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Construction Engineering - Building Construction & CAD

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Introduction and consolidation

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• Inspect component superstructures and assess them from a constructional point of view
• Describe structural designs and relevant connection details and create them inde-pendently.
• Understand construction drawings and communicate their characteristics
• Create simple 2D & 3D plans using CAD programs

Prerequisites for the course

Civil Engineering I (TEC.1)

Course content

• Primary, secondary and tertiary structures
• Solid, lightweight and system construction methods in shell and finish construction
• Communication of the constructive interrelations and detailed solutions usually found in building construction (new construction and renovation)
• Requirements (rules and standards) and contents of construction drawings (site plan, ground plans, sections, views and details)
• Introduction to the functions of a CAD program and application

Recommended specialist literature

• Ching, F. D. K. (2019). Building construction illustrated (Sixth edition). Wiley.
• Huth, M. W. (2019). Understanding construction drawings (Seventh edition). Cengage Learning.
• Mehta, M., Scarborough, W., & Armpriest, D. (2018). Building construction: Principles, materials, and systems (Third edition). Pearson.

Assessment methods and criteria

Term paper and written exam

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

6

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Type of course/module

Type of course