B.Tech. IV Sem CIVIL Engineering

IV SEMESTER

4CE5. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

 

UNIT 1
Introduction:
Types of buildings, criteria for location and site selection, site plan and its detail.
Sun Consideration : Different methods of drawing sun chart, sun shading devices, design of louvers, energy conservation in buildings, passive solar cooling and heating of buildings.


UNIT 2
Climatic and comfort Consideration :
Elements of climate, global climate, climatic zones of India, comfort conditions, biclimatic chart, climate modulating devices.
Orientation: Meaning, factors affecting orientation, orientation criteria for tropical climate.
Building Bye Laws and NBC Regulations : Objective of by-laws, Regulation regarding; means of access, lines of building frontages, covered area, floor area ratio, open spaces around buildings, height & sizes of rooms, plinth regulation and sanitation provisions.


UNIT 3
Principles of Planning : Different factors affecting planning viz-aspect, prospect, furniture requirement, roominess, grouping, circulation, elegance, privacy etc.
Vastu Shastra In Modern Building planning : Factors considered in Vastu, site selection, orientation, planning and design of residential buildings.


UNIT 4
Functional design and Accommodation requirements
(A) Residential Buildings : Anthrometry, activities and their spatial requirements; Area planning, living area, sleeping area, service area; Bubble diagram showing sequence of arrangement of area, plan, elevation, sectional elevation.
(B) Non Residential Buildings : viz-school buildings, rest house, primary health centres, post office, bank, college library, cinema theatres etc.


UNIT 5
Services in Buildings

(A) Lighting and ventilation, doors and windows.
(B) Acoustics, sound insulation and noise control.