Book Information Sheet

Building Planning and Drawing: With CD containing

AutoCAD commands with screen shots, 1/e
S.S Bhavikatti & M.V. Chitawadagi

2014 272 pp Paperback ISBN: 9789382332565 Price: 345.00

About the Book

The book deals with planning of buildings keeping in view good ventilation, thermal comfort, and acoustic requirements apart from satisfying
minimum standards and rules and regulations of local authorities, economy and future expansions are also taken care of in the building
planning. Drawings are made to give clear details of the buildings. The book explains detail in making building drawings with the aid of
computer. This book covers the requirement of Building Planning and Drawing course of diploma as well as degree courses. The practising
engineers will also find it as an excellent reference book.
To understand the commands of AutoCAD and use them, the sequential procedure and steps involved while drawing plan, elevation and
section are stored as screen captures and collection of these screen shots are placed in a CD which is enclosed with this book.

Salient Features
 Gives a detailed account in planning of various buildings, including computer-aided drawing.
 Illustrates the permission drawing showing plan, elevation, section, and site plan.
 Has specific chapters on important aspects like orientation and by-laws.
 Provides list of symbols and AutoCAD commands with screenshots in the appendix. Also includes a CD with screenshots within the AUTOCAD
environment.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Types of Buildings Based on Occupancy
3. Types of Residential Buildings
4. Basic Concepts of Building Elements
5. Methods of Construction
6. Cost-effective Building Techniques in Construction
7. Construction Management Techniques
8. Site Selection for Residential Buildings
9. Influence of Climate on Building Planning
10. Orientation of Building
11. Principles of Building Planning
12. Building by-Laws
13. Planning of Residential Buildings
14. Planning of Public Buildings
15. Building Services
17. Computer Aided Building Drawing
18. Typical Drawings Appendix Index.

About the Author

S.S Bhavikatti :- Dr. S.S. Bhavikatti studied at BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli for his BE (Civil) degree and graduated from
Karnataka University, Dharwad in 1963 sharing first rank with another candidate. The same year he joined Karnataka Regional of Engineering
College (presently NITK) Surathkal, as a teacher. He secured M.E. degree in Structural Engineering in 1967 from University of Roorkee,
Roorkee (presently IIT Roorkee) under Technical Teachers Training Programme and Ph.D. degree in 1977 from IIT Delhi under Quality
Improvement Programme. He served NITK in different capacities like Head of Civil Engineering Department, Chairman, Centre for Continuing
Education, Chairman Central Computer Centre and Dean (Administration). From November 2001 to November 2005, he served at SDM College
of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. He then served RYMEC, Bellary as Principal upto September 2007. Presently he is working as
Emeritus Professor at BVB College of Engineering and Technology. He has published 61 technical papers and 28 books. He has guided 68
students for M.Tech dissertation and 5 students for Ph.D. He was member of organizing scientific committee of international seminars organized
by IASS held at Taegue (South Korea) in 1990, Tokyo (Japan) in 1993 and Taipei (Taiwan) in 1997. He is member of several Indian and
International professional bodies and several technical committees appointed by Government of Karnataka.

M.V. Chitawadagi :- M.V. Chitawadagi, Professor, BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli