Climatology detailed Syllabus for B Architecture ARCH, 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU 3rd Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B.Arch 3rd Sem 2018 Scheme. The detailed Syllabus for climatology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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MODULE 1
- Introduction to Climate-1: The Climate-built form interaction; some examples. Elements of climate, measurement and representations of climatic data. Classifications and Characteristics of tropical climates.
- Introduction to Climate-2: Major climatic zones of India. Site Climate: Effect of landscape elements on site/micro climate.
- Thermal comfort-1: Thermal balance of the human body, Thermal Comfort Indices (Effective temperature, corrected effective temperature, bioclimatic chart, tropical summer index by CBRI Roorkee). Measuring indoor air movement: Kata-thermometer, and measuring indoor radiation: Globe thermometer.
MODULE 2
- Thermal comfort-2: Calculation of Overheated and Under heated period (based on air temperature only) for locations in Climatic zones and their optimization in terms of solar heating and Passive cooling desired.
- Sun-path diagram: Solar geometry & design for orientation and use of solar charts in climatic design.
- Thermal performance of building elements: Effect of thermo-physical properties of building materials and elements on indoor thermal environment. Convection, Radiation, concept of Sol-air temperature and Solar Gain factor.
MODULE 3
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MODULE 4
- Shading devices: Optimizing Design of Shading devices effective for overheated periods while allowing solar radiation for under heated periods for different wall orientations.
- Natural ventilation: Functions of natural ventilation, Stack effect due to thermal force and wind velocity. Air movements around buildings, Design considerations and effects of openings and external features on internal air flow and Wind shadows.
MODULE 5
- Day Lighting: Nature of natural light, its transmission, reflection, diffusion, glare. Advantages and limitations in different climatic zones, North light, Daylight factor, components of Daylight devices.
- Climatic Design considerations-1: Literature study of relevant traditional and contemporary building examples.
- Climatic Design considerations-2: Two Indian case studies and one international for each climatic zone.
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