Introduction to Building and Construction

Mr. Syamsul Hendra B. Mahmud b-syamsul@utm.my

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY I

CONTENTS• Course descriptions & requirements• Learning outcomes• Week 1

– Basic understanding of building and construction.– Plans, drawings, sketching, symbols.– Specification, building materials and equipments.– Building suppliers and manufacturers.– Roles of constructor and trades in construction.

Course Descriptions

• Discuss and understand the concept of building and construction, focusing on low rise building.

• Will covers elements of building, construction technologies and techniques, materials and equipment needed, and specifications.

Course Requirements

• Students understanding on how to read and understand construction drawings and plans.

• Basic building elements.

• Interaction between students and lecturers.

• Team working among students.

Learning outcomes• Understand the principles of design and

method of construction of the related building components.

• Able to describe the process of carrying out the work.

• Able to sketch the plan, section, elevation and diagrams if necessary of all the related building components.

• Able to understand and describe the relevant construction materials and equipments.

What is building?

• Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.

• Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy.

• An act of construction.

Building Terminology

Types of building• Commercial

• Industrial

• Residential

• Institutional

• Health

• Administrative

Draughtsmanship

• Draughtsman: A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.

• Draughtsmanship: The creation of artistic pictures or diagrams.

• Output: Architectural, construction and engineering drawings and diagrams.

Drawings

• The construction of any structure or building is described by a set of related drawings that give the client and construction personal a complete sequential graphic description of each phase of the construction process.

• Types of construction drawings: presentation drawings, shop drawings, master plan drawings and working drawing.

Presentation Drawings• to present the proposed building or

facility in an attractive setting in its natural surrounding at the proposed site.

• consist of perspective views complete with colours and  shading.

Shop Drawings• are drawings, schedules, diagrams,

and other related data to illustrate a material, a product, or a system for some portion of the work prepared by the contractor, manufacturer or supplier.

• Product data includes brochures, illustrations, and other information by which the work will be judged.

Drawing Example

Master Plan Drawings• Used in architectural, topographical

and construction fields.

• It shows sufficient features to be used as guides in long-range area development and contains section boundary lines, horizontal and vertical control data, acreage, locations and descriptions of existing and proposed structures, sidewalks, streams, etc.

Drawing Example

Working Drawings• Any drawing that furnishes the

information required by the craftsmen to manufacture a machine part or by a builder crew to erect a structure.

• Complete information is presented in a set of working drawings, complete enough that the user will require no further information.

Drawing Example

Drawings Used

• Site Plans

• Floor Plans

• Elevations

• Sections

• Components

• Assembly

Sketch

• Define as a draft or rough outline of an idea.

• Sketches can be produced free-hand or using rules and set squares to give basic guidelines.

• All sketches should be clear to show all necessary details.

• Can be drawn by observing an object or generating new ideas.

Drawing Symbols

SMM and Construction

• Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works (SMM2).

• Detail description on how to measure quantities for building works.

• Divided into several sections.

• Important to understand the contents.

Construction Documents

• Architects drawings

• Engineers drawings

• Schedules

• Specifications

• Bill of Quantities (B.Q)

• Contract documents

Price and Labor, Materials and Plants

• Types of labor used.

• Price and pricing difference.

• Materials and plant availability.

Materials & Equipments Supplier

• Importance to know them?

• MALBEX 2007

Contractors

• Who are they?

• What they do?

• Responsibilities?

• Trades?

Thank You

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