Course detail

Saving building humidity

FAST-DH66Acad. year: 2020/2021

Structure-physics and structure-chemics relation of saving building humidity ( watermove in masonry, water evaporation in masonry, energetics aspects of water elevation, mechanism moisture masonry, porosity of building materials, efects od cyclis, therm and moisture amplitude.
Moisture masonry measurement, analysis of masonry mechanism, electric potential measurement.
Modern methods and means for reduce humidity action.
Analysis of residual humidity and methods its reduction.

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Beneš, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basis structural-physics relation water transfer in building construction, theory of building constructions, mechanical endurance and building construction stability.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1-3. Watermove in masonry, structure-physics relation water transfer in building construction.
4-6. Methods of masonry humidity measurement, chemism moisture masonry and its measurement, measurement electric potential of moisture masonry.
6-8. Technical means reduce activity in particular capillary humidity.
9-13. Residual humidity and its analysis in relation to aplication individual saving methods.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Ability to comlex analysis of causes moisture masonry building objects, command problems with measure of moisture parameters, aplication medern methods for reduce construction humidity.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Beneš, CSc.

Syllabus

1-3. Watermove in masonry, structure-physics relation water transfer in building construction. 4-6. Methods of masonry humidity measurement, chemism moisture masonry and its measurement, measurement electric potential of moisture masonry. 6-8. Technical means reduce activity in particular capillary humidity. 9-13. Residual humidity and its analysis in relation to aplication individual saving methods.