Construction Material and Technology

Lab Work/Term Work Manual

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

 DIPLOMA STUDIES

NAME:

ENROLLMENT NO.:

SUBJECT:

SUBJECT CODE:

SEMESTER:

ACADEMIC YEAR:

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

Certificate
This is to certify that the Mr. /Miss …………….……………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Enrollment No. ……………………………………….. of third Semester,
Diploma in Civil Engineering Department has satisfactorily
completed the Practical Work / Term Work in course
Construction Materials and Technology (Course code 4330603)
during the academic term ending in December-2023.

Date: …………….. Place: G.P.Dahod

FACULTY SIGN HOD SIGN

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

Institute Vision Mission

Vision:
 To nurture young minds by imparting quality technical education to
meet ever changing industrial challenges and societal needs.

Mission:
 Developing technically and ethically competent manpower to accept
new challenges through conducive teaching environment.
 Strengthen industry institute interaction.
 Up-gradation of institutional resources to cope up with latest
technical developments.
 Enhancing the employability skills of rural youth.

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Vision:
 To develop competent human resource by providing quality and
latest technical education for fulfilling changing societal needs in the
area of civil engineering.

Mission:
 To promote quality education as per industrial and societal needs.
 To provide knowledge of various civil engineering aspects and skills
based practices.
 To make students aware of latest development in the field and make
them sustain against challenges by inculcating technical competence
as well as ethical values.
 To motivate students to be entrepreneurs.

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, DAHOD

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Program Educational Objectives:

 PEO.1 - Apply core scientific and technical knowledge in survey,

analysis, plan, design and delivering solutions.
 PEO.2 - Work as a competitive and quality professional in
industry, government, or as an entrepreneur to meet the demand
driven-needs in the field.

 PEO.3 - Exercise professional integrity at work environment to

fulfill the industry and societal needs with a sense of responsibility
and lifelong learning.

Program Specific Outcomes:

 PSO.1 - Perform survey, planning, designing and estimating

activities, conduct tests and prepare documents using modern
engineering tools for civil engineering day to day practice.
 PSO.2 - Execute civil engineering construction and maintenance
using relevant materials and equipments as per specification and
with proper quality control.

Course Title: Construction Material and Technology

(Course Code: 4330603)

1. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To select appropriate building material supported by conceptual
 knowledge about building material.
 To develop awareness about latest/ green building materials.
 Implement civil engineering projects using state of the art technology
in construction works following safety norms.
 Deploy appropriate construction machineries.

2. COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

CO No. Course Outcome

CO1 Appreciate important properties of different building materials &
function of various building components.
CO2 Select appropriate locally available brick/stone as per the requirement.
CO3 Select appropriate binding materials and /or concrete in building
construction.
CO4 Deploy the ancillary material(s) such as Timber, Glass, PVC, paints,
Varnish etc. as per the requirement.
CO5 Select the appropriate type(s) of foundation required for structure as
per site/ soil condition.
CO6 Implement various construction activities like masonry, concreting,
formwork, temporary structure, plastering, D.P.C, Anti termite
treatment and Plumbing/ Electrical fittings etc using construction
machinery, as per need.
CO7 Describe the importance of maintenance work and inculcate safety
measures to be adopted in civil engineering activities.

3. PO-COMPETENCY-CO MAPPING
Construction Material and Technology (Course Code:4330603)
Semester III
POs and PSOs
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PSO 1 PSO 2 PSO 3
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 Competency i. To select appropriate building material supported by conceptual knowledge about building material.
ii. To develop awareness about latest/ green building materials.
iii.Implement civil engineering projects using state of the art technology in construction works
following safety norms.
iv. Deploy appropriate construction machineries.

Course Outcomes CO 1
a) Appreciate important
properties of different
building materials & 3 - - - - - 2 -
function of various building
Components.
b) Select appropriate locally - 3
Available brick/stone as per 3 2 2 2 2 - 2
the requirement.
c) Select appropriate binding - 3
Materials and /or concrete 3 2 2 3 2 - 2
in building construction..
d) Deploy the ancillary material(s) - 3
such as Timber, Glass, PVC,
paints, Varnish etc. as per 2 - - - 2 - 1
the requirement.

