CE 372A: DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

2015-2016-II SEMESTER
ASSIGNMENT # 1
Visit to the New Hall 12 Construction Site
A site visit of New Hall 12 structure, which is a reinforced concrete structure currently under
construction is already made. Mainly, based on the observations made during the site visit, you will be
submitting a group-wise report regarding the following discussion questions.
Q# 1- Describe the site in terms of plan, drawings and technical specifications of the building structures?
Q# 2- What are the design forces and the serviceability criteria for which the structure is designed?
Q# 3- What are the structural members observed in the site? Describe the construction methodology of
each of the members.
Q# 4- Describe the load transfer mechanism of each of the structural members as stated in Q#3.
Q# 5- Comment on the non-structural components in general and based on that briefly describe the nonstructural components observed in the site.
Q# 6- Describe the construction joints and expansion joints found in the construction site. Explain the
function of such construction joints.
Q# 7- What are the materials used in the construction site? Comment on the specifications of each of
those materials.
Q# 8- What are the shuttering materials used in the construction site? Also explain the other different
types of shuttering materials that are used in civil engineering construction.
Q# 9- Summarize the important points describing the superstructure and the substructure in brief.
Q# 10- Explain the procedure of production of the concrete. How the concrete was transferred from
batching plant to the desired location?
Q# 11- What are the safety measures being followed in the construction site?
Note1. Discussions questions should be supported by relevant drawings as applicable.
2. You are encouraged to contact Mr. R.K. Verma Executive Engineer, IWD, IIT Kanpur (Phones:
764, +91-9415069482; email: rakeshkv@iitk.ac.in) for any queries that you may have
regarding this assignment.