1. Building Stones: (06 hrs)
1.1 Classification of Rocks: (General Review)
1.1.1 Geological classification: Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
rocks
1.1.2 Chemical classification; Calcareous, argillaceous and siliceous
rocks
1.1.3 Physical classification: Unstratified , startified and foliated rocks
1.2 General characteristics of stones – Marble, Kota stone, Granite, Sand,
Trap, Basalt stone, Lime stone and Slate
1.3 Requirements of good building stones
**1.4 Identification of common building stones
1.5 Various uses of stones in construction
1.6 Quarrying of stones by blasting and its effect on environment
2. Bricks and Tiles: (13 hrs)
2.1 Introduction to bricks
2.2 Raw materials for brick manufacturing and properties of good brick
making earth
2.3 Manufacturing of bricks
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2.3.1 Preparation of clay (manual/mechanically)
**2.3.2 Moulding: hand moulding and machine moulding brick table;
drying of bricks, burning of bricks, types of kilns (Bull's Trench
Kiln and Hoffman's Kiln), process of burning, size and weight of
standard brick; traditional brick, refractory brick, clay-flyash
bricks, sun dried bricks, only line diagram of kilns
2.4 Classification and specifications of bricks as per BIS: 1077
2.5 Testing of common building bricks as per BIS: 3495
Compressive strength, water absorption – hot and cold water test,
efflorescence, Dimensional tolerance, soundness
2.6 Tiles
2.6.1 Building tiles; Types of tiles-wall, ceiling, roofing and flooring
tiles
2.6.2 Ceramic, terrazo and PVC tiles, : their properties and uses, 2.6.3 Vitrified tiles, Paver blocks.
2.7 Stacking of bricks and tiles at site
3. Cement: (10 hrs)
**3.1 Introduction, raw materials, flow diagram of manufacturing of cement
3.2 Various types of Cements, their uses and testing: Ordinary portland cement,
rapid hardening cement, low heat cement, high alumina cement, blast
furnace slag cement, white and coloured cement, portland pozzolana
cement, super sulphate cement, Tests of cement – fineness, soundness,
initial and final setting time etc.as per B.I.S. Code.
3.3 Properties of cement
4. Lime: (04 hrs)
4.1 Introduction: Lime as one of the cementing materials
4.2 Classification and types of lime as per BIS Code
4.3 Calcination and slaking of lime
5. Timber and Wood Based Products: (10 hrs)
5.1 Identification and uses of different types of timber: Teak, Deodar,
Shisham, Sal, Mango, Kail, Chir, Fir, Hollock, Champ
** 5.2 Market forms of converted timber as per BIS Code
5.3 Seasoning of timber: Purpose, methods of seasoning as per BIS Code
5.4 Properties of timber and specifications of structural timber
5.5 Defects in timber, decay in timber
5.6 Preservation of timber and methods of treatment as per BIS
5.7 Other wood based products, their brief description of manufacture and
uses: laminated board, block board, fibre board, hard board, sunmica,
plywood, veneers, nu-wood and study of the brand name and cost of the
wood based products available in the market, Cement Panel Board,
Moulded Door.
6. Paints and Varnishes: (07 hrs)
6.1 Introduction, purpose and use of paints
6.2 Types, ingredients, properties and uses of oil paints, water paints and
cement paints
6.3 Covering capacity of various paints
6.4 Types, properties and uses of varnishes
6.5 Trade name of different products.
7. Metals: (04 hrs)
7.1 Ferrous metals: Composition, properties and uses of cast iron, mild
steel, HYSD steel, high tension steel as per BIS.
7.2 Commercial forms of ferrous, metals.
7.3 Aluminium & Stainless Steel.
8. Miscellaneous Materials: (10hrs)
8.1 Plastics – Introduction and uses of various plastic products in buildings
such as doors, water tanks and PVC pipes
8.2 Fibre Sheets and their manufacture process.
8.3 Types and uses of insulating materials for sound and thermal insulation
8.4 Construction chemicals like water proofing compound, epoxies, polymers
8.5 Water proofing, termite proofing and fire resistance materials – types and
uses
8.6 Materials used in interior decoration works like POP, methods of doing
POP