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TRAINING OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this course is to impart theoretical and practical knowledge about steel
fixing so that the trainee may be able to work as do jobs of steel fixing for civil works
and earn his livelihood by offering his skills.
At the end of the course a trainee will be familiar with basic terminology used in steel
fixing, in concrete structure and structural drawing of different structural members as
well as calculating cutting length of steel bar etc. Trainee will have complete command
over operations like cutting, bending binding, placing of steel bar as per drawings / bar
bending schedule etc.
CURRICULUM SALIENTS:
Entry Level Middle
Duration of course 6-Months
Total Teaching Units 800
40 period per week
6 Days per Week
Training methodology Practical 90%
Theory 10% Medium of instruction Urdu/ English
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JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Read the structural drawings.
2. Calculate the cutting length and number of bars for structural components.
3. Perform cutting, bending and binding of steel bars by using conventional as well as
modern tools.
4. Fabricate the steel bars for different structural members as per structural drawing.
5. Assist Supervisor / Quantity Surveyor in preparation of bar bending schedule.
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SKILL PROFICIENCY DETAILS:
On successful completion of this course, the trainee should be able to: -
1. Selection of proper tools according to job.
2. Measure, cut and bend the bars.
3. Prepare Bends, hooks and overlaps of bars.
4. Bind the steel bars.
5. Perform cutting, bending and binding of steel bars as per bar bending schedule.
6. Fix / fabricate the steel bars for different structural members of concrete structures.
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KNOWLEDGE PROFICIENCY DETAILS:
On successful completion of this course, the trainee should be able to:-
1. Identify the appropriate basic first aid treatment.
2. Describe the safe handling of material and tools.
3. Describe the different types of concrete and steel.
4. Read the structural drawing.
5. Describe the preparation of bar bending schedule.
6. Explain the tension and compression in concrete and role of steel in concrete.
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CURRICULUM DELIVERY STRUCTURE
Area Curriculum
Delivery Internship
Review / Final Test
Total W
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1 – 18 19 – 22 23-24 24
18 4 2
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SCHEME OF STUDIES
Steel Fixer (6 - Month Course)
Sr. No. Subject Theory Periods
Practical Total
Periods
1. Fundamentals of Steel Fixing 10 4 14
2. Applied Mathematics & Drawing 22 78 100
3. Occupational health & safety 04 12 16
4. Measuring, cutting, bending and binding practice 06 52 58
5. Steel fixing in different structural components of building. 18 374 392
6. Ethics & Communication skills 20 40 60
7. Internship 160 160
Total 80 720 800
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DETAIL OF COURSE CONTENTS Steel Fixer
(6 – Month Course)
Sr. No.
Detail of Topics Theory Periods
Practical
1.
2.
1. Fundamentals of Steel Fixing 2.
1.1. Steel 1.1.1. Introduction, types and Grades
1.1.2. Types and Sizes of bar (Plain, deformed,
tar & coated bars)
1.2. Concrete 1.2.1. Introduction Types: PPC, RCC,
prestressed concrete, precast concrete
and cast in situ concrete.
1.3. Role of Steel in concrete construction 1.3.1. Tension and compression in concrete,
bends, hooks and overlaps of bars ,
Concrete cover, effective depth, overall
depth, main bars, distribution bars,
stirrups, dowel bars, chairs and effective
span etc.
1.4. Tools used in Steel Fixing 1.4.1 Introduction to tools used in steel fixing.
1.4.2 Care and maintenance of tools.
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2 Applied Mathematics & drawing
1. 2.1. Basic Mathematics
2.1.1. Additions & subtraction of whole number
2.1.2. Multiplication and division of whole
numbers
2.1.3. Multiplication & division of fraction
2.1.4. Addition & subtraction of fraction
2.1.5. Addition & subtraction of decimal fraction
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2.1.6. Multiplication & division of decimal
fraction]
2.1.7. Percentage: change number to percent,
change percent to decimal and fraction.
2.1.8. Solve problems related to addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division and
percentage .
2.2. Measurement System
2.2.1. Foot pound system of measurement
2.2.2. Parts / fraction of inches and foot
2.2.3. Metric system of measurement
2.2.4. Multiples and parts of units
2.2.5. Conversion of foot pound to metric system
vise versa.
2.2.6. Exercise to solve problems related to
conversion, addition, subtraction and
multiplication & division of measurements.
2.3. Angles
2.3.1. Angle and its units
2.3.2. Types of angles
2.3.3. Practice to draw common angles (30,45,60,90)
2.4. Surface Area
2.4.1. Surface area of rectilinear plane figures
(square, rectangle, triangle, trapezium, rhombus
& parallelogram etc.
2.4.2. Surface area of angular plane figures (circle,
segment, sector etc.)
2.4.3. Practice in calculating area of different
geometrical figures
2.4.4. Pythagorious theorem and its application
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2.4.5. Area and perimeter of composed figures
2.4.6. Practice in calculating areas and perimeter of
composed figures.
2.4.7. Practice in calculating covered area of building
from working drawing.
