FOUNDATION COURSES 


BASIC CIVIL ENGINEERING



UNIT- I       BUILDING MATERIALS                                              

Introduction - Civil Engineering - Materials: Bricks - composition – classifications - properties  -uses. Stone - classification of building stones  - quarrying  - dressing  -properties -uses. Timber - properties -uses -ply wood. Cement - grades -types - properties -uses. Steel  - types  - mild steel  - medium steel  - hard steel  -properties - uses - market forms. Concrete - grade designation – properties - uses- Advancements in concrete – prestressed concrete - prefabricated concrete.

 

UNIT-II      BUILDING COMPONENTS                                           

Building - selection of site - classification - components. Foundations -functions - classifications - bearing capacity.   Flooring - requirements – selection - types  - cement concrete marble - terrazzo floorings. Roof - types and requirements.

 

 

UNIT-III     PLANNING ASPECTS & REGULATIONS                        

Building types & design criteria - Space standards for residential, commercial & institutional categories. Building bye laws applicable for approval by the local governing body. Development control rules for Chennai metropolitan area – basic guidelines for earthquake resistant structures.

 

UNIT-IV     WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY SYSTEMS            

Water supply - objective - quantity of water - sources - standards of drinking water - distribution system. Sewage - classification - technical terms - septic tank - components and functions. Lay out of external services  -water supply- sewage disposal- water  supply  &  plumbing  layout  for  a  residential  building

 

UNIT-V      SURVEYING AND TRANSPORTATION                  

Surveying - objectives - classification - principles of survey. Transportation  -
classification - cross section and components of road - classification of roads.
Railway - cross section and components of permanent way  -functions. Water
way - docks and harbor - classifications - components. Bridge - components of
bridge.