General Building Construction (GBC) I Pdf Notes KNEC

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COURSE OUTLINE MODULE I
1. Introduction
– History of building
– Building process
2. Preliminaries.
– Site investigation
– Site clearing
3. Setting out
– Tools
– Equipment
– Procedure
4. Leveling
– Methods of leveling
– Tools used
– Equipment
5. Foundation
– Tools & equipment
– Excavation
– De-watering
– Timbering to trench
6. Types of foundation
– Building code
– Types of foundation
– Underpinning
7. Wall construction
– Functional requirements
– Forms of wall construction
– Classification of walls
– Dimensional co-ordination
– Moisture prevention
– Opening in walls
– Termite control
8. Door frames
– Functional requirements
– Types of door frames
– Methods of installation
9. Window frames
– Functional requirements
– Materials of window frames
– Methods of installation
10. Fire places, flues and chimneys
– General principles of design of fire places
– Terminologies for fire places and flues construction
11. Ground floors
– Functional requirements
– Procedure of construction