Module Title:Materials Technology
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 5
NFQ Level:6
Module Delivered In 2 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Lectures Tutorials Private study
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to familiarise students with building materials, both traditional and new, in order to make the correct choices when detailing buildings and to develop an understanding of the functions of the various elements within a structure; (2) to familiarise students with quality buildings and provide them with the ability to use and manipulate materials (3) to develop an understanding of the applications for different structural materials and forms and the need for structure in building;
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 to research and evaluate options in resolving constructional details and to describe and illustrate basic domestic buildings, their foundations, external envelopes, internal components, floor structures, roof structures and coverings;
LO2 to assess, through research, the properties and qualities of materials used in construction and to explain the importance of good building principles in the care of the environment and the durability of the building (i.e. sustainable development);
LO3 to choose appropriate structural materials and to discuss structural form and the impact of structure on space; to describe the basic concepts for structural Behaviour of materials including stress and strain, elasticity, strength and factors of safety
LO4 to choose appropriate structural materials and to discuss structural form and the impact of structure on space; to describe the basic concepts for structural Behaviour of materials including stress and strain, elasticity, strength and factors of safety
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
 

Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
(1)1) Materials
(a)Timber; Growth and structure of trees; Grading of wood; Moisture content and seasoning; Natural and handling defects; Preservation; Timber products. • Glass o Manufacture; Properties; Treatments • Metal Products o Steel – manufacture and corrosion o Galvanising o Properties of sheet lead and its use in weathering details.
(2) Structural Materials
(a)Material Structural Behaviour o Elasticity o Stress o Strain o Hooke’s Law o Ductility and Brittleness o Strength, Factor of Safety and Allowable stress • Timber;
3) Structural Form:
(a) Bending moments and shear forces • Bending moment diagrams and shear force diagrams o 2nd moment of area • distributions due to bending moment • Stress distributions due to shear force • Rule of thumb for sizing timber floor joists • Truss Timber roof simple overview • Simple design of water cistern timber bearers
4) Loading
Types of loads • Load paths o Action and Reaction o Linear forces and moments o Equilibrium o Reactions to Beams o Load paths for vertical loads through a multilevel structure. o Load path for wind loads on a motorway sign structure.
Laboratory and Model Making:
• Laboratory Experiments o Stress and Strain tensile test o Crushing a concrete cube o Moment equilibrium using a simple see-saw mechanism • Model Making o Building a tower using newspapers o Building a roof truss using cardboard o Building beams using balsa wood.
Assessment Breakdown%
Project40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project A number of small module related projects 1,2,3,4 40.00 n/a
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam No Description 1,2,3,4 60.00 End-of-Semester

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00
Tutorial 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00
Estimated Learner Hours 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00
Total Hours 96.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_CGSDC_B Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Set Design and Construction 2 Mandatory
CW_CGSDC_D Bachelor of Science in Set Design and Construction 2 Mandatory