MEASI Academy of Architecture :: Chennai-600014

[Affiliated to Anna University]

LESSON PLAN 2019

1 Programme B.Arch 6 Theory / Theory Cum Studio

2 Regulation 2017 7 Semester 3rd
3 Course Title Building Material and 8 Academic Year 2019-2020

Construction II
4 Course Code 8321 9 Department Architecture
5 Course Faculty Silvinus Clisson Pragash 10 No. of Credits 3

11. Categorization of Courses: PC

12. Course Learning Objectives: The primary objective of the subject is to make the student
understand the application of Brick, Clay and Timber products in construction of various structural
and non-structural members. Students are exposed to various construction techniques, their context
of use, advantages and disadvantages

13. Course Pre-requisites: Building Material and Construction – I

14. Schedule of teaching and learning

Date / Unit & Total Period Mode of Reference

Week Periods per allocat Topic Delivery & / Source
unit ed by Teaching
faculty Aids
Timber as basic building material and PPT/Lecture/ S.K.
brief history of its use with examples. Class notes Duggal,
5 hrs Timber sources, classification, exercise 'Building
Week 1 characteristics, defects, conversion, Materials'
seasoning, storage, uses, preservation,
Unit-3
finishes (Including paint, varnish, enamel,
Introduction to special paints and coatings).
Timber and Market forms of timber. Types of PPT/Lecture S.K.
Timber industrial timber products. Outline of their Duggal,
5 hrs
products manufacture, characteristics and 'Building
Week 2 (10 periods) applications in building construction. Materials',
Products to include plywood, particle Catalogues
board, block board, fibre board, and
cement bonded particle board, sustainable
products, and current innovations.
Understanding of product literature.
 5hrs Joints in timber. Construction principles PPT/Lecture WB.McKay
Week 3 and procedures for timber wall, floor, roof /Studio BuildingCon
trusses (to include struction
exercise Barry,
lean to, couple, collar, king post, queen
Construction
post and roof covering material)
of Buildings,
Volume 1&2'
5hrs Construction principles and procedures PPT/Lecture WB.McKay
for staircase, different types of timber /Studio BuildingCon
Week 4 doors, windows and ventilators. The struction
exercise Barry,
types, whichever is applicable for each,
Construction
will include materials (paneled, flush,
Unit-4 glazed), swing, mechanisms of operation
of Buildings,
Timber in Volume 1&2'
(fixed, operable, sliding, folding, sliding
Building and folding, pivoted, revolving, top hung,
Construction bottom hung, louvered), nature - (French,
(20 periods) corner, bay).
5hrs Construction principles and procedures PPT/Lecture WB.McKay
using timber/ /Studio BuildingCon
Week 5 Industrial timber/ gypsum products for struction
exercise Barry,
partitions (fixed, sliding, sliding and
Construction
folding), paneling, false ceiling, flooring.
of Buildings,
Hardware and fixing for all the above as Volume 1&2'
applicable.

