BH052 Building Constructions 2

Schedule of practices (School year 2016/2017):

Title block for drawings and studies

Practice 01.
Introduction, Styling of drawings and studies, Technical lettering, Title block.
Individual assignment – First floor plan, Staircase design.

  • Drawing V1 – First floor plan.
  • Study S01 – Design of dogleg stair with half landing from first to second floor (design includes: base sketch, calculations and drafting of stairs into Drawing V1) /SHOWCASE of S01/
  • Study S02 – Design of straight two flight stair with half landing from first to second floor (design includes: base sketch and calculation) /SHOWCASE of S02/.
  • Study S03 – Design of quarter turn stair with winding steps to bridge the distance between the 1st and 2nd floors (design includes: base sketch and calculation) /SHOWCASE of S03/.

Practice 02.
Individual assignment – Second floor plan.

  • Drawing V2 – Second floor plan.
  • Consultation.

Practice 03.

  • Submission of Drawing V1 and Study S01.
  • Consultation.

Practice 04.
Individual assignment – Second floor slab formwork drawing, Preliminary design of cast-in-place reinforced concrete elements, Supporting scheme studies.

  • Drawing V3 – Formwork drawing of second floor slab.
  • Study S04 – Detail of cast-in-place slab at support: Internal wall.
  • Study S05 – Detail of cast-in-place slab at support: Peripheral wall.
  • Submission of Drawing V2 and Studies S02, S03
  • Consultation

Practice 05.

  • Consultation.

Practice 06.
Individual assignment – Second floor hollow core slab component drawing (Product sheets are required as attachments), Supporting scheme studies.

  • Drawing V4 – Second floor hollow core slab component drawing.
  • Study S06 – Assembly drawing of a hollow core slab at support: Internal wall.
  • Study S07 – Assembly drawing of a hollow core slab at support: Peripheral wall.
  • Submission of Drawing V3 and Studies S04, S05
  • Consultation.

Practice 07.

  • Consultation.

Practice 08.
Individual assignment: Beam and block ceiling component drawing, Supporting scheme studies.

  • Drawing V5 – Beam and block ceiling component drawing of 2nd floor.
  • Study S08 – Assembly drawing of a beam and block ceiling at support: Internal wall.
  • Study S09 – Assembly drawing of a beam and block ceiling at support: Peripheral wall.
  • Submission of Drawing V4 and Studies S06, S07
  • Consultation.

Practice 09.

  • Consultation.

Practice 10.
Individual assignment: Section of building through two floors, Assembly drawings of structural principles eliminating thermal bridges.

  • Drawing V6 – Section A-A’.
  • Study S10 – Assembly drawing: Elimination of thermal bridges.
  • Submission of Drawing V5 and Studies S08, S09
  • Consultation.

Practice 11.

  • Consultation.

Practice 12.
Assembly drawings

  • Chosen assembly drawings
  • Submission of Drawing V6 and Study S10, S11
  • Consultation.

Practice 13.
Credit week / Repetition of credit test.

Schedule of lectures (School year 2016/2017)

Lecture 01.
Introduction

  • Requirement
  • Loads
  • Structural systems

Lecture 02.
Vertical structures – part 1

  • Walls (general overview)
  • Brickwork masonry

Lecture 03.
Vertical structures – part 2

  • Masonry from blocks
  • Stonework masonry
  • Combined masonry

Lecture 04.
Vertical structures – part 3

  • Cast-in-place walls
  • Wall from pre-fabricated elements
  • Multilayered walls
  • Frame elements: Columns and pillars

Lecture 05.
Openings in walls, Horizontal bracing structures

  • Openings in walls
  • Tie beams (aka bracing rings)

Lecture 06.
Horizontal structures – part 1

  • Horizontal structures (general overview)
  • Cast-in-place slabs

Lecture 07.
Horizontal structures – part 2

  • Slabs from pre-fabricated elements
  • Pre-fa monolithic slabs

Lecture 08.
Horizontal structures – part 3

  • Vaults

Lecture 09.
Structural frames

  • Structural principles and requirements
  • Cast-in-place frames
  • Frames from pre-fabricated elements

Lecture 10.
Tall buildings, Hall buildings

  • Super structures
  • Halls

Lecture 11.
Overhanging and recessed structures

  • Overhanging structures
  • Recessed structures

Lecture 12.
Joints

  • Expansion joints
  • Control joints
  • Technological joints joints

Lecture 13.
Non-bearing structures

  • Partitions
  • Chimneys and ventilation shafts

Recommended literature:

  • Chudley, R., Greeno, R. – Building Construction Handbook. Tenth edition. London, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-83638-8.
  • Riley, M., Cotgrave, A. – Construction technology 1: House Construction. Third edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 9781137030177.
  • Riley, M., Cotgrave, A. – Construction technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building. Third edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 9781137371690.
  • Riley, M., Cotgrave, A. – Construction technology 3: The Technology of Refurbishment and Maintenance. Second edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. ISBN 9780230290143.
  • Pohl, J. Building Science: Concepts and Application. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 9780470655733.

Editor: František Vajkay