Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PA2301 : Building Construction Sessional - II { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Dr. Suparna Saha
Syllabus
Module I
Stairs: requirements of staircase, types of staircases, construction methods of – masonry staircase, timber staircase, RCC staircase, steel staircase and composite staircase
Module II
Foundations: study of principles and methods of construction of RCC foundations and columns, types of foundations – raft foundations, grillage foundations and combination pile foundation – precast piles, cast-in-situ piles, types of piles, method of driving piles, pile caps etc.
Module III
Roof trusses - timber and steel trusses, types, fixing details showing purlin, rafter, tie, strut, cleat etc. different types of roof coverings: for flat and sloped roof with fixing details
Module IV
Ground floors: general character and construction process of flooring like: mud flooring, murrum flooring, brick flooring, IPS flooring, stone flooring - marble, granite, tandur/kota stone flooring, terrazzo flooring, mosaic flooring, PCV flooring, ceramic tiles and wooden flooring
Course Objectives
- To be able to draw the various details of construction techniques used in building architecture
Course Outcomes
Develop the understanding of the skills and techniques required to construct some of the construction details used in buildings.
Essential Reading
- Punmia, B. C., Jain, A. K., and Jain, A. K., Building Construction, Kolkata: Laxmi Publication Pvt. Ltd.
- Mckay, W.B., Building Construction: Metric Vol. 1-2-3, New Delhi: Pearson Education India.
Supplementary Reading
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