Civil Engineering Department Institute of Technology – Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Civil Engineering: Semester – IV CL403 – Building Construction 3 – – 3 Syllabus Building Construction Aspects: Introduction to sequential building construction procedures from planning to completion, types of buildings, requirements and types of joints, anti-termite treatment & DPC provisions in constructions. Setting Out of Buildings: Requirements of excavation & foundation.

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Types of foundations, shoring and struting for lateral restrainment of soil, dewatering and backfilling. Masonry Constructions: Types and materials of masonry constructions, bonds in masonry and construction of masonry walls, lintels (chajja), arches & roofs. Introduction to IS provisions for masonry constructions. Concrete constructions: Types of concretes used in constructions, major concrete (RCC) components like-foundations, columns, beams, lintels, slabs etc; and method of construction. Introduction of IS provisions for concrete constructions. Openings in Structures: Objectives, components and design of Doors, Windows & Ventilators.

Types, materials, structure, construction features, manufacture and methods of installations. Vertical transportation in buildings: Staircases: Objectives, components, specific uses, types and their suitability.

Materials and their suitability for varied applications. Design considerations, planning, accommodation and design of staircases. Lifts, escalators and ramps as means of vertical transportation.

Roofs and Flooring: Types of roofs: Flat, Sloping (pitched) and Domes (curved roofs). Functional requirements, components and types of roofs.

Roofing materials and suitability for varied applications. Industrial roofs and trusses. Types of floors, objectives, functional requirements and materials of floorings.

Finishing: Objectives and types of finishing (internal & external finishing), methods of finishing-pointing, plastering, cladding, whitewashing/distempering and painting. Services in Buildings: Introduction and overview of services in modern buildings. Self Study: The self study contents will be declared at the commencement of semester. Around 10% of the questions will be asked from self study contents.

Term Assignments: The term assignments will consist of one innovative assignment (term paper), six periodical assignments and one class tests based on the above course. Text Books:. Bindra S. P., Building Construction, Dhanpat Rai. Chudley & R. Greeno, Building Construction Handbook, Butterworth Heinneman Ltd.

Punmia, Building Construction, Laxmi Publications. Mckay, Building Construction Metric Vol. I to IV, Orient Longman. Goyal, Handbook of building construction: The Essential Source of Construction Practice, Amrendiya Consultancy. National Building Code.

Construction Handbook - Home HOW TO ORDER About the Author Madhur Goyal joined Indian Railway Service of Engineers in 1962 after obtaining BE(Honors) degree in Civil Engineering in 1961 and ME (Structures) in 1962, both from Roorkee University, now IIT, Roorkee. He retired as Additional Member (Projects), Railway Board, in the year 2000, where he was responsible for sanctioning projects on the Indian Railways (IR) and for the formulation of policy relating thereto. He spent a sizeable part of his career in Construction, which encompasses the entire spectrum of construction activity including planning and design, appraisal and monitoring, and project implementation. He held Senior Administrative positions in Government for more than 18 years. He served as Joint Secretary (Projects), Ministry of Program Implementation, from 1986 to 88 where he was monitoring implementation of major projects costing more than Rs. 100 crore in all sectors of the economy, from underground coal mines to offshore oil drilling platforms.

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This exposure provided him very valuable insights into the problems afflicting the infrastructure sectors. He wrote a Project Implementation Manual for the guidance of public sector undertakings. He worked as Joint Secretary (Power Systems), Ministry of Power, from 1988 to 91, where he improved the daily monitoring reports of electricity generation in the country. He was responsible for monitoring in real time the power flows on the Regional Grids, which has strong parallel with the operations of the Indian Railways. He held additional charge of Director General, National Power Training Institute for more than two years.

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He was founding Chairman-cum-managing Director, Power Grid Corporation, for nearly two years. Madhur Goyal obtained his M.B.A. From University of California, Berkeley, in 1972 in both Finance and Marketing. He gained extensive exposure to the application of Quantitative Management Techniques in large Western corporations, which stood him in good stead on return to Indian Railways in 1976. After retirement, the author has been associated with a number of multi-national construction companies including Emaar-MGF. He has written the following books: Construction hand book for Civil Engineers and Architects Volume 1 (Price Rs.

1500/-, Published in 2012) Handbook of Building Construction Volume 1, The Essential Source of Standard Construction Practices (Price Rs. 850/-, Published in May 2003) Handbook of Building Construction Volume 2, The Essential Source of Modern Construction Practices, Materials and Equipment (Price Rs. 1250/-, Published in May 2006) He hopes to share his varied experience in the form of similar books of practical application. Copyright @ 2012, All Rights Reserved.