5 ECTS credits
135 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1015503BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor Bouwkundig ontwerp moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor Mechanica van materialen, vloeistoffen en constructies, voor het technologieproject Bouwkunde en 1 van de 3 overige technologieprojecten.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Department
Mechanics of Materials and Constructions
Educational team
Danny Van Hemelrijck (course titular)
Charlotte Nys
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
36 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content
Overview of the most important two dimensional construction systems (beam, plate, column, truss, cable, arc) their working principle and calculation methods.
Introduction into the design of structures and buildings (design rules, determination of the loads (Eurocode I), global design, detailed design of construction components also with the use of simple design software code).
Detailed study and presentation of a subject related to the use of a specific construction material (masonry), a specific construction method (different phases of a restoration/ renovation process) a specific construction system (truss), or a specific challenge for instance large span.
Drawing up of the technical audit (survey and (visual) inspection/analysis of the actual state of preservation) of a renovation/restoration project.
Reporting on the visits of different construction sites.
In the framework of this course there is a full daytrip, to the city of Brussels, related to a special topic (for instance high buildings, bridges, water management in a big city, large spans). This visit is organised in cooperation with the ULB. Each group of students has to prepare the presentation of one topic
Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Bouwkundig Ontwerp, Collegenota’s worden aangeboden via het leerplatform., Pointcarré
Digital course material (Required) : TV 132: Toelaatbare vervormingen in gebouwen., Motteu (H.); Pfeffermann (O.).,, http://www.wtcb.be/, 1980
Digital course material (Required) : TV 144: Slooptechnieken voor betonconstructies. Inventaris van de procédés., Rousseau (E.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 1982
Digital course material (Required) : TV 147: Funderingen van huizen. Praktische leidraad voor de opvatting en uitvoering van funderingen van kleine en middelgrote constructies., Legrand (C.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 1983
Digital course material (Required) : TV 153: Vochthuishouding in gebouwen. Schadeoorzaken. Koudebruggen. Binnenklimaat. Gegevens voor ontwerp en uitvoering van gebouwen. Woonvoorwaarden van gebouwen., Uyttenbroeck (J.); Carpentier (G.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 1984
Digital course material (Required) : TV 196: Balkons (vervangt TV161), Carpentier (G.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 1995
Digital course material (Required) : TV 198: Houten trappen, Decaessteker (C.)., http://www.wtcb.be/, 1995
Digital course material (Required) : TV 210: Vocht in gebouwen: Bijzonderheden van opstijgend vocht (vervangt TV 162)., Pien (A.); De Bruyn (R.)., http://www.wtcb.be/, 1998
Digital course material (Required) : TV 215: Het platte dak: Opbouw, materialen, uitvoering, onderhoud (vervangt TV 151 en 183), Meert (E.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 2000
Digital course material (Required) : TV 218: Houten vloerbedekkingen: Plankenvloeren, parketten en houtfineervloeren (vervangt de TV 82, 103 en 117), Decaessteker (C.)., http://www.wtcb.be/, 2000
Digital course material (Required) : TV 223: Draagvloeren in niet-industriële gebouwen., Schaerlaekens (S.); Dobbels (F.)., http://www.wtcb.be/, 2002
Handbook (Recommended) : Steel Construction Manual, Helmut Schulitz, Werner Sobek, Karl Habermann, BIB, 9783764361815
Digital course material (Required) : TV 231: Herstelling en bescherming van beton (gebouwen en burgerlijke bouwkunde), Pollet (V.);Dooms (B.); Jacobs (J.)., http://www.wtcb.be/, 2007
Handbook (Recommended) : Timber Construction Manual, Thomas Herzog, Julius Natterer, Roland Schweitzer, Michael Volz, Wolfgang Winter, birkhauser, 9783764370251, 2004
Handbook (Recommended) : Glass Construction Manual, Christian Schittich, Gerald Staib, Dieter Balkow, Matthias Schuler, Werner Sobek, 2de, birkhauser, 9783764382902, 2007
Handbook (Recommended) : Roof Construction Manual, Pitched Roofs, Eberhard Schunck, Hans Jochen Oster, Rainer Barthel, Kurt Kiessl, birkhauser, 9783764369866, 2003
Handbook (Recommended) : Masonry Construction Manual, Joachim Achtziger, Günter Pfeifer, Rolf Ramcke, Konrad Zilch, BIB, 9783764365431
Handbook (Recommended) : Façade Construction Manual, Thomas Herzog, Roland Krippner, Werner Lang, birkhauser, 9783764371098, 2004
Handbook (Recommended) : Construction Materials Manual, Manfred Hegger, Volker Auch-Schwelk, Matthias Fuchs, Thorsten Rosenkranz, birkhauser, 9783764375706, 2006
Handbook (Recommended) : Concrete Construction Manual, Friedbert Kind-Barkauskas, Bruno Kauhsen, Stefan Polónyi, Jörg Brandt, BIB, 9783764367244
Handbook (Recommended) : L’art de l’ingénieur constructeur, entrepreneur, inventeur, Antoine PICON, BIB, 9782858509119, 1997
Digital course material (Required) : TV 127: Toelaatbare maatafwijkingen., Lacroix (Y.), http://www.wtcb.be/, 1979
Additional info
/ Lecture notes are made available.

