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Basics of building physics (3 cr)

Code: BYV22PL04-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.12.2024 - 05.01.2025

Timing

06.01.2025 - 04.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Campus

Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civil and Construction Engineering

Teachers

  • Kenneth Julin

Teacher in charge

Leif Östman

Groups

  • BYS23D-V
    Ingenjör (YH), byggnads- och samhällsteknik, 2023 Vasa, dagstudier

Objective

The student:
Knows basic concepts in thermodynamics and construction technology
Can use tools to calculate energy losses and draw connections between components
Understands moisture migration and the importance of heat flow in different building components and materials
Knows basic requirements for energy efficiency
Able to analyze and evaluate structural solutions for moisture risks

Content

Basics in building physics regarding moisture and heat flow
Basic structures for floors, walls and ceilings and for various materials
Instructions for construction engineering

Materials

Given material

Teaching methods

Basics in building physics regarding moisture and heat flow
Basic structures for floors, walls and ceilings and for various materials
Instructions for construction engineering

Further information

The student:
Knows basic concepts in thermodynamics and construction technology
Can use tools to calculate energy losses and draw connections between components
Understands moisture migration and the importance of heat flow in different building components and materials
Knows basic requirements for energy efficiency
Able to analyze and evaluate structural solutions for moisture risks

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a good level

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at an excellent level

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a satisfactory level

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at a good level

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students fulfill the objectives of the course, and in the relevant realization compulsory parts, at an excellent level

Qualifications

Hydromechanics and hydrology