Unit 3

Basic Civil Engineering
( Subject Code: 1150CE101 )
Lecture Slides
By
Department of Civil Engineering
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology
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Syllabus
UNIT I: Building Materials
Introduction – Civil Engineering – Materials – Bricks – Composition – Classifications – Properties – Uses – Stone – Classification of
Rocks – Quarrying – Dressing – Properties – Uses – Timber – Properties – Uses – Plywood –Cement – Grades – Types – Properties –
Uses – Steel – Types – Mild Steel – Medium Steel – Hard Steel –Properties – Uses – Market Forms – Concrete – Grade designation –
Properties – Uses – Advancements in Concrete – Pre-stressed Concrete – Pre fabricated concrete.
UNIT II: Building Components
Building – Selection of site – Classification – Components – Foundations – Functions – Classifications – Bearing Capacity – Flooring –
Requirements – Selection – Types – Cement concrete marble – Terrazzo floorings – Roof – Types and requirements.
UNIT III: Planning Aspects and Regulations
Building types and design criteria – Space standards for residential, commercial and institutional categories – Building by-laws
applicable for approval by the local governing body – Development control rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area. Basic guidelines for
earthquake resistant structures.
UNIT IV: Water Supply and Sanitary Systems
Water supply – Objectives – Quantity/Quality of water –Sources – Standards of drinking water – Distribution system –Sewage –
Classification – Technical terms – Septic tank – Components and functions – layout of external services –water supply – Sewage
disposal – water supply and plumbing layout for a residential building.
UNIT V: Surveying and Transportation
Surveying – Objectives – Classification – Principles of Survey – Transportation – Classification – Cross section and components of
road – Classification of roads – Railway – Cross section and components of permanent way – Functions – Water way – Docks and
Harbors – Classification - Components – Bridges – Components of bridges.
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Unit III: Planning Aspects and Regulations
Building types and design criteria – Space standards for residential, commercial
and institutional categories – Building by-laws applicable for approval by the local
governing body – Development control rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area. Basic
guidelines for earthquake resistant structures.
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Building Types
Based on the material of the
construction, types of the
building are:
(i) Reinforced Cement
Concrete structure
(ii) Steel Structure
(iii) Composite Structure
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Building Types
RCC Structure:
• Made up of Reinforced Cement Concrete
structure. And at some places PCC (Plain
Cement Concrete) also used to build up
the components
• RCC is being the most preferred type for
the construction of residential,
commercial and industrial buildings.
• IS 456: 2000 is referred for the design of
RCC structure.
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Building Types
Steel Structure:
• Made up of steel sections.
Preferably with I, T and
Channel sections.
• Joints would be made with
Bolt & Nut connections (or)
with welded connections.
• IS 800 – 2007 is referred for
the design of steel structures.
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Building Types
Composite Structure:
• Made up of both RCC components
along with steel sections.
• Preferably chosen for high rise
buildings for lateral stability.
• IS 11384 – 1985 is referred for the
design of composite structures.
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Design Criteria
Design Criteria:
Design criteria of a building is
meant by the structural requirements of
various building components (Columns,
Beams, Slabs, etc.) regarding various
parameters such as loading, load
transfer, failure and durability.
Design criteria are usually provided
by IS Codes for various structural
related design process.
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Design of Buildings:
It is defined as the process of
working out the required dimensions
and specifications of any building
component based on the design criteria.

Design Criteria
Significances / Importance / Necessity of Design Criteria:
(i) All possible loads coming on to ta building have to be identified so that to
design a required adequate building components
(ii) Based on the load transferring mechanism, components such as columns,
beams, slabs have to be designed accordingly.
(iii) By having checks at various stages of design process, we can adequately
reduce the failure possibilities of building components.
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Space Standards for Buildings
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Important Terminologies:
(i) Building Line: This is the line up to which the plinth of a building may lawfully extend within the plot on a
street. No overhead projections are allowed beyond the building line.
(ii) Building Setback: Minimum distance between any building or any structure from the boundary line of the plot.
(iii) Frontage: Frontage means the width of the site abutting the access road.
(iv) Height of building: It means the vertical distance measured from the average level of the surround ground to the
highest point of the building. In case of flat roof.
(v) High Rise Building: It means a building, which has a height of 24m or more above the average ground level.
(vi) Floor Area Ratio: It is the ratio of a building’s total floor area to the size of the plot on which it is built.
(vii) Carpet Area: It is the area enclosed within the walls, actual area to lay the carpet. This area does not include the
thickness of the inner walls.
(viii) Plinth Area (Built up area): It is the carpet area plus the thickness of outer walls and the balcony.

Space Standards for Buildings
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Space standards for a building consists of following sub categories:
(i) Common Plot Area
(ii) Frontage
(iii) Side & Rear open spaces
(iv) Interior minimum space requirements
(v) Parking spaces
(vi) Lighting & Ventilation openings

Space Standards - Common Plot Area
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Common Plot Area for Residential / Commercial / Institutional buildings:
• Open space or the purpose of entertainment shall have to be kept when the area of layout exceeds 0.3
hectors.
• Minimum area should not be less than:
• 15% of the area of the layout
• 0.3 to 0.4 hectare per 1000 persons
• 0.3 hectare per 1000 persons for low income group housing
Common Plot Area for Industrial buildings:
• For industrial units having area more than 0.8 hectares, 5% area shall be reserved for amenities.
• For industries having area > 1000 m2, 10% area shall be reserved for amenities.

Space Standards - Frontage
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For Residential Buildings:
Type of Residential
Building
Plot Size (m2) Frontage (m)
Detached Building Above 250 Above 12
Semi-Detached
Building
125 – 250 8 – 12
Row type Building 50 - 125 4.5 - 8
For Institutional & Industrial Buildings:
Width of Proposed
Road (m)
Frontage (m)
9m or less 3
9 – 12m 4.5
12 – 18m 6
18 – 30m 7.5
30 – 60m 9
More than 60m 12

Space Standards – Open Spaces
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Height of the
Building (m)
Left around
building (m)
10 3
15 5
18 6
21 7
24 8
30 10
40 12
50 14
53 and Above 16
Maximum Side open space along
perimeter of the plot:
(i) For area up to 1000 m2 -- 6m
(ii) For area > 1000 m2 -- 4.5m
For High Rise Buildings:
(i) High rise building shall be permitted
on roads having more than 12m
width.
(ii) Side Open space should be 6m (or)
0.2 x H of building, whichever is
more.
(iii) Road Side Open space should be 9m
(or) 0.3 x H of building, whichever is
more.

Space Standards – Interior Space Requirements
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S.No
Name of
Room
Minimum Size
(m2)
1
Habitable
Room
9.5
2 Kitchen 5
3
Bath / Water
Closets
1.8 / 1.1
4 Store Room 3
5 Garage 12.5
6 Staircase 15
S.No Name of Building Minimum Size (m2)
1 Primary & High School 1000
2
Educational Institutions, Community hall,
Marriage hall, Assembly hall, Cinema theatre
2000
3 Petrol Pump without service station 1000
4 Petrol Pump with service station 2000
5 Religious Places
500 (Built up area
< 20% of plot area)
6 Industries
More than 300
(Width > 15m)

Space Standards – Parking Space
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S.No Building Type Suggested Parking Area
1 Residential 15% of total built up area of all floor
2 Cinema & Assembly hall 1m2 per seat
3 Shops, Offices, Institutes, Hospitals 30% of total built up area of all floor
4 Community hall, recreation club, party plot 50% of area
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Colleges 70m2 per 100 students
Secondary & Higher secondary schools 50m2 per 100 students
Primary Schools 20m2 per 100 students
6 Grain, Timber, Agriculture, whole sale markets 30% of total built up area of all floor

Space Standards – Lighting & Ventilation
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Door Openings are not counted in the lighting and ventilation of a building. Hence, the minimum
area for opening shall not be less than:
(i) 1/10th of the floor area for dry hot climate
(ii) 1/6th of the floor area for wet hot climate
(iii) 1/8th of the floor area for intermediate climate
(iv) 1/12th of the floor area for cold climate
(v) For stair rooms, the ventilation per floor shall not be less than 1m2

