School of Technology Division of Building ATGB1034 Building Construction I

Building Workshops: Practices & Reports Semester 1,

2011/2012

1 Learning Outcomes

At the end of the Building Workshops, students shall be able to: -

Perform the procedures and good practices of building

brickwalls;

Perform the procedures and good practices of preparing mortar,

plastering, jointing and pointing; and

Perform the procedures and good practices of wall and floor tiling.

Tasks

Students will be divided into groups as assigned by the lecturer in-charge of Building Workshop. Students are required to attend the Building

Workshop as per scheduled and to undertake tasks according to workshop practice sheet: -

Building Workshop 1:

Brickwork – half-brick wall in Stretcher bond (4 bricks long x 4 courses high) Plastering – undercoat on brickwall

Figure 1.1: Stretcher Bond

Building Workshop 2:

Brickwork – one-brick wall in English bond (4 bricks long x 4 courses high) Jointing & pointing

Figure 1.2: English Bond

Building Workshop 3:

Ceramic wall tiling, 4” x 4” wall tiles (3 x 3 pieces)

Ceramic floor tiling, 6” x 6” floor tiles (4 x 4 pieces)

Figure 1.3: Wall Tile Figure 1.4: Floor Tile

Students will be assessed on their performance during workshop practice.

After completing each workshop practice, students are required to prepare the

workshop report in group for submission on subsequent workshop practice to lecturer in-charged for marking and feedback.

The contents of each workshop report shall include the following: -

Objective of the workshop;

Workshop materials and tools;

State, with the aid of annotated diagrams (photos/sketches), the relevant

materials and tools used in each workshop.

Figure 1.5: Trowel

The contents of each workshop report shall include the following: - Workshop procedures;

Describe, with the aid of annotated diagrams (photos/sketches), the step-by-step procedures of work in each workshop.

1) Get ready materials…. 2) Mix mortar….3) Laying brick…. Check level…. 4) Etc……

The contents of each workshop report shall include the following: -

Workshop results;

Present, with the aid of annotated photos, the completed work in each workshop.

Discussions;

Conclusions; and

References.

Submission

The workshop report shall be properly typed in font size 12 of Times New Roman.

The length of report, including texts and figures, shall not exceed 10 pages. Additional pages of report will not be considered for marking.

All figures shall be properly labelled, titled and referred to inside the texts.

Such report shall have proper citations and list of references in

accordance to Harvard referencing system.

Students are required to fill in the assessment record provided and

stapler it as the front cover of report for submission.

Assessment Criteria Generally, marking will be based on the following criteria: -

Workshop Practice Quality of work (5 marks) Housekeeping & cleanliness (5 marks)

Workshop Report Formats of report (5 marks) Contents of report (5 marks) Referencing (5 marks) [Total = 25 marks]

Each workshop report carries 25 marks and the average marks of all workshop reports will contribute 25 marks towards the coursework marks.