| Code |
17082
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
L0
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| ECTS Credits |
1
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| Workload |
PL(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Arquitetura
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Entry requirements |
Successful completion of the subject "Fundamentos Teóricos e Práticos da Construção em Taipa e BTC".
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Learning outcomes |
Upon completion of the Unit, students should be able to:
- Apply basic construction processes for building on raw earth.
- Apply physical and/or chemical stabilization methods, granulometric correction and soil preparation.
- Apply soil stabilization and correction methods.
- Use construction equipment and tools in Taipa and BTC.
- Explore, with relevance and creativity, some of the aesthetic characteristics of coloring with natural pigments.
- Build, as a team, a project for a simple piece (street furniture, for example) in raw earth.
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Syllabus |
1. Development and construction of a Final Project, applying previously acquired knowledge.
• Soil analysis: granulometry, plasticity and composition.
• Preparation: excavation, drying and screening.
• Correction and stabilization: cement, lime and bitumen.
• Pigmentation.
• Manual and mechanical compaction.
• Use of molds and formwork.
• Practical construction procedures.
2. Presentation, discussion and evaluation of the Final Project.
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Main Bibliography |
Correia, M., Jorge, V. (2005). Terra em Seminário. Lisboa: Argumentum.
Correia, M., Fernandes, M. & Jorge, F. (2007). Terra: Forma de Construir. Lisboa: Argumentum.
Dethier, J., Julien, C., & Ribeiro, J. S. (1993). Arquitecturas de Terra. Centro de Arte Moderna.
Houben, H., & Guillaud, H. (1994). Earth Construction: A Comprehensive Guide. Intermediate Technology Publications.
Marques, V. S. (1994). Regressar a Terra: Consciência Ecológica e Politica de Ambiente. Lisboa: Fim de Seculo.
Torgal, F. P., Eires, R. M. G., & Jalali, S. (2009). A Construção em Terra. Guimarães: TecMinho.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Carrying out a Practical Project, assessing the knowledge acquired.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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