Anomalies and Diagnosis of Buildings

Materiais de Construção e Sistemas Construtivos

The planned teaching methodologies include expository and inquisitive approaches, as well as discussion and problem-solving individually and in groups, encouraging individual intervention and critical thinking. Research projects and dynamic proposals and strategies for solving the problems addressed will be developed, as well as their written presentation and oral discussion.

To provide students with the knowledge to assess the state of conservation of buildings, in particular, related to anomalies, building inspection methods, and diagnosis for future intervention. At the end of the course, students should be able to: identify existing anomalies, their causes and forms of manifestation; understand inspection techniques, especially their fields of application, limitations, advantages and disadvantages; and perform a diagnosis of the state of conservation of current buildings.

1 – Fundamental Concepts Built Heritage

Structural and Non-structural Pathology Preparation of Technical Reports.

2 – Anomalies in structures, causes and relevant consequences

Concrete Structures

Wooden Structures

Masonry Structures

Metallic Structures

3 – Non-structural anomalies in construction, causes and relevant consequences Anomalies in roofs

Anomalies in walls

Anomalies in openings (windows and doors)

Anomalies in foundations

4 – Inspection techniques

Main techniques and effectiveness

Non-destructive testing

In situ tests and laboratory tests

5 – Evaluation of the performance of existing structures Methodologies for evaluating structures Monitoring of structures

Most frequent monitoring techniques

Main phenomena to be evaluated

ASSESSMENT

Continuous Component:

- Practical Work, worth 10 points of the final grade;

Final Exam:

- Individual written exam on the topics covered, worth 10 points of the final grade.

Passing requires the student to have a passing grade in each of the assessment elements.

- Presentation and defense of all practical work is mandatory, on a date to be agreed upon with the professor; Students who do not submit any of the practical work within the deadline will not be admitted to any exam in any period of the current academic year.

- Submissions via email are not accepted. All submissions must be via inforestudante; otherwise, they will not be valid.

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