Department:

Technical Sciences

Course Leader:

lect.dr.arh. Raluca Trifa

Teaching Staff:

Lect.dr.arh. Monica Muresanu, asist. dr. arh. Oana Pavăl

Learning outcomes:

- Knowledge of the specific technical language, including the ability to use specialized terminology and to develop technical vocabulary.
- Analysis of the aesthetics and characteristics of materials, study of various materials used in masonry (stone, solid brick, hollow ceramic blocks, etc.), and evaluation of their use throughout history and in contemporary architecture.
- Study of the aesthetic features of exposed concrete and reinforced concrete structures.
- Understanding and development of a constructive logic based on the studied systems and materials.
- Ability to understand the qualities and limitations of materials and structural systems.
- Ability to correlate and select materials and construction systems according to the context.
- Skills in understanding and analyzing architectural details.
- Ability to represent constructive elements graphically according to technical standards and norms.

Content:

COURSE:
Introduction to the architecture of masonry constructions. Masonry in the history of architecture.
Masonry – construction technique and material. Execution technique of load-bearing masonry – design rules and implementation. Masonry products.
Design of masonry constructions. Masonry structural elements. Types of masonry. Specific architectural details.
Stages in the realization of masonry constructions.
Introduction to the architecture of concrete constructions. Reinforced concrete in the history of architecture.
Types of reinforced concrete structures.
Constructive subsystems of reinforced concrete. Components and principles of design and execution.

PRACTICAL WORK:
Introductory concepts and representation – technical execution drawing.
Design of a building with load-bearing masonry.
Design of a building with reinforced concrete structure.

Teaching Method:

Lectures supported by multimedia content, discussions.

Assessment:

The final grade represents the arithmetic mean between the grade obtained in the summative assessment and the average of the grades obtained in the continuous assessment.
The summative assessment consists of a written exam/ multiple-choise test scheduled during the exam session (50%).
The continuous assessment refers to the activity carried out within the practical applications, being graded based on the submitted drawings and the oral presentation of the work (50%).
Passing the course requires obtaining a final average of at least 5 (five), without rounding.

Bibliography:

Crișan, R.(2012) Construcții din zidărie și beton armat, Editura Universitară Ion Mincu.
Ed. Deplazes, Andrea (2005) Constructing Architecture, Birkhauser.
Pfeifer, Ramcke, Achtziger (2001) Masonry Construction Manual, Birkhauser.

Notes:

Suggested Bibliography:
Beall, Christine, Jaffe, Rochelle (2003), Concrete and Masonry Databook, McGraw-Hill;
Belz, Walter (1999) Atlante della muratura, vol 3 din Grande atlante di architettura, UTET;
Brookes, Alan, Maarten, Meijs (2008) Cladding of Buildings, 4th edition, Taylor & Francis;
Chudley, R., Greeno, R. (2006) Building Construction Handbook, 6th edition, Elsevier;
Crișan, R.(2012) Construcții din zidărie și beton armat, Editura Universitară Ion Mincu;
Ed. Deplazes, Andrea (2005) Constructing Architecture, Birkhauser;
Hendry, A., Khalaf, F.(2001) Masonry Wall Construction, Spon Press London and New York;Herzog, Krippner, Lang (2004) Facade Construction Manual; Birkhauser;
Hodge, John (2006) Brickwork for Apprentices, Elsevier;
Kind-Barkauskas, F., Polonyi, S., Kauhsen, B., Brandt J. (1995) Atlante del Cemento, UTET;Marshall, Duncan, Worthing Derek, Dann, Nigel, Heath, Roger (2013) The Construction of Houses Routledge London and New York;
Miller, Mark, Miller, Rex, Leger, Eugen (2004) Complete Building Construction, 5th edition, Wiley Publishing Inc.;
Macginley, T. (1990) Reinforced Concrete Design Theory and Examples, Spon Press London and New York;
Nilson, A., Darwin, D., Dolan, C. (2004) Design of Concrete Structures, 13th edition, McGraw-Hill;
Pfeifer, Ramcke, Achtziger (2001) Masonry Construction Manual, Birkhauser;
Tomlinson, M. (2001) Foundation Design and Construction, Prentice Hall;
Wilkinson, Philip (1997) Eyewitness guides vol 58 – Building, Dorling Kindersley Limited.