| Building Sciences Lab |
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| Equipment List |
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- Temp/ RH Data logger
- Digital Hygrometer
- Thermo hygrograph
- Thermo hygrometer
- IR Thermometer
- Anemometer
- Anemometer Hot wire
- Accutape
- Light meter
- Digital Lux Meter
- Extech- HD 450 light meter with data logger
- Windvane
- Solarimeter
- Thermal imaging camera
- Distance meter (Bosch)
- Extech- 40770 sound level meter with data logger
- Sound level meter
- Extech- RHT50 Weather data logger
- Wet and dry hygrometer
- Prismatic compass
- Lynx Weather station (Watch dog)
- Mini Meteorological station
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| Capabilities |
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- To record Relative Humidity (0 to 100%RH), Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure Data logs up to 10,000 readings.
- To view areas of heat in a surface through IR radiation.
- To measure atmospheric conditions and study the weather and climate of a region.
- To measure Acoustics.
- To measure distances and amount of light inside a space.
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| Target users |
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- UG and PG students of Architecture and Civil departments
- Faculty
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| Work done |
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| Number of publications- 10 |
| Number of PhD produced- 4 |
| Faculty -Research Area |
| Faculty | Area | Degree |
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| Dr. R. Shanthipriya | Building Physics for Vernacular buildings | PhD | | Dr. A. M. Madhumathi | Thermal performance of buildings | PhD | | Dr. I. Chandramathy | Study of Urban heat island | PhD | | Dr. S. Subhashini | Passive design solutions for Institutions | PhD |
Students- Dissertation |
| Student | Area | Degree |
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| R. Ranjitha | Traditional building performance | 2012 | | J. Vishnupriya | PDEC efficiency | 2014 | | Vignesh | Thermal performance of Traditional Vs.Contemporary building | 2014 | | Namratha | Daylighting | 2015 | | Raxitha | Daylighting | 2015 | | Nirmal Raj | Performance of Vernacular building | 2011 | | Vijayalakshmi | Performance of Vernacular building | 2011 | | Monisha | Performance of Vernacular building | 2012 |
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| People |
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- Dr. Siva Jaganathan ( Lab in-charge)
- Dr. R. Shanthipriya
- Dr. A. M. Madhumathi
- Dr. I. Chandramathy
- Dr. S. Subhashini
- Ar. J. Vishnupriya
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