Automotive Engineering

VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION AND BODYWORK

General Data

Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 6.00
Status: Mandatory
Type: Course
Academic Year:
Term:
Languages: English, Portuguese
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No
Code: Sin codigo

Coordination

Description

Theory
1

Laboratory
3

Instructors

Jorge Fonseca Justo


 

Contents

SY1. Heavy passenger vehicle bodywork construction
SY2. Heavy cargo vehicle box construction
SY3. Vehicle construction
SY4 Tilt Boxes
SY5. Tanker Trucks
SY6. Crane installation

Learning Outcomes

The programmatic content of the Curricular Unit is aimed at qualifying the students in construction techniques and vehicle bodywork:
The student after attending this UC will be able to:
LO1- Classify and relate the different types of vehicles, light and heavy, for passenger or cargo, and structures;
LO2- Analyse and solve vehicle construction and bodywork problems, including the identification and analysis of alternative solutions;
LO3- Be able to create a constructive solution for a vehicle or bodywork by integrating and combining the rolling chassis with superstructure or vehicle cargo box