TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gopi,Satheesh
TI  - Basic Civil Engineering
SN  - 9789332500921
U1  -  624  23
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Part I: Materials for Construction -- Chapter 1: Stones -- 1.1 Sources of Stones -- 1.2 Classification of Rocks -- 1.2.1 Geological classification -- 1.2.2 Chemical classification -- 1.2.3 Physical classification -- 1.2.4 Practical classification -- 1.3 Dressing of Stones -- 1.3.1 Types of dressing -- 1.4 Properties of Good Stone -- 1.5 Common Building Stones in India -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Sand -- 2.1 Natural Sources of Sand -- 2.1.1 Pit sand -- 2.1.2 River sand -- 2.1.3 Sea sand -- 2.2 Classification of Sand -- 2.1.1 Pit sand -- 2.1.2 River sand -- 2.1.3 Sea sand -- 2.3 Bulking of Sand -- 2.4 Properties of Good Sand -- 2.4.1 Functions of sand in mortar -- 2.4.2 Substitutes for sand -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Lime -- 3.1 Sources of Lime -- 3.2 Classification of Lime -- 3.2.1 Fat lime -- 3.2.2 Hydraulic lime -- 3.2.3 Poor lime -- 3.3 Calcination of Lime in Clamps and Kilns -- 3.3.1 Calcination -- 3.4 Slaking of Lime -- 3.4.1 Tank slaking -- 3.4.2 Platform slaking -- 3.5 Comparison Between Fat Lime and Hydraulic Lime -- 3.6 Uses of Lime -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Cement -- 4.1 Properties of Cement -- 4.2 Ingredients of Cement -- 4.2.1 Harmful constituents of cement -- 4.3 Setting Time of Cement -- 4.3.1 Initial setting time - procedure -- 4.3.2 Final setting time - rocedure -- 4.4 Manufacture of Cement -- 4.4.1 Wet process -- 4.4.2 Dry process -- 4.5 Different Types of Cement and Uses -- 4.6 Different Grades of Cement -- 4.7 Storage of Cement -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Bricks -- 5.1 Composition of Good Brick Earth -- 5.2 Manufacture of Bricks -- 5.2.1 Selection and preparation of clay -- 5.2.2 Moulding -- 5.2.3 Drying -- 5.2.4 Burning -- 5.3 Size and Weight of Bricks -- 5.4 Qualities of a Good Brick -- 5.5 Falg Bricks -- 5.6 Fly Ash Bricks -- Review Questions; Chapter 6: Tiles -- 6.1 Different Types of Tiles -- 6.1.1 Drain tiles -- 6.1.2 Flooring tiles -- 6.1.3 Roofing tiles -- 6.1.4 Encaustic tiles -- 6.2 Characteristics of a Good Tile -- 6.3 Porcelain Glazed Tiles -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7: Timber -- 7.1 Classifications of Trees -- 7.1.1 Endogenous -- 7.1.2 Exogenous -- 7.2 Structure of a Tree -- 7.2.1 Macrostructure -- 7.2.2 Microstructure -- 7.3 Qualities of Good Timber -- 7.4 Seasoning of Timber -- 7.4.1 Methods of seasoning -- 7.5 Common Timbers Used for Building Work -- 7.6 Types of Plywood and Their Uses -- 7.7 Veneers -- 7.8 Particle Board -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Steel -- 8.1 Uses of Steel in Building Works -- 8.2 Steel as a Reinforcement in Concrete -- 8.3 Market Forms of Steel -- 8.3.1 Angle sections -- 8.3.2 Channel sections -- 8.3.3 Corrugated sheets -- 8.3.4 Expanded metal -- 8.3.5 Flat bars -- 8.3.6 I-sections -- 8.3.7 Plates -- 8.3.8 Ribbed-torsteel bars -- 8.3.9 Round bars -- 8.3.10 Square bars -- 8.3.11 T-section -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Aluminium -- 9.1 Manufacture -- 9.1.1 Purification of the