Levantamiento estructural y evaluación preliminar del “Bloque A”, de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Campus el Girón, Sede Quito

Abstract

Due to the seismic phenomena to which civil constructions in our environment are exposed, it is essential to carry out an evaluation of the state in which these structures are located, for this reason, the present work provides a detailed study of the real structural conditions in the where “Bloque A” of the Salesian Polytechnic University, El Girón Campus is located, based in the city of Quito, so that a technical foundation has been established that can serve as a basis for subsequent studies in the event that the relevant authorities Consider doing a more thorough analysis. In this project, an exploratory and experimental investigation was carried out, based on the collection of information with the help of preliminary visual structural evaluation formats. In addition, destructive and non-destructive tests were used on walls, columns, beams and slabs, which gave us very important data about the materials that were previously used in the construction of 'Block A'. It is worth mentioning that the study building was completed in 1957, so it was not subject to regulations that regulated its construction process, despite this, over the years and due to the need for space, space was created to major modifications to the subfloors and roofs of the building. This work provides the structural plans of the building that, together with the information obtained in the field, were the basis for creating a design of the building in the ETABS software that is as faithful to reality as possible. Once all the information collected was processed, serious torsion problems were found due to the vertical and plan irregularity that is evident in the superstructure of 'Block A', all this, accompanied by innumerable cracks presented in a photographic record showing the real conditions of the property where the daily activities of the university take place.