By the end of the semester, the students are expected: –
- to clarify the role of materials technology in the fields of building technologies
- to recognize the concept of the integrated system design that brings together the structural system, the enclosure system, the cladding system, the conduit/flow system, the environmental comfort system, the amenities system;
- to discuss the selection criteria for building materials/components in relation to their performance properties and functions expected from them;
- to identify the measureable parameters that define the performance characteristics of building materials;
- to relate the origins of building materials, manufacturing techniques, their shortfalls and performances with each other;
- to describe some basic construction applications by bringing together the building materials in layers.