Scope of topics required for the engineer diploma exam.

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1 Scope of topics required for the engineer diploma exam. Physical aspects of buildings 1 Requirements concerning the heat insulation of walls and flat roofs in buildings designated for human stay. 2 Energy saving and thermo-insulating power of buildings 3 U values for wall barriers - definition and calculation 4 Heating devices in buildings. Traditional and alternative energy sources. 5 Protection against noise, acoustical comfort in rooms. 6 Requirements concerning acoustic insulation of ceilings, internal and external walls of multiapartment residential buildings 7 Characteristic features of the echo ratio of noise absorption - what are they? 8 Ventilation principles in rooms of residential buildings and public utility buildings Fire protection in architectural designing 9 Categories of threats posed to people in residential buildings, collective housing estates and public utility buildings. 10 Fire resistance classes of buildings. 11 Escape routes in residential buildings and public utility buildings. 12 Fire zones and fire barriers. Colour, light, wall painting 13 Attributes of colour shades: colour, value, saturation, brightness. 14 What are primary colours, supplementary colours and achromatic colours? How is colour defined in design specifications? 15 Grossmann's laws of colour mixing. What are combined colours, what does additive and subtractive mixing consist in? 16 What is colour temperature? How do we divide the light sources regarding the colour temperature? 17 What is the colour rendering index and what is its significance in architectural designing? 18 Requirements concerning the minimum intensity of light in the interiors of an architectural facility. 19 Architectural wall painting: murals, polychrome decorations, sgraffito. Making techniques, examples of implementation. Construction and construction systems. 20 Basic structural and functional layout of multi-floor residential buildings. 21 Type of construction systems applied in hall buildings. 22 Types of foundations, properties in general, depth of building foundations. 23 Coordination of dimensions in construction. Building module. 24 Layout (binding) of bricks in walls, brick wall thickness. 25 Curtain walls: construction and assembly methods. 26 Flat roofs, division of flat roofs, designing principles of thermal insulation, vapour barriers and dewatering of flat roofs. 27 Terraces and gardens on roofs, designing principles. 28 Roof trusswork - types, principles of architectural designing. 29 Wood in roofing beam structures, advantages and disadvantages. 30 Draw and characterise basic types of suspended roofs. 31 Pre-stressed structures in architecture. Post-tensioned concrete and pre-tensioned concrete. Advantages and disadvantages, examples of application. 32 Draw the diagram of a monolithic beam and block floor supported on two bearing walls. 33 Draw the layout of the main reinforcement and reinforced concrete distribution floor girder between four bearing supports. 34 Draw a fragment of suspended beam and block floor with ceramic filling. 35 Draw the diagram of the roof truss. Give the ratio of height to span. 1

