CE8401 Construction Techniques and Practices Syllabus:

CE8401 Construction Techniques and Practices Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017

OBJECTIVES:

• The main objective of this course is to make the student aware of the various construction techniques, practices and the equipment needed for different types of construction activities.
• At the end of this course the student shall have a reasonable knowledge about the various construction procedures for sub to super structure and also the equipment needed for construction of various types of structures from foundation to super structure.

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Structural systems – Load Bearing Structure – Framed Structure -Load transfer mechanism –floor system -Development of construction techniques – High rise Building Technology – Seismic effect – Environmental impact of materials – responsible sourcing – Eco Building (Green Building) -Material used – Construction methods – Natural Buildings – Passive buildings – Intelligent(Smart) buildings – Meaning – Building automation – Energy efficient buildings for various zones-Case studies of residential, office buildings and other buildings in each zones.

UNIT II CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction co-ordination – Site Clearance –Marking – Earthwork – masonry – stone masonry – Bond in masonry – concrete hollow block masonry – flooring – damp proof courses – construction joints – movement and expansion joints –pre cast pavements – Building foundations – basements – temporary shed – centering and shuttering – slip forms – scaffoldings – de-shuttering forms – Fabrication and erection of steel trusses – frames – braced domes – laying brick –– weather and water proof – roof finishes –acoustic and fire protection.

UNIT III SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION

Techniques of Box jacking – Pipe Jacking -under water construction of diaphragm walls and basement-Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques – well and caisson – sinking cofferdam – cable anchoring and grouting – driving diaphragm walls, sheet piles – shoring for deep cutting – well points -Dewatering and stand by Plant equipment for underground open excavation.

UNIT IV SUPER STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION

Launching girders, bridge decks, off shore platforms – special forms for shells – techniques for heavy decks – in-situpre-stressing in high rise structures, Material handling – erecting light weight components on tall structures – Support structure for heavy Equipment and conveyors – Erection of articulated structures, braced domes and space decks.

UNIT V CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Selection of equipment for earth work – earth moving operations – types of earthwork equipment -tractors, motor graders, scrapers, front end waders, earth movers – Equipment for foundation and pile driving. Equipment for compaction, batching, mixing and concreting – Equipment for material handling and erection of structures – types of cranes – Equipment for dredging, trenching, tunneling.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder, C., “Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods”, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1995.
2. rora S.P. and Bindra S.P., “Building Construction, Planning Techniques and Method of Construction”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1997.
3. Varghese, P.C. “Building construction”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2007.

REFERENCES:

1. Jha J and Sinha S.K., “Construction and Foundation Engineering”, Khanna Publishers, 1999.
2. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers New Delhi, 2002.
3. Deodhar, S.V. Construction Equipment and Job Planning, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2012.
4. Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi, 1983.