BUILDING PLANNING

AND
DRAWING

By
Dr. N. Kumara Swamy, A. Kameswara Rao

Edition : 8th Revised Edition : 2015

ISBN : 978-93-85039-12-6
Size : 170 mm 240 mm
Binding : Paperback with Four color Jacket Cover
Pages : 594 + 20
` 300.00

About the book CONTENT

Drawing is the language of Engineers and Architects. Building Planning and Drawing is the 1 : INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING DRAWING
foundation subject for Civil Engineering students. In this Edition each topic of the textbook 2 : BRIEF HISTORY OF BUILDING DRAWING
has been arranged in such a way that reader is empowered with an in-depth knowledge in the 3 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS
subject of Building Planning and Drawing. 4 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Following Three chapters fulfil the needs of various Technological Universities in our country. 5 : SITE SELECTION FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
6 : CLIMATE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON BUILDING
(1) Climate and Its Influence on Building Planning PLANNING
(2) Perspective Drawings 7 : ORIENTATION OF BUILDINGS
(3) Computer Aided Building Drawing. 8 : PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING OF BUILDINGS
9 : DIFFERENT METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
In Chapter 19, Guideline for Planning and Drawing on Residential Building and a new topic on 10 : PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION
Fixing the Position of various Building Components and Justification are included in this book. 11 : ECONOMY MEASURES IN BUILDING
* 275 Short Questions with Answers. CONSTRUCTION
* 123 Multiple Choice Questions 12 : BUILDING BYE-LAWS
13 : PLANNING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
* 89 Questions. 14 : PLANNING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The book now in its 26 Chapters and Appendix contains: 15 : CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
16 : BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE BUILDING ELEMENTS
* 254 Neatly drawn self-explanatory diagrams
17 : NOMENCLATURE OF BUILDING ELEMENTS
* 50 Plates of important components and different plans of buildings 18 : STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR BUILDING DRAWING
* 48 Useful Tables 19 : GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND Drawing
* 326 University Type questions are given for preparation of examinations. OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
20 : DRAFTING MATERIALS AND THEIR UTILIZATION
It is the fervent hope of the authors that this book will satisfy the needs of the Civil Engineering 21 : CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND B.I.S. CODE COLOURS
students preparing for the B.Tech/B.E. examinations of almost all the Indian Universities, 22 : A FEW FACTS OF THE VAASTU SASTRA
Diploma examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate courses 23 : PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS
as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E. and other similar competitive and professional 24 : COMPUTER AIDED building DRAWING
Examinations. It should also be of an immense help to the practising Civil Engineers. 25 : TYPICAL BUILDING DRAWINGS
26 : QUESTION BANK
APPENDIX a : UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
Bibliography
index

