1.1 PILE FOUNDATIONS
DEFINITION – USES OF PILES – TYPES OF PILES – BEARING PILES
AND FRICTION PILES- CLASSIFICATION BASED ON MATERIAL– STONE
PILES-ENCASED PILES- REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE PILES
CAST-IN SITU PILE AND PRECAST PILES DESCRIPTION, ADVANTAGES
AND DISADVANTAGES – LOAD BEARING PILES AND FRICTION PILES –
PURPOSE –SHEET PILES-TYPES – DESCRIPTION – CHOICE OF TYPE
OF PILE –FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED– PILE CAP AND PILE SHOE –
DESCRIPTION -LOAD TEST ON PILES– DESCRIPTION -PILE DRIVING–
EQUIPMENT – TYPES OF HAMMER -CHOICE OF HAMMER-CAUSES OF
FAILURE OF PILES– REINFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR RC PILES.
1.2 MODIFIED CONCRETE
2.1 PREFABRICATION SYSTEM:
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PREFABRICATION SYSTEMTERMS DEFINED: PRE FABRICATED BUILDING, MODULE, COMPOSITE
MEMBERS, MODULAR CO-ORDINATION, SYSTEM;- BASIC MODULE –
PLANNING MODULES GRID– MODULES IN HORIZONTAL PLANE FOR
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SAND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS – OTHER
CONSIDERATION – MODULE FOR COMPONENTS:-FLOORING SCHEME,
BEAMS, COLUMNS, WALLS; STAIRCASE,-LINTEL, SUNSHADETOLERANCE ON DIMENSIONS:-LENGTH, CROSS SECTIONAL
DIMENSION, STRAIGHTNESS, SQUARENESS, TWIST, FLATNESS.
2.2 PRE FABRICATIONMETHODS