Estudio patológico a las instalaciones del Invías

Abstract

The Colombian Institute of Roads and Transport "Invías", is located at calle 38 No. 9-111, Av. Troncal de Occidente in the city of Sincelejo (Sucre). This study has been carried out due to the concern of the National Institute of Roads "Invías.", Sucre section, not to jeopardize the integrity and safety of both employees and customers who visit the headquarters. This section presented fissures and cracks in both the floors and the walls. Through the execution of certain trials and tests, it was possible to establish what were the causes of possible existing injuries. All this within the framework of the NSR 10 earthquake resistant standard. It is vitally important to note that for the verification of the efforts and the analysis of seismic vulnerability, there was a program based on modeling through finite elements, which allowed determining and verifying the designs until they were fully complied with. This investigation was carried out in three stages: The first one consisted of collecting patient information, by written and oral sources, including those collected in the review. In the second stage, an architectural and structural survey of the building was carried out, to verify that what was proposed in the design was what was actually built. In the third stage, the inspection of cracks and fissures was carried out, which defined the methodology to be used for this study and to present the diagnosis of the causes that generated the injuries in the structure, rehabilitation and recovery of the stability and durability of the same. Finally, all the work carried out is useful and of vital importance due to the fact that the project was executed according to the reinforcements and designs established in the study, which could provide a part of tranquility and security for the contracting entity. Its importance shows how the use of the different tools provided by the science of construction pathology, together with other branches of knowledge such as structural analysis and calculation, can solve serious injuries that put structural stability at risk. and therefore the safety of those who can remain at certain times in such buildings.