ARS 202: Building Materials and Construction IV

MODULE 03: LECTURE 3

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 Module 3 CO1,CO2,CO3,CO4 (9
hours)

Floor Systems: Concrete, Steel and Wood

i. Concrete: One-way slab, One-way joist slab, Two-way slab, Two-way slab and Beam.
ii. Steel: One-way beam system, Two-way beam system, Triple beam system, Semi rigid
connections, Open- web steel joists, Metal decking, Light-gauge steel joists.
iii. Wood: Wood joists, Wood joist framing, wood beam supports and connections, plank and beam
framing.
Drawings: RCC Column, Slab and beam.

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Floor systems

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Wood Beams

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Wood Beams

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Wood Joists

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Wood Joists

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Wood Joists

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Wood Joists

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Joists Framing

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Wood Beam Supports

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Wood Beam Supports

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Wood Beam Supports

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Wood Post-Beam Connections

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Wood Post-Beam Connections

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Wood Post-Beam Connections

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Wood Plank-and-Beam Framing

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Wood Plank-and-Beam Framing

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Wood Plank-and-Beam Framing

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Wood Plank-and-Beam Framing

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 References
1. Arthur Lyons, ‘Materials for Architects and Builders’, Elsevier Butterworth- Heinemann, 2004.
2. Francis DK Ching, ‘Building Construction Illustrated’ (4th edition), Wiley- India, New Delhi, 2012.
3. Harry Parker, ‘Materials and Methods of Architectural Construction’, John Wiley & Sons Canada, 1958.
4. H Leslie Simmons, ‘Construction – Principles, Material & Methods’, 7th edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,
New York, 2001.
5. P C Varghese, ‘Building Materials’, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2010.
6. RC Smith & TL Honkala, ‘Principles and Practices of Light Construction’, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliff,
NJ 07632, 1986.
7. Relevant BIS codes.
8. R Barry, ‘The Construction of Buildings (Vol. I-II)’, 6th edition, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 1996.
9. Rosen Harold J, Construction Materials for Architecture, Krieger Pub Co, 1992.
10. B McKay, ‘Building Construction’, Orient Longman 21, London, 1938-44.
11. Rangwala, ‘Building Construction’, Charotar publishing house pvt.ltd, Gujarat, 2013
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