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Course Outline
- Introduction to the building as a structure: excavation, foundations, superstructure
- Reinforced concrete and its applications.
- Reinforcing steel, structural steel and other metals. Timber and wood in structural and non-structural applications.
- Other building materials and applications.
- Masonry: heat insulation, moisture insulation and sound insulation. Internal and external masonry. Coatings and coatings.
- Roofs: thermal insulation and waterproofing. Configuration of water runoff.
- Door and window frames: Internal and external – various types and materials used
- Floors: indoor and outdoor floors & Stairs: Types and construction materials – geometric staircase design
- Technical Due Diligence report
- Bioclimatic materials
- Inspections on buildings 1: Pathology of buildings
- Inspections on buildings 2: Design criteria and construction implications
- Inspections on buildings 3: unauthorized/illegal construction and its implications