Civil Engineering, Environment and Sustainability

Recommended Prerequisites

Since this is na introductory unit, there are no specific prerequisites.

Teaching Methods

Lectures on the history and present of the Civil Engineering and on the sustainability in engineering. Talks proffered by invited entities or individuals on topics related to the practice of the profession of Civil Engineer.

Learning Outcomes

The main goal is to make the students aware of the profession they have chosen and frame the activity of the civil engineeri within the environmental and sustainability . With that purpose, information will be provided on the evolution and development of the fundamentals of Civil Engineering and it will be sought to make the students conscientious of the scientific and professional challenges in each domain of Civil Engineering.

It is also intended that the student acquires initial knowledge related to the sustainability of engineering solutions and to its evaluation.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 - Historical evolution of civil engineering

2 - Major engineering works in Portugal and worldwide

3 - The different domains and the challenges of civil engineering today

4 - Relationship between civil engineering and the environment: global change and climate challenges

5 - Concerns about sustainability in engineering: introduction to sustainability policies and assessment methodologies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Paulo Alexandre Lopes Figueiredo Coelho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Gordon, J.E., Structures, or Why Things Don't Fall Down, Penguin Books, 1987

Pereira, F. G., “História da Engenharia em Portugal”, Publindustria, Lisboa, 2010

Bragança, L., Koukkari, H., Blok, R., Gervásio, H., Veljkovic, M., Plewako, Z., ... & Ungureanu, V. (2007). Sustainability of Constructions Integrated Approach to Life-time Structural Engineering. Sustainable Construction A Life Cycle Approach in Engineering, 1.