2 36 Types of rooflights in hall buildings. 37 Types of expansion joints in buildings, principles for inclusion of expansion joints in buildings and finishing materials. 38 Types of noise insulation architectural barriers. Construction and its characteristic features. Science of materials 39 Stone and its products in architecture. Types, properties, application, texture of the surface of stone products. 40 Ceramic products of porous tile bodies. Types, properties and application. 41 Concrete and building mortars - classification and mechanical properties 42 Structural steel, mechanical and physical properties of steel, grades of structural steel. 43 Building glass. Characterise basic types of glass applied in architecture. 44 Noise absorption and soundproofing materials. Types, properties and application. 45 Acoustical structures applied in architecture. Types, properties and application. 46 Compare the properties of 4 materials commonly applied for thermal insulation (advantages and disadvantages). 47 Characterise the following properties of construction materials: specific gravity, porosity, tightness, sorption. 48 Fire resistance of materials and construction products. Designations and interpretation of designations. 49 What is the difference between fire protection rating related to load bearing 'R', insulation 'I' and integrity 'E'. Architectural designing 50 Role of an architect in a designing process. Design stages. 51 Golden proportion in architecture, construction manner, examples of applications. 52 Modulor in architecture, construction manner, examples of applications. 53 Components of architectural composition in architecture according to Juliusz Żurawski 54 Define the terms and calculation methods with regard to the following ratios: development area of a building, net area, gross area, usable area, basic area, additional area, volume. 55 Architectural requirements for rooms designated for human stay (height of rooms, escape routes, minimum areas, ventilation, etc.) 56 Development of the building lot. Location of the building, distances between the building and the lot borderline, access and drive. 57 Natural light in rooms designated for human stay. 58 Stairs and sleepways, designing principles. 59 Standard types of one-family development. Advantages and disadvantages of respective types. 60 Types of multi-apartment, multi-floor residential buildings. Advantages and disadvantages of respective types. 61 Functional zones of flats, inter-connection between the zones. 62 Designing principles of bathrooms in flats. 63 Designing principles of kitchens in flats: distances between the devices and working and functional zones. 64 Orientation of residential buildings with regard to sides of the world. 65 Requirements concerning natural light and insolation in residential architecture. 66 Requirements concerning natural light and insolation in schools and kindergartens. 67 Requirements concerning natural light and insolation in work places. 68 Designing principles of generally accessible toilets in public utility buildings, calculation of the number of WC devices, designing principles. 69 Sanitary rooms in employment facilities, calculation of the area, number of sanitary fixtures, designing principles. 70 Changing rooms in industrial plants. Draw a functional scheme. 2

3 71 Office buildings, shaping principles, type of office rooms. 72 Type of swimming pools - types, technological parameters and sizes. 73 Garages and car park places - design requirements. 74 Distances between the buildings in view of the fire fighting regulations. 75 Draw and present orally the scheme of program and functions of a gym (zones and functional groups) 76 Designing principles of public stands and amphitheatre auditoriums. 77 Amenities for the disabled (technical conditions of designing) Urban planning 78 Basic differences between the Municipal Master Plan and the study of land use conditions and directions for spatial development of the community. 79 Classification of settlement systems according to Bronisław Malisz. 81 Theoretical models of the settlement systems according to Bronisław Malisz. 82 Increase thresholds in settlement systems according to Bronisław Malisz. 83 Municipal functions. Principles of functional zones in cities according to Władysław Czarnecki. 84 Characterise the following ratios: intensity of development I, intensity of net residential development In, intensity of gross residential development Ib, ratio of undeveloped area n. 85 Characterise the following ratios: population density Gz, density of development in general Gm, density of development, what is the land use balance in an urban plan. 86 The City image and its components according to Kelvin Lynch. 87 Elements of the spatial structure of the city exerting impact on the viewer according to Kazimierz Wejchert. 88 Characterise the following design patterns, included in the work of Christopher Alexander "Pattern Language": Pattern 38 'Row houses', Pattern 49 'looped local roads', Pattern 52 'Network of paths and cars'. 89 Characterise the following design patterns, included in the work of Christopher Alexander "Pattern Language": Pattern 67 'Common land', Pattern 76 'House for a small family'; Pattern 96 'Number of storeys'. 90 Characterise the following design patterns, included in the work of Christopher Alexander "Pattern Language": Pattern 98 'Circulation realms'; Pattern 104 'Site repair'; Pattern 105 'South facing outdoors'. 91 Characterise the following design patterns, included in the work of Christopher Alexander "Pattern Language": Pattern 106 'Positive outdoor space', Pattern 114 'Hierarchy of open space', Pattern 119 'Arcades' 92 Characterise the following design patterns, included in the work of Christopher Alexander "Pattern Language": Pattern 120 'Paths and goals', Pattern 128 'Indoor sunlight', Pattern 191 'The shape of indoor space' 93 One family housing estates: Types and sorts of development according to Władysław Czarnecki. 94 Classification of roads and streets. Road and street limiting outline (width and height). 95 Basic types of nodes (junctions of) streets and roads (grade and non grade separated). 96 Draw a diagram of a four exit roundabout in an urban area. 97 Draw a diagram of a four exit cloverleaf motorway interchange 98 Draw a diagram of a three exit trumpet motorway interchange 99 Draw a diagram and provide for minimum dimensions of turn around areas for passenger vehicles and vans. 100 Distances in one family development plans. 100 Distances in multi- family development plans. 102 Retail and service development in the city. Types and location principles. 103 Public space of the city - types, spatial, social and economic role. 3