Building By-Laws
Definition of Building By-Laws:
Building by-laws are the set of “minimum provisions designed from National
Building Code (NBC) by town planning authority to protect the safety of public with
regarding to structural sufficiency, fire hazards and health aspects”
If everyone constructs the building without obeying the prescribed rules, then
there will be problems of:
• Irregular and narrow roads
• Frequent Traffic
• Problem of parking
• Health problems due to pollution
• Poor light and ventilation
• No proper planning of gardens, play ground, etc.
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Building By-Laws
Purposes of Building By-Laws:
• Provides suitable areas for selected activities
• Avoids problem of traffic
• Develops town in systematic manner
• Provides well lightened and ventilated buildings
• Assures basic services like water supply, drainage, electricity, gas, telephone lines, etc.
Creators of Building By-Laws:
By considering the local situations and the actual requirements of the people, the Local Governing
Body prepares certain rules and norms for the buildings, and for the development of the town.
These rules are submitted to the government for the approval. After getting the approval of the
government, these rules becomes by laws.
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Building By-Laws for the approval by Local Governing Body
For any building to get constructed, the builder will need to have a set of
approvals as well as sanctions from all the authorities concerned. Any building that
comes up without these approvals will invite penalty in the form of fines and even
prosecution.
Here is a detailed procedure required to get approvals and sanctions for building
construction:
(i) Land Title
(ii) Land Clearance
(iii) Zonal Clearance
(iv) Building Approval
(v) Completion Certificate
(vi) Services & Utilities Installation
(vii) Occupancy Certificate 20

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(i) Land Title:
• First and foremost, the builder has to get clear title for the land or plot.
• Clear title ensures that the property is clear, marketable and it traces any charges or encumbrances created
on the property and its present status.
(ii) Land Clearance:
• On account of urbanization agricultural land is sometimes converted into Non – Agricultural land which
can further be used for constructing building for residential or commercial purpose.
• In such cases a developer needs to get approval from concerned authority to convert agricultural land to
non-agricultural (NA) purpose.
• Approval for change in land use of the plot is required from local body and the State Ministry of urban
Development (UD)
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(iii) Zonal Clearance:
• After the land title & clearance, builder is required to take zoning approval from the local body / authority.
• The revenue department provides the ownership certificate for building permit under the provisions of
Local Body Acts.
• The state town planning checks regarding city development with the planning board and forwards the
proposals to the various other concerned authorities in the city as required for issue of case specific
approvals/ NOC before granting zoning approval.
(iv) Building Approval:
The next step requires an approval from authority for sanction of building plans/ building permit under the
provisions of Building Byelaws, Master plan and Local Body Acts.
The Building approval comprises of the building plan and the layout approval for the construction of the
building.
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(a) Building Plan:
• A builder should submit building plan before starting the construction activities. Building plans are a graphical
representation of what a building will look like after construction.
• Building plan ensures that building complies with building laws.
• Once the building plan is approved, the builder should commence construction work within two years and there
should be no deviation from the sanctioned plan.
(b) Layout Approval:
• The builder has to get approval of layout plan from concerned authorities before starting construction of residential
or commercial building.
• Approved Layout Plan is as per approved FAR (Floor Area Ratio) or FSI (Floor Space Index).
• Constructing building on unapproved layout will not be given permission to be occupied or such layout plots will be
treated as unlawful and exemplary penalties will be levied as per Municipal Laws.
• No facilities such as roads, drainage, street lighting will be extended in such areas.
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(v) Completion Certificate:
• After the construction is completed, Completion certificate is mandatory for building constructed before
selling the building.
• The completion certificate is issued after the inspection process. Issuing of Completion Certificate will
ensure that the builder or owner has constructed the building as per approved plan.
(vi) Services & Utility Installation:
• The builder should get approval from concerned authorities for electricity, gas and water for potable and
non-potable use.
• The building should comply with building laws for sanction or approval of basic amenities.
• The builder has to get NOC from pollution board on the project.
• Builder has to get NOC from municipality or respective authority for digging bore well.
• It is essential for the approval for sewer or water supply.
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(vii) Occupancy Certificate:
• Lastly, an occupancy Certificate is required from local body/ authority before occupation of a building or
part of a building for any purpose.
• The local body forwards the proposals to the various other concerned authorities in the city as required for
issue of case specific approvals/ NOC before granting Completion-cum-Occupancy Certificate.
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Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area
For the approval of large scale projects in Chennai as per CMDA, the by laws are
given below:
STAGE I: Project Feasibility / Pre Sanction Stage
STAGE II: Sanction Stage (For multi building large scale proposals)
STAGE III: Sanction / Building Permit Stage
STAGE IV: Construction Stage
STAGE V: Completion Cum Occupancy Certificate Stage
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STAGE I: Project Feasibility / Pre Sanction Stage
(i) Approvals from Local Body:
• Land Use Plan Approval
• Approval for change in land use
• NOC for construction
• Approval for demolition of any existing structure
(ii) Approval from Airport Authority of India:
• NOC for height clearance when the project lies within 20kms radius.
(iii) Approval from Coastal Regulation Zone:
• NOC for construction for projects within 500m from high tide line 28

