Basic knowledge of geology (natural sciences of high school or ESO).
Chemical part:
Basic chemical principles developed in previous mandatory studies.
Introduction to basic knowledge of the composition of materials and their resistant characteristics and the geological morphology of the land, determination of its characteristics, on site and in the laboratory.
Chemical Part:
Acquire basic knowledge about construction materials, from a chemical and / or physical-chemical approach.
Know the materials from their geological origin (if applicable), their obtaining from industrial processes, composition and physical-chemical properties.
Knowing how to distinguish pathologies of chemical origin; know the reactions that provoke them and how to avoid them, as well as the standardized test methods involved.
Introduction to the basic knowledge of the composition of the materials and their chemical characteristics and the geological morphology of the land
Chemical composition of all the materials involved in the construction / chemical reactions that occur in them and in front of the agents: concrete, iron, wood, etc./ alterations, aging and pathologies / soil classes / incidence of the same in the foundation systems of the buildings / actions to take depending on the terrain
1. Basic knowledge of geology and geological generalities of Catalonia. Geological maps and aerial photography. Typology of terrain: rocks and soils. Isotropy and representativeness Identification, classification and characteristics. Water: superficial and underground.
2. Obtaining data on site. Geophysical surveys (electrical, seismic, georadar, tomographies). Limes Probes Extraction of witnesses. Penetrometers: static and dynamic. Obtaining discontinuous samples: undisturbed and representative. Discontinuous tests: Spt, penetrometers and hand-held escisometers, pressure gauge, vane test, loading plate. Application criteria.
3. Obtaining laboratory data: identification: granulometry, limits of plasticity, humidity and density. Resistance and deformation: simple compression, direct cutting, triaxial, oedometric. Expansivity: in Lambe apparatus and in an oedometer. Chemical analysis of soil and water; aggressiveness to concrete cement. Application criteria.
4. Geotechnical recognition. Information and previous forecasts. Programming of the recognition campaign in terms of: the extent of the land to be recognized, geological homogeneity, amplitude of the project in plan and in depth. Control of the works and possibility of variation of the campaign depending on the results as they are obtained. Prices
5. The geotechnical study. Description of the recognition methodology, especially of non-standardized devices. Relation of the results. Interpretation. Stratigraphic or lithological sections. Conclusions Recommendations foundation, containment, excavation, stability. Firm. Review of the geotechnical study and its quality.
6. Soil mechanics Stability of slopes. Court laws. Affects pressure, cohesion, friction and water; study of balance. Theory of the push: variables of the soil, variables of the containment system and external variables. Critical height of a slope. Erosion.
7. Relation of the structure of the building with the ground: foundations. Conditioning factors of the foundations: soil, water, depth, structure, deformability, immediate buildings, execution, economy. Sinking load, rupture model. Permissible pressure. Seating; pressure bulb. Building / foundation relationship. Convenience of basements. Special conditions for expansive terrains and unstable terrain.
8. Land containment. Walls: topology, self-supporting by gravity and by bending. Stability of the set: overturning, sliding. Screens: definition, topology, construction process, bracing and provisional shoring. Coronation biga. Anchors and bolts.
9. Constructive pathology due to the foundations or its relationship with the ground. Study of the lesions and their evolution; interpretation. Auscultation and instrumentation. Settlements Expansivity Variations of humidity. Heterogeneities of the land. Instability. Deformation or collapse. Drains Defects prior to foundation: project (heterogeneity of the ground, inadequate foundation to the ground) and materials. Defects simultaneous to the foundation. Post-execution causes (retraction, thermal stress, chemical or electrolytic corrosion, cement degradation) New prospection. Repair or reinforcement. Recalces: superficial and deep. Micropiles and jet grouting ?? topology and applications.
10. Land improvement
11 The water in the ground. Piezometry. Excavations under water. Screens and sheet piles. Well-points. Drains and waterproofing.
Chemical Part:
1. INTRODUCTION.
1.1.- General concepts of chemistry.
2.- CONSTITUENT MATERIALS OF THE ARMED CONCRETE.
2.1.- Cement and additions.
2.1.1.- Conglomerants. Generalities
2.1.2.- Thin matter, manufacture and composition of cement.
2.1.3.- Types of additions
2.1.4.- Types of cement.
2.1.5.- Standardized tests.
2.1.6.- Specifications s / RC-08.
2.1.7.- Calcium aluminate cement (aluminous cement).
2.2.- Aggregates.
2.2.1.- Types of aggregate.
2.2.2.- Degradation reactions due to aggregate.
2.2.3.- Standardized tests.
