GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Program Name: Diploma in Engineering

Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing

w. e. f. Academic Year: 2024-25

Semester: 1st
Category of the Course: PCC

Prerequisite: Student must be passed class 10th examination from a UGC-recognized board
of education. Also, student has interest in technical drawings, building drawings, etc.
Rationale: Engineering drawing is considered as a language of engineering communication. For
a Diploma holder of civil engineering, it became essential to interpret the civil
engineering drawing and also to prepare the working drawing and/ or submission
drawing as and when required. Therefore, this course has been designed in such a
way that a diploma holder can easily produce detailed civil engineering drawing
related to construction of single storey, double storey residential/ public/ any other
simple civil engineering structures giving due respect to building regulation and bye-
laws as per local authorities. So, that plan gets approval by local civic authorities.

Course Outcome:
After Completion of the Course, Student will able to:
No Course Outcomes RBT Level
Interpret given Civil engineering drawing- symbols, conventions, abbreviations R&U
01
and scale.
Plan buildings as per principles of planning, building byelaws and regulation R, U & A
02
considering green building aspects.
Prepare working drawings for the given requirements of Load bearing structures R, U & A
03
and Framed structures of simple Residential buildings (single and double storied).
04 Draw two-point perspective drawing for given small objects. R, U & A
05 Propose appropriate building component as per its scope. R&U
*Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT), Where, R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N:
Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create

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Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Total
Teaching Scheme Credits
Assessment Pattern and Marks
(in Hours) L+T+
Total
(PR/2)
Marks
Theory Tutorial / Practical
L T PR C
ESE (E) PA/CA (M) PA/CA (I) ESE (V)
02 00 04 4 70 30 20 30 150

Course Content:
Unit No. of % of
Content
No. Hours Weightage
I Introduction to Civil Engineering Drawing

1.1 Various types of drawings with their importance and

uses.
1.2 Types of projections adopted
1.2.1 First angle projection
1.2.2 Third angle projection
1.2.3 Combinations of first and third angle projection
1.2.4 Advantages and dis-advantages of each type of
projection
1.2.5 Situations where each of the above projection is used
1.3 Symbols, Conventions and Abbreviations 3 20%
1.3.1 Commonly used symbols and conventions for Material of
construction, Electric fittings, Water supply and Sanitary,
Furniture, Graphical symbols for doors and windows, etc.
1.3.2 Abbreviations used for the above
1.4 Types of lines- visible lines, centre line, hidden line,
section line, dimension line, extension line, pointers,
arrow head or dots.
1.5 Scale
1.5.1 Definition
1.5.2 Scales used for various types of drawings
1.5.3 Sizes of various standard papers.
II Planning of Building
8 20%
2.1 Types of Residential Buildings.

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing
2.2 Site Selection for Residential Building.
2.3 Principles of planning for Residential and Public building-
Aspect, Prospect, Orientation, Grouping, Privacy,
Elegance, Flexibility, Circulation, Furniture requirements,
Sanitation, Economy.
2.4 Building bye-law of sanctioning authorities for residential
buildings.
2.4.1 Importance of Building bye-laws
2.4.2 Minimum dimensions for Plot area, built up area, super
built- up area, plinth area, carpet area, floor area and FSI,
FAR, size of rooms, margins, height, passages, ventilation,
circulation and others
2.4.3 Colour code in Civil Engineering drawing.
2.4.4 Approval procedure with respect to bye-laws.
2.5 Green Building
2.5.1 Concept and components of green building.
2.5.2 Evaluation system of various authorities (GRIHA,IGBC)
2.6 Line plans for Single storey Residential Building as per
principles of planning.

III Drawings for Residential Building Planning

3.1 Drawing of Load Bearing Structure

3.1.1 Drawing of Single storey Load Bearing residential building
(2 BHK) with staircase.
Data drawing –detailed plan, elevation, section, site plan,
schedule of openings, construction notes with
specifications, area statement, Planning and design of stair
case- Rise and Tread for residential building.
3.1.2 Foundation plan of Load bearing structure. 10 30%
3.2 Drawing of Framed Structure
3.2.1 Drawing of Two storey Framed Structure (G+1),
residential building (2 BHK) with stair- case.
Data drawing – detailed plan, elevation, section, site plan,
schedule of openings, construction notes with
specifications, area statement. Planning and design of
staircase-Rise and Tread for residential and public
building.
3.2.2 Foundation plan of Framed Structure.

