„POLITEHNICA”UNIVERSITY OFTIMIŞOARA
SYLLABUS
for the course:
“BUILDING PHYSICS”
(FIZICA CONSTRUCȚIILOR)
CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY
DOMAIN/SPECIALIZATIONCIVIL ENGINEERING - English
Teaching year: II
Semester(4)
Course lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Ph. D. Eng. Dan DanielCollaborators:
Number of hours/week/Verification/Credits
Course / Seminar / Applications / Project / Evaluation / Credits
28 / - / 28 / - / E / 4
Status of discipline / Fundamental / In the field X / Speciality / Complementary
Imposed X Optionally / Facultative
A.OBIECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Building physics is an applied science that studies the hygrothermal, acoustical and light-related properties of building components (roofs, facades, windows, partition walls etc) rooms, buildings and visual assemblies. The basic considerations are the user requirements for thermal, acoustic and visual comfort, the user’s health requisites and the more-or-less compelling demands and limitations imposed by architectural, material-related, economical and ecological considerations.
The course presents the most three important sub sectors:
- hygrothermal (heat, air and moisture)
The specific topics are:
-thermal insulation and thermal inertia
-moisture and temperature induced movements, strains and stresses (rain, initial moisture, surface condensation, interstitial condensation);
-energy demand and energy consumption;
-ventilation of buildings, indoor air quality, wind comfort
- building acoustics
- noise problems in and between buildings and their environment
- air and impact noise transmission by wall, floors, facades and roofs
- room acoustics and the abatement of installation and environmental noises
- lighting
- day lighting
- artificial lighting
- impact of both on energy consumption.
The knowledge’saccumulated during this course are necessary for the structural engineer or researcher when designingand executing construction works, also providing them with a skilfulapproach of detailing structural elements.
Theabilities gathered throughout this course regarding thermal and acoustical design of envelope buildings will have a significant contribution in obtaining engineering competences in design, execution and research.
B. CONTENT OF THE COURSE
1. / Thermodynamics basic elements / 4 hours1.1 Thermodynamics principles / 2 hours
1.2 Processesin constructional field / 2 hours
2. / Heat flow in buildings / 8 hours
2.1 Heat flow by conduction, convection, radiation. Thermal bridges / 4 hours
2.2 Condense phenomenon in buildings / 4 hours
3. / Comfort in buildings. Energy efficiency design of envelope / 8 hours
3.1 Thermal comfort / 3 hours
3.2 Global coefficients and certification of energy performance / 3 hours
3.3 Energetic expertising of buildings and energetic classification / 2 hours
4. / Acoustical performances in buildings / 8 hours
4.1 Acoustical insulation of envelope / 2 hours
4.2 Insulation systems / 3 hours
4.3 Acoustical principles of design / 3 hours
C. CONTENT OF THE APPLICATIONS
1. / Determination of humidity in buildings / 2 hours2. / Calculus of thermal global coefficient for buildings / 8 hours
2.1 Thermal resistances of elements / 2 hours
2.2 Reduced thermal resistances / 3 hours
2.3 Thermal global coefficient evaluation / 3 hours
3. / Thermal stability of building elements and indoor conditions / 4 hours
4. / Condense phenomenon in building envelope / 4 hours
4.1 Condense verification for elements. Checking the apparition of condense on the interior surface / 1 hour
4.2 Verification of water accumulation from one to another year / 1 hour
4.3 Thermal insulation solutions for energy efficiency in buildings / 2 hours
5. / Determination of temperature on the surfaces. Thermal bridges / 2 hours
6. / Laboratory determination of the thermal conductivity for different materials / 2 hours
7. / The measurement of sound intensity using sound book and special equipments / 2 hours
8. / Evaluation and determination of reverberation time for an existing room / 2 hours
9. / Determination of light intensity / 2 hours
D. DIDACTIC METHODS USED
- Course–Presentation of basis elements and real study casesmade by lecturer
- Applications - Theoretical and experimental activities using dedicated equipments for thermography, sound evaluation, noise lighting. Examples of calculus for different types of insulation systems.
E. EVALUATION PROCEDURE
- Written paper; internal examiners; 3 theoretical subjects and 1 application, 1 starting point; grade 5 is secured when promoting the laboratory and obtaining 50% of the total points at all subjects; grade 10 is given when obtaining at least 95% of the total points at all subjects; the grade given for the laboratory activities has a 34% weight in the final grade; the room in wich the exam takes place is assigned by the dean's office; the grade given by the examiners is secured until graduation.
F. REFERENCES
1. / Meritt Frederick, Jonathan Ricketts – Building design and construction handbook, New York, Mc Graw Hill, 20002. / Jean Pierre Jacobs – Concrete for energy efficient buildings. The benefit of thermal mass, European Concrete Platform, 2007
3. / Steven Szokolay - Introduction to architectural science, the basis of sustainable design, Elsevier 2008
4. / Hugo Hens – Building physics, Heat, Air and Moisture: Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examples and Exercises,
5. / Hugo Hens – Building Phycics, Ernst & Sohn, 2008
6. / Carl Eric Hagentoft – Introduction to building Physics, Studentliterature, 2001
7. / Hugo Hens - Applied Building Physics: Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties, Ernst & Sohn, 2010
8. / Dan D., Secula S. – Civil engineering. Procedures for experimental tests- Draft
G. INTERNATIONAL COMPATIBILITY
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIEGE - BELGIUM
FEDERICO II NAPOLY– ITALY
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY EINDHOVEN-HOLAND
Data:
01. 04. 2011
HEAD OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTAMENTCOURSE LECTURER
Prof. Ph. D. Eng. Stoian ValeriuAssoc. Prof. Ph. D. Eng. Dan Daniel