ore to produce alumina (Al2 O3 ) -- 9.1.2 Reduction of alumina by electrolysis -- 9.2 Properties of Aluminium -- 9.3 Uses -- 9.4 Aluminium as a Building Material -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Paints and Varnishes -- 10.1 Characteristics of an Ideal Paint -- 10.2 Ingredients of Paint -- 10.2.1 Base -- 10.2.2 Vehicles -- 10.2.3 Driers -- 10.2.4 Colouring pigments -- 10.2.5 Solvents -- 10.3 Types of Paints -- 10.4 Uses of Paint -- 10.5 Varnish -- 10.6 Ingredients of Varnish -- 10.7 Characteristics of Ideal Varnishes -- 10.8 Types of Varnishes -- Review Questions -- Chapter 11: Miscellaneous Building Materials -- 11.1 Glass -- 11.1.1 Properties of glass -- 11.1.2 Uses of glass as a building material -- 11.2 Rubber -- 11.3 PVC -- 11.4 Plaster of Paris; 11.5 Damp Proofing Materials -- 11.5.1 Different types of damp proofing materials -- 11.6 Adhesives -- 11.6.1 Advantages of adhesives -- 11.6.2 Disadvantages of adhesives -- 11.7 Cost-Effective Materials -- 11.7.1 Flyash -- 11.7.2 Soil-cement blocks -- 11.7.3 Stabilized mud blocks -- 11.7.4 Stone blocks -- 11.7.5 Lime-based stone masonry blocks -- 11.7.6 Uses of lime -- 11.7.7 Concrete hollow blocks -- 11.7.8 Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) -- 11.7.9 Sand lime bricks -- 11.7.10 Ferrocement -- 11.7.11 Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) -- Review Questions -- Part II: Building Construction -- Chapter 12: Component Parts of a Building -- 12.1 Building Components and Their Basic Requirements -- 12.1.1 Foundation -- 12.1.2 Plinth -- 12.1.3 Walls and piers in superstructure -- 12.1.4 Floors -- 12.1.5 Doors and windows -- 12.1.6 Sills, lintels and weather shades -- 12.1.7 Roofs -- 12.1.8 Steps and stairs -- 12.1.9 Finishes for walls -- 12.2 Planning Regulations -- 12.2.1 Building line and control line -- 12.2.2 Built-up area -- 12.2.3 Open space requirements -- 12.2.4 Size of the rooms -- 12.2.5 Lighting and ventilation of rooms -- Review Questions -- Chapter 13: Foundation -- 13.1 Purpose of Providing a Foundation -- 13.2 Bearing Capacity of Soil -- 13.2.1 Bearing capacity of various types of soil -- 13.2.2 Methods for improving the bearing capacity of soil -- 13.3 Plate Load Test -- 13.3.1 Working principle -- 13.3.2 Test set-up -- 13.3.3 Testing procedure and observations -- 13.3.4 Limitations of plate load test -- 13.4 Various Types of Foundations with Sketches -- 13.4.1 Spread footing -- 13.4.2 Stepped footing -- 13.4.3 Isolated and combined footing -- 13.4.4 Mat or raft foundation -- 13.4.5 Pile foundation -- 13.4.6 Well foundations -- Review Questions -- Chapter 14: Mortar -- 14.1 Functions of Mortar in Building Works; 14.2 Types of Mortars and Their Preparation -- 14.2.1 Lime mortars -- 14.2.2 Cement mortar -- 14.2.3 Gauged mortars -- Review Questions -- Chapter 15: Masonry Works -- 15.1 Definition of Terms -- 15.2 Stone Masonry -- 15.3 Classification of Stone Masonry -- 15.3.1 Rubble masonry -- 15.3.2 Ashlar masonry -- 15.3.3 Mortars used for stone masonry -- 15.3.4 Joints in stone masonry -- 15.4 Brick Masonry -- 15.5 Types of Brick Masonry -- 15.6 Bonds in Brick Masonry -- 15.6.1 Stretcher bond -- 15.6.2 Header bond -- 15.6.3 English bond -- 15.6.4 Flemish bond -- 15.6.5 Garden-wall bond -- 15.6.6 Dutch bond -- 15.6.7 Herringbone bond -- 15.6.8 Zigzag bond -- 15.6.9 Brick on edge bond -- 15.6.10 Facing bond -- 15.7 General Principles in Brick Masonry -- Review Questions -- Chapter 16: Concrete -- 16.1 Ingredients of Concrete and Their Functions -- 16.2 Proportion of Mix Used for Different Works -- 16.3 Fine Aggregate and Coarse Aggregate -- 16.3.1 Fine aggregate -- 16.3.2 Coarse aggregate -- 16.4 Significance of Sand in Concrete -- 16.5 Water-Cement Ratio -- 16.6 Properties of Concrete -- 16.6.1 Strength -- 16.6.2 Durability -- 16.6.3 Workability -- 16.7 Mixing of Concrete -- 16.7.1 Hand mixing -- 16.7.2 Machine mixing -- 16.8 Transporting and Placing of Concrete -- 16.9 Compaction of Concrete -- 16.9.1 Methods of compaction -- 16.10 Curing of Concrete -- 16.10.1 Water curing -- 16.10.2 Membrane curing -- 16.10.3 Application of heat -- 16.11 Formwork -- 16.11.1 Requirements of a good formwork -- 16.11.2 Steel formwork -- 16.11.3 Timber formwork -- 16.11.4 Failures of formwork -- 16.11.5 Formwork for columns -- 16.11.6 Formwork for walls -- 16.11.7 Stripping time of formwork -- Review Questions -- Chapter 17: Doors and Windows -- 17.1 Location of Doors and Windows -- 17.2 Doors -- 17.2.1 Swinging doors -- 17.2.2 Folding doors -- 17.2.3 Sliding doors; 17.2.4 Rolling doors -- 17.2.5 Revolving doors -- 17.2.6 Collapsible doors -- 17.3 Windows -- 17.3.1 Fixed window -- 17.3.2 Double hung window -- 17.3.3 Horizontal sliding window -- 17.3.4 Casement window -- 17.3.5 Folding window -- 17.3.6 Pivoted window -- 17.3.7 Top - and bottom-hinged window -- 17.3.8 Projected window -- 17.3.9 Hopper window -- 17.4 Types of Doors -- 17.4.1 Battened and ledged door -- 17.4.2 Battened, ledged and braced door -- 17.4.3 Battened, ledged and framed door -- 17.4.4 Battened, ledged, framed and braced door -- 17.4.5 Framed and panelled door -- 17.4.6 Glazed or sash door -- 17.4.7 Flush door -- 17.4.8 Louvered door or ventilated door -- 17.4.9 Wire gauzed door -- 17.4.10 Collapsible steel door -- 17.4.11 Rolling steel shutter door -- 17.4.12 Revolving door -- 17.4.13 Side sliding door -- 17.5 Types of Windows -- 17.5.1 Casement window -- 17.5.2 Double hung window -- 17.5.3 Sash or glazed window -- 17.5.4 Louvered window -- 17.5.5 Metal window -- 17.5.6 Sliding window -- 17.5.7 Pivoted window -- 17.5.8 Bay window -- 17.5.9 Clere-story window -- 17.5.10 Corner window -- 17.5.11 Dormer window -- 17.5.12 Lantern light -- 17.5.13 Sky light -- 17.5.14 Circular window -- 17.6 Fixtures and Fastenings for Doors and Windows -- Review Questions -- Chapter 18: Roof -- 18.1 Technical Terms -- 18.2 Pitched Roof or Sloping Roof -- 18.2.1 Lean to roof -- 18.2.2 Couple roof -- 18.2.3 Couple close roof -- 18.2.4 Collar beam roof -- 18.2.5 Collar and tieroof -- 18.2.6 King post truss -- 18.2.7 Queen post truss -- 18.2.8 Mansard truss -- 18.2.9 Belfast roof trusses -- 18.2.10 Steel trusses -- 18.3 Flat Roofs -- 18.3.1 Advantages of flat roof -- 18.3.2 Disadvantages of flat roof -- 18.3.3 Types of flat roof -- 18.4 Shell Roof -- 18.5 Domes -- 18.6 Selection of Roof Covering Materials -- 18.7 Roof Covering Materials -- 18.7.1 Thatch covering; 18.7.2 Shingles
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