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TESTING AND MONITORING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

ANNALISA NAPOLI TESTING AND MONITORING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

0622100078
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
LUCIANO FEO T Curriculum
ANNALISA NAPOLI Curriculum
Objectives
OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO LEARN THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS AND THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL AND MONITORING OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTIONS.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS:
THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE SKILLS IN APPROACHING ISSUES RELATED TO THE TESTING AND MONITORING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES

CAPACITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE MAIN EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGIES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE STRENGTH AND DEFORMABILITY PARAMETERS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN SITU AND THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING THE STATE OF ‘HEALTH’ OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND ITS EVOLUTION OVER TIME BY MEANS OF INSTRUMENTAL MEASUREMENTS, BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
1) CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE EXPERIMENTAL TEST TO BE ADOPTED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INDICATIONS ON THE LOCAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE MATERIALS USED IN THE REALISATION OF A STRUCTURE AND BE ABLE TO FORESEE AN EFFECTIVE MONITORING PROGRAMME IN ORDER TO OBTAIN GLOBAL INFORMATION ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE WHOLE STRUCTURE;
2) CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE RESULTS OF IN SITU AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL TESTS IN ORDER TO EXPERIMENTALLY CHARACTERISE EXISTING STRUCTURAL ORGANISMS, AS A PREPARATORY ELEMENT TO A VULNERABILITY STUDY;
3) IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE MONITORING TECHNIQUES (STATIC AND DYNAMIC) FOR RECOGNISING THE INITIATION AND PROGRESSION OF DETERIORATION PHENOMENA OF STRUCTURES OVER TIME.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CONDENSE THE CONCEPT AND ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS TESTING PROGRAMME AND A STRUCTURAL MONITORING PLAN INTO A TECHNICAL PAPER.

LEARNING SKILLS:
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS AND SITUATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE PRESENTED AND EXEMPLIFIED DURING THE COURSE, AND BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES EMERGING IN THE FIELD OF EXPERIMENTATION AND MONITORING OF EXISTING STRUCTURES.
Prerequisites
IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED OBJECTIVES, A SOLID BACKGROUND OF CONCEPTS RELATED TO STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN IS ENCOURAGED.
PROPAEDEUTICS: NONE.
Contents
PART I (EXPERIMENTATION, 30H):

- THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS: REGULATIONS, HISTORICAL-CRITICAL ANALYSIS, IN-SITU INVESTIGATIONS, SAMPLES EXTRACTION, LABORATORY TESTS, DIAGNOSIS. (LESSONS: 3H)
IN SITU CONCRETE TESTS: SCLEROMETRIC TESTS, ULTRASONIC INVESTIGATIONS, COMBINED METHODS, DETERMINATION OF CORROSION POTENTIAL. (LESSONS: 4H - CLASSROOM/LABORATORY EXERCISES: 4H)

-SEMI DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON CONCRETE (CLS): CORE DRILLING AND MICRO CORE DRILLING OF CLS. (LESSONS: 3H - CLASSROOM/LABORATORY EXERCISES: 2H)

-NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON STEEL BARS: IDENTIFICATION OF STEEL REINFORCEMENTS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE (LESSONS: 3H - CLASSROOM/LABORATORY EXERCISES: 2H)
-SEMI-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON STEEL BARS: EXTRACTION OF REINFORCING BARS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE. (LESSONS: 2H - CLASSROOM/LABORATORY EXERCISES: 2H)

-SEMI-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS ON MASONRY STRUCTURES: SINGLE AND DOUBLE FLAT JACKS (LESSONS: 3H - CLASSROOM/LABORATORY EXERCISES: 2H)

PART II (MONITORING, 30H):
-STRUCTURAL MONITORING: INTRODUCTION, CLASSIFICATIONS AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (THEORY: 3HRS)

-PRELIMINARY STEPS TO THE DESIGN AND CARRYING OUT OF A MONITORING PLAN (THEORY: 2HRS; EXERCISES: 1HRS)

-STATIC MONITORING OF STRUCTURES: SCHEDULED CHECKS AND EVENT CHECKS IN THE CASE OF BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES; INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED IN THE STATIC MONITORING; CASE STUDY ANALYSIS (THEORY: 6HRS; EXERCISES: 3HRS)

-DYNAMIC MONITORING OF STRUCTURES AND “STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM)”: BASIC CONCEPTS AND EMPLOYED INSTRUMENTS; DYNAMIC MONITORING OF BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES; CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; USE OF DYNAMIC MONITORING IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ANTHROPIC EFFECTS – E.G. VEHICLE AND RAILWAY TRAFFIC - (THEORY: 8HRS; EXERCISES: 3HRS)

-MONITORING OF BUILDING WITH INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS AND ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES AND USE IN THE “SHM”; LATEST APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS (THEORY: 3HRS, EXERCISES: 1HRS)
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDE THEORETHICAL LECTURES (18HRS+22HRS), EXERCISES HELD IN THE CLASSROOM (6H+8HRS) AND APPLICATIONS IN LAB (6HRS).
ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT THE REGULAR ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSE IS ENCOURAGED.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL TEST CONSISTS OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW.
THE ORAL INTERVIEW (1HRS) COVERS THE THEORETICAL AND APPLICATION ASPECTS PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE AND IS ADDRESSED TO ALSO VERIFY THE FOLLOWING: METODHOLOGICAL AND EXPLANATORY RIGOR, LANGUAGE PROPERTY AND SUMMARIZING CAPABILITY.
THE MAXIMUM GRADE IS ACHIEVED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES TO BE ABLE TO CORRECTLY ILLUSTRATE AND DISCUSS ALL THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE.
THE MINIMUM GRADE IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN A STUDENT DEMONSTRATES TO HAVE A LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE.
THE EXCELLENCE REQUIRES THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MAXIMUM GRADE IN COURSE TOPICS.
Texts
- A. BRAY, V. VICENTINI, MECCANICA SPERIMENTALE. CASA EDITRICE LEVROTTO E BELLA, 1975.
- L. FEO, R. PENNA, APPUNTI DI MECCANICA SPERIMENTALE DEI MATERIALI PER L’INGEGNERIA CIVILE, SINAPSE EDIZIONI, 2022.
- R. PUCINOTTI, PATOLOGIA, DIAGNOSTICA, INDAGINI STRUTTURALI. DARIO FLACCOVIO EDITORE, 2020.
- APPUNTI DELLE LEZIONI MESSI A DISPOSIZIONE DAI DOCENTI ALLA FINE DI OGNI LEZIONE VIA MAIL E SU UNA PIATTAFORMA VIRTUALE.
More Information
A VIRTUAL PLATFORM WILL BE SET UP FOR SHARING LECTURE NOTES AND EXERCISES WITH STUDENTS.
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