This particular book with title “Basic Civil Engineering” covers all the basic definitions, terminologies and everything related to civil engineering. The book is written in
very simple English and is very handy for students to learn civil engineering.
Title of the Book
Basic Civil EngineeringAuthor
S.S. BhavikattiContents
UNIT - I: CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS 1–70
1 TRADITIONAL MATERIALS 3–322 MORTARS 33–38
3 CONCRETE 39–54
4 METALS AS BUILDING MATERIALS 55–58
5 MISCELLANEOUS BUILDING MATERIALS 59–69
UNIT - II: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 71–136
6 BUILDING PLANNING 73–817 FOUNDATIONS 82–91
8 SUPER STRUCTURES 92–127
9 DAMPNESS AND ITS PREVENTION 128–132
10 COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES 133–135
UNIT - III: SURVEYING 137–236
11 INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING 139–14812 LINEAR MEASUREMENTS AND CHAIN SURVEYING 149–175
13 COMPASS SURVEYING 176–194
14 PLANE TABLE SURVEYING 195–208
15 LEVEL AND LEVELLING 209–225
16 MODERN TOOLS OF SURVEYING 226–236
UNIT - IV: MAPPING AND SENSING 237–268
17 MAPPING AND CONTOURING 239–24618 Drawing Contours 246
19 REMOTE SENSING AND ITS APPLICATIONS 266–268
UNIT - V: DISASTER RESISTANT BUILDING 269–287
20 DISASTER RESISTANT BUILDINGS 271–28121 DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING 282–285
22 INDIAN STANDARD CODES 286–287
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