STAGE II: Sanction Stage (for large scale projects)
(i) Approval from Local Bodies
(ii) Approval from National Monument Authority (for 300 m radius)
(iii) Approval from Forest Department
(iv) Approval from Heritage Conservation Authority
(v) Approval from Railway Authority/ Port Trust/ Defense
(vi) Approval from Road Owning Agency
(vii) Approval from Chief Fire Officer
(viii) Approval from Chief Controller for Explosives
(ix) Approval from Chief Inspector of Factories
(x) Approval from Ministry of Environment and Forest for Environmental Clearance
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STAGE III: Sanction / Building Permit Stage
(i) Approval from local body
(ii) Approval from Power Distributing Agency
(iii) Approval from Water Supply Agency
STAGE IV: Construction Stage
(i) Approval from Central Groundwater Authority
(ii) Intimation to Local Authority (CMDA)
STAGE V: Completion Cum Occupancy Stage
(i) Completion cum Occupancy Certificate from CMDA
(ii) Approval from the Lift Inspector 30

Introduction to Earthquake Concepts
Causes of Earthquake:
(i) Earth and its Interior
(ii) Circulation between earth masses
(iii) Plate Tectonics
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How the ground shakes?:
Large strain energy released during an earthquake
travels as seismic waves in all directions through the
Earth’s layers, reflecting and refracting at each
interface. These waves are of two types - body waves
and surface waves.
Thus the ground shakes due to the spreading of
seismic waves.
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Seismic Zones of India:
Seismic zones are meant for understanding the
chances for occurrence of earthquake based on the
geographical location with respect to the nearby
tectonic plates.
As per 2002, Seismic Zone Map, India has
4 Seismic Zones (II, III, IV and V)
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Behavior of buildings to earthquake:
(i) The bottom floors of a building will experience more
stress during the earthquake, since it is present very close
to the foundation level.
(ii) Even though, the top floors are present adequately away
from the foundation level, will experience more shaking
(vibration) during the earthquake.
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Earthquake Resistant Design Philosophy:
(i) Base Isolation
(ii) Damping
(iii) Ductility Achievement
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Basic Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures:
I. Site Selection:
(i) Building should be placed sufficiently away from steep slopes.
(ii) Building should not be built on filled-up soil.
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II. Plan of Building:
Asymmetry of building should be avoided. Because, asymmetric buildings undergo torsion and
extreme corners are subjected to large earthquake forces.
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III. Shape of Building:
(i) Very slender buildings should be avoided.
(ii) Inverted pendulum buildings are unstable.
(iii) Sudden change of lateral stiffness should be
avoided.
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IV. Projections and Overhangs:
Large overhangs and projects attracts large earthquake forces.
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V. Separation of Dissimilar Buildings:
(i) To avoid collision, adjacent building should be separated by a minimum gap.
(ii) For Load Bearing structure = 15mm
(iii) For RCC Frame structure = 20mm
(iv) For Steel Frame structure = 30mm
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VI. Avoid Heavy Mass at the top:
(i) Large water tanks at the top should be avoided.
(ii) Small tanks if provided, should be connected properly with the
frame system.
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VII. Open Ground Storey:
(i) Open ground storeys should be avoided.
(ii) In unavoidable conditions, in-filled walls should be placed
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