Diploma in Certificate in Civil Design and Construction Development

1. TRADITIONAL MATERIALS

1.1 Stones

1.2 Bricks

1.3 Lime

1.4 Cement

1.5 Timber

2 MORTARS

2.1 Sand

2.2 Cement Mortar

2.3 Lime Mortar

2.4 Mud Mortar

2.5 Special Mortar

2.6 Tests on Mortar

3 CONCRETE

3.1 Plain Concrete

3.2 Reinforced Cement Concrete (R.C.C.)

3.3 Reinforced Brick Concrete (RBC)

3.4 Prestressed Concrete (PSC)

3.5 Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (FRC)

3.6 Cellular Concrete

3.7 Ferro-Cement

Questions

4 METALS AS BUILDING MATERIALS

4.1 Ferrous Metals

4.2 Aluminium

4.3. Copper

5 MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING MATERIALS

5.1 Glass

5.2 Plastics

5.3 Bitumen

5.4 Asbestos

5.5 Paints

5.6 Distempers

5.7 Varnishes

5.8 Solid and Hollow Concrete Blocks

5.9 Roofing and Flooring Tiles

6 BUILDING PLANNING

6.1 Elements of a Building

6.2 Basic Requirements of a Building

6.3 Planning

6.4 Planning Suitable Orientation

6.5 Planning for Energy Efficiency

6.6 Planning for Suitable Utility

6.7 Planning for Meeting Other Requirements

7 FOUNDATIONS

7.1 Dimensions of Foundation

7.2 Conventional Spread Footings

7.3 R.C.C. Footings

7.4 Grillage Footing

7.5 Arch Foundation

7.6 Pile Foundations

7.7 Foundations in Black Cotton Soil

8 SUPER STRUCTURES

8.1 Types of Super Structures Based on the Method of Load Transfer

8.2 Walls

8.3 Stone Masonry

8.4 Brick Masonry

8.5 Plastering

8.6 Pointing

8.7 Flooring

8.8 Roof

8.9 Doors and Windows

8.10 Lintels

8.11 Stairs

9 DAMPNESS AND ITS PREVENTION

9.1 Causes of Dampness

9.2 Ill-Effects of Dampness

9.3 Requirements of an Ideal Material for Damp Proofing

9.4 Materials for Damp Proofing

9.5 Methods of Damp Proofing

10 COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES IN MASS HOUSING SCHEMES

10.1 Minimum Standards

10.2 Approach to Cost Effective Mass Housing Schemes

10.3 Cost Effective Construction Techniques

11 INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING

11.1 Object and Uses of Surveying

11.2 Primary Divisions in Surveying

11.3 Fundamental Principles of Surveying

11.4 Classification of Surveying

11.5 Plans and Maps

11.6 Scales

11.7 Types of Graphical Scales

11.8 Units of Measurements

12 LINEAR MEASUREMENTS AND CHAIN SURVEYING

12.1 Methods of Linear Measurements

12.2 Instruments used in Chaining

12.3 Chain Surveying

12.4 Ranging

12.5 Obstacles in Chaining

12.6 Errors in Chaining

12.7 Tape Corrections 168

12.8 Conventional Symbols

13 COMPASS SURVEYING

13.1 Types of Compass

13.2 Method of Using a Compass

13.3 Bearing

13.4 Whole Circle Bearing and Reduced Bearing

13.5 Computation of Angles

13.6 Declination and DIP

13.7 Local Attraction

13.8 Chain and Compass Surveying Field Work

14 PLANE TABLE SURVEYING

14.1 Plane Table and its Accessories

14.2 Working Operations

14.3 Methods of Plane Tabling

14.4 Errors in Plane Table Surveying

14.5 Advantages and Limitations of Plane Table Survey

15 LEVEL AND LEVELLING

15.1 Object and Uses of Levelling

15.2 Terms Used in Levelling

15.3 Levelling Instruments

15.4 Levelling Staff

15.5 Methods of Levelling

15.6 Terms Used in Direct Method of Levelling

15.7 Temporary Adjustments of a Level

15.8 Types of Direct Levelling

16 MODERN TOOLS OF SURVEYING

16.1 Theodolite

16.2 Electromagnetic Distance Measuring Instruments

16.3 Total Station

16.4 Global Positioning System

17 MAPPING AND CONTOURING

17.1 Mapping

17.2 Contours

17.3 Methods of Contouring Drawing Contours

18 AREAS AND VOLUMES

18.1 Computation of Areas from Field Notes

18.2 Computing Areas from Maps

18.3 Computation of Volumes

19 REMOTE SENSING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

19.1 Remote sensing

19.2 Geographical Information System (GIS)

20 DISASTER RESISTANT BUILDINGS

20.1 Earthquakes Resistant Buildings

20.2 Types of Earthquakes

20.3 Terminology

20.4 Magnitude and Intensity

20.5 Seismograph

20.6 I.S: Codes on Earthquake Resistant Building Design

20.7 Improving Earthquake Resistance of Small Buildings

20.8 Improving Earthquake Resistance of Tall Buildings

20.9 Cyclone Resistant Buildings

20.10 Fire Resistant Building

21 DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

21.1 Disaster Prevention Strategy

21.2 Early Warning System

21.3 Disaster Preparedness

21.4 Disaster Mitigation

21.5 Disaster Rescue and Relief Measures

21.6 Disaster Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

22 INDIAN STANDARD CODES

22.1 IS Codes for Building Design

22.2 IS Codes for Building Materials and Construction