BUILDING STRUCTURES AND CONSTRUCTION 3A 12.5 To be advised. Building Technology 2A, Building Technology 2B. First semester Two lectures a week and up to four hours of tutorials, drawing office, laboratory work and site visits a week. Building Structures and Construction 3A is an extension of the structural behaviour given in the structures and construction sections of Building Technology 2A and 2B.

At the conclusion of Building Structures and Construction 3A students should:

  • understand the use and structural behaviour of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and timber;
  • be able to conduct structural design of beams, columns and connections in reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and timber;
  • understand the documentation required for the construction of buildings;
  • be able to determine the most appropriate structural system for a building.
The use, behaviour and elementary structural design of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and timber. The documentation of such designs for construction purposes. Selection of structural systems. One 2-hour examination; written and drawn assignments and tests equivalent to not more than 5,000 words.