Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Architecture |
Mestrado Universitario en Rehabilitación Arquitectónica (Plan 2016) |
Subjects |
Assessment and underpinning of foundations |
Contents |
Identifying Data | 2019/20 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Assessment and underpinning of foundations | Code | 630567119 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Official Master's Degree | 2nd four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 3 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
Inspection of foundations in building | Pathology of soils. Pathology of foundations. Pathology of excavations. Pathology of retaining walls. Slurry wall pathology. |
Foundation Inspection and Validation: Soil Exploration Methods | METHODS OF SOIL INSPECTION Calico Boreholes. Penetrometers. Geophysical tests METHODS OF INSPECTION OF FOUNDATIONS Inspection and recording of movements. Inspection and registration of cracks. Analysis of the observed pathology. Study of the terrain, foundation and causes of failure. Verification of hypotheses and differential diagnosis. Selection of solutions. Execution of the work of underpinning or reinforcement. |
The underpinning in the building. |
General concepts. Shoring. Superficial underpinning. |
Underpinning with added elements. | Underpinning with piles. Underpinning with micropiles. |
Soil improvement techniques | Soil improvement. Foundations on expansive soils. Foundations on collapsible soils. Foundations on fillings. |
The project of underpinning | The decision to underpinning. Choice of underpinning system. Execution of the project of underpinning: Plans, memory, specifications, measurements and budget. The work direction of underpinning. |
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