Save 20% IN CONSTRUCTION COST by Affordable Construction Method. 300 Buildings Constructed by this method

1. Engineers & Architects Ganaka www.AffordableConstruction.in Presented by: Ganesh Kamat, B.E (Civil) Mumbai, M.S. (Structures) USA Phone: 91-9820867755 or 91-22-24306030 E-Mail: GaneshKamat47@GMail.com

2. Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry (RCB) Presentation – Affordable Housing Construction Method of Construction Buildings constructed by RCB Advantages (Economy, Speed & Simplicity) Architectural Features Earthquake, Wind & Fire resistance Conclusion

3. Method of Construction

4. Concrete block 8” X 8” X 16” Ultimate strength = 40,000 Kg / block

5. Staggered joints in block masonry

6. Vertical reinforcement at every corner joints, and as per design

7. RCB work under progress

8. Face shell mortar while laying the masonry

9. Footing wall reinforcement

10. Block masonry building

11. Completed Block masonry building

12. Foundation and wall details

13. Footing wall lintel slab details

14. Typical block masonry building elevation

18. Buildings constructed by RCB

19. Bunglow at Malad, Mumbai

20. Bunglow at Malwani

21. Architect Bhatnagar’s bunglow, Malad, Mumbai

22. 6 storey building at Mahim for Unity Construction

24. RCB work under progress

25. Ganaka Motel, Igatpuri – Under construction

30. Pointing for walls (no plaster required)

31. Pointing for interior walls

32. BMC School at Goregaon, Mumbai

33. 5 storey RCB building, Goregaon, Mumbai

34. No beams… No columns, RCB construction

35. Vertical reinforcement at corner

36. Reinforcement passes through blocks

37. Foundation for RCB work

38. Advantages Economy, Speed & Simplicity

40. 6 buildings with Ferro Cement water tank

41. PWD building, Jogeshwari, Mumbai Corbell by blocks

43. 96 houses for Policemen, Jogeshwari

44. RCB pointing from outside

46. RCB pointing from outside

47. RCB work under progress

48. Pyramid type water tank

49. Vipasanna Meditation Hall, Igatpuri

50. Plan for meditation hall

51. RCB walls and slabs

52. Elevation for 65 ‘ diameter meditation hall

53. 65’ diameter Meditation hall

54. Meditation hall for Vipasanna, Igatpuri

55. 150 earthquake-proof homes, Gujraat

56. Marking for foundation

57. Typical detail of footing wall and precast slab

58. Rib Slab

59. Foundation work

60. Foundation for RCB work

61. 18 MHADA buildings at Vinoba Bhave Nagar, Kurla

64. Typical 180 SF rooms

65. 2 BHK Flat

66. 2 BHK - Elevation

67. Typical 225 SF room interior

70. Architectural Features

71. Slum house at Malad

72. Bunglow at Lonavala

74. Arch masonry bunglow

75. Spanish style hotel, New Mexico, USA

76. Royal Hotel building, Arizona. USA

77. Masonry Bunglow, Arizona, USA

78. Proposed Bunglow at Manglore

79. Typical One BHK house

81. Factory at Banglore, 1983

82. Typical house in rural area

83. Typical Compound wall

85. Hotel Maharja Inn, Lonavala

86. First RCB hotel building in India, 1977

87. RCB hotel building, Igatpuri

88. RCB Hotel, Tuscon, Arizona, USA

89. Masonry column motel building, Arizona, USA

90. Typical hotel balcony

91. Proposed 3 star hotel at Nasik for Kamat Hotel, India

92. 3 star hotel toilet

93. 3 star hotel room

94. 3 star hotel lobby

97. 4 Star Resort at Durgapur

98. RCB Column

99. Earthquake, Wind & Fire resistance

100. RCC failure due to earthquake

102. Wind forces

103. Earthquake forces

104. Shear transfer to diaphragm

107. Joint Failure for RCC

108. Fire resistance due to horizontal projection

109. Masonry Joints

110. Masonry Horizontal Reinforcement

111. Slab Shear Connectors

112. Completed RCB building

113. RCB wall & slab (Simple, fast and economical)

114. Decorative block masonry

115. Elevation from decorative block masonry

116. Decorative block masonry

117. RCB - Decorative blocks

118. Decorative block masonry

119. Typical RCB hotel building

120. IS Code

121. Economy Note: Need to optimize your approved plan. Finishing items are not included Only RCC, masonry and plaster are included. (Save up to Rs. 200 / SF of slab area) RCC RCB Savings Reinforcement 3.5 Kg / SF X Rs 40 / Kg 1.5 Kg / SF X Rs 40 / Kg Rs 80 Rs 140 Rs 60 Cement 0.6 bags/SF X Rs 265 / Bag 0.3 Bags/SF X Rs 265/Bag Rs 80 Rs 159 Rs 79 Sand, Aggregate Shuttering, Speed, Simplicity,Labour. Rs 220 Rs 180 Rs 40 Total Rs 520 Rs 320 Rs 200

124. Thank you

125. Engineers & Architects Ganaka www.AffordableConstruction.in Presented by: Ganesh Kamat, B.E (Civil) Mumbai, M.S. (Structures) USA Phone: 91-9820867755 or 91-22-24306030 E-Mail: GaneshKamat47@GMail.com