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 702-138 Construction Technology 1B

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Mr M Fowler

Semester

2

Contact

Up to six hours of lectures seminars, and practical site work sessions and tutorials per week

Subject Description

Practice: Construction practice and materials common to Australian domestic construction; including the use of masonry, concrete and timber, and some common elements and cladding materials; introduction to: concepts of envelope enclosure and support; architectural documentation; practices and techniques; codes and regulations.

Assessment

Assignments, exercises, essays, and class presentations, equivalent of 5000 words, and one examination of up to 2 hours (which could take the form of a class test). Assignments may relate to work undertaken in other subjects.

Prescribed Texts
  • Timber Promotion Council, Victorian Timber Framing Manual.
  • Cement and Concrete Association of Australia, Reinforced Concrete Slabs for Houses.
  • Brick Development Research Institute, Design Manuals and Notes from, Technical data on Clay Bricks.
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