MABY4900 Timber building engineering Course description

This master's degree course offers theoretical depth in literature mediation in three sessions that together focus on the what, how and why of dissemination. Central questions are:

What is the social basis for mediation in different institutional contexts, what are the core values of mediating literature and culture, and how does the mediation take place?

The language of the course is Norwegian.

Du kan søke opptak til dette emnet utenom masterutdanningen.

Opptakskrav

Samme opptakskrav som til master i bibliotek- og informasjonsvitenskap, samt gjennomsnittskarakter C fra bachelorgraden.

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 advanced knowledge of physical, thermal, hygric, mechanical and other properties of wood and timber products
• has advanced knowledge of wood technology and timber building construction.
• is capable of giving an account of standards and requirements for timber buildings and structures with regard to building physics, fire design, acoustics and structural analysis.
• is capable of assessing climate adaptation solutions for building envelopes and components in timber buildings.
• has specialized knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of wood as building material as well as the optimum combination of timber with other buildings materials.
• is capable of taking the reuse potential of timber products into a life cycle assessment.

Skills:

The student is capable of:

• using analysis methods and calculation tools related to hygrothermal performance, sound proofing and fire resistance of timber building components, according to TEK17 and relevant Norwegian standards, e.g. NS 3516, NS 3512 osv.
• designing common building components and building based on Eurocode 5
• explaining relevant standards and requirements for building materials and components, and assessing documentation from manufacturers/suppliers.
• combining analysis methods for building physics, structural engineering, fire design, acoustics and life-cycle assessments in the choice of materials, components and design.
• criticizing and justifying choices of materials, components and design in relation to climate-related and other loads as well as the building type and use.
• planning and creating a comprehensive sustainable timber building design, including a description of the materials and components used in the building envelope, the load bearing system and the internal building elements.
• interpreting simulation tool results to revise and optimize the proposed design

General competence:

The student is capable of:

• explaining the background for user-related, societal and environmental requirements for buildings.
• applying relevant regulations, instructions and documentation.
• presenting results in a scholarly, professional manner with the help of written reports and oral presentations.
• using scholarly articles to keep up with latest developments in the field
• working in teams

The goal of the course is to provide the students in-depth insight into timber engineering and technology, with focus on building structures. In particular, the course combines knowledge from different fields, such as wood technology, building physics, structural engineering and life cycle assessment.

In particular, the following topics are addressed:

• wood properties and technology
• building process and construction site
• hygrothermal performance of wood-based building elements and timber buildings
• fire resistance of timber products and fire design in timber buildings
• acoustics in timber buildings
• load bearing timber engineered products and structural systems
• life cycle assessment
• reuse of wood
• conservation of wood

The teaching methods are seminars, lectures and student presentations The students will work individually on three assignments of their choice within the topics of the course.

The following coursework requirements must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

1. In the last session, the students will present and discuss drafts for assignments
2. All students will be given the task of acting as opponents for one of the other students' drafts.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

The form of assessment is a individual portfolio. The portfolio consists of one articles of approximately eight pages , and a report of approximately eight pages containing an assessment of a mediation event (individual or group work). Individual grades are not given for the different parts of the portfolio. Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

If a fail grade is awarded, all parts of the portfolio must be resubmitted. Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the portfolio once for assessment.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

All exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner.

Kjell Ivar Skjerdingstad