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| ARCH 262: Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course Outline, Fall 1998 | |||||
| week | date | topic | reading | assignments | |
| Introduction | 1 | Aug. 31 | Course overview/building systems | ch. 1 | |
| Sept. 2 | Wood: properties and details | ||||
| 2 | Sept. 7 | Wood frame construction | assign#1 issued (wood frame) | ||
| Sept. 9 | Gypsum board | ch. 3,5,7 | |||
| 3 | Sept. 14 | Roofing: steep-slope | ch. 6, ch. 13 (586-600) | assign#1 due | |
| Sept. 16 | Foundations | ch. 2 | |||
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Construction of structural systems | 4 | Sept. 21 | Bearing wall systems | assign#2 issued (bearing wall) | |
| Sept. 23 | Masonry: material properties; construction details | ch.8 | |||
| 5 | Sept. 28 | Concrete: material properties; construction details | ch.10 ch.11 (463-470) | assign#2 due | |
| Sept. 30 | Structural frame systems | ||||
| 6 | Oct. 5 | Steel: properties and details | ch. 9 | ||
| Oct. 7 | Concrete frame; heavy timber | ch. 4, ch.11 (470-514) | final project issued | ||
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Enclosure systems | 7 | Oct. 12 | FALL BREAK/NO CLASS | ||
| Oct. 14 | Water, air infiltration, insulation, condensation, ventilation | ch.15 (636-670) | |||
| 8 | Oct. 19 | Movement, joints, sealant joint calculations | assign#3 issued (sealant joint) | ||
| Oct. 21 | Barrier, cavity, rain-screen walls | ||||
| 9 | Oct. 26 | Brick, stone veneer | assign#3 due | ||
| Oct. 28 | Precast concrete, metal panels | ch. 12 | assign#4 issued (cavity wall) | ||
| 10 | Nov. 2 | Alum-glass curtain walls; glazing | ch. 14, ch.15 (671-689) | ||
| Nov. 4 | EIFS | assign#4 due | |||
| 11 | Nov. 9 | Roofing: low-slope (video) | ch. 13 (560-585) | assign#5 issued (curtain wall) | |
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Interior systems | Nov. 11 | Ceiling, wall, floor systems | ch. 16, 17, 18 | ||
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Fire protection | 12 | Nov. 16 | Overview of fire safety issues | assign#5 due | |
| Nov. 18 | Occupancy, construction types; case study | see ref. #7 | |||
| 13 | Nov. 23 | Fire-rated assemblies | assign#6 issued (code issues) | ||
| Nov. 25 | Egress systems | see ref.#5 | |||
| Accessibility | 14 | Nov. 30 | Ramps, doors, bathrooms | see ref.#13 | assign#6 due |
| Dec. 2 | NO CLASS | ||||
| Dec. 18 | Final exam, 9:00-11:30 a.m. (see other options) | final project due | |||
| last updated: 9 Sept. 1998 | |||||