Instruction Plan

Course No. CVL307

Course
Building Material and Construction
Title
L-T-P-
3-0-0-3
Credit
Text- 1. Building Materials – S.K. Duggal; New Age Publication
books 2. Building Construction - SS Bhavakatti; Vikas Publishing House
1. Building Materials – Gurucharan Singh (Standard Publishers, Delhi)
2. Building Materials - ML Gambhir and Neha Jamwal; Tata McGraw Hill
Publications
3. Building Construction and Materials - Gurcharan Singh; Standard Book
House
Other
4. Construction Engineering and Management – S. Seetharaman (Umesh
References
Publication)
5. Don A. Watson, Construction Materials and Process, McGraw Hill Co.,
1972.
6. Construction Technology - SK Sarkar and Subhajit Saraswati; Oxford
Publications
# of
Topic Page No
Lectures
2 Introduction to construction, loads
Introduction to building materials, physical, mechanical, TB1:
2
chemical properties 1-7
Rocks and Stones TB1:
2
52-81
TB1:
2 Bricks and Clay
8-45
TB1:
2 Aggregate, Sand and Silica
181-207
TB1:
144-175;
209-212;
4 Cement , Concrete, Water, Puzzolana and Lime
214-232;
234-242;
244-303
TB1:
1 Mortar
340-355
TB1:
3 Ferrous and non ferrous materials
356-389
 TB1:
2 Timber
91-138
TB1:
2 Polymers and ceramic
391-419
TB1:
2 Paint and varnishes
421-437
Planning of a building, Building types and components, Setting
TB2:
3 and Laying out of a building
1-31
TB2:
1 Bricks and Stone Masonry
81-126
TB2:
2 Safe bearing capacity of soil , foundation and its types
33-77
TB2:
3 Construction details of foundation, floors, roofs
175-198
TB2:
3 Stairs, doors and windows 201-210;
143-158
TB2:
2 Plastering and pointing, damp proof course
213-218