Building Sciences & Mechanics 1BESC104A
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Module 1: Introduction to building science
Importance and Scope of various fields of Civil Engineering : Surveying, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Planning and Project Management. Basic Materials of Construction: Types and Uses of Bricks, Stones, Cement, Structural Steel, Wood and Concrete. Structural Elements of a Building: Concept of Foundation, Plinth, Lintel, Chejja, Masonry wall, Column, Beam, Slab, Flooring and Staircase.
Module 2: Sustainable Built Environment
Emerging materials : Types and Uses of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) blocks, Bamboo, Recycled plastics, Material selection criteria, Durability, Sustainability, Smart City concept. Green Building : Green building materials and rating systems IGBC, LEED , GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) for new buildings – Purpose - Key highlights - Point System with Differential weightage.
Module 3: Force Systems
Concept of idealization, System of forces, Principles of transmissibility of a force, Resolution and composition of forces, Law of Parallelogram of forces, Concurrent and non-concurrent coplanar force systems, Moment of forces, Couple, Varignon’s theorem : Numerical examples.
Module 4: Detailed Syllabus
Equilibrium and Support Reactions Free body diagram, equations of equilibrium, Lami’s Theorem, Equilibrium of Coplanar Concurrent and Non -concurrent force systems: Numerical examples. Types of loadings, beams and supports, Concept of Statically determinate and indeterminate structures (Definitions with examples only), Support reactions : Numerical examples on Statically determinate beams.
Module 5: (08 Hours) Centroid of Plane areas
Introduction, Locating the centroid of rectangle, triangle, circle, semicircle and quadrant of a circle using method of integration, centroid of composite areas and simple built up sections: Numerical examples.
Textbooks & Resources
- Rangwala, Building Construction,33rd Edition, 2016, Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., ISBN-10 : 40, ISBN-13 : 978-41
- Bansal R. K., Rakesh Ranjan Beohar and Ahmad Ali Khan, Basic Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 3rd Edition, 2015, Laxmi Publications, ISBN: 56674.
- Kolhapure B K, Elements of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 11th Edition, 2018, Eastern Book Promoters Belgaum [EBPB], ISBN: 03896
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