HS1730 Building Physics 7.5 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2023
Decision to discontinue this course:
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus HS1730 (Spring 2021–)Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the various ways that heat is transported
- Provide examples and describe standard construction materials and their properties, areas of use, manufacture, and durability
- Calculate moisture in air and materials
- Calculate heat and moisture transfer in buildings
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Students in year 1 of the Higher Education Diploma programme in Construction Management
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- ÖVN1 - Exercises, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
Passing grade on written exam (TEN1, 4.5 credits). Grading scale A-F
Passing grade on Practical assignment (ÖVN1, 3 credits). Grading scale P/F
Overall course grade is based on grading scale A-F
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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Supplementary information
Recommended prerequisites (until VT19)
AF1717 Technical Work, Methods and Tools
HF1700 Mathematics
HS1721 Building Technology