Professional Master's Degree
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1. Mandatory Disciplines
Common Areas of Concentration
Environmental Management (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Definition of environmental and environmental sciences; general notions of ecology; terrestrial ecosystems; aquatic ecosystems; marine ecosystems; introduction to the Amazonian ecosystem; principles of topography and cartography; natural resources and energy; absorption and adsorption; sedimentology principles; filtration principles; pollutant dispersion; pollution generated by machines and engines; techniques for measuring and controlling industrial waste; environmental impact in small hydroelectric plants; environmental impact studies and environmental impact report; environmental protection (institutional and legal aspects); ISO 14000 environmental standards.
Technology and Innovation in Engineering (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Technological innovation: definition and perspectives; technology concepts and properties; the technological innovation process - concept, phases and management; creation and dissemination of technology; adoption, implementation and dissemination of technology, creative work, context of change, decision-making processes; formulation of strategies. Intellectual property and commercialization of technology. Technology and innovation concept. Innovation as an instrument of competitiveness. Technological paradigms, trajectories and regimes. National innovation systems. Sectorial innovation systems.
Areas of Concentration: Structures, Civil Construction and Materials
Research Line: Civil Construction and Materials
Cost and Evaluation Engineering (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Concepts and cost classification; characteristics of construction costs; costs of civil construction inputs; refuse, leftovers, waste and defective units; cost and budget estimates: concepts, classification and type approach; price and profit; concepts and classification of value; methodologies for calculating the value; relationship between cost and value; feasibility principles of civil construction projects.
New Materials (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Industrial and agricultural waste: research in the area of use and recycling of solid waste and industrial by-products; industrial and agricultural waste used as building materials and components. Recycled materials in civil construction: civil construction waste and its composition. Standardization in force in the country to produce aggregates: classification of construction waste. New trends in the study of waste utilization: the use of PET bottles; the production of plastic wood; wood - plastic; reinforcement of structures with composite materials.
Quality in Civil Construction (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: The comprehensive concept of quality in construction. The translation of the ISO 9000 series for civil construction. Planning and design. Quality in the execution of the work: rationalization of processes. Supply management: technical specification, partnership with supplier, inventory reduction, handling, quality and product certification. Technical assistance. Human resources: training, participation, improvement teams. Organization for quality: structure of the quality plan, implementation strategies. Business quality. Principles and foundations of quality management systems; process approach to quality management systems; requirements and evaluation of quality management systems; continuous improvement cycle.
Production Systems (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Competitiveness, quality and production modernization, production management, project management, innovation and rationalization in construction processes, improvement in the functioning of the production chain, innovation of products and processes, quality of constructions, production efficiency, reduction of production impacts , company skills, development of the production process of enterprises, technological development of construction processes, development of management in construction sites, waste management, lean production, clean production, environmental management of industrial waste.
Concrete and Mortar Technology (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Internal structure of concrete; dosing materials; Water; cement; aggregate; pozzolanic materials; additions; dosage methods; quality control. Mortar performance requirements and criteria, horizontal or vertical coating and laying of ceramic material, properties of the mortar constituent materials.
Materials Technology (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Introduction to materials science and technology, metallic materials, ceramic materials, polymeric materials, composite materials, microstructure of materials, physical and mechanical properties of materials, special steels for construction, materials used in structural recovery and reinforcement, nanotechnology applied to construction civil.
Research Line: Structures
Structures Pathologies
Syllabus: Introduction to the study of construction pathologies; Lifetime concept and maintenance procedures. Methodology for diagnosis and intervention; source of building failures. Effects of the presence of moisture on the development of pathologies in materials and components: masonry; coating; floors. Cracking: causes and mechanisms; masonry; coatings; floors; typical pathologies of concrete structures; others.
Reinforced Concrete Structures Project (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Fundamentals of structural design; ultimate limit analysis of pillars; ultimate limit analysis of bending beams; calculation of beams under shear; dimensioning and verification of smooth slabs when punching; shear reinforcement for smooth slabs; introduction to the theory of rupture lines; verification in the limit state of use; experimentation in reinforced concrete structures. Buildings design.
Design of Precast Concrete Structures (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Fundamentals of structural design; introduction to the study of precast concrete structures; production; design guidelines; structural systems; Connections; special topics; new technologies; experimentation with premolded structures; project.
Pre-stressed Concrete Structures Project (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Introduction review of pre-stressed concrete fundamentals: materials, pre-stressing technology, structural safety verification methodology, pre-stressing losses, technical standards. Analytical study of the effects of concrete shrinkage and creep and pre-stressing steel relaxation. Total deformation and creep deformation of the concrete. Methods for calculating creep strains: general method (Stieltjes Linear Integral) and algebraic methods. Deformation due to relaxation and creep of pre-stressed steel. Effect of passive reinforcement on concrete deformations. Stress redistribution in armed and axially loaded prisms. Stress redistribution in composite structures (concrete of different ages). Calculation of progressive pre-stressing losses. Technical standards. Design of pre-stressed structures. Design and dimensioning of hyper-static structures: continuous beams, slabs, frames. Mushroom slabs, ribbed slabs. Calculation of pre-stressing losses. Structures with non-stick cables and external cables. Detailing. Technical standards. Anchors for adhesion. Reinforcement of pre-stressed structures. Project.
