GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for B. Arch

FOURTH SEMESTER
Subject: Building Construction - IV
Course Code: 2X45002 Credits: 08

Course Objective:
 Introduction to fundamental of RCC construction
 Hollow walls: Cavity walls in bricks and Hollow concrete blocks.
 To understand the maintenance, quality assessment, repair and additions alteration
required in buildings.
 Temporary support systems required during the construction stage, repair works and
modifications in buildings
 Formwork, scaffolding, shoring and strutting for the building
 Different kind of joints required in buildings
 Building Services: Electrical
Course Contents:
Unit I: Building Construction
o Introduction to RCC. Its potential & applications, Typical details for R.C.C. Columns, Footings,
Lintels, Beams Slabs, Chajjas, Balconies, Canopies, Fins, Parapets, Stairs, etc. Centering and
Form-Work for R.C.C. works like columns, beams, slabs, stairs, arches etc
o Hollow walls: application, materials used and construction techniques
o Causes of defects in building such as cracks, seepage, deflection etc. and their remedies. General
idea of non-destructive tests such as Rebound Test, Penetration and Pullout Test etc.,
rehabilitation methods – Grouting, Guniting, Jacketing etc. Brief introduction of special
chemicals used in construction repairing work.
o Temporary Support Systems: General idea of Raking, Flying and Dead shores, Floor Strutting,
underpinning, timbering for deep trenches and basements, Scaffolding. Design & detailing of
“addition & alteration” in existing buildings put to new use, process of modifications, precautions
to be taken (case study basis).
o Joints: Various types of joints, expansion, contraction, isolation, construction and sliding joints,
considerations, materials and methods of constructing expansion joints in buildings.

Unit II: Building Services: Electric

o Principles of Electric installation in smaller building with specific symbols for graphical
presentation
o Study of electrical services-power connection, A.C.& D.C. currents, Distribution boards and
types of wiring systems for buildings.
o Day lighting and Day light factor.
o Distribution of electric power for large projects.
o Transformers, sub-stations, LT rooms.
o Laws pertaining to installations and load of electric supply
o Architectural Drawings - Electrical layout of a residential flat or an office, etc.

Methodology:
Lectures, Market surveys, Site visits, Studio session work, AV material etc

References:
1. National Building Code for India . Bureau of Indian Standards, Latest Edition
2. Engineering Materials, Rangwala S.C, Charotar Publishing House
3. Building Construction, Punmia B.C., Laxmi Publishing
4. Building Construction, Arora, S.P. ,Bindra, Dhanpat Rai publications
5. Building Construction, Mackey W.B, Orient Longman
6. Fundamentals of Building Construction, Allen Edward, John Wiley & Sons Inc, Somerset, New Jersey,
U.S.A., 1998
7. Electrical Wiring Estimating & Costing, S. L. Uppal (Khanna Publications),New Delhi
8. F. Hall, Building Services and Equipment, Volume 1,2,3, Routledge, 3rd Edition, 1994
9. Mark Karlen, James R. Benya, Christina Spangler, "Lighting Design Basics , John Wiley & Sons, 2012