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University College of Technical Architecture
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Grao en Arquitectura Técnica
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  Construction I
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LESSON 01 .- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION General concepts and historical overview: Definitions. Construction. Background of the Engineering Building. Engineering Education Building
General analysis of the construction process: Key elements of a building. Complementary elements. Equipment. Auxiliaries. The building in the history
The Law of Construction Planning
The Technical Building Code
LESSON 02 .- THE LAND ISSUE AND EARTHMOVING Introduction to the nature and origin of soils. Degrees of weathering of rocks. Soils. Spanish classification of land according to the CTE. Elementary properties. General. Geotechnical study. The CTE and the geotechnical study.

Earthworks: Definition. Previous actions. Preparatory operations. Complementary works. Remove. Pouring. Ditches. Wells. Fillings. Embankments. Unstable slopes.
Building on the works of earth fills and embankments compaction. SpongeBob and settlement of land. Digs ground. Drains. Geotextiles.
Support facilities in earthworks: Shoring. Shoring. Other methods of shoring and restraint. Auxiliary buildings on the waterfront.
LESSON 03 .- STRUCTURE Structure: Requirements for the structures. Shares in the building. Types of operations or loads. Structural parts. Loads and stresses. Safety factors. Crack deformation.
Types of structures: Types of structures by component.
LESSON 04 .- THE FOUNDATION The foundation: Names of terrain features and the shoe. Behavior field. Pressures on the ground. Propagation of stress. Seating area. Constraints of design and construction of a foundation.
Classification of foundations: According to their construction materials. According to its depth. Stable foundation on land: Types. Foundations on unstable ground: Types.
LESSON 05 .- CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES Retaining walls: Nomenclature. Types of retaining walls. Construction conditions of the retaining walls.
Basement walls, basement walls typologies. Construction conditions.
Earth pressure: Pressure and thrust. Types. Actions on the wall. Equilibrium conditions of the wall.
Screens foundations: Types of retaining walls. Slurry wall construction process. Brackets supporting pillars. Excavation bracing walls and screen. Other systems display bracing walls
LESSON 06 .- STONE PLANTS Factories masonry: Definitions. Running factories masonry. Types of masonry.
Factories quarrying: Classes stones used in factories. Nomenclature used in stone mills. Levels in the stonework. The stone work. Transport of blocks. Running stalls factories. Masonry manufacturing gear. Ashlar gear factories. Provision for the coronation of enclosure walls. Durability of the stones. Protection of the stones. Word of the blocks
LESSON 07 .- THE ARCH AND VAULT The arc: Components of the arc. Materials from the arc. Structural behavior of the arc. Classification of arches form. The arc discharge. The spontaneous discharge arc. Classification defined surfaces. Union of arcs with the factory. Construction of the arches. Calculation and verification of the arc. Absorption of effort in support. Broken arches. New technologies.
The Vault: Vaults simple. Domes. Vaults made??. Timbrel vaults. Construction and materials. Structural behavior. Other construction elements.
LESSON 08 .- THE STRUCTURAL FLOORS AND STAIRS Horizontal structural elements: Forged. Definition. Functions performed by the cast. Types of floor: concrete slab. Forged metal. Composite floors. Wooden floors. Historical development of the slabs. Reinforcement in slabs. Metal sections. Ribbed plates. Spans. Separators.
Types of Forged: Forged flat slab. Ribbed floor. Floor joists military. Prestressed slabs. Forged prelates. Forged hollow core. Special Forgings. Slabs without beams of reinforced concrete.
Stairs: Conditions that must comply with the stairs as the CTE. Parts of a ladder. Geometric layout of the ladder: Proportion of the steps. Classification of the stairs. Wood stairs. Compensation curved staircases. Provision of railings.
TEMA 09.- LA ESCALERA 09.01.- Definiciones.
09.02.-Tipologías.
09.03.-Normativa.
LESSON 09 .- COVER Cover: Names of a cover. Classification and covers general concepts: Because of its shape. By its use. From the position of the elements. For their hygrothermal behavior.
The flat roof: modern flat roof solutions. Components of the inverted roof. Other types of flat roof.
The sloped roof: Components. Cover materials: asphalt plates. Texas. Slate. Slate. Metal.
LESSON 11 .- THE LAYOUT The Stakeout: Preliminary considerations. Rethinking processes and methods. The practice of setting out on site.
Rethinking building: Rethinking the earthworks. Staking out the foundation and structure. Staking vertical walls. Tools stake.
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