Wood Structures Project (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Project. Actions, loads, load classes: project situations, representative values of the actions. Calculation values, combination factors and weighting coefficients, combinations of actions in relation to the last limit states and in limit states of use. Wood properties: characteristic values, design values. Dimensioning: active efforts, resistant efforts, normal stresses, tangential stresses, stability. Connections: mechanical connections, eccentric connections, adhesive connections, design criteria. The technology of glued laminated wood. Constructive provisions: minimum dimensions, maximum slenderness, connections, executive procedures, classification of parts, wood durability.
Metal Structures Project (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Steel structures: general aspects and field of application of steel structures. Steel manufacturing process. Properties of steel available on the market. Stress-strain diagram. Sizing methods and standards in force. Actions and safety: limit state method. Dimensioning and checking of tensioned, compressed, flexed, flexed and flexed compressed bars. Sizing and checking of bolted and welded connections. Understanding structural steel projects. Project.
Areas of Concentration: Urban Sanitation
Research Line: Environmental Management and Processes
Technology and Innovation in Engineering (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Technological innovation: definition and perspectives; Technology concepts and properties; The technological innovation process - concept, phases and management; Creation and dissemination of technology; Adoption, implementation and dissemination of technology, creative work, context of change, decision-making processes; Strategy formulation. Intellectual property and commercialization of technology. Technology and innovation concept. Innovation as an instrument of competitiveness. Technological paradigms, trajectories and regimes. National innovation systems. Sectorial innovation systems
Planning and Management of Natural Resources (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: General notions of sustainable development and the importance of planning and managing natural resources. Basic concepts of natural resources (water, soil and air). Ecological economy. Institutional and social instruments for the management of natural resources The problem of the use of natural resources in the Amazon. Amazon basin and sustainability of water use. Multicriteria methods for environmental planning of natural resources.
Valuation of Natural Resources (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Introduction and definition of concepts of environment, natural resources and sustainable development; Brief history of the capitalist economy and general characteristics of the globalized economy; The economic value of natural resources in the global economy; Natural Resources and Sustainable Development; Natural resources and environmental services.
Water Resources Management (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Hydrological Cycle and Hydrographic Basin; Uses of Water Resources; Conceptual Aspects of Water Resources Management; Legal Aspects; Organizational Aspects; Water Resources Management Instruments.
Effluent Treatment and Environmental Impact Control (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Cities and Pollution; Contaminants in Urban Areas; Urban Sanitary Infrastructure Systems (Rainwater Drainage, Water Supply; Sanitary Sewer; Solid Waste); The Urban Site and Ecological Preservation Areas; Water Quality Control; Environmental Impact Studies; Activities Subject to Environmental Licensing; Case Studies.
Environmental Impact Assessment (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Types of Impacts and Methodologies for Ecological Assessment of Urban Habitats; Analysis, Forecast and Valuation of Impacts; Main Assessment Methods and Techniques; Structure and Content of EIA-RIMAs; Social Participation in the Development and Evaluation of Impact Studies; Public Hearing Process; Analysis of Impact Cases in Amazonian Urban Areas.
Environmental Pollution (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
TABLE: Principles of Environmental Balance; Forms of Pollution and Contamination; Notions of Toxicology; Polluting Compounds and Environmental Contaminants; Transport, Dispersion and Degradation of Pollutants in the Environment; Atmospheric pollution; Water pollution; Ground pollution; Noise pollution; Air, Water and Soil Quality Standards; Types and Stages of Environmental Monitoring; Main Physical-Chemical, Biological and Anthropic Parameters and Relevance and Selection Criteria; Criteria, Emission and Control Standards; Environmental Quality Indexes.
Geoprocessing in the Environment (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Geoprocessing: Introduction to geoprocessing; Characteristics of GIS; Spatial Data; Data Structures: vector and matrix models; Topology; Data Acquisition and Manipulation; Remote sensing. Global Positioning Systems: Definitions, concepts and equipment; Main Systems in operation; Positioning techniques; Georeferencing of areas; Generation of thematic maps. Image Acquisition: Image types; Visual analysis of images; Digital image processing; Weather application; Oceanographic applications; Urban applications; Environmental applications. Geostatistics and mapping of natural resources: Semivariance; Correlations; Interpolations; Krigagem and Cokrigagem; Other interpolation methods; Isoline maps and other spatial representations; Graphic programs of spatial representation.
Water and Air Pollution (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: The Environmental crisis; The Aquatic environment; Water Pollution; Dispersion of pollutants in water; The Terrestrial Environment; Pollution of urban soil; The atmospheric environment; Climate and dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere; Air quality standards.
