SECTION-A
Unit-I: Masonry Construction
Introduction, various terms used, stone masonry-Dressing of stones, Classifications of
stone masonry, safe permissible loads, Introduction to green building concept and
methods, Brick masonry-bonds in brick work, laying brick work, structural brick
work-cavity and hollow walls, reinforced brick work, Defects in brick masonry,
composite stone and brick masonry, glass block masonry.
Unit-II: Cavity and Partition Walls
Advantages, position of cavity, types of non-bearing partitions, constructional details
and precautions, construction of masonry cavity wall.
Unit-III: Foundation
Functions, types of shallow foundations, sub-surface investigations, geophysical methods,
general feature of shallow foundation, foundations in water logged areas, design of
masonry wall foundation, introduction to deep foundations i.e. pile and pier foundations.
SECTION-B
Unit-IV: Roofs and Floors
Types of roofs, various terms used, roof trusses-king post truss, queen post truss etc.
Floor structures, ground, basement and upper floors, various types of floorings.
Unit-V: Doors and Windows
Locations, sizes, types of doors and windows, fixtures and fasteners for doors and
windows.
SECTION-C
Unit-VI: Damp-Proofing and Water-Proofing
Defects and causes of dampness, prevention of dampness, materials used, damp-proofing
treatment in buildings, water- proofing treatment of roofs including pitched roofs.
Unit-VII: Acoustics, Sound Insulations and Fire Protection
Classification, measurement and transmission of sound, sound absorber,
classification of absorbers, sound insulation of buildings, wall construction and
acoustical design of auditorium, fire-resisting properties of materials, fire resistant
construction and fire protection requirements for buildings.
SECTION-D
Unit-VIII: Material for green building,Stones
Classification, requirements of good structural stone, quarrying, blasting and sorting
out of stones, dressing, sawing and polishing, prevention and seasoning of stone.
Unit-IX: Brick and Tiles
Classification of bricks, constituents of good brick earth, harmful ingradients,
manufacturing of bricks, testing of bricks,Bricks prepared from fly ash.
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Tiles: Terra -cotta, manufacturing of tiles and terra-cotta, types of terra-cotta, uses of
terra-cotta.
Unit-X: Limes, cement and mortars
Classification of lime, manufacturing, artificial hydraulic lime, pozzolona, testing of lime,
storage of lime, cements composition, types of cement, manufacturing of ordinary
portland cement, testing of cement, special types of cement, storage of cement.
Mortars: Definition, proportions of lime and cement mortars, mortars for masonry
and plastering.
Unit-XI: Timber
Classification of timber, structure of timber, seasoning of timber, defects in timber,
fire proofing of timber, plywood, fiber boards, masonite and its manufacturing,
important Indian timbers.
Unit-XII: Paints and Varnishes
Basic constituents of paints, types of paints, painting of wood, constituents of
varnishes, characteristics and types of varnishes.