MGM’s POLYTECHNIC,

AURANGABAD 2020-2021
Micro Project
Report On
“Prepare the Detailed Report on Mass Housing-Precast Housing,
Prefab Homes”
Submitted in fulfillment for „I‟ Scheme sixth semester of

Diploma in
CIVIL ENGINEERING
By

Hire Vaishnavi. (1815010076)

Siddiqui Usamuddin (1815010078)
Thorat Pranjal (1815010123)

Under the guidance of

Prof. Salve U. L.
(Lecturer)
In Pursuit of Excellence

Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai

(Autonomous) (ISO-9001-2008) (ISO/IEC 27001:2013)
 Maharashtra State
Board of Technical Education, Mumbai

Certificate of Completin

This is to certify that Mr/Ms. Hire Vaishnavi , Siddiqui Usamuddin, Thorat Pranjal with
Enrollment No(1815010076,1815010078,1815010123)had successfully completed their Micro-
Project eentitlent “Prepare the detailed report on Mass housing-precast housing, prefab
homes”in the Course/Subject of "Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering”in the sixth semester
during their tenure of completing the Diploma programme in Civil Engineering From MGM's
Polytechnic institute with institute code 1501.

Prof. Salve U. L. Prof. Salve U. L.

Guide HOD
Civil Department. Civil Department

Principal
 INDEX

Sr. No. Content Page No.

Micro-Project Proposal

1.0 Aims/Benefits of the Micro-Project 1

2.0 Course Outcomes Addressed 1

3.0 Proposed Methodology 1

4.0 Action Plan 1

5.0 Resources Required 2

6.0 Resources Required 2

Micro-Project Report

1.0 Rationale 3

2.0 Aims/Benefits of the Micro-Project 3

3.0 Course Outcomes Achieved 3

4.0 Actual Methodology Followed 3

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5.0 Actual Resources Used

6.0 Outputs of the Micro-Projects 8

7.0 Skill Developed / Learning outcomes of this Micro-Project 8

8.0 Applications of this Micro-Project 8

 Annexure – I
Micro-Project Proposal
“Prepare the Detailed Report on Mass Housing-Precast Housing, Prefab
Homes”

1.0 Aims/Benefits of the Micro-Project

This Micro-Project aims at:
Prepare a detailed report on mass housing-precast housing and prefab homes.
2.0 Project Outcomes Addressed
 Use the feasible advance techniques for various civil engineering projects
3.0 Proposed Methodology (Procedure in brief that will be followed to do the micro-project in
about 100 to 200 words).
1) Research about mass housing-precast housing and prefab homes
2) Collect the information form manual.
3) Mark out the important information about mass housing-precast housing and prefab
housing.
4) Extra information is collected from Google.
5) After collecting the information we prepare a report.
6) After preparing the report we have look on it and correct the mistake.

4.0Action Plan (Sequence and time required for major activity)

Name of
Planned Planned
S. No. Details of activity Responsible Team
Start date Finish date
Members
Searching on Mass Housing-Precast
1 27/5/2021 28/5/2021 ThoratPranjal
Housing and Prefab Homes
2 Collect the information from Manual 27/5/2021 28/5/2021 ThoratPranjal
Collecting extra information form
3 27/5/2021 28/5/2021 ThoratPranjal
Google
Type the collected data in the
4 27/5/2021 28/5/2021 ThoratPranjal
given format

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5.0Resources Required (major resources such as raw material, some machining facility,
software etc.)
S. No. Name of Resource/material Specifications Qty. Remarks
1 WWW.Google.com Wikipedia - -
2 Microsoft-WordPad. Version-2010 - -
3 Manual - - -

Name of Team Members with Roll No.

1) Hire Vaishnavi (31334)
2) Siddiqui Usamuddin (31335)
3) Thorat Pranjal (31336)

(To be evaluated by the Prof.Salve U. L.)

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 Annexure-II
Micro-Project Report
“Prepare the Detailed Report on Mass Housing-Precast Housing, Prefab
Homes”

1.0 Rationale:Civil Engineering sector has completed number of projects with conventional
techniques to meet the needs of the society, But, in recent two decades, various new
innovative techniques are being used worldwide, which our practicing engineers, are also
partially using to achieve their goals. The emerging trends in Civil Engineering help to
complete the undertaken projects within prescribed schedule, saves the natural resources and
to make the projects eco friendly. This subject helps to make awareness about soft computing
techniques, new materials, advanced machineries, sustainable resource management and
advancement in Civil Engineering.

2.0 Aims/Benefits of the Micro-Project:

This Micro-Project aims at:
 Prepare a detailed report on mass housing-precast housing and prefab homes.
3.0 Course Outcomes Achieved
 The feasible advance techniques for various civil engineering projects.
4.0ActualMethodology Followed
1. Mass Housing:
Introduction: When number of houses is constructed to suit the requirements of population of an
area or country, then it is termed as mass housing. As per estimation, the world is short of 200
million dwelling quality houses. To fulfill the requirement, each house will have to be delivered
at the rate of 3.74 seconds during a normal 40-hour workweek for 100 years. It shows the
requirement of innovative methods of housing construction i.e. mass housing technology.
Features of Mass Housing:
India is facing deficiency of 30 million housing units presently. The mass housing is only Way to
overcome the skyrocketing prices of residential land and building materials Mass
housing with a higher density and floor area ratio seems to solve the nation problem This reduces
cost on individual owners, sharing of building material per unit and per Cluster, reduces cost
equally. Mass housing facilitates economic layout of services like common sewer lines, septic
tanks, etc. this process of sharing results to economy. Maintenance cost of common facilities like
parks, garages etc are likewise shared.

