Building Construction II

Course Objective:
Provide knowledge to the students about temporary construction works, different components of buildings, R.C.C. constructions and retaining walls and basements with respect to damp proofing, doors and window types and details, timber stairs and roofs and their types and details.

1. Temporary Works (6 hours)
1. Introduction to temporary construction works
2. Shoring types need of shoring, underpinning
3. Scaffolding, need of scaffolding, types of scaffolding,
4. Formwork
1. Characteristics and requirements of formwork,
2. Material and sizes of formwork,
3. Propping and removal of formwork.


2. Simple Framed Buildings (4 hours)
1. Introduction to framed structure &  parts of building 
2. R.C.C. components, columns, beam etc.


3. Reinforced Concrete Structures (4 hours)
1. Introduction to R.C.C. structures
2. Properties, advantages and failures in R.C.C. structures
3. R.C.C. foundations, concrete frames, building frames, pre cast frames
4. R.C.C. construction cast in situ


4. Retaining walls and Basement construction (4 hours)
1. Retaining walls, dry stone walls, breast wall
2. Conditions for stability of retaining walls
3. R.C.C. retaining walls:  cantilever type, counter fort type
4. Construction of horizontal floors and vertical walls in basements
5. Basic principles of water proofing of basements and piping through basements


5. Doors and Windows (4 hours)
1. Types of timber doors and windows and ventilators
2. Classification, materials used
3. Metal doors & windows of steel/ aluminum
4. Precautions in steel and aluminum
5. Comparison,  advantages/ disadvantages of metal doors & windows
6. Design details.


6. Timber Stairs (4 hours)
1. Introduction to stairs and terminologies
2. Construction of stairs, design of steps as per requirements
3. Dimensioning and fixing criteria
4. Mathematical exercise in designing stairs especially dog-legged and open well types


7. Timber Roofs (4 hours)
1. Importance and contribution of timber in construction of buildings, timber constructions
2. Single roof and its types, double roof, triple roof, various roof coverings viz.  tiles
3. Slates and metal sheets.

1. R. Barry “The Construction of Buildings”:, Volumes 1-5
2. R. Chudley “Construction Technology”, , Volumes 1-4
3. Chung “Building Construction Illustrated”,
4. Sushil Kumar “Building Construction”,
5. Rangawala “Building Construction”,
6. P.C. Varghese“Building Construction”,