GCIV0133-9 : Maintenance, repair and renforcement of constructions

Study Programmes 2016-2017

GCIV0133-9

Maintenance, repair and renforcement of constructions

Duration :

20h Th, 20h Pr, 1d FW

Number of credits :

Master in architecture and engineering (120 ECTS)		3
Master in civil engineering (120 ECTS)		3

Lecturer :

Luc Courard

Language(s) of instruction :

English language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Strategies for managing buildings, structures and infrastructures in reinforced concrete Pathologies of concrete, steel, natural stones, wood and structures 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.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

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

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Concrete technology and design. Steel and concrete structures design.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Oral lectures Case histories On site visit (pathologies of natural stones in the city of Liège)

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

In classroom