resources.
2. International Journal of non-conventional energy resources.
3. AT &T Technical Journals.
9. Mode of Teaching: J.C Bose (√)/S. N. Bose
10. If the course is of practices, list the experiments to be offered.
Remarks/ Endorsement by the HoD
With his /her signature with date
Name of the Teacher: Nabam Rich
Designation: Assistant Professor (CE)
Signature with Date: