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Carrie S Dossick
ARCH 332
Seattle Campus

Construction Materials and Assemblies I

Lectures and readings pertaining to a survey of residential and light-commercial construction materials, assemblies, and techniques of assembly.

Class description

This course progresses through the development of buildings under construction. First, the students begin with soils and foundations. Second, they continue with structural elements in wood, brick, concrete and steel. Third, they become familiar with exterior cladding and roofing systems. Fourth, they gain an awareness of interior finish components as well as installation and coordination issues.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Carrie S Dossick
Date: 09/26/2005