CE212 Building materials Planning & Construction
Lectures: 4 Periods/Week | Sessional Marks: 40 |
Tutorials: 1 period / week | Semester End Exam Marks: 60 |
Semester End Exam: 3 Hours | Credits: 4 |
UNIT-I
- STONES
Qualities of a good building stone, Common building stones of India - BRICKS
General;Composition of good brick earth; Harmful ingredients in brick earth; Manufacture of bricks by clamp burning and kiln ( only Hoffmans kiln) burning, Qualities of good bricks; Tests for bricks; Classification of bricks; Size and weight of bricks - LIME
General; Some definitions; Sources of lime; Constituents of limestones; Classification of limes; Properties of fat lime and hydraulic lime; - TIMBER
Definition; Structure of a tree; Qualities of good timber; Decay of timber; Preservation of timber;Advantages of timber construction; Uses of timber;
UNIT-II
- STONE & BRICK MANSORY
Technical terms; Types of bonds in brickwork and their suitability. Classification of stone masonry - WALLS
Classification of walls - FLOORS
Technical terms; Types of ground floors - ROOFS
Technical terms; Classification of roofs; Steel sloping roofs; Roof covering materials; Types of flat roofs;
UNIT-III
- STAIRCASES
Technical terms;Types of stair-cases, design considerations. - DAMPNESS AND DAMP PROOFING
Causes of dampness; Methods of preventing dampness; Damp proofing materials and their classification; Methods of providing DPC under different situations - ACOUSTICS OF BUILDINGS
Important Technical terms; Factors to be considered in Acoustics of building; Sound absorbing materials; Sound insulation - SCAFFOLDING, SHORING, UNDER PINNING AND FORM WORK
Types of scaffolding; Types of shoring; Methods of underpinning; Types of formwork; Centering.
UNIT-IV
- AN APPROACH TO PLANNING
Site planning; Space requirement–Establishing areas for different units, Furniture requirements, Roominess, Flexibility, Sanitation, Lighting, Ventilation, Space for equipment for air–conditioning, Space for machinery etc.; Flow diagram and line plan–Grouping, Circulation, Orientation, Aspect and prospect, Privacy, Elegance and economy; Climatic considerations; Architectural composition–Unity, Mass composition, Contrast, Proportion, Scale, Accentuation and rhythm, Materials for the exterior and Expression; Colour. - BUILDING RULES AND BYE-LAWS
Zoning regulations; Regulations regarding layouts or sub-divisions; Building regulations; Rules for special type of buildings; Calculation of plinth, floor and carpet area; Floor space index. - BUILDING ELEMENTS
Conventional signs; Guidelines for staircase planning; Guidelines for selecting doors and windows; Terms used in the construction of door and window; Specifications for the drawing of door and window
Text Books
- Engineering Materials by S.C. Rangwala; Charotar Publishing House, Anad.
- Building construction by B. C. Punmia et all; Laxmi Publications, New Delhi.
- Planning and Designing Buildings by Yashwant S. Sane, Allies Book Stall.
- Building Drawing by M.G.Shah, C.M.Kale and S.Y.Patiki,Tata McGrqh-Hill, New Delhi