Course - BYGG2 – Building technology and materials - TBM4120
BYGG2 – Building technology and materials
New from the academic year 2025/2026
About
About the course
Course content
The construction industry is a major consumer of materials. A significant portion of the volume is used in various types of buildings. Therefore, a structural engineer must have a good understanding of building materials, their key properties, and how they are used in buildings. This is related to the components that make up a building structure. The course thus provides an introduction to building technology and the most important building materials.
Learning outcome
Knowledge: The candidate will learn the basic theory of important building and construction materials. This includes the composition, production, structure, properties, function, and applications of the materials in buildings. Furthermore, the candidate will learn how climatic stresses affect the choice of materials and the design of building components, as well as the execution of building envelopes and details.
Skills: The candidate should be able to make sensible and well-founded material choices and to develop and quality-assure relevant building details for building envelopes.
General Competence: The candidate should understand how material properties important in an engineering context can be related to the characteristics of the material. The candidate should have the ability to understand technical drawings. The candidate will be introduced to technical terminology.
Digital Competence: Basic skills in Python (simple calculations, plotting graphs) and in the use of computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Sustainability Competence: The course contributes to providing students with a foundation for assessing building technical solutions and material choices from a sustainability perspective.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, laboratory exercises, drawing exercises, and written exercises.
Compulsory activities: Written exercises, laboratory exercises, and drawing exercises.
Compulsory assignments
- Compulsory assignments
Further on evaluation
Written school examination. Mandatory exercises.
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Civil Engineering (MTBYGG)
Recommended previous knowledge
TBM4110 BYGG1 - Introduction to buildings and infrastructure
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
To be announced at the first lecture.
Subject areas
- Building Technology
- Timber Structures
- Building Materials
- Technological subjects