2.2.4.- Specifications s / EHE-08.
2.3.- Kneading water.
2.3.1.- Standardized tests.
2.3.2- Specifications s / EHE-08.
2.4.- Additives.
2.4.1.- Types of additives. Composition.
2.4.2.- Standardized tests.
2.4.3.- Specifications s / EHE-08.
2.5.- Arming steel.
2.5.1.- Thin material, manufacture and composition.
2.5.2.- Types of steel.
2.5.3.- Corrosion reactions.
3.- CONCRETE.
3.1.- Setting and hardening.
3.2.- The chemistry of hardened concrete.
3.2.1.- Reactions of chemical degradation in concrete.
3.2.2.- Standardized tests.
3.2.3.- Specifications s / EHE-08
3.3.- Durability
3.3.1.- Concepts.
3.3.2.- Aggressiveness. Types of environment
3.3.2.- Specifications s / EHE-08.
4.- CERAMIC.
4.1.- Fundamental characteristics of ceramic materials
4.1.1.- Petrology, mineralogy and chemical composition.
4.1.2.- Physico-chemical properties.
4.2.- Ceramic materials used in construction.
4.2.- Pathologies of ceramic materials.
4.2.1.- Causes of deterioration.
4.2.2.- Laboratory tests.
4.2.3.- Intervention techniques.
5.- PETREOS MATERIALS
5.1.- Natural stone. Generalities
5.1.1.- Petrography, mineralogy and chemical composition.
5.1.2.- Techniques of instrumental study and chemical analysis.
5.1.3.- Physico-chemical properties.
5.2.- Stone materials used in construction.
5.3.- Alteration of the stone
5.3.1.- Agents and alteration mechanisms.
5.3.2.- Laboratory tests.
5.3.3.- Intervention techniques.
6.- SUPERFICIAL PROTECTION OF METALLIC ELEMENTS
6.1.- Hot galvanization.
6.1.1.- Galvanization process.
6.1.2.- Galvanized materials used in construction.
6.1.3.- Causes of deterioration of the coating.
6.1.4.- Laboratory tests.
6.2.- Anodized aluminum.
6.2.1.- Anodization process.
6.2.2.- Anodized aluminum materials used in construction.
6.2.3.- Causes of deterioration of the coating.
6.2.4.- Laboratory tests.
7.- PAINTS AND VARNISHES.
7.1.- Components of laso paints and varnishes.
7.2.- Types of paint used in construction.
7.3.- Pathology of laso paintings.
7.4.- Laboratory tests.
8.- WOODS.
8.1.- General concepts.
8.1.1.- Structure of the wood.
8.1.2.- Composition of the wood.
8.1.3.- Manufacture of manufactured boards.
8.2.- Pathologies of wood.
8.3.- Laboratory tests.
9.- THERMAL INSULATION.
9.1.- Extruded polystyrene.
9.1.1.- Composition.
9.1.2.- Physical-chemical properties
9.1.3.- Laboratory tests.
9.2.- Polyurethane foam.
9.2.1.- Thin material and manufacture.
9.2.2.- Physical-chemical properties.
9.2.3.- Laboratory tests.
9.3.- Rock wool
9.3.1.- Composition.
9.3.2.- Physico-chemical properties.
9.3.3.- Laboratory tests.
10.- MATERIALS FOR WATERPROOFING.
10.1.- Plastic materials.
10.1.1.- PVC sheets.
10.1.2.- Polyethylene sheets.
10.2.- Elastomers
10.2.- Bituminous sheets
Total contact hours: 50%, 3 cr.ECTS
Total hours of work of the student: 50%, 3 cr.ECTS
Classes of theory referring to the thematic blocks of the previous section
Practical sessions of materials in field trips and a laboratory
Exercises and practices in the classroom referring to the topics covered in the theory (in small groups or individuals, depending on the case)
Practical application of the Technical Building Code (CTE)
WEEKLY TEMPORARY
Dedication to the subject 3 credits at 26 hours / credit = 78 hours
Semester dedication 18 weeks (16 lectures + 2 exams)
Weekly dedication 78 hours / 18 weeks = 4.3 hours / week
CONCEPT Total hours
Exhibition classes 32
Practical classes 7
Individual study 21
Tutoring 6
Total hours dedicated to the margin of the exams 66
Preparation exam hours (2 x 4.3) 9
Exam hours 3
TOTAL SEMESTER DEDICATION 78
Chemical Part:
- Exhibition technique using "power point", combined with questions to encourage student participation.
- Approach of various weekly questions to which the student will have to respond by researching information in books, the Internet, ...
- Realization of practical classes. These classes will be planned once the number of students enrolled and the possibilities offered by the center itself are known.
WEEKLY TEMPORARY
Dedication to the subject 3 credits at 26 hours / credit = 78 hours
Semester dedication 18 weeks (16 lectures + 2 exams)
Weekly dedication 78 hours / 18 weeks = 4.3 hours / week
CONCEPT Total hours
Exhibition classes 17
Practical classes. 25
Individual study 17
Tutoring 7
Total hours dedicated to the margin of the exams 66
Exam preparation hours (2 x 4.3)
Exam hours 9
TOTAL SEMESTER / ANNUAL DEDICATION 78
A. Exams. Conducted throughout the course to contrast the progress and assimilation of the acquired knowledge (50% global note)
B. Practical oral examinations of land and material recognition (20% overall mark)
H. Projects. Application to the reality, through simple exercises, of the suitable materials to the uses to which they are destined (10% global note)
I. Presentations. Teamwork of land studies and how to deal with them in each case (10% global note)
J. Class participation (10% overall mark)
Compilation of themes, in the form of multicopy notes, coming from different texts, publications and schemes and prepared by the professor in charge of the Geology part.
Chemical part:
- Normas UNE y UNE EN
- Normas NBE
- Instrucción EHE-08
- Instrucción RC-08
- CTE Código Técnico de la Edificación
- A. Delibes, Tecnología y propiedades mecánicas del hormigón.
- A. Neville, Properties of concrete
- A. Neville, High Alumina Cement Concrete
- Y. Biczok, La corrosión del hormigón y su protección.
- J. Calavera, Patología de estructuras de hormigón armat y pretensado.
- Cuadernos Técnicos de INTEMAC (Trimestrales).
- Manual de diagnosis y tratamiento de materiales pétreos y cerámicos (CAATB)
GONZÁLEZ CABALLERO, Matilde, El terreno, Aula d´Arquitectura 44, Edicions UPC, Barcelona, 2001.
GONZÁLEZ DE VALLEJO, Luís I., et al. Ingeniería Geológica, Prentice Hall, Pearson Educación, Madrid, 2002.
Geology part:
- CAMBEFORT, H. Geotecnia del Ingeniero. Reconocimiento de suelos, ETA, Barcelona, 1975
- CAMBEFORT, H. Reconocimiento de suelos y cimentaciones especiales, Omega, Barcelona, 1967
- COSTETR, J. I SANGLERAT. G. Curso práctico de mecánica de suelos, Ed. Blume, Barcelona, 1975.
- DAPPLES, E.K. Geología básica en ciencia e ingeniería, Ed. Omega, Barcelona.
- Estructures I. Tècniques de recalçament dels fonaments. ITEC, Barcelona 1990.
- GALLEMÍ I PALULET, Jaume, Geologia pas a pas, Abadia de Montserrat, Llibres de Motxilla, Barcelona, 1981.
- GARCÍA BOADA, J., MASCAREÑAS, P., VIDAL, J. I ZARROCA, M., Características mecánicas de los suelos, Publicaciones del Col. Oficial d´Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Catalunya. Cedesco Técnico, Barcelona, 1978.
- GRUAUX, D. Fundamentos de mecánica del suelo. Proyecto de muros y cimentaciones, Vol. I, Geotecnia aplicada, ETA,SA, Barcelona, 1970.
- JIMÉNEZ SALAS, J.L. Geotecnia y Cimientos, 4 vols. Ed. Rueda, Madrid.
- Manual de Geotècnia i Patologia, Diagnosi i intervenció en fonaments. Col-legi d´Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Barcelona, Barcelona, 1998
- MAÑÁ, F., Cimentaciones superficiales, Ed. Blume, Barcelona, 1975.
- MAÑÁ, F., La información geotécnica, Col. Arquitectes de Catalunya, 1990.
- Mapa geotècnic de Barcelona, Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Direcció General d´Actuacions Concertades d´Arquitectura i Habitatge, Bosch i Ventayol Geoserveis, i RSE Aplicaciones Territoriales SA; CD-ROM, Barcelona, 2000.
- RODRÍGUEZ ORTIZ, J.M., SERRA, J., OTEO, C.; Curso aplicado de Cimentaciones, Servicio de Publicaciones del Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid, 5ª edición, Madrid, 1993.
- TERZAGUI, K., PECK, R.B., Mecánica de suelos en ingeniería práctica, Ateneo, Barcelona 1980.
- VENTAYOL, A., et al. Mapa Geotécnico de Barcelona, 1978. Publicació editada pels autors.