Course detail

Special Insulations

FAST-BJ13Acad. year: 2014/2015

The contents is connected with preceding problems of building insulations and forms for interested persons an improvement of knowledge in studied problems. In the framework of the course special information will be presented concerning moisture propagation and defects of building structures caused by moisture effect on building materials. The application of building insulation in building objects includes the base for efficient use of insulations and it is connected with non-traditional utilization of energetic resources for heating of buildings and for the solution of buildings with low energy consumption.
The following tutorials have laboratory-, calculation- and partially design character.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Zach, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Results of subject education are knowledge from area of special insulation materials. Concrete it means thermal insulation materials, acoustic insulations, waterproofing materials, special insulations (new generation insulating materials, refractory insulation materials, and radiation proofing materials). Attend will be paid to problematic of insulation of building constructions (ETICS systems) as well as new thermal insulating materials (aerogels, vacuum insulations), insulation materials on natural and secondary row sources. One part will be focused on problematic of heat and moisture transfer. Student will get knowledge from area of fire protection of building construction.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of building materials production technology, building physic (heat and moisture transfer), insulation materials, basic knowledge of mathematic and physic, basic knowledge of insulation of construction.

Co-requisites

Are not required

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Education methodology is depending on practical method of education and it is described in chapter 7 of Study and examinable rules of VUT. For theoretical part education is specialized classroom with IT technic used. Education is if form presentations. Practical part (exercise) is in specialized labor in form of practical projects. For education are el. Materials and LMS Moodle available.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

One of main criteria performance education are final made projects (in form of individual tasks). Next attendance. And finally is important successful evaluation in cretit test.

Course curriculum

1.Environment, utilization of alternative heat sources, effectiveness of sources utilization.
2.Energy politics of the government, utility value of the building work.
3.Primary and secondary energetic inputs in building materials use.
4.Thermal audit of buildings, realization and objectives of the audit, utilization of results.
5.Principles of building insulations application in buildings, recycling of building materials and of heat insulations.
6.The building as thermal system, utility properties of materials.
7.Modelling of building materials real effects, influence of physical properties of materials on building structures.
8.Optimization of building insulations use, formulation of the problem.
9.The moisture content in applied building materials.
10.Special hydro-insulation in building structures, protection of building work against moisture effects.
11.Formulation and description of the non-stationary model, describing the simultaneous heat transmission, moisture propagation and the transport of soluble salts.
12.Diagnostics of building structures from the point of view of heat and moisture effects.
13.Methods of building-physical defects localization.New trends of insulations utilization, so called passive energetic houses.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Specialty of technological processes in using up-to-date building materials, use of insulation materials from heat-insulation, moisture and acoustic demands of buildings. Risks of new materials use in buildingsSecuring of humidity state in buildings, utilization of natural materials in building. Testing of insulation materials.Evaluation of materials effect on environment, technology of alternative heat sources utilization, low-energy buildings.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Courses and seminars from building materials ecology.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Šťastník, S., Zach, J.,: Stavební akustika a zvukoizolační materiály. CERM, Brno, 2002. ISBN 80-214-2117-7. (CS)

Recommended reading

Hatcover, T.: Energy-Efficient Building: The Best of Fine Homebuilding. Taunton Press, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-1561583409. (EN)
Häupl, P., Homann, M., Kölzow, Ch., Riese, O., Maas, A., Höfker, G.: Bauphysik - Lehrbuch. Springer, 2012. ISBN: 3834814156. [http://www.weltbild.de/3/17194478-1/buch/lehrbuch-der-bauphysik.html] (DE)
Richard T. Bynum, Daniel L. Rubino: Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction. Book, Inc, 1994. ISBN-10: 0070119783. (EN)
Šťastník, S., Zach, J.: Zkoušení izolačních materiálů. CERM, Brno, 2002. ISBN 80-214-2253-X. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Zach, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Environment, utilization of alternative heat sources, effectiveness of sources utilization.
2.Energy politics of the government, utility value of the building work.
3.Primary and secondary energetic inputs in building materials use.
4.Thermal audit of buildings, realization and objectives of the audit, utilization of results.
5.Principles of building insulations application in buildings, recycling of building materials and of heat insulations.
6.The building as thermal system, utility properties of materials.
7.Modelling of building materials real effects, influence of physical properties of materials on building structures.
8.Optimization of building insulations use, formulation of the problem.
9.The moisture content in applied building materials.
10.Special hydro-insulation in building structures, protection of building work against moisture effects.
11.Formulation and description of the non-stationary model, describing the simultaneous heat transmission, moisture propagation and the transport of soluble salts.
12.Diagnostics of building structures from the point of view of heat and moisture effects.
13.Methods of building-physical defects localization.New trends of insulations utilization, so called passive energetic houses.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Zach, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Introduction,
2.Determination of properties of waterproofing bituminous foils – part 1,
3.Determination of properties of waterproofing bituminous foils – part 2,
4.Determination of acoustic properties of insulation materials (dynamic stiffness) – part 1,
5.Determination of acoustic properties of insulation materials (dynamic stiffness) – part 2,
6.Determination of mechanical properties of insulation materials,
7.Determination of short time water absorption of insulation materials– part 1,
8.Determination of short time water absorption of insulation materials– part 2,
9.Determination of dimension stability under defined temperature and humidity conditions,
10.Study of dependence of thermal insulating properties of thermal insulating materials on moisture – part 1,
11.Study of dependence of thermal insulating properties of thermal insulating materials on moisture – part 2,
12.Determination of fibers thickness by optical microscopy,
13.Verification, credit test, credits
.