Physic of Constructions

Code:

EC3104

Acronym:

FISC

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	274	Plano de Estudos EC a partir de 2003	3	3	6	-
		P.E. dos Bacharéis de 2003	4	3	6	-
		P.E. dos Bacharéis em Eng. Geo. de 2003	3	3	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Introduction to Building Physics subjects. Buildings fire behaviour. Thermal behaviour of buildings. Buildings acoustics. Regulations applicable to the referred subjects: fire safety in dwellings, thermal behaviour and noise control in buildings.

Program

Functional and regulations demands. Fire behaviour (Classification of building materials and elements; fire safety demands and quality rules; regulations on fire safety).
Hygrothermal behaviour (Heat transfer; climate characterization; thermal behaviour demands; thermal characterization of building materials and elements; glazing solar protection; rules for thermal quality; regulations).
Natural ventilation.
Acoustic behaviour (basic theoretical concepts; sound absorption; airborne and structure borne sound insulation; legislation).

Mandatory literature

Fernandes, Eduardo de Oliveira 340; Características de comportamento térmico dos edifícios. ISBN: 972-9030-51-0
Armando Silva e João Malato; ITE 5 - Geometria da insolação dos edifícios, LNEC, Lisboa, 1969
Santos, C. A. Pina dos; Coeficientes de transmissão térmica de elementos da envolvente dos edifícios. ISBN: 972-49-1374-0
Silva, P. Martins da; Acústica de edifícios. ISBN: 972-49-0013-4
M. Gonçalves; Sebenta de Física das Construções - 1ª Parte - Segurança Contra Incêndios em Edifícios, 1997
Regulamento de Segurança Contra Incêndios em Edifícios - DL 64/90
Regulamento de Características de Comportamento Térmico de Edifícios" - DL 40/90
Regulamento dos Requisitos Acústicos dos Edifícios - DL129/02

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of the physical phenomena and their relation with the building elements. Analysis and discussion of building elements facing fire and heat and moisture transfer. Noise control in buildings. Analysis of a building project according to regulations on the subjects previously referred. Analysis of the corrections to the project according to regulations.

Software

Programas comerciais de Análise Térmica de Edifícios segundo o RCCTE.

keywords

Physical sciences > Physics > Acoustics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	65,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Less then 3 practical classes unattended.

Observations

Study time at home: 3.5 hours