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DEPARTMENT: BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSE: CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LEVEL6
SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. CLASS: DBT/DCE 23M.
MODULE/BLOCK: ……………………………… ACADEMIC YEAR: 2024.
S.N TERM ONE AREAS OF TERM TWO AREAS OF TERM THREE AREAS OF LEARNING
O TOPICS EMPHASIS TOPICS EMPHASIS TOPICS EMPHASIS RESOURCE
S
1. INTRODUCTIO Definition of TIMBER Definition of CEMENTITIOU Definition of Constructio
construction timber. cementitious
N TO PRODUCT Timber Structure. S MATERIALS. n materials
materials. materials.
CONSTRUCTIO Different types S Conversion of handbook,
timber. Types of
N MATERIALS. of construction Material
materials. Seasoning of cementitious
Properties of Timber. materials. testing
construction Uses of timber in Manufacturing handbook
materials. the construction process of by N.K
Uses of industry. cementitious
construction
Basack.
materials.
materials.
Uses of
cementitious
materials.
2. BUILDING Definition of PLASTICS Definition of METALS. Definition of
building stone. plastics. metals.
STONE
Types of Types of
building stone. Types of metals.
plastics. Properties of
Classifications
of building Manufacturing metals.
stone. process of Heat treatment
Properties of plastics. of metals.
building stone Uses of plastics. Uses of metals.
Uses of
building stone.
3. QUARRYING. Definition CLAY Definition of a REVISION. Different
of PRODUCT clay product. questions from
quarrying. Types of clay past papers.
S.
Definition products
of a quarry. Manufacturing
Methods of process of a clay
quarrying. product.
4 CAT/END
. TERM EXAMS.
Course Participation and Evaluation Guidelines Subject Requirements:
a. Grading: as per academic policy
Exams - 60% CAT & Assignments - 40% NIL
b. reference/ course materials
1. Personal notes eg soft copy/handwritten
2. Textbook
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