Wednesday, March 9, 2011

> Science in Building Engineering

By :Taufiqullah Neutron (Masteropik)

Disciplines relevant to the building and construction techniques
among others:
- Civil engineering for building structures and foundations
- Architecture, to design buildings include building form, function,
building regulations and specifications
- Mechanical, for penghawaan, and air conditioning systems
building mechanical services
- Electrical, for power distribution and control systems and electrical
building
- Physics buildings for lighting and acoustics of buildings
- Economic feasibility study and engineering for project analysis
economy
- Management for the management or project management
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is one branch of engineering science that studies
about how to design, build, renovate not only
buildings and infrastructure, but also covers the environment for
benefit of human life. Branches of civil engineering with
applications such as in Figure 1.4, among others:

STRUCTURE, the branch that studies the structural problems of material
used for development. Some choice of materials
buildings including: steel, concrete, wood, glass or other materials. In
field is studied more in depth issues related to
structural design of buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels from
construction of the foundation until the building is ready for use.

Geotechnical engineering, the branch that studies the structure and properties of various kinds
soil to support a building that will stand on it.
Coverage can be a field investigation which is
investigation into the circumstances of a local soil and reinforced with
laboratory investigation.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, branches that study the problem in
construction projects relating to economy, job scheduling,
payback, the cost of the project, as well as all matters related to
licensing laws and building up to the organization of work in
field so that the buildings are completed on time.

HYDROLOGY and Environment, a branch which studies water and
natural environment, and control problems. Covering this area
among others, the branch of hydrology water (with respect to weather, rainfall,
discharge water of a river, etc.), hydraulics (material properties of water, water pressure, force
push water, etc.) and water structure such as ports, dams, irrigation,
reservoir / dam, canal until remedial techniques.

TRANSPORTATION, branch of learning about the transportation system
in the planning and implementation. This area includes, among others
construction and regulation of highways, construction of airports, terminals,
station and its management.

CIVIL ENGINEERING INFORMATICS, a new branch that studies the application of
computer technology for the calculation and modeling of a system in
development projects or research buildings. Covering this area
which include structural modeling (structural and material
or CAD), modeling the movement of ground water or sewage, modeling
environment with GIS technology (Geographic Information System).

Architecture
Architecture is the knowledge and art to design buildings
and structure, in a broader sense includes design
overall built environment, ranging from macro level to plan
city, region or environment, landscaping or landscape, to
micro level for the design and construction details of building design
furniture or furniture.

Architecture as the initial process planning and design space
and the physical building must consider all aspects of life
in the process. The purpose of architecture that must be fulfilled so well is
fulfillment will use (function), power (structure), and beauty (aesthetics).

Areas of architectural design includes:
  • Space Environment In Buildings (Building Indoor Environment)
    include environmental aspects in the design, analysis and efficiency
    energy, health and comfort of the building. Specialty fields
    including thermal comfort, air quality, artificial lighting,
    acoustics, HVAC and control systems.
  • Building Envelope is an application that describes all
    areas of building engineering, especially building science and environment
    in space. This field focuses on the analysis and design
    bangunana sheath, including building resilience, heat transfer
    and humidity as well as interaction with the environment in space.
  • Building Science focuses on the analysis and control of phenomena
    physics that affect the appearance of building materials and systems
    closing the building.
  • Building Structure into account the principles of structural mechanics,
    material behavior and the analysis and design of steel, reinforced concrete,
    wooden structures.
  • Construction Management (Construction Management) includes techniques
    construction, construction process, planning, scheduling, control
    project, workers and building arrangements.
  • Computer Aided Engineering
  • Energy Efficiency (Energy Efficiency), covering analysis, design, and control
    energy efficiency or low-energy, HVAC systems, as well as building Intelegent
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP)
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing or MEP is a job
installation systems and equipment within buildings as part of the function
building or utility service building (utility building). In Indonesia
MEP knowledge in fields including science and engineering
electrical engineering.

MEP expertise included in the field of mechanical engineering science:
- Installation and electric generator engines and water pumps,
Air conditioning machines, elevators and escalators, etc.
- Welding Engineering
- Machinery and heavy equipment construction
MEP expertise included in the field of science in electrical engineering:
- Installation and electrical power equipment
- Installation of lighting and electrical equipment
- Installing lightning rods
- Installation and telephone equipment, computer networks and multimedia,
detection systems and building controls




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