MABY4600 Digital Twin-Driven AI for Sustainable Building Design Course description

For the written individual exam, the students will be allowed to bring in paper notes including print outs of the lecture notes. Also they can bring a calculator that cannot be used to communicate with others.

All types of materials and equipment are allowed for oral presentation.

Graded scale: A -F

Grade scale A-F

1) One internal examiner

2) Two internal examiners

External examiners are used regularly

The teaching will largely consist of digital and physical lectures, software demonstration and exercises. Students will also be given a major project assignment in which they are to design an sustainable building with regards to building physics, climate adaptation, energy efficiency and indoor environment as well as CO2 emissions.

Digital lectures will be recorded, and the material will be made available to students on CANVAS.

No formal requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student has:

• state-of-the-art knowledge of the application of different types of advanced concrete and steel materials, such as high-performance concrete and steel
• in-depth knowledge to select the optimal material in a construction
• knowledge to design structures with innovative materials
• in-depth knowledge of physical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties of innovative concrete and steel materials
• knowledge about the effect of the application of innovative materials on the life cycle of structures
• knowledge about the environmental impact of using innovative materials.

Skills:

The student

• is capable of conducting experimental tests on standard specimens using different types of innovative concrete
• is capable of conducting experimental tests on standard specimens using different types of innovative steel
• can assess the needs and propose the optimum innovative materials for certain design cases
• can describe the difference between conventional and innovative steel and concrete in a different context
• can carry out the basics of life cycle analysis.

General Competence:

The student is able to:

• design structures with innovative materials.
• reduce the environmental impact of construction materials
• assess the need for the application of advanced steel and concrete
• use different types of reviews of scientific articles/reports to gain an overview of the latest developments in advanced steel and concrete
• characterize the properties of high-performance concrete and steel materials.

The teaching consists of lectures and exercises. In addition, the students will carry out a project assignment. The project assignment shall be presented in the form of a scholarly report.

Online lectures could be recorded (if the lecturers allow it), and the material will be made available to students on Canvas.

None.

Assessment/exam

The examination is divided into two parts:

Part 1) Individual written exam (60 minutes), weighted 70%. This part might be multiple-choice questions, questions requiring brief responses, or a combination of both.

Part 2) Project report, prepared by groups of up to 4 students, approx. 20 pages, weighted 30%.

Both parts 1 and 2 must be awarded a passing grade (E or better) for the student to pass the course.

Part 1: No aid is permitted.

Part 2: All aids are permitted.