Additional information:

WTCB-publicaties:
TV 231: Herstelling en bescherming van beton (gebouwen en burgerlijke bouwkunde); Pollet (V.);Dooms (B.); Jacobs (J.).;64p, 2007/09;
TV 223: Draagvloeren in niet-industriële gebouwen.,Schaerlaekens (S.); Dobbels (F.).,116p,2002/03
TV 218: Houten vloerbedekkingen: Plankenvloeren, parketten en houtfineervloeren (vervangt de TV 82, 103 en 117).,Decaessteker (C.).,151p,2000/12
TV 215: Het platte dak: Opbouw, materialen, uitvoering, onderhoud (vervangt TV 151 en 183).,Meert (E.),100p,2000/03
TV 210: Vocht in gebouwen: Bijzonderheden van opstijgend vocht (vervangt TV 162).,Pien (A.); De Bruyn (R.).,55p,1998/12
TV 198: Houten trappen, Decaessteker (C.).,107p,1995/12
TV 196: Balkons (vervangt TV161).,Carpentier (G.),94p,1995/06
TV 153: Vochthuishouding in gebouwen. Schadeoorzaken. Koudebruggen. Binnenklimaat. Gegevens voor ontwerp en uitvoering van gebouwen. Woonvoorwaarden van gebouwen. ,Uyttenbroeck (J.); Carpentier (G.).,84p,1984/06
TV 147: Funderingen van huizen. Praktische leidraad voor de opvatting en uitvoering van funderingen van kleine en middelgrote constructies. ,Legrand (C.).,68p,1983/06
TV 144: Slooptechnieken voor betonconstructies. Inventaris van de procédés.,Rousseau (E.).,51p,1982/12
TV 132: Toelaatbare vervormingen in gebouwen. ,Motteu (H.); Pfeffermann (O.).,32p,1980/09
TV 127: Toelaatbare maatafwijkingen.,Lacroix (Y.).,48p,1979/09

