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Building Construction Course Outline

This document outlines the course for Building Construction at Addis Ababa University. It covers structural systems, building elements, planning, health and safety. Chapter 5 focuses on formwork and scaffolding, discussing their requirements, materials, construction methods, design principles and safety. The course concludes with assignments on sanitary, fire protection, mechanical and electrical systems, as well as a final exam and semester project.

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Building Construction Course Outline

This document outlines the course for Building Construction at Addis Ababa University. It covers structural systems, building elements, planning, health and safety. Chapter 5 focuses on formwork and scaffolding, discussing their requirements, materials, construction methods, design principles and safety. The course concludes with assignments on sanitary, fire protection, mechanical and electrical systems, as well as a final exam and semester project.

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ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING

CENG 3103
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Instructor – Abraham Assefa (Eng.) Dec. 2009
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
Course Outline
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1. Introduction 5. Building Construction Elements


Foundation and Basement
2. Building Drawings  Floors
3. Building Structural Systems  Exterior and Interior Closures:
 Reinforced Concrete Structures Walls
 Stairs
 Steel Framed Structures
Elevators
 Prefabricated Building  Doors and Windows
Systems  Roofs
 Shell and Dome Structures  Finishing
4. Planning of Buildings  Damp – Prevention
 Fire Places
5. Building Construction Formwork and Scaffolding
Elements Sanitary Systems
6. Health and Safety in Fire and Life Protection
Building Construction Mechanical Systems
Electrical Systems
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
Chapter 5.10 – Formwork and Scaffolds
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 Presentation Outline
 5.10 Formwork and Scaffolds
 5.10.1 Introduction
 5.10.2 Requirements of a good formwork
 5.10.3 Materials, Construction, Order and Method and
Design for formwork
 5.10.4 Safety in Formwork
 5.10.5 Scaffolds
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.1 Introduction
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 Formwork is a
temporary structure
that is required to
support and form
concrete members
 False work is the
complete structure
erected to support the
wet concrete
 Scaffold are structures
build to give access to
different parts of a
building, mainly to
external walls
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.2 Requirements of a good formwork
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 Strong enough to support dead and live loads


 Rigid enough to restrain movement
 Tight joints to avoid leaking
 Easy for sequential removal
 Cheap and available material and re – usable
 Set accurately and level
 As light as possible
 Material should not warp or get distorted when exposed to
sun, rain or water
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.3 Materials, Construction, Order and Method
and Design for formwork, Safety
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 Materials –
 Timber
 Plywood
 Steel
 Construction –
 Propping and centering
 Shuttering
 Provision of camber
 Surface Treatment
 Order and Method of Removing – Min days as given by EBCS - 2
 Shuttering – walls, beams and columns with less loads
 Shuttering - Soffits of slabs
 Shuttering – beams and girders with heavy loads
 Design Principles
 Safety
CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.5 Scaffolds
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 Scaffolds shall provide a safe means of access, such as stairs,


ladders or ramps
 Materials
 Timber
 Steel
 Inspection and Maintenance
 Suitable type
 Materials used are sound and sufficient in strength
 The scaffolds is sound and stable for use
 Required safe guards are in position
Reading Assignments
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 Sanitary Systems
 Fire and Life Protection
 Mechanical Systems
 Electrical Systems
 Reference - Time-saver standards for architectural design data
 Final Exam –
 Aftermid exam,
 Drawing and conceptual questions
 Semester Project –
 Final Schematic Design – Jan. 8/2010
 Final Drawings (Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, Site
Plan) – 10 days from the last date of exam
Last Word
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END OF COURSE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

WISH YOU ALL THE BEST

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