ARBE4102

Construction Technology and Services

10 Units 4000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus Semester 1
Distance Education - Callaghan Semester 1

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011

This course develops the understanding of key concepts associated with the construction of High Rise buildings. The course provides a vehicle to develop knowledge and skills needed to comprehend the design of services in major buildings, and in so doing engender a life-long interpretation of the intricacies of physical installation and their critical sequence in the construction process.

Objectives At the completion of the course students will be able to:
- Understand the techniques used in high-rise construction and how they are incorporated into the building process
- Appreciate the requirements and elements of HVAC, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and transportation services in buildings
- Understand the design and integration of services into high-rise buildings
- Present written and visual concepts and ideas.
Content - Building Code of Australia
- Specifications
- Evolution of High Rise Structures
- Curtain Walls & Facades
- High Rise HVAC, environmental, electrical, mechanical, hydraculic services & lifts
- Thermal comfort, heat load analysis, air conditioning processes, plant selection and sizing.
- Implications for managing the construction process.
- Gas, oil, electricity and solid fuels.
- Design of hot and cold water supply, drainage systems and effluent, electrical supply and distribution systems and vertical transportation.
- Concrete Frame construction
- Steel frame construction
- High Rise Structural Elements
- Management of the building process
Replacing Course(s) This replaces and modifies an existing course ARBE4100 Construction Technology 4.
Transition ARBE4100 Construction Technology 4 to ARBE4102 Construction Technology and Services.
Industrial Experience 0
Assumed Knowledge ARBE1102
Modes of Delivery Distance Learning : IT Based
External Mode
Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning
Internal Mode
Teaching Methods Case Study
Email Discussion Group
Problem Based Learning
Lecture
Self Directed Learning
Tutorial
Assessment Items
Essays / Written Assignments 1. Written report with drawings describing and analysing the primary structural and cladding systems and building process for a high rise building
2. Written report with drawings describing and analysing the major integration of services issues associated with the construction of a high rise building.
Quiz - On-line Understand the use of building information modeling (BIM) for high rise building HVAC, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and transportation services design.
Contact Hours Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for 10 weeks
Timetables 2014 Course Timetables for ARBE4102