2.5. Volume
2.5.1. Volume and unit of volume
2.5.2. Volume of geometrical solids
2.5.3. Surface area of geometrical solids
2.5.4. Practice in calculating volume and surface
areas of different geometrical solid.
2.6. Weight
2.6.1. Weight and its units
2.6.2. Specific weight / density
2.6.3. Specific weight of different construction
material & components
2.6.4. Practice to calculate the weight of
different materials on the basis of volume and
density
2.7. Introduction Of Drawing
2.7.1 Necessity & importance of drawing
2.7.2 Types of engineering drawing
2.8. Free hand sketching
2.8.1. Types and material for free hand
sketching
2.8.2. Sketching of lines and geometrical figures
2.8.3. Exercise to draw different lines, circle,
ellipse, triangle, rectangle & polygons.
2.8.4. Exercise to draw pictorial sketches of
different wooden blocks
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2.9. Scales
2.9.1. Types and uses of scales
2.9.2. Reading exercise of different scales by
using drawings
2.10. Building Drawing Symbols
2.10.1. Alphabet of lines
2.10.2. Symbol for material, door, windows,
plumbing, electrical fitting and fixture
2.11. Technical Term Used In Building
2.11.1. Structural terms
2.11.2. House planning term (corridor, balconies,
powder, pantry etc.)
2.12. Building Drawing
2.12.1. Presentation & Working drawings
2.12.2. Brief introduction to plans, elevation &
section
2.12.3. Reading exercise of working and
structural drawings of different buildings
2.13 Components of Building
1. 2.13.1. Foundation
2. 2.13.2. Spread footing
3. 2.13.3. Column footing
4. 2.13.4. Deep foundation
5. 2.13.5.Walls
6. 2.13.6. Columns
7. 2.13. 7. Beams
8. 2.13.8. Lintels & sunshade
9. 2.13.9. Roof slab
10. 2.13.10 Stair case
11. 2.13.11 Arches
12. 2.13.12 Floors
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3. 3.1 Occupational Health & safety.
3.1.1 Personal Protective Equipment, safety helmet,
dongri safety, shoes, goggles and safety belts.
3.1.2 Safety precautions during steel bending,
cutting and fixing / fabrication
3.1.3 First Aid treatment
3.1.4 Practice to perform basic first aid treatment
for bleeding, fractures, eye injuries and
electric shocks
3.1.5 Safe storage and handling of material and
fixing
3.1.6 Safety for working at height
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4.
4.1 Measuring, Cutting, Bending and Binding
Practices
4.1.1 Measuring the diameter of the bar and
length of bars.
4.1.2 Quality assurance while cutting the bars.
4.1.3 Cutting practice of different types and sizes of
steel bar.
4.1.4 Calculation for cut length of straight bars,
bend-up bars, stirrups and rings
4.1.5 Practice to calculate cut length of straight
bars and bend up bars
4.1.6 Practice to calculate cut length of stirrups of
different types and shapes
4.1.7 Practice of making hooks and bends.
4.1.8 Practice of making bend up bar at 45o , 30o
4.1.9 Introduction to binding wires (size, quality).
4.1.10 Different methods of binding the bars.
4.1.11 Practice of bar binding with binding wire.
4.1.12 Practice of making ring and stirrups
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4.1.13 Practice of making stirrups of different types
and shapes
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5. Steel fixing in Different Structural Components of Building
5.1 Column Base
5.1.1. Introduction of structure drawing of
column base .dowel bars
5.1.2. Calculation of cut lengths of bars and no of
bars including dowel bars for isolated square
and rectangular base(as like bars bending
schedule)
5.1.3. Making spacer: concrete/other materials
5.1.4. Practice of cutting, making bends of steel
bars for column base as per drawing or bar
bending schedule square and rectangular
5.1.5. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepare bed
for column base: demarcation of position of
bars, placing, binding and providing spacer
5.1 Column
5.2.1. Introduction of Structural Drawing of
column
5.2.2. Calculation of cut lengths and no of bars and
stirrups / rings for column of different shapes
(square, rectangular, circular)as per drawing
or bar bending schedule
5.2.3. Practice of making ring / stirrups as per
drawing for rectangular, hexagonal and
circular column.
5.2.4. Practice of cutting, making bends, placing
and binding of steel bars and ring / stirrups
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for column as per drawing or bar bending
schedule (a) Circular (b) Rectangular (c)
Hexagonal
5.1 Beams
5.3.1. Introduction of structural drawing of simply
supported continuous and cantilever
beam.
5.3.2. Calculation of cut lengths and no of bars for
lintal and simply supported beam.
5.3.3. Practice of cutting, making bends, bend-up
bars and stirrups, placing and binding of
steel bars for simply supported beam and
lintels as per drawing or bar bending
schedule.
5.3.4. Calculation of cut lengths bars and stirrups
and no of bars for continuous beam
5.3.5. Practice of cutting, making bands, stirrups
and bend-up, placing and binding of steel
bars for overhanging beam as per drawing or
bar bending schedule.
5.1 RCC Slabs
5.4.1. Introduction of structural drawing of slabs
(simply supported, continuous, cantilever).
5.4.2. Calculation of cut lengths and no of bars
for simply supported and cantilever slab.
