| Code |
14631
|
| Year |
1
|
| Semester |
S1
|
| ECTS Credits |
2
|
| Workload |
PL(15H)/S(15H)
|
| Scientific area |
Engenharia Civil
|
|
Entry requirements |
Good knowledge of Physics and Mathematics.
|
|
Learning outcomes |
Proficiency in
a) Overview on the various areas of Civil Engineering.
Understanding
a) Main manufacturing processes in the construction industry;
b) Potential of planning in the execution of works and in the solution of social and environmental issues on a regional and urban scale.
Recognizing
a) Relationship between water supply, sanitation and management of water quality;
b) Ethical issues of the profession and the nature of the acts of engineering.
|
|
Syllabus |
1. What does a Civil Engineer do.
a) Projects: Buildings. Industrial pavilions. Bridges. Towers. Dams. Power plants. Roads and railways. Tunnels. Ports. Airports. Water treatment plants. Water networks.
b) Planning the execution of works.
c) Public administration: Licensing of construction works. Certifications.
d) Supervision of the execution of works.
e) Construction economics.
2. The phases of construction.
General planning; Conceptual design; Design; Tender for works; Direction and Supervision of construction works; Inspection, Maintenance and Conservation; Demolition and treatment of waste.
3. Professional practice.
The liberal profession; Project, construction and management companies; the Public Administration; Scientific research.
4. The History of Civil Engineering.
Concepts and constructive techniques; Works and Engineers of reference.
|
|
Main Bibliography |
• J. Laginha Serafim, Engenharia Civil em Portugal, LNEC, Lisboa, 1992.
• D. Billington, The Tower and the Bridge – The New Art of Structural Engineering. Princeton University Press, 1985.
• Adriano Vasco Rodrigues, “História Breve da Engenharia Civil – Pilar da civilização ocidental”, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Região Norte, 2008.
• J. Heyman, The Stone Skeleton – Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
• Vasconcelos et al., Ponte Maria Pia – A obra-prima de Seyrig, Ordem dos Engenheiros Região Norte, 2005.
|
|
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The programmatic content of the discipline is presented in seminars, presentations by guests and site visits. There is a weekly period for individual questions. Site visits to works in progress, to UBI teaching and research laboratories and eventually to LNEC are recommended. Guided practical work is proposed, namely reports on existing works in the students' area of residence and execution of a reduced scale model of a Civil Engineering work.
The assessment is based on participation in the classes of the curricular unit (10% of the final grade), written test (50%) and practical work (40%).
|
|
Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
|