COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSULATION AND PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4030 INSULATION AND PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR IBRAHIM AYDIN SAATCI

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering

Course Objective

It is intended to help the students to grasp the importance of the water, sound and thermal insulation for energy saving, environmental health and thermal comfort.
For this aim, fundamental heat transfer mechanisms, water vapor diffusion calculations and physical properties of the sound will be taught; water, sound and thermal insulation techniques and materials will be presented and related codes will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Grasp the importance of water, sound and thermal insulation.
2   Understand the heat transfer mechanisms.
3   Learn water vapor diffusion calculations.
4   Learn about the principles of the code TS 825.
5   Acquire basic knowledge on sound insulation and acoustics.
6   Learn about water, sound and thermal insulation materials and techniques.
7   Become familiar with higher temperature effects in buildings, fired dynamics and fire insulation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

INŞ 2023 - MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION I
INŞ 2024 - MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Natural and artificial energy sources, role of insulation in energy saving
2 Thermal conductivity properties of construction materials, thermal comfort
3 Heat transfer mechanisms: Conduction, convection, radiation
4 TS 825: Thermal insulation requirements for buildings
5 Thermal bridges
6 Thermal insulation of buildings and application principles
7 1. Midterm exam
8 Water transfer mechanism
9 Water vapor diffusion
10 Humidity and heat balance in buildings
11 Sound insulation and acoustics in buildings
12 Heat, water and sound insulation materials
13 Higher temperature effects in buildings, fire insulation
14 2. Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): TS 825 - Thermal insulation requirements for buildings
Supplementary Book(s):
- Ekinci, C.E. (2003), Yalıtım Teknikleri, Atlas Yayın Dağıtım.
- Altınışık, K. (2006), Isı Yalıtımı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
- Yüksel, Z., Aköz, F., et.al., (2005), Yalıtım, TMMOB Makine Mühendisi Odası Yayını.
- Demirkale, S. Y. (2007), Çevre ve Yapı Akustiği, Birsen Yayınevi.
Materials: Lecture notes as presentation slides

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Aydın Saatcı: aydin.saatci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1434
LO.2443
LO.3443
LO.4444533
LO.5433
LO.64443
LO.73333

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