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The task is to calculate the U-value that commonly used in construction material in
Malaysia. Below are the materials use in a simple house construction;
1
2
Section
Type
Wall
Normal build up
wall with plaster
finish
Roof
Pitch roof and flat
roof
Floor
Concrete floor
Glass
Door
Wooden door
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickn
ess
R-value
m C/W
Refrence
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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0.75
0.62
0.84
0.17
1300
1700
1900
650
840
800
800
2120
(m)
0.1
0.1
0.007
0.1
0.12
0.36
0.04
0.16
113
0.048
0.048
540
700
10
800
7000
140
140
1210
1050
840
840
390
840
840
0.003
0.003
0.05
0.005
0.001
0.003
0.003
0.025
0.008
1.250
0.031
0.00001
0.063
0.063
0.66
0.66
0.769
1.2
0.72
0.06
1760
1760
700
2000
1760
200
840
840
1880
850
840
1360
0.15
0.15
0.04
0.003
0.015
0.004
0.227
0.227
0.052
0.003
0.021
0.067
0.12
0.044
0.04
0.133
0.161
0.008
0.588
Table 3.43
CIBSE
0.1
0.18
0.04
0.1
0.16
0.159
0.151
0.159
0.309
0.259
0.299
0.860
Material
Transmit
W/m2
Absorb W/m2
Reflex
1 3mm glass
0.86
outward
0.04
inward
0.02
total
0.06
0.08
2 6mm glass
0.78
0.09
0.05
0.14
0.08
At
850
Figure 16-51
Cengel
Table 16-21
Cengel
W/m2
Material
1
2
Refrence
Transmit W/m2
3mm glass
6mm glass
731.00
663.00
Absorb W/m2
outward
34.00
76.50
inward
17.00
42.50
total
51.00
119.00
Reflex
W/m2
Total heat
gain W/m2
68.00
68.00
748.00
705.50
Single glazing
Material
1
2
3
4
5
6
Outside surface
Glass 3mm
Glass center
Glass frame
Glass edge
Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
0.048
140
840
0.003
R total m
C/W
0.696
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U value
W/m
1.438
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.063
0.159
0.151
0.159
0.044
Outside surface
Glass 3mm
Double glazing center 64mm
airspace
Double glass frame 64mm air
space
Double glass edge 64mm air
space
Inside surface
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k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
0.048
140
840
0.003
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.063
0.309
0.259
0.299
0.044
R total m
C/W
U value
W/m
1.094
0.914
Material
1
1
3
3
Outside surface
Door leaf from catalog
40mm
Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickne
ss (m)
0.769
700
1880
0.04
R-value
m C/W
0.12
0.052
0.044
R total m
C/W
0.216
U value
W/m
4.629
k
value
densit
y
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
0.12
540
1210
0.003
0.12
540
1210
0.003
R total m
C/W
1.074
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U value
W/m
0.931
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.025
0.860
0.025
0.044
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
0.04
10
840
0.05
1 Outside surface
3 Fiber glass 50mm
4 Inside surface
R total m
C/W
1.414
R-value
m C/W
0.12
1.250
0.044
U value
W/m
0.707
Suspended floor
Material
1 Inside surface
2 Ceramic tile for flooring
3 Suspended floor
150mm
4 Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
1.2
0.66
2000
1760
850
840
0.003
0.15
R-value m
C/W
0.044
0.003
0.227
0.044
R total m
C/W
0.317773
U value
W/m
3.147
On grade floor
Material
1 Inside surface
2 Ceramic tile for flooring
3 Floor slab 150mm
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
1.2
0.66
2000
1760
850
840
0.003
0.15
R total m
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U value
R-value m
C/W
0.044
0.003
0.227
C/W
W/m
0.273773
3.653
On grade floor
Material
1 Inside surface
2 Wool carpet
3 Floor slab 150mm
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
0.06
0.66
200
1760
1360
840
0.004
0.15
R total m
C/W
0.337939
R-value m
C/W
0.044
0.067
0.227
U value
W/m
2.959
Suspended floor
Material
1
2
3
4
Inside surface
Wool carpet
Floor slab 150mm
Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thickness
(m)
0.06
0.66
200
1760
1360
840
0.004
0.15
R total m
C/W
0.333046
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U value
W/m
3.00257
R-value m
C/W
0.044
0.067
0.227
0.044
Outside surface
Cement plaster 15mm
Brick burned 100mm
Cement plaster 15mm
Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
0.72
0.75
0.72
1760
1300
1760
840
840
840
0.015
0.1
0.015
R total m
C/W
0.339
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.021
0.133
0.021
0.044
U value W/m
2.950
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k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
0.048
140
840
0.003
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.063
0.044
R total m C/W
U value
W/m
4.415
0.2265
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
0.72
0.62
1760
1700
840
800
0.015
0.1
0.72
1760
840
0.015
0.021
0.044
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.003
0.021
0.133
0.021
0.003
0.044
R total m C/W
R-value m
C/W
0.12
0.021
0.161
U value
W/m
2.725
0.366957
Outside surface
Ceramic tile for wall
Cement plaster 15mm
Brick burned 100mm
Cement plaster 15mm
Ceramic tile for wall
Inside surface
k
value
densi
ty
Cp
Thicknes
s (m)
1.2
0.72
0.75
0.72
1.2
2000
1760
1300
1760
2000
850
840
840
840
850
0.003
0.015
0.1
0.015
0.003
R total m
C/W
0.344
U value
W/m
2.907
densi
Cp
Thicknes
R-value m
valu
e
1
2
3
2
Outside surface
Ceramic tile for wall
Cement plaster 15mm
Brick-Block inner leaf
100mm
5 Cement plaster 15mm
6 Ceramic tile for wall
7 Inside surface
ty
s (m)
C/W
0.12
0.003
0.021
0.161
1.2
0.72
0.62
2000
1760
1700
850
840
800
0.003
0.015
0.1
0.72
1.2
1760
2000
840
850
0.015
0.003
R total m
C/W
0.371957
0.021
0.003
0.044
U value W/m
2.688
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k
valu
e
dens
ity
113
0.17
7000
650
0.04
10
0.36
700
Cp
Thickne
ss (m)
R-value m
C/W
390
212
0
840
0.001
0.1
0.04
0.00001
0.588
0.05
1.250
0.18
105
0
0.003
0.008
0.1
R total m
C/W
2.127
U value
W/m
0.470
k
valu
e
dens
ity
0.84
0.17
1900
650
0.04
10
0.36
700
Cp
Thickne
ss (m)
R-value m
C/W
800
212
0
840
0.007
0.1
0.04
0.008
0.588
0.05
1.250
0.18
105
0
0.003
0.008
0.1
R total m C/W
2.135
U value W/m
0.468
Flat roof
Material
1 External air space for flat roof
2 Floor slab 150mm
7 Internal air space for flat roof
k
value
dens
ity
Cp
Thickne
ss (m)
0.66
1760
840
0.15
R total m
C/W
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U value W/m
R-value m
C/W
0.04
0.227
0.1
0.327
3.056
APPENDIX
13 | P a g e
cement
concrete roof
Double glazing
Plywood door
single leaf
Building prototype from A. Kumar, B.M. Suman / Building and Environment 59 (2013)
635e643
red brick
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double glazing
tile
Fiber insulation
plywood flooring
asbestos
Zink
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