Module 1
Admixtures in Concrete – light weight concrete – heavy weight concrete – mass concrete – ready mix concrete – polymer concrete – vacuum concrete – shortcrete – pre-packed concrete – pumped concrete.
Joints – Construction joints – expansion joints – contraction joints – sliding joints – joints in water retaining structures etc.
Scaffolding and Formwork (elementary concepts only).
Admixtures in Concrete – light weight concrete – heavy weight concrete – mass concrete – ready mix concrete – polymer concrete – vacuum concrete – shortcrete – pre-packed concrete – pumped concrete.
Joints – Construction joints – expansion joints – contraction joints – sliding joints – joints in water retaining structures etc.
Scaffolding and Formwork (elementary concepts only).
Module 2
Flooring – different types – Mosaic – marble – granite – roofing – pitched and flat roofs – domes and folded plate roofs – doors, windows and ventilators – types – construction details of paneled&glazed– I. S. specifications.
Damp prevention – Causes – Material used – Damp proofing of floors – walls – roofs.
Finished works – plastering, painting – white washing – distempering – application of Snowcem – Concrete repairs-construction and constructed facilities.
Flooring – different types – Mosaic – marble – granite – roofing – pitched and flat roofs – domes and folded plate roofs – doors, windows and ventilators – types – construction details of paneled&glazed– I. S. specifications.
Damp prevention – Causes – Material used – Damp proofing of floors – walls – roofs.
Finished works – plastering, painting – white washing – distempering – application of Snowcem – Concrete repairs-construction and constructed facilities.
Module 3
Functional planning of buildings – general principles of site plan – principles of functional planning – orientation of buildings – shading principles.
Modern construction materials – Intelligent buildings – building automation.
Functional planning of buildings – general principles of site plan – principles of functional planning – orientation of buildings – shading principles.
Modern construction materials – Intelligent buildings – building automation.
Module 4
Construction management – Mechanisation in construction – earth moving, handling, pneumatic and hoisting equipment – pile driving equipment – Earth work computation – mass diagram – soil compaction & stabilization – owning and operating works of construction equipment.
Construction management – Mechanisation in construction – earth moving, handling, pneumatic and hoisting equipment – pile driving equipment – Earth work computation – mass diagram – soil compaction & stabilization – owning and operating works of construction equipment.
Module 5
Departmental organizational structure – staff pattern – powers and functions of officers in planning, organising, directing and controlling construction –PWD code.
PWD system of account – classification of transactions –heads of accounts – cash – precautions in keeping accounts – construction accounts.
Stores – Safe custody of stores – classification – works – administrative sanction, technical sanction – categories of works.
Departmental organizational structure – staff pattern – powers and functions of officers in planning, organising, directing and controlling construction –PWD code.
PWD system of account – classification of transactions –heads of accounts – cash – precautions in keeping accounts – construction accounts.
Stores – Safe custody of stores – classification – works – administrative sanction, technical sanction – categories of works.
References
M. S. Shetty, Concrete technology, S.Chand & Co.
S. P.Arora, Building construction, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi.
Dr.Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company.
R.L.Peurifoy, W.B.Ledbetter, Construction Planning, Equipment, and methods, Tata Mc Graw Hill.
B.L.Gupta, Amit Gupta, Construction Management and Accounts, Standard publishers and Distributors.
S. P.Arora, Building construction, Dhanpat Rai & Sons, New Delhi.
Dr.Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company.
R.L.Peurifoy, W.B.Ledbetter, Construction Planning, Equipment, and methods, Tata Mc Graw Hill.
B.L.Gupta, Amit Gupta, Construction Management and Accounts, Standard publishers and Distributors.
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