1. SUBJECT CODE : CE1301 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY: US.SINDHU

2. CE1301 – BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
UNIT I PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
Principles of planning – Planning regulations and bye-laws-site works and setting out –Excavations and timbering – Sub soil drainage – Electricity lighting on building sites –Winter building – Preparation of layout – Site plan – Orientation of buildings.
UNIT II SITE SELECTION AND SUB STRUCTURES
Site selection – Types of building as per NBC – Types of foundations – Shallow – Deepfoundations – Machine foundation

3. UNIT III SUPER STRUCTURE
Stone and brick masonry – Composite masonry – Load bearing walls – Cavity walls –Partition walls – Reinforced brick masonry.
UNIT IV FLOORING AND ROOFING
Ground floors – Components – Types – Suspended flooring – Upper floors – Types –Methods of laying – Type of roofs – Types of pitched roof – Shell roofs – Folded plateroofs – Constructional practices – Roof covering details.
UNIT V STAIRCASE AND SERVICES
Requirement of a good staircase – Type of staircase calculation for geometry – Ramps –Escalators lifts – Types – Handling capacity.

4. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
UNIT I
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Part 1
Chapter 1: Principles of planning Chapter 2: Planning regulations and bye
Chapter 3: laws-site works and setting out
Chapter 4: Excavations and timbering
Chapter 5: Sub soil drainage
Chapter 6: Electricity lighting on building
Chapter 7: Winter building
Chapter 8: Preparation of layout
Chapter 9: Site plan
Chapter10: Orientation of buildings.
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

5. EXCAVATION
Removal of earth to form a cavity in the ground

7. SITE SELECTION AND SUB STRUCTURES
UNIT II
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Part 1
Chapter 1: Site selection
Chapter 2: Types of building as per NBC
Chapter 3: Types of foundations
SITE SELECTION AND SUB STRUCTURES

8. FOUNDATIONS
REQUIREMENTS
BEARING CAPACITY
TYPES

9. TYPES
SHALLOW
DEEP
MACHINE

12. UNIT III BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Part 1 Chapter 1:Stone and brick masonry
Chapter 2: Composite masonry
Chapter 3: Load bearing walls
Chapter 4: Cavity walls
Chapter 5: Partition walls
Chapter 6: Reinforced brick masonry.
SUPER STRUCTURE

13. BRICK MASONRY

15. UNIT IV BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Part 1 Chapter 1: Ground floors
Chapter 4: Components –Types
Chapter 5: Suspended flooring
Chapter 6: Upper floors
Chapter 7: Methods of laying
Chapter 8: Type of roofs
Chapter 9: Constructional practices
Chapter 10: Roof covering details.
FLOORING AND ROOFING

16. FLOORING, PLASTERING AND ROOFING

17. FLOORING

18. PLASTERING

19. ROOFING

20. ROAD MAP TO THE SYLLABUS
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Part 1
Chapter 1: Requirement of a good staircase
Chapter 2: Type of staircase calculation for geometry
Chapter 3: Ramps
Chapter 4: Escalators lifts
Chapter 5:Handling capacity.
Unit V :
STAIRCASE AND SERVICES

21. Staircase ?

22. A stair is a convenient means of access between the floors of a building

23. Convenient
Easy
Comfortable
Safe
Ascent/descent with series of

24. Stairs may be made from timber, bricks, stone, metal and plain and reinforced cement concrete. Finishing of marble, tiles, plaster, etc. are also provided.

26. TEXT BOOKS  
1. Arora, S.P. and Bindra, S.P., “Building construction Planning Techniques and Methods of Construction”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1997.
2. Punmia, B.C., Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain, “Building
Construction”, Laxmi Publications Pvt., Ltd., 1997.

27. REFERENCES   
1. Chudley, “Construction Technology” Vol.1, 2, 3 and 4 ELBS Publisher, 1997.
2. National Building Code of India, Parts III, IV, VII and IX 1983