Department of Technical Education DIPLOMA COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING / CIVIL DSHIP Third Semester Subject: Construction Technology Contact

Hrs/Week:4 Hrs. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOPIC ANALYSIS TOPICS PART - A Soil and its Properties3 Foundation 7 Stone & Brick masonry 8 PART -B Lintels & Arches 3 Dampness and its Prevention 2 Doors and Windows 5 Scaffolding, Shoring & Underpinning 5 Stairs PART -C Roofs 5 Floors Plastering, Pointing and Painting 4 Ventilations Earthquake Resistant Buildings 3 Test & Revision Industrial Innovation 4 No. Of Hours 3 8 8 3 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 4 64 Contact Hrs/Sem:64 Hrs Weightage of marks 8 20 20 8 5 12 12 12 15 10 12 5 6 ----145

GENERAL OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the types of soils & its properties

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Understand the importance of foundation To Know the importance of Stone & Brick masonry Understand the concept of Lintels & Arches Understand the concept of Dampness and Prevention of dampness Understand the necessity of Doors and Windows Understand the temporary structures like Scaffolding, Shoring and under pinning Understand the geometrical details of Stairs Understand the concept of Roof covering structures

Understand the concept of floors and flooring materials

Understand the concept of Plastering, Pointing and Painting Understand the concept of ventilations Understand the concept of Earthquake Resistance in Buildings

COURSE CONTENTS 1 Soils and its Properties 1.1 Types of soils and their suitability to construction of the structures. 1.2 Bearing Capacity and determination of safe bearing capacity of the soils by plate load test. 1.3 Method of improving the safe bearing capacity. 1.4 SBC Values for various types of Soils.
2 Foundations 2.1 Definition and purpose of Foundation. 2.2 Know the types of Foundations i) Shallow foundations: Spread footing, combined footing, Strap footings & Raft foundation. ii)Deep foundation: Pile foundations-End bearing piles, friction piles. 2.3 Causes for failure of foundation and preventive measures. 2.4 Foundation in Black Cotton Soil. 2.5 Necessity of shoring and strutting in foundation excavation and dewatering. 3 Stone & Brick masonry 3.1 Terms used in stone masonry and brick masonry 3.2 Coursed rubble masonry and Ashlar masonry. 3.3 Points kept in mind while supervising stone masonry work. 3.4 List Bonds used in Brick masonry , Study of English bond & Flemish bond. 3.5 Points kept in mind while supervising brick masonry work. 3.6 Partition walls-bricks, Concrete block, Glass, Plywood and hard board. 4 Lintels & Arches 4.1 Necessity of lintels and arches, sunshades, sun breakers and canopy 4.2 RCC lintels, sun shades, sun breakers. 4.3 Arch-Terms used, Types of arches-Flat, Segmental, Semicircular. 5 Dampness and Prevention of dampness 5.1 Definition and causes of dampness 5.2 Effects of dampness and prevention of dampness 5.3 List the materials used for damp proof course. 6 Doors and Windows 6.1 Definition of doors windows and ventilator and their purpose 6.2 Size of doors, windows & ventilators for different types of building as per I.S. 6.3 Important types of doors, windows and ventilators in general use. 6.4 Fixtures for doors, windows and ventilators. 7 Scaffolding, Shoring and under pinning 7.1 Scaffolding-component parts of scaffolding, Types of scaffolding. 7.2 Use of Steel tube scaffolding. 7.3 Types of shoring-Ranking, Flying & Dead shores. 7.4 Underpinning methods 8 Stairs 8.1Tehnical terms 8.2 Requirements of good stair. 8.3 Classification of stairs, brief description & their suitability. 8.4 Uses of Escalators and lifts. 9 Roof 9.1 Definition of roof and types of roof in general 9,2 Pitched roof basic elements. 9.3 Steel trusses. 9.4 Common types of Roofing materials. 9.5 Flat RCC roof-advantages and disadvantages. 9.6 Weather proof course for flat roofs. 10 Floors 10.1 Definitions of floors and floorings 10.2 Selection of floor material

10.3 Types of floors and their selection 10.4 Laying of Mosaic tile flooring, Ceramic tile flooring and Cement concrete floorings. 11 Plastering, Pointing and Painting 11.1 Object of plastering and requirements of good plaster. 11.2 Method of cement plastering 11.3 Types of plaster finishes-Smooth, sand faced, rough cast, pebble dash, depter, scrapped, textured finish. 11.4 Method of pointing & types of pointing. 11.5 Methods of painting, distempering & varnishing on different surfaces. 12 Ventilations 12.1Definition, Necessity & requirements of ventilation system 12.2Types of ventilation 13 Earthquake Resistant Buildings 13.1 List Earthquake zones in India. 13.2 Precautionary measures to be taken for Earth quake resistant buildings.

Books for reference

1. Building constructionS.C.Rangwala 2. Building constructionB.C.Punmia 3. Building constructionGurucharan Singh 4. Building constructionSushil kumar ----o----

