Building Construction IV

Syllabus

1. Portal Frames (6 hours)
   1. Definitions, working principle, components, types and uses
   2. Timber portal frame: types and construction techniques
   3. Concrete portal frame: construction techniques and connections
   4. Steel portal frame: types and construction techniques
2. Shell Structure (4 hours)
   1. Definitions, working principle, components, types (single and double curvature) and uses
   2. Concrete barrel vault: components, types and construction techniques
   3. Dome: types and construction techniques
   4. Folded plate: components, types and construction techniques
3. Traditional Timber Construction (3 hours)
   1. Traditional timber construction of Nepal and components
   2. Post, doors, window, roof
4. Insulation: Sound and Thermal (5 hours)
   1. Sound and thermal insulation
   2. Acoustic material, characteristics and construction techniques
   3. Thermal material, characteristics and construction techniques
5. Moisture Prevention and Remedy (2 hours)
   1. Sources, types and effects of moisture on building material
   2. Barriers and retarders
   3. Moisture prevention construction techniques
   4. Remedial measures for timber, brick, steel, concrete
6. Fire Prevention (4 hours)
   1. Fire triangle and fire behaviour, causes, fire load and occupancy risk, human safety
   2. Evacuation principles
   3. Fire prevention: planning and fire-resistant materials
7. Mechanical Vertical Circulations and Facade System (2 hours)
   1. Function and purpose
   2. Elevators: types, components, working principle
   3. Escalators: types, components, working principle
   4. Advanced facade system: definition, types, construction techniques, advantages and disadvantages
8. Earthquake-Resistant Building Prototype and Construction (4 hours)
   1. History and terminology
   2. Building assessment and diagnostic
   3. Earthquake-resistant prototypes
   4. Earthquake-resistant design and construction: architectural, structural, functional
   5. Retrofitting techniques and strategies
   6. Case study (masonry, RCC frame, heritage)

Practicals

Forty-five hours preparing drawings and details for timber, concrete and steel portal frames, barrel vault and dome, shell structures, traditional timber construction, sound and thermal insulation, moisture prevention blowup details, fire escape and fire-resistant details, elevator and escalator cores and advanced facade systems, and earthquake-resistant and retrofitting details.