Building Construction I

Course Objectives:    
To familiarize with Building Construction techniques, building components - Foundation, Superstructure and roofs. Field examples are often made and students are encouraged to make field visits

Course Details:

1. Introduction (1 hour)
   Introduction to course, why construction techniques are important vis a vis building designing and working drawings. How it relates to others subjects in structure drawings. How does building construction assist in implementation of design outputs. Why are guidelines adopted in construction. Run the outlines of the course time.


2. Site Works and Setting Out (2 hours)
1. Commencement, preconstruction of work vis possession of site
2. Clearing of site & building layout.


3. Excavation: Requirement for excavation (1hour)


4. Timbering in Trenches (2 hours)
1. Timbering in shallow foundations in hard soil to loose soil
2. Timbering in shallow foundations in water logged soil


5. Foundations and their types:(6 hours)
1. Types, functions, characteristics
2. Selection of foundations, viz. strip, pad, combined, balanced, cantilever and raft foundations
3. Deep foundation types as per distribution of load and materials for construction
4. Types of materials used in construction of piles.


6. Soil investigation (4 hours)
1. Introduction to soil types and thier characteristics
2. Site exploration, method of calculating bearing capacity.
3. Foundations in weak soil with reference to black cotton soil
4. Improvement of soil bearing capacities
1. Improvement of sub soil drainage viz group water drains,
2. Materials and drainage layout.


7. Damp Protection (4 hours)
1. Moisture movement in building
2. Sources and cause of dampness, defects of dampness;
3. Methods of damp proofing, damp proof courses, materials used for damp protections,
4. Selection of appropriate DPC materials for different parts of building.


8. Floor Structures (4 hours)
1. Introduction to floors, types and materials of construction
2. Ground floors
3. Upper floors
4. Timber floors
5. RCC floors
6. Floor finishes


9. Masonry wall (4 hours)
1. Introduction to wall types, materials and mortars used
2. Stone masonry,
3. Brick masonry.
4. Concrete block masonry


10. Openings in Walls (2 hours)
1. Lintels, Arches & their types
2. Materials of construction.

Practical Assignments:

1. The Construction of Buildings: R. Barry, Volumes 1 - 5
2. Construction Technology, R. Chudley, Volumes 1 - 4
3. Building Construction Illustrated, Chung
4. Building Construction Details (Practical Drawings) , Hans Banz
5. Building Construction, Sushil Kumar
6. Building Construction and Materials, Gurcharan Singh
7. Building Construction, Rangawala
8. Building Construction, P. C. Varghese
9. Building Construction, WB Mackay
10. Building Construction, Mitchell.