FALL 2002
| Instructor: | Amaury A. Caballero, Ph. D., P.E. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class Time & Location: |
Monday 5:40 PM – 6:55 PM
Wednesday 5:40 PM – 6:55 PM |
References: |
1.- Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings,
9th Edition, Steint, B., Reynolds, J.S., John Wiley & Sons., Inc. 6.- Basic Environmental Technology (2003), 4th Edition, Jerry A. Nathanson. Prentice Hall Book Company. 7.- Class notes |
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| Office: | EAS - 2953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office Hours: |
Monday: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Tuesday: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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| Phone: | (305) 348-3174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E-Mail: | Amauryc@eng.fiu.edu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Absence: | Students who are absent from class are responsible for all material covered in that class. Any student who is absent during a class test will obtain a zero mark unless he/she is able to produce a documented excuse prior to the test. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course grade will be decided using the following weighing of the data: | Test #1 40% Test #2 40% Project 20%
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| Missed Test: | Call Instructor BEFORE test time to notify of problem and to make special arrangements with instructor before next class. Make-up test BEFORE next class meeting or make special arrangements with instructor before next class. For each activity, the instructor will receive the material back from the FEEDS students not later than 30 days after it was scheduled for the class students. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Department Criteria for Incomplete Grades: | A student that applies for an incomplete grade for the semester should comply with all of the following: 1. Must be unable to complete the course through documented circumstances beyond his/her control. 2. Must be passing the course prior to that part of the course that is not completed. 3. Must contact the instructor or the secretary immediately before or during the part missed, so the instructor will be aware of the circumstances causing the incomplete. 4. Must make up the incomplete work through the instructor of the course and should not be allowed to sit through another entire course to make up the incomplete. 5. Must make proper arrangements with the instructor to complete the course. These arrangements must be made in writing. A copy will be placed in the student's file. Do not assume that you automatically have two semesters to complete work! |
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| Contents: |
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| Course objectives: |
1. To teach the basic elements of Air conditioning that will permit the future Construction Management, Architecture, and Interior Design graduates: -To analyze the air conditioning systems basic
principles -To project simple air conditioning systems,
including the necessary equipment and ducts.
-To understand the air conditioning problems presented on the construction site 2. To teach the basic elements of architectural acoustics that will permit the future Construction Management, Architecture, and Interior Design graduates: -
To understand the basic principles of sound generation and propagation - To understand the different noise control criteria 3. To teach the basic elements of water utilization and plumbing systems that will permit the future Construction Management, Architecture, and Interior Design graduates: -To understand the basic principles of water
treatment and distribution -To calculate simple plumbing systems -To understand the plumbing problems presented on the construction site. 4. To teach the basic elements of alarm systems that will permit the future Construction Management, Architecture, and Interior Design graduates to understand the importance and basic principles of alarm systems
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| Course outcomes: | After finishing this course, the student will be capable of: |
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