Design Revue and Checking
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Building Construction |
Instance: 2008/2009 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MIEC |
24 |
Syllabus since 2006/2007 |
5 |
- |
5 |
45 |
133 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
- Relate all the information produced on Building Projects development
- Transmit the importance of an effective and planned evolution of Project fases
- Display and apply the Design Checking Methods
- Display and apply the Design Revue Strategies
- Introduce the concept of Risk Analysis in Civil Engineering Projects and the consequences on the results and orientations of Technical Projects on different areas
Program
1. INTRODUCTION. Course presentation and functioning. Goals to achieve. Professional perspectives.
2. DESIGN QUALITIES EVALUATION. Áreas involving buildings design. Staging. Pieces of a design. Demonstration of the advantages of a logic analysis on the activities sequence and design options. Understand the existence of a wide variety of sucessfull and insucessfull database and how to use it for the final product improvement. Design Qualities Evaluation Methods: QUALITEL, SEL, HQI, MC.FEUP, JBP/LNEC. Handling of a complete example of a small size building Technical Design. Application of a quality evaluation method.
3. TECHNICAL DESIGN REVUE STRATEGIES. Design reviser function. Deonthologic issues. Revue matters on each stage of the design development process. Revue of the presented solutions on different areas: Program response, regulation demandings, expected quality level, durability level, detail and data organization, compatibility of interspecialities, funcionality and maintenence. Design Revue reports and information circulation. Aplication.
4. Risk analysis in construction. Riks on the development of any construction activity.. The FMEA process – Failure Modes and Effects Analysis applied in construction. Analysis of levels of risk and contingency plans.. Adaptation of the Design solutions to the existing levels of risk.
Mandatory literature
Jorge Moreira da Costa, Helena Corvacho; Resumo do Programa
Jorge Moreira da Costa, Helena Corvacho; Slides projectados nas aulas teóricas
Costa, Jorge Manuel Fachana Moreira da;
Métodos de avaliação da qualidade de projectos de edifícios de habitação
Office Fédérale du Logement; Système d’Évaluation de Logements SEL, OFL Volume 69, Berne, Suisse, 2000., 2000
CISC – Construction Industry Council; Architectural Practice, CISCl, London, UK, 2000, 2000
Teaching methods and learning activities
- Theorectic classes of exposition and discussion of specific subjects with transparencies projection.
- Complementary practical classes about the subjects studied on the teorectic classes and of support to the exercises and individual works.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Subject Classes |
Participação presencial |
56,00 |
|
|
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
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Calculation formula of final grade
The final grade is a weighted average of the 3 required works. Group work = 50%. Individual works = 25% each.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Application works to be developed on the practical classes
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Written exam
SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS:
Proficiency in Portuguese and/or English;
Previous attendance of introductory graduate courses in the scientific field addressed in this module;
Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile.
Classification improvement
Oral Exam
Observations
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Estimated working time out of classes: 3 hours