MABY4500 Sustainable Concrete Structures Course description

The course deals with selected topics relating to the durability and service life of large structures such as bridges, quays and offshore installations with service life requirements of more than 50 years. Reinforcement corrosion is decisive for the service life of concrete structures. Thus, degradation and damage caused by corrosion is an important topic in the course, but other relevant degradation mechanisms are also addressed. The course provides in-depth studies in topics such as:

• degradation and damage caused by corrosion
• modelling of transport and degradation mechanisms for reinforced concrete
• service life calculations and service life design of concrete structures
• condition assessments, remaining service life and service life extension of existing concrete structures.

Analysis and design of concrete and steel structures.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment.

1) and 2): Two internal examiners.

External examiners are used regularly.

MABY4400 Analysis and Design of Structures, or courses with an equivalent learning outcome.

Three of four compulsory exercises must be approved in order for students to be able to take the exam. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity before the exam.

New exam spring 2020:

The project assignement (A and B) will be individual, i.e. (not in group of 2-3)

The oral exam is cancelled and the individual project assignment will be the only assessment (exam).

The exam can be appealed.

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Type of assessment:

1) Individual oral exam, weighted 60 %

2) Project report, prepared by groups of 2-3 students, approx. 20-30 pages, including a presentation - weighted 40 %.

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) in order for the student to pass the course. Students must be awarded an E or better on their project report to be allowed to take the oral exam. Individual questions about the project report will be also be asked in connection with the presentation of the report. In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

Assessment part : 1) and 2) cannot be appealed.

All aids.

[Assessment part: 1) none, 2) all aids.]

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment.

1) and 2): Two internal examiners.

External examiners are used regularly.