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فيصل عبدالقادر عجباني

Associate Professor

عضو هيئة تدريس

كلية العمارة والتخطيط
2065
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416 عمر تشييد 2 Construction

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
 
  • 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.
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
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%).
Prerequisites: ARCH 366 – Building Construction I
Textbooks/Learning Resources:
 
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
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