CE3009 Construction Equipment and Machinery Syllabus:

CE3009 Construction Equipment and Machinery Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE

 To expose the students in the field of construction equipment and machineries so as to gain knowledge in carrying out engineering tasks.

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS

Identification – Planning of equipment – Selection of equipment – Equipment management in projects – Maintenance management – Equipment cost – Operating cost – Cost control of equipment – Depreciation analysis – Replacement analysis – Safety management.

UNIT II EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHWORK

Fundamentals of earthwork operations – Earth moving operations – Types of earthwork equipment – Tractors, motor graders, scrapers, front end waders – Dozer, excavators, rippers, loaders, trucks and hauling equipment, compacting equipment, finishing equipment – Case studies on earthwork equipment.

UNIT III OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Equipment for dredging, trenching, drag line and clamshells, tunneling – Jacking equipment – Equipment for drilling and blasting – Pile driving equipment – Erection equipment – Crane, mobile crane – Types of pumps used in construction – Equipment for dewatering, grouting and demolition.

UNIT IV ASPHALT AND CONCRETE PLANTS

Aggregate production – Different crushers – Feeders – Screening equipment – Handling equipment – Batching and mixing equipment – Ready mix concrete equipment, concrete pumping equipment – Asphalt plant – Asphalt pavers – Asphalt compacting equipment.

UNIT V MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Forklifts and related equipment – Portable material bins – Material handling conveyors – Material handling cranes – Industrial trucks – Aerial transporting equipment.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to:
CO1 Develop knowledge on planning of equipment and selection of equipment
CO2 Explain the knowledge on fundamentals of earth work operations, earth moving operations and types of earth work equipment
CO3 Develop the knowledge on special construction equipment
CO4 Apply the knowledge on asphalt and concrete plants
CO5 Apply the knowledge and select the proper materials handling equipment

TEXTBOOKS:

1. Peurifoy, R.L., Schexnayder, C., Schmitt, R.L. and Aviad Shapira., Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, 9th Edn. McGraw Hill, Singapore, 2018.
2. Granberg G.,Popescu M Construction Equipment and Management for Engineers Estimators and Owners, Taylor and Francis Publishers, New York, 2006.

REFERENCES:

1. Deodhar, S.V. Construction Equipment and Job Planning, 4th Edn. Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2020.
2. Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., Building Construction, Planning Techniques and Method of Construction, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 2018.
3. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2008.
4. Dr. Mahesh Varma., Construction Equipment and its Planning and Application, Metro-politan Book Company, New Delhi., 2003.