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    1. The document provides details about the Construction Methods and Equipment course offered at the National Institute of Technology Warangal in India during the second semester of 2014-2015. 2. The course aims to help students select appropriate construction equipment for tasks, estimate equipment costs, and schedule activities using equipment productivity data. 3. The course will be taught by Dr. M.V.N.Sivakumar and covers topics like equipment economics, earthwork planning, compaction equipment, mobile equipment power requirements, dozers, scrapers, excavators, trucks and hauling equipment, finishing equipment, concrete and cranes. Student performance will be evaluated through minor tests, mid-semester exam, assignments, and

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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WARANGAL

    Department Of Civil Engineering


    Warangal 506004, Telangana, India
    CE5161: Construction Methods and Equipment
    Course/Specialization: M.Tech- ES, CTM
    Course Type : Elective (PG)
    Course Credits: 3(3-0-0)
    Slot: (3-4 PM) W (8-10 AM) F

    Semester: Dec 2014-May 2015


    Instructor: Dr. M.V.N.Sivakumar
    Office: 12th Block, 12-G-05
    E-Mail: mvns@nitw.ac.in

    Course Outcomes:
    At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
    v Select construction equipment appropriate to tasks
    v Estimate equipment ownership and operating costs
    v Estimate and schedule activities using equipment productivity and cost data
    v Understand contemporary issues pertaining to construction methods, equipment usage and
    management.

    Detailed lecture Plan


    S.No.
    1

    Topics
    Equipment Economics
    Equipment records, Cost of Capital
    Elements of ownership Cost, Operating Cost
    Replacement Decisions
    Rent and Lease Considerations
    Planning for Earthwork Construction
    Planning
    Graphical Presentation of Earthwork
    Earthwork Quantities
    Mass Diagram
    Pricing Earthwork Operations
    Compaction and Stabilization Equipment
    Compaction of Soil and rock
    Types of Compacting Equipment
    Dynamic Compaction
    Stabilizing soils with Lime
    Cement Soil Stabilization
    Mobile Equipment Power Requirements
    Required Power
    Available power
    Usable power
    Performance Charts
    Dozers
    Introduction
    Performance Characteristics of Dozers
    Pushing Material
    Land Clearing

    CE5161/MVN/II-Semester/2014-15

    Lectures planned
    3

    Page 1

    9
    10

    11
    12
    13

    Scrapers
    Scraper types, operation
    Performance Charts, Production cycle
    Excavators
    Hydraulic Excavators
    Shovels, Hoes
    Trucks and Hauling Equipment
    Trucks, productivity
    Performance Calculations
    Finishing Equipment
    Gaders, Trimmers
    Concrete and Concrete Equipment
    Concrete Mixtures
    Batching of Concrete, Placing of Concrete
    Cranes
    Piles and Pile-Driving Equipment
    Planning for Building Construction

    2
    2

    2
    3
    2

    Evaluation Scheme
    Evaluation Component

    Weightage

    Minor-I

    5%

    MID

    30%

    Minor-II

    5%

    Assignment/Seminar/Term
    Project
    End Sem

    10%
    50%

    Reference Books:
    1. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B.and Schexnayder, C , " Construction Planning Equipment and Methods ",
    5th Edition, McGraw Hill, Singapore,
    2. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management ", Khanna Publishers New Delhi.

    CE5161/MVN/II-Semester/2014-15

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