ARCH252 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
| Course Code: | 1200252 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞE DUMAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students are expected:-
- to recognize the advancements in the fields of construction technologies that have strong relationship with the building materials technology and architectural detailing;
- to establish background on the types of construction systems where various key components (walls, floors and ceilings) come together as joints and/or interfaces and establish the structure from basement to roof;
- to distinguish the functional performances of various foundation, wall, slab, roof construction systems establishing the overall structure depending on the materials and construction techniques selected;
- to be familiar with the commonly used building materials, new/alternative ones and common problems of today’s construction field together with their possible solutions,
- to identify the fundamentals of construction detailing for essential and some typical building components and interfaces.
Course Content
The building materials and components forming the construction system of a structure. The fundamentals of construction design: the structural, constructional, environmental, performance and maintenance requirements for timber, masonry, steel, reinforced concrete and composite construction systems. Basic construction design considerations, application procedures and architectural detailing for the building components named as: construction under foot (foundations and floors), construction all around (walls, windows and doors), and construction overhead (roofs and ceilings).
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the successful students are expected to:
- to interpret the knowledge on construction and building materials technologies together;
- to sketch simple construction details by using that background knowledge on the types of construction system, functional requirements expected from building components and materials performances;
- to produce the drawing of a simple system detail for a typical construction system in 1/20 scale considering the basic requirements and basic principles of interfaces;
- to discuss the construction applications, common problems/failures and technical expectations in construction sites with the engineers, architects and/or building materials manufacturers during the seminars and field trips;
- to report the knowledge shared by the engineers, architects and/or building materials manufacturers through seminars and training workshops;
- to integrate that knowledge to their system detail drawings.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish connections between the discipline of architecture and its related areas of competence, with the cultural and social aspects of architectural production. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gaining, evaluating and applying the technical, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of the knowledge and values of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Making analysis and synthesis of data by employing theories, methods and currents of thought that aid in the identification and solution of architectural design problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Developing creative and original ideas into the stages of theoretical design, projects, application and evaluation of architectural services and realizing them independently as well as in a team. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being able to effectively use the traditional and digital communication technologies and visual expression tools. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Providing leadership to achieve synthesis through a productive coordination of the scientists and professionals of different disciplines taking part in the formation of the built environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being open to lifelong education by internalizing world experiences related to architectural thought and applications and following new developments. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Understanding the requirements of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability in both global and local scales and considering them in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Defending the society's rights to shelter, within nature and city applying universal principles and resisting applications that are against professional ethics and laws while creating unique solutions and putting them into practice. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution