Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 9398/2015 - 18/08/2015
4 ECTS; 2º Ano, 2º Semestre, 15,0 PL + 45,0 TP , Cód. 810620.
Lecturer
- Maria de Lurdes Belgas da Costa Reis (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
Students must know types of walls, buildings floors and roofs, as well as the respective coatings and the available technologies, for sustainable building construction processes. Students must know the current constructive processes for the execution of walls, floors and roofs and their respective coverings and coatings, their fields of application, their limitations and their respective advantages and disadvantages. They should also be aware of some factors that induce pathologies in the constructions, such as the water action. It is intended that the students acquire competences to opt for the more appropriate solutions in each case. It is intended that students understand that the functional performance of the building elements depends on the support for the materials used and a technical technique adopted, and acquire technical skills that allow an approach and solving practical problems.
Program
1. Introduction
2. Walls: masonry and concrete walls
3. Wall coverings
4. Moisture in walls
5. Cracking in masonry walls
6. Floor coverings
7. Roofs and flat roofs.
8. New materials and new construction processes.
Evaluation Methodology
The evaluation of the students includes a written test (55%) and a practical work (45%). The practical consists on a report of building works, monitored by the student during the semester, or a monograph about a given thematic.
Bibliography
Teaching Method
Lectures on fundamental aspects of the technologies and construction processes. Presentation of practical cases. Case analysis and discussion with critical intervention by the students. Study visits and technical sessions.
Software used in class
Not apllicable.
