2K6CE 305 BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

MODULE I (12hrs)
Building stones-properties and uses of common types of stones- Timber-seasoning-preservationManufacture and properties and uses of ply wood, particleboards, fibre board-Bricks types- IS:classifications -properties and testing- Floors-different types of floor coverings-Plastics-Glass-Steel
MODULE II (12hrs)
Fire safety: – Fire proof construction-fire load-fire resisting properties of building materials-fire extinguishing methods-fire proof construction methods. Lighting: – Lighting requirements of various buildings, day lighting, day light factor, need for artificial lighting. Acoustics: – Introductions- Criteria for acoustics environment-sound control- insulation and isolation-acoustics materials and methods of fixing- acoustic requirement of auditorium
MODULE III (12hrs)
Introduction to prefabrication- Slip form and Lift slab constructions. Vertical Transportation: – Elevators- types-terminology-passenger service and goods elevators-design consideration for passengers elevators- handling capacity- arrangement and positioning of lifts- Escalators:- featuresoperation and arrangement- use of ramps- Building repairs:- shoring- underpinning- scaffolding.
MODULE IV (16 hrs)
Functional design- Features of tropical climate- thermal comfort- human body’s thermal balance and heat lose in thermal environments- thermal comfort indices- comfort zone- heat exchange of buildingsconduction- convection- radiation and evaporation-thermal transmittance of structural elementsorientation- effects on thermal comfort of interiors- sol-air temperature- solar gain factor-heat gain calculation- thermal control- insulation by orientation and shading- ventilation- functions- provisions of ventilations- orientation- external features- cross ventilations- openings- mechanical ventilation systems- mechanical cooling- summer and winter a/c- introduction to different air conditioning system

References:
1. Indian Standard Institution, National Building Code of India-1983
2. Rangwala. S.C, Engineering Materials, Charotar Book stall.
3. Koenigsberger; Manual of tropical Housing and building, part-1-climate design,Orient Longman.
4. Smith & Julian W, Building services, Applied science pub.
5. Narasimhan V, Introduction to building physics.
6. Code of practice for earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings,IS: 4326-1993
7. Hand book on building construction practices-BIS, SP:62 (S&T)- 1997
8. Patil, SM. Building services, Sachin printers, Mumbai.
9. Punmia B.C.: Building construction- Lakshmi Publications.
10. Adler R. Vertical Transportation for Buildings, American Elsevier Pub