5hrs Drawings/ models of the principles. PPT/Lecture WB.McKay

Understanding of detailed drawings/ /Studio BuildingCon
published work. struction
exercise Barry,
Construction
Week 6
of Buildings,
Volume 1&2'
Assessment-1 (Test :1 – 11/2 hrs, 50 marks)
Unit 3 and 4- Application of timber and its products,
Construction techniques for timber roof, doors & window and staircase,
Assessment will also include 3 plates for these units 3&4 refer no 16 for plate details
Week 7 5hrs Brick and clay as basic building PPT/Lecture S.K. Duggal,
materials and brief history of their 'Building
use through examples. Types of Materials'
Brick and clay products. Outline of
manufacture, characteristics and
applications in building
Unit-1 Construction for bricks
Introduction to
Week 8 5hrs Outline of manufacture, PPT/Lecture S.K. Duggal,
brick &clay
characteristics and applications for 'Building
products
roofing products such as Materials',
(10 periods) Pot/pan tiles and Mangalore tiles, Catalogues
flooring tiles such as clay, ceramic
and vitrified tiles, Hourdi tiles,
current innovations. Understanding
of product literature
Week 9 5hrs Basic principles of brick bonding PPT/Lecture/ WB.McKayBuil
and its types. Mortar, plastering, Studio ding
pointing, finishes for brick. Construction
exercise Barry,
Construction of
Buildings,
Volume 1&2'
Week 10 5hrs Construction principles and PPT/Lecture/ WB.McKayBuil
procedures using brick and clay Studio ding
products for building components Construction
exercise Barry,
such as foundation, load bearing
Unit-2 Construction of
walls, partition walls, compound
Brick and walls, parapet walls
Buildings,
Clay in Volume 1&2'
Week 11 Building 5hrs Construction principles and PPT/Lecture/ WB.McKayBuil
procedures using brick and clay Studio ding
construction Construction
products for building components exercise
(20 periods) Barry,
such as roofs, arches, lintels, coping,
Construction of
steps, flooring, paving of different
Buildings,
types. Volume 1&2'
Week 12 5hrs Principles for innovative and PPT/Lecture/ WB.McKayBuil
composite construction using brick Studio ding
and clay products. Products to Construction
exercise Barry,
include prefabricated brick panels,
Construction of
precast curved brick arch panels,
Buildings,
reinforced brick/ reinforced brick Volume 1&2'
concrete slabs, prefabricated
floor/roof using structural clay units,
Hourdi block roofing, current
innovations.
Assessment-2 (Test :1 – 11/2 hrs, 50 marks)
Unit 1 and 2- Manufacturing application and construction details for Brick and clay products
Assessment will also include 3 plates for these units 1&2 refer no 16 for plate details
Week Unit-5 15 hrs A design exercise involving use of Studio
13,14& Design Using brick, clay and timber products in exercise
15 Brick, Clay, appropriate structural and non-
Timber and structural components in a simple,
small project of any basic typology.
Timber
The project will integrate knowledge
products from all the previous units. Design
and construction details in the form
of drawings and models.
Assessment-3 (Assignment / Plates / Exercises)
3 plates for this unit 5 refer no 16 for plate details
15. Reading List:
1. Don A. Watson, 'Construction Materials and Processes', McGraw Hill, 1972.
2. W.B. McKay, 'Building Construction', Person India, Vol, 1 2013,Vol II, 2012.
3. S.C Rangwala 'Building Construction' Charotar Publishing House, India, 2016.
4. S.K.Sharma, 'A Text book of Building Construction', S. Chand & Co Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.
5. S.K. Duggal, 'Building Materials', New Age International Publishers, 2016.
6. R.J. S. Spence and D.J. Cook, 'Building Materials in Developing Countries', John Wiley and sons
1983.
7. S. C. Rangwala, 'Engineering Materials', Charotar Publishing House India, 2015.
8. Roy Chudley, Roger Greeno, 'Building Construction Handbook', Routledge, 2010.
16. Assessment pattern:

(i) Term paper / Assignment List of Plates

1. Components of a Brick, Various cuts of bricks and Brick
bonding for brick masonry.
2. Brick arches, coping, paving patterns in brick, clay tile
details for roofs.
3. Construction detail for Hourdi block roofing, precast brick arch
panels.
4. Construction details for various timber roofs
5. Construction details for various timber doors and windows
6. Construction details for timber staircase and timber product
partitions
7. 3 plates for design problem involving all the construction
techniques learned in course duration
(ii) Seminar Seminar on modern parametric brick facades and brick walls,
Seminar by Ar.Suresh Menon on Brick arches
(iii) Quiz / Comprehension Surprise Quiz
(iv) Case study discussion Case study visit to Auroville Earth institute to understand clay
products, Visit to Senate house
(v) Carry home exercise & All assignments are carry home assignments
self-study
(vi) Innovative methods  Students find difficulty in understanding the details as 3d
objects to help in this regard students would be asked to do
through
scale 3d models for brick bonding and timber trusses.
 Students are required to maintain a dedicated book BC
where they have to generate sketches and notes after each
lecture. These notes would be corrected periodically for
tracking the level of understanding of each student.

17. Expected outcome / learning quotient of the course: (Based on syllabi -which is measurable)
 Knowledge of properties and construction methods of brick, clay products and timber products.
 Ability to design and detail structural and non-structural components of simple buildings using the
above materials.
 Ability to integrate knowledge of properties and construction methods of basic building materials in
the design of simple projects.

Date: 28-06-2019 Silvinus Clisson Pragash