MASTER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - Faculdade de Engenharia da ...
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Construction Monitoring and Observation<br />
Program<br />
Credits Contact Time Total Time<br />
5 ECTS 52,5 133<br />
Introduction. History of Structural Engineering. Test Purposes.<br />
Metrology. Measurement methods. Quality of Data – Uncertainty and errors.<br />
Instrumentation and Data systems: transducers and sensors. Accuracy, resolution and<br />
range. Signal conditioning and <strong>da</strong>ta transmision.<br />
Displacement transducers: Dial gages, LVDt and potenciometers.<br />
Strain-Measurement Methods. Types of Strain-Gages: mechanical, electrical and<br />
accustical (vibrating wire).<br />
Electrical-resistance strain-gages: strain sensitivity; gage construction, adhesives and<br />
mounting methods; gage sensitivities and gage factor; enviromental effects.<br />
Weatstone bridge circuit. Effect of lead wires. Load cells.<br />
Temperature sensing <strong>de</strong>vices:thermocouples, thermitors and RTDs.<br />
Structural observation and monitoring.<br />
Materials characterization tests. Load tests.<br />
Non-<strong>de</strong>structive testing for diagnosis and structural evaluation. Ultrasonic testing.<br />
Resistivity measurement. Electromagnetic methods of testing. Case studies and<br />
applications.<br />
Instrumentation and monitoring of geotechnical works. Measurement of superficial<br />
displacements: topographical mehods and convergences. Measurement of internal<br />
displacements. Total pressures measurement. State of stress <strong>de</strong>termination using load<br />
cells. Pore water pressure measurement: hydraulic piezometers, pneumatic<br />
piezometers and electric piezometers.<br />
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