Construction physics (BYG235)

The course provides knowledge of the practical housing construction and the theory behind the current building designs. Building Physics and homes made of wooden structures are the most important topics in the course.


Course description for study year 2023-2024

Facts

Course code

BYG235

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

5

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

English, Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Content

Through this course, students will gain fundamental insights in building physical topics as: weathering and local climate, indoor environment, heat engineering building design and calculation of energy, moisture mechanics, sound, lighting and basic fire theory. Students will acquire a broad understanding of the technical challenges and solution principles for building ordinary houses (for example for houses, cottages, kindergartens or similar)

Learning outcome

Students will be able to make building physical calculations of energy, condensation risk, sound etc.and provide professional building application drawings.

The students will acquire basic knowledge of current technical regulations (TEK17) and NS 3031 "Calculations of energy performance of buildings".

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

BYG150 Construction materials

Exam

Project work and written exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Project work 3/10 1 Semesters Letter grades
Written exam 7/10 3 Hours Letter grades

The overall evaluation of the course consist of project based group work as well as an individual exam. The project is a compendium of several hand in.To be eligible for evaluation and grading, all parts of the projects will need to be included, and the work will then be graded as a whole.The written exam is graded separately, and scaled accordingly.Those who fail the project based work needs to retake it the next time the course is taught. However, if they passed the exam the first time around, they should be able to use it for their final evaluation once they pass the project. § 5-3 (2).

Coursework requirements

Mandatory assignments

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Samindi Samarakoon

Course teacher:

Knut Jonas Espedal

Method of work

4 hours teaching pr.week: 3 hours lecture + 1 hours of supervision.

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Construction physics and house building (BYG210_1) 5

Open for

Civil Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course coordinator, the student representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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