Overview

This Exclusive Construction Engineering specialization course is curated for professionals in the construction and civil engineering industry looking to advance their careers across the USA, Europe, India, and Australia. Through this specialization, enrollers will gain comprehensive industry knowledge along with the latest trends and developments within the industry. This 18-unit specialization course will cover the major facets of construction engineering including Foundations, Masonry Construction, Concrete Construction, Structural Steel Erection, Composite Buildings, Stone Masonry, Timber construction, Geosynthetics, Traffic Control at the Construction Site, Project Management Basics, etc. After students complete this specialization, they will have gained significant skills and tools to stay relevant and ahead of the curve in the world of construction management.This course gives you easy access to the Invaluable Construction and Site Engineering Techniques used by Construction Professionals in Civil Engineering and Construction Project Management. The course is aimed at Civil Engineering Students and Construction Professionals who seek to specialize in Practical Construction Techniques and Invaluable Multi-Faceted Exposure to various Aspects of Site Construction Engineering.Shallow Foundations for BuildingsRole of Foundations in buildings, Shallow Foundation - Isolated, Strip and Wall Foundation with Detailing, Frost Depth, Frost Heaving and Protection of Foundation from Frost Action, Foundations on Back Filled Soil, Slab on Grade Foundation, Meaning of Crawl Space with Pictures, Foundation of Buildings on Hills, Combined and Eccentric FoundationsDeep Foundations for Buildings Deep Foundations-Caissons, Socketed Caissons, End Bearing and Friction Piles, Method statement for Bored RCC Piling, Drilling and Casting of Pile Foundations, Role of Bentonite Slurry, Fabrication, Lowering of Pile Steel Cage and Concreting of Piles with Tremie, Understanding Pile Caps with Types, Precast Piles, Specifications, and Installation Method, Raker Piles, Pile Driving Rigs and Timber PilesSoil Testing, Excavation, and Backfilling with Thumb RulesThumb Rules for approximate Depth of Bore Holes, Methods of Taking Disturbed and Undisturbed Samples of Soil, Standard Penetration Test, Cone Penetrometer Test, Frost Depth, Ground Water Table and Plate Load Test, Understanding Sample Geotechnical Report, Backfilling and Compaction at the site. Shoring, Civil Excavation, and Structure Excavation MethodsCivil Excavation and Structure Excavation including Equipment for Excavation, Slope Cutting, Soil Benching, Trench Shoring Arrangement, Steel Soldier Piles, Soil Nailing System, Secant Pile Wall System, Sheet Piling system and Slurry-Diaphragm walls, Temporary Shoring, Site Office Installation and Construction of UtilitiesCast-In-Situ Concrete- Placement, Curing and TestingMajor types of Cement, Advantages of PPC, Fly Ash, GGBS and Silica Fume, Sand, Aggregates and Water, Air Entraining, Accelerating and Retarding Admixtures, Manufacturing of Concrete with Mixers, Hand Mixing, Volume Batching with Ready Mix Concrete Plants, Placement of Concrete with Pumps and Boom Placers, Compaction and Curing of Concrete, Workability, Slump Test of Concrete, Shotcrete and GunitingTimber/Lumber Frame Buildings Introduction to Timber/Lumber, Available Sizes, Units of Measurement with Availability in the USA, and Europe, Veneers, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL) Engineered Wood Joists, Glulam Beams, Hybrid Glulam Beams, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Beams, Bamboo in Buildings, Plywood, Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) and Application of Timber in Buildings with Practical Examples, Seasoning of Timber with Types, Moisture Content and Defects in Lumber/Timber, Fireproofing, Connections in Timber - Nails, Screws, Connector Plates, etc. with ExamplesPrecast Concrete Structures, Tension Fabric Structures, Geosynthetics, and Light Gauge Steel StructuresPrecast Concrete Construction, Wall Panels, Slabs and other Precast Elements, Precast Concrete Slabs, Floors, Beams and Types with Specifications, Spun Piles, Precast Concrete Connections -Types and Specifications with Joint Sealants, Tension Fabric Structures and Light Gauge Steel Structures, CLSM, Geosynthetics, Wick Drains, Gabions, MSE, Lintels and Waterproofing SytemsStructural Steel BuildingsHot Rolled Steel Beam Sections, Z-Shaped & C-Shaped Purlins, Standard Steel Sections, Open Web Steel Joists, Castellated Beams, Pratt Truss, Foundation Bolts, Fabricated Plate Girder Sections, Pipe Racks, Industrial heavy Steel Structures, Erection of Horizontal and Vertical Vessels, Steel Warehouses, Sheeting Panels, Gantry Cranes, Crane Brackets and Crane Rails, Steel Structure Transmission Towers, Fire Protection of Steel structures, Riveted Connections, Bolted Connections and Welded ConnectionsStone Masonry and Brick Masonry BuildingsPrinciples of Stone Masonry Construction with Examples and Application, Type of Stone Masonry Construction-Rubble and Ashlar Masonry, Stone Masonry Walls, Retrofitting of Stone Masonry Construction. Brick Buildings Construction, Plinth Bands, Type of Brick Bonds with Examples, Lime Mortar, OPC Mortar, Confined Masonry Structure and its significance, Seismic behavior of Masonry Buildings with ExamplesGlass in Buildings, Retaining Walls, Stainless Steel & Temporary Traffic ControlTypes of Glass - Annealed Glass, Toughened Glass, Heat Strengthened Glass, Laminated Glass, Security Glass, Fire Rated Glass, Impact Glazing, Ionoplast Interlayers, PVBs., Case studies of Glass Buildings, Glass Floors and Glass Facades, Connection types and Glass Fins, Spider Connections, Glass Structural Silicon Sealants, Bolted Connections, and Different Case Studies, Retaining Walls - Gravity, Cantilever, Counterfort, Buttress, Gabion, Tieback, Keystone Retaining Walls, Stainless Steel in Buildings and Bridges, Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steel with Practical Case Studies, Traffic Control on the Construction Site, Work Zones in Infrastructure Projects, and Transition Planning, Truck Mounted Attenuators, Design Guidelines, and TTC ContractDemolition, Mass Grading, Drilling /Rock Blasting, Roofing of the BuildingsDemolition and Deconstruction, Mass Grading and Controlling Soil Erosion, Setting out of Building at construction site - Horizontal Control and Vertical Control, Temporary Shoring, Site Office Installation and Construction of Utilities, Drilling and Blasting, Rock Bolts and Rock Jumbos for Excavation in Rocks, Flat Roof System, and its waterproofing, Roofing Systems, Roof Tiles, Roof Shingles, and Applications in Buildings

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