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Engineering

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Purpose

To understand the unique properties and installation challenges faced by the general contractor when working with one of the four primary construction materials (steel, wood, concrete, masonry).

Organization

The class has been randomly divided by Canvas into 4 groups of 5 - 6 students each.  Each group is assigned one of the materials and has 15 days to complete the project.  The projects are assigned at four different times throughout the semester, coordinating with the material topic per the class schedule.  Students will not know their topic assignment until the day the assignment becomes available. Your material topic is determined by the topic in class which coordinates with your assignment date.

Instructions

Each student must research the material group that he/she is assigned.  The research must answer the following:

  • Part 1 - Material description
    • What are the material's unique properties? (reference chapters 5 - 10 in our text book)
    • How can it be used within a building?
  • Part 2 - What are the material's unique installation challenges?  Consider:
    • What makes it hard / easy to work with?
    • What kind of labor is required?  Must labor be specialized?
    • Does the material need special environmental conditions -- e.g., dry, wet, warm, cold, etc.?
    • Does the material pose any special worker safety issues?
  • Style

Deliverables

  1. Report will include:
    1. Title page including:
      1. Title: (your material topic) (Your name)
      2. Photograph of you adjacent to your material
    2. Part 1 - 1 page minimum (350 words)
    3. Part 2 - 2 page minimum (700 words)
    4. Sources

Rubric

  • Content - 70 points
    • Depth of topic coverage
    • Number of sources cited
    • Original content retrieved from outside sources
  • Presentation - 10 points
    • Use of graphics, layout, overall appearance.
  • Instructions - 10 points
    • Executing the project exactly as specified.
  • Writing clarity - 10 points
    • Well written with minimal grammar mistakes, misspelled  words, improper punctuation.

Notice: All content must be original and in your own words.  If it's not your words, then it must be in quotation marks and cited.  Extensive (> 15%) cutting, pasting, and copying is plagiarism.  Evidence of this in your work WILL result in a grade of "0" for this assignment.


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Explanation & Answer

Hello, here is the document.

INSTITUTION : WRITE THE NAME OF YOUR INSTITUTION.

NAME : WRITE YOUR NAME

INSERT YOUR PHOTO

TITLE : MASONRY

Part 1 :Description of masonry.
Properties
The most commonly used building units in masonry construction are bricks and building stone
such as granite, marble, concrete blocks and cob.[1]. These building units can be made from a
composite of clay, compressed earth or concrete. Hence they are generally referred to as
masonry. Masonry properties vary from one structure to the next depending on the type of brick
units used. This material generally has high compressive strength, roughly three times its tensile
strength. As a result it is mainly used for building structures under compressive loads. Due to the
natural brittle nature of this material its tensile strength against twisting and stretching is low and
it needs to be reinforced if it is to be used in areas where tensile strength is required. Also due to
its brittle nature it has a low shear strength capacity compared to its compressive strength. The
shear resistance depends upon mortar type, mortar water cement ratio, brick surface and
workmanship.[1].
Other properties of this material include; it has very poor thermal conductivity hence it is used as
an insulator, it is durable since it resists wear and corrosion, it has good aesthetics since it is
appealing to the eye, it has high fire resistance, and due to its mass it provides better sound
insulation to bu...


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