4 104 Development of urban ideas in the world and in Poland - great ideas, great creators and great pieces of their work. 105 What is the Athens Charter? When and where was it drawn up? What is the difference between the 'old' and 'new' Charter. 106 Technical infrastructure in the city, its components and zoning principles in a road lane. Recreation 107 Program principles applied to recreational areas in the city in a multi-stage hierarchical system Impact of recreational functions upon the spatial structure of 'garden cities' of E. Howard 109 Location conditions for weekend recreation facilities Rural planning 110 Rural planning types and soil type distribution. 111 Functions (circulation) of farms, advantages and disadvantages. 112 Colonisation actions as a factor shaping rural settlement in Poland. 113 Concept of sustainable development in spatial planning of rural areas. 114 Typical rural architecture - common features and region related characteristic features. 115 Home farm management. Functional parts assumed for manor farms. Greenery 116 Green areas and their classification. 117 Municipal greenery systems according to Władysław Czarnecki. 118 Basic trends in shaping parks these days, examples. 119 Characteristic features of Renaissance and Baroque gardens, Polish and European examples. 120 Characteristic features of the English gardens, romantic and natural gardens. 121 Principles of shaping greenery in the cities. Legal requirements, plants grown. 122 Principles of designing greenery in open spaces. Functions of greenery in the cities. 123 Principles of designing windbreaks. Types, dimensions, distances. Examples of historical forest cover systems in Wielkopolska region. 124 System of greenery in Poznan and in its suburbs. Authors of concepts, characteristic features. 125 Types of 'green' roofs, designing principles, selection of plants. History of architecture Spatial development of Poznan in the 19th and 20th centuries. 127 Architectural orders in Ancient times and in Renaissance: genesis and interpretation. 128 Early Christian architecture building traditions, functional, structural and construction solutions. 129 Romanesque architecture in Poland, impact and spatial and material solutions. 130 Gothic structure: its creation and meaning. 131 Medieval walled town as the legal, social and spatial structure on the basis of the example of Poznan. 132 Italian Baroque - Bernini and Borromini: shaping of interior and block body; dynamics of the block body and space. 133 Withdrawal from historicism. Secession in Europe - main trends, ideas, representatives. 134 Bauhaus and its meaning for modern architecture. 135 Post-modern architecture - genesis, trends, development and representatives. History of architecture Spatial development of Poznan from the walled city to the end of the 18th century. 137 Principles of shaping cities in the Ancient times: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome. 4

5 138 Romanesque period - local tradition and search for construction solutions in Europe. Regional differences. 139 Medieval monasteries: type of monasteries, their locations, solutions resulting from the rules applied in the order of monks/nuns. 140 Gothic style in France: cathedral as the symbol of spiritual life of the epoch and construction experiment. 141 Renaissance and mannerism in Poland - patronage: the Wawel Castle and baron castles. 143 Baroque churches in Poland (including in Poznan). Inspiration and ways of shaping monumental interiors th century historicism: assumptions, constructed facilities and representatives. 144 Output of Le Corbusier and its impact upon the 20th century architecture. 144 Modern architecture - genesis, development and representatives. Building mechanics 145 Stress at LP and yield limit of a material 146 Break strength of a material and stress limits. 147 Conditions of a balanced, flat distribution of strengths 148 Bonds limiting the freedom of configurations. (examples). 149 Hook's law for normal and contact stress. 150 Buckling of slender bolts. 151 Internal and external forces in the statics of combined block bodies. 152 Stress condition and rigidity condition in a beam undergoing bending (in a descriptive form). 153 Manner and distribution of stress in a beam undergoing bending. 154 Statical determination or non-determination of configurations (describe on the example of a beam or frame). 5