CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

AND TECHNOLOGY
Course Overview
Introduction
Murari R R VARMA
D118 (Room)
murari[at]hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in (for relatively quicker responses)
murarivarma[at]gmail.com (Assignment reports)

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Objectives of this course

What else does civil Engineer do
Not only designing and analysis which is mostly
mathematics and mechanics.
What are the nature of job for the

construction engineers
More of an engineer at site than those doing

design
What is the expertise needed to succeed as

a construction entrepreneur or project

manager

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Civil engineer as a manager (in charge of a construction project)

Technical specialist
Knowledge primarily of mechanics, mathematics, design principles,
natural processes (hydrology, geology, pedology, environment
etc.) , materials, aesthetics, comfort etc.
Man Manager
Managing labor and skilled work force
Materials/ finance/ legal manager
How much material, where to buy, how to buy (conditions and legal
matters), at what cost etc.
Systems engineering
skills to optimize so as reduce cost, time and resources
Construction planning and management

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Course overview
Three major grouping of areas
Salient portions in building materials,

components and construction

Equipment used in selected areas of
construction
Introduction to construction project management
Introduction to Quantity estimation and valuation
Introduction to Procurement and contracts

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Choice of Building materials

Various Construction Materials,
their choice
Use of major construction
materials like concrete, steel

Building materials properties,

evaluation and uses based on
various constraints

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Building components and construction

Functional requirement,
Classifications and types of
buildings
Definition, classification and general
requirements of building components

Various types and their properties,

construction methods

Site preparation and services, site preparation,

layout and services etc.

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Construction technologies and equipment

Concrete production and concreting
Why
building
fails
during
earthquakes?
Philosophy of earthquake resistant
design.
Measures and provisions for EQ
Pile
foundation,
Dewatering, Tunneling,
resistant
construction
etc.
Earth work and earth moving
equipment, other equipment related to
construction, excavation, ground
improvements, compaction and
stabilization
Safety in construction

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Project management techniques

Networking techniques for
construction planning

Bar Chart, CPM and

Optimal scheduling

PERT,

Engineering economy and cost

benefit analysis of project

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Estimation, Valuation ,Contracts

Estimation of material quantities
based n specifications, earthwork
calculations, analysis of rates
Valuation of existing buildings and
properties
Tendering
processes,
contract
management acc. To existing legal
frameworks

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Course plan
Primary elements of buildings and their inter-relation ships
Selected specialized construction technology topics
Quantity surveying and valuation
Procurement and Contracts
Construction safety
Introduction to construction projects and framework
Construction planning and management

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Books
Text
Punmia, B C. Building Construction. New

Delhi: Laxmi Publication, 2008.

Gupta, Rajiv. Construction Planning and

Technology. Second. New Delhi: CBS, 2013.

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Books -Reference
Arora, S P, and S P Bindra. A textbook of Building construction. Fifth. New

Delhi: Dhanpatrai publications, 2011.

Datta, B N. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering. 26th. New Delhi:

UBS, 2008.
Mehta, Madan, Walter Scarborough, and Diane Armpriest. Building

construction : principles, materials, and systems. 2nd. NY: Pearson

Education, 2013.
Prabhu, Balagopal T S, K Vincent Paul, and C Vijayan. Building Design

and Drawing. Calicut: Spades Publishers, 2008.

Swamy, N. Kumara, and A. Kameswara Rao. Building planning and

Drawing. Seventh. Newdelhi: Charothar Publishing House, 2013

Hinze, Jimmie W. Construction Planning and Management. New Jersey:

Pearson Education, 2008.

Relevant B.I.S Codes including SP-7, National Building code of India, 2005

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Evaluation Scheme
Component

Duration

Weightage
(%)

Test 1

60 min

Test 2

Date & Time

Remarks

15

20/2, 12.30 - 1.30 PM

Closed

60 min

15

7/4, 12.30 - 1.30 PM

Closed

Assignments

Continuous

15

TBA (Approx.5)

Open

Term Project

Continuous

10

TBA

Open

Quiz

Continuous

TBA

Closed

Comprehensive

180 min

40

05/05 AN

Closed

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Evaluation criteria
Attendance and class participation(not

same)
May come to your help for final grades in

borderline cases
Recommendations (!!)
Assignment submissions
Kindly adhere to dead lines
Late submission heavy penalty

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Sources
Lecture Slides - CPT, Sivakumar M V N, BITS Pilani, 2013

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