Course Syllabus

Construction Materials: Introduction to material structure and properties. Metals and Special Alloys of Steel – Glass and Glazing – Structural Plastics and Composites – Polymer Membranes, Coatings, Adhesives – Flooring and Facade Materials – High performance concrete.

Sub-structure Construction: Construction of diaphragm walls, H walls and basement- Shoring for deep cutting – Underpinning; Trenchless Technology; Box jacking, Pipe Jacking. Tunneling Techniques- Piling Techniques-Driving Well And Caisson-Sinking Cofferdam – Cable Anchoring and Grouting.

Super Structure Construction: Techniques of construction for continuous concreting operation in Tall buildings of various shapes and varying sections – cooling towers, silos, chimney – erection techniques of tall structures – erection of articulated structures – aerial transporting, handling, erecting light weight components on tall structures – Large span structures – In-situ pre-stressing in high rise structures. Composite construction of steel and concrete. Rapid construction techniques.

Special Structures: Construction sequences in sky scrapers, bow string bridges, cable stayed bridges – Launching techniques for heavy decks and box decks – support structure for heavy equipment and machinery in industries.

• Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, Mamlouk, M.S. and Zaniewski, Prentice Hall, 2010.
• Modern Construction and Ground Engineering Equipment and Methods, Harris, F., Prentice Hall, 2013.
• Heavy Construction – Planning, Equipment and Methods, Singh. J, Third Edition, CRC Press, 2009.
• Construction Technology for Tall Buildings, Michael Chew Yit Lin, Singapore University Press, Singapore, 2001.
• Composite Structures of Steel and Concrete, Johnson, R.P., Wiley India Exclusive, 2013.