Module Details

Module Code: BUIL C1503
Module Title: Building Technology, Materials and Structures 2
Title: Building Technology, Materials and Structures 2
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Margaret Doyle-Hughes
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of the subject are:
(1) to familiarise students with building materials, both traditional and new, in order to make the correct choices when detailing buildings and to develop an understanding of the functions of the various elements within a structure;
(2) to familiarise students with quality buildings and provide them with the ability to use and manipulate materials giving innovative and effective solutions to building problems and an awareness of the impact of current legislation and building regulations;
(3) to develop an understanding of the applications for different structural materials and forms and the need for structure in building;
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 to research and evaluate options in resolving constructional details and to describe and illustrate basic domestic buildings, their foundations, external envelopes, internal components, floor structures, roof structures and coverings;
LO2 to assess, through research, the properties and qualities of materials used in construction and to explain the importance of good building principles in the care of the environment and the durability of the building (i.e. sustainable development);
LO3 to choose appropriate structural materials and to discuss structural form and the impact of structure on space; to describe the basic concepts for structural behaviour of materials including stress and strain, elasticity, strength and factors of safety.
LO4 to explain the concepts of loads, load types and load paths and to describe the behaviour of simple structural elements such as beams, slabs columns and triangulated structures; and to describe the role of the primary structural elements for domestic house construction using standard tables
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Overview
Examination of traditional and new methods of construction relative to domestic scale buildings.
Architectural Working Details:
• The use of research and drawing in combining the functional requirements of various building types and components with detailed study of simple structures and materials. • The compilation of good specification and use of international drawing conventions in production information for the construction of buildings. • Working drawings detailing a simple building from foundation to roof with full annotation.
Materials:
•Timber; Growth and structure of trees; Grading of wood; Moisture content and seasoning; Natural and handling defects; Preservation; Timber products. • Glass o Manufacture; Properties; Treatments • Metal Products o Steel – manufacture and corrosion o Galvanising o Properties of sheet lead and its use in weathering details.
Structural Materials:
• Material Structural Behaviour o Elasticity o Stress o Strain o Hooke’s Law o Ductility and Brittleness o Strength, Factor of Safety and Allowable stress • Timber
Structural Form:
• Bending moments and shear forces • Bending moment diagrams and shear force diagrams o 2nd moment of area • distributions due to bending moment • Stress distributions due to shear force • Rule of thumb for sizing timber floor joists • Truss Timber roof simple overview • Simple design of water cistern timber bearers
Loading
• Types of loads • Load paths o Action and Reaction o Linear forces and moments o Equilibrium o Reactions to Beams o Load paths for vertical loads through a multilevel structure. o Load path for wind loads on a motorway sign structure.
Laboratory and Model Making:
• Laboratory Experiments o Stress and Strain tensile test o Crushing a concrete cube o Moment equilibrium using a simple see-saw mechanism • Model Making o Building a tower using newspapers o Building a roof truss using cardboard o Building beams using balsa wood.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 40
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
End of semester exam
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 3.75 45
Laboratory Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 0.25 3
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 6.50 78
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • E. C. Adams. (1980), Fundamentals of building science, Hutchinson, London [etc.], [ISBN: 0-09-142621-9].
  • G. D. Taylor. (1991), Construction materials, Longman Scientific & Tecnical, Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, England, [ISBN: 0-582-04299-2].
  • Alan Everett. Materials, Longman Scientific & Technical, [ISBN: 0-582-21923-X].
  • European Norms. Specifications and Test Standards..
  • Stephen Emmitt, Christopher Gorse. Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings, Wiley-Blackwell, p.728, [ISBN: 1-4051-1055-4].
  • Jack Stroud Foster. (1994), Structure and fabric, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, [ISBN: 0582-21605-2].
  • Jack Stroud Foster. (1994), Structure and fabric, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, [ISBN: 0582-21865-9].
  • H. Al Nageim... [et al.]. (2003), Structural mechanics, Prentice Hall, Harlow, [ISBN: 0582-43165-4].
  • (1995), Structures for architects, Longman Scientific & Technical, Harlow, [ISBN: 0582-23658-4].
  • Malcolm Millais. (2005), Building structures, Spon, London, [ISBN: 978-0-415-33623-9].
  • Mario Salvadori; ill. by Saralinda Hooker and Christopher Ragus. (1990), Why buildings stand up, Norton, New York, [ISBN: 0-393-30676-3].
  • Eugene Farrell, John A. McCarthy, Anthony McFeely. (2012), Homebond house building manual, 7th. [ISBN: 9780952361480].
  • Wood Marketing Federation of Ireland, 2007. Woodspec : a guide to designing, detailing and specifying timber in Ireland., [ISBN: 9780953997619].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Irish building Regulations,
    http://www.environ.ie
  • The journal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.. Architecture Ireland.
  • Architectural Review.
  • Architect's Journal.
  • Detail.
Discussion Note: