BUILDING PLANNING AND DRAWING

About the book

• Drawing is the language of Engineers and Architects. Building Planning and Drawing is the foundation subject for Civil Engineering students. In this Edition each topic of the textbook has been arranged in such a way that reader is empowered with an in-depth knowledge in the subject of Building Planning and Drawing.

  Following Three chapters fulfil the needs of various Technological Universities in our country.

  (1) Climate and Its Influence on Building Planning

  (2) Perspective Drawings

  (3) Computer Aided Building Drawing.

  In Chapter 19, “Guideline for Planning and Drawing on Residential Building” and a new topic on “Fixing the Position of various Building Components and Justification” are included in this book.

  * 275 Short Questions with Answers.

  * 123 Multiple Choice Questions

  * 89 Questions.

  The book now in its 26 Chapters and Appendix contains:

  * 254 Neatly drawn self-explanatory diagrams

  * 50 Plates of important components and different plans of buildings

  * 48 Useful Tables

  * 326 University Type questions are given for preparation of examinations.

  It is the fervent hope of the authors that this book will satisfy the needs of the Civil Engineering students preparing for the B.Tech/B.E. examinations of almost all the Indian Universities, Diploma examinations conducted by various Boards of Technical Education, Certificate courses as well as for the A.M.I.E., U.P.S.C., G.A.T.E. and other similar competitive and professional Examinations. It should also be of an immense help to the practising Civil Engineers.

What is Included?

• 1 : INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING DRAWING

  2 : BRIEF HISTORY OF BUILDING DRAWING

  3 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS

  4 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

  5 : SITE SELECTION FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

  6 : CLIMATE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON BUILDING PLANNING

  7 : ORIENTATION OF BUILDINGS

  8 : PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING OF BUILDINGS

  9 : DIFFERENT METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

  10: PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION

  11 : ECONOMY MEASURES IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

  12 : BUILDING BYE-LAWS

  13: PLANNING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

  14: PLANNING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

  15: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

  16: BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE BUILDING ELEMENTS

  17: NOMENCLATURE OF BUILDING ELEMENTS

  18: STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR BUILDING DRAWING

  19: GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING AND Drawing OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

  20: DRAFTING MATERIALS AND THEIR UTILIZATION

  21: CONVENTIONAL SIGNS AND B.I.S. CODE COLOURS

  22: A FEW FACTS OF THE VAASTU SASTRA

  23: PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

  24: COMPUTER AIDED building DRAWING

  25: TYPICAL BUILDING DRAWINGS

  26: QUESTION BANK

  APPENDIX a : UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS Bi