2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Building Construction and Detail
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Satoshi Nasu / Kikuo Ikarashi / Shuji Tamura / Yutaka Yokoyama / Hisato Hotta / Ryo Murata
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.A203
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
First, the instructor will explain general structures of buildings, namely, subjects such as structural principles, various construction methods, and how the details fit together. Then, the instructor will explain the load and disturbance acting on building structures, various design methods, as well as types of building structures and their characteristics.
Students will learn about buildings—structural principles, various construction methods, and how the details fit together.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the outline of the flow of external forces and external causes acting on a building as well as explain the structure and fit of buildings overall and in detail, having the ability to see the entirety of a building as an architectural structure.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
In this lecture, building's structural principles, various construction methods, element details are explained with detailed examples by the lecturers who is a Japanese registered architect or has equivalent practical design experiences on building structure and material.
Keywords
Building construction, Structural form, Architectural detail
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course consists of lectures and exercises according to the theme of the class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction, Design, building construction and detail: RC structure | Understanding an over view of building construction. Understanding characteristics of RC structure. |
| Class 2 | Design, building construction and detail: Steel structure | Understanding characteristics of steel structure. |
| Class 3 | Design, building construction and detail: Material | Understanding characteristics of material. |
| Class 4 | Design, building construction and detail: Timber structure | Understanding characteristics of timber structure. |
| Class 5 | Building construction system: Roof | Understanding characteristics of roof system. |
| Class 6 | Building construction system: Wall | Understanding characteristics of wall system. |
| Class 7 | Building construction system: Floor | Understanding characteristics of floor system. |
| Class 8 | Wind and steel structure: Characteristics of steel material | Understanding characteristics of steel component on the relation of wind and steel structure. |
| Class 9 | Wind and steel structure: Construction system of steel structure | Understanding characteristics of construction methods on the relation of wind and steel structure. |
| Class 10 | Wind and steel structure: Wind load | Understanding characteristics of wind load on the relation of wind and steel structure. |
| Class 11 | Earthquake and damage | Understanding characteristics of earthquake and damage. |
| Class 12 | Ground and foundation structure | Understanding characteristics of ground and foundation structure. |
| Class 13 | Composite structure of steel and concrete: RC structure | Understanding characteristics of RC structure as composite structural system. |
| Class 14 | Composite structure of steel and concrete: SRC and PC structure | Understanding characteristics of SRC and PC structure as composite structural system. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Textbook published by AIJ
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students are assessed by reports, practices and final exam.
Related courses
- Architectural Design and Drawing I
- Architectural Design and Drawing II
- Structural Mechanics I
- Building Materials and Construction
- Structural Design I
Prerequisites
None