Lecture 0
Lecture 0
Tech Subject
Teacher Name: Mrs. Jhunarani Ojha
Asst. Professor
Civil Engg. Dept.
Module-I
Introduction to Civil Engineering – Various disciplines of Civil engineering, Importance
of Civil engineering in infrastructure development of the country. Introduction to types of
buildings as per NBC, Selection of site for buildings, Components of a residential
building and their functions, Introduction to Industrial buildings and types. Building
Planning – Basic requirements, elements, introduction to various building area terms,
computation of plinth area, carpet area.
Module-II
Surveying – Principle and objectives, Instruments used, Horizontal measurements,
Ranging (direct ranging only), Instruments used for ranging, Leveling – Definition,
Principles, Instruments, Preparation of level book, problems on leveling, Modern
surveying instruments – EDM, Total station, GPS (Brief discussion). Building Materials –
Bricks, properties and specifications, Cement – Types, properties, grades, other types of
cement and uses, Cement mortar – Constituents, Preparation, Concrete – PCC and RCC,
Grades, Steel – Use of steel in buildings, types.
Module-III
Building Construction – Foundations, Classification, Bearing Capacity of Soil and
related terms (definition only), Masonry Works – classifications, definition of different
technical terms, Brick masonry – types, bonds, general principle, Roofs – functional
requirements, basic technical terms, roof covering material, Floors – function, types,
flooring materials(brief discussion), Plastering and Painting – objectives, types,
preparation and procedure of application.
Module-IV
Basic Infrastructure services – air conditioning & purpose, fire protection & materials,
Ventilation, necessity & functional requirements, Lifts, Escalators. Introduction to
planning and design aspects of transportation engineering, Transportation modes,
Highway engineering – historical development, highway planning, classification of
highway, Railway Engineering – cross section of rail track, basic terminology, geometric
design parameter(brief discussion only).
Module-V
Airport engineering – development, types, definition, characteristics of aircraft, basic
terminology, Traffic engineering – traffic characteristics, traffic studies, traffic
operations (signals, signs, markings), Urban engineering – classification of urban road.
Irrigation & Water Supply Engineering – Introduction, Types of Irrigation, different
types of hydraulic structures, dam and weirs, types of dam, purpose and functions.
Able to understand the fundamental aspect of building planning.
Able to get the brief overview of general aspect of building material and
surveying.
Able to get the brief understanding about building constructions.
Able to get brief idea about transportation modes and planning.
Able to get brief idea about Airport & Irrigation Structures.
Basic Civil engineering, Gopi, S., Pearson Publication
Basic Civil Engineering, Bhavikatti, S. S., New Age.
Construction Technology, Chudley, R., Longman Group, England
Basic Civil and Environmental Engineering, C.P. Kausik, New Age.
American Society of Civil Engineers (2011) ASCE Code of Ethics – Principles Study
and Application