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Syllabus |
Module 1: Introduction to Civil Engineering:
1. Structure of civil engineering course.
2. History of construction.
3. The development of construction concepts and techiques.
4. Examples of civil engineering works in Portugal.
5. Areas of activity for civil engineers: Construction, Structures, Geotechnics and Environment; Hydraulics, Planning and Urban Design and Highway Engineering.
6. Professional recognition and the acts of engineering.
Module 2: Introduction to Technical Drawing:
7. Technical drawing as graphical representation of places, spaces and objects.
8. Standardisation and conventions in technical drawing: standardization of technical drawing, scales, standardized writing, line types and groups of strokes.
9. Manual sketch, orthogonal projections and isometric perspectives.
10. Reading and interpretation of design pieces and constructed spaces.
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Main Bibliography |
- Serafim, J. Laginha – Engenharia Civil em Portugal, LNEC, Lisboa, 1992.
- HEITOR, Manuel, BRITO, José Maria B. e ROLLO, Maria Fernanda (coordenadores), Engenho e Obra - Engenharia em Portugal no Século XX, Lisboa: Dom Quixote, 2002
- Straub, Hans - A History of Civil engineering – An Outline from Ancient to Modern Times: The MIT Paperback Series, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964.
- Rodrigues, Adriano Vasco, “História Breve da Engenharia Civil – pilar da civilização ocidental”, Ordem dos Engenheiros região Norte, 2008
- SILVA, Arlindo; DIAS, João; SOUSA, Luís - Desenho Técnico Moderno, 5ª Ed., Lidel, Lisboa, 2002
- CUNHA, Luís Veiga - Desenho Técnico, 6ª edição, Gulbenkian, Lisboa,1984
- RAMOS, Juan de Cusa – Como interpretar um projecto, 1ª Edição, Plátano Edições Técnicas, Lisboa, 1992
- Digital notes(at e-learning platform)
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