Construction Engineering
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Code: 706
Director: Pere Roca
Address: Jordi Girona 1-3. Mòdul C-1.
Campus Nord, U.P.C. 08034-Barcelona
Telephone: +34 93 401 6516
Fax: +34 93 401 1036
E-mail: pedro.roca@upc.es |
The Department of Construction Engineering
of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
is in charge of coursework in the School
of Civil Engineering at Barcelona (ETSECCPB), and the Schools of Industrial
Engineering at Barcelona and Terrassa (ETSEIB,
ETSEIT),
within the programs of Civil Engineering (Ingeniería de Caminos,
Canales y Puertos), Industrial Engineering (Ingeniería Industrial),
Geological Engineering (Ingeniería Geológica) and Public
Works Engineering (Ingeniería Técnica de Obras Públicas).
The Department has a Doctoral
Program in Construction Engineering, and participates also in the Doctoral
Program in Civil Engineering.
The current research interests
of the Department include the following:
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Mechanical characterization of construction
materials. Mathematical modeling of constitutive behavior, fracture, creep
and degradation processes.
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Analysis of large concrete, steel
and composite structures. Testing of large-scale models of structures and
their components. Numerical modeling of nonlinear structural behavior (short-
and long-term), simulation of construction, repair and retrofitting processes.
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Design of large concrete, steel
and composite structures. Large- and medium-span bridges. Bridges with
external prestressing. Structural verification through testing. Complex
and high-rise buildings.
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Study of the pathology and durability
of construction materials. Recycling of concrete and the utilization of
waste and sub-products as construction materials.
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Analysis of the building and its
surroundings within the framework of industrial construction and architecture.
Study of the influence of the material in engineering and its effect on
the environment.
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Evaluation of historic structures.
Numerical analysis and non-destructive testing. Mechanical behavior of
brick and stone masonry.
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Evaluation of existing infrastructure.
Application of reliability techniques in the study of the load-carrying
capacity of bridges and buildings. Analysis and design of the repair and
retrofit of existing structures.
The Department is structured as
three divisions: Structural Technology, Construction Materials and Industrial
Constructions.
There are two laboratories within
the Department: The Structural Technology Laboratory (LTE) and the Construction
Materials Laboratory (LMC). The LTE is dedicated to the testing of large
structures and their components, as well as the mechanical characterization
of materials. The LMC is dedicated to physico-chemical testing of materials
and the characterization of their microstructures.
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