Course: Building Structures 3 - Building Physics

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Course title Building Structures 3 - Building Physics
Course code KME/POS3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bošová Daniela, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction and phasing of the subject, requirements for credit and exam, literature, materials. Thermal engineering - basics of thermal engineering, methods of heat distribution, Fourier's laws, heat transfer coefficient. 2. Thermal engineering - principles of thermal technical design of perimeter cladding, principles of thermal technical design of roof cladding, principles of thermal technical design of floor structures, views of laws, government regulations, decrees and norms - required and recommended values, calculation methods. 3. Thermal engineering - diffusion and condensation of water vapor in the structure, dew point, internal surface temperature, decrease of contact temperature of floors. 4. Thermal technology - thermal stability of the room in winter and summer, thermal bridges, multidimensional temperature fields. 5. Thermal engineering - heat losses of the building, energy performance of buildings, requirements according to applicable legislation, label of energy performance of the buildings, calculation methods. 6. Thermal engineering - waterproofing of substructures, insulation against radon and chemical substances - possibilities of insulation, requirements of laws, NV, decrees and ČSN, required surveys and measurements. 7. Sun exposure of buildings - definition of the concept of sun exposure, sun exposure and daylighting of buildings, importance for the design, implementation and use of buildings, history, standard requirements. Fundamentals of spherical astronomy. Methods of depicting the apparent orbit of the Sun. 8. Sun exposure of buildings - problems of residential buildings in terms of sun exposure, calculation of sun exposure, graphical methods of representation of sun exposure, software assessment options, architectural and structural design of buildings in terms of availability (protection) of solar radiation - shading technology and other ways to reduce solar radiation, example solutions. 9. Daylight - daylight and interior space, computational models of the sky, the possibility of determining daylight, factors affecting the light state of the indoor environment, quantitative and qualitative criteria, standard requirements. 10. Daylight - Distribution of daylight in the interior, parameters of combined lighting, computational and graphical-numerical methods for determining the daylight factor. Lighting assessment, specific problems of buildings and aspects of daylighting, special methods of daylighting. 11. Building acoustics - basics of acoustics, physical quantities and regularities, hearing physiology, Weber-Fechner's law, decibel, sound pressure level, level calculation, hearing spectral sensitivity, sound level meter weight curve, sound pressure level A, sound effect in time, equivalent level, requirements of laws, NV, decrees and ČSN. 12. Building acoustics - basics of structural acoustics, soundproofing of building structures, impact noise, insulation design, requirements of laws, NV, decrees and ČSN, calculation methods. 13. Building acoustics - basics of room acoustics, wave acoustics, geometric, statistical, reverberation time. Basics of urban acoustics, stationary sound sources, traffic noise, calculation methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 36 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
is familiar with the laws of physics
is familiar with complex requirements for buildings
is familiar with the influences acting on buildings
Skills
to solve basic problems of physics
to analyze the effect of external influences on buildings
to analyze the basic parameters of the internal environment of buildings
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
be familiar with building thermal engineering
be familiar with building thermal accoustic
be familiar with the issues of daylighting and sun exposure of buildings
Skills
evaluate thermal and humidity parameters of buildings
evaluate acoustic comfort in buildings
evaluate the parameters of daylighting and sun exposure of buildings
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Competences
Combined exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Bošová, D., Kulhánek, F. Stavební fyzika II. Stavební tepelná technika. ČVUT v Praze, 2019. ISBN 978-80-01-05645-5.
  • Bošová, D., Prokopová, L. STAVEBNÍ FYZIKA I. Osvětlení, oslunění a akustika budov.. ČVUT v Praze, 2017. ISBN 978-80-01-06130-5.
  • Kaňka, J., Nováček, J. Stavební fyzika 3 - Akustika pozemních staveb. ČVUT v Praze, 2015. ISBN 978-80-01-05674-5.
  • Kittler, R., Kocifaj, M., Darula, S. Daylight Science and Daylighting Technology.. Springer-Verlag New York, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4419-8815-7.
  • Tregenza, P., Wilson, M. Daylighting. Architecture and lighting design.. Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0419257004.


Study plans that include the course
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