Building Pathology and Rehabilitation

Code:

EC5181

Acronym:

PRE

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	30	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	6	6	-
MIEC	58	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The subject of the Pathology and Rehabilitation of Buildings has the following objectives to be achieved by the student:
– Acquiring technical and scientific knowledge in the field of humidity in construction, natural ventilation, building pathology of construction and rehabilitation of buildings;
– The elaboration of projects in this area, thus meeting regulatory demands and quality standards.

Program

Introduction
Moisture in construction: The problem with humidity in construction: Ways humidity manifests. Fundamental moisture transfer mechanisms. The various models of moisture transfer in porous media. The effect of humidity on construction materials. Humidity of Condensation: The condensation mechanism. Factors regulating condensation. Quantifying condensation. Criteria for designing the envelope so as to prevent condensation. Rising damp: Factors regulating rising damp. Design requirements. Techniques for treating rising damp. Humidity of infiltrations. Hygric properties of construction materials and for measuring humidity. Diagnosis of situations where moisture occurs.
Natural ventilation of buildings: Natural ventilation and comfort. Grounds for natural ventilation. Systems and requirements in various countries. Recommendations and devices for natural ventilation.
Pathology: Intervening elements and determining who is responsible. Pathologies of roofs, façades and floors. Case studies.
Rehabilitation of buildings: Methodology for elaborating rehabilitation projects. Technologies used for rehabilitating buildings. Case studies.

