MABY4800 Advanced Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Structures Course description

Each student must complete and pass an individual knowledge test with a minimum score of 75% in order to be eligible to submit the final project.

If this requirement is not met, the student will be granted one opportunity to retake the test by a specified deadline.

To start this course, you must have passed:

• Passed the first year of study.

Project report prepared in groups of 2 students, approx. 80 - 100 pages (excl. appendices).

The exam can be appealed.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student has:

• state-of-the-art knowledge of the application of different types of advanced concrete and steel materials, such as high-performance concrete and steel
• in-depth knowledge to select the optimal material in a construction
• knowledge to design structures with innovative materials
• in-depth knowledge of physical, chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties of innovative concrete and steel materials
• knowledge about the effect of the application of innovative materials on the life cycle of structures
• knowledge about the environmental impact of using innovative materials.

Skills:

The student

• is capable of conducting experimental tests on standard specimens using different types of innovative concrete
• is capable of conducting experimental tests on standard specimens using different types of innovative steel
• can assess the needs and propose the optimum innovative materials for certain design cases
• can describe the difference between conventional and innovative steel and concrete in a different context
• can carry out the basics of life cycle analysis.

General Competence:

The student is able to:

• design structures with innovative materials.
• reduce the environmental impact of construction materials
• assess the need for the application of advanced steel and concrete
• use different types of reviews of scientific articles/reports to gain an overview of the latest developments in advanced steel and concrete
• characterize the properties of high-performance concrete and steel materials.

The teaching consists of lectures and exercises. In addition, the students will carry out a project assignment. The project assignment shall be presented in the form of a scholarly report.

Online lectures could be recorded (if the lecturers allow it), and the material will be made available to students on Canvas.

None.

Assessment/exam

The examination is divided into two parts:

Part 1) Individual written exam (60 minutes), weighted 70%. This part might be multiple-choice questions, questions requiring brief responses, or a combination of both.

Part 2) Project report, prepared by groups of up to 4 students, approx. 20 pages, weighted 30%.

Both parts 1 and 2 must be awarded a passing grade (E or better) for the student to pass the course.

Part 1: No aid is permitted.

Part 2: All aids are permitted.

Graded scale: A -F

Two internal examiners. External sensor is used regularly.

The course focuses on evidence-based public health work, with particular emphasis on health promotion and preventive efforts in community health services. Central themes include understanding how health challenges are distributed in the population. Therefore, you will learn how factors such as education, employment, living conditions, and the environment influence disease, health, and quality of life in the population at individual, group, and societal levels. The environment in which children and young people grow up is also part of the course.

In community health services, nurses have a significant responsibility to offer care and guidance to various population groups, including healthy individuals, vulnerable populations, and marginalised groups. One topic of discussion is how the development of service offerings and the use of technology in healthcare impact social, ethical, and political issues.

In this course, you will gain insight into scientific methods and undertake a group project related to practical internship (3 weeks), during which you will plan and execute a project under supervision. This project work provides the group with the opportunity to explore a chosen area of concern and employ suitable methods for data collection and analysis. The results will be presented orally as well as in written form as a project assignment.

In this course, you study together with students who are on exchange to OsloMet and much of the teaching is arranged with English-speaking groups.