Certification Course in Construction Engineering - RCC, Steel & Composite Buildings

This Exclusive Construction Engineering specialization course is curated for professionals in the construction and civil engineering industry looking to advance their careers. The course is simple in language such that a Software Engineer / Accountant can also understand the course. The context of this course is that everyone should know the basics of construction. 

Through this specialization, enrollers will gain comprehensive industry knowledge along with the latest trends and development 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 Constuction, 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 for 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.

1. Basics of Building Construction 

Basic Workflow of a Construction Project, Building Regulations, their governing bodies, and Building Construction Codes, International Building Codes and Energy Codes, Classification of Construction Sector, List of Professional involved in Building Construction, Seven Stages of Construction Project, and their Implementation with Case Studies

2. Soil Testing, Excavation and Backfilling with Thumb Rules

Thumb 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. 

3. Shoring, Civil Excavation and Structure Excavation Methods

Civil 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 Utilities

4. Shallow Foundations for Buildings

Role 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 Foundations

5. Deep 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 Piles

6. Cast-In-Situ Concrete- Placement, Curing and Testing

Major 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 Guniting

7. Precast Concrete Structures, Tension Fabric Structures, Geosynthetics and Light Gauge Steel Structures

Precast 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 Water proofing Sytems

8. Structural Steel Buildings

Hot 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 Connections

9. Stone Masonry and Brick Masonry Buildings

Principles 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 Examples

10.  Glass in Buildings, Retaining Walls, Stainless Steel & Temporary Traffic Control

Types 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 Contract

11. Timber/Lumber Frame Buildings

 Introduction to Timber/Lumber, Available Sizes, Units of Measurement with Availability in USA, and Europe, Veneers, Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL) and Engineered Wood Joist, 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 Examples

12. Demolition, Mass Grading, Drilling /Rock Blasting, Roofing of the Buildings

Demolition and Deconstruction, Mass Grading and Controlling Soil Erosion, Setting out of Building at Contruction 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