ECTS
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Course code: IBS10213o17Semester: 2017/2018 winter
Name: Buildings and Building Elements I
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Maciej Orzechowski
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students. Contact person: dr inż. Maciej Orzechowski
Learning outcomes: The knows the general concepts, definitions and regulations in the field of construction law. Knows the criteria for selection of a structural and non-structural elements as well as and thermo insulation in buildings constructed in the traditional technology and understands the role and tasks of the basic elements of the a building, including structural elements Knows the general characteristics of finishing works (plastering, screeding, painting and lining). Skills Can design a building with the correct spatial and functional arrangements; correct construction system; correct selection of thermal, dampness and acoustic insulation. Can made a critical analysis of the role and tasks of the structural and non-structural components of a building in terms of structural safety, fire safety and use.
Competences: Is able to work independently on a specific task It is aware of the need to raise professional and personal competences.
Prerequisites: course in technical and planning drawing
Course content: During the course students are introduced to general issues related to construction of buildings. The standards and technical requirements. Basic knowledge of building construction. Typification and dimensional coordination in construction. Issues of building design and construction of different scales and purposes (function). Systems of building structures. Basis of traditional building construction. Field, spatial, functional and aesthetic requirements. Basis of materials science. Live loads. Structural elements of traditional buildings. Issues of building construction safety. Consideration of environment in designing and building construction practise.
Recommended literature: 1. Chudley R.: Building Construction Handbook, Seventh edition, Elsevier 2008 2. Marshall D., Worthing D.: The construction of houses, UWE, Bristol, 2006 3. Marshall D., Worthing D.: Undestanding Housing Defects, UWE, Bristol, 2003 4. Ching F.D.K.:, Building Construction Illustrated 5. Merritt F, icketts J.: Building design and construction handbook, 6th edition, 2001 6. Watts A.: Modern construction handbook, 2nd edition, 7. Markiewicz P.: Budownictwo ogólne dla architektów - Vademecum projektanta. Kraków 2001.
Assessment methods: Completion of a project, a written final test. Assessment of oral expression during commissioning project exercises
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