CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND
BUILDING CODES
Construction Engineering Technology Program
University of Toledo
College of Engineering
Spring 2010
Course Schedule and
Assigned Readings from the Text
Subject to change. Additional reading will be assigned throughout the course, typically in the form
of “handouts” posted as portable document files to our course partition on myut.
Date
Assignment
1
01/11
Chapter 1: Making Buildings and Building Codes Part II: course
handout from Francis D.K. Ching Building Codes Illustrated, Using the
Code, Model Codes and Code Components.
2
01/13
Chapter 2: Foundations and course handout from Francis D.K. Ching
Building Construction Illustrated.
3
01/20
Chapter 3: Wood
4
01/25
Chapter 4: Heavy Timber Frame Construction, assignment of first essay
question.
5
01/27
Chapter 5: Wood Light Frame Construction and handout from
Siegfried Giedion Space, Time and Architecture.
6
02/01
Chapter 6: Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction
7
02/03
Chapter 7: Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction
8
02/08
Chapter 8: Brick Masonry
Class Number
First research essay question due.
9
02/10
Chapter 9: Stone and Concrete Masonry
10
02/15
Chapter 10: Masonry and Load bearing Wall Construction, assignment
of second essay question.
11
02/17
Pre-Midterm Examination, (Chapters 1-10, handouts)
12
02/22
Chapter 11: Steel Frame Construction
13
02/24
Chapter 12: Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction
14
03/01
Chapter 13: Concrete Construction
15
03/03
Chapter 14: Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems
16
03/15
Chapter 15: Precast Concrete Framing Systems
17
03/17
Chapter 16: Roofing
18
03/22
Chapter 17: Glass and Glazing
Second research essay question due
19
03/24
Chapter 18: Windows and Doors
20
03/29
Chapter 19: Designing Cladding Systems
21
03/31
Post-Midterm Examination, (Chapters 11 – 18, handouts)
22
04/05
Chapter 19, Part 2. Handout on Curtain Wall Systems by Rick
Quirouette.
23
04/07
Chapter 20: Cladding with Masonry and Concrete
Third research essay due
24
04/12
Chapter 21: Cladding with Metal and Glass
25
04/14
Chapter 22: Selecting Interior Finishes
26
04/19
Chapter 23: Interior Walls and Partitions and handout from United
States Gypsum Construction Manual
27
04/21
Building Codes Part II: course handout from Francis D.K. Ching Building
Codes Illustrated, Egress and Exiting. Case Studies: Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory and Imperial Foods Processing Plant
28
04/26
Chapter 24: Finish Ceilings and Floors
29
04/28
Final review, and fourth research essay due