BMATWT 390N - Construction Materials & Methods
Readings

Topic 1: Historic Overview of Building Materials / Current Uses

Allen/Iano* - The first page of every material chapter (wood, brick,...) has a short section on history.

Topic 2: Criteria for Selection of Materials and Structural Form

Allen/Iano - Ch. 1 "Making Buildings"
Do the online quiz #1 by Fri, 2/15
Solution

Onouye/Kane* - pp. 10-11 & 14-16

Topic 3: Materials Fundamentals - Structural

Not in our textbook

Download this file, read chapter 1.10.2.1 and
Do the online quiz #2 before Fri, 2/29
Solution

Onouye/Kane* - Ch. 2 & 5 (sections only)

Topic 4: Materials Fundamentals - Non-Structural

Read chapter 1.10.2.2 in the last download

Allen/Iano - pp. 349-352 "Movement Joints in Buildings" and pp. 604-606 "Thermal Insulation and Vapor Retarder"

There is no online quiz this week.

Onouye/Kane* - Ch. 5.4

Topic 5: Metals - Steel

Allen/Iano - Ch. 11 "Steel Frame Construction"
Do the online quiz #3 before THU, 4/3
Solution

Info on Corrosion*

Topic 6: Nonferrous Metals / Aluminum

Allen/Iano - "Metals in Architecture", pp. 458-460 and "Aluminum Extrusions", pp. 764-770

There is no online quiz this week.

Topic 7: Concrete

Allen/Iano - Ch. 13 "Concrete Construction",
Ch. 14 "Sitecast Concrete", Ch. 15* "Precast Concrete"
Do the online quiz #4 before Thu, 5/1
Solution

Topic 8: Masonry

Allen/Iano - Ch. 8 "Brick Masonry", Ch. 9* "Stone and Concrete Masonry" (CMU only), Ch. 10* "Masonry Loadbearing Wall Construction"
Do the online quiz #5 before Tue, 5/13
Solution

Bold denotes mandatory reading
* Denotes optional reading

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See course syllabus for book references