Water Resources Management (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: The hydrological cycle and watershed. Conceptual aspects of water resource management. Legal aspects. Organizational aspects. Water resource planning process. Water Resources Management Instruments.
Water Quality (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: The Importance of Water, Global Water Availability, Multiple Uses and Routes of Water Use. Physical, Physical-Chemical, Chemical and Bacteriological Parameters. Legislation regarding Water Quality Standards. General Treatment Processes. Simple sedimentation. Aeration. Coagulation. Mixture. Flocculation. Decanting. Fast and Slow Filtration. Disinfection. Treatment of refractory toxic and organic compounds. Special Water Treatment Techniques for Domestic and Industrial Purposes. Biological Characteristics of Supply Waters. Dimensioning of Water Treatment Units.
Solid Waste (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Characterization of residues. Integrated solid waste management. Methodologies and techniques for minimization, recycling and reuse. Packaging, collection, transport. Treatment processes and technologies for reuse and recycling. Final disposal of waste.
Underground Pollution (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Elements of geology, geophysics and hydrogeology; Investigation techniques for contaminated areas; Elements of remediation of contaminated areas; Aquifer vulnerability map (GOD and DRASTIC methods).
Environmental Management (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Definition of environmental and environmental sciences; General notions of Ecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Aquatic ecosystems; Marine ecosystems; Introduction to the Amazon ecosystem; Principles of topography and cartography; Natural resources and energy; Absorption and adsorption; Principles of sedimentology; Filtration principles; Pollutant dispersion; Pollution generated by machines and engines; Techniques for measuring and controlling industrial waste; Environmental impact in small hydroelectric plants; Environmental Impact Studies and Environmental Impact Report; Environmental protection (institutional and legal aspects); ISO 14000 environmental standards.
Research Line: Environmental Sanitation
Urban Drainage (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Introduction: historical context and perspectives; classic systems and alternative drainage techniques; planning, conception and design of drainage systems. Hydrology applied to drainage systems: analysis of rainfall - IDF curves and project rainfall; methodologies for calculating runoff, propagation. Hydraulics applied to drainage systems: design of microdrainage works, macrodrainage, special structures and alternative urban drainage techniques.
Planning, Operations and Control of Sanitation Systems (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Presentation of the main characteristics of the component units of the sanitation systems (water, sanitary sewage, solid waste and rain drainage) used in the municipalities, so that the stages of planning, design, operation and maintenance of the component units of these systems are understood and evaluated , as well as to enable the definition of the most suitable alternatives for municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon.
Water Quality and Treatment (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Hydrological cycle. Water distribution on the planet. Water and human beings. Impurities found in water. Water quality parameters. Patterns of drinking water. Types of water treatment for supply. Coagulation. Flocculation. Sedimentation. Filtration. Disinfection.
Waste from Sanitation Systems (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: General introduction. Presentation of the course. Notion of residues / definitions. Waste cycle and management strategies. National, state and local situation. Current legislation. Normalization. Characteristics of urban waste: composition, humidity, density, PCS and PCI, C / N ratio. Urban solid waste management. Types of models (conventional and participatory). Technical operational activities of the urban solid waste management system. Urban cleaning. Institutional and administrative aspects. Collection and transport system. Sweeping system, weeding roads and public places. Planning of services and special operations. Aspects of valorization of urban waste. Definitions. Objectives of materials recovery. Recovery techniques: prior to collection, selective collection and sorting plants. Recovery of metals, paper, plastics, glass, etc. Effects of the recovery on the economy. Landfill. Definitions. Impact study: methodology. Different types of landfill. Permissible waste. Methods of execution. Installations. Theory of waste degradation. Generation and production of effluents. Collection and treatment of biogas and leaked liquids. Monitoring. Later uses of the areas. Cost considerations. Incineration and pyrolysis. General principles of incineration. Calorific power - PCS and PCI. Theoretical combustion without excess air. Combustion with excess air. Relationship between calorific value and quantities of air required. Smoke, ash and slag treatment. Installations and ovens. Pyrolysis: principles. Composting. Definitions. Compound characteristics. Composting processes. Influence of parameters: substrate, temperature, pH, amount of oxygen. Agricultural recovery of the compost. Effects of applying the compound. Compound quality. Commercialization. Installations. Hospital solid waste. Current legislation. Main categories of waste. In - hospital collection. Sorting operations. Transport and storage. Pre-treatments and final treatment.
Special Solid Waste (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Solid waste and its relationship with man and the environment. Classification of solid waste. Special solid waste - industrial and hospital waste. Packaging. Collect. Transport. Treatment and final disposal.
Effluent Treatment (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Notions of water quality. Effluent characteristics. Environmental impacts caused by effluents. Types of effluent treatment. Economic and technological aspects. Preliminary and primary treatment. Anaerobic treatment. Aerobic treatment.
Groundwater Contamination (3 Credit Units, 45 Credit Hours)
Syllabus: Elements of geology, geophysics and hydrogeology; Investigation techniques for contaminated areas; Elements of remediation of contaminated areas.