- Different Building Materials (Sand, bricks, concrete blocks, aerocon blocks, hollow concrete blocks, grass, reinforcement bars, timber/wood, structural steel)
- Aggregates
- Properties of aggregates
- Test on aggregates
- Cement
- Grades of Cement
- Physical properties of cement
- Types of cement
- Admixtures
- Functions of admixtures
- Types and selection of admixtures
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- Civil Engineering Fundamentals Module
Online
8 Weeks
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Course and certificate fees
certificate availability
Yes
certificate providing authority
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The syllabus
Week 1 - Introduction to Building Materials
Week 2 - Introduction to Concrete
- Types of concrete
- Grades of concrete
- Advantages and disadvantages of concrete
- Tests for concrete
- Popular nondestructive testing (NDT) for concrete
Week 3 - Concrete Mix Design
- Types of mixes
- Requirements
- Mix proportion designation
- Factors affecting mix proportion
- Factors to be considered for mix proportion
- Mix ratio for different grades
- Calculation of water cement ratio for mix design
- Concrete mix design
Week 4 - Mixing, Batching, & Transportation of Concrete
- Mixing
- Batching of concrete
- Transportation of concrete
- Ready mix concrete (RMC)
Week 5 - Introduction to Structural elements and Formwork procedure- Footing, Beams and Columns
- Special Concrete
- Types of special concrete
- Step by step by construction sequence
- Building components - Beam and column
Week 6 - Introduction to different types of Slabs and Prefabricated System
- Slabs
- Types of slabs
- Prefabricated structures
- Types of prefabricated structures
Week 7 - Calculation of Dead Load, Live Load and Wind Load
- Loads on a building
- Dead load calculation
- Live load calculation
- Step by step procedure for wind load and seismic calculation
Week 8 - Bar Bending Schedule
- Bar bending schedule
- Vaastu shastra