Curricular Unit:			Code:
Pathologies and Rehabilitation of Buildings			827PRBC
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Civil Engineering	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Spring Semester		Portuguese/English	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The rehabilitation of heritage buildings is an area of great strategic importance, given the need to rehabilitate old buildings and the first buildings of reinforced concrete portico structure which are deeply degraded. The course aims to impart knowledge about the physical mechanisms of the buildings that justify the anomalies observed, being inside a practical perspective, including referral to the presentation of concrete examples and case studies. In particular, the course aims knowledge and domain: - Of the causes that gave rise to the deterioration of buildings; - Of the constructive features of the buildings in the study; - Of the inspection methods, diagnosis and intervention in the buildings; - Of the processes and rehabilitation techniques of structural and non-structural; - From the technical and commercial management of rehabilitation processes.
Syllabus:
Knowledge and mastery of general causes that gave rise to the degradation of buildings, the construction characteristics of the buildings in the studies shown in class, the inspection methods, diagnosis and intervention in building construction, processes and rehabilitation techniques of the constructive elements, technical management methods as well as commercial rehabilitation proceedings in the cases under study.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Knowledge: Knowledge of degradation mechanisms of building systems through structural transfer, the moisture action and hygro-thermal stress. Understanding: materials pathology study and components through measures and surveys necessary for the understanding of the causes that are behind it. Application: Integration of knowledge in the rehabilitation project. Analysis: Ability of a multidisciplinary approach and discuss and criticize the results of different rehabilitation solutions. Summary: Methodology for the development of rehabilitation projects. Project Engineering: structural reinforcement studies, pathology studies the construction and rehabilitation projects. Research in Engineering Building rehabilitation. Practice in Engineering Implementation of rehabilitation projects and performance evaluation service.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
It involves continuous assessment and comprises two components: a theoretical-practical component and a practical component resulting from work carried out during practical classes. The evaluation of the theoretical-practical component is carried out continuously, and includes: - Two written individual assessment tests that focus on the knowledge taught until the moment they are carried out. This element has a weight of 70% (40% in Module 1 and 30% in Module 2) in the final classification of the theoretical-practical component, assessed in the tests. The student's performance, including attendance (measured through attendance sheets), technical performance, active homework, participation in classes and the overall interest shown by the subject, has a weight of 10% in the final classification of the continuous assessment carried out in Module 1 . Carrying out a work on structural rehabilitation techniques, in Module 2, with a weight of 20%.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The proposed methodologies are consistent with the objectives set for the course because of the support the study of oriented development, seeking to draw a parallel between the theory and practice applied to real problems that allow students to develop their activity as a technician rehabilitation of buildings, integrating knowledge of subjects taught previously and solve practical problems of analysis of conditions and treatment of the same, using different materials and techniques rehabilitation.
Reading:
[1] CÓIAS, V.– Guia Prático para a Conservação de Imóveis, Lisboa, Dom Quixote, 2004. [2] DUNCAN, M. - Understanding Housing Defects, Londres, EG Books, 2009. [3] PAIVA, J.V./AGUIAR, J./PINHO, A. – Guia Técnico de Reabilitação Habitacional, Lisboa, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2006.