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The Project 2 CU has the following learning objectives:

-Integrate the knowledge acquired in other CUs with the aim of carrying out a construction work project;

-Get to know and discuss project methodologies and scheduling;

-Determine the project requirements and constraints in order to select the adequate structural solutions. This reflexion will take into account the design criteria, sustainability, durability, etc.;

-Develop critical analysis skills regarding the choice of calculation methods, as well as their application to the calculations that have to be made in the detailed survey;

-Envisage and specify construction solutions taking into account the abovementioned

aspects;

-Identify the fundamental aspects of the detailed design of dully selected structural elements.

Students must acquire expertise on the particular topic they have chosen to develop in the specific project they will carry out.

Project 2 focuses on the development of new structural projects for buildings and industrial premises or of structural rehabilitation projects for buildings, either old (stone masonry structures, wood floorings, or iron structures) or fairly recent (reinforced concrete or steel structures), including the strengthening of foundations, if applicable. Thus, Project 2 aims to:

1) Envisage and discuss project solutions for different types of buildings;

2) Develop these solutions at the level of a preliminary study, which entails comparing alternative solutions and making a justified choice of the best option. This selection involves considerations regarding the construction processes and costs;

3) Complete the detailing and execution project for the most significant structural elements; specify the materials, construction processes and measures to monitor implementation; set up the procedures for observation of the structural behaviour.

The projects developed within this CU will be carried out individually or in groups of 2 students.

Mandatory sessions include:

-Theoretical sessions focused on relevant aspects of the projects to be developed;

-Collective sessions, coordinated by teachers, focused on discussing the conceptual structural design of the projects;

-Support sessions where teachers help each group in the development of their projects;

-Special sessions with guest project designers for presentation and debate of projects of their authorship;

Students must also develop work outside class time.

Each group presents its project and discusses it with the teachers and the other students.

Evaluation methods:

Individual grades are assigned by a jury of 3 teachers based on the practical project work carried out and taking into account the following items:

-Content – 65%; Form – 15%; Presentation and debate – 20%