Stone Masonry Structures

Code:

PRODEC088

Acronym:

EAP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Structures

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	0	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To achieve a qualitative approach of the basics and methods that should support interventions on stone masonry structures, with particular emphasys on ancient buildings. Furthermore, it is sought a global overview of structural analysis methods suitable for this type of structures as well as of the relevant safety assessment procedures.

Learning outcomes and competences

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Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Construction and structural systems of ancient stone masonry buildings
2. Damages in stone masonry structures
3. Interventions in the ancient built heritage
4. Solutions for strengthening and retrofitting ancient structures
5. Analysis methods and safety assessment

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

Understanding the correct way of interventing in stone masonry ancient buildings requires the basic knowledge of the construction systems of old structures, as addressed in topic 1 of syllabus, and an adequate perception of damages they are prone to, as described in topic 2.
The intervention on ancient built heritage should be done according to specific procedures addressed in topics 3 and 4, which also include the presentation and discussion of strengthening and/or retrofitting techniques whose adoption should be supported by appropriate analysis and safety assessment methods presented in topic 5.

Mandatory literature

Giorgio Croci, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton (1998).; The Conservation and Structural Restoration of Architectural Heritage
Dirk Proske, Pieter Gelder; Safety of historical stone arch bridges, Springer Verlag, 2009. ISBN: 978-3-540-77618-5

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

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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