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Structural Engineering
Centroids, moment of inertia and elastic modulus, bending stress in beams, shear stress in beams, deflection of beams, combined direct and bending stress.
Environmental Engineering
Thermal and vapour resistance properties of materials, vapour and dewpoint gradients, condensation prediction, cold bridges, condensation control, natural ventilation, wind and temperature forces, equivalent area and infiltration chart methods, stack effect, mass law of sound transmission, modal effects, sound insulation testing, sound reduction index and related indices.
Materials Engineering
Types of pore structure in ceramic and cementitious materials, strength and durability in relation to pore type and porosity, concrete mix design.

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: solve problems involving bending stress, shear stress and deflection for statically determinate
elements;
LO2: produce dewpoint and temperature gradients for condensation prediction in multi-layer building
elements;
LO3: calculate natural ventilation rates for simple buildings using equivalent area and infiltration chart
methods;
LO4: understand the principles of sound transmission through and sound insulation of building elements;
LO5: apply the relationship between porosity, strength, durability and workability to the design of normal and
air-entrained concrete mixes.