Course ID & Title
Total credits awarded |
ARCH 416: Building Construction II
3 Cr Hrs – 4 Contact Hrs |
| Course Description |
Secondary building elements and components: the principles of their design, types, performance, construction and installation, through lectures, reports, site visits and practical exercises. |
Course Goals & Objectives
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- Explain theoretical issues related to design of building components, their functional performance and construction, and their dimensional coordination.
- Train the students to select and detail various building components and finishes.
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| Student Performance Criterion/ addressed |
- Understand the concepts related to performance and construction of building components.
- Ability to select appropriate building components and finishes, and apply the principles of their construction and fixing details
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| Topical Outline (including percentage of time in course spent in each subject area): |
- Introduction to building components and finishes, their properties; the materials used and assembly and fixing procedures (10%).
- Dimensional coordination and application to building elements and components (5 %).
- Types and properties of partitions, ceilings, and types of floor finish (15%).
- Openings, doors and windows, types, functional requirements and assembly details (10%).
- External facings and claddings with stone, precast-concrete panels, and types of curtain walls (15%).
- Thermal insulation, damp-proofing and rainwater drainage (5 %).
- Practical exercises and reports (40%).
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| Prerequisites: |
ARCH 366 – Building Construction I |
Textbooks/Learning Resources:
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Textbook: Blanc A., Mitchell’s Internal Components, Pearson Education Limited. England, (1994)
Textbook: Blanc A., Mitchell’s External Components, Pearson Education Limited. England, (1994) |
| Faculty assigned |
Dr. Faisal Agabani |
