Required text: Ching, Francis. Building Construction Illustrated 6th Ed. John Wiley and Sons, 2020. The Reading pages are coordinated with the 6th Ed. If you use a different edition of the book be sure you are reading the correct Topic for each reading as the page numbers may be different.
NOTE:
Readings consist of specific pages from one or more chapters in the required text. The page numbers refer to a chapter and page, separated by a period. Example: 2.02 is Chapter 2, Page 2. The Letter ‘A’ in Reading #2 refers to the Appendix, which is at the end of the textbook.
| MODULE #: Reading No. Reading Name | Title in Building Construction Illustrated | Chapter.Page |
MODULE 1:
| Reading #1 The Building | The Building + Building Systems | 2.02-2.04 |
| Reading #2 Egress | Means of Egress | A.10-A.11 |
| Reading #3 Stair Design | Stair Design (+Special Construction) | 9.02-9.03 |
| Stair Requirements (Codes) | 9.04-9.05 | |
| Stair Plans (Configurations) | 9.06-9.07 | |
| Wood Stairs | 9.08-9.09 |
MODULE 2:
| Reading #4 Materials | Building Materials + Life Cycle | 12.02-12.03 |
| Concrete + Reinforcement | 12.04-12.05 | |
| Masonry (Brick/CMU) | 12.06-12.07 | |
| Steel | 12.08 | |
| Stone | 12.10 | |
| Wood | 12.11-12.12 | |
| Reading #5 Masonry Wall | Wall Systems | 5.02-5.03 |
| Masonry Walls | 5.14-5.18 | |
| Masonry Arches + Lintels | 5.20-5.21 | |
| Masonry Wall Sections | 5.23-5.25 | |
| Masonry Wall Bonding | 5.26-5.27 | |
| Stone Masonry | 5.33-5.34 | |
| Reading #6 Exterior Wall Assemblies | Moisture & Thermal Protection | 7.02 |
| Flashing | 7.18 | |
| Wall Flashing | 7.22 | |
| Masonry + Stone Veneer | 7.28-7.30 | |
| Thermal Insulation + Materials | 7.39-7.41 | |
| Insulating Walls + Moisture Control | 7.44-7.46 | |
| Reading #7 Windows | Windows | 8.02, 8.22-8.30 |
MODULE 3:
| Reading #8 Â Structural Forces + Components | Loads on Buildings | 2.10-2.12 |
| Structural Forces Equilibrium | 2.13-2.14 | |
| Columns | 2.15 | |
| Beams + Spans | 2.16-2.17 | |
| Frames + Walls | 2.19 | |
| Structural Units | 2.21-2.22 | |
| Structural Spans | 2.23 | |
| Structural Grids (Patterns) | 2.24-2.25 | |
| Lateral Stability | 2.26-2.27 | |
| Joints & Connections | 2.36 | |
| Reading #9 Steel Structural Systems | Floor Systems | 4.02-4.03 |
| Steel Structural Systems | 4.14-4.18 | |
| Steel Columns + Framing | 5.35-5.38 | |
| Metal Decking | 4.22 | |
| Reading #10 Concrete Structural Systems | Concrete Structural Systems | 4.04-4.07 |
| Concrete Columns | 5.04-5.05 | |
| Precast Concrete Systems | 4.11-4.13 | |
| Wood Structural Systems | 4.35-4.40 | |
| Wood Columns + Framing | 5.47-5.49 |