Estudio patológico del edificio san Agustín nivel sótano y piso 1 y 2 del ministerio de hacienda y crédito público

Abstract

The San Agustín building is located between 7bis and 8th and 6th and 7th streets in the Historic Center of Bogotá, La Candelaria neighborhood, commonly called the La Candelaria Administrative Center. The north - west side of the building, corner of the 8th and 6th Avenue, in an area of 7200 m2 that affects the basement and the first and second floors, they present a large number of injuries on walls and internal facades on one of the construction patios, among others, fissures and cracks, in both beams and walls and other non-structural elements, likewise, water leaks through windows and exposed walls. This work is developed in three stages, the first of recognition, research and information gathering, which is done through the collection of technical sheets on the identified lesions, studies performed on the patient at different times with their respective results and historical and normative consultations of the construction; the second consisted in the analysis of the information, applying knowledge in soil mechanics and seismic vulnerability, taking into account the pathology found in the first phase, with which a diagnosis was established on the situation presented by the affected area; in the third stage, intervention recommendations are presented to address and control the patient’s current risks.