Building Construction Scheme of Work For SS1

Scheme of work forms the basis or guidelines for teaching and learning process in any given academic institution.

Without scheme of work, there will be no clear direction for both teachers and students in tackling a wide range of subject like Building Construction.

In this article, we shall bring you the Building Construction Scheme of work for SS1, comprising first term, second term and third term work respectively.

Definition of Building: (i) Building as a discipline: Is defined as a science subject that deals with construction of structures e.g wall, column, beam etc.

(ii) Building as a process: the procedure involved in erection of various types of structures.

(iii) Building as a product: the production or development of structural elements such as shopping centres, homes, bridges etc.

2. Classifications of Building: Types of building according to:

(i)      Ownership – Public and private

(ii)     Use: – Residential, Industrial and commercial

(iii)    Height: Low and High Rise.

3. Building Construction: (i) Definition of building construction

(ii)     Purpose of building construction.

(iii)    Procedure for building construction.

4. Construction Team: (i) Parties in the construction team.

(ii)     Functions of construction team.

(iii)    Relationships of the parties.

5. Workshop/Site Safety: (i) Definition of safety

(ii)     Hazards in the workplace and construction site (dangerous) construction tools, materials, gases and liquids, scaffold etc.

(iii)    Causes and method of accident prevention.

6. Tools, Equipment and Machines: (i) Identification of basic hand tools e.g. (shovel, trowel, spirit level lines etc). Equipment/machines (wheel barrow, concrete mixer, bulldozer, scraper etc.

(ii)     Functions of basic hand tools equipment and machines.

7. Site Organisation and Layout: (i) Preliminary operations involved in building construction.

(ii)     Procedure for layout of a building site.

(iii)    Location, boundary, lines access, boarding etc.

(iv)    Movement of men and materials into the site.

8. Site Clearing and Levelling: (i) Operations involved in site clearing.

(ii)     Tools and equipment for site clearing and leveling.

9. Setting Out: (i) Methods of setting out such as -3:4:5 method. Builder’s square method.

(ii)     Tools and equipment for setting out Builder’s square profiles, pegs.

(iii)    Procedures for setting out.

10. Building Drawing: (i) Production drawing (ii) Interpretation of building drawing.

Theme: Sub Structure

1. Excavation and Earthwork: (i) Types of soil e.g. clay, sandy, silt etc.

(ii)     Properties and classification of soil.

(iii)    Definition and functions of excavation.

(iv)    Methods and tools used for excavation – Manual: diggers, shovels, head pans etc.

Mechanical: Bull dozers etc.

2. Foundation: (i) Definition and purpose of foundation.

(ii)     Functional requirement of foundation.

(iii)    Types of foundation e.g. pad, strip, raft and pile.

(iv)    Factors that determine choice of foundation.

3. Ground Floor: (i) Functions of ground floor.

(ii)     Types of ground floor (solid and suspended).

(iii)    Functional requirement of ground floor.

(iv)    Production of ground floor.

Theme: Concreting

1. Materials for Concreting: (i) Definition of concrete

(ii)     Materials for concrete

(iii)    Types of reinforcement. E.g. twisted steel bars, plane steel bars etc.

(iv)    Uses of Reinforcement.

Materials for Concrete: (i) Definition of cement

(ii)     Components of cement.

(iii)    Uses of cement.

Theme: Super-Structure

1. Walls: (i) Definition of wall.

(ii)     Types of wall (load bearing/non-load bearing walls).

(iii)    Characteristics and properties of walling materials.

2. Walling Materials: (i) Defines walling materials.

(ii)     Types of walling materials. E.g blocks, bricks, cement etc.

(iii)    Characteristics and properties of walling materials.

3. Manufacturing of Walling Materials: (i) Manufacturing process of sandcrete blocks and clay blocks/bricks.

(ii)     Sizes of bricks and blocks.

4. Wall Construction: (i) Methods of wall construction. (ii) Appropriate materials for walls. (iii) Types of wall bonding. (iv) Timber wall construction.

Theme: Building Services: Drainage System (i) Terms used in drainage works. (ii) Principles of drainage. (iii) Types of drainage materials. (iv) Systems of drainage.

2. Plumbing Installation: (i) Types of fittings in plumbing and sanitary works.
3. Electrical Installation: (i) Electrical symbols (ii) Electrical installation terms. (iii) Electrical installation materials.

In summary, scheme of work is indeed very important for learning. Teachers who want to prepare their lesson notes and students who on their own, prefer to read ahead of this subject should see the information provided here as very useful and educative.