J.B.

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

UGC AUTONOMOUS
B.Tech. CE L T-P-D C
IV Year - I Semester 3 0-0-0 3
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(Professional Elective-IV)
Course Objectives :
The student will :
1. Study Fundamentals of construction technology, Construction Records, Documents,
Quality, safety.
2. Study on Construction methods, earthwork, piling, concrete and concreting,
formwork, Fabrication and Erection. Excavators, rollers, Dozer Scrapers, handling
equipment, concrete.
3. Equipment, handling equipment, cranes draglines and Clamshells.
4. Study on Quality control, Contract Management, Construction Planning
5. Study on Project Scheduling, PERT, CPM Resources levelling.

UNIT - I:
Fundamentals of Construction Technology – Construction Activities – Process –
Construction Schedule –
Construction Records – Documents - Codes and Regulations. Material, Equipment and
scheduling.
UNIT - II:
Construction Method – Earthwork ,excavators ,rollers, doers, Scrapers – Handling
Equipment – Draglines and Clamshells -Concrete Equipment – Handling Equipment –
Cranes – Piling – Concrete and Concreting – Form work – Fabrication and Erection.
Mechanized Construction – Construction Equipment.
UNIT - III:
Quality -Quality Control, Assurance and Safety – ISO – 9000 Quality Systems –
Safety -Principles on Safety – Personnel, Fire and-Electrical Safety – Environment
Protection – Concept of Green Building. Air condition and HVAC systems.
UNIT - IV:
Contract Management – Project Estimation – Types of Estimation – Contract Document –
Classification – Bidding –Procurement Process. Construction Claims, Dispute and Project
Closure – Source of Claim – Claim Management – Dispute Resolution –Arbitration –
Construction Closure – Contract Closure – Documentation.
UNIT - V:
Construction Planning – Project Planning Techniques – Planning of manpower,
Equipment Economics- Finance. Project – PERT – CPM, Resource leveling.

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Text Books:
1. Construction Technology by Subir K. Sarkar, Subhajit Saraswati / Oxford University
Press, 2009.
2. Construction Project Management - Theory and Practice, Nirajjha, Pearson Education,
2010.
Reference Books:
1. Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods by Peurifacy, Schexnayder, Shapira
TMH, 2010.
2. Project Planning and Control with PERT and CPM – B.C. Punmia, K.K. Khandelwala –
Laxmi Publication.
Course Outcomes:
The student will able to:
1. Understand fundamentals of construction technology
2. Planning & management including project planning pert-cpm and construction claims
and the student is at option to choose this subject depending on his future interest
among the three subjects under open elective.
3. The students will have a clear idea about constructions aspects they will come to
know about the management skill of construction projects, planning of different
stages of works in order to complete the task within the stipulated period.
4. The students can understand the quality and quantity control different machinery
used for the construction.
5. Contract and tendering floating methods arbitration aspect of projects etc.

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