This document provides an introduction to the field of construction technology. It defines construction technology as the branch of civil engineering dealing with construction methods and materials used to build infrastructure. It outlines several key disciplines within construction technology, including building technology, bridge engineering, and concrete technology. It also discusses common construction-related jobs, important historical structures, and emerging technologies in the field. The document aims to give students an overview of what they will learn in a construction technology course.

1. CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
Introduction
Fr. Dr. Bennet Kuriakose
Department of Civil Engineering

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3. Engineering
Engineering is the application
of mathematical, scientific, economic,
social, and practical knowledge in
order to invent, innovate, design,
build, maintain, research, and
improve structures, machines, tools,
systems, components, materials,
processes and organizations.
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4. Civil Engineering
• Civil Engineering (non-military engineering)
• 4000 and 2000 BC – Indus valley civilisation
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5. Civil Engineering
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Great Pyramid of Giza
El Castillo, Chichen Itza
Pont du Guard, France
Grand Anicut (Kallanai)

6. Building
Materials
Construction
Technology
Environmental
Engineering
Geotechnical
Engineering
Water Resource &
Irrigation Engineering
Remote Sensing & GIS
Structural
Engineering
Surveying
Transportation
Engineering
DISCIPLINES OF CIVIL ENGINERING
Architecture &
Town Planning
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7. Questions you may Encounter…
1. When I can remove my beam
shuttering?
2. Should I use 1:2:4 or 1:1.5:3
concrete?
3. My plot is reclaimed one, what
foundation should I use for my house?
4. My concrete roof is found to be damp.
What should I do?
5. I want my house to be earthquake
resistant. What should I do? How
much extra will that cost me?
Common B. Tech.
graduate
Answer
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8. What is Construction Technology?
• The broad branch of Civil Engineering that deals
with construction methods and construction
materials.
• It deals with design, plan, construct and manage
infrastructures such as highways, bridges, airports,
buildings, dams etc.
• It also deals with different types of materials used
for construction, along with testing procedures to
assure quality control.
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9. What is Construction Technology?
• Branches:
– Building Technology
– Bridge Engineering
– Transportation Engineering
– Concrete Technology
– Construction Management
– Estimation and Costing
– Repair and Rehabilitation (Refurbishment Technology)
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10. Scope
• Jobs:
– Site Engineer (Supervisory Engineer)
– Project Manager
– Concrete Technologist / Cement Chemist
– Quality Control Engineer (QA/QC)
– Quantity Surveyor
– Transportation Engineer (Highway Engineer)
• Interviews
• PSU exams
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11. Epic Failures…
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This may happen if you do not learn Construction
Technology…

12. Epic Failures…
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13. What will we learn?
• Module 1: Common construction materials – masonry,
timber, iron, glass, aluminium, bitumen etc.
• Module 2: Concrete Technology
• Module 3: Building construction methods, Masonry
construction
• Module 4: Lintel, flooring, roofing, doors, finishes
• Module 5: Advancements in Building technology – tall
buildings, vertical transportation (elevators,
escalators…)
• Module 6: Building failures (due to fire, wind,
earthquake) and repair
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14. Advancement in CT...
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Translucent Concrete
(Working towards transparent concrete)
Palm Islands
(completely reclaimed)
Just for a Horror!!!!

15. Advancement in CT…
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Building Information Modelling (BIM)
(Integrating architecture, structural and HVAC)
Green Technology
(Zero energy buildings)

16. Advancement in CT…
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3D Printing Technology
3D Printed Room at IIT Madras

17. Advancement in CT…
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Robotic Construction Machinery

18. Is Learning ‘by heart’ wrong???
• Study is actually a mixture of study by
understanding, study by practice and study
by heart.
• Many professions need many things to be
memorized. Ex: Advocate, Doctor,
Policeperson, Hotel supplier!
• Learning by heart is essential to take quick
decisions in engineering practice.
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19. Is Learning ‘by heart’ enough???
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20. More about the course
• Extension of “Introduction to Civil Engineering”
• Course code: CE204 (of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological
University, Thiruvananthapuram, India)
• Credits: 4
• Weekly 4 hours of classes
• It is PURELY a theory paper…..
• Marks are NOT awarded for story writing!
• Write GENUINE POINTS alone in the answer sheets (for
internal exams and University exam)
• More effort need to be put when compared to an analytical
paper.
• Daily study is recommended.
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21. How am I Competent?
• I am a certified Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.)
and am working towards International
Professional Engineer (Int. P. E.)
• I have more than 10 years of experience in
engineering practice (India and abroad)
• I am currently a practicing engineer
Last year success story (98.33% pass)
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22. Teaching Method
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• I shall share you the slides
• Slides are just points: if you study them, you
will surely pass.
• Studying merely slides won’t fetch you any
grade higher than B.
• If you wish to have more grades (i.e., >B),
you need to write extra points I am discussing
in the class.

23. Assessment
Regular Internal Assessment- Class Tests 1
and 2
Assignments
• Surprise Quizzes – 3 Numbers
• Site Visit - 1 (group work)
• Market Study -1 (group work)
• No other assignments or tutorials
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24. The facts….
• When you claim to be Civil Engineer, lay people
understand that you know Construction Technology.
• Construction technology cannot be learned from
textbooks or class lectures alone… do internships..
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25. Reference Books
Text Books:
1. Arora and Bindra, “Building Construction”
2. Punmia, “Building Construction”
3. Rangwala, “Engineering Materials”
4. Shetty, “Concrete Technology”
Other books:
1. Varghese, “Building Materials”
2. Bhavikatti, “Building Materials”
3. Bhavikatti, “Building Construction”
4. Remith and Joy, “Construction Technology”
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26. Paying Homage to the Great Persons…
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Gustav Eiffel
M. Visvesvaraya
Thomas Telford
John Bradfield Fazrul Rahman KhanPerumthachan John Smeaton
E. Sreedharan unknown unknown
Hundreds of unknown Engineers…