UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BAR102

Construction & Materials - I

L-T-P2-0-4 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Arch · Sem 1 (Core)

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Syllabus

10 units
Unit1

Unit 1: Clay & Clay Products

Mud including stabilised earth, Burnt Brinks, Brick Tiles, Brick Ballast and Surkhi

Unit2

Unit 2

Lime Availability, Preparation and Uses Cement : Manufacture and Properties. Sand &Surkhi : Characteristics, Availability and Uses.

Unit3

Unit 3

Mortar : Mud, Lime, Cement. Concrete Lime, Cement. LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS (Markrt Surveys, Seminars & Report) 1. To study the availability, constituents, properties, manufacturing processes, storage, transportation and applications of above mentioned materials. 2. To visit brick kiln/ lime kiln/ cement factory etc. for better understanding and submit report. WORKSHOP/CONSTRUCTION YARD PRACTICE & SITE EXPOSURE

Unit4

Unit 4: Workshop/Constructi on Yard Practice

Practicing in construction yard by making the examples of brick masonry works etc.

Unit5

Unit 5: Site Exposure

Exposure to building construction practices on site of various items of work from foundation to roof and finishes. LIST OF ASSIGNMENTS 1. To study the various tools, equipments used in masonry works. 2. To construct examples of brick masonry works in construction yard. 3. To survey construction work on site and submit report. SECTION – B, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Unit6

Unit 6: Element of Building

Terminology, Nomenclature of various parts of building from foundation to roof.

Unit7

Unit 7: Brick Work

Brick Terminology, Simple Bonds e.g. English bond & Flemish (single and double) bond in brick work for up to two brick thick walls.

Unit8

Unit 8: Brick Work

Details at quoins and junctions in English bond and Flemish bond for up to two brick thick walls.

Unit9

Unit 9: Brick Work

Details of piers (attached and detached), Buttresses, Lintel and Sill. Corbelling, Coping, String courses.

Unit10

Unit 10: Brick Work

  • Special Bond - Rat Trap Bond. Brick jalis. CONSTRUCTION PLATES 1. To understand the types of bricks. 2. To understand square stopped ends of said bonds in brick masonry. 3. To understand L, T and X Junctions of said bonds in brick masonry. 4. To understand of piers (attached and detached), Buttresses, Lintel, Sill, Corbelling, Coping, and String Courses. 5. To understand Special Bond - Rat Trap Bond. 6. To understand the application of Cavity walls and Brick jails in brick masonry APPROACH
  • The students would be familiarized with vernacular terminology as prevalent in this part of the country.
  • The emphasis will be construction details as applicable to Indian climatic conditions.
  • Site visits and market surveys will be an integral part of sessional work.
Course Objectives4 points
  • To familiarize the students with constituents, properties and uses of traditional building materials used in construction.
  • To understand the usage of these traditional building materials in simple building works.
  • To develop skills in understanding the complexities & constrains of brick masonry.
  • To familiarize the student with the basic building construction practices on site. SECTION – A, BUILDING MATERIALS AND SCIENCES
REFERENCE BOOKS20 books
  1. McKay, W.B., “Building Construction Volume I, II, III and IV”, Longmans, 1955.
  2. Ching, Francis D. K. and Adams, Cassandra, “Building Construction Illustrated”, Wiley and Sons, 2000.
  3. The Construction of Buildings – Barry Volume I, II, III and IV
  4. Chudley, Roy, “Construction Technology”, Longman, 2005.
  5. Building Construction_Mitchell (Elementary and Advanced)
  6. Rangwala, S. C., “Building Construction”, Charotar Publishing House, 2007
  7. Building Construction-Bindra&Arora.
  8. Punmia B. C., Jain A. J., and Jain A.J., Building Construction, Laxmi Publications, 2005.
  9. Building Materials by SC Rangwala: Charotar Pub. House, Anand
  10. M. Gambhir, NehaJamwal, Building Materials Products, Properties and Systems, Tata McGraw Hill
  11. Publishers, New Delhi, 2011.
  12. R.K.Gupta, Civil Engineering Materials and Construction Practices, Jain brothers, New Delhi, 2009.
  13. National Building Code of India (Latest Edition), Bureau of Indian Standards.
  14. Engineering Materials-Deshpande.
  15. Engineering Material-Roy Chowdary
  16. Designing with models – Criss. B. Mills.
  17. Morris, M., “Architecture and the Miniature: Models”, John Wiley and Sons, 2000.
  18. Mills, Criss B., “Designing with Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Models”, Thomson and Wadsworth, 2000.
  19. Raghuwanshi, B.S., “A Course in Workshop Technology - Vol. I and II”, Dhanpat Rai and Co, 2001.
  20. Wenninger (Magrus.J.) Spherical Models, Cambridge University Press, 1979 CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF SESSIONALS NO. OF MARKS PER S.NO. PARTICULARS TOTAL ASSIGNMENTS ASSIGNMENT Construction Sheets/Plates 1 6 4 24 of Module 6 – 10 Tutorial/Quiz/Sketches 2 2 3 6 of Module 1 – 5 Market Survey & Seminar 3 1 10 10 of Module 1 – 3 Workshop/Yard 4 1 4 4 of Module 4 Site Visit Reports 5 2 3 6 of Module 5 TOTAL 50

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