Course code Arhi3001
Credit points 5.25
Construction Principles
Total Hours in Course140
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Number of hours for laboratory classes16
Independent study hours84
Date of course confirmation30.08.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Course developer
Maija Žodziņa
Mg. sc. ing.
Course abstract
General information on industrial construction. Classification of plants, of industrial structures. Layouts. Basic principles of construction projection, building materials, their properties. Industrial territories. Constructive elements of structures. Kind of industrial structures. Subsidiary structures and premises.Practical work students residential conceptual design, learn to analyze real house projects. Elementary design calculations. Sanitary technics: heating, ventilation, water supply, sanitation.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
1. The course develops knowledge and understanding of conceptual foundation of building process, building materials, details contents of projects, drawing design; gives students theoretical and practical issues of draft designe houses.
2. The course enables students to make construction drawing, critical evaluate building details, functional use of materials and calculations of strength and energy effications.
3. The course elaborates competence to evaluate functional meaning of human environment and elements, evaluate affordable building constructions; to make simple calculation of bearing and exsternal constructions.
Compulsory reading
1. Kaurāts J. Rūpniecības celtniecības un ēku sanitārās tehnikas pamati. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1980. 341 lpp.
2. Štrausa S. autoru kolektīvs. Rūpniecības ēku plānojumi un konstruktīvie risinājumi. Mācību palīglīdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 144 lpp.
3. Шерешевский А. Конструирование промышленных зданий и сооружений. Москва. Архитектура С 2005. 167 cтр.
4. Žodziņa M. Celtniecības pamati. lekcijas Powerpointā Jelgava. 2008. 75 lpp.
Further reading
1. Под общ. ред. Шубина Л. Ф. Проектирование промышленных зданий и помещений промышленных предприятий. Москва: Высшая школа, 1986. 157 стр.
2. Neufert Ernst. Architects data. Oxford, UK [etc.] : Blackwell Science. 2000. 636 p.
Periodicals and other sources
1. BUILDING.LV [tiešsaiste]. [skatīts 05.12.2011.] Pieejams: http://www.building.lv
2. PAROC akmens vate. [tiešsaiste]. [skatīts 05.12.2011.] Pieejams: http://www.paroc.lv/