Building Physics

Code:

L.EC022

Acronym:

FC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Building Construction

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L.EC	128	Syllabus	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

To acquire knowledege about:
- Buildings fire safety; Thermal performance of buildings; Water and moisture in buildings; Natural ventilation and acoustics in buildings;
- Regulations applicable to the above mentioned subjects.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning Outcomes in the domain of Building Physics:
To understand, organize and apply information. Be able to self-oriented study. Problem formulation. Interpretation of results. Writing communication. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Performance-based method. Requirements: safety, confort, economy, supplementary requirements.
Fire safety: Reaction to fire; Resistance to fire; Buildings evacuation; Safety conditions requirements.
Buildings thermal performance: Heat transfer; Thermal confort; Regulation; Energy certification; Solar gains and solar pratection; Solar energy; Thermal inertia; Thermal insulation materials; Renewable energy. 
Water and moisture in buildings: Psychrometry; Condensations; Water absorption; Rising damp; Hygrothermal models.
Natural ventilation: Mechanisms of natural ventilation; Requirements and rules for natural ventilation systems in residential buildings.
Acoustics: Fundamentals; Sound absorption and reverberation time; Sound insulation; Regulatory requirements.

Mandatory literature

Decreto-Lei nº 220/2008, 12 de Novembro;Regime Jurídico da Segurança Contra Incêndios em Edifícios, 2008
Portaria n.º 1532/2008, 29 de Dezembro; Regulamento Técnico de Segurança contra Incêndio em Edifícios
Despacho n.º 2074/2009, 15 de Janeiro;Critérios técnicos para determinação da densidade de carga de incêndio modificada
Decreto-Lei n.º 9/2007, de 17 de Janeiro; Regulamento Geral do Ruído
Decreto-Lei 96/2008, 9 de Junho ; Regulamento dos Requisitos Acústicos dos Edifícios (RRAE)
Decreto-Lei n.º 278/2007, 1 de Agosto; Regulamento Geral do Ruído (actualização)
Regulamentação de Térmica de Edifícios; Decreto-Lei nº 101-D/2020, de 7 de dezembro e respetivos Despachos e Portarias complementares

Complementary Bibliography

National Fire Protection Association; Manual de protección contra incendios. ISBN: 84-7100-645-6
Jesus Arizmendi, Luis; Tratado Fundamental de Acustica en la Edificacion

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of the physical phenomena and their relation with the building elements in two lectures per week, lasting 50 min each. At the practical lessons, lasting 1h 50 min, application exercises are solved.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The used teaching methodologies allow to deal with the main themes related to building design, in Building Physics domain, the analysis, discussion and critical interpretation of results, emphasizing the potential of writing communication, problem formulation and regulatory compliance.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Teste	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	52,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	104,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for lessons in the classroom is not exceeded.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade, CF:

CF = max {CT ; EF}

Where,

CT = 25% x MAD + 75% x EF

MAD – grade of the intermediate test;
EF – grade of the final exam.

The intermediate test is optional. If studants do not carry out the intermediate test:

CT=100% x EF

Observations

Study time at home: 4 hours/week.

English class available.