“Cow Dung As A Building Material”

A Dissertation Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Architecture

By MONU DALAL

Registration No. 2018-UPA-137

Under supervision of Ar. Shalini Sheoran Assistant professor

Department of Planning and Architecture

Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing & Visual Arts, Rohtak, Haryana

June, 2022

Faculty of Planning & Architecture, P.L.C. State University of Performing & Visual Art, Rohtak

I, Monu Dalal hereby declare that the Dissertation titled “Cow Dung as a Building Material” is a record of original research work undertaken by me towards the partial fulfillment of the dissertation study during 8th semester of the course in the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture, Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak, Haryana. The work has not been submitted to any other organization/ institution for the award of any Degree/Diploma.

I hereby confirm the originality of the work and there is no plagiarism in any part of the Dissertation.

Signature of the student

Name: Monu Dalal

Reg. No. : 2018-UPA-137

Date: June, 2022

Certified that this dissertation titled “Cow Dung As A Building Material” is a bonafide work of Monu Dalal, who carried out the research under my/our supervision. Certified further, that to the best of my knowledge the work reported herein does not form part of any other thesis or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion on this or any other.

Signature of the Internal Guide

Name: Ar. Shalini Sheoran

Designation: Assistant Professor

Date : June, 2022

This is to certify that the dissertation titled “Cow Dung As A Building Material” has been submitted by Monu Dalal (Reg. No.2018-UPA-137) at the Department of Planning & Architecture, towards partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of B. Architecture. This is a bona fide work of the student. RECOMMENDED

Signature of the Guide Signature or the Coordinator

Name: Ar. Shalini Sheoran

Name: Ar. Vijay Prakash

Designation: Assistant Professor Designation: Assistant Professor

ACCEPTED

Signature of the Head of Department Dr. Ajay Bahu Joshi

Faculty of Planning & Architecture, P.L.C. State University of Performing & Visual Art, Rohtak

Gratefully, I want to offer my gratitude to our Mother Cow almighty for the vision she bestowed upon me, the strength, the peace of mind and good health to complete the project. I would like to thank my guide Ar. Shalini Sheoran for her guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing constant necessary information regarding this research work and also for support that helped me in completing the endeavor.

I am highly indebted to Pandit lakhmi chand state university of performing and visual arts, sec-6 Rohtak, Haryana for their supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding this research and my dissertation coordinator Ar. Vijay Parkash for the experience that he shared and imparted his knowledge and expertise in this study. I would also like to thank Dr. Shiv Darshan Malik for his research on cow dung and for providing necessary information regarding cow dung building materials.

This study is whole heartedly dedicated to GAU MATA (गावो

मातरः), who have been a great source of inspiration and gave me a lot of strength whenever needed.

The dissertation report refers to the theme of the material of cow dung as a building material. Questions of “what cow dung is” and “how cow dung can be used in construction” are tried to be answered. Cow dung as a building material has been used for a long time, but many people still perceive that it is not a building material or a poor man’s material. In this dissertation it is shown that in the present and future the cow dung is considered as a stable material, and various buildings were built from small span to long span (hall and workshops etc.) and from one floor to another. The history of using cow dung and in what areas it can be used in future is described. The main goal of the dissertation report is to expose the material of cow dung as a building material and what can be built from it. What quantity of cow dung can be used in construction and what methods should be used in the construction of buildings is examined. Tables with cow dung buildings and their comparison with each other, what construction approaches architects often use and what is important for cow dung as a building material are shown. Expected from the cow dung is great advancement as a building material and assurance of the fact that it is environmentally friendly material.