SECTION – I
Construction Practices
Unit 1: (13)
Introduction -Conceptual planning of new project, site access and services, Mechanical v/s Manual construction.
Excavation in Earth: Earth moving equipments - Tractors, Bulldozers, Scrappers, Power
shovel, Hoes, simple numerical problems based on cycle time and production rates, Drag line, Clamshell,Trenchers, Compactors- types and performance, operating efficiencies, lifting capacities,
Unit 2 (07)
Excavation in hard rock:Rippers, jack hammers, drills, compressors and pneumatic equipments Blasting explosives, detonators, fuses, Drainage in excavation – necessity and methods of dewatering.
Unit 3: (06)
RMC plant, layout and production capacity. Grouting, Shotcreting, under water concreting. Slip formwork
Unit 4 (08)
Prefabricated construction: Relative economy,Steel construction: Planning and field operations, Erection equipments Floating and dredging equipments. Asphalt mixing and batching plant (Hot mix plant), Sensor Paver for rigid roads, Crushing plants Belt conveyers, cableways - Need and Construction methods
Unit 5: (06)
a) Diaphragm Walls – Purpose and Construction Methods
b) Safety measures in construction, prevention of accidents
C) Introduction to Disaster management
SECTION – II
TOWN PLANNING
Unit 1: (07)
Necessity and scope of Town Planning, Brief history. Greek and Roman towns, planning in ancient India - Indus Valley civilization. Vedic period. Buddhist period. Medieval period. Mogul period. British period. Post independence period. Contribution of town planners in modern era such as Sir Patrick Geddes. Sir Ebenezer Howard. Clarence stein sir Patrick Abercrombie, Le corbusier Present status of town planning in India.
Layout of residential units, neighbourhood unit planning, Radburn plan, grid iron pattern. Cul de sacs shoe string development. Growth pattern of towns, concentric satellite, ribbon development, scattered growth
Unit 2: (07)
Elements of town, various zones, Types of zoning ,development control rules and Building Bye Laws ,Urban roads- Objective and classification of roads, various road networks, Surveys of data collection, physical, social, economic civic etc. Analysis of data, Town aesthetics, landscape architecture. Suitability of trees. Treatment of traffic islands, open spaces walks ways public sit-outs. Continuous park system. Green ways.
Unit 3: (06)
Different town planning works with reference to M.R.T.P. Act. (Brief idea about various provisions): Land acquisition act – necessity and procedure of acquisition.village planning- Planning process, Multilevel planning, Decentralization concepts, Rural developments- planning methodology, Growth centre approach, Area Development approach, Integrated rural development approach
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| Author: Prasannajit 28 Sep 2010 | Member Level: Gold Points : 1 |
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Prasannajit
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