MARA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Park and Amenity Management

Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying

Semester July - December 2010

PMT 455

INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

(3 Hours)

Instructor: Puan Sri Rahayu Binti Mohd Sa’ad

srirahayumohdsaad@yahoo.com

Lecture: Tuesday (2.10am – 5.00am)

Thursday (8.30pm – 11.20am)
Thursday (2.10am – 5.00am)

Location: G-DK3, G-DK1, G-DK2

Texts:

1. Marotta, T. W. (2005). Basic Construction Materials. Seventh Edition.

Pearson Prentice Hall.

2. Taylor, G. D. (2000). Materials in Construction: An Introduction. Third

Edition. Longman, London.

3. McNally, G.H. (1998). Soil and Rock Construction Materials. E & FN Spon,
London and New York.

4. Read, J., & Whiteoak, D. (2003). The Shell Bitumen Handbook. Fifth Edition.
Thomas Telford Ltd. London.

5. Zakaria, Mat Lazim (2001). Bahan dan Binaan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

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Course Description

This course will expose the students to some common types of construction materials and
their characteristics. The contents of this course are important and useful to all park
managers in managing the parks and the public amenities.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course the students must be able to:

1. Identify and recognize different type of construction materials and their
characteristics.
2. Understand the techniques and applications of the construction materials used in
construction.

Course Contents

• Wood
• Concrete
• Brick
• Metal
• Glass
• Others – current materials used in the market

Course Assessment:

The course is designed to expose and to make the students identify and recognize
different types of construction materials together with their characteristics. The
assessment for this subject is based on:

Assignment 25%
Test 25%
Final Examination 50%

Total % 100%

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COURSE OUTLINE:
WEEK LECTURE TOPIC

1 CLASS INTRODUCTION
 Class brief on assessment subject PMT455

2 LECTURE 1 (BUILDING TEAMS & SUBSTRUCTURE)

 Building teams
 Contract
 Construction site works
 Foundation
 Site progress

3 LECTURE 2 (CONCRETE)
 Reinforcement concrete
 Concrete strength
 Beam, coloum, aggregate
 Portland cement
 Cube test
 Slump test
Assignment

4 LECTURE 3 (CONCRETE)
 Formwork
 Concrete curing
 Advantages & disadvantages of concrete

5 LECTURE 4 (CONCRETE)
 Bricks
 Installation bricks
 Mortar joint
 Pattern brick
 Arrangement brisk
 Walls

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6 LECTURE 5 (STONE)
 Natural stone
 Artificial stone
Final Project

7 LECTURE 6 (WOOD)
Categories of wood
Characteristic

8 LECTURE 7 (WOOD)
Defects
Methods

9 LECTURE 7 (WOOD)
Treatment
Plywood

10 LECTURE 8 (METAL)
Metal loading
Classification
Type of ferrous & non-ferrous metals
Types of welding
Surface working metals
Assignment Submission & Presentation

11 TEST

12 LECTURE 9 (GLASS)
Types of glass
Rolled & float glass
Glass appearance
Presentation (con’t)

13 LECTURE 10 (BITUMINOUS MATERIALS)

Asphalt, coal tar, pitch

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Bitumen
Adhesives, sealers & sealants
Presentation (con’t)

14 Class Review