CE305: ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES 
                                       CREDITS = 5 (L=3, T=2, P=0) 
               
               
              Course Objectives:  
                 1.  Create awareness about construction practices for sub structure of heavy structures 
                     under various conditions. 
                 2.  Relate recent advancement in heavy construction. 
                 3.  Impart knowledge of construction of tall structures. 
                 4.  Study process of demolition and safety measures. 
              Teaching and Assessment Scheme: 
               Teaching Scheme     Credits                     Assessment Scheme 
                                                   Theory                 Practical           Total 
               L      T      P       C                                                       Marks 
                                              ESE         CE          ESE          CE         150 
               3      2      0       5        70          30          30           20 
              Course Contents: 
             Unit                                   Topics                                   Teaching 
              No.                                                                              Hours 
               1  Pile Foundations:                                                              06 
                  Introduction, uses, selection of pile, types of  piles, pile cap and pile shoe, pile 
                  driving   methods,   micro piling, causes of failures of piles, Heaving of piles. 
                   
               2  Caissons:                                                                      06 
                  Definition, uses, construction material, types of caissons, loads on caisson, design 
                  features  of  caissons,  problems  in  floating  and  sinking  of  caisson  and  remedial 
                  measures, caisson diseases.  
               3  Temporary structures /works:                                                   18 
                   
                  Coffer Dams:  
                  Introduction,  definition,  types  of  coffer  dams,  selection  of  coffer  dams,  design 
                  features of coffer dams, leakage prevention and economical height of cofferdam. 
                  Control of Ground water in Excavations:  
                  Introduction, methods: pumping, well points, bore wells, electro-osmosis, chemical, 
                  freezing process, vibro-flotation. 
                  Scaffolding:  
                   Requirements, terminology, types, erections.  
                  Shoring for excavations:  
                  Introduction, timbering of trenches, stay bracing, box sheeting, vertical sheeting, 
                  runners, sheet piling. 
                  Shoring for structures:  
                  Introduction vertical Shoring, Horizontal Shoring, Inclined Shoring, Underpinning. 
                  Form work:  
                  Form work for R.C.C. Wall, slab, beam and column, centering for arches of large 
                  spans, design features for temporary works, slip formwork. 
                   
               
                                                                                                                       
                Unit                                            Topics                                             Teaching 
                 No.                                                                                                 Hours 
                  4    Construction of tall structures:                                                                06 
                        
                       Materials  for  tall  structures.  Structural  system  for  tall  structures.  Methods  of 
                       construction of tall structures. 
                        
                  5    Miscellaneous:                                                                                  09 
                        
                       Diaphragm wall: Introduction and construction. 
                       Demolition of Structure:  
                       Demolition, taking down, dismantling, methods, safety measures. 
                       Trenchless technology: 
                        Introduction, types and uses. 
                       Grouting,  Guniting, Shotcreting :  
                       Terminology,    applications,  Materials,  Proportioning  and  Properties,  Dry-Mix 
                       Process, Wet-Mix Process, Auxiliary Equipment, Special Equipment, methods. 
                        
                                                                                                       TOTAL           45 
                 List of References: 
                     1.  Atev. S.S., “Construction Technology”, Mir Publisher. 
                     2.  Arun Kumar Jain, Ashok Kumar Jain, B.C. Punmia, “Building Construction”, Laxmi 
                         Publication, ISBN 10: 8131804283 ISBN 13: 9788131804285 
                     3.  Gahlot.  P.S.,  Sharma  Sanjay,  “Building  Repair  and  Maintenance  Management”, 
                         Edition 2005, CVS publication, ISBN 10: 8123912439, ISBN 13: 9788123912431 
                     4.  Paul  Wordsworth,  Lee's  Building  Maintenance  Management,  4th  Edition,  2000, 
                         Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN: 978-0-632-05362-9 
                     5.  J. Patrick Powers, Arthur B. Corwin, Paul C. Schmall, Walter E. Kaeck, 
                         "Construction Dewatering and Groundwater Control: New Methods and 
                         Applications", ISBN: 978-0-471-47943-7, Wiley & Sons, Inc., 3rd Edition. 
                     6.  Raj Purushothama, “Ground Improvement Techniques”, Laxmi Publications, and 
                         ISBN: 9788131808573, Edition: First, 1999. 
                     7.  Moseley, M. P, Ground Improvement, Blackie Academic & Professional, Boca Raton, 
                         Florida, USA, ISBN 0751400734, 084937717X, 1993. 
                          
                 Course Outcomes (COs): 
                 After learning the course the students shall be able to: 
                     1.  Supervise construction of deep foundations for heavy structures. 
                     2.  Select appropriate temporary structures/works.  
                     3.  Execute construction of tall structures. 
                     4.  Carryout demolition safely. 
                     5.  Employ recent advancement in construction techniques.