CE2203 - Construction techniques, Equipment and Practice Syllabus- Civil Engineering | Anna University

CE2203 - Construction techniques, Equipment and Practice Syllabus- Civil Engineering | Anna University

                                     Students those who are all studying 2nd year 3rd semester B.E civil engineering at Anna University or Anna University affiliated colleges all are applicable to below syllabus. CE2203 is the subject code for the subject "Construction techniques, Equipment and Practice" of B.E 3rd semester Civil Engineering Anna university Students. So go through the syllabus below which will help you to find the exact covered subjects, topics, text books and reference books.

CE2203 CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICES 

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this course is to make the student aware of the various construction

techniques, practices and the equipment needed for different types of construction activities. At

the end of this course the student shall have a reasonable knowledge about the various

construction procedures for sub to super structure and also the equipment needed for

construction of various types of structures from foundation to super structure.

UNIT I CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY 

Cements – Grade of cements - manufacture of cement – concrete chemicals and Applications –

Mix design concept – mix design as per BIS & ACI methods – manufacturing of concrete –

Batching – mixing – transporting – placing – compaction of concrete – curing and finishing.

Testing of fresh and hardened concrete – quality of concrete - Non – destructive testing.

UNIT II CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES 

Specifications, details and sequence of activities and construction co-ordination – Site

Clearance – Marking – Earthwork - masonry – stone masonry – Bond in masonry - concrete

hollow block masonry – flooring – damp proof courses – construction joints – movement and

expansion joints – pre cast pavements – Building foundations – basements – temporary shed –

centering and shuttering – slip forms – scaffoldings – de-shuttering forms – Fabrication and

erection of steel trusses – frames – braced domes – laying brick –– weather and water proof –

roof finishes – acoustic and fire protection. 

UNIT III SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 

Techniques of Box jacking – Pipe Jacking -under water construction of diaphragm walls and

basement-Tunneling techniques – Piling techniques - well and caisson - sinking cofferdam -

cable anchoring and grouting-driving diaphragm walls, sheet piles - shoring for deep cutting -

well points -Dewatering and stand by Plant equipment for underground open excavation.

UNIT IV SUPER STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 

Launching girders, bridge decks, off shore platforms – special forms for shells - techniques for

heavy decks – in-situ pre-stressing in high rise structures, Material handling - erecting light

weight components on tall structures - Support structure for heavy Equipment and conveyors -

Erection of articulated structures, braced domes and space decks.

UNIT V CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 

Selection of equipment for earth work - earth moving operations - types of earthwork equipment

- tractors, motor graders, scrapers, front end waders, earth movers – Equipment for foundation

and pile driving. Equipment for compaction, batching and mixing and concreting - Equipment for

material handling and erection of structures - Equipment for dredging, trenching, tunneling,

TOTAL: 60 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS

1. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder, C., "Construction Planning, Equipment

and Methods", 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 1995.

2. Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., Building Construction, Planning Techniques and Method of

Construction, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1997.

3. Varghese , P.C. Building construction, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2007.

4. Sheety, M.S, Concrete Technology, Theory and Practice, S. Chand and Company Ltd, New

Delhi, 2005.

REFERENCES

1. Jha J and Sinha S.K., Construction and Foundation Engineering, Khanna Publishers, 1993.

2. Sharma S.C. “Construction Equipment and Management”, Khanna Publishers New Delhi,

1988.

3. Deodhar, S.V. “Construction Equipment and Job Planning”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi,

1988.

4. Dr. Mahesh Varma, “Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application”, Metropolitan

Book Company, New Delhi-, 1983.

5. Gambhir, M.L, Concrete Technology, Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New

Delhi, 2004