Interesting literature :
L’art de l’ingénieur constructeur, entrepreneur, inventeur, Antoine PICON (sous la dir. de), Parijs, Editions du Centre Pompidou, 1997
Concrete Construction Manual: Friedbert Kind-Barkauskas, Bruno Kauhsen, Stefan Polónyi, Jörg Brandt, 294p, ISBN 978-3-7643-6724-4; DETAIL
Construction Materials Manual: Manfred Hegger, Volker Auch-Schwelk, Matthias Fuchs, Thorsten Rosenkranz, 280p, ISBN 978-3-7643-7570-6; DETAIL
Façade Construction Manual: Thomas Herzog, Roland Krippner, Werner Lang, 320p, ISBN 978-3-7643-7109-8; DETAIL
Masonry Construction Manual: Joachim Achtziger, Günter Pfeifer, Rolf Ramcke, Konrad Zilch, 392p, ISBN 978-3-7643-6543-1; DETAIL
Roof Construction Manual: Pitched Roofs, Eberhard Schunck, Hans Jochen Oster, Rainer Barthel, Kurt Kiessl, 448p, ISBN 978-3-7643-6986-6; DETAIL
Steel Construction Manual: Helmut Schulitz, Werner Sobek, Karl Habermann, 404p, ISBN 978-3-7643-6181-5; DETAIL
Timber Construction Manual: Thomas Herzog, Julius Natterer, Roland Schweitzer, Michael Volz, Wolfgang Winter, 375p, ISBN 978-3-7643-7025-1; DETAIL
Glass Construction Manual: Christian Schittich, Gerald Staib, Dieter Balkow, Matthias Schuler, Werner Sobek, 352p, ISBN 978-3-7643-8290-2; DETAIL
Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the design of buildings in general and with renovation and restoration of buildings more specific. Design rules, determination of the loads (Eurocode I), global design, detailed design of simple construction components, but also durability and fire safety of construction materials, safety at the construction site and cost are important topics which illustrate the diversity and complexity of the building process. When it comes to restoration and/or renovation the historical study, the survey and the (visual) inspection of the actual state of preservation, specific stability problems and the potential extension and/or strengthening possibilities are the particular points of interest. All these aspects are extensively treated during the formal lectures and afterward applied in exercises, case studies and visits of construction sites.
  
End terms:
After studying the course the student will understand the working principles and know how to design simple two dimensional construction systems. He/she will gain a clear understanding of the design process of new buildings but also of the restoration and/or renovation process of existing buildings.  He/she will be able to calculate 2D-structures by hand as well as by means of a computer code like SCIA-ESA PT.

General competences

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of integrated design methods according to customer and user needs with the ability to apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of other engineering disciplines to support the own specialisation engineering one.

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences has a broad fundamental knowledge and understanding of fundamental, basic methods and theories to schematize and model problems or processes.

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences can define, classify, formulate and solve engineering problems,  identify the constraints and is able to delimit and formulate the tasks in order to submit these to a critical examination and to check the solutions for their sustainability and social relevance.

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences can correctly report on design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a paper.

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences can work in team, shows creativity and entrepreneurship, and has intellectual mobility.

The Bachelor in Engineering Sciences has more advanced fundamental knowledge and understanding of the behaviour of structures, construction materials, soil and fluids (Civil Engineering) and can apply this knowledge to solve basic engineering problems.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 60% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • mondeling examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

    Note: het mondeling examen telt voor 40% van de punten mee.
    Dit mondeling examen omvat volgende onderdelen:
    • Concreet vraagstuk dat na schriftelijke voorbereiding mondeling besproken wordt;
    • Bespreking van de structurele werking van 2 gebouwen of onderdelen van gebouwen voorgesteld op foto;
    • Mogelijk kan een bijkomende vraag gesteld worden met betrekking tot de cursus en de bezoeken;
    Afhankelijk van het aantal studenten is het mogelijk dat het mondeling examen vervangen wordt door een schriftelijk examen. Tijdens het examen kunnen de studenten de nodige vragen stellen om het ontwerpvraagstuk te kunnen oplossen.

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • praktische opgaven with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

    Note: De evaluatie gebeurt aan de hand van de beoordeling van de resultaten van de oefeningen enerzijds en aan de hand van een individueel mondeling examen anderzijds.
    De praktische opgaven (de technische audit, de rapportering van de werfbezoeken en eventueel het uitdiepen en presentatie van een onderwerp) maken in totaal 60% van de punten uit.

Additional info regarding evaluation
Evaluation is done on the basis of the exercise reports and an individual oral examination.
The reports/presentations of the practical tasks: 60%
The oral examination: 60%
- A specific construction problem must be analyzed (with written preparation).
- Discussion on the structural behavior of 2 buildings or of a substructure
- An additional question related to the visits or the course may be asked
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering: Civil Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering: verkort traject bouwkunde na vooropleiding industriële wetenschappen (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Architectural Engineering: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Architectural Engineering: default