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| ARCH 262: Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course Outline, Fall 2000 | |||||
| week | date | topic | reading | assignments | |
| Introduction | 1 | Aug. 28 | Course overview/building systems | ch. 1 | |
| Aug. 30 | Wood: properties and details | ch. 3 | |||
| 2 | Sept. 4 | Wood frame construction | ch. 5-7 | assign#1 issued (wood frame) | |
| Sept. 6 | Roofing: steep-slope | ch. 16 (592-606) | |||
| 3 | Sept. 11 | Gypsum board | ch. 23 | ||
| Sept. 13 | Foundations | ch. 2 | |||
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Construction of structural systems | 4 | Sept. 18 | Bearing wall systems | ch. 10 | |
| Sept. 20 | Masonry: material properties; construction details | ch. 8,9 | assign#1 due | ||
| 5 | Sept. 25 | Concrete: material properties; construction details | ch.13 | ||
| Sept. 27 | Structural frame systems | ch.11 (344-383) | |||
| 6 | Oct. 2 | Steel: properties and details | ch.11 (384-414) ch.12 | ||
| Oct. 4 | Concrete frame; heavy timber | ch. 4,14 | final project issued | ||
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Enclosure systems | 7 | Oct. 9 | FALL BREAK/NO CLASS | ||
| Oct. 11 | Water, air infiltration, insulation, condensation, ventilation | ch.16 (572-576) | |||
| 8 | Oct. 16 | Movement, joints, sealant joint calculations | ch.19 (684-688) | assign#2 issued (sealant joint) | |
| Oct. 18 | Barrier, cavity, rain-screen walls | ch.19 (674-683) | |||
| 9 | Oct. 23 | Brick, stone veneer | ch.20 (692-703) optional brick essay | assign#2 due | |
| Oct. 25 | [Precast concrete, metal panels] McDonough lecture, Warren 45 | ch.15 ch.20 (704-710) | assign#3 issued (cavity wall) | ||
| 10 | Oct. 30 | Alum-glass curtain walls; glazing | ch. 17,18,21 | ||
| Nov. 1 | [EIFS] Meier lecture, 157 ES | ch.20 (710-714) | assign#3 due | ||
| 11 | Nov. 6 | Roofing: low-slope (video) | ch.16 (566-571; 576-591) | ||
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Interior systems | Nov. 8 | Ceiling, wall, floor systems | ch.22,24 | assign#4 issued (curtain wall) | |
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Fire protection | 12 | Nov. 13 | Overview of fire safety issues | see ref. #17 | |
| Nov. 15 | Occupancy, construction types; case study; handout |
see ref. #7 (ch. 2) | assign#4 due | ||
| 13 | Nov. 20 | Fire-rated assemblies | see ref. #19 | assign#5 issued (code issues) | |
| Nov. 22 | Egress systems |
see ref.#5 see ref.#7 (ch.9) | |||
| Accessibility | 14 | Nov. 27 | Ramps, doors, bathrooms | see ref.#13 | assign#5 due |
| Nov. 29 | NO CLASS | ||||
| Dec. 14 | Final exam, 12:00 noon Room "GS D" | final project due* | |||
| Dec. 8 | Alternate Final exam, 12:00 noon Room 101 WS (to be confirmed) | ||||
*bring final projects to RAND 121, or hallway in front of RAND 121, before final exam. | |||||
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