Academic Catalog

BS719 EXPERIMENTS FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Course Code: 8540719
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Building Science
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Experiment Design, Analysis of Structural Behaviour, Dynamics of structural/non-structural members, Climate and Weather Analysis, Wind and Airflow Analysis, Aerodynamics of Buildings, Acoustical Analysis, Building Energy Use, Passive and Active Solar Design Strategies, Conceptual Energy Analysis, Whole Building Energy Simulation, Sun and Shadow Studies, Solar Radiation Analysis, Material and Product Selection, Life Cycle Assessment, Materials Performance Assessment, Thermal Performance Assessment, Non-Destructive Testing, Daylight Analysis, Earthquake Simulation.