BRICK LAYING AND BLOCK MAKING
COURSE OUTLINE
The IEDC has been set up by IWA group with the objective among others to provide training to the building industry work force, having discovered a gap in the operation of the existing work force.
IWA group had put up an excellent infrastructures consisting of the art training facilities like class rooms, workshop with modern machines and audio visual have been created to impact quality training.
We have selected experience team of qualified lecturers and technologist many of them have gained experienced both in the industrial and academic field.
The course outline has been so designed to provide the students with the basic knowledge along with specialized and specific requirements keeping in view the prevalent industrial workings and standards. The short come of the existing work force is equally considered. To support the lectures, case studies are presented to the students, to understand the craft fully. Group discussions are encouraged to solve problems through interaction among themselves and with industrial experts.
Industrial visits are also arranged for students for much needed industrial exposure where the need arises.
COURSES CONTENTS
- Site preparation and setting out:
- Foundation
Substructures and construction
- Floors and solid grand floors
- Walls
- Brickwalls
- Block walls construction
- Fixing of openings and Arches
- Scaffolds
- Fire place and chimneys for cooking range
- Rubble walling
- Drainage
- Pavement and surface drainage.
Methodology: Lectures, Discussion, Practical demonstrations, Practices and Industrial visits.
Duration: 2weeks of general studies, 3 ½ month of theory and practices; 2 months of practicals and 3 months of industrial training (Field site works)
Entry qualifications: NCE, OND, HND and B.Sc.
Topic/Objective: 1.0 Site Preparation and
Setting Out
Contents
1.1 Site preparation basic considerations e.g. clearing, access road, material storage, clearing
1.2 Tools, equipment and machinery.
1.3 Setting out methods
Activities/Remarks
- Discuss land clearing, stumping and packing.
- Draw different types of foundation
- Demonstrate, using 3:4:5 and builder’s square method of a simple rectangular building.
Methods to be considered.
Topic/Objective: 2.0 Foundations
Substructure and Construction
Contents
2.1 Purpose of foundation.
2.2 Types and properties of soil e.g. rock gravel, sand, silt, peat, clay, etc.
2.3 Types and properties of soil
Activities/Remarks
- Draw different types of foundation.
- Explanation,
- Sketching
- Demonstration and calculation.
Topic/Objective: 2.03.0 Floors
Contents
3.1 Types of floor
3.2 Function of floor.
3.3 Methods of laying continuous solid floor.
3.4 Methods of laying continuous and interrupted solid floor.
3.5 Functions of damp proof course (D.P.C).
Activities/Remarks
- Visit a building site and observe.
- Methods of laying solid ground floors.
- Explanation,
- Sketching
- Demonstration and inspection during student’s activities.
Topic/Objective: 4.0 Walls
Contents
4.1 Types of walls: Internal and external; load bearing and non- load bearing.
Activities/Remarks
- Visit a building site and observe the different types of walls
Topic/Objective: 4.2 Site Preparation and
Setting OutBrickwall Construction
Contents
Features of a brick and various forms of cut bricks e.g. ½ bat, ¾bats, king closer etc
- Explanation
- Demonstration and construction of brick walls e.g. solid and cavity walls.
Topic/Objective: 4.3 : Block-Wall Construction
Contents
Features of a block and various forms of cut bricks.
Activities/Remarks
- Explain
- Sketch
Demonstrate and construct block walls e.g. stretcher, header with stopped ends.
Topic/Objective: 5.0 Fixing of Openings
Contents
5.1 Types of timber for window and door frames.
Activities/Remarks
Visit timber yard to identify timber and timber products.
Topic/Objective: 5.2 Use sketches to illustrate types of arches, features of a brick arch and arch finishes.
5.3 Contents
Features of a brick arch e.g. abutment, voussoirs, key, intrados, span, etc
Activities/Remarks
Carry out the operation for construction arches.
Topic/Objective: 4.2 Site Preparation and
Setting OutBrickwall Construction
Contents
Features of a brick and various forms of cut bricks e.g. ½ bat, ¾bats, king closer etc
- Explanation
- Demonstration and construction of brick walls e.g. solid and cavity walls.
Topic/Objective: 4.3 : Block-Wall Construction
Contents
Features of a block and various forms of cut bricks.
Activities/Remarks
- Explain
- Sketch
Demonstrate and construct block walls e.g. stretcher, header with stopped ends.
Topic/Objective: 5.0 Fixing of Openings
Contents
5.1 Types of timber for window and door frames.
Activities/Remarks
Visit timber yard to identify timber and timber products.
Topic/Objective: 5.2 Use sketches to illustrate types of arches, features of a brick arch and arch finishes.
5.3 Contents
Features of a brick arch e.g. abutment, voussoirs, key, intrados, span, etc
Activities/Remarks
Carry out the operation for construction arches.
Topic/Objective:10.0 Roofs
Contents
10.1 Roof types and profiles e.g. beam and slabs as in concrete flat roofs, lattice and similar girders, trusses (Home truss, double home, fan truss rafters, standard fink, French truss, Northlight truss, couple, umbrella, bow string etc.) Portal frames, shell roofs, folded plates etc.
10.2 Materials for different roof types.
10.3 Methods for roof construction.
Topic/Objective: 11.0 Bricks/Blocks Moulding: Tools and equipment.
Contents
11.1 Types of tools and equipment required.
e.g. trowel tape, builder’s square, plumb rule, line and pin, wheelbarrow, brick moulding machine, mixer etc.
Activities/Remarks
- Type of tools and equipment.
- Demostrate the use of the tools/equipment.
Topic/Objective: 12.0 Bricks/Blocks: manufacture, Properties, Materials and Application.
Contents
12.1 Composition and physical properties of clay.
12.2 Tools and Equipments.
12.3 Materials for Moulding.
12.3 Types of blocks, e.g. hollow, solid, glass, fancy blocks, etc.
12.4 Types of cements for Bricks/Blocks moulding.
12.5 Demonstrate the manufacturing process of Bricks/Blocks.
Activities/Remarks
- Show and demonstrate the manufacturing of bricks using sand, cement and water.
- Explain and demonstrate the manufacturing processes of blocks, etc.