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Agricultural Buildings I

Course developers

Prior knowledge

Arhi1020, Construction Graphics

Arhi2012, Building Physics

Arhi2037, Architecture I

Arhi2050, Architecture II

BūvZ2007, Building Materials I

BūvZ2037, Designing in AutoCad

MašZ2010, Descriptive Geometry, Technical Drawing

Course abstract

The aim of the course is to introduce students with basic principles of agricultural building designing. Students learn kinds of building and classification, fire- prevention measures, choise of production zone site and general plan design. Students are introduced with most characteristic building construction schemes, agricultural technologies, regulations, building planning

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge- Basics of designing of Agricultural structures. Development of technological processes. Details of building and structures.
Skills –Developing of structural drawings. Using structural terms. Providing fire protection norms and demands.Developing necessary design documentation for draft or technical project Be competent in tender of building material, comperability and expenses. To have the good knowledges in properties of building materiāls. To know the fundamental demands to structures. Be competent in tender of building material, comperability and expenses. To have the good knowledges in properties of building
Competence - to be able develop arhitecture part of designs of structures.

Course Content(Calendar)

Lectures:
1. Basic principles of agricultural building design (1h)
2. Cattle farms. Classification of cattle, types of keeping, functional elements of premises (1h)
3. Spatial planning of cattle houses. Structural solutions for buildings (1h)
4. Pig farms. Classification of pigs, types of keeping, functional elements of premises (1h)
5. Spatial planning of pig houses. Structural solutions for buildings. (1h)
6. Sanitary equipment of livestock farms. Manure storage. ŪK, AV (1h)
7. General plans of livestock farms (1h)
8. Structural schemes of buildings. Foundations: column, strip, piles (1h)
Laboratory works:
1. Getting acquainted with the normative literature of industrial building design. Test (2h)
2. Sketches of architectural drawings of cattle farms. Test (2h)
3. Sketches of architectural drawings of pig farms. Test (2h)
4. Architectural section sketches of livestock housing. Test (2h)

Requirements for awarding credit points

Student have to get a test in 4 tests, then get a test in the study course

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The study course does not provide for individual independent work. Independent studies are related to preparation for tests.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Preparation for test performance:
Test 1: Different questions about the first 3 lectures, in which both textual and sketching are to be answered.
Test 2: Various questions about lectures 4-5, in which both textual and sketching are to be answered.
Test 3: Various questions about lecture 6, where both textual and sketching are to be answered
Test 4: Various questions about lectures 7-8, where both textual and sketching are to be answered

Compulsory reading

1. Štrausa S. Lauksaimniecības ēkas un būves. Māc.grām. Rīga: Zvaizne, 1989. 326 lpp.
2. Prasības un ieteikumi lopu mītņu tehnoloģiskai projektēšanai un aprīkošanai. Priekulis J. (autoru kol. vad.). Jelgava: LLU, 1999. 59 lpp. 3. Štrausa S., Grants V. Piena un cūku fermu projektēšana. Mācību palīglīdzeklis. Jelgava, 2008. 85 lpp.

Further reading

1. Lopkopības ēku tehnoloģiskā projektēšana. Palīgmateriāls kursa projektu un diplomprojektu izstrādei. J. Priekulis u. c. Jelgava: 1995. 95 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Latvijas Būvniecība. ceļvedis būvniecības nozares virzītājiem. Rīga: Lilita. ISSN 1691-4058
2. Latvijas Architektūra: arhitektūras, dizaina un vides apskats. ISSN 1407-4923. 3. Žurnāls "Agrotops" ISSN 1407-5164

Notes

Compulsory course Professional higher education bachelor study program "Civil Engineering" (part time)