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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING DRAWING 8-8-1. Lighting
Chapter 2 BRIEF HISTORY OF BUILDING DRAWING 8-8-2. Ventilation
8-8-3. Cleanliness
Chapter 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS 8-9. Flexibility
3-1. Residential buildings 8-10. Elegance
3-2. Educational buildings 8-11. Economy
3-3. Institutional buildings 8-12. Practical considerations
3-4. Assembly buildings University examination questions
3-5. Business buildings
3-6. Mercantile buildings Chapter 9 DIFFERENT METHODS OF
CONSTRUCTION
3-7. Industrial buildings
9-1. General
3-8. Storage buildings
University examination questions
3-9. Hazardous buildings
University examination question Chapter 10 PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION
10-1. Advantages of prefabricated construction
Chapter 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS 10-2. Disadvantages of prefabrication construction
4-1. Detached house University examination questions
4-2. Semi-detached house Chapter 11 ECONOMY MEASURES IN BUILDING
4-3. Row houses or chawls CONSTRUCTION
4-4. Block of flats or terrace houses 11-1. General
4-5. Duplex type house 11-2. Economy of land
University examination questions 11-3. Economy in material of construction
11-4. Economy in labour
Chapter 5 SITE SELECTION FOR RESIDENTIAL
11-5. Economy of time
BUILDING
11-6. Economy in money spending
5-1. General
University examination questions
5-2. Factors affecting the selection of site
University examination questions Chapter 12 BUILDING BYE-LAWS
12-1. Introduction
Chapter 6 CLIMATE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON
12-2. Objectives of building bye-laws
BUILDING PLANNING
12-3. What are building bye-laws?
6-1. Solar radiation
12-3-1. Minimum plot sizes and building frontage
6-2. Temperature of air
12-3-2. Open spaces
6-3. Wind
12-3-3. Minimum standard dimensions of building elements
6-4. Humidity
12-3-4. Provisions for lighting and ventilation
6-5. Precipitation
12-3-5. Provisions for safety from fire and explosions
6-6. Climatic zones
12-3-6. Provisions for means of access
6-7. Climate and comfort
12-3-7. Provisions for drainage and sanitation
6-8. Earth and its motion
12-3-8. Provisions for safety of works against hazards or accidents
6-9. Directions and their characteristics
12-3-9. Requirements for off street parking
6-10. Landscaping
12-3-10. Requirements for green belt and landscaping
University examination questions
12-3-11. Special requirements for low income housing
Chapter 7 ORIENTATION OF BUILDINGS 12-3-12. Sizes of structural elements
7-1. General 12-4. Applicability of the bye-laws
7-2. Orientation University examination questions
7-3. Factors affecting orientation Chapter 13 PLANNING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
7-4. Sun 13-1. Introduction
7-5. Wind 13-2. Rooms meant for the various activities
7-6. Rain University examination questions
7-7. C.B.R.I.: Suggestions for obtaining optimum orientation
Chapter 14 PLANNING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
7-8. Orientation criteria for Indian conditions
14-1. A school
University examination questions
14-2. A library
Chapter 8 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING OF BUILDINGS 14-3. A hospital
8-1. Aspect 14-4. A cinema building
8-2. Prospect 14-5. A hostel
8-3. Privacy 14-6. A hotel
8-4. Furniture requirement 14-7. An office building
8-5. Roominess 14-8. A post office
8-6. Grouping 14-9. A bank
8-7. Circulation 14-10. A bus station
8-8. Sanitation University examination questions
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Chapter 15 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Chapter 22 A FEW FACTS OF THE VAASTU SASTRA
TECHNIQUES 22-1. Introduction
15-1. Introduction 22-2. Shape of the site
15-2. Construction management functions 22-3. Directions
15-3. Objectives of construction management 22-4. Orientation
15-4. Managing construction projects 22-5. Level differences
15-5. Stages of a construction project and construction 22-6. Main entrance
management team 22-7. Number of doors and windows
15-6. Network technique in construction management 22-8. Number of columns and beams
15-7. Programme evaluation and review techniques 22-9. Number of steps
15-8. Critical path method 22-10. Well
15-9. Definition 22-11. Colours
15-10. Applicability 22-12. Roof
15-11. Difference between cpm and pert 22-13. Colour and taste of land
15-12. Advantages of cpm 22-14. Relevance of vaastu today
University examination questions University examination questions
Chapter 16 BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE BUILDING Chapter 23 PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS
ELEMENTS 23-1. Necessity of perspective drawings of building
16-1. General 23-2. Principle of perspective projection
16-2. Components of a building 23.3. Characteristics of perspective
16-3. Foundations 23-4. Perspective elements
16-4. Masonry walls 23-5. Classification of perspective projection
23-6. Distance points
16-5. Doors
University examination questions
16-6. Windows
16-7. Lintels and arches Chapter 24 COMPUTER AIDED BUILDING DRAWING
16-8. Stairs 24-1. CAD Hardware
16-9. Roof 24-2. CAD Software
16-10. Flooring 24-3. AutoCAD
24-4. Application of AutoCAD
16-11. Plastering
24-5. Operation of AutoCAD package
University examination questions
24-6. Function Keys
Chapter 17 NOMENCLATURE OF BUILDING ELEMENTS 24-7. AutoCAD 2010 Screen Layout
Chapter 18 STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR BUILDING 24-8. Hardware requirement for AutoCAD 2010
DRAWING 24-9. Planning for a drawing
18-1. Drawing sheet 24-10. Methods to generate Building drawings in AutoCAD
18-2. Dimensioning 24-11. Typical building plans in AutoCAD
18-3. Lettering University examination questions
18-4. General Chapter 25 TYPICAL BUILDING DRAWINGS
Chapter 19
GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND 1. Conventional signs
DRAWING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 2. Conventional symbols
19-1. Planning 3. Stretcher and header bonds
19-2. Plan 4. English bond
5. Flemish bond
19-3. How to prepare the plan?
6. Stone masonry
19-4. Section
7. Cavity walls (1)
19-5. Elevation
8. Cavity walls (2)
19-6. Standard dimensions for various building units 9. Door frame
19-7. Fixing the position of various building components and 10. Types of panelled doors
justification 11. Ledged, braced and battened door
Chapter 20 DRAFTING MATERIALS AND THEIR 12. Panelled door
UTILIZATION 13. Glazed and panelled door
20-1. Tracing paper 14. Collapsible steel door
20-2. Vellum 15. Types of doors (1)
20-3. Polyester film 15A. Types of doors (2)
16. Hollow core or framed flush door
20-4. Sketch paper
17. Window frame
20-5. Prints and prints making
18. Panelled window
20-6. Drawing pens and ink 19. Glazed window
Chapter 21 CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND B.I.S. CODE 20. Carpentry joints (1)
COLOURS 21. Carpentry joints (2)
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22. Carpentry joints (3) 39. A Dwelling
23. Lean to roof 40. L.I.G. House
24. Types of roofs (1) 41. M.I.G. House
25. Types of roofs (2) 42. A Residential House
26. King post truss
43. A Cottage
27. Details of king post truss
44. Two storeyed residential building
28. Queen post truss
45. Duplex house
29. Steel roof truss
30. Stair cases 46. Plan of a secondary school
31. Straight stairs with two flights 47. Primary health centre
32. Details of stairs 48. Post office
33. Foundations Chapter 26 QUESTION BANK
34. Model drawing showing projection of section over 26-1. Short questions with answers in Building Drawing
plan (1)
26-2. Short questions with answers in Building Planning
35. Model drawing showing projection of section over
plan (2) 26-3. Multiple choice questions in building planning and drawing
36. A Building 26-4. Answer the following Questions in brief
37. An Office building Appendix A UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION
38. A Home QUESTIONS

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