Building technology for façades and roofs

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Teaching in the classroom:

- Presentation of themes

- Debates and presentations by students (individually and in groups)

- Case studies

- Analysis of scientific papers

Learning Outcomes

Provide the students with knowledge of building technology:

- To design, calculate and define conditions for implementing primary construction elements (walls, roofs and glazing) depending on the functional requirements and also to adapt them to different situations.

- Knowing the various types of construction materials available for constructing facades, roofs and glazed with identifying their technological features and the limitations of their use.

- To observe, identify and describe constructive solutions existing in facades and roofs, evaluating their expected performance in a particular functional context, particularly in the hygrothermal performance, as well as rehabilitation strategies for their improvement.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The primary elements of the building and its contribution to the hygrothermal performance of buildings. Approach on opaque facades, roofs (flat and inclined) and glazing following 4 thematic sub-chapters:

1. Requirements

Functional requirements. Specificity of requirements on hygrothermal and acoustic performance.

2. Materials

Description and identification of characteristics of materials for structures, technic layers, finishing and auxiliary components.

3. Design / project

Multidisciplinary approach to design performance-based (current surface and details)

4. Technology

Technological approach of the several phases of the construction and of the maintenance, including the approach to their constraints

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Group work and individual students, with presentation in class: 100.0%

Bibliography

Brochuras científico-pedagógicas (2008 e 2009)-Autor/coordenador: Raimundo Mendes da Silva

Lucas, J. A Carvalho - "Classificação e descrição geral de revestimentos para paredes de alvenaria ou betão" - ITE 24, LNEC, Lisboa, 1990

Lucas, J. A. Carvalho - "Exigências funcionais de revestimentos de paredes" – ITE 25, LNEC, Lisboa, 1990

Henriques, Fernando M.A. - "Humidade em paredes" – LNEC, Lisboa, 1994.

Nascimento, José Martins - "Exigências funcionais de revestimentos de piso" - DIT 15, LNEC, Lisboa, 1985

Lopes, J. M. Grandão - "Revestimentos de impermeabilização de coberturas em terraço"-ITE 34,LNEC,Lisboa, 1995.

APPIC, CTCV e IC (FEUP) - “Manual de Aplicação de Telhas Cerâmicas”. APPIC, Coimbra, 1998.

APICER, CTCV e DEC-FCTUC - “Manual de Alvenaria de Tijolo”. APICC, Coimbra, 2000.

APICER, CTCV, IC (FEUP)e DEC-FCTUC - “Manual de Aplicação de Revestimentos Cerâmicos”, Coimbra, 2003.