Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian / English.

Recommended previous knowledge

BYG125 Building Materials, BYG308 Structural Design I – Concrete, BYG309 Structural Design II – Steel, BYG310 Structural Design III – Timber or equivalent courses

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, the student is expected to:

  • Be able to discuss how high-performance materials, as concrete, steel and aluminum, can help to solve challenges better than traditional construction materials.

Be able to discuss the characteristics and environmental consequences og high-performance variants of constructive materials, with focus on concrete.

  • Be able to analyze the implications of structural “service life”, using high-performance materials

Contents

High-performance materials are exemplified by the use of traditional concrete and the transition to UHPC as a case study. Opportunities that lie in the use of materials with special properties, e.g. through smart design, is explored through a R&D project.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, laboratory exercises and project work.
Estimated workload for the average student is 27 hours per credit.

Examinations

Group project, 40 % of final grade
Individual 3 hour written exam, 60 % of final grade
Graded marks

Student evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes.

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
BYG400 – High performance materials. 7.5
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