Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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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 |
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.
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(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;
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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
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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.
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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.
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SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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E. C. Adams. Fundamentals of Building Science, 7th. [ISBN: 0-09-142621-9].
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Geoffrey D. Taylor. (1991), Construction Materials, Prentice Hall, p.532, [ISBN: 0-582-04299-2].
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Alan Everett. Mitchell's Materials, [ISBN: 0-582-21923-X].
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Stephen Emmitt,Christopher A. Gorse. (2009), Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings, Wiley-Blackwell, p.728, [ISBN: 1-4051-1055-4].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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Jack Stroud Foster,Raymond Harington. (1994), Structure and Fabric, Prentice Hall, p.248, [ISBN: 0582-21605-2].
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Jack Stroud Foster. Structure and Fabric, [ISBN: 0582-21865-9].
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Bryan J. Gauld. (1995), Structures for Architects, Prentice Hall, p.169, [ISBN: 0582-23658-4].
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This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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This module does not have any other resources |
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