General Building Procedures

The objectives that are intended to be achieved with this matter are the following:
1) Present the different types of machinery most commonly used in the execution of civil works. Earthmoving machinery, Aggregate treatment facilities. Facilities and machinery for manufacturing and placing concrete. Lifting machinery.
2) Explain the characteristics, usefulness and application of the different installations and types of machinery for the execution of a series of common and usual activities in civil works.
3) Introduce the sizing of the machinery equipment necessary for the execution of the different most common activities in the execution of works.
4) Present different construction procedures and the machinery necessary for it. Construction procedures for earthworks. Bridge deck construction systems.
5) Make the student aware of the importance of safety and health in the construction of works. Regulations, plans and health and safety studies. The technician as responsible for security.
6) Teach the aspects that a technician with responsibility for the execution of work must know in relation to its Technical-Economic Planning and Organization.
7) Measurement and assessment of different work units. How to prepare budgets. Basic concepts and criteria.
8) Raise awareness and transmit to the student the importance of group work and its application in the execution of a work. The engineer and the construction team.
9) Develop in the student the ability to apply the knowledge acquired to solve real problems and practical issues.
10) Train the future engineer to satisfactorily perform the management and technical direction tasks of a construction site.
11) Basic notions of the legislative framework in which the contracting and execution of work is carried out.

The title report includes the following contents for this subject:

Earthworks: machinery, procedures, measurement and valuation
Concrete: treatment of aggregates and cement, manufacturing and installation.
Work machinery.
Organization and management of works.
Measurement and valuation of work units. Budgeting.
Safety and health: regulations, health and safety plans and studies, and protection measures.

These contents are developed according to the following agenda:

PART 1. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

TOPIC 1. AGGREGATE TREATMENT (28 hours, corresponding to 10 in-person hours and 18 non-in-person hours).
TOPIC 2. MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION AND PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE (28 hours, corresponding to 10 in-person hours and 18 non-in-person hours).
TOPIC 3. LIFT MACHINERY (28 hours, corresponding to 10 in-person hours and 18 non-in-person hours).
TOPIC 4. EARTH MOVEMENT MACHINERY (14 hours, corresponding to 5 face-to-face hours and 9 non-face-to-face hours).
TOPIC 5. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES FOR EARTH MOVEMENT (14 hours, corresponding to 5 face-to-face hours and 9 non-face-to-face hours).

PART 2. ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING OF WORK.

TOPIC 6. INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKS (10 hours, corresponding to 5 face-to-face hours and 5 non-face-to-face hours).
TOPIC 7. SAFETY AND HEALTH ON CONSTRUCTION WORKS (14 hours, corresponding to 5 face-to-face hours and 9 non-face-to-face hours).
TOPIC 8. MEASUREMENTS AND BUDGETS (14 hours, corresponding to 5 face-to-face hours and 9 non-face-to-face hours).



PART 1. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

TOPIC 1. AGGREGATE TREATMENT
1. Introduction
2. Work needs
3. Possible deposits
3.1. Differences between quarries and gravel pits.
3.2. Deposit exploration
3.3. Site selection
3.4. Physical properties of minerals
3.5. Regulations applicable to aggregates for roads.
4. Aggregate processing
4.1 introduction
4.2 Important aspects in the design of a facility
4.3. Types of facilities
4.4. Process phases
4.5. Principles of crushing
4.6 Quality of processed aggregates
5. Crushing trains
5.1 Primary crushing
5.2 Intermediate collection
5.3 Intermediate classification
5.4 Secondary and tertiary crushing
5.5 Final classification
5.6 Wet treatment of aggregates
5.7 Conveyor belts
5.8. Feeders
5.9 Silage and final product stockpiles
6. Production calculation. Costs to consider.
7. Flow diagrams of typical installations
8. Security measures

TOPIC 2. MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION AND PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE
1. Introduction.-
2.- Concrete manufacturing plants
3.- Aggregates
3.1.- Storage of aggregates
3.2.- Aggregate dosing systems
4.-Cement
4.1. cement storage
4.2.-Cement dosing system
5. Water
5.1. Water storage
5.2. Water dosage
6. Additives
6.1. Additive storage
6.2. Additive dosage
7.- Mixers - kneaders
7.1 Type of mixer.
7.2 Kneading speed
7.3 Kneading duration
7.4 Kneading capacity
7.5 Number of kneadings per hour
7.6 Loading order of concrete components
7.7 Minimum water dosage
8. Command and control system
9. Cycle diagram in concrete plants
10. Transportation
11. Concrete installation
11.1 Concrete pumping.
11.2 Stationary pumps
11.3 Concrete distribution booms
11.4 Cranes
11.5 Conveyor belts
12. Compaction of concrete
12.1. General theory of vibration
12.2. Vibration methods
12.3 Vibrating rules, rotary planers.

TOPIC 3. LIFT MACHINERY.
1. Introduction
2. Tower cranes
2.1. Basic definitions
2.2. Component Definitions
23. Movements
2.4. Stability.
2.5. Essays. Parameters.
2.6. Limiters and indicators
2.7. Installation and assembly
2.8. Use (crane driver)
2.9. Maintenance and inspections, conservators
2.10. Crane history. Registrations
2.11. Crane Choice Diagram and Features
3. Forklift
3.1. Mixed forklifts
3.2. Basic definitions
3.3. Fields of application
4.- Self-propelled mobile cranes.-
4.1. Area of ​​application
4.2. Definitions
4.3. Requirements
4.4. Procedure
4.5. Maintenance and reviews. Official inspections
4.6. Crane history
4.7. Self-propelled mobile crane operator
5. Selection of the type of crane according to the work to be done

TOPIC 4. EARTH MOVEMENT MACHINERY
1.- Basic principles.
1.1.-Volume changes.
1.2.- Mass diagram.
2.- Earth movement.
2.1.- Concepts.
2.2.- Types of excavations.
3. Excavation machines
3.1. Classification and types of machinery.
3.2. Excavation and loading equipment. Loaders.
3.3. Excavation equipment. Hydraulic excavators
3.4. Digging and pushing. Tracked tractors
4. Leveling. The motor grader.
5. Classification and characteristics of means of transport
5.1. Main means of transportation
5.2 Tipper trucks.
5.3 Tipper semi-trailers
5.4 Dumper type trucks.
5.5 All-terrain articulated dumper
5.6 Rigid off-road dumper
6. Loading and hauling. Scrapers
7. Spreading and compaction
7.1 Extended
7.2 Compaction

TOPIC 5. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES FOR EARTH MOVEMENT
1. Introduction.
1.1 Cubizations.
1.2 Geological-geotechnical study.
1.3 Mass diagram. Transport distance. Loans and landfills. Local road network.
2.- Previous work.
2.1 Topographical work.
2.2 Visual inspection.
2.3 Mass diagram.
3.- Clearing. Demolitions. Scarification and compaction
4.- Excavation of a clearing.
4.1 Excavability of a plot of land.
4.2 Machinery and equipment
4.3.-Execution of the works
5.- Execution of fillings.
5.1 Embankment-type fills and everything - one.
5.2 Pavement type fillings.
5.3 Completion and refinement of the esplanade.
5.4 Slope refining.

PART 2. ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING OF WORK.

TOPIC 6. INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKS. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PLANNING
1 – Work organization
1.1. Purpose of work organization
1.2. Actions prior to the start of the work
1.3. Study prior to the start of production
1.4. Resource forecast for the start of the work
1.5. Organization and functions
2 – Integrated planning of the work
2.1. Initial planning
2.2. Monitoring and review of planning
23. Technical planning
2.3.1. Object
2.3.2. Work scheduling systems
2.4. Quality plan
2.5. Prevention of occupational hazards
2.6. Environmental planning
2.6.1. Identification of environmental aspects
2.6.2. Legal requirements
2.6.3. Environmental actions
2.6.4. Environmental coordinator
2.7. Economic planning
2.7.1. Introduction
2.7.2. Phases of economic planning
2.7.2.1. Analysis of the project and the offer
2.7.2.2. Initial financial planning
3. General and specific installations
3.1. General facilities
3.1.1. Offices
3.1.2. Warehouses and stockpiles
3.1.3. Personnel units
3.1.4. Sanitation, water and electricity connections
3.1.5. Electrical installation of work
3.1.6. Roads and construction accesses
3.2. Specific facilities
3.2.1. Concrete plant
3.2.2. Rebar workshop
3.2.3. Aggregate treatment
3.2.4. asphalt plant
4. Administrative monitoring of the work
4.1 Verification record of the stakeout
4.2. Job program
4.3. Monthly valued relationship. Certifications
4.3.1. Payments to the contractor
4.3.2. Issuance and payment of certifications
4.3.3. Deadlines. Extension and acceleration of the deadline
4.3.5. The price review
4.3.6. Modifications in construction projects
4.3.7. Reception of works
4.3.8. Settlement of works

TOPIC 7. PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS
1. Introduction
2. Legal provisions in the sector
3. Occupational r isk prevention management system
4. Diagram of actions
5. Legal responsibilities arising from health and safety violations
5.1. Obligation of the entrepreneur (company or its representative)
5.2. Administrative responsibility
5.3. Civil liability
5.4. Criminal liability

TOPIC 8. MEASUREMENTS AND BUDGETS.
1. Introduction and definitions.
2. Measurements.
2.1 Work units
2.2. Measurements. Measurement criteria
2.2.1 Measurements Earthworks
2.2.2 Structure Measurements
2.2.3 Firm and pavement measurements
3. Prices.
3.1 Unit prices
3.2 Auxiliary prices
3.3 Decomposed prices
3.4 Price tables.
4. Budgets.
5. Measurement and budget formats. Software


These contents are developed according to the following practical agenda:
PRACTICE 1. AGGREGATE TREATMENT.
PRACTICE 2. MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION AND PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE
PRACTICE 3. LIFTING MACHINERY
PRACTICE 4. EARTHMOVING MACHINERY.
PRACTICE 5. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES FOR EARTH MOVEMENT
PRACTICE 6. SAFETY AND HEALTH ON CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
PRACTICE 7. MEASUREMENTS AND BUDGETS.

BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Alberto Víader. Manual del contratista de Obras. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, canales y Puertos
- Manuel Díaz del Río. Manual de Maquinaria de construcción. 2ª Edición Ed. McGraw-Hill.
- Francisco Ballester. Maquinas de Movimiento de Tierras. Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
- Francisco Ballester y Jorge A. Capote. Maquinas de Movimiento de Tierra. Criterios de selección. Universidad de Cantabria.
- Francisco Ballester Procedimientos generales de construcción. Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
- Ignacio Morilla Abad. Plantas de machaqueo y clasificación de áridos.
- Ignacio Morilla Abad. Plantas de Fabricación de Hormigón y Grava-Cemento. Ministerio de Fomento
- Notas Técnicas de Prevención (INSHT)
- Fernández Marcos, L., (1996) Comentarios a la Ley de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, Editorial DYKINSON , S.L. Madrid
- Cortés, J. M., Ley de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales y reglamentación de desarrollo Ed. Tébar
- Simonet Pérez, R.; Mateos Beato, A.; Fernández Perdido. F., PREVENCION DE RIESGOS LABORALES EN LA CONSTRUCCION, Edita Lex Nova S.A.
- Fernando Valderrama. Mediciones y presupuestos para arquitectos e ingenieros de edificación 2ª Ed. Reverté, 2010
- Fuentes Bescós, Gonzalo de. Valoración de obras en ingeniería civil. Madrid. Fundación General de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica de Obras Públicas, 2002.
- Construction Operations Manual of Policies and Procedures. Andrew M. Civitello and Sidney M. Levy. Ed.McGraw Hill (2014).

COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Pliego de prescripciones técnicas generales para obras de carreteras y puentes, PG-3
- Instrucción de hormigón estructural (EHE-08).
- Moving The Earth: The Workbook of Excavation. Herbert Nichols and David Day. Ed. McGraw-Hill Education; N.º: 6 edición (2010).

Competencies
It is considered that the Degree subject allows the acquisition of the basic skills established by the Ministerial Order:

CB1 - That students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that is based on general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study
CB2 - That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study
CB3 - That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
CB4 - That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialized and non-specialized audience
CB5 - That students develop those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

General:
CG1 Scientific-technical training for the exercise of the profession of Technical Public Works Engineer and knowledge of the functions of advisory, analysis, design, calculation, project, construction, maintenance, conservation and exploitation.
CG2 Understanding of the multiple technical and legal conditions that arise in the construction of a public work, and the ability to use proven methods and accredited technologies, with the aim of achieving the greatest efficiency in construction while respecting the environment and the protection of the safety and health of workers and users of public works.
CG4 Ability to plan, inspect and direct works, in their field.
CG6 Ability to carry out territorial planning studies and environmental aspects related to infrastructure, in their field.
CG9 Knowledge and ability to apply business management techniques and labor legislation.
CG10 Knowledge of the history of civil engineering and training to analyze and evaluate public works in particular and construction in general.


Specific:

CECC9. Ability to analyze the problems of health and safety in construction works.
CECC12. Knowledge of construction procedures, construction machinery and techniques for organizing, measuring and evaluating works.

Observations on competencies:
The CECC12 competence is also acquired in the Geotechnical Works 2 subject of the third year


Transverse:
CT1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT2. Capacity for reasoning and argumentation.
CT3. Capacity for individual work, with a self-critical attitude.
CT4. Ability to work in groups and address problematic situations collectively.
CT5. Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information.
CT6. Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CT7. Ability to make a public presentation in a clear, concise and coherent manner.
CT8. Commitment to the truthfulness of the information offered to others.
CT9. Skill in managing ICTs.
CT10. Use of bibliographic and Internet information.
CT11. Use of information in a foreign language.
CT12. Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.

1. INTRODUCTION
The teaching methodology proposed for the subject conforms to the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which computes the student's total hours of work as the sum of face-to-face hours and non-face-to-face hours. Non-face-to-face work time includes a whole series of tasks that students carry out outside the classroom and whose purpose is the preparation and subsequent study of the activities carried out in the face-to-face sessions. The activities to be carried out in this matter are listed and discussed below.

2 EXHIBITION CLASSES
This activity consists of the presentation and development of the fundamental contents of the subject by the teacher, through theoretical explanations and practical examples aimed at large groups of students. During the sessions, the student will be encouraged to actively participate in them, raising doubts or the need to delve deeper into certain issues. In addition to attending and attending to the explanations, the student must dedicate a certain amount of time to reading and prior preparation of each of the topics, and to their subsequent study in order to adequately carry out the other activities contemplated in the subject.

3 INTERACTIVE SEMINARS
During the seminars, students will solve exercises and practical cases related to the practical syllabus of the subject, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired during the lecture classes. Students will work in small groups, under the supervision of the teacher, with active participation by all members of the group being essential. At the end of the session, each group will present their solved exercises to the rest of the groups for correction.

4 PRACTICAL GROUP WORK
During the academic year, students must carry out practical work that will consist of the execution in small groups of a Health and Safety Study of a type of work to be chosen, or a complete Budget of a project to be selected. This practice will complement the theoretical contents related to what is stated in topic 7, Safety and health in construction sites and topic 8, Measurements and Budgets.
The groups must submit their work to the teacher for correction. Afterwards, the final version of the report will be delivered with the corrections and suggestions made by the teacher.

5 TUTORIALS IN A REDUCED GROUP
Small group tutorials will be used mainly to plan practical group work with the groups, clarify possible doubts that may arise during its completion and correct possible errors before final delivery. They can also be used to resolve doubts related to the tasks proposed in other activities of the subject (interactive seminars, expository classes, etc.). They constitute a fundamental instrument for the teacher to verify the correct functioning of the groups. In addition, they are a means of communication between the teacher and the students of great importance for their learning process since it allows them to have information about their evolution during the development of the process and not at the end of it.

6 INDIVIDUAL TUTORINGS
During individual tutorials, students will have the opportunity to discuss, comment, clarify and resolve doubts in relation to their tasks within the subject.

7 VISITS TO SITE
During the academic year, a visit will be made to a work or facility where activities or processes related to the syllabus are being carried out. Before the visit, the teacher will present the work or installation to be visited with the double purpose of identifying the aspects related to the subject that we will be able to see and organizing its transfer and development. An attempt will be made to coordinate the visit with other subjects with similar content.
In this way, the student would be given a joint vision of the different aspects of the organization and execution of a work.

The site visit will be mandatory, and its content will be evaluated in the final written test.

TEACHING METHODOLOGIES // SKILLS WORKED ON:

Expository classes // General: CG1, CG2, CG4, CG6, CG9, CG10 Specific (all): CTECC9, CECC12 Transversal: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12

Interactive seminars // General: CG1, CG2, CG4, CG6, CG9, CG10 Specific (all): CTECC9, CECC12 Transversal: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12

Practical group work // General: CG1, CG2, CG4, CG6, CG9, CG10 Specific (all): CTECC9, CECC12 Transversal: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11 , CT12

Tutorials // General: CG1, CG2, CG4, CG6, CG9, CG10 Specific (all): CTECC9, CECC12 Transversal: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12

Learning through ECTS credits and the acquisition of associated skills will be adjusted to continuous evaluation, which must contribute decisively to encouraging students to follow the process and become increasingly involved in their own training.
To achieve this objective, the aim is to encourage and value regularity and continuity in work, and different aspects related to the learning process and the knowledge acquired by the student are evaluated.


FIRST CHANCE
The aspects to be evaluated are the following:

1) Assistance. Class attendance is controlled by passing a signature sheet. The weighting of this aspect in the final grade is 10%.

2) Final written test. To evaluate the knowledge acquired, a final theoretical-practical exam will be carried out. To pass the subject you must obtain a minimum grade of 5. The weighting of this aspect in the final grade is 70%.

3) Practical work. It will be proposed to carry out practical group work on a Health and Safety Study of a type of work to be chosen, or a complete Budget for a project. The ability to work in a team, the development of group tutorials and the presentation of the group's work will be valued. To pass the subject you must obtain a minimum grade of 5. The weighting of this aspect in the final grade is 20%.

To pass the subject the final grade must be greater than or equal to 5.

FINAL GRADE: Written exam x 0.70+Group work x0.20+0.10xAttendance

SECOND OPPORTUNITY: The same evaluation system will be maintained as in the first opportunity.

REPEATERS: The attendance and group work grade will be maintained for the next course.


Competency assessment

All teaching and evaluation activities are aimed at the students' acquisition of basic competencies CB-1 to CB-5.

All evaluation activities allow you to evaluate competencies:
General (all): CG1, CG2, CG4, CG6, CG9, CG10
Specific (all): CTECC9, CECC12
Transverse: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CT9, CT10, CT11, CT12

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Students who have been granted exemption from attendance at any of the teaching activities scheduled in accordance with the provisions of Instruction 1/2017 of the General Secretariat, must take into account that to pass this subject, attendance at practical activities, both laboratory and field, indicated in the class schedule and programmed in the Teaching Guide. 10% of the weight that attendance has in the evaluation would fall on the course work.

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In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and reviewing grades will apply.

This subject has a student workload of 6 ECTS credits. According to the European Credit Transfer System (1 ECTS credit = 25 work hours) this load translates into 150 total work hours: 55 face-to-face hours and 95 non-face-to-face hours. The number of hours of non-face-to-face work were estimated by applying accounting factors to the hours of face-to-face work associated with each of the activities contemplated in the matter (Attached Table).

In-person work in the classroom Hours
Theoretical classes................................24
Interactive Seminars....................12
Practical group work................6
Practical cases.................................6
Small group tutorials....................3
Evaluation activities....................4
TOTAL..............................................55

Student's personal work Hours
Reading and preparation of topics..........36
Performing exercises....................12
Preparation of work.................................24
Preparation of evaluation tests.....23
TOTAL...............................................95

Students are recommended to attend expository classes and seminars continuously and with prior reading of the topics to be discussed. The realization of the proposed questions and practices and the need to study the subject progressively.