Construction I

Code: ARQ02505I

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Architecture

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

The course units of Construction I and II are the first construction units that the students encounter. The main building materials are covered in both of them.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

Apprehension of basic knowledge of building materials, including their manufacturing process, characteristics, field of application and conformity assessment.
Skills should be acquired in the selection of the most suitable material for each type of application.

Wood: Constitution; Hygroscopicity and water content; Mechanical resistance; Degradation by physical, chemical and biological agents; Conservation and protection; Normalization.
Cork: types; manufacturing process; main features; conditions of use; normalization.
Raw-earth and other natural materials: types; processing process; main features; conditions of use; normalization.
Natural stone: Classification; Extraction Processes; Mining; Main features; Conditions of use; Normalization.
Ceramic materials: Constitution; Manufacture; Structure; Properties; Types of products; Normalization.
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals: Iron ore; Manufacture of ferrous metals; Notions of solidification; Alloy equilibrium diagrams; Thermal and mechanical treatments of steel; Ordinary and prestressed reinforcing concrete reinforcement; Notions of fatigue; Standardization for steels; Most common non-ferrous metals; Aluminum in construction.

Teaching Methods

The course is organized in theoretical-practical classes, which are organized in oral presentations, exercises and discussion, execution of laboratory tasks, reports and technical visits to construction materials industries.

Assessment

The classification in this curricular unit may result from one of the following assessment systems: continuous assessment or final exam.
Continuous assessment by frequency: Final Grade = (0.6xF) + (0.4xT)
Assessment by regular exam: Final Grade = (0.7xEN) + (0.3xT)
Assessment by appeal season exam, special season exam and extraordinary season exam: Final Grade = (1.0xE)

On what:
Final Grade - cannot be less than 10 points.
F 3 frequencies whose arithmetic average cannot be less than 9.0 values and the minimum grade in each frequency cannot be less than 7.0 values.
T - 7 works whose arithmetic average of the 6 best works cannot be less than 10 points.
EN exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.
E exam whose minimum grade is 10 points.

Attendance in classes is mandatory (75% of classes). Anyone who exceeds the number of absences will only be able to take the appeal exam.