Building Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Timber:<\/strong> different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture relationships, strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects on permissible stress, Construction technology and equipments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Concept of foundations, types of foundations: Brick masonry, Types of brick bonds: Doors and windows, types and uses: Damp proofing – its effect on bricks, plaster, wood fixtures; Roofs – Types: Stairs- Planning and layout, types of stairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Concreting Equipment:<\/strong> Earthwork Equipment:<\/strong> Estimating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Units of measurements, method of calculating quantity of earth. Lead and lift, types of estimates: Specification of earth work in excavation, first class brick work, wood work in doors and windows, construction of cement concrete floor, white washing, and RCC work: Calculation of quantities of cement concrete work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hydraulics and Hydraulic Machines: <\/strong> Soil Mechanics: <\/strong> Surveying:<\/strong> Solid Mechanics<\/strong> Design of steel structures<\/strong> Design of reinforced concrete and masonry structures<\/strong>
Bricks:<\/strong> Types, Indian standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength in masonry,
Cement
Concrete:<\/strong> Importance of
Weight Batcher, Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, concrete pump. Cranes, hoists, lifting equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Power shovel, hoe, dozer, dumper, trail waves and tractor, roller, sheep foot rollers, pumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fluid Properties, Pressure, Buoyancy, Flow kinematics, Integration of flow equations; Flow measurement; Viscosity, Hydraulic jump, pipe flow, losses in pipe flows, water hammer.
Pumps – Centrifugal pumps, Reciprocating pumps. Hydraulics Ram, Hydraulic turbines and its types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Properties of soil, Classification and interrelationship; Compaction, methods of compaction and their choice; Permeability and Seepage, Flow nets, Compressibility and consolidations, Shearing resistance, stresses and failure; Soil testing in laboratory and in-situ; Stress path and applications; Earth pressure theories, stress distribution in soil ; soil exploration, samplers, load test, penetration test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classification of surveys, Scales, Accuracy, Measurement of distances – direct and indirect method; Measurement of direction, Prismatic compass, Local Attraction, Theodolites-types, Measurement of elevation – leveling; Contours; PAPER – 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Elastic constants, stress, plane stress, Mohr’s circle of stress, strains and plane strain, Mohr’s circle of strain, combined stress: Elastic theories of failure; simple bending, shear; torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple members.
Shear force and bending moment diagrams, Direct and bending stresses, Determinate framed Structures, Deflection of beams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Design of riveted and welded connections, Tension and compressive members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Limit state design for bending, shear, and axial compression and Simple column footing. Codal provisions for slabs, beams, walls and floorings. Working stress method of design of R.C. members. Merit and Demerit of limit state and working stress method of design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n