Construction processes

Duration

20h Th, 12h Pr, 4h FT

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean-François Rondeaux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

After a general introduction about the global rules of design and calculation of structures and buildings, the course focuses on 3 distinct but complementary themes:
PART 1: steel structures
PART 2: reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
PART 3: timber structures
Each part of the course details both the design and calculation aspects of structures and buildings. Aspects related to the calculation are based on Eurocodes EC3 (steel), EC2 (concrete) and EC5 (timber).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

After the course, the student should be able to master the basics of calculation and design of steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and timber structures (buildings, small bridges, footbridges, etc.) according to the Eurocodes.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This course requires very good skills in strength of materials and structural mechanics.
It also requires excellent knowledge in mathematics, general physics and mechanics, in particular:
- Mastering basic units;
- Use of a calculating machine;
- Mastering: matrix computations, derivations, integrals, geometry, view in space, functions, root finding, trigonometric laws, nonlinear functions;
- Knowledge of statics and basic mechanics, including equilibrium of forces.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

All the forecast hours are hold by the professor himself in auditorium. Generally, each course takes place as following:
- Short remind of the previous courses; - Exercises solved and commented on the blackboard by the professor and discussed with the students ; - 10 minutes break; - Continuation of the theory with the help of a Powerpoint slide show.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Lectures : 18h Practical Works : 18h Construction sites visits : 3h

Recommended or required readings

1. Professor's notes (167 pages x 2 slides) 2. "Le béton armé dans tous ses états", Pierre Latteur, éditions Académia Bruylant, 138 pages, second édition novembre 2001. 3. "Construction métallique, exemples numériques adaptés aux eurocodes", J. Brozzetti, M.A. Hirt, R. Bez, presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 150 pages, 1995. 4. ISSD : Interactive Software For Structural Design (www.issd.be).

Assessment methods and criteria

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

The exam is written and includes a theory part (closed book) and a practical part (open book). The success of both parts is required.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Jean-François Rondeaux
jf.rondeaux@uliege.be
(Substitute of Professor Pierre Latteur)

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