Module Details

Module Code: TECH C1G03
Module Title: Materials Technology
Title: Materials Technology
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Yvonne Finn
Domains:  
Module Description: The aim of this module is 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 (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 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
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
(1)1) Materials
(a)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.
(2) Structural Materials
(a)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;
3) Structural Form:
(a) 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
4) 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
A number of small module related projects
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
No Description
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 2.00 24
Tutorial Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • E. C. Adams. Fundamentals of Building Science, 7th. [ISBN: 0-09-142621-9].
  • Geoffrey D. Taylor. (1991), Construction Materials, Prentice Hall, p.532, [ISBN: 0-582-04299-2].
  • Alan Everett. Mitchell's Materials, [ISBN: 0-582-21923-X].
  • Stephen Emmitt,Christopher A. Gorse. (2009), Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings, Wiley-Blackwell, p.728, [ISBN: 1-4051-1055-4].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Jack Stroud Foster,Raymond Harington. (1994), Structure and Fabric, Prentice Hall, p.248, [ISBN: 0582-21605-2].
  • Jack Stroud Foster. Structure and Fabric, [ISBN: 0582-21865-9].
  • Bryan J. Gauld. (1995), Structures for Architects, Prentice Hall, p.169, [ISBN: 0582-23658-4].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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