LABORATORY FOR EXPERIMENTATION AND CONTROLS OF STRUCTURE MATERIALS
cod. 17361

Academic year 2010/11
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
Abilità informatiche e relazionali
Type of training activity
More
36 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub:
course unit
in - - -

Learning objectives

To provide general concepts for performing experimental tests on structural materials and for interpreting the results.

Prerequisites

Scienza delle Costruzioni (Structural Mechanics)

Course unit content

Concept of measurement. Systems of units of measurement. Basic concepts of statistics and error analysis. Testing equipments for the mechanical characterisation of structural materials. Instruments for measuring lengths, displacements, rotations, deformations, forces and pressures. Standard and advanced laboratory tests for the determination of typical mechanical parameters of structural materials. On-site tests for the determination of the resistance of structural materials. Quality controls of concrete and steel according to relevant technical recommendations.

Full programme

- - -

Bibliography

Documentation provided by the teacher.
A. BRAY, V. VICENTINI. Meccanica sperimentale. Levrotto & Bella, Torino, 1975.

Teaching methods

Theory supported by laboratory activities.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.

Other information

- - -