Deterioration and Condition Assessment of StructuresLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

At the end of the course the student is expected to:
-know factors affecting on corrosion damages of steel in concrete structures
-know condition assessment methods for concrete structures
-know defects of rendered facades
-know condition assessment methods for rendered facades
-know most common indoor air problems and their assessment methods
-know how to plan condition assessments for concrete and rendered structures and indoor problems
-know how to research corrosion in concrete structures with different methods
-know how to research defects in rendered structures with different methods
-know how to do some indoor air measurements

Content

Corrosion damages of steel in concrete structures
Condition assessment of concrete structures
Defects and condition assessment methods of rendered facades
Indoor air problems
Assessment of indoor air problems
Reports of condition assessments

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to:
-list factors affecting on corrosion in concrete structures
-explain condition assessment methods of concrete structures
-list damages of rendered structures
-explain condition assessment methods of rendered structures
-list most common indoor air problems and their research methods
-develop assessment plans for assessments of concrete and rendered structures as well as for indoor air research
-study corrosion damages of concrete structures with various methods
-study damages of rendered structures with different methods
-carry out some studies on indoor air

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to:
-list factors affecting on corrosion in concrete structures
-explain condition assessment methods of concrete structures and choose methods for studying different damages
-list damages of rendered structures
-explain condition assessment methods of rendered structures and choose methods for studying different damages
-list most common indoor air problems and their research methods
-develop assessment plans for assessments of concrete and rendered structures as well as for indoor air research
-study corrosion damages of concrete structures with various methods and write reports of measurements
-study damages of rendered structures with different methods and write reports of measurements
-carry out some studies on indoor air and write reports of measurements

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to:
-list factors affecting on corrosion in concrete structures and reasons for them
-explain condition assessment methods of concrete structures and choose methods for studying different damages and reasons for them
-list damages of rendered structures
-explain condition assessment methods of rendered structures and choose methods for studying different damages
-list most common indoor air problems, reasons for them and their research methods
-develop assessment plans for assessments of concrete and rendered structures as well as for indoor air research
-study corrosion damages of concrete structures with various methods, write reports of measurements and analyze reliability of those measurements
-study damages of rendered structures with different methods, write reports of measurements and analyze reliability of those measurements
-carry out some studies on indoor air and write reports of measurements, analyze reliability of those measurements

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to:
-list factors affecting on corrosion in concrete structures
-explain condition assessment methods of concrete structures
-list damages of rendered structures
-explain condition assessment methods of rendered structures
-list most common indoor air problems and their research methods
-develop assessment plans for assessments of concrete and rendered structures as well as for indoor air research
-study corrosion damages of concrete structures with various methods
-study damages of rendered structures with different methods
-carry out some studies on indoor air