BYG216 Concrete Rehabilitation (Autumn 2020)
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Jan Lindland
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Civil and Structural Engineering, Bachelor's Programme
Teaching language
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to:
· Understand the subject's correlation to the other courses in the civil engineering program.
· understand the importance of operation and maintenance of concrete structures
· understand and evaluate different degradation mechanisms in concrete structures
· develop and execute a plan for a Condition survey
· know and understand the various methods for repairing concrete and assess and understand the consequences of various strategies for restoration
· know the framework within the field of study
Contents
- Operation and maintenance of concrete structures.
- Concrete damages - degradation mechanisms of concrete constructions
- Condition survey in general and specifically for concrete
- Restoration principles and repair methods for concrete
- Rehabilitation process
- Control of execution
- Description and ordering of maintenance and reparations
- Criterias for rehabilitation of antiquarian concrete structures
- Laws, legislations and standards
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises.
Estimated work load for the average student is 27 hours per credit.
Examinations
Individual written examination, 4.0 hours
Graded assessment.
Student evaluation
Offered as a free-standing course
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| BYG311 – Concrete Rehabilitation. | 7.5 |