ARBE2306

Maintenance Services and Rehabilitation

Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment

10 Units 2000 Level Course

Available in 2013

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2
Distance Education - Callaghan	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

This course explores the principles and practice relating to maintenance and rehabilitation work in built environment. These topics will be explored from multiple perspectives including the context of technology, standards, statutory control, planning and implementation, procurement cost and environmental impact.

Objectives

On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Identify scope of rehabilitation work for dilapidated/obsolete buildings.
- Identify and apply appropriate structural and construction technologies to rectify maintenance problems.
- Prepare short and long term maintenance plans.
- Identify/apply appropriate standards and statutory controls for maintenance and rehabilitation work.

Content

- Maintenance and Rehabilitation in context
- Building defects
- Introduction to structural defects and failures
- Internal forces in trusses, beams and columns
- Repair diagnosis and maintenance technology
- Maintenance Planning
- Cost Management
- Maintenance Information Management
- Maintenance Organisation
- Maintenance procurement and services delivery

Replacing Course(s)

ARBE1104

Transition

Not applicable

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

Not applicable

Modes of Delivery

Distance Learning : IT Based
Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Tutorial

Assessment Items

Quiz - On-line	One computer-based multiple-choice quiz
Reports	1. A professional report on building maintenance planning 2. A professional report on rehabilitation proposal

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 13 weeks
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 12 weeks

Timetables