Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Buildings

Code:

EC5273

Acronym:

MRE

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~construc/mre
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	7	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	5	5	-
MIEC	24	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To develop technical aptitudes towards buildings in service.
Focus in a new concept in the domain of the management that is the Building Management.

Program

Building in service behaviour (Factors of degradation of buildings, Life-cycle, Classification of the interventions, Simulation of building behavior ).
Building Management, Smart Buildings.
Building Maintenance (Involved concepts, Maintenance policy, Economy of maintenance, Methodology of maintenance, Applicable legislation, Programs of financing).
Building Refurbishment (Classification and criteria of the interventions, Economics of building refurbishment, Methodology of Diagnosis, Aspects).
Survey and diagnosis of building pathology.
Technology of building maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) (Structures, not resistant Masonry, Outer covers, Interior coverings, Paintings, Coverings, Vain, Installations). Design for building rehabilitation

Teaching methods and learning activities

Pedagogically uses the educational method based on the learning necessity to win difficulties. Each pupil faces in the beginning of the discipline a practical case in the domain of the building pathology, for which he does not have resolution aptitudes. The chance is given to develop these aptitudes in uncurling of the discipline with theoretical lessons, thematic lectures, debates and technical and commercial presentations.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Fulfilling the minimum of presences as Norms of Evaluation of the FEUP

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Final Examination

Classification improvement

Final Examination

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 3 hours