Civil Engineering Disciplines and Building Science
Introduction to Civil Engineering:
Surveying, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics & Water Resources, Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction planning & Project management.
Basic Materials of Construction:
Bricks, Cement & mortars, Plain, Reinforced & Pre-stressed Concrete, Structural steel, Construction Chemicals.
Structural elements of a building:
foundation, plinth, lintel, chejja, Masonry wall, column, beam, slab and staircase