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ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING

CENG 3103
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Instructor – Abraham Assefa (Eng.) Dec. 2009
 CEng 3103 – Building Construction
Course Outline
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1. Introduction 5. Building Construction Elements

Foundation and Basement
2. Building Drawings
Floors
3. Building Structural Systems
Exterior and Interior Closures:

Reinforced Concrete Structures Walls

Stairs

Steel Framed Structures

Elevators

Prefabricated Building
Doors and Windows
Systems
Roofs

Shell and Dome Structures
Finishing
4. Planning of Buildings
Damp – Prevention

Fire Places
5. Building Construction
Formwork and Scaffolding
Elements
Sanitary Systems
6. Health and Safety in
Fire and Life Protection
Building Construction
Mechanical Systems

Electrical Systems
 CEng 3103 – Building Construction
Chapter 5.10 – Formwork and Scaffolds
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 Presentation Outline

5.10 Formwork and Scaffolds
 5.10.1 Introduction
 5.10.2 Requirements of a good formwork
 5.10.3 Materials, Construction, Order and Method and
Design for formwork
 5.10.4 Safety in Formwork
 5.10.5 Scaffolds
 CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.1 Introduction
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 Formwork is a
temporary structure
that is required to
support and form
concrete members
 False work is the
complete structure
erected to support the
wet concrete
 Scaffold are structures
build to give access to
different parts of a
building, mainly to
external walls
 CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.2 Requirements of a good formwork
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 Strong enough to support dead and live loads

 Rigid enough to restrain movement
 Tight joints to avoid leaking
 Easy for sequential removal
 Cheap and available material and re – usable
 Set accurately and level
 As light as possible
 Material should not warp or get distorted when exposed to
sun, rain or water
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5.10.3 Materials, Construction, Order and Method
and Design for formwork, Safety
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 Materials –

Timber

Plywood

Steel
 Construction –

Propping and centering

Shuttering

Provision of camber

Surface Treatment
 Order and Method of Removing – Min days as given by EBCS - 2

Shuttering – walls, beams and columns with less loads

Shuttering - Soffits of slabs

Shuttering – beams and girders with heavy loads
 Design Principles
 Safety
 CEng 3103 – Building Construction
5.10.5 Scaffolds
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 Scaffolds shall provide a safe means of access, such as stairs,

ladders or ramps
 Materials
 Timber
 Steel
 Inspection and Maintenance
 Suitable type
 Materials used are sound and sufficient in strength
 The scaffolds is sound and stable for use
 Required safe guards are in position
 Reading Assignments
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Sanitary Systems

Fire and Life Protection

Mechanical Systems

Electrical Systems

Reference - Time-saver standards for architectural design data
 Final Exam –

Aftermid exam,

Drawing and conceptual questions
 Semester Project –

Final Schematic Design – Jan. 8/2010

Final Drawings (Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, Site
Plan) – 10 days from the last date of exam
 Last Word
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END OF COURSE

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