e) Select the appropriate type(s) 2 -

of foundation required for
structure as per site/ soil 3 2 2 - 2 - 2
condition.
f) Implement various construction - 2
activities like masonry,
concreting, formwork,
temporary structure,
plastering, D.P.C, Anti 3 - - - 2 2 2
termite treatment and
Plumbing/ Electrical fittings
etc using construction
Machinery, as per need.
g) Describe the importance of - 3
maintenance work and
inculcate safety measures to
3 - - - 2 - -
be adopted in civil
engineering activities

Legend: ‘3’ for high, ‘2’ for medium, ‘1’ for low or ‘-’ for the relevant correlation of each competency, CO, with PO/ PSO

INDEX
SR. DATE
NO.
CO TOPIC Hours MARKS SIGN
START CHECKED
1 CO1 Introduction to Construction Materials
A) Market Survey Home *
2 Test on Bricks *
CO2 A) •Soundness 02*
 B) •Water absorption 02*
C) •Compressive strength 02*
3 CO2 Field test on materials
& A) Field test on Bricks 01
CO3 B) Field test on Cement 01
4 Test on cement*
CO3 A) Initial and final setting time 02*
B) Compressive strength 02*
5 Test on Aggregates*
CO3 A) Sieve analysis 01*
B) Silt and clay content. 01*
6 CO4 Report on saw mill visit 02
7 CO1 Components of building /structures 02
8 Draw Foundation plan and mark 02*
CO5 layout on the ground for a building of
Two room load bearing structure*
9 Draw Foundation plan and mark 04
CO5 layout on the ground for a building of
Four room load bearing structure
10 Arrange the bricks to make 1-1/2 brick 02*
CO6 thick wall in English and Flemish
bond. (Minimum 3 Course)*
11 Visit report to the construction site 04*
CO5, where activities such as Excavation,
Foundation, Masonry, Scaffolding,
CO6, Formwork, Centering and Concreting
CO7 are being executed considering
standard safety procedure.*
12 Visit report to the construction site 02*
where activities such as Flooring,
CO6 Plastering/ Pointing and Painting are
being executed considering standard
safety procedure.*
13 Identification of various components 02*
CO6 of staircase and doors and windows
from the model.*
14 Sketches*
A) Types of Foundation 02*

CO5,
B) Doors & Windows 01*
CO6
C) Timbering in Trenches 01*
OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES
ASSIGNMENT ON INTRODUCTION
CO1
1
REPORT ON STONE STRUCTURE IN
2 CO2
INDIA
3 MICRO PROJECT TOPIC:
CO_
4 CO_ CLASS TEST-1 PAPER SOLUTION

5 CO_ CLASS TEST-2 PAPER SOLUTION

Title of Experiment

1. Conduct local market survey for common civil engineering materials to tabulate cost
and quality.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

2. Perform tests on given sample of brick such as

• Soundness

• Water absorption

• Compressive strength
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

3. Conduct field test on given sample of

 brick
 cement
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

4. Perform lab tests on given sample of cement

• Initial and final setting time

• Compressive strength
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

5. Perform test on given sample of fine aggregate.

• Sieve analysis

• Silt and clay content.

 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

6. Assess the quality of different types of timber and timber products (please arrange
to visit nearby saw mill or timber mart).
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

7. Identify components of building and /structures in the given model.

 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

8. Draw foundation plan and mark layout on the ground for a building of Two room
load bearing structure from the given line out plan.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

9. Draw foundation plan and mark layout on the ground for a building of Four room
load bearing structure from the given line out plan.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

10. Arrange the bricks to make 1-1/2 brick thick wall in English and Flemish bond.
(Minimum 3 Course)
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

11. Prepare a visit report to the construction site where activities such as Excavation,
Foundation, Masonry, Scaffolding, Formwork, Centering and Concreting are being
executed considering standard safety procedure.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

12. Prepare a visit report to the construction site where activities such as Flooring,
Plastering/ Pointing and Painting are being executed considering standard safety
procedure.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

13. Identify various components of staircase and doors and windows from the model.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

Title of Experiment

14. Draw sketches for Foundations-Various types, Doors & Windows and timbering in
Trenches in sketch book.
 Rubrics R1 R2 R3 R4
Marks
Teacher’s Sign & Date

OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES

ASSIGNMENT ON INTRODUCTION
CO1
1
REPORT ON STONE STRUCTURE IN
2 CO2
INDIA
3 MICRO PROJECT TOPIC:
CO_
4 CO_ CLASS TEST-1 PAPER SOLUTION

5 CO_ CLASS TEST-2 PAPER SOLUTION

Teacher’s Sign & Date