Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: LARISSA MARA COSTA MORAIS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : LARISSA MARA COSTA MORAIS
DATA : 29/10/2019
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: PPGEC
TÍTULO:

ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL METHODS APPLIED TO THE THERMAL COMFORT INDICES CALIBRATION FOR URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

 

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

PET; UTCI; Calibration; Statistical methods

PÁGINAS: 70
GRANDE ÁREA: Engenharias
ÁREA: Engenharia Civil
RESUMO:

Calibration of thermal comfort indices for urban environments is performed using statistical methods, which correlate the numerical value of the index with the response on people's perception of thermal sensation, aiming to determine the representative ranges of comfort and thermal discomfort for the cold and the heat. Studies aimed at calibrating the Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI) and the Equivalent Physiological Temperature Index (PET) for local populations are increasing in many countries. However, there is currently no standardization of the procedures to be adopted during the calibration process, notably regarding statistical treatments. In this context, the present study seeks to analyze the statistical methods most used in the calibration of these two indices in order to verify which of the most used methods by the scientific community has the greatest statistical power. The methodology used in this research encompasses 1) the survey of previous studies, in the national and international scenarios, to verify the most used statistical methods in the research on calibration of PET and UTCI thermal indices for urban environments; 2) Universal Thermal Comfort Index (UTCI) calibrations, for a sample of 2,448 subjective responses from previous studies in the city of Belo Horizonte - MG, region of tropical climate, using the three most cited statistical methods in the previous studies and; 3) comparison of the obtained results, analysis of the statistical methods used in the calibrations and formulation of considerations about the calibration process of these indices. The research covers the comparative computational inductive method, qualitative and quantitative approach, exploratory-descriptive objective and applied nature. It is expected at the end of the research, identify the method with greater statistical power, justifying the parameters adopted. This will be a valuable contribution to the necessary and urgent standardization of procedures used to calibrate these indices, enabling the comparison of results for different locations and also their practical application in urban planning projects.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - SIMONE QUEIROZ DA SILVEIRA HIRASHIMA
Interno - CONRADO DE SOUZA RODRIGUES
Externo à Instituição - EDUARDO L KRÜGER - UTFPR
Externa à Instituição - ELEONORA SAD DE ASSIS - UFMG