Estudio patológico de las viviendas de la “urbanización San Simón” manzana 10 municipio de Bello – Antioquia

Abstract

Owning a home in Colombia represents a dream for most people, becoming the most desired goal, which will contribute to improve the life standard of families, creating a sense of security and protection. The 10 families who bought their home in block 10 of the San Simón community, in Bello Antioquia had the same dream. This city of approximately 600,000 inhabitants where the purchasing power of most of its population is low to middle class, that is why those who fulfilled their dream in 2003 never thought that today this illusion would become a constant uncertainty; where the stability of their houses deteriorates day by day. The objective of this work is to analyze the issues present in each of the dwellings, associate them with the main causes and define an intervention that helps its inhabitants to regain peace of mind in the property they acquired. During the research, we have asked ourselves: Could the current situation of block 10 of the San Simón Urbanization have been avoided? In this context, an auscultation of the patient, laboratory tests, visual inspection were done, supported by photographic studies and history provided by the community itself. The research carried out by several members of this community discovered that the construction was not planned or designed from the beginning, because the area where the building is, initially was supposed to be used to hold the common area and irresponsibly it was proposed to build the 10 houses there, without having the necessary studies or adequate conditions. All due to a construction company that only looked to make money and now those who dreamt to have a house are facing the consequences. This work shows how the conditions of the subsoil and the foundation soils, where it was built, come from an anthropic fill which is made up of sandy silt clays, gravel, rubble, garbage and organic matter. This filling is not uniform in the expansion of the block, it is highly heterogeneous, degradable and understandable, in addition to having water contents of (up to 42%) being thus susceptible to erosion and scour phenomena; The overload to which the land is subjected, the construction system and the injuries that affect each of the properties were also identified. It is important to create awareness to those who work in construction, because it sensitizes him or her as the impact of his or her actions have on those who trust in his or her abilities, professionalism and honesty. Building goes beyond a finished product, it is the peace of mind that fully complies with current regulations, with the client's expectations and leaves you with the satisfaction of the duty fulfilled and the dreams of other come true.