Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit 1
Class – VI A & B
Subject – Construction Technology & Equipment
Ch – 1
Presented by – Shivangni Khandelwal (Assistant Professor)
MISSION
1)To provide outcome base education.
2)To create a learning environment conducive for achieving
academic excellence.
3)To prepare civil engineers for the society with high ethical values
• Construction is one of the branches of civil engineering that is concerned directly with common
people, as everyone wants to have beautiful dwellings.
• Buildings are built from long ago in history but the difference is of technology as early buildings
were simple and just for the purpose of shelter.
• With the passage of time, revolutionary changes have appeared in construction also and it is all
due to the technology that can be defined as practical use of your knowledge.
• In the beginning, buildings were made from stones and mud, but in recent time, we construct
buildings using multiple types of materials including stone, timber, concrete, metals, glass, etc.
• Construction industry includes a wide range of constructions suitable for all classes of society.
Commercial construction, domestic construction, industrial construction, heavy or civil
constructions are a few examples that are now displaying master pieces of construction
technologies.
• Each of these requires different technological treatments. For domestic construction, simple
technological methods are usually preferred and frequently available materials are mostly used.
These are mostly low cost projects and are also short-term.
• In commercial construction, the basic concern is infrastructure that is responsible for strength
and life of project. These are mostly launched by government agencies.
• These projects require latest construction technologies, equipment, and materials.
• Progress in technology has introduced successful techniques to develop strong and long lasting
buildings.
• Development in the field of IT has become the main source for latest designing approach in
construction technologies.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) is one of such computerized systems that facilitate for
collecting information about buildings under construction on regular basis.
• This system greatly enhances the communication among engineers and designers that are
working on the project.
• Technological progress has introduced many innovations in field of construction industry. There
is huge difference between new and old construction methods.
• Use of latest machinery has made its way through the civil engineering. Most of the building
parts such as pillars, roofs, and concrete blocks are available in prepared forms that increase the
speed of construction process greatly.
• Use of pre-stressed concrete tendons and beams strengthen the buildings along with speedy
construction.
• The green revolution has also some effects on this industry. Global movement of saving
the natural environment has emerged the latest concept.
• It means while constructing buildings, natural environment should not be spoiled and
materials used for building must be eco-friendly.
• This concept should be implemented to all types of construction including domestic as
well as commercial construction.
• Green construction is actually an eco-friendly construction system that follows the
regulations, which are created to save the environment of our planet.
• This technology is being practiced for mainstream for the last decade. This technology
provides good resistance to thermal convection that helps in creation of heat controlled homes.
• Styrofoam panels are actually EPS foam that is sealed between steel sheets for strength and
this foam works as thermal resistor.
• It not only has heat resistance but also has capacity to endure the wind speed up to 140 mph.
This makes it favorable in the areas targeted by hurricane.
• As it laminates the foam in steel sheets that make it safer from termites, as they can’t invade
steel sheets.
• The durability and strength of Styrofoam make buildings long lasting and cleaner than
buildings constructed with other materials.
• Use of new technology in construction endows with comfortable buildings for housing and
business.
Shivangni Khandelwal (Assistant Professor) , JECRC, JAIPUR 1 13
Unbounded PT Slabs
• Unbonded PT slabs are being used in construction industry since long and have proven them
beneficial.
• These are affordable for constructing modern buildings and are also considered reliable for their
quality and strength. Their steel strands are greased well to resist rusting that increase their age.
• The unbonded PT slabs are light weight and flexible due to small thickness of its unbonded
tendon.
• Due to this reason, unbonded PT slab patterns are able to make best use of complete strength of
a concrete slab.
• These are successfully used at different places such as on roofs, pavements, and even in the
round water tanks.
• One thing must be kept in mind while purchasing them that never compromise on their quality.