BYG311 Concrete Rehabilitation
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Jan Lindland
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
Teaching language
NorwegianRecommended prerequisites
BYG125 Building Materials BYG228 Structural Mechanics II BYG307 Structural Mechanics III BYG222 Loads and Structures BYG227 Building Design or similar
Course contents
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Operation and maintenance of concrete structures.
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Concrete damages - degradation mechanisms of concrete constructions
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Condition survey in general and specifically for concrete
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Restoration principles and repair methods for concrete
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Rehabilitation process
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Control of execution
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Description and ordering of maintenance and reparations
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Criterias for rehabilitation of antiquarian concrete structures
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Laws, legislations and standard
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is expected to:
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Understand the subject's correlation to the other courses in the civil engineering program.
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Understand the importance of operation and maintenance of concrete structures
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Understand and evaluate different degradation mechanisms in concrete structures
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Develop and execute a plan for a Condition survey
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Know and understand the various methods for repairing concrete and assess and understand the consequences of various strategies for restoration
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Know the framework within the field of study
Examination requirements
Students must pass the compulsory assignments in order to take the examination.
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises and laboratory exercises
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.”
Offered as Single Standing Module
Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.
Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module
Higher Education Entrance Qualification including mathematics R1 and R2 and physics 1, or a pass in the preliminary course examination for engineers (which is also offered at University of Agder).
Assessment methods and criteria
Individual 4 hours written exam. Graded assessment
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 |
|---|---|
| BYG216 – Concrete Rehabilitation | 7.5 |