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| ARCH 262: Building Technology, Materials & Methods Course Outline, Fall 1999 | |||||
| week | date | topic | reading | assignments | |
| Introduction | 1 | Aug. 30 | Course overview/building systems | ch. 1 | |
| Sept. 1 | Wood: properties and details | ch. 3 | |||
| 2 | Sept. 6 | Wood frame construction | ch. 5-7 | assign#1 issued (wood frame) | |
| Sept. 8 | Roofing: steep-slope | ch. 16 (592-606) | |||
| 3 | Sept. 13 | Gypsum board | ch. 23 | ||
| Sept. 15 | Foundations | ch. 2 | assign#1 due | ||
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Construction of structural systems | 4 | Sept. 20 | Bearing wall systems | ch. 10 | assign#2 issued (bearing wall) |
| Sept. 22 | Masonry: material properties; construction details | ch. 8,9 | |||
| 5 | Sept. 27 | Concrete: material properties; construction details | ch.13 | ||
| Sept. 29 | Structural frame systems | ch.11 (344-383) | assign#2 due | ||
| 6 | Oct. 4 | Steel: properties and details | ch.11 (384-414) ch.12 | ||
| Oct. 6 | Concrete frame; heavy timber | ch. 4,14 | final project issued | ||
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Enclosure systems | 7 | Oct. 11 | FALL BREAK/NO CLASS | ||
| Oct. 13 | Water, air infiltration, insulation, condensation, ventilation | ch.16 (572-576) | |||
| 8 | Oct. 18 | Movement, joints, sealant joint calculations | ch.19 (684-688) | assign#3 issued (sealant joint) | |
| Oct. 20 | Barrier, cavity, rain-screen walls | ch.19 (674-683) | |||
| 9 | Oct. 25 | Brick, stone veneer | ch.20 (692-703) optional | assign#3 due | |
| Oct. 27 | Precast concrete, metal panels | ch.15 ch.20 (704-710) | assign#4 issued (cavity wall) | ||
| 10 | Nov. 1 | Alum-glass curtain walls; glazing | ch. 17,18,21 | ||
| Nov. 3 | EIFS | ch.20 (710-714) | |||
| 11 | Nov. 8 | Roofing: low-slope (video) | ch.16 (566-571; 576-591) | assign#4 due | |
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Interior systems | Nov. 10 | Ceiling, wall, floor systems | ch.22,24 | assign#5 issued (curtain wall) | |
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Fire protection | 12 | Nov. 15 | Overview of fire safety issues | see ref. #17 | |
| Nov. 17 | Occupancy, construction types; case study |
see ref. #7 (ch. 2) | assign#5 due | ||
| 13 | Nov. 22 | Fire-rated assemblies | see ref. #19 | assign#6 issued (code issues) | |
| Nov. 24 | Egress systems |
see ref.#5 see ref.#7 (ch.9) | |||
| Accessibility | 14 | Nov. 29 | Ramps, doors, bathrooms | see ref.#13 | assign#6 due |
| Dec. 1 | NO CLASS | ||||
| Dec. 14 | Final exam, 12:00 noon Goldwin Smith D | final project due* | |||
*bring final projects to RAND 121, or hallway in front of RAND 121, before final exam. | |||||
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