Teaching Methodologies
Expository method; resolution of problems; group learning; discussion (exchange of ideas); written and oral presentation of reports and research papers
Learning Results
Generic skills: Judgment/decision making; develop self-learning.
Specific skills: Acquire knowledge and understanding in the field of building structures; Provide students with new knowledge to deal with more complex situations in the area of reinforced concrete structures (make judgments and develop solutions); Understanding the role of the structure in the broader scope of the building design process; Ability to use automatic calculation software; Master the knowledge associated with cracking and deformation of concrete structures; Understand the effect of prestressing and all associated technology; Acquire knowledge regarding the design of metallic structures; acquire knowledge about the fire resistance of structures and protective measures.
Program
1- General consideration about structural design of buildings
Considerations about design
Vertical and horizontal actions, importance of seismic action in the design of the structure
Type of structure for buildingss
Adequacy of the type of structure to the building’s constraints
2- Modeling and structural calculation with software
Bases for modeling structures, reference systems, linear and laminar elements
Three-dimensional structures
Input data
Analysis and interpretation of results
3- Concrete structures
Ultimate limit states (general review)
Serviceability limit states: cracking and deformation control
Prestressed concrete solutions: introduction to prestressing, components, prestressing losses, general design considerations
4- General concepts about metallic structures and connections
5- Checking the fire resistance of structures
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
NP EN 1990, Eurocódigo 0 – Bases para o projeto de estruturas, Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal, 2009.
NP EN 1991, Eurocódigo 1 – Ações em estruturas, Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal, 2009.
NP EN 1998-1, Eurocódigo 8 – Projeto de estruturas para resistência aos sismos, Parte 1: Regras gerais, ações sísmicas e regras para edifícios, Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal, 2010.
EC2 – EN 1992-1-1 – “Eurocódigo 2: Projeto de estruturas de betão armado – Parte 1-1: Regras gerais e regras para edifícios”, Abril de 2004.
FIB (2008) "Practitioner’s guide to finite element modelling of reinforced concrete structures, FIB Bulletin 45".
Appleton, Júlio – “Estruturas de Betão – Volumes I e II”, Orion, 2013.
Gilbert, R. I. – “Design of Prestressed Concrete”, Chapman and Hall, London, 1990.
Simões, Rui – “Manual de Dimensionamento de Estruturas Metálicas”, ISBN 9789729837661, CMM Press.