Experimental Techniques in Construction Physics

Code:

PRODEC005

Acronym:

TEFC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Construction

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Construction and Materials Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	0	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	30	140

Teaching language

Portuguese

Program

This course unit describes the most relevant experimental techniques to assess materials, components and buildings behaviour, by understanding the following subjects:
Module A – Temperature measurement (thermography, electrical methods); Moisture measurement (electrical methods, gamma, NMR); Ventilation rate measurement (Tracer gas method, PFT); Determination of hygrothermal properties (λ, U, A, ξ, δp, Dw); Prototypes to assess hygroscopic inertia and rising moisture in historical buildings; Register and interpretation of climate data;
Module B – Mechanical tests of deformability and shock in heavy and light wall systems; Waterproofing and airproofing tests of frameworks and partitions; Mechanical tests of sample up until 1.5m high; Flowrate measurement of domestic wastewater; Noise assessment of sanitary equipment discharge and flow regimes in surface water drainage and flow in downpipes and building sewers.
Module C – Determination of sound discomfort LAeq; Reverberation time measurement TR (and/or EDT); Determination of the airborne sound insulation index Dn, w; Laboratory determination of the airborne sound insulation index Rw; Determination of the percussion sound insulation index L’n, w; Laboratory determination of the percussion sound insulation index Ln,w; Determination of sound reduction index of building façades, D2m, n, w; Determination of sound power levels Lw; Noise at work– Laeq, T, LEP, d, LEPw, MaxLpico; Speech intelligibility measurement, RASTI; Characterization of exterior sound field; In situ simulation of sound sources; Characterization of sound sources by band frequencies; Acoustic characterization of big rooms (L, C80, D50, TS, reflectograms, etc); Determination of discomfort parameters for interior noise NC, NR, NCB and RC; Determination of sound absorption coefficient.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam