Aditya Gaur

2014B2A2585P
Introduction
This project will deal about first the background of AIIMS Bhopal
and then it will be covering two topics that were shown to me
by my instructor during site visit. Only the things that were
shown to me on site are mentioned.

Content
1.History of AIIMS Bhopal
2.Different types of foundation
3.Different types of brick work

History of AIIMS Bhopal

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (AIIMS
Bhopal) is a medical research public university located
in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established under
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) by the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
PMSSY planned to set up 6 new AIIMS like institutions in
underserved areas of the country.

The saying Sharirmadhyam khalu dharmasadhanam has been

quoted from a dramatic poem called Kumarasambhavam by
Mahakavi Kalidasa for the AIIMS Bhopal logo. It means A
healthy body is the means of fulfilments of dharma that is
duty.

Different types of foundation

There are different foundation types and uses of these depends
on the soil condition and loads from the structure. It is
advisable to know suitability of each foundation types before
making any decision for their selection in any construction
project.

Following are the foundation types:

1.Spread footings and wall footings
2.Mat Foundations
3. Pile Foundations
4.Drilled Shafts
We will only discuss the one that were shown by our instructor.

1. Spread footings and wall footings:

Spread footings are those whose base is more wider than a

typical load bearing wall foundations. This is used in case of
buildings. The wider base of this footing type spreads the
weight from the building structure over more area and provides
better stability.

In AIIMS Bhopal walls and column structure are standing on

spread footing. The soil bearing capacity must be sufficient to
support the weight of the structure over the base area of the
structure. In these too there are two types of footing indivisual
and joint footing. Indivisual is where there are one column and
indivisual footing will work . But in case of more than one
column near each other combined footing is used as shown in
above column.

2. Mat Foundations:
Mat foundations are those which are spread across the entire
area of the building to support heavy structural loads from
columns and walls. The use of mat foundation is for columns
and walls foundations where the loads from the structure on
columns and walls are very high. This type of foundation is
used to prevent differential settlement of individual footings,
thus designed as a single mat (or combined footing) of all the
load bearing elements of the structure. This type of foundation
is suitable for expansive soils whose bearing capacity is less for
suitability of spread footings and wall footings.

In AIIMS we saw the mat footing for the bunker made for the
cancer treatment through radiation. As the wall and column for
the bunker are made very thick to have no leak of radiation.
The structure is very heavy and to support it we have the use
of mat foundation there.

Types
of
Bonds
Construction

in

Brick

Masonry

Wall

The most commonly used types of bonds in brick

masonry are:
1. Stretcher bond
2. Header bond
3. English bond and
4. Flemish bond
Here we will only be discussing only the shown Brick masonry :

1. Stretcher Bond :

Stretcher bond in the brick is the simplest repeating pattern.

But the limitation of stretcher bond is that it cannot make
effective bonding with adjacent bricks in full width thick brick
walls. They are suitably used only for one-half brick thick walls
such as for the construction half brick thick partition wall.
In AIIMS, such a brick bond was shown to us by our instructor.
Walls constructed with stretcher bonds are not stable enough to
stand alone in case of longer span and height. So here in AIIMS
it is used for the cavity walls where we have two layer of such
brickwork and a cavity between it for heat insulation. Usually
they are the outermost walls. We also saw that extra
reinforcement i.e one RCC between every third brick is given to
provide stability.

2. English Bond :

English bond in brick masonry has one course of stretcher only

and a course of header above it, i.e. it has two alternating
courses of stretchers and headers.

English Bond Isometric View

English bond is basically used in AIIMS for walls partition
between various wards. Benefits of it are more strength, less
cost as no RCC is required. The walls width will too no let sound
to penetrate which will be good for a hospital building. In this
English bond arrangement, vertical joints in the header courses
come over each other and the vertical joints in the stretcher
course are also in the same line. For the breaking of vertical
joints in the successive course it is essential to place queen
closer, after the first header in each heading course.

Conclusion
The construction work is going in AIIMS Bhopal and I am
fortunate to see it in undergoing state. The above mentioned
concept were learned earlier only theoretically but they were
realised practically here. On my visit to the site I have seen that
most of the work of a site engineer is to manage the labourer

and worker and report the construction proceedings to his boss.

To do so he has to be ready to talk to anyone either an illiterate
worker or his boss. On site visit I learned that safety is foremost
and should be taken care of. So hereby I conclude my project.