Syllabus Information

1. General information

1.1. Goals of the subject

Once the subject has been passed, the necessary capacity is obtained to understand the pathological processes in the buildings, deducing the origin of the problem from the study and analysis of the observed symptoms, an essential question for the implementation of the appropriate intervention proposal, leading to the recovery of the element or construction system and, depending on its extension, of the building.

Through the knowledge acquired, training is acquired for the drafting of Technical Inspections of Buildings and the Existing Building Book (LEEx).

A deep knowledge of building pathologies is also acquired.

These approaches and goals are in line with the following Sustainable Development Goals

(SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda ( https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), in such a way that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement.

In particular, the goals will be the following:

SDG 3.9

SDG 4.3-7-a-c

SDG 5.1-5-c

SDG 6.1-6.d

SDG 7.a.b

SDG 8.2-8

SDG 12.7-c

2. Learning results

INITIATE in the appropriate terminology and vocabulary.

PROVOKE the reasoning and the capacity of deduction and analysis so that, from the observed deficiencies, deduce the specific cause or causes that have caused them.

PROMOTE in the student the capacity of observation, to provoke his capacity of vision, distinguishing the materials and construction techniques used

PRODUCE in the student the ability to provide appropriate solutions to the presence of injuries in buildings.

IMPROVE criticism of professional performances through the detection of constructive errors

APPLY their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the competences that usuallyKNOW the traditional or prefabricated materials and construction systems used in building, theirvarieties and the physical and mechanical characteristics that define them.

IDENTIFY the construction elements and systems, define their function and compatibility and their implementation in the construction process.

PLAN and solve construction details.

TRAINING TO give an opinion on the causes and manifestations of building injuries, to propose solutions to avoid or correct pathologies, and to analyze the useful life cycle of building elements and systems.

TRAINING to intervene in the rehabilitation of buildings and in the restoration and conservation of the built heritage.

3. Syllabus

Presentation of practical work:

Practical Work 1. Study of a building injury.

Practical Work 2. Drafting of an Existing Building Report. (LEEx)

Practical Work 3. Integral rehabilitation of a building.

Theoretical issues:

Unit I Introduction to Rehabilitation: 2 school days

Unit II Symptoms of pathologies, fissures and cracks: 3 school days.

Unit III Apeos 2 school days.

Unit IV Movements in foundations: 3 school days.

Unit V Underpinning in foundations: 2 school days

Unit VI Pathologies in concrete structures. 2 school days

Unit VII Intervention in reinforced concrete structures. 2 school days

Test of the first midterm exam of the subject.

Delivery of the first practical work.

Theme VIII Pathologies in timber structures 2 teaching days

Unit IX Injuries due to the presence of water in buildings: 3 school days.

Unit X Roof pathology: 2 school days

Unit XI Façade pathology: 3 school days.

Subject XII Maintenance of buildings 1 teaching day

Delivery of the second practical work

Examination of the second midterm exam of the subject.

Delivery of the third practical work

Final test of the subject.

4. Academic activities

Theoretical contents:

Each unit presented in the previous section has practical work associated with it, where the student will be able to apply the knowledge acquired by solving practical cases . These Practices will be presented either in class or through the Moodle platform.

Practical contents:

The following activities will be developed to achieve the learning results:

- Generic face-to-face activities:

Theoretical classes: The theoretical concepts of the subject will be explained and reasoned.

Practical classes: They will be materialized through visualizations of PPT projections of real cases of injury repair andrepair as a complement to the theoretical concepts studied.

- Practical seminars

Available times for the correction of assignments will be made available during school hours.

- Visits to construction sites

When safety and availability permit, visits will be made to sites undergoing rehabilitation.

5. Assessment system

Continuous assessment system.

Individual student activities and attitudes:

The attendance to the classes will be taken into account, the active participation of the student, answering the questions punctually posed by the teacher in the daily course of the class, his/her fluency and oral expression when expressing in public the work and the grade of the theoretical-practical exercises proposed and collected in situ.

Contribution to the final grade of the subject 10%

Work to be done by the student:

The student will have to carry out THREE works to be solved individually or in a group of a maximum of five students.

Work must be handed in on the due dates, and students must attend the group tutorials with the teacher.

Contribution to the final grade of the subject 30%

Written evaluative tests:

They will gather theoretical and/or practical questions, of the different topics to be assessed, their total number will be two distributed throughout the semester with an approximate duration of two hours.

Each of these tests will contribute 30% to the final grade of the subject.

Contribution to the final grade of the subject 60%

All this assessment may be substituted, at the teacher's discretion, by a continuous global work that involves the whole term, which would imply no written evaluation tests.

Global final assessment test:

The student must opt for this modality when, due to their personal situation, they cannot adapt to the pace of work required in the continuous assessment system, has failed or would like to raise their grade after having participated in the continuous assessment system.

Final written test:

It will collect the resolution of theoretical questions posed. This test will be a single test with exercises representative of the unit.

In the final test, there may be a theoretical and a practical part, at the discretion of the teacher in charge of the subject.

Contribution to the final grade of the subject 70%

In order to be eligible for the final grade, it will be necessary to present and approve the work or works carried out during the subejct. Contribution to the final grade of the subject 30%