Course syllabus

Fuktsäkerhet i byggprocessen
Moisture Safety in the Building Process

VBMN05, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2012/13
Decided by: Education Board 3
Date of Decision: 2012-04-04

General Information

Elective for: V5-hb
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The course aims at preparing the students for future participation in various parts of the construction process to achieve the required degree of moisture safety.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

For a passing grade the student must

- be acquainted with terms, rules and requirements for moisture safety in the construction process,

- know what the decisive sources of moisture and what the measures against them are for a number of building components in different types of buildings,

- be aware of available tools, templates and software,

- understand the behaviour of materials and structures with regard to moisture conditions and changes

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

For a passing grade the student must

- be able to perform simple, and define the requirements for sophisticated, calculations of moisture conditions,

- be able to identify and analyse major risks for low safety against moisture in various parts of the construction process,

- be able to examine drawings with respect to moisture safety,

- be able to perform a moisture inspection at a construction site.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

For a passing grade the student must

- have a questioning approach to traditional and new solutions for building components and selections of materials,

- have a structured approach to managing moisture safety in the construction process,

Contents

- lectures by university teachers and engineers from industry

- exercises for understanding moisture changes and performing calculations of moisture conditions

- group work on examining drawings with respect to moisture safety

- exercise to make a description of the moisture safety for a building

Examination details

Grading scale: UG
Assessment: 80 % prescence at lectures and excercises and approved project work.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• VBFN10 Design concerning Energy, Air Movements and Moisture in New Buildings

The number of participants is limited to: 32
Selection: Number of points left to obtaining the degree
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 10.

Reading list

• Nilsson, L.-O. (2007) Moisture. Guidance for construction – a handbook related to the Swedish building rules (in Swedish), Svensk Byggtjänst, Stockholm.
• Nevander, L.-E. & Elmarsson, B. (1994) The Moisture Handbook – practice and theory (in Swedish), Svensk Byggtjänst, Stockholm.
• ByggaF – a method for moisture safety in construction (in Swedish), Sveriges Byggindustrier, Göteborg.
• Lecture notes.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Peter Johansson, peter.johansson@byggtek.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.byggnadsmaterial.lth.se