Mandatory literature

VASCO PEIXOTO DE FREITAS; Étude expérimentale de l´humidité de l´air dans l´intérieur des bâtiments, 1987
CHAUD – FROID – PLOMBERIE (CFP); Ventilation – Les systèmes de ventilation dans le Monde, Chaud – Froid – Plomberie
V. P. DE FREITAS; http://www.patorreb.com/
V. P. DE FREITAS E V. ABRANTES; Estudo do comportamento e análise tecnico-económica das soluções utilizadas nas obras de conservação e reparação de 32 empreendimentos do IGAPHE - Delegação Norte (1998)
A. R. CABRITA, C. ALHO; Reabilitação de edifícios de habitação - Critérios para a definição de níveis de qualidade, LNEC, 1987
J. BERTHIER; Diffusion de vapeur au travers des parois - Condensations, CSTB
PIERRE CHEMILLIER; La recherche scientifique est une nécessité pour le bâtiment, CSTB, Cahier 1744, 1981
J. R. SOUTHERN; Summer condensation on vapour checks: tests with battened, internally insolated, solid walls, BRE Building Research Establishment, 1988
V. P. DE FREITAS; Transfers d’humidité dans les systèmes d’isolation extérieure avec peau étanche en régime stationnaire, 1985
V. P. DE FREITAS, M. KRUS, H. KÜNZEL E D. QUENARD; Determination of the water diffusivity of porous materials by gamma-ray attenuation and NMR, 1995
Proceedings of the “International Symposium on Moisture Problems in Building Walls, V. P. DE FREITAS E V. ABRANTES, 1995
C. OLIVEIRA E V. P. DE FREITAS; Importância da Permeabilidade ao Vapor de Água das Pinturas Exteriores, ISMAG, 1997
V. P. DE FREITAS E M.ª I. TORRES; Tratamento da humidade ascensional em edifícios antigos: caso de estudo, LNEC, 2005
J. C. LANZINHA E V. P. DE FREITAS; Propriedades Higrotérmicas de Materiais de Construção - Um Catálogo, 1998
P. PINTO; Caracterização de barreiras pára-vapor e sua aplicação, FEUP, 2002
M.ª I. TORRES E V. P. DE FREITAS; Simulação numérica e estudo experimental da humidade ascensional em paredes de edifícios antigos, LNEC, 2005
FERNANDO MANUEL ANJOS HENRIQUES; Acção da humidade em paredes - Formas de manifestação, critérios de quantificação e análise de soluções de reparação, IST, 1992
J. GARRATT e F. NOWAK; Tackling condensation - A guide to the causes of, and remedies for, surface condensation and mould in traditional housing, BRE Building Research Establishment, 1991
V. P. DE FREITAS E J. CASTRO; Experimental study of the drying of cellular concrete, 1999
NORMA PORTUGUESA NP 1037-1:2002 - Ventilação e vacuação dos produtos da combustão dos locais com aparelhos a gás. Parte 1 : edifícios de habitação. Ventilação natural, IPQ, 2002
LOUIS LOGEAIS; L’ étancheité des façades - 3. Pathologie et Prévention, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction
LOUIS LOGEAIS; L’ étancheité des façades - 4. Prévention et Remèdes, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction
VITOR ABRANTES E V. P. DE FREITAS; Pathology of the non-bearing masonry external walls - some examples in Portugal, 1991
V. P. DE FREITAS E VITOR ABRANTES; Défauts dans le bâtiment dûs aux problèmes de conception de l’enveloppe face à la diffusion de vapeur, 1994
MINISTERE DU LOGEMENT; Technique de reabilitation des HLM, Le Moniteur, 1981
CENTRE D’ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE ET DE DOCUMENTATION; Produits pour la réhabilitation, CATED, 1992
YVES RAFFESTIN, FRANK DREIDEMIE, DENYS LEGER; Réhabiliter en site occupé. Concertation avec les locataires. diagnostic social et enquêtes techniques. Conduite du projet de réhabilitation, Le Moniteur, 1996
V. P. DE FREITAS, M. SOUSA; Reabilitação de edifícios – Do diagnóstico à conclusão da obra, LNEC, 2003
CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION; Les procédés de traitement des maçonneries contre l´humidité ascensionnelle, CSTC, 1985
YVES COUASNET ; Les Condensations dans les bâtiments - Guide pratique et élèments d’analyse, Presses de l’École Nationale de Ponts et Chaussées, 1990
V. P. DE FREITAS; Influência dos elementos estruturais no comportamento higrotérmico da envolvente dos edifícios, FEUP, 1998
J. SOUSA E V. P. DE FREITAS; Classificação dos Materiais de Construção Face à Capilaridade e à Permeabilidade Líquida, 1998
EUSTÁQUIO TOLEDO; Ventilação Natural dos Edifícios, LNEC, 1967
CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION; Problèmes d’Humidité dans les Bâtiments – Cap. 7 – Ventilation Naturelle des Bâtiments, CSTC, 1984
LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL ; Ventilador Estático Féria – Análise do comportamento, LNEC, 1983
LOUIS LOGEAIS; L’ étanchéité des façades - 1. Exigences et Moyens, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction
VASCO PEIXOTO DE FREITAS; Condensações internas e sua variação com as condições de utilização dos edifícios, 1988
LOUIS LOGEAIS; L’ étanchéité des façades - 2.Statisques et Pathologie, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction
V. P. DE FREITAS; Influence of the vapour permeability of paintings and the hygroscopicity of the internal coating on the hygrothermal behaviour of walls, 1997
VASCO PEIXOTO DE FREITAS; Transferência de humidade em paredes de edifícios - Análise do fenómeno da interface, FEUP, 1992
MARIA HELENA DE SOUSA AROSO; A importância da existência de pontes térmicas no aparecimento de condensações, 1988
VASCO PEIXOTO DE FREITAS; Condensations in portuguese buildings, 1995
V. P. DE FREITAS; Humidade e Ventilação, INETI, 1996
V. P. DE FREITAS E P. PINTO; Nota de Informação Técnica – NIT • 002 – LFC 1998, “Permeabilidade ao Vapor de Materiais de Construção – Condensações Internas”, LFC - FEUP, 1998
NORMA EUROPEIA EN ISO 13788 - Hygrothermal performance of building components and building elements – Internal surface temperature to avoid critical surface humidity and interstitial condensation – Calculation methods, CEN, 2002
JOÃO CARLOS VIEGAS; Ventilação Natural de Edifícios de Habitação, LNEC, 1995
QUALITE CONSTRUCTION ; Les façades en béton brut, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction
V. P. DE FREITAS; Anomalias num revestimento de ladrilhos vinílicos sobre suporte de aglomerado de cortiça – Casa S. Paulo, Cortegaça/Ovar – Diocese do Porto, 1993
VASCO PEIXOTO DE FREITAS; Comportamento à humidade da envolvente dos edifícios
V. P. DE FREITAS; Patologia da Construção, 1999
VITOR ABRANTES E V. P. DE FREITAS; Retrofitting of a multistory house development, 1989
VITOR ABRANTES E V. P. DE FREITAS; Coberturas em terraço, 1987
V. P. DE FREITAS; Influência do comportamento higrotérmico dos materiais na patologia das coberturas em terraço, 1989
Actas do Patorreb 2003 – 1.ª Encontro Nacional Sobre Patologia e Reabilitação de Edifícios, V. P. DE FREITAS E V. ABRANTES, 2003
V. P. DE FREITAS, M. SOUSA E V. ABRANTES; Survey of the durability of the façades of 4000 dwellings in northern Portugal
A. R. CABRITA, J. P. DA COSTA, C. ALHO; Monografia portuguesa sobre inovação e reabilitação de edifícios, LNEC, 1998
QUALITE CONSTRUCTION ; L’isolation thermique par l’extérieur - Enduit mince sur isolant, Qualité Construction - Agence pour la prévention des désordes et l’ amélioration de la qualité de la construction

Teaching methods and learning activities

There are 2 theory classes a week, of the explanatory variety, with each class lasting around one hour. There is also one practical class a week, lasting 2 hours, where exercises are solved, assignments are done, and the matters addressed are discussed.
We seek to make sure the content of practical classes, whenever possible, is given in parallel with the theory classes.
During theory classes, overhead and PowerPoint are basically used as a kind of support for the exposition, which allows to better follow up on students and for them to visualize the content of the subject matter. Students have a class at the Building Physics Laboratory in order to come in contact with the equipment used for measuring temperature and humidity in construction materials and elements.

Software

CONDENSA 13788 - Quantificação das condensações internas segundo a Norma EN 13788
TRHum98 - Quantificação da transferência conjunta de calor e humidade em materiais de construção, baseado no modelo de Luikov - Philipe - de Vries

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours