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2017　Advanced Theory of Building Materials and Construction

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Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering

Instructor(s): Yokoyama Yutaka Mikami Takamasa

Class Format: Lecture

Media-enhanced courses

Day/Period(Room No.): Mon3-4(M112) Thr3-4(M112)

Group: -

Course number: ARC.S401

Credits: 2

Academic year: 2017

Offered quarter: 1Q

Syllabus updated: 2017/3/17

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

This course lectures basic concept of performance required for building elements. This course explains specification-based conventional construction systems, performance-based new construction systems, and the difference of these methods. Next,this course lectures a global trend of performance-based design and regulations in building construction. This course explains the difference of physical properties and performance, difference between tests for determining physical properties and tests for evaluating performance level, and the requirements for appropriate performance evaluation methods. This course also explains quantification methods of users' evaluation, and standardization methods of factors and forces affecting building elements.
After above-mentioned general explanation regarding performance, this course lectures typical examples of required performance items for daily safety and livability of building users, and their performance evaluation methods.
Recently, types of building materials and their compositions have been explosively developing and increasing. Therefore, it becomes very difficult even for professionals to judge characteristics of these materials and compositions properly. Under these circumstances, in order to select and design rational materials and compositions that match well with users' demand, it is highly requested to introduce performance-based construction systems. The aim of this course is to provide essential knowledge on performance-based design, regulations, ordering and order accepting systems, and construction methods. This course also provides concrete knowledge on typical performance evaluation methods which are now available globally.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain basic concept of performance that is required for building elements.
2) Explain the difference of specification-based conventional construction methods and performance-based new construction methods.
3) Explain the difference of physical properties and performance, and the difference between tests for determining physical properties and tests for evaluating performance level.
4) Explain the requirements for appropriate performance evaluation methods.
5) Explain quantification methods of users' evaluation, and standardization methods of factors and forces affecting building elements.
6) Explain typical examples of required performance items for daily safety and livability of building users, and explain their performance evaluation methods concretely.

Keywords

building materials and composition, performance necessary for building elements, difference of specifications and performance, difference of physical properties and performance, performance evaluation methods, daily safety, comfortability, livability

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Check the required learning for each class and be sure to complete it as part of review. In class, students are occasionally asked to solve exercise problems.

Course schedule/Required learning

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class when necessary.

Assessment criteria and methods

exercise problems 50%, term paper 50%

Related courses

Structural Building Materials and Construction
Finishing Building Materials and Construction

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No requirement in advance

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Basic concept of performance	Explain basic concept of performance.
Class 2	Specification-based design and performance-based design	Explain the difference of specification-based design and performance-based design.
Class 3	Physical characteristics and performance	Explain the difference of physical characteristics and performance of building elements.
Class 4	Framework of performance evaluation method	Explain framework of performance evaluation method.
Class 5	Quantification of building users' evaluation	Explain quantification methods of building users' evaluation.
Class 6	Standardization of factors and forces affecting building elements	Explain standardization methods of factors and forces affecting building elements.
Class 7	Performance-based construction management	Explain the principle and examples of performance-based construction management.
Class 8	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 1) - Evaluation methods of slipperiness of building elements in a daily safety perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of slipperiness of building elements in a daily safety perspective.
Class 9	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 2) - Evaluation methods of slipperiness of building elements in a comfortability perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of slipperiness of building elements in a comfortability perspective.
Class 10	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 3) - Evaluation methods of hardness of building elements in a daily safety perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of hardness of building elements in a daily safety perspective.
Class 11	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 4) - Evaluation methods of hardness of building elements in a comfortability perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of hardness of building elements in a comfortability perspective.
Class 12	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 5) - Evaluation methods of anti-vibration property of building elements in a comfortability perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of anti-vibration property of building elements in a comfortability perspective.
Class 13	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 6) - Evaluation methods of accuracy in finishing and anti-stain property of building elements in an aesthetic perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of accuracy in finishing and anti-stain property of building elements in an aesthetic perspective.
Class 14	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 7) - Evaluation methods of visibility of building elements in a daily safety perspective	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of visibility of building elements in a daily safety perspective.
Class 15	Example of performance evaluation method (Part 8) - Evaluation methods of performance level change in time	Explain the outline of evaluation methods of performance level change in time of building elements.

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