Integrated Environmental Assessment of Building Materials (250667) – Course 2020/21 PDF
Syllabus
Learning Objectives
CE01 - Apply scientific concepts to environmental problems and their correlation with technological concepts. CE08-Dimension unconventional systems and advanced treatment and raise their mass balance and energy. Explore scientific concepts and technical principles of quality management of the receiving means, atmosphere, water and soil, and applied to problem solving. Explore scientific concepts and technical principles of management and treatment of gaseous emissions, water supply, sewage and waste and remediation techniques for groundwater and contaminated soils. Sized systems for the treatment of major pollutants vectors in specific sectors of activity. Interprets rules, identifies goals, assesses technical alternatives proposed unconventional solutions and priority actions. Construction products. Historical development of characteristic materials. Procedures for demolition and use of waste materials. Deconstruction, separation and pretreatments. Identification, characterization and utilization of waste from demolition and deconstruction. Use in fillings, as aggregates in concrete and asphalt mixes. Other industrial uses. Precast. Environmental Assessment. Leaching. Essays and limits. Practical examples of application. Give the student a broad and precise vision of the methodological framework for evaluating the environmental impact of different construction materials. Analyze the assessment of applicable waste as resources in the manufacture of construction materials. Provide tools to establish valuation strategies for different materials by solving cases.
Competencies
Especific
Apply scientific concepts to environmental problems and their correlation with technological concepts.
Dimension unconventional systems and advanced treatment and raise their mass balance and energy.
Total hours of student work
| Hours | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervised Learning | Large group | 25.5h | 56.67 % | |
| Medium group | 9.8h | 21.67 % | ||
| Laboratory classes | 9.8h | 21.67 % | ||
| Self Study | 80h | |||
Teaching Methodology
The course consists of 3 hours per week of classes in the classroom (large group). During the theoretical lectures, the teacher presents the basic concepts and topics of the subject, shows examples and solves exercises. The practical sessions are devoted to solving practical problems and real cases with greater interaction with the students. The objective of these practical exercises is to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives. Support material in the form of a detailed teaching plan is provided using the virtual campus ATENEA: content, program of learning and assessment activities conducted and literature.
Grading Rules
The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The qualification of the subject is obtained from the qualifications of the continuous evaluation (80%) and those corresponding to the tests of evaluation of theoretical concepts (20%). The continuous evaluation consists of the realization of different activities and laboratory practices, both individual and group, of an additive and formative nature, made during the course (inside and outside the classroom). The evaluation tests consist of questions about concepts associated with the learning objectives of the subject in terms of knowledge or understanding, and a set of application exercises.
Test Rules
80% assistance. Delivering of all activities and laboratory works of the continous assessment.
Office Hours
Request an appointment at miren.etxeberria@upc.edu
Bibliography
Basic
- Van der Sloot, H.A.; Dijkstra, J.J. Development of horizontally standardized leaching tests for construction materials: a material or release based approach? Identical leaching mechanisms for different materials. ECN, Petten, 2004.
- Dijkstra, J.J.; Van der Sloot, H.A.; Spanka, G.; Thielen, G. How to judge release of dangerous substances from construction products to soil and groundwater. 2005.
- Environmental Engineering Science.
Complementary
- Van der Sloot, H.A.; Heasman, L.; Quevauviller, Ph. Harmonization of leaching/extraction tests. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1997. ISBN 0444828087.
- Pacheco-Torgal, F. [et al.] (eds.). Advances in construction and demolition waste recycling: management, processing and environmental assessment. Duxford, UK: Woodhead Publishing, 2020. ISBN 9780128190555.