Author	K.P Anwar
	Edition	3rd
	Pages	240
	RS	140

CONTENTS

Classification of buildings * Components * Design loads

Functions of foundation * Causes of failure * Bearing capacity of soil * Settlement of foundation * Examination of ground * Setting out foundation trenches and timbering * Shallow foundations * Spread footing * Strap footing * Mat foundation * Single footing * Stepped footing * Sloped footing * Wall footing * Grillage foundation * Strip footing * Pad footing * Combined footing * Rectangular combined footing * Trapezoidal combined footing * Combined column wall footing * Deep foundation * Inverted arch foundation * Machine foundation * Black cotton soil foundation* Strip foundation * Under reamed foundation * Pile foundation * Types of piles * Pile driving * Well foundation * Coffer dams

Stone masonry * Rubble masonry * Ashlar masonry * Tools used in masonry * Brick masonry * Technical terms * Bonds in brick work * Bonds in connections * Junctions * Quoins

Components of a floor * Materials for floor construction * Mud flooring* Brick flooring * Flag stone flooring * Cement concrete flooring * Terrazzo flooring * Mosaic flooring * Tile flooring * Marble flooring * Timber flooring * Asphalt flooring * Rubber flooring * Linoleum flooring * Cork flooring * Glass flooring * Plastic flooring

Timber lintel* Stone lintel * Brick lintel * Reinforced cement concrete lintel* Arch * Technical terms * Classification * Flat arch * Segmental arch * Stone arch * Brick arch* Concrete arch

Brick partition * Clay block partition * Concrete partition* Glass partition * Metal lath partition * Asbestos partition * Plaster slab partition * Wood wool slab partition * Timber partition

Materials used for damp-proofing* Treatment to foundation * Treatment to basement * Treatment to floor * Treatment to walls

Carpentry joints * Technical terms

Parts of a door * Technical terms * Door frame* Classification of doors* Types of windows * Fixtures and fastenings

Classification of stairs * Stair materials * Technical terms

Pitched or sloping roof* Types of pitched roofs * Pitched roof covering materials* Flat terraced roof

Tools used in plastering * Mortars * Lime plaster* Cement plaster * Defects in plastering* Plaster finishes * Pointing