COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSULATION AND PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4130 INSULATION AND PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERDAR AYDIN

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

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
4 Heat transfer mechanisms: Convection, radiation
5 TS 825: Thermal insulation requirements for buildings
6 Thermal bridges
7 Thermal insulation of buildings and application principles
8 Heat loss calculations
9 Water transfer mechanism
10 Water vapor diffusion
11 Humidity and heat balance in buildings
12 Sound insulation and acoustics in buildings
13 Sound intensity, pressure and power levels, reverberation time
14 Heat, water and sound insulation materials

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 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + 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)

Prof.Dr. Serdar Aydın: serdar.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 17 17
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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