5.4.3. Making spacers
5.4.4. Practice of cutting, making bends and
bend-up bars, of steel bars for simply
supported slab as per drawing or bar
bending schedule.
5.4.5. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
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form work for room slab: demarcation of
position of bars, placing, binding and
providing spacer
5.4.6. Practice of cutting, making bends and
bend-up bars, of steel bars for continuous
slab as per drawing or bar bending
schedule.
5.4.7. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
form work for continuous slab:
demarcation of position of bars, placing,
binding and providing spacer
5.1 Retaining Wall
5.5.1. Study of structural drawing of retaining
wall
5.5.2. Calculation of cut lengths, curtailing and
no of bars for R.C.C retaining wall. (as like
bars bending schedule)
5.5.3. Practice of cutting, making bend of steel
bars for R.C.C retaining wall as per
drawing or bar bending schedule.
5.5.4. Fabrication of steel bars along the
prepared form work for retaining wall:
demarcation of position of bars, placing,
binding and providing spacer
5.1 Raft Foundation
5.6.1. Introduction of structural drawing of Raft
foundation.
5.6.2. Calculation of cut lengths, and no of bars
for Raft foundation (as like bars bending
schedule)
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5.6.3. Practice of cutting, making bends, chairs,
of steel bars for Raft foundation as per
drawing or bar bending schedule.
5.6.4. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
bed for raft foundation: demarcation of
position of bars, placing, binding and
providing spacer
5.1 Pile Foundation
5.7.1. Introduction of structural drawing of pile
foundation.
5.7.2. Calculation of cut lengths of bars and
rings and no of rings for a small pile (as
like bars bending schedule)
5.7.3. Practice of cutting and making rings and
longitudinal bars for pile.
5.7.4. Fabrication of cage for small as per
drawing.
5.1 RCC Arch
5.8.1. Introduction of structural drawing of RCC
Arch (semi circular and segmental)
5.8.2. Calculation of cut lengths of bars and
rings for semicircular and segmental
arches (as like bars bending schedule)
5.8.3. Practice of cutting, bending, of bars for
R.C.C Arch(semi circular and segmental)
as per drawing or bar bending schedule
5.8.4. Fabrication of centering for semi circular
and segmental arch (prototype)
5.8.5. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
form work of semicircular and segmental
arches
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5.1 RCC Stairs
5.9.1. Introduction of structural drawing of
different types of R.C.C stairs.
5.9.2. Calculating of cut lengths and no of bars
for single flight stair.
5.9.3. Fabrication of sample form work for single
flight stair
5.9.4. Practice of cutting, bending placing and
binding of bars for single flight stair.
5.9.5. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
form work for single flight stair
5.9.6. Calculating of cut lengths and no of bars
for dog legged stair.
5.9.7. Fabrication of sample form work for dog
legged stairs
5.9.8. Practice of cutting, bending, making
stirrups/ rings of bars for dog legged stair
5.9.9. Fabrication of steel bars on the prepared
form work for dog legged stairs
5.1 Domes & Shell Structures
5.10.1. Introduction of structural drawing of dome
and shell structure and study of bar
bending schedule.
5.10.2. Demonstration of cutting bending, placing
& binding of steel bars for of dome and
shell through model.
5.1 1 RCC Water Tank
5.11.1. Introduction of structural drawing of water
tank. Study of bar bending schedule.
5.11.2. Practice of cutting bending, placing &
binding of steel bars for a small domestic
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water tank.
5.11.3. Practice of cutting, bending, placing of
bars for a small underground water tank.
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6. Ethics & Communication skills 20 40
7. Internship On job training at a construction site.
160
Total 80 720
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LIST OF TOOLS & EQUIPMENT (FOR CLASS OF 25 STUDENTS)
Name of Trade Steel Fixer
Duration of Course 6 – Months
Sr. No. Nomenclature of Equipment / Tools QUANTITY
Tools / equipment for cutting, bending.
1. Chisels (for cutting steel) 30 Sets
2. Hammers (Heavy) 10
3. Hammers (Light) 05
4. Cutting base 06
5. Calipers 06
6. Measuring Tapes (100’) 10
7. Pliers 10 Sets
8. Tonge (Sunhy) 10 Sets
9. Bending Rods (Bari) 06
10. Tool Sharpening machine 01
11. Bending machine with table (4’ x 6’) 06
12. Cutting machine with cutters 06
13. Bench vice 01
14. Gloves 30 Pairs
15. Pincer 06
16. Safety Helmet 30
17. Dangri 30
18. Safety Shoes 30
19. Goggles 30
20. First Aid Box 5
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21. Safety Belt 1
22. First Aid Kit (Complete set) 1
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EMPLOYABILITY OF PASS OUTS:
After completion of course the trainee may find job / employment in the following
areas/sectors:
1. Work as steel fixer in R.C.C. structures with contractors.
2. Work as steel fixer with public sector construction companies.
3. Work as steel fixer with construction companies abroad.
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REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Trainee Manual for Steel Fixer by TEVTA Punjab, Lahore
2. Building construction By
a. Sheikh Muhammad Asif
b. Sajid Masood
3. Building construction By Arura & Gupta