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| ARCH 262: Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course Outline, Fall 2002 | |||||
| week | date | topic | reading | assignments | |
| Introduction | 1 | Sept. 2 | Course overview/building systems | ch. 1 | |
| Construction of structural systems |
Sept. 4 | Concrete: properties, reinforcement | ch. 13 | ||
| 2 | Sept. 9 | Foundations | ch. 2 | ||
| Sept. 11 | Wood: properties | ch. 3 | |||
| 3 | Sept. 16 | Wood frame construction | ch. 5-7 | assign#1 issued (wood frame) | |
| Sept. 18 | Roofing: steep-slope | ch. 16 (592-606) | |||
| 4 | Sept. 23 | Masonry: properties (stone, brick, block) | ch. 8,9 optional stone essay |
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| Sept. 25 | Bearing wall systems (incl. heavy timber) | ch.4,10 | |||
| 5 | Sept. 30 | Steel: properties | ch.11 (384-414) ch.12 optional steel essay |
assign#1 due | |
| Oct. 2 | Structural frame systems | ch.11 (344-383) ch.14 |
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Enclosure systems |
6 | Oct. 7 | Water, air infiltration, insulation, condensation, ventilation |
ch.16 (572-576) | |
| Oct. 9 | (previous topic continued) | final project issued | |||
| 7 | Oct. 14 | [fall break/ no class] | |||
| Oct. 16 | Movement, joints, sealant joint calculations |
ch.19 (684-688) | assign#2 issued (sealant joint) | ||
| 8 | Oct. 21 | Barrier, cavity, rain-screen walls | ch.19 (674-683) | assign#2 due | |
| Oct. 23 | Brick, stone veneer | ch.20 (692-703) optional brick essay |
assign#3 issued (cavity wall) | ||
| 9 | Oct. 28 | Precast concrete, metal panels | ch.15 ch.20 (704-710) |
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| Oct. 30 | Alum-glass curtain walls; glazing | ch. 17,18,21 optional curtain wall essay |
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| 10 | Nov. 4 | EIFS | ch.20 (710-714) | assign#3 due | |
| Nov. 6 | Roofing: low-slope (video) | ch.16 (566-571; 576-591) |
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| Interior systems |
11 | Nov. 11 | Gypsum board | ch.23 | |
| Nov. 13 | Ceiling, wall, floor systems |
ch.22,24 | |||
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Fire protection |
12 | Nov. 18 | Overview of fire safety issues |
see ref. #17 | |
| Nov. 20 | Occupancy, construction types; case study; handout |
see ref. #7 (ch. 2) |
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| 13 | Nov. 25 | Fire-rated assemblies | see ref. #19 | assign#4 issued (code issues) | |
| Nov. 27 | Egress systems | see ref.#5 see ref.#7 (ch.9) |
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| Accessibility | 14 | Dec. 2 | Ramps, doors, bathrooms | see ref.#13 | assign#4 due |
| Dec. 4 | NO CLASS | ||||
| Dec. 12 | Alternate Final exam, 3:00-5:30 pm Room 101 WS |
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| Dec. 18 | Final exam, 3:00-5:30 pm Room 157 ES |
final project due* | |||
*bring final projects to RAND 121, or hallway in front of RAND 121, before final exam. | |||||
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