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| Version 2013-2014 |
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| ACER0050-1 | Materials and stability
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| Duration : | 16h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
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| Lecturer : | |
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| Coordinator : | Luc Courard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Strategies for managing structures and infrastructures
Pathologies of concrete and steel
Auscultation techniques and laboratory analysis
Products and techniques for maintenance and repair
Definition of underestimated actions and of design weaknesses: thermal effects, effects of deformations, fatigue, vibrations. Description of techniques and calculation problems specific to repairs. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To be able to give a diagnosis of a concrete or steel structure, on the base of laboratory analysis and investigation techniques, and to propose products and techniques for repairing |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Concrete technology and design. Steel and concrete structures design. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Oral lectures
Case histories |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| In classroom |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Entretien et réparation des constructions en béton. Luc Courard (CdC)
Pathologie et réparations structurales des constructions. André Plumier |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| to be defined with Romanian partner |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Romania |
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Contacts :
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| Luc COURARD (Luc.Courard@ulg.ac.be) |
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