Prefabrication

Code:

EC5292

Acronym:

PF

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Construction Materials 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	10	Plano de Estudos EC a partir de 2003	5	3	6	-
		P.E. dos Bacharéis de 2003	5	3	6	-
		P.E. dos Bacharéis em Eng. Geo. de 2003	5	3	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide pupils basic information on prefabrication products and systems, outstanding importance on production, transportation and assembly of prefabricated products and also applicable standards. Special attention is given to solutions for connection between elements and to durability.

Program

Chapter 1 PREFABRICATION IN CONSTRUCTION
Industrialization of construction.
Advantages and inconveniences of prefabrication.
Quality, execution deadlines, costs, conception and security.
Prefabricated solutions using wood, metall and concrete.
Chapter 2 PREFABRICATION IN CONCRETE
Light, semi-light and heavy prefabrication.
Products produced in Portugal.
Products of unreinforced concrete.
Products of reinforced structural concrete.
Complex products of reinforced structural concrete.
Durability of prefabricated elements in concrete.
New materials in prefabrication of concrete.
Chapter 3 QUALITY IN CONCRETE PREFABRICATED ELEMENTS
Quality in construction, design and execution.
Product quality.
New technologies and constructive disposals.
Quality control.
Chapter 4 REGULATION OF SECURITY IN CONCRETE PREFABRICATION
European Regulation.
Constructive disposals.
Conception and design of sections, elements and connections.
Chapter 5 PREFABRICATION IN FLOOR STRUCTURES
Slabs.
Systems of prefabrication in building floors.
Composite beam-block floors. Conception and design. Constructive disposals.
Composite slabs made of solid planks with in-situ concrete. Conception and design. Constructive disposals.
Hollow core slabs. Conception and design. Constructive disposals.
Double-T units with topping. Conception and design. Constructive disposals.

Mandatory literature

A. Serra Neves; Cópia dos acetatos de apoio às aulas e colectânea de exercícios
Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures
Elements and Structures
CEN: Precast Concrete Products - Beams for beam-and-block floor systems
FIP: Planning and Design Handbook on Precast Building Structures

Complementary Bibliography

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute; PCI: Precast Prestressed Concrete Parking Structures: Recommended Practice for Design and Construction
Pompeu dos Santos; Comportamento de Estruturas Pré-fabricadas de Betão

Teaching methods and learning activities

The theoretical lessons are of exposition of the subjects, including sessions given by specialists on prefabrication. The practical lessons are destine to the resolution of concrete applications and the visits to constructions or units of prefabrication. During the school year, the pupils will develop practical works that will be part of a course notebook. The notebook will be evaluated in the end of the year.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

For frequency attainment, the pupil must respect the maximum number of lacks admitted by the NGA and to get positive classification in the distributed evaluation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation is distributed with final examination. The distributed component of the evaluation consists of the elaboration of a course notebook for pupil. To this work it will be attributed a classification in scale 0-20 values. The final examination consists of a written test quoted in scale 0-20 values.

Examinations or Special Assignments

not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

The evaluation of knowledge for the pupils excused of frequency, under the cover of the paragraph 3º of the Artº 4º of the NGA, will be made by one of two criteria: criterion adopted for ordinary pupils; accomplishment of final examination without distributed component of the evaluation.

Classification improvement

The final improvement of classification is gotten through a written test only. There is no possibility to improve the frequency classification.

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours