Course ID & Title
Total credits awarded |
ARCH 415 – Sanitary Installations
2 Cr Hrs |
Course Description
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Introduce the students to sanitary appliances, principles of water supply, plumbing systems and sewage disposal, through lectures, projects and site visits experience. |
Course Goals & Objectives
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- Explain theoretical issues related to design of sanitary facilities, water supply, plumbing systems and sewage.
- Train the students to design and detail sanitary facilities in buildings and plumbing layouts.
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| Student Performance Criterion addressed |
- Understand the concepts related to sanitary installations.
- Be able to choose the appropriate plumbing systems and design sanitary facilities, plumbing and drainage in buildings.
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| Topical Outline |
- Introduction to water supply and sanitary installations (10%).
- Hot and cold water supply and storage (15%).
- Sanitary appliances and facility layout (15%).
- Project on layout design of sanitary facilities (10%).
- Plumbing systems (15 %).
- Exercise & project on plumbing systems (20 %).
- Foul and surface water drainage (15%).
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| Prerequisites: |
ARCH 366 – Building Construction I |
Textbooks/ Learning Resources:
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- Textbook: Hall, F., Essential Building Services and Equipment, Hienemann Newnes, Oxford
- Burberry, P., "Environmental Services", Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd., London1997.
- Barry, R. “The Construction of Buildings”, Vol.5 Building series, Third Edition, Blackwell Science ltd.UK. 1998.
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| Faculty assigned |
Dr. Faisal Agabani (Course Coordinator) |
