ABBREVIATIONS:

RCC= Reinforced Cement Concrete (Rod + Cement + Stone/ Brick chips )

CC=Cement Concrete (Cement + Sand+ Stone/ Brick chips) —3” thick
BFS= Brick Flat Soiling (Sand+ Brick without morter) —3” thick
DPC=Damp Proof Course —1” thick
GL=Ground Level
PL=Plinth Level
NC Finish=Net Cement Finishing
FF= Floor Finish
LC=Lime Concrete —4” thick

Size of Bricks: Morter ( Combination of Sand & Cement)

Without Morter: (9.5” x 4.5” x 2.75”)
With Morter: (10” x 5” x 3”)
 Window
Some Important Technical Terms of Window:
1. Head
2. Transom light
3. Horn
4. Frame
5. Style
6. Panel Mullion
7. Rail
8. Jamb
9. Mullion
10.Reveal (External jamb)
11.Rebate (Depression or recess made inside the door frame to receive the door shutter)
12. Sill
Sectional details of Window
 Door
Some Important Technical Terms of Door:
1. Head
2. Transom light
3. Horn
4. Frame
5. Style
6. Panel
7. Rail (Top & Bottom)
8. Jamb
9. Mullion
10.Hold fast
12. Sill
 Stairs

Some Important Technical Terms of Stairs:

1. Flight
2. Hand rail
3. Head room
4. Landing –minimum 3.5’
5. Step
6. Rise or Riser –6’ (5’-6.5’)
7. Tread –10’ ( 9’-12’)
8. Nosing
9. Waist
10.Newel Cap
11.Newel post
12.Baluster
13.String
Different Types of Stairs:
1. Straight flight stair
2. Dog-legged stair
3. Quarter and Half-turn stairs
4. Open newel stair
5. Geometrical stair
6. Circular stair
7. Bifurcated stair
8. Spiral stair
Sectional details of Ground floor

Sectional details of Roof

Types of Foundations:
1. Spread Footing Foundation
2. Grillage Foundation
3. R.C.C. Footing Foundation
• Separate Footing
• Combined Footing
4. Pile Foundation
5. Inverted Arch Foundation
6. Raft or Mat Foundation
7. Well Foundation
Super Structure:
1. Plinth (P.L.)
2. D.P.C. (Damp Proof Course)
3. Walls / Columns
4. Floors
• B.F.S. (Brick Flat Soling)
• C.C. (Cement Concrete)
• N.C. Finish (Net Cement Finishing)
d. Mosaic
c. Tiles
5. Lintel or Arch
6. Beam
7. Roofs
a. R.C.C. Roof (Reinforced Cement Concrete)
d. L.C. (Lime Concrete) or Lime Terrace
8. Parapet Wall
9. Stair
Sections
SECTION A-A
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
SECTION B-B
SECTION C-C
SECTION C-C
SECTION D-D
SECTION D-D
 Development

METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT:
❑ Parallel-line development
❑ Radial-line development
❑ Triangulation development
❑ Approximate development