Construction Durability

Code:

PRODEC011

Acronym:

DC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Construction

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Construction and Materials Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	5	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese and english

Objectives

Introduction of construction durability concepts.
Knowledge of service life planning methodologies.
Analysis of applicable standardization.
Determination of estimated service life in case studies.
Implementation of measures to promote durability.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge: to describe the main concepts applicable in the frame of Durability.

Understanding: to interpret the standardization structure relevant for the application of durability analysis principles.

Application: to implement service life planning procedures.

Analysis: to use data bases combined with standardized procedures for the estimated service life evaluation.

Synthesis: to systematicaly determine the conditioning factors of durability in practical cases.

Evaluation: to evaluate the results of the service life planning methodologies application.

Rehabilitation design: to propose measures for durability increase.

Rehabilitation research: to identify relevant information sources for durability analysis.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction: the importance of the study of durability.
2. Durability and the ISO 15686 standard: service life planning of a building.
3. The demand based selection of solutions and its importance for durability. Examples.
4. Evaluation of the durability of rehabilitation solutions.

Mandatory literature

ISO 15686 Standard, Part 1 to Part 11.; .

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching is tutorial and includes the provision of studying elements and individual sessions for the presentation and discussion of UC contents. The student grading is based on a written assignement.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The individual sessions allow for an accompanied study and the discussion of future developments.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	39,00
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Total:	135,00

Eligibility for exams

Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the FEUP assessment rules.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final assignement= 100%