Course Title Building Technology

Course ID ARCH 605

Course Program Undergraduate,  B.Arch,  

Course Type Optional Theory

Credits 2.00

Credits Hours 2 Hrs/WK

Semester Block A

Prerequisite None

Course Offered Yes

Description Definitions, types, preparation, manufacture, properties, uses, and applications of stone, metal, reconstructed wood, plastic and rubber. Modular co-ordination. Prefabrication Techniques of building components. Construction techniques of special forms: dome, vault, shell, space frame and metal structure. Techniques of construction with indigenous materials.