Description
The graduate of the Postgraduate Studies Programme entitled "Seismic and Energy Retrofit in Structure and Sustainable Development" has the following:
Knowledge:
- Recognizes advanced techniques for PC Programming in Visual Basic.
- Analyses advanced ways to simulate structures with PC.
- Explores energy upgrading of buildings by studying various parameters.
- Analyses and resolves metal constructions at various loads using Eurocodes.
- Analyses reinforced concrete structures in various loads based on Eurocodes and older regulations.
- Explores and analyses methods for optimal management of structures with a view to their more economical and faster execution.
- Analyses the life cycle of materials used in construction and leading to sustainable development, while being environmentally friendly.
- Analyses civil engineering construction based on valid seismic regulations.
- Identifies the valuation of construction and proposes redesigning of existing structures.
- Explores and analyses repairs and construction aid.
- Identifies the structural integrity of structures to assess their reliability or maintenance.
- Describes and explores the seismic risk and potential losses in the event of failures of structures.
Skills:
- Develops planning and simulation of Civil Engineering structures with various static programs and Visual Basic language.
- Plans and studies the function of structures from reinforced concrete, steel and other materials using seismic regulations and Eurocodes.
- Manages and uses different materials for the energy upgrade of structures for sustainable development and environmental friendliness.
- Designs existing structures by repair and / or reinforcement with simultaneous measurement of their carrying capacity.
- Evaluates seismic risk and estimates seismic losses in construction and in human lives.
Capacities:
Capacities: - Performs and plans solving of civil engineering structures with PC and use of various static programs, with various materials (concrete, steel and others).
- Implements principles of structure management with a view to supervision and performance of projects with security, speed and economy.
- Seeks energy upgrade of construction using materials friendly to the environment.
- Evaluates seismic risk and estimates seismic losses in construction and in human lives.
Relation to Employment
Acquiring the Master improves the knowledge acquired by the Civil Engineer at the undergraduate level to such a significant extent that graduates can face any issue concerning repair, strengthening existing structure or the static solving of a new construction and energy renovation of any building with materials friendly to the environment for sustainable development.
Access Requirements / Progression Opportunities
Knowledge
Skills
Competences