BYG125 Building Materials
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Rein Terje Thorstensen
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Civil and Structural Engineering, Bachelor's Programme
- Renewable Energy, Bachelor's Programme
- Mechatronics, Bachelor's Programme
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
BYG127 Technical Design or similar
Course contents
A civil engineer must have knowledge of available and commonly used building materials and know of their positive and negative properties. This includes knowledge of how the environment in which the materials are used, influences the materials and the constructions in which the materials are to be used. This course provides basic knowledge of this.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to:
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Have basic knowledge of what factors and mechanisms in the environment of a construction that influences the building materials and their reaction to this.
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Have basic knowledge of the composition, production, properties, function and uses of the most common building materials, with focus on aggregates, concrete, wood materials and steel.
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Be able to make knowledge-based choices when it comes to what type of materials to use for different types of structures.
Examination requirements
Students must pass the compulsory assignments and laboratory exercises in order to take the examination.
An overview of compulsory assignments is given at the start of the semester in Canvas.
Teaching methods
Lectures, laboratory work and exercises.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module
Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio counts 60% of final grade.
Individual oral exam counts 40% of final grade.
Individual graded mark.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| BYG101 – Technical Design | 5 |