FORM NO.

CF6

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Thandalam, Chennai 602 105

LESSON PLAN

Faculty Name : B.MAGESH

Subject Name : Construction techniques equipment and Code : CE2203
practices

Year : II Semester : III

Degree & Branch : B.E. Civil Engineering Section :

Aim:

To make the student aware of the various construction techniques, practices and the equipment needed for
different types of construction activities.

To 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.

Text Book(s):

1. Sheety, M.S, Concrete Technology, Theory and Practice, S. Chand and Company Ltd, Newdelhi
2. Dr.b.c punmia building construction, laxmi publication limited,chennai
3. Dr.Arrora. construction equipment and management

Reference Book(s):
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. Gambhir, M.L, Concrete Technology, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd, New
S. Period/ T / R* Book
Date Unit Topic(s)
No. Hours Book No.
UNIT - I CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
1 28/6/10 1 I Introduction, Cements Grade of cements T 1
Manufacturing of cement wet process, dry
2 30/6/10 2-3 I T 1
process
Concrete chemicals and its applications
3 2/7/10 4 I T 1
Mix design concept
4. 5/7/10 5 I T 1
5 8/7/10 6,7 I mix design as per BIS & ACI methods T 1
6. 7/7/10 8 I Manufacturing of concrete,batching,mixing T 1
7 12/7/10 9 I Transporting and placing of concrete T 1
8 14/7/10 10 I Compaction of concrete T 1
Curing and finishing of concrete
9 16/7/10 11 I T 1
10 20/7/10 12 I Testing of fresh nd hardened concrete T 1
11 22/7/10 13 I Non destructive testing T 1
Quality of concrete
12 23/7/10 14 I T 1
UNIT- II CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
Specifications, details and sequence of activities
10 26/7/10 13 II T 2
and construction co-ordination
11 29/7/10 14 II . site clearance, marking, earth work T 2
12 30/7/10 15,16 II Masonry, stone masonry T 2
Brick masonry ,bond in masonry
13 2/8/10 16 II T 2
14 5/8/10 17 II Concrete hollow block masonry T 2
15 6/8/10 18 II flooring T 2
Damp proof course
16 11/8/10 19 II T 2
Construction joint, movement joints, expansion
17 12/8/10 20 II T 2
joints
18 13/8/10 21 II Precast pavements, temporary sheds T 2
19 13/8/10 22,23 II foundations T 2
Centering and shuttering
20 16/8/10 24 II T 2
Slip forms, scaffolding
21 16/8/10 25 II T 2
shuttering forms, Fabrication and erection of
steel
22 18/8/10 26 II T 2
.

23 18/8/10 27 II Frames ,braced dooms T 2

24 19/8/10 28 II Laying bricks, weather and water proof T 2
25 19/8/10 29 II Roof finishes T 2
26 24/8/10 30,31 II Acoustic and fire protection T 2
UNIT- III SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION
27 24/8/10 32 III Techniques of Box jacking , Pipe Jacking N
Under water construction of diaphragm walls
28 26/8/10 33 III N
and basement
29 29/8/10 34 III Tunneling techniques N
30 30/8/10 35 III . piling techniques T 2
S. Period/ T / R* Book
Date Unit Topic(s)
No. Hours Book No.
31 30/8/10 37 III Well and caissons T 2
32 2/9/10 36 III Sinking cofferdam T 2
Cable anchoring and grouting, sheet piles
33 9/9/10 37 III N
34 9/9/10 38 III
Shoring for deep cutting ,well points N
Dewatering and stand by Plant equipment for
35 9/9/10 39 III N
underground open excavation
UNIT- IV SUPER STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION
36 10/9/10 40 IV Launching girders, bridge decks, R 1
Off shore platforms
37 12/9/10 41 IV N
Special forms for shells ,techniques for heavy
38 15/9/10 42 IV R 1
deck
39 17/9/10 43 IV in-situ pre-stressing in high rise structures, R 1
Material handling - erecting light weight
40 18/9/10 44 IV N
components on tall structures
Support structure for heavy Equipment and
41 20/9/10 45 IV N
conveyors
Erection
42 22/9/10 46 IV N
of articulated structures
43 23/9/10 47 IV braced domes and space decks R 4

UNIT- V CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Selection of equipment for earth work - earth
44 23/9/10 48,49 V moving operations T 3

types of earthwork equipment -

45 25/9/10 50 V T 3
tractors,
46 2/9/10 51,52 V motor graders, scrapers T 3
47 27/9/10 53 V front end waders, earth movers T 3
Equipment for foundation and
48 27/9/10 54 V T 3
pile driving.
49 29/9/10 55 V Equipment for compaction, T 3
Equipment for batching and mixing and
50 29/9/10 56,57 V T 3
concreting
Equipment for
51 30/9/10 58 V T 3
erection of structures
52 30/9/10 59,60 V Equipment for dredging, trenching, tunneling T 3

T Text Book / R Reference Book

N Class notes
Total Hrs: =60