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ARC 113 Building Construction I

ND1 levelComputing & ICT13 topics

ARC 113 covers 13 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Building components and functional requirements
  2. Preliminaries to building construction
  3. Site facilities and site organization
  4. Setting out methods
  5. Excavation methods, tools and equipment
  6. Earthwork support to trenches
  7. Foundations: purpose and importance
  8. Soil types and foundation selection
  9. Types of foundations and applications
  10. Construction methods of foundations
  11. Damp proofing principles
  12. Rising and seepage of ground water
  13. Damp-proof courses and materials

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Building components and functional requirements

Master the essential building components—foundation, walls, floors, roof, doors, windows, and finishes—and understand the functional requirements that each must satisfy, such as structural integrity, thermal performance, fire safety, acoustic control, and accessibility.

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