JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To give the students a basic idea about the construction materials,

building components and to introduce various.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to identify various

building materials required for construction & planning.

UNIT - I

Stones and Bricks, Tiles: Building stones – classifications and quarrying – properties – structural requirements – dressing. Bricks – Composition of Brick earth – manufacture and structural requirements, Fly ash, Ceramics. Timber, Aluminum, Glass, Paints and Plastics: Wood - structure – types and properties – seasoning – defects; alternate materials for Timber – GI / fibre – reinforced glass bricks, steel & aluminum, Plastics.

UNIT - II

Cement & Admixtures: Ingredients of cement – manufacture – Chemical composition – Hydration - field & lab tests. Admixtures – mineral & chemical admixtures – uses.

UNIT - III

Building Components : Lintels, Arches, walls, vaults – stair cases – types of floors, types of roofs – flat, curved, trussed ; foundations – types ; Damp Proof Course ; Joinery – doors – windows – materials – types. Building Services: Plumbing Services: Water Distribution, Sanitary – Lines & Fittings; Ventilations: Functional requirements systems of ventilations. Air-conditioning - Essentials and Types; Acoustics – characteristic – absorption – Acoustic design; Fire protection – Fire Harzards – Classification of fire resistant materials and constructions

UNIT - IV

Mortars, Masonry and Finishing’s Mortars: Lime and Cement Mortars Brick masonry – types – bonds; Stone masonry – types; Composite masonry – Brick-stone composite; Concrete, Reinforced brick. Finishers: Plastering, Pointing, Painting, Claddings – Types – Tiles – ACP. Form work: Types: Requirements – Standards – Scaffolding – Design; Shoring, Underpinning.

UNIT - V

Building Planning: Principles of Building Planning, Classification of buildings and Building by laws.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Building Materials and Construction – Arora & Bindra, Dhanpat Roy Publications.
• 2. Building Construction by B. C. Punmia, Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain - Laxmi Publications (P) ltd., New Delhi.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Building Materials and Construction by G C Sahu, Joygopal Jena McGraw hill Pvt Ltd 2015.
• 2. Building Materials by Duggal, New Age International.
• 3. Building Materials by P. C. Varghese, PHI.
• 4. Building Construction by PC Varghese PHI.
• 5. Construction Technology – Vol – I & II by R. Chubby, Longman UK.
• 6. Alternate Building Materials and Technology, Jagadish, Venkatarama Reddy and others; New Age Publications.