2018/19
28722 - Procedures and Organisation
175 - Escuela Universitaria Politécnica de La Almunia
423 - Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
Compulsory
4.3. Syllabus
To reach the subject aims, this one is structured in 18 topics grouped into 3 educational units.
The detailed content of these topics is as follows:
EDUCATIONAL UNIT I: EARTHWORKS METHODS
TOPIC 1. EARTHMOVING MACHINERY
1.1. Earthmoving
1.2. Earthmoving basic operations and machinery
1.2.1. Excavation o arranque
1.2.2. Loading
1.2.3. Hauling and dumping
1.2.4. Grading
1.2.5. Wetering or drying
1.2.6. Compaction
1.2.7. Refining
1.3. Land classification according their harness
1.4. Advantages and limitations of the earthmoving machines
1.5. Machinery election
1.6. Mechanization of a work
TOPIC 2. EARTHWORKS QUANTITIES
2.1. Earth volumes changes
2.2. Swelling and swelling factor
2.3. Consolidation and compaction
2.4. Swelling values
2.5. Practical considerations in soil layers extention
2.6. Land clearing and land filling.
2.7. Land movement cuttings and landfills
2.8. Cross sections areas
2.9. Determing the mass to be moved between two profiles
2.10. Mass diagram
2.11. Soil compensation
TOPIC 3. MACHINE POWER REQUIREMENTS
3.1. Required power
3.1.1. Available power
3.1.2. Usable power
3.2. Balance between available and usable powers
3.3. Resistance to the power
3.3.1. Rolling resintance
3.3.2. Slope resistance
3.3.3. Acceleration resistence
3.3.4. Air resistance
3.3.5. Other resistances
3.4. Speed calculation. Equation of motion.
3.5. Practical exercises
TOPIC 4. PRODUCTION AND COST OF THE MACHINERY
4.1. Costing of the work unit
4.2. Definition of production
4.2.1. Time efficiency
4.2.2. Production cycle
4.2.3. Practical exercises on calculation of production
4.3. Cost of using machinery
4.3.1.General considerations
4.3.2.Variables to consider
4.3.3.Cost structure
4.3.3.1. Ownership cost
4.3.3.2. Operating cost
4.3.3.3. Total cost
4.3.4.Calculating the direct cost
4.3.5.Using SEOPAN tables
4.3.6.Practical exercises on costing
TOPIC 5. MECHANICS & MACHINERY MAINTENANCE
5.1. Diesel engines
5.1.1. Overview
5.1.2. Extra engine feeding
5.1.3. Power and torque of an engine
5.2. Gear systems
5.2.1. Direct gear
5.2.2. Hydraulic gear
5.3. Running assembly
5.3.1. Wheel assembly
5.3.2. Crawler assembly
5.4. Lubricants
5.4.1. Lubrication aims
5.4.2. Oils
5.4.3. Additives
5.4.4. Specific oils
5.4.5. Greases
5.5. Filters
5.5.1. Funtionality
5.5.2. Types of filters
5.5.3. Using filters
TOPIC 6. EXCAVATION AND PUSHING: DOZER
6.1. Models and scope
6.2. Mechanical properties
6.3. Working elements
6.4. Production cycle
6.5. Working capabilities
6.6. Excavation and pushing distances
6.7. Calculating dozer production
6.8. Excavation and pushing techniques
6.9. Ripping techniques
6.10. Practical exercises
TOPIC 7. EXCAVATION AND LOADING: FRONT LOADER
7.1. Definition, types and applications
7.2. Front loader elements and working equipment
7.3. Characteristic parameters
7.4. Working cycle
7.5. Buckets
7.6. Calculating front loader production
7.7. Match factor
7.8. Practical exercises
TOPIC 8. EXCAVATION, LOADING AND HAULING: SCRAPERS
8.1. Scraper funtions
8.2. Scrapers types and fields of application
8.3. Scraper elements and working equipment
8.4. Production cycle
8.5. Excavation methods
8.6. Different ways of working
8.6.1. Pushing with a dozer
8.6.2. Elevation blades
8.6.3. Push & Pull
8.7. Working tips
8.8. Calculating scraper production
8.9. Match factor
8.10. Practical exercises
TOPIC 9. EXCAVATION MACHINERY: EXCAVATORS
9.1. Definition, types and applications
9.2. Hydraulic excavators
9.2.1. Classification
9.2.2. Elements and working equipment
9.2.3. Excavation methods
9.2.4. Calculating hydraulic excavator production
9.3. Cable excavators
9.3.1. Classification
9.3.2. Dragline: description and working cycle
9.3.3. Stationary draglines: description and working cycle
9.4. Practical exercises
TOPIC 10. HAULING: TRUCKS AND DUMPERS
10.1. Typology
10.2. Dump trucks
10.3. Dump semi-trailers
10.4. Dumpers
10.5. Off-road dumpers: rígid frame and articulated rear-dump trucks
10.6. Dump bodies
10.7. Hauling cycle and match factor
10.8. Calculating dumpers production
10.9. Practical exercises
10.10. Tansport of heavy machinery
TOPIC 11. FINISHING EQUIPMENT: GRADERS
11.1. Definition and field of aplications
11.2. Grader elements
11.3. Working equipment
11.4. Grader operations
11.5. Calculating grader production
11.6. Practical exercises
TOPIC 12. COMPACTION
12.1. Types of compacting equipment
12.2. Compacting diagram
12.3. Compacting methods
12.4. Factors affecting compactiion
12.5. Compaction specification and control
12.6. Compaction tests
12.7. Calculating compaction production
12.8. Compaction tips
12.9. Selecting a compactor
12.10. Practical exercises
EDUCATIONAL UNIT II: OTHER ENGINNERING WORKS PROCEEDING
TOPIC 13. ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
13.1. Electric generator
13.2. Air compressors and hammers
13.3. Equipment for pumping water
13.4. Gas cutting procedures
13.5. Welding procedures
13.6. Drilling rock and soil machinery
TOPIC 14. EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING
14.1. Explosive characterisctics
14.2. Types of explosives
14.2.1. Gelatinous explosives
14.2.2. Powder explosives
14.2.3. Anfos
14.2.4. Hidrogels
14.2.5. Emulsions
14.2.6. Heavy Anfo
14.3. Selecting the explosive
14.4. Initiating systems
14.4.1. Safety fuse
14.4.2. Electric detonators
14.4.3. Detonating cords
14.4.4. Primers and boosters
14.4.5. Blasting machine
14.5. Electric firing
14.5.1. Types of connections
14.5.2. Tests before blasting
14.5.3. Firing
14.6. Open air blasting
14.6.1. Breakage shape
14.6.2. Influent factors
14.6.3. Bench blasting
14.6.4. Contour blasting
14.6.5. Pre split holes
14.6.6. Top stem
TOPIC 15. AGGREGATE PRODUCTION
15.1. General information:
15.2. Aggegate production machiney
15.2.1. Jaw crushers
15.2.2. Impact and gyratory crushers: single and doble effect
15.2.3. Roll crushers
15.2.4. Rod mils
15.3. Calculating aggregate production
15.4. Aggregates classification: Screeners
15.5. Aggregates washing
15.6. Feeders and belt conveyors
15.7. Surge piles
15.8. Facilities
15.9. Practical exercises
TOPIC 16. FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS: MACHINERY AND EXECUTION
16.1. Soil stabilization
16.2. Bituminous coats: prime, tack and seal
16.3. Aggegate baso r subbase and bituminous coats
16.3.1. Single coat execution
16.3.2. Doble coat execution
16.3.3. Tack couts
16.4. Bituminous concrete
16.4.1. Heat bituminous plants
16.4.2. Cold bituminous plants
16.4.3. Asphalt laying machines and compaction equipment (execution)
16.4.4. Requirements and quality tests
TOPIC 17. CONCRETE: EQUIPMENT AND PLACING
17.1. Concrete mixers
17.1.1. Concrete mixing techniques
17.1.2. Concrete drump / gravity mixer type
17.1.3. Concrete pan mixer type
17.1.4. Concrete mixer truck
17.1.5. Discharge belts / concrete mixer supply
17.2. Concrete plants
17.3. Execution: Concrete pumping
17.3.1. Pumping concrete mixture composition
17.3.2. Pumping
17.3.3. Concrete pumps machinery
17.4. Execution: Consolidating and finishing
17.4.1. Techniques
17.4.2. Types and features
17.4.3. Vibrationing equipment: rods, rules, tables.
17.4.4. Finishing machines
17.4.5. Cutting concrete joints
17.5. Execution: Concrete pavements
17.6. Execution: Shotcrete
17.6.1. Shotcrete mixture composition
17.6.2. Shotcrete equipment
17.6.3. Shotcrete usage
TOPIC 18. TIMBERING, FORMWORK AND FALSEWORK
18.1. Timbering
18.1.1. Characteristics
18.1.2. Types
18.1.3. Usage
18.2. Formwork
18.2.1. Classification
18.2.2. Materials
18.2.3. Execution
18.3. Concrete reinforcement
18.3.1. Introduction
18.3.2. Types of reinforcement
18.3.3. Puesta en obra: Reinforced bar bent, distance, covering & splicing
18.4. Falsework
TOPIC 19. CRANES AND LIFTING SYSTEMS
19.1. Introduction
19.2. Mayor cranes types
19.3. Mobil cranes:
19.3.1. Telescoping-boom truck mounted, crawler and lattice-boom cranes
19.3.2. Components
19.3.3. Lifting capacities diagrams
19.3.4. Practical exercise
19.4. Tower cranes
19.4.1. Components
19.4.2. Support basement
19.4.3. Movements and rigging
19.4.4. Features
19.4.5. Practical exercise
TOPIC 20. PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTION METHODS
1.1. Sewage pipeline laid inside ditch reinforced for traffic circulation
1.2. Channelling of rivers and streams
1.3. Retaining console wall
1.4. Half-buried drinking water tank
1.5. Transversal transit and drainage reinforced concrete frame
1.6. Caisson dock