MABY5000 Specialization in Civil Engineering Emneplan

The goal of the course is to give students real-life problems and research advancements in the topic, and a more comprehensive understanding of what the design of complex structures involves. Through seminars with contribution from invited researchers and experts from the consulting industry, students will be presented a wide range of topical issues relating to the:

• analysis and design of buildings and large structures such as bridges, offshore installations and high-rise buildings,
• building physics,
• new building materials,
• transport infrastructure,
• geotechnical engineering,
• smart water process and infrastructure engineering etc.

A project assignment is also included to give the students both theoretical knowledge and experience of applying this knowledge to real-world complex issues. The assignment shall be based on a real building and construction project or be part of a more extensive research and development project, and the project report shall take a scholarly, reflective approach to the problem at hand and include a discussion of alternative solutions.

MABY4100 Finite Element Method in Structural Analysis

MABY4200 Building Physics and Climate Adaptation of Buildings

MABY4500 Durability and Service Life of Structures

or courses providing equivalent learning outcomes.

Arbeids- og undervisningsformene i emnet omfatter forelesninger, seminar, gruppearbeid, ferdighetstrening og selvstudier. I noen forelesninger vil undervisningsspråket være engelsk.

For å fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være gjennomført:

• 2-4 passeringstester etter gitte kriterier

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Gradert skala A-F.

The work and teaching methods consist of lectures, thesis seminars, laboratory work and self-study.

The practical part of the course focuses on student-active learning forms, where the students themselves organise the day at the laboratory and assess their own results in an independent manner.

Digital learning resources are used in the course in the form of video lectures, digital tests and practical exercises.

In order to be permitted to take the exam, the following must have been approved:

• a minimum of 90 per cent attendance in laboratory teaching
• an individual digital test

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours.