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(CE) VIII SEMESTER EURCE 8516: Elective-I: Equipment for Construction Industry Unit I: Earth Work Introduction, use of available equipment, suitability of job conducting, Excavation equipments, loading and lifting, transporting equipments, compacting equipments.

Unit II Foundation Introduction, blasting, Drilling, Piling, Anchoring, Drainage.

Unit III: Concreting Introduction, Concrete mixtures, types, Concrete batching plants, vibrators, lifts, pumps, cutting, bending, cranes. Unit IV: Miscellaneous Road Pavers, sand blasting, grouting, compressors, gate valves control equipment for out let and spillways, types of control gates. UNIT V Advanced Construction - Methods and Equipments for Scaffolding, Slip form technique for shuttering, tall chimneys and shafts, steel fabrication, reinforcement fabrication

Reference: Construction equipment and its planning and applications Varma Mahesh, Metrop Politin books, New Delhi. Construction planning ewuipment and methods Peurifiry R L, Led better WB, Mc Graw Hill books. Co.Hydro power statins, Varshney RS, New Chand & Bros, Roorkee.