| Unit name | Engineering for the Built Environment 4 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MENGM6047 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Burgess |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
The unit contains the following topics:-
1. Industrially relevant knowledge of building engineering; the environmental impact of building construction and building use; an overview of legislation, regulations and guidelines in the building industry; common design standards in building services engineering.
2. Heating, cooling and insulation; heat loss and gain calculations; methods of cooling; optimisation of insulation; energy calculations; psychometric charts.
3. Material, shape and form selection in building structures; methods for designing for minimum weight and minimum energy content.
4. Sports stadium design; national guidelines; design drivers; viewing quality analysis; crowd capacity analysis; exit time analysis.
5. Reliability and safety in buildings; reliability modelling and analysis; types of failure; cause and effect diagrams.
Aims:
1. To give an introduction to the key engineering challenges in the building industry
2. To describe some of the key methods of design and analysis in building engineering
3. To present case studies that illustrate how to reduce energy consumption in buildings
4. To present case studies of building disaster.
By the end of unit the student will understand the role of engineering in the building industry and the importance of building services in modern buildings. The student will also understand key sources of energy consumption in buildings and methods for reducing this. The student will also know about best practice and key examples of environmentally friendly design.
By the end of the course the student should be able to:
1. know the key legislation and regulations in the building industry and understand why they are important for sustainability
2. estimate the rate of heating and cooling in a building taking into account the environmental context
3. apply methods of optimal selection for material, shape and form in building structures
4. carry out analysis and design of sports stadia with respect to principal functions
5. formulate reliability models and calculate the reliability of simple building systems
6. formulate safety models in building systems
The course will be taught through lectures. Industrial speakers will be invited to give lectures and present case studies.
80% 2 hour examination; 20$% coursework
Environmental design: an introduction for architects and engineers, Editor Randall Thomas, Taylor and Francis, 3rd edition, 2005.
Guide to safety at Sports Grounds produced by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and the Football Licensing Authority, 5th ed. 2008.
