CN4103 Construction Equipment and Management Syllabus:
CN4103 Construction Equipment and Management Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVE:
To study and understand the various types of equipments used for earthwork, tunneling, drilling, blasting, dewatering, material handling conveyors and its applications in construction projects.
UNIT I CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SELECTION
Identification – Planning of equipment – Selection of Equipment – Equipment Management in Projects – Maintenance Management – Equipment cost – Operating cost – Cost Control of Equipment – Depreciation Analysis – Replacement of Equipment- Replacement Analysis – Safety Management.
UNIT II EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHWORK
Fundamentals of Earth Work Operations – Earth Moving Operations – Types of Earth Work Equipment – Tractors, Motor Graders, Scrapers, Front end Waders – Dozer, Excavators, Rippers, Loaders, trucks and hauling equipment, Compacting Equipment, Finishing equipment.
UNIT III OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Equipment for Dredging, Trenching, Drag line and clamshells, Tunneling – Equipment for Drilling and Blasting – Pile driving Equipment – Erection Equipment – Crane, Mobile crane – Types of pumps used in Construction – Equipment for Dewatering and Grouting – Equipment for Demolition.
UNIT IV ASPHALT AND CONCRETING EQUIPMENT
Aggregate production- Different Crushers – Feeders – Screening Equipment – Handling Equipment – Batching and Mixing Equipment – Pumping Equipment – Ready mix concrete equipment, Concrete pouring equipment. Asphalt Plant, Asphalt Pavers, Asphalt compacting Equipment.
UNIT V MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Forklifts and related equipment – Portable Material Bins – Material Handling Conveyors – Material Handling Cranes- Industrial Trucks.
OUTCOME:
On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Develop knowledge on the planning of equipment and selection of equipment
CO2 Explain the knowledge on fundamentals of earth work operations, earth moving operations and types of earth work equipment
CO3 Develop the knowledge on special construction equipments
CO4 Apply the knowledge on asphalt and concrete plants
CO5 Apply the knowledge and select the proper materials handling equipment
REFERENCES:
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3. Deodhar, S.V. Construction Equipment and Job Planning, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2001.
4. Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., Building Construction, Planning Techniques and Method of Construction, DhanpatRai and Sons, 2010.
5. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2019