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Objectives of Mass Housing: There are several considerations in mass housing concept. It is
defecating concept laid to achieve various objectives as mentioned below.
 To provide the sufficient housing to occupy the huge amount of native peoples living in
the society.
 To serve the peoples in terms of all amenities of housing i.e. shops, offices, schools etc.
 To make available the strong and durable houses for a group of people.
 To provide low cost living facilities easily in the society
 To produce mass quantity of affordable houses to middle class peoples and peoples of
below poverty line.

Methods of Mass Housing: The need of mass housing can be fulfilled by using following
methods which are now commonly adopted in construction industry:
 Precast Housing
 Prefabricated Housing OR Prefab Homes
 Pre-Engineered Building (PEB)

Fig No.1 Mass Housing

2. Precast Housing:
Introduction: It is one of the tool of mass housing in which various precast elements of houses
are casted separately in plant and the same are installed on site wherever required; such method of
mass housing is known as Precast Housing.

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Need of Precast Housing: In many countries like Africa, South America, and India, Rapid
population growth is leading to a major demand for new infrastructure in many large cities which
all have a housing shortage of tens of millions of apartments. People need safer and more
comfortable places to live, and prices need to be reasonable. Precast construction is a cost-
efficient, fast and sustainable building technology for large housing projects that
doesn‟tCompromise on quality.
Most common precast products: 1.Hollow-core slabs, 2.wall elements form sandwich to gray
walls, 3.partition walls, and 4.building foundations with precast concrete piles, beams and
columns for structural frames.
Advantages of Precast Concrete: There are many advantages of precast concrete. They are
discussed below:
Saves Construction Time: As casting is done separately, delay in casting and curing can be
avoided. Also casting of various precast products can do simultaneously with other parallel
activities like excavation, earthwork, P.C.C. etc.
Quality Assurance: The curing, temperature, mix design, formwork, etc. required for Precast
Concrete can be monitored, hence quality construction can be performed.
Usage of Pre-stressed Concrete: Pre-stressed precast structural materials of high strength and
load-bearing capacity result in greater clear span, reduced size of the cross section of structural
members, etc. .
Cost-effective: The simplified construction process reduces the time, increases the productivity,
quality and safety and thus the cost is reduced.
Safe Construction Platform: No raw materials have to be stocked in site for Precast Concrete
construction. It reduces the requirement of traditional formworks and props,
Wastage, workers, etc. and thus provides a safe working platform.
Disadvantages of Precast Concrete: There are some disadvantages to precast concrete. They
are discussed below.
High Initial Investment: Precast Concrete plant requires heavy and sophisticated Machines
which require a high initial investment.
Transportation Issue: Precast Concrete requires high transportation cost if plant is Located at far
distance away from construction site.
Handling Difficulties: Usually, precast members are heavy and large which makes it difficult to
handle without damage.
Difficulty in Modification: It is difficult to modify the planned structure due to pre Casting.

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 Fig No.2 Precast Housing

3. Prefab Homes or Prefabrication Housing

Introduction: The homes which are casted by using prefabricated elements manufactured off-site
inadvance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled at site, is called
as Prefabricated Housing. It is often referred to as Prefab Homes or simply Prefabs.
Some current prefab home designs include architectural details inspired by post modernism or
futurist architecture. It consists of factory-made components or units made up of durable
materials such as steel; that are transported and assembled on-site to form the complete building.
This method of construction makes pre-fabricated homes an ideal application for rooftop Houses,
commercial kiosks, study rooms, garden houses, office rooms, or even your personal gym. The
prefab homes are little bit costly, but overall it becomes economical due to less maintenance.
Types of Prefabricated Homes: Depending upon characteristics of prefabrication, there are
Three types of prefabricated homes as mentioned below.
Modular Homes: These homes are created using built in components (e.g. panels).Modules, and
then transported to the home site for construction and installation. These are typically installed
like a regular house and are usually the most expensive of the three types. Manufactured homes
placed on a permanent foundation can be considered the same AS modular or site build homes for
appraisal purposes.
Manufactured Homes: These homes are built on wheeled steel beams, and transported in
complete sections to the home site for assembly. The wheels, hitch and axles are then Removed
on site after placing on permanent foundation.

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Mobile Homes: These are built on wheels that can be pulled by a vehicle. They are considered as
personal property which is licensed by the Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV). “Tiny homes”, which
are gaining in popularity, are within this category. They must be built to the DMV code, and pass
inspection for licensing.
There are considerable differences in above mentioned types. Mobile and manufactured houses
are constructed in accordance with HUD building codes, while modular houses are constructed in
accordance with the IRC (International Residential Code) in U.S. Mobile homes and
manufactured homes can be placed in mobile home parks, and manufactured homes can also be
placed on private land, unless the land is within a subdivision whose CC&Rs prohibit
manufactured housing.

Fig No.3 Prefab Homes

5.0Actual Resources Used (Mention the actual resources used)

S. No. Name of Resource/material Specifications Qty. Remarks
1 WWW.Google.com Wikipedia - -

2 Microsoft-WordPad. Version-2010 - -

3 Reference book Manual - -

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6.0 Outputs of the Micro-Projects
We have study about mass housing-precast housing and prefab homes.
7.0Skill Developed / Learning outcomes of this Micro-Project
1) We have to developed group discussion skills.
2) We have also developed leadership quality.
3) We learned about mass housing-precast housing and prefab homes.
4) We have learnt how to study and take information from Google or reference book.
8.0Applications of this Micro-Project
This helps to complete the undertaken project within prescribed schedule, save the natural
recourses and to make the project eco-friendly.

(Prof.Salve U. L.)

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