CO129-530-2 Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies- Hong Kong education report 1930 23-12-1930 - 12-10-1931 — Page 63

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Walls, Piers and Chimney Breasts.

Thickness of Brick Walls: Walls

for Domestic Buildings: Walls for Public Building: Types of Brick Walls : Terra-Cotta Furring Openings in Walls: Brick Piers: Brick Nogging: Bedding Wood in Brickwork: Chimneys and Fireplaces: Settlement in Brickwork.

Ornamental Brickwork. Designs in Brickwork: Methods of Orna- mentation Constructive

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and Decorative Features: Brick Columns: Pilasters, and Rustication: String-Courses: Cornices Cleaning and Protect- ing Brickwork: Efflorescence: Waterproofing Brickwork.

(J) BUILDING STONES. This course consists of lectures on the qualities of the prin- cipal kinds of building stones, and on the tests used to assist in deter- mining these qualities. Stone cutting and finishing are fully explained and illustrated.

Varieties of Stones.

Introduction: Geological Classification: Physical

Classification: Chemical Classification: Practical Classification.

Varieties of Stone. Granite: Limestone: Principal Limestone Quarries in England: Marble Sandstone: Slate. Properties of Building Stones: Average Weight of Stones: Average Crushing Strength of Stones: Condi- tion Affecting the Durability of Stone.

(K) MASONRY. The art of shaping and arranging stones or bricks to form the walls and other parts of a structure is one of the most important branches of the building trades. The necessary instruction is given in this course.

Stone-Cutting and Finishing. Stone-cutting Tools: Stone Cutting: Finish of Stonework: Carved Work.

Finishings and Walling. Definition: Technical Terms: Stone Dress- ings Lintels Sills: Strings and Cornices: Coping: Columns and Entabla- tures: Tracery: Labour: Stone Walls: Constsuction of Walls: Rubble Walls Block in Course: Ashlar.

Arches and Arch Construction. Introduction: Kinds of Arches: Con- struction of Arches: Application of Arches to Design.

Step and Staircase Construction.

Masonry Fixing. Special Joints: Joints and Connections: Defective Methods of Fixing: Care and Preservation of Stonework.

(L) CARPENTRY. Timber and its uses: Conversion of Timber: Seasoning Timber: Decay and Preservation of Timber: Softwoods: Hardwoods: Selection of Timber Province of Carpentry: Carpenters' Tools: Joints and Fastenings: Floors: Studded Partitions: Sills: Posts and Studs: Frame Buildings: Types of Roofs and Roof Framing: Trussed Roofs: Roofs of Special Form: Details of Roof Construction: Balloon Frame Construction: Roof Finishings: Plaster Grounds: Weather Boarding: Verandas: Centres for Arches and Domes Bridgeways: Lattice Bracing: Half-Timber Work: The Steel Square Application of the Square: Setting out Various Parts of a Structure.

(M) ROOFING. Origin of Roofing Roof Pitches: Coverings for Pitched Roofs: Covering for Flat Roofs: Composition Sheetings: Roof Finishings: Flash ings: Futters.

(N) JOINERY AND STAIR BUILDING.

Joinery. Joints Classification of Joints: Splayed Work: Curved Mitres Raking Mouldings: Bending Wood: Veneering: Doors: Ledged and Framed Doors: Panelled Doors: Methods of Hanging Doors: Hinges and Their Application: Window Design and Construction: Double-Hung Sash Windows Casement Windows: Windows in Curved Walls: Design of Windows Skylights: Shutters Interior Finishings: Interior Fittings.

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