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1 Understand the types of soils & its properties 1.1 Understand the suitability of the soil for the construction of the structures. 1.2 Define Bearing Capacity of soil and determination of SBC of soil & know the SBC of different soils. 1.3 Understand the Method of improving the safe bearing capacity. 1.4 Know the SBC Values for various types of Soils.
2 Understand the importance of foundation 2.1 Understand the meaning and purpose of Foundation. 2.2 Defining of shallow an deep foundation. Understanding different types of shallow and deep foundations. 2.3 Understand the Causes for failure of foundation and adopting preventive measures. 2.4 Know the method of foundation in Black Cotton Soil. 2.5 Understand the necessity of shoring and strutting in foundation excavation and dewatering. 3 To Know the importance of Stone & Brick masonry 3.1Understand the different terms that are used in the construction of stone masonry and brick masonry Understand the method of constructing Coursed rubble masonry and ashlar masonry. Understand the method of supervising stone masonry work. Know the different bonds used in Brick masonry , Study of English bond & Flemish bond ( 1 brick and 1 brick thick walls only).. Understand the method of supervising brick masonry work. Understand the method constructing Partition walls-bricks, Concrete block, Glass, Plywood and hard board. 4 Understand the concept of Lintels & Arches 4.1 Definition & Necessity of lintels and arches, sunshades, sun breakers and canopy 4.2 Understand the construction details RCC lintels, sun shades, sun breakers. 4.3 Know the terms used in arches , Types of arches-Flat, Segmental, Semicircular. 5 Understand the concept of Dampness and Prevention of dampness 5.1 Definition and understand the major causes of dampness 5.2 Understand the Effects of dampness in building and prevention of dampness 5.3 Know the different materials used for damp proof course. 6 Understand the necessity of Doors and Windows 6.1 Understand the details of doors windows and ventilator and their purpose 6.2 Know the standard size of doors, windows & ventilators as per I.S. 6.3Understand the uses and constructional details of types of doors, windows and ventilators in general use. 6.4 Know the fixtures used for construction of doors, windows and ventilators. 7 Understand the temporary structures like Scaffolding, Shoring and under pinning 7.1 Definition of Scaffolding, component parts of scaffolding, Constructional details of different types of scaffolding. 7.2 Know the use of Steel tube scaffolding. 7.3 Understand the definition and types of shoring. 7.4 Understand the concept of underpinning and its methods 8 Understand the geometrical details of Stairs 8.1 Know the technical terms used in stairs with sketches. 8.2 Understand requirements of ideal stair. 8.3 Understand the arrangement of different methods of stairs & their usage in buildings. 8.4 Understand the necessity of Escalators and lifts in buildings. 9 Understand the concept of Roof covering structures 9.1 Know the definition of roof and different types of roofs used in buildings. 9.2 Understand the concept of pitched roof and its elements. 9.3 Know the different types of Steel trusses used for building construction. 9.4 Know the common types of Roofing materials used in the construction

10 Understand the concept of floors and flooring materials

9.5 Understand the Concept of Flat RCC roof and list advantages and disadvantages over pitched roof. 9.6 Know the concept of Weather proof course and water proofing flat roofs.

10.1 Know the meaning of floors and flooring materials. 10.2 Understand the requirements of ideal floor material. 10.3 Know the different types of floors and selection of different flooring materials. 10.4 Know the method adopted for laying of Mosaic tile flooring, Ceramic tile flooring and Cement concrete floorings. 11 Understand the concept of Plastering, Pointing and Painting 11.1 Know the object of plastering and requirements of good plaster. 11.2 Know the method adopted for cement plastering. 11.3 Understand the different types of plaster finishes. 11.4 Know the meaning of pointing and their suitability & its types. 11.5 Know the Method of painting, distempering & varnishing on different surfaces. 12 Understand the concept of ventilations 12.1 Know the meaning, purpose & use of ventilation systems in building. 12.2 Understand the different types of ventilations adopted in building. 13 Understand the concept of Earthquake Resistance in Buildings 13.1 Know the earthquake zones in India. 13.1 Understand the precautionary measures to be taken for Earth quake resistant in residential buildings.

Department of Technical Education DIPLOMA COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Third Semester Subject: Construction Technology Time:3 Hrs. MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Instruction: 1.Question No.1 is compulsory. 2.Answer any two full question from each remaining parts.

Max.Marks:100

1. a) Fill in the blanks. i)Bearing capacity of ordinary soil________. ii) In _____________ bond consists of alternate header and stretcher courses. iii) __________ is the structure used to support masonry above opening. iv) Door suitable for air conditioned room ________ v) ______________ is the temporary structure used to support unsafe structure. b)List the points kept in mind while supervising brick masonry work. PART-A 2. a)Define SBC of soil. b)Briefly explain different methods of improving SBC of soil.

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c)What do you understand by a shallow foundation ? draw sketches to show various types of shallow foundation. 7 3. a)Explain the situations in which the pile foundation is preferred? b)Explain with sketch End bearing pile & Friction piles. c)List the causes for foundation failure. 4.a)Draw typical sketches, showing the following, constructed of stone masonry: i) Corbel ii) Jambs iii)Coping b)Differentiate between English bond and Flemish bond. c)Explain with neat sketch Glass sheet partition wall with wooden frame work. 4 5 5 5 5 6

PART-B 5. a) Draw a neat sketch of an arch and show on it various technical terms used in its construction. b)Define DPC? List the materials used for Damp proof course. c)Define the following terms: i)Style ii)Transom iii)Rebate iv)Horn 6.a)Explain with neat sketch i)Louvered door ii) Bay window. b)What do you understand by scaffolding? What are the component parts of scaffold? 7.a) Explain how you would make a 1.1m wide opening for a door in an existing brick wall of 30cm thick. b)State the circumstances under which you use the following types of stairs i)Dog legged stair ii)Open newel stair iii)Half turn geometrical stair. c)Explain with help of sketches, the following terms: i)Nosing ii)Winders PART-C 8.a)Compare merits and demerits of flat and pitched roof. b)Explain method of providing water proof terracing on R.C.C roof slab. c)List any five common type of roof covering materials. 9.a)Explain the procedure of constructing the Mosaic tiled flooring. b)Explain with reasons what type of floor finishing will be required for i)Dancing hall ii) Library c)Explain the method of pointing. 10.a)What are the requirements of good plaster? b)Explain in brief various systems of mechanical ventilation. c) What are the precautionary measures adopted while constructing masonry walls to reduce effect of earthquake? -----o------6 5 4 8 7 5 6 4

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