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Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing
3.2.3 Details of RCC footing, Column, Beam, Chajjas, Lintel,
Staircase and slab.

IV Perspective Drawing

4.1 Introduction of perspective view and terms used in

perspective drawing.
4.2 Types of perspective 5 15%
4.2.1 Two Point Perspective of small objects only such as steps,
monuments, pedestals.
4.2.2 Two Point Perspective view of single room residential
building.
V Building components

5.1 Draw sketches different building components:

Wall and column footing, floors and floorings, roofs and 4 15%
roof coverings, false ceiling, doors, windows, ventilators,
beam and slab reinforcement, etc.

Total 30 100%

Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory):

Unit Unit Title Distribution of Theory Marks (in %)
No.
R U A N E C Total
Level Level Level Level Level Level
I Introduction to Civil 20
10 10 00 00 00 00
Engineering Drawing
II Planning of Building 5 10 05 00 00 00 20
III Drawings for Residential 30
Building Planning 5 5 20 00 00 00
IV Perspective Drawing 2 3 10 00 00 00 15
V Building components 5 10 00 00 00 00 15
Total 27 38 35 00 00 00 100%
Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as
per Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing

References/Suggested Learning Resources:

(a) Books:

S.
Title of Book Author Publication with place, year and
No.
ISBN
1 Civil engineering Drawing V.B. Sikka B.D. Kataria Sons, Ludhiana
2 Civil Engineering Drawing Gurcharansingh, Standard Publishers
Subash chander Distributors, Delhi
3 Civil Engineering Drawing [Link] New Asian Delhi
[Link]
4 Civil Engineering Drawing B.H. Shukla Atul Prakashan Ahmedabad
5 Building Byelaws Urban Local Authority e.g. AUDA,
Development GUDA, RUDA, etc.
Authority
6 Understanding Mark W. Huth Cengage Publishers
Construction Delmar,
Drawings
7 National Building Code of Bureau of Indian Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt.
India Standards Of India
8 I.S962:1989-code of Bureau of Indian Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt.
practice for Architectural Standards Of India
and building drawings
9 Green Rating for Ministry of New Ministry of New and Renewable
Integrated Habitat and Renewable Energy, Government of India and
Assessment(GRIHA Energy, GOI & The The Energy and Resources Institute
) Manual Energy and New Delhi
Resources Institute
New Delhi
10 A text book on Green Guttila Yugantha LAP Lamberd Academic
Building Jaysinghe Shehani Publishing ISBN13-
Sharadha 9786138389187
Maheepala
11 Green building Guidance Karthik Karuppu [Link]
:The ultimate guide for ISBN-13978-1684667291
IGBC

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 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Program Name: Diploma in Engineering
Level: Diploma
Branch: Civil Engineering
Course / Subject Code :
Course / Subject Name :Civil Engineering Drawing

(b) Open source software and website:

 [Link]
 Auto CAD, Zwcad, civil Architect, draw plus X5
 [Link]
 [Link]
 [Link]-to–[Link]
 [Link]

Suggested Course Practical List:

The exercises/practical should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of skills so that students are able to acquire the competencies mentioned above.
Sr. No. Unit Practical/Exercises Approx.
No. Hours.
Required
1 I Interpretation of building drawings approved under local 02
authority.
2 I Draw symbols, conventions and Abbreviations in A3 sizes ketch 02
book.
3 II Study of building bye-laws act and national building 02
code(NBC)
4 V Draw Building Components in A3 size sketchbook: 06
(1) 200mm and 300mm Thick wall foundation
(2) Components of Building
(3) Components of Staircase
(4) Draw different types of staircases
(5) RCC Lintel with chajja
(6) Column footing
(7) Types of Roof
(8) Types of doors(any two)
(9) Types of window(any two)
(10) RCC Beam with reinforcement details
(11) RCC slab with reinforcement details
(12) Types of flooring
5 III Draw detail plan on drawing sheet–1 (A1 Size) Line plan, 08
detailed plan, elevation and section of existing building (actual
Measurement Drawing).
6 IV Draw detail of foundation plan of one room building/two 04
Room building in sketchbook.

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