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Course detail

Testing and quality control

Subjet code : FAST-BI53
Faculty: Faculty of Civil Engineering
Academic year: 2011/2012
Open: Yes
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.
Department: Institute of Building Testing
Study level: Bachelor's
Study form: full-time study
Language of instruction: Czech
Number of credits: 4
Completion: course-unit credit and examination
Year of study: 4
Semester: summer
Duty: optional

The study programmes with the given course

Objective of the course – aims of the course unit:
Abilities and know–how in the field of controlling, measuring, monitoring, analysing and improving of processes and products in building companies conditions and requirements on accredited building testing laboratories competency.
Subject is conceived as correspond to harmonized scheme of EFQM educating and make the possibility for students to obtain basic skills and knowledge for inner quality auditor grade or quality control consultant.
Objective of the course – learning outcomes and competences:
Abilities and know–how in the field of controlling, measuring, monitoring, analysing and improving of processes and products in building companies conditions.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge about building testing methods, basic knowledge in description statistics, basic overview of certified controlling systems in building production.
Course contents (annotation):
Enlargement knowledge in modern testing spectrum, definition of building material properties.
Nondestructive and semi-destructive diagnostics methods.
Methods of monitoring and current state of construction quantification in light of used materials durability and construction lifetime.
Technical requests on building products, assessment of accordance by mutual testing, normalizing and metrology connection.
Quality management in civil engineering production, quality control possibilities and building produce quality guarantee regarding to building produce specification. Considering to expected entry into EU associated with increased interests about equivalence of accordance issue and system accordance assessment certification of products is subject ranged on legislative in EU in the field of responsibility and safety of produce, metrology, accreditation, etc.
Teaching methods and criteria:
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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Course curriculum:
1.-2. Diagnostics testing methods in building recapitulation.
3.-4. Overview and description of modern testing methods of building materials properties assessment.
5. Non-destructive and semi-destructive testing methods.
6.-7. Methods of monitoring and current state of construction quantification in light of used materials durability and construction lifetime
8.-10. Technical requests on building products, assessment of accordance by mutual testing, normalizing and metrology connection.
11.-12. Quality management in civil engineering production, quality control possibilities and building produce quality guarantee regarding to building produce specification.
13.Legislative in EU in the field of responsibility and safety of produce, metrology, accreditation
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences:
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Recommended reading:
ILAC: ILAC-G8 Guidelines on Assessment and Reporting of Compliance with Specification. ILAC 2004
Tomáš Vymazal: Jakost ve stavebnictví. CERM Brno 2003
Vymazal, T., Misák, P.: Studijní opora BI53 Zkušebnictví a řízení jakosti. FAST VUT v Brně 2007
EAL: EA-4/02 Expressions of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Calibration. EAL 1999
Hönig, A., Zapletal, V.: Nedestruktivní zkušebnictví. USI VUT v Brně 1982
Mencl, V.: Řízení jakosti ve stavebnictví. ČKAIT Praha 2003
Schmid, P.: Základy zkušebnictví. CERM VUT Brno 2001
Šmerda, Z. a kol.: Životnost betonových staveb. ČKAIT Praha TK 14 1999
EAL: EA4/07 Traceability of Measuring and Test Equipment to National Standards. EAL 1996
EAL: EA-4/15 Accreditation for Bodies Performing non-Destructive Testing. EAL 2003

Type of course unit:
Lecture: 26 hours, optionally
Teacher: doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.
seminars: 26 hours, compulsory
Teacher: doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.