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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION THREE YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING SUBJECT :- MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION - I FIRST SEMESTER CONTACT HRS./WEEK : 04 CONTACT HRS./SEM.:64 TIME SCHEDULE MAJOR TOPICS PERIOD IN HOURS UNIT I Stones Timber UNIT II Bricks Clay products UNIT III Ferrous metals Non-ferrous metals Alloys Tests Total 06 06 06 03 64 15 06 14 08

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THREE YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRST SEMESTER SUBJECT :- MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION - I CONTACT HRS./WEEK : 04 CONTACT HRS./SEM.: 64 COURSE CONTENTS UNIT I 1 STONES * Stone as an engineering material * Classification of rocks * Characteristics of good building stones * Properties and uses of different types of stones * Quarrying of stones * Deterioration of stone and retardation of decay of stones * Preservation and decay of stones * Artificial stones * List of standard tests with their values and objectives 2 TIMBER * Classification and Sources * Classification of Trees and their explanation * Hard and Soft wood and their differences * Defects in timber * Decay of Timber and its Prevention * Preservation of Timber * Seasoning of Timber * Conversion of timber and Market form * Industrial Timber UNIT II 3 BRICKS * Raw materials for manufacturing bricks * I.S specification * Uses of bricks * Classification of bricks * Manufacturing process by clamps and kilns * Requirements of good bricks * Fire bricks, Refractory bricks and their types and uses * Test of bricks, their objectives and standard values * Substitutes for bricks (a) Stabilised soil blocks (b) Hollow bricks (c) Fly ash bricks (d) Concrete blocks - solid and hollow 4 CLAY PRODUCTS * Clay tiles- their characteristics, types and uses * Terracotta- definition, types and uses * Application of clay bricks in engineering field * Ceramic tiles- their characteristics, types and uses * Commercial sizes of ceramic tiles & popular brand names

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UNIT III 5 FERROUS METALS * Types, properties, and uses of ferrous metals - cast iron, wrought iron & mild steel * Market forms of cast iron, wrought iron and mild steel * Deformed bars - their types, properties and uses * Tor-steel, Tiscon-steel, RTS bars- their types, properties and uses * TMT bars, properties and uses * High tensile steel - its types, properties and uses 6 NON-FERROUS METALS * Properties, uses and advantages of non-ferrous metals - Copper, Aluminum, Zinc and Tin * Their market forms and application in engineering field 7 ALLOYS * Types, properties and uses - aluminum alloys, copper alloys and steel alloy * Their market forms used in engineering field UNIT I STONES GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1.0 At the end of the course of study, the student will be able to : Know the properties and selection of stones in building constructions SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 1.1 List the engineering aspects of stones 1.2 State the uses of stones as an engineering material 1.3 Classify the rocks based on geological, physical and chemical properties 1.4 Explain the characteristics of good stones 1.5 Explain the methods of quarrying of stones and precautions to be taken in blasting 1.6 Name the tests on stone as per IS Standards for building stones with permissible values 1.7 State the properties and uses of important varieties of stones and their availability in India in general and Karnataka in particular ( Granite, Basalt, Laterite, Slate, Sandstone, Quartzite, Limestone and Marble) 1.8 Explain the artificial stones TIMBER GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 2.0 At the end of the course of study, the student will be able to : Know the properties and uses timber SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 2.1 List the engineering aspects of timber 2.2 Classify the timber into exogenous and endogenous types 2.3 Differentiate the hard and soft wood 2.4 Explain various defects in timber 2.5 Explain decay and its prevention in timber 2.6 Explain the seasoning of timber 2.7 Explain conversion of timber to market forms 2.8 State the types and uses of industrial timber 2.9 Identify the different types of timber which are available in India in general and Karnataka in particular. UNIT II BRICKS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 3.0 Upon the completion of the study of the subject the student should be able to : Know the properties , uses of bricks in building constructions. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 3.1 List the engineering aspects of bricks

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3.2 Mention the classification and uses of bricks based on shape, composition of brick , purpose, burning and moulding. 3.3 Mention the dimensions of bricks as per IS and existing practice 3.4 Explain different stages in manufacture of bricks 3.5 Explain the process of kiln burning and clamp burning 3.6 Explain the advantages of kiln burning over clamp burning 3.7 Differentiate between continuous kiln and intermittent kiln 3.8 State the requirements of good bricks 3.9 Explain fire bricks and refractory bricks, their types and uses 3.10 List the standard tests with their permissible/ standards values and objectives for tests. 3.11 Explain stabilized soil blocks, hollow blocks, flyash bricks and concrete blocks- their advantages and disadvantages CLAY PRODUCTS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 4.00 Upon the completion of the study of the subject the student should be able to : Know the properties and uses of clay products in civil engineering constructions. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 4.1 Mention the types of tiles, characteristics and uses 4.2 State the good qualities of tiles 4.3 Define terracota, types and uses 4.4 State the uses of clay bricks 4.5 Define ceramic tiles, types, characteristics and uses 4.6 Commercial sizes of ceramic tiles and popular brand names UNIT III FERROUS METALS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 5.0 Upon the completion of the study of the subject the student should be able to : Know the properties and Civil Engineering uses of ferrous metals SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 5.1 List the engineering aspects of ferrous metals 5.2 List the important ferrous metals 5.3 State the properties and uses of cast-iron, wrought iron, mild steel, hard steel, Tor-steel, high tensile steel 5.4 State the market forms of steel sections as per IS 5.5 Identify all market forms of structural steel bars NON FERROUS METALS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 6.0 List the properties and Civil engineering uses of non ferrous metals SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 6.1 List the engineering aspects of non-ferrous metals 6.2 List the important non-ferrous metals 6.3 State the properties and uses of Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead and Tin 6.4 State the market forms of copper & aluminum sections as per IS ALLOYS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 7.0 Know the properties and uses of alloys SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES 7.1 List the engineering aspects of alloys 7.2 State the properties and uses of Copper, Aluminum, Zinc, Lead and Tin alloys

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moc1_course content REFERENCE 1. Engineering Materials by SC Rangwala 2. Engineering Materials by GJ Kulkarni 3. Engineering Materials by Sushil Kumar 4. Engineering Materials by Duggal 5. Engineering Materials by Gurucharan Singh 6. Concrete technology by M.S. Shetty 7. Materials of construction by TTTI Publication (Oxford university madras) 8. Materials of construction -I by H.S.Vishwanath 9. Building Materials by- P.C.Varghese(Prentice Hall)

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TABEL OF SPECIFICATIONS % WEIGHTAGE KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION ANALYSIS SYNTHESIS EVALUATION TOTAL CONTENT STONES TIMBER BRICKS CLAY PRODUCTS FERROUS METALS NON-FERROUS METALS ALLOYS 22 13 25 10 10 10 10 100 11 6 13 5 5 5 5 50 6 3 7 3 3 3 3 28 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 22 TOTAL 22 13 25 10 10 10 10 100