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1、IntroductiontoCivilEngineeringRamachandranV157KeralaTechnologicalUniversitywhichhasjustcomeintobeingin2014hasformulatedanewsyllabusforthefirstandsecondsemesterstudents.OneofthecompulsorysubjectsforthemisIntroductiontoCivilEngineering.Iwasteachingthesubjectforthelastcoupleofyears.Thoughtherearealar

2、genumberoftextbooksonthesubject,thestudentshavetorefertomorethanonebook.ItwasfeltthattherewasaneedtomakeavailableallthesubjectmatterinoneplaceandthispromptedmetocompilethebookasperthesyllabusofKTechUniversity.Sometopicslikecementconcrete,RCCetcwhichhavenotbeenincludedintheKTechUniversitysyllabusha

3、vebeenincorporatedinthisbookforsakeofcontinuity.Attempthasbeenmadetopresentthetopicinaverysimpleandlucidlanguagewithalargenumberofillustrations.Inordertomakeclearthestepsoflayoutofbuildings,brickmasonry(EnglishbondandFlemishbond)fewvideoclipshavebeenincluded.Attheendofeachchapter,themainpointstobe

4、revisedandrememberedaregivenas“PointstoPonder”.Alsoagoodnumberofquestionshavebeengivenattheendofeachchapterforpractice.Hopethatthestudentswillbeabletotakefulladvantageofthebook.Comments/suggestionsaremostwelcome!RamachandranV157(AsperKeralaTechnologicalUniversity-2015)1.GeneralIntroductiontoCivilE

5、ngineering2.HistoryofCivilEngineering3.RelevanceofCivilEngineeringintheOveralldevelopmentofthecountry4.Typeandclassificationofstructures:Buildings,Towers,Chimneys,Bridges,Dams,RetainingWalls,Watertanks,Silos,Roads,Railways,Runways,Pipelines5.DefinitionandtypeofbuildingsasperNationalBuildingCodeofI

6、ndia6.Selectionofsite7.Componentsofbuildingsandtheirfunctions8.Settingoutofabuilding9.Stones10.Bricks11.Tiles12.Aggregates13.Cementmortar14.Stonemasonry15.Brickmasonry16.Timber17.Steel18.Floors19.Roofs157SNChapterPageNoIntroduction1.GeneralIntroductiontoCivilEngineering72.HistoryofCivilEngineering

7、93.RelevanceofCivilEngineeringinthedevelopmentofthecountry114.Typesandclassificationofstructures175.DefinitionandTypeofBuildingsasperNationalBuildingCode286.ComponentsofaResidentialBuilding33BuildingMaterials7.St