Materials & Methods of Construction
Arch 266, Spring 2013


 

Schedule & Readings
1/10/13

The following schedule is subject to minor changes as the semester progresses. Students will be notified in class and/or on-line if any updates are made.

1. PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Jan. 10 Introduction  
15
Materials & Structure
Clicker Warm-up
MSA, Ch.3, 4
Ching, Ch. 2
17
Design & Construction Process
MSA, Ch. 1.1-1.6, 1.8-1.10.
Ching, Ch. 1, 2
22
Introduce Project 1
Reading Buildings

MSA, Ch. 2
Ching, Ch. 2

24
FIELD TRIP

Meet at locations as assigned

29

Regulatory Constraints

 
 
31
BUILDING DETECTIVE DUE
Soils, Excavation & Foundations
MSA, Ch. 11 & 12
Feb 5 Review Project 1
Sustainable Construction

MSA, Ch. 10
7
UNIT 1 EXAM  

2. WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION
12
Intro to Wood & Wood Products

Sign up for teams for Project 2

MSA, Ch. 13, 14

14
Wood Light Frame Construction

MSA, Ch. 15, 16

19
Wood Light Frame Construction

 

21
Thermal & Moisture Protection:
Enclosing the Frame
MSA, 5.1-5.4, 5.6-5.9
Principles in Practice
Ching, Ch. 7
26
Wood Construction Case Studies MSA, Ch.6
28
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION MODEL REVIEW (Unit 2) Red Room, 2nd Floor AAS

3. STEEL, CONCRETE & MASONRY
March
5

Metals
Introduce Project 3

 
7

Building Tall
 
Mar 11 - 15 SPRING BREAK
19
Steel Construction
P.3 - Select Material & Partner
MSA, 18
Ching 4.14-24, 5.35-40, 6.06-14
21
Steel - Concrete


MSA, 19
26
Concrete & Reinforcement

MSA, 21
28

Site-cast Concrete
Pre-cast

MSA, 22.1-22.5, 22.6-22.12, 23
Ching 4.04-13, 5.04-13, 6.04-05
April 2 Pre-cast, Tilt-up
Masonry Construction

MSA, 24.1, 3-10. 26.9
Ching 5.14-33
 
4
Masonry Construction (Brick)

MSA, Ch. 25
9
UNIT 3 EXAM
 


4. INTRODUCTION TO THE BUILDING ENCLOSURE
11
CMU & Stone

MSA, Ch. 25
16
Enclosure Principles and Cladding Systems

MSA, Ch. 27
MSA, 28.1, 28.5-7. 29.1-2, 29.6-7, 29.14

18
No Class  
23
EMERGING & INNOVATIVE MATERIALS FAIR
Red Room, 2nd Floor AAS
25

Curtain Walls

MSA 27.1, 27.4, 27.5, 27.9, 27.12-13

30
 
2
MAY 6 UNIT 4 & FINAL EXAM
Last day Extra Credit is Due

Monday, MAY 6
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM