Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Students know concrete framed constructions of multistorey buildings: housing, office or commercial buildings. They recognize constructions used in external walls, and upper floors. Structures are both in-situ built and prefabricated constructions.

Students know conventional frame solutions and their suitability to different building types. Students recognize basic structures of concrete, wood and / or steel buildings and joints between building envelope and foundation structures. Students adopt skills to apply learned things to design work.

Content (course unit)

Constructional frames of multistorey housing and office-/commercial buildings. Principles of dimensioning used in multistorey buildings. Architecture of structural systems.

Joints between building envelope and structures. Flat roofs, roofs used as traffic layers and green roofs. Exercises of detail planning based on constructional solutions. Exercises are related to design project of multistorey building and its technical solutions.

Finnish building regulations and acts supporting the course contents. Basics of fire regulations.

Project work.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student has a weak understanding of the structures and properties of building materials and quality factors included in the course. There are clear gaps in the displays of student competence.

Activity during the course and assignments are weak or satisfactory, and the deepening of the exercises is superficial.

Student takes responsibility for his own performance.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student knows the structures included in the course and the properties of the related building materials. He understands the quality factors of construction, devotes himself to practice work, and demonstrates his good skills in skill demonstrations.

Activity in the course and assignments is good. Work progresses consistently during the course. Student knows how to cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his interaction skill.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student understands and knows comprehensively the structures, properties of building materials, differences and quality factors included in the course. Student devotes himself deeply to the exercises and actively applies what he has learned to them. He demonstrates his commendable skills in skill displays

Student has participated actively and constructively in the teaching. He knows how to cooperate responsibly, flexibly and with commitment and develops both his own and the group's interaction.

Location and time

According to the schedule and lesson order in Moodle.

Exam schedules

According to the schedule in Moodle.

Assessment methods and criteria

TAMK's general evaluation criteria are followed.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, assignments, independent study of the material and an exam.

Learning materials

Defined in Moodle by topic.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 3 credits. The student's workload is approximately 27 h / credit.

Content scheduling

According to the schedule in Moodle.

Completion alternatives

Is not.

Practical training and working life cooperation

The content of the entire course is the core professional competence of a construction architect.
Guest lecturers whenever possible.

International connections

Guest lecturers whenever possible.