Tall Buildings and Special Structures

Code:

PRODEC036

Acronym:

EAEE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Structures

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Structural and geotechnical Division
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	1	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

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Learning outcomes and competences

Acquisition of skills and competences for the analysis and design of Tall Buildings and other Special Structures.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Effect of wind on tall buildings; Effect of earthquakes on tall buildings; Lateral resistant systems for steel and concrete buildings; Gravity resistant systems for steel and concrete buildings; Dimensioning specificities of constituent elements; Special topics on vibration control.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

The syllabus enables the achievement of the objectives, namely allowing to understand the main topics related with tall buildings and its application to real civil engineering problems

Mandatory literature

Hiroyuki Aoyama;DESIGN OF MODERN HIGHRISE REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, 2002; ISBN: ISBN 1-86094-239-3
Bungale S. Taranath; Structural Analysis & Design of Tall Buildings, McGraw-Hill, 1988

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching involves sessions with theoretical presentations and discussions. The student grading will be based on a report assignment and a written exam if necessary.

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

The report assignment and the discussion of the UC contents allows for an efficient learning experience at this education level.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Trabalho escrito		100,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo
	Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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