ARCH412 Advanced Building Construction
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| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Hours* | ECTS | Weekly Class Schedule | ||||||
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| ARCH412 | Advanced Building Construction | 1 | 1 | 4 | Monday 11:00 - 12:50 | |||||
| Prerequisite | Senior Standing | It is a prerequisite to | None |
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| Lecturer | Ahmed Obralić | Office Hours / Room / Phone | Monday: 13:00-15:00 Friday: 9:00-12:00 |
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| aobralic@ius.edu.ba | ||||||||||
| Assistant | N/A | Assistant E-mail | ||||||||
| Course Objectives | To develop the students' capability to recognize, find and apply the proper construction systems and material for complex buildings, solving the huge spans and demanding structures. |
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| Textbook | Chudley,R & Greeno,R., Advanced Building Technology, 2006 | |||||||||
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| Learning Outcomes | After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: | |||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | Class discussions with examples. Active tutorial sessions for engaged learning and continuous feedback on progress. Class debates on relevant case studies. Presentations. | |||||||||
| Teaching Method Delivery | Face-to-face | Teaching Method Delivery Notes | ||||||||
| WEEK | TOPIC | REFERENCE | ||||||||
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course. | |||||||||
| Week 2 | Construction systems in architecture. Explanation of tasks and expectations. | |||||||||
| Week 3 | Construction systems in architecture. Systematization. | |||||||||
| Week 4 | Linear construction systems. Areal construction systems. Spatial construction systems. | |||||||||
| Week 5 | Cable constructions. Canvas constructions. Pneumatic construction systems | |||||||||
| Week 6 | High rise building construction systems. | |||||||||
| Week 7 | Advanced foundation structures. | |||||||||
| Week 8 | Advanced wall systems. Wall types. Frames. Lintels. Presentations. | |||||||||
| Week 9 | Midterm examination | |||||||||
| Week 10 | Complex roof systems and contemporary roofing materials. Presentations. | |||||||||
| Week 11 | Advanced materials. Design and construction.Presentations. | |||||||||
| Week 12 | Advanced materials. | |||||||||
| Week 13 | Advanced materials. Project design assignments. | |||||||||
| Week 14 | Project design assignments. | |||||||||
| Week 15 | Project design assignments. | |||||||||
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | Evaluation Tool | Quantity | Weight | Alignment with LOs |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
| Semester Evaluation Components | ||||
| Active Tutorials | 15 | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | |
| In-term Exam | 1 | 30 | 1,2,5 | |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 | 1,3,5 | |
| Project Assignment | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
| *** ECTS Credit Calculation *** | ||||
| Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | Activity | Hours | Weeks | Student Workload Hours | |||
| Lecture Hours | 1 | 15 | 15 | Presentations | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Active Tutorials | 1 | 15 | 15 | Home Study | 3 | 15 | 45 | |||
| Project Assignment | 2 | 3 | 6 | In-term Exam Study | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Final Exam Study | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Total Workload Hours = | 100 | |||||||||
| *T= Teaching, P= Practice | ECTS Credit = | 4 | ||||||||
| Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey | Last Update Date: 08/04/2024 | |||||||||