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AKTU Construction Engineering (HTSE401) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Structural Engineering

Construction Engineering HTSE401

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Official AKTU syllabus of Construction Engineering (HTSE401) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Structural Engineering – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.

Syllabus — Construction Engineering

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HTSE401 · 3 credits · L-T-P 3-0-0

Course Outcomes: After completion of this course the student will be able to CO1. To understand the need of services in different types of buildings.

CO2. To understand Air Conditioning & Ventilation.

CO3. To understand the Acoustics of the buildings.

CO4. To understand the Thermal Insulation and Building Byelaws.

CO5. To understand the physical, social and economic parameters for regional planning.

Course Content

Unit-1Services in Residential and Commercial Buildings: Sanitation, Water supply, Electrical wiring, Rain water disposal, Lighting and illumination, Calculation for these services.6
Unit-2Air Conditioning & Ventilation: Natural ventilation, Control cooling systems, Modern systems of air conditioning, Ducting systems, Different mechanical means of air conditioning.8
Unit-3Acoustics: General Principles of transmission and passage of sound, Reverberation, Absorption, Reflection, Acoustic materials and their co-efficiency, Principles of good acoustic design.6
Unit-4Thermal Insulation: Behaviour of various building materials & thermal conductivity, Fire safety devices, Thermal insulation for air conditioned interior spaces, Working out air conditioning loads for different spaces. Architectural Control & Building Bylaws: Role of buildings byelaws in a city, Local byelaws and architectural controls, Façade control and zoning plans.10
Unit-5Regional Planning: Understanding of physical, social and economic parameters for regional planning. Landscaping: Forces of man and nature, their relationship and effect on shaping the landscape, Site analysis, Site and structure relationship and landscape assessment.10

Text Books

  1. “Space, time & Architecture” by Siegfried Giedion.
  2. “Structural Design in Architecture” by Salvadori & Levy.
  3. “Structure systems” by Heihtich Engle and Salvadiri & Hellet.
  4. “Services by Deshpande & Duggal.
  5. “Landscape Architecture” by J.O.Simonds.

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