Building construction (5cr)

Objective

Occupational and environmental safety in construction
Students understand and attend to occupational safety on construction site.

Competence in the construction process
Students are competent in starting a construction project, they know common frame structures, the related practices and quality requirements. Students know how structural members of frames and custom structures are constructed. They are familiar with supplementary structures and their quality requirements. Students have knowledge of surface treatments and materials, they know the working conditions and the quality technology of a finished building.

Competence in structural engineering
Students are familiar with the regulations on fire resistance, sound insulation and heat insulation.

Content

? Fire resistance of buildings and building materials
? Heat and sound insulation requirements
? Foundations
? Base floor structures
? Frame structures: wood, concrete, masonry, steel
? Supplementary structures: non-load-bearing structures, windows, doors, fixtures, roofs and facades
? Custom structures
? Site visits/excursions

Qualifications

Building construction engineering (module)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 Student knows the basics of the course.
3 Student knows the contents of the course well.
5 Student knows the contents of the course well and can apply their knowledge in practice.

Materials

Building Information Index (assigned parts) Suomen rakentamismääräyskokoelma RakMK,
Other material as indicated by the lecturer

Teaching methods

Lectures, assignments, site visits