This learning solution comprises all the components of buildings, building finishes and detailed explanation about planning of a residential building. It also includes the basic concepts of surveying and students will also be able to know about the basic infrastructure needed for a building.
Foundations – Introduction, Types of shallow foundation, Spread footing, Combined footing, Strap footing, Mat or raft foundation, Types of deep foundation, Pile foundation, Pier foundation, Well foundation. Roofs – Introduction, Basic elements of roof, Types of roof, Pitched roof and its types, Flat roof and its types, Curved roof, Roofing materials. Floors and flooring materials – Introduction, Components of floorings, Types of floors, Types of floors based on materials, Timber floor, Composite floor, Materials for construction. Decorative finishes – Plastering, Types of plaster, Terminology used in plastering, Procedure for plastering, Plastering with cement mortar two coat, Three coat plaster. Painting - Paints and painting, Characteristics of ideal paint, Constituents of paints, Classification of paints, Powder coating, Spray painting. Application of paints on different surfaces - Painting on plastered wall, Painting on wood work, Painting on metal surface. Varnishing, distempering and colour washing
Introduction to building planning – Factors considered in planning of building, Economy and practical considerations. Planning of residential building – Introduction, Site selection for residential building. General requirements of building planning - Orientation of building, Open space, Position of doors and windows, Size of rooms. Preparation of drawings - Engineering drawings, Site plan, Layout plan, Key plan, Plan of single storey residential building. Areas of building - Plinth area, Floor area, Circulation area, Floor area ratio, Carpet area. Problems for computation of areas - Problems for computation of areas, Problem 2. Setting out of a building - Introduction to setting out of works, Controls for setting out, Setting out in vertical direction, Setting out of buildings.
Introduction to surveying – Primary divisions of surveying, Classification of surveying, Principles of surveying. Horizontal measurement - Introduction to horizontal measurement, Instruments used for linear measurement, Instruments used for angular measurements, Other instruments, Types of chain, Introduction to ranging, Direct ranging, Direct ranging by line ranger. Levelling – Introduction, Instruments used in levelling, Levelling staff, Basic terms in levelling. Booking and reducing levels - Height of collimation method, Rise and fall method, Problem on height of instrument method. Modern surveying instruments - Modern surveying instruments, Electronic distance measurement instrument, Auto level, Digital level, Total station, Global positioning system.
Basic infrastructure – Introduction to services, Elevators, Types of lifts, Ramps, Escalators. Air conditioning – Introduction, Terminology in air conditioning, Systems of air conditioning. Acoustics proofing – Introduction, Terminology used in acoustics proofing, Need for acoustics in buildings. Factors affecting acoustics of buildings - Factors affecting acoustics of buildings, Reverberation, Loudness, Focusing due to walls and ceilings, Echoes, Echelon effect, Resonance Effects, Noises from the exterior. Towers, chimneys, water tanks. Concept of intelligent buildings. Intelligent building systems, Smart homes.
