Advanced Design of Buildings – ADB

Coordinated by the Department of Civil Engineering and Building Services and the Department of Steel Structures and Structural Mechanics of Faculty of Civil Engineering

The Faculty of Civil Engineering has a tradition of more than 80 years, being involved in the national standardization process in the field of structures as well as the implementation of the Eurocode normative system in Romania.

The largest span Romanian structure - Bucharest Expo Pavilion, the first Romanian reticulated roof system – the Iron Gates power plant were designed within the faculty.

The Faculty Research centers hold an important number of European and National Research Grants.

Research topics

  • Performance of steel, concrete, timber, masonry and composite steel-concrete structures under exceptional actions
  • Seismic evaluation and strengthening of existing buildings
  • Rehabilitating heritage buildings and historical monuments
  • Light Gauge steel structures
  • Sustainable building design technology
  • Life-cycle assessment (LCA) of the built environment
  • Building envelope design for reduced energy consumption
  • Use of advanced materials (FRPs, high-performance concrete, fiber-reinforced mortars)
  • Modern façade systems, insulation materials, and technologies

Curricula

Semester I

  1. Energy Efficiency of Buildings
  2. Computational Modeling of Structures
  3. Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy of Built Environment
  4. Structural Assessment of Existing Buildings
  5. Professional Practice 1

Semester II

  1. Performance-Based Design of Structures
  2. Research and Design Assisted by Testing
  3. Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of Buildings
  4. Entrepreneurship in Civil Engineering
  5. Fire Design of Buildings
  6. Ethics and Academic Integrity
  7. Professional Practice 2

Semester III

  1. Rehabilitation Concepts for Historical Monuments
  2. Shell and Plated Structures
  3. Structural Safety under Extreme Actions
  4. Modern Building Façade Systems
  5. Aluminium Structures
  6. Introduction to BIM and Digitalization
  7. Professional Practice 3

Semester IV

  1. Research Practice for Dissertation
  2. Elaboration of Dissertation

During the last years, students at English master studies in Civil Engineering in Timișoara have developed their dissertations in double coordination with partner universities (München, Liege, Coimbra, Napoli, Clermont-Ferrand). A large majority of the graduates are now employed in design companies or foreign universities, due to their experience achieved during master studies and the recommendations made by the teaching staff.

ADB – for whom?

  • bachelor graduates in civil engineering who wish to enrich their knowledges with new perspectives related to the design of buildings;
  • bachelor graduates in related domains (technical domains with background in theoretical mechanics and strength of materials) who wish the specialization in civil engineering.
  • International Students Aiming for a European Qualification: Individuals from around the world who want to obtain an EU-recognized master’s degree with instruction in English, focusing on cutting-edge topics in building design.

ADB programme offers

  • integration together with the Ph.D. students in very dynamic research group;
  • possibility for study or research grants for the accomplishment of the dissertations within double coordination at prestigious partner universities from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy or Portugal, through ERASMUS + exchanges;
  • possibility of further continuation of master studies with Ph.D., in direct correlation with the ongoing national and international research grants at departmental level, including Ph.D. grants at partner universities.
  • continuation and completion of the bachelor degree studies through modern design of civil and industrial buildings;
  • initiation of the students in research and development activities, preceding Ph.D. courses;
  • current use of technical English in the field of structural engineering.

Curricula

Curricula

Course Description

Admission

Admission Information on the UPT site

For further inquiries please use the following email addresses: student-admissions@upt.ro.