CE2CBP-Building Pathology

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
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Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Mr Adrian Tagg
Email: a.tagg@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
The study of the decay of buildings.

Aims:
To provide the knowledge and understanding of the types of condition appraisal used for buildings and the primary causes of building decay through an examination of a variety of building defects. To provide students with basic skills for the assessment of building condition.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, it is expected that the student will be able to: • Distinguish between the types and purpose of various building surveys. • Distinguish the charateristics and materials between the different age categories of buildings. Understand how buildings age and fail. • Anticipate, recognise and identify the degradation of building materials, components and elements. • Distinguish between minor and serious building defects. • Synthesise the information gleaned from an inspection into performance advice. • Undertake a simple condition survey of a domestic building.

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:
􀀕 examination of the types of condition appraisal and the primary causes of building decay;
􀀕 introduction, on an element by element basis, to a variety of defects;
􀀕 factors affecting the degree of decay and how failures can be identified and corrected;
􀀕 assessment of what defects might occur within the next 100 years

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Lectures and seminar to include in class formative testing and feedbackÌý

Summative assessment- Examinations:
One two-hour examination

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:

In class multiple choice / short answer tests,’dummy’ exam question with feedback and discussionÌý

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the foll