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AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

 Modern Construction Technology

Modern Construction
Technologyis the process of
preparing for and
formingbuildingsand building
systems.
The process of building large
structures with the minimum
use of cost , time and
environment.
Construction starts with
planning, design, and financing
and continues until the
structure is ready for
occupancy.
 Concrete walls and floors

Concrete walls is an
eclectic category with
options for everything
like seat walls;
decorative interior or
exterior finishes; sound
walls that abut a
freeway; retaining walls
to hold back the earth;
to the very walls that
comprise the exterior.
 Concrete has become the
new flooring material of the
latest technology.
Whether it's acid-stained,
painted, overlays,
microtoppings, radiant
floors, or a unique personal
floor, concrete floors offer a
range unlike any other
material
Concrete flooring,
sometimes referred to as
cement flooring.
 One of the major benefits
of concrete floors is their
affordability compared to
other flooring options.
concrete flooring is ease
of maintenance.
When properly sealed
concrete floors can be
cleaned with a quick pass
of a dust mop.
 Precast cladding panels

Claddingis the application of

one material over another to
provide skin or layer intended to
control the infiltration of
weather elements, or
foraesthetic purposes
Cladding does not necessarily
have to provide
awaterproofcondition but is
instead a control element.
This control element may only
serve to safely direct water or
wind in order to control run-
offand prevent infiltration into
the building structure.
 Precast flat panel system

Floor and wall units are

produced off-site in a factory
and erected on-site to form
robust structures, ideal for all
repetitive cellular projects.
Panels can include services,
windows, doors and finishes.
Building envelope panels with
factory fitted insulation and
decorative cladding can also be
used as load-bearing elements.
This offers factory quality and
accuracy, together with speed
of erection on-site.
 3D Volumetric Modules

3D Volumetric construction (also known

as modular construction) involves the
production of three-dimensional units in
controlled factory conditions prior to
transportation to site.
Modules can be brought to site in a
variety of forms, ranging from a basic
structure to one with all internal and
external finishes and services installed,
all ready for assembly.
The casting of modules uses the
benefits of factory conditions to create
service-intensive units where a high
degree of repetition and a need for
rapid assembly on-site make its use
highly desirable.
 Twin wall Technology

Twin wall construction is a walling

system that combines the speed of
erection and quality of precast concrete
with the structural integrity of in-situ
concrete to provide a hybrid solution.
Twin wall is anadaptablewall system
that provides thespeed and quality of
precast concretewith thestructural and
waterproof reliability.
The prefabricated panels comprise two
slabs separated and connected by cast-
in lattice girders.
The units are placed, temporarily
propped, then joined by reinforcing and
concreting the cavity on site.
Twin wall is usually employed in
association with precast flooring
 Flat Slabs

Flat slabs are highly versatile

elements widely used in
construction, providing
minimum depth, fast
construction and allowing
flexible column grids.
Flat slabs are particularly
appropriate for areas where
tops of partitions need to be
sealed to the slab soffit for
acoustic or fire reasons.
Flat slabs are considered to be
faster and more economic than
other forms of construction.
 Flat slabs can be designed
with a good surface finish
to the soffit, allowing
exposed soffits to be used.
This allows exploitation of
the buildings thermal
mass in the design of
heating, ventilation and
cooling requirements,
increasing energy
efficiency.
Thin Joint Masonry

Thin joint blockwork(thin joint

masonry) is a fast, clean, accurate
system for construction using autoclaved
aeratedconcreteblocks of close
dimensional tolerance with 2mm-
3mmmortar joints.
Thinlayer mortar is a pre-mixed cement-
based product that only requires the
addition of water to make an easily-
applied mortar.
The benefits offered by thinlayer
mortars are provided by a system
with many of the characteristics of
traditional blockwork construction.
This means that familiarity with the
build process and flexibility are also
inherent in the system.
 Insulating Concrete Formwork

Insulating Concrete Formwork

(ICF)systems consist of twin-
walled, expanded polystyrene
panels or blocks that are
quickly built up to create
formwork for the walls of a
building.
This formwork is then filled
with factory produced, quality
assured, ready-mixed
concrete to create a robust
structure.
The expanded polystyrene
blocks remain to provide high
levels of thermal insulation
and the concrete core
provides robustness and good
 Precast Concrete Foundation

Precast concrete systems can be used

to rapidly construct foundations.
The elements are usually to a bespoke
design and cast in a factory
environment, giving assured quality for
the finished product.
The foundations are often supported by
concrete piles and connected together.
These systems improve productivity,
especially in adverse weather
conditions, and reduces the amount of
excavation required - particularly
advantageous when dealing with
contaminated ground.