Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Practical
Module Offerings
4319BEUG-JAN-CTY
Aims
To enable students to apply appropriate scientific and analytical methods to investigate the performance and behaviour of common building materials.
To provide students with an appreciation of the common scientific principles associated with environmental conditions inside buildings.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and describe properties of common building materials and classify
their performance characteristics with due regard to environmental impact.
2.
Apply appropriate scientific and analytical methods to investigate scientific
problems related to the environmental conditions and processes in buildings.
3.
Describe and evaluate key factors that impact on the indoor environment of
residential buildings including temperature, humidity, lighting and noise levels.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
• Properties, design criteria and specification of a range of common building materials including for example, bricks and brickwork, cement, mortar, concrete, plaster, metals, alloys, timber and insulation materials. • Thermal properties of common building materials and structures, thermal conductivities and U values • Maintenance and replacement of building components • Sustainability and environmental issues relating to procurement of materials and construction methods. • Analysis of key factors affecting the indoor environment of residential buildings including for example, light and lighting levels for buildings; acoustics and noise in buildings; heat and heat transfer within buildings; air quality, humidity and condensation in buildings. • Basic statistics and graphical representation to understand the results generated from scientific experiments. Writing up results and the presentation of Lab reports.
• Properties, design criteria and specification of a range of common building materials including for example, bricks and brickwork, cement, mortar, concrete, plaster, metals, alloys, timber and insulation materials. • Thermal properties of common building materials and structures, thermal conductivities and U values • Maintenance and replacement of building components • Sustainability and environmental issues relating to procurement of materials and construction methods. • Analysis of key factors affecting the indoor environment of residential buildings including for example, light and lighting levels for buildings; acoustics and noise in buildings; heat and heat transfer within buildings; air quality, humidity and condensation in buildings. • Basic statistics and graphical representation to understand the results generated from scientific experiments. Writing up results and the presentation of Lab reports.
Module Overview:
This module aims to enable students to apply appropriate scientific and analytical methods to investigate the performance and behaviour of common building materials. We aim to provide students with an appreciation of the common scientific principles associated with environmental conditions inside buildings.
This module aims to enable students to apply appropriate scientific and analytical methods to investigate the performance and behaviour of common building materials. We aim to provide students with an appreciation of the common scientific principles associated with environmental conditions inside buildings.
Additional Information:
The module is designed to provide students on a range of Built Environment study programmes with a sound basic understanding of the principal materials used in construction and the scientific principles related to environmental services within buildings. Alongside this the student will be encouraged to apply appropriate analytical methods.
The module is designed to provide students on a range of Built Environment study programmes with a sound basic understanding of the principal materials used in construction and the scientific principles related to environmental services within buildings. Alongside this the student will be encouraged to apply appropriate analytical methods.