Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7557 (v.7) Building Technology 101 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Simple floor, wall and roof construction systems - design development of these systems, steel and timber building materials and relationships between a building and its site. Project-based exercises develop the selection and use of construction systems in the design of small-scale buildings. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An understanding of the role of Construction in the Design development process. Knowledge and understanding about building parts. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | NCRB. (1994), Glossary of Building Terms. Sydney, Australia, Standard Australia and Suppliers Index Pty. Ltd. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Participation 10%, Project 1 50%, Project 2 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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