SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION OF PAPER II (PART VI) OF CIVILIAN TRADE INSTRUCTOR (CTIs)
SPECIFIC SYLLABUS FOR MASON
1 ISI SPECIFICATION
Definition. Uses
2 TERMITE TREATMENT
Types. Why and how it is done
3. TESTING OF BUILDING MATERIALS
Laboratory test for brick, cement
4 ESTIMATION
Types, Calculation and estimation all types of work
5 RE-INFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE
Types of steel rods, Types of bending, Tools for bending and cutting
6 TO SET OUT CENTRE LINE FOR A BUILDING
7 FLOORING
Parts of floor, Types of floor, Good characteristics
8 CULVERTS
Types of culverts
9 BRIDGES
Parts of bridge, Types of bridge
10. ARCHES
Technical terms, Types of arches
11 SHUTTERING
Types of shuttering
12 CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
Definition of concrete, Types of concrete, Stages in preparation of concrete, Concrete strength
13 SPLITTING AND CUTTING OF STONE
Types of splitting, Types of polishing
14 CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING
Definition, Types of drawing, Blue prints, Drawing scale
15 STABILISED SOIL BLOCK MASONRY
Tools for soil block masonry, Method of moulding soil blocks
16 HOLLOW BLOCK MASONRY
Methods of construction
17 SEPTIC TANK
18 MASON TOOLS
Type of mason tools and their uses
19 BUILDING MATERIALS
Definition, Types of building materials and their uses, Good characteristics or properties
20 CEMENT
Types, Ingredients of cement, Good characteristics of cement
21 SAND
Types, Good characteristics of sand
22 BRICKS
Types, Ingredients of bricks, Manufacturing of brick (process of manufacturing)
Good characteristics of bricks
23 LIME
Types, Compressive strength of lime
24 TYPES OF MORTARS
Uses of mortar, Types of mortar, Procedure of mixing mortar, Good characteristics of mortar
25 BRICK MASONRY
Tools used in brick masonry, Bonds in brick masonry, Technical terms in brick masonry
Rules for bonding, Junction in brick masonry26 STONE
Types of rocks, Good characteristics of stone, Types of quarrying, Types of stone masonry
Dressing of stone, Uses of stones
27 DAMP PREVENTION
Effects of dempness, Methods of damp prevent
28 POINTING
Types of pointing, Methods of pointing
29 PLASTERING
Types of plastering, Good characteristics of plastering
30 RCC LINTEL
Method of casting rcc lintel
31 METHOD OF FIXING DOORS AND WINDOWS
Method of fixing
32 ROOF
Types of roofs, Good characteristics of roof
33 COPING
Types, Uses
34 RETAINING WALL
Types, How it is made
35 FOUNDATION
Objects of foundation, Types of loads, Types of loads, Types of foundation, Remedial measures