Introduction to Building Construction SBA 0213/2 * SBC1112 Building Services

Summary
PM Dr. Mohd Zin Kandar
 Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this syllabus, students should be:
 L.O.1 : Understand general knowledge of Building industry and
professionals responsible in construction sector.
 L.O.2: Able to recognize all basic building component and element
terminologies.
 L.O.3: Able to outline and describe building structure, materials and
construction system.
 L.O.4: Able to comprehend and demonstrate general construction
principles of structural logic in building construction exercise given.
 L.O.5: Able to analyse logically and critically through observation on
case studies exercise and demonstrate in the form of construction
drawing convention.
 L.O. 6 : Able to work in group and communicate project assignment
effectively in written and verbal forms.
Project Brief Completion

Design stage

Working drawing Construction

Tender documentation
 Assessments
 Assignment: (60%)
 Test 1/quiz 20 %
 Individual Assignment 15 %
 Group Assignment 20 %
 Attendance & Attitude 5%

 Final exam: (40%)

 Final Exam 40 %
 Weekly Schedule
Week 1 Introduction to SBA 0212
To explain the detail subject contents which includes format
and methods of teaching
Academic Rules of UTM Assessment methods
 Introduction to Man & Building

Week 2 Typical Building System

 Introduction to building industry. Scope and scale of building
to be covered in this subject.
Definition and Terminology of building system.
Structure system, building envelope and building finishes.

Week 3 Building Foundation System

Definitionand Terminology of Building Foundations.
Types of Foundations system
Typical construction of foundation
Materials used and method of foundation construction.
 Weekly Schedule
Week 4 Floor Construction
Definition and Terminology of Floor Construction
Types of Floor Construction
Typical construction of floor
Materials used for floor and floor finishes.

Week 5 Building study

Visit to selected building around UTM campus.
Briefing of individual assignment.

Week 6 Wall Construction

Definition and terminology of wall construction
Types of Wall Construction
Typical construction of walls
Materials used for wall construction and wall finishes

Week 7 Mid Semester Break

Week 8 Opening in Walls
Arches, Doors, Windows
Materials used for arches, doors and windows
 Weekly Schedule
Week 9 Roof Construction
Definition of roof
Types of Roof
Typical construction of roof
Materials used for roof
Briefing of Group Assignment

Week 10 Stairs construction

Definition and terminology of stair
Types of Stairs
Typical construction of stairs
Materials used for stairs construction
Test/Quiz.

Week 11 Simple building services system and

Week 12 External works

 Weekly Schedule
Week 13 Groupwork progress on group assignment
Group crit

Week 14 Presentation and submission of group assignment (in

my room).

Week 15 Concluding remark

Lecture Notes

Lecture Sessions
Learning Process
Reference Reading, Building study,
Homework. Group Discussion etc
 REFERENCES
 Uniform Building By Law 1984
 Mitchell’s Building Series:
 Structures & Fabric Pt 1 & 2; Foster & Harrington
 Materials; Everett
 Finishes; Everett
 Mat Lazim Zakaria, Bahan & Binaan, DBP, Kuala Lumpur, 1987.
 Tan Boon Tong (2000) “ Teknologi Binaan Bangunan”. Dewan Bahasa
dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur
 Tan Boon Tong (1995) “ Lukisan Binaan Bangunan”. Dewan Bahasa dan
Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur
 GD Taylor (1983) “Materials of Construction”. Construction Press. London
and New York
 Ivor H Seeley (1980) “Building Technology”. MacMillan Press Ltd
 Edward Allen (1980) “ How Buildings Work. The Natural Order Of
Architecture”. Oxford University Press.
 Lim Jee Yuan (1987). “ The Malay House”. Institut Masyarakat
 D K Ching & C Adams (2001). “ Building Construction Illustrated” 3rd
Ed. John Wiley and Sons.
What every student should have during the lecture
and building visit ?

 Construction Sketch Book

 Drafting pen / artline pen

 Size 01, 03, 05

# Individual drafting/freehand drawing

exercise will be given continuously at
the end of every lectures.
 All in all ……
 Focus in Lecture …
 Read…
 Observe….
 Think ….
 Draw ….
 Next Week? ……
Construction
 Submission of

Sketch Book
 Test !
 Week 14 ? ……
 Presentation and submission of
group assignment …at my room or
Building Sc Lab [B11].
Introduction to Building Construction SBA 0213/2 * SBC1112 Building Services

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