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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

Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge

BYG127 Technical Design or similar

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to:
  • Have basic knowledge of what factors and mechanisms in the environment of a construction that influences the building materials and their reaction to this.
  • 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.
  • Be able to make knowledge-based choices when it comes to what type of materials to use for different types of structures.

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.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, laboratory work and exercises.

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.

Examinations

Portfolio counts 60% of final grade.

Individual oral exam counts 40% of final grade.

 

Individual graded mark.

Student 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 a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

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).

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
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