Course Details

Testing and Quality Control

Academic Year 2023/24

BI053 course is part of 1 study plan

B-P-C-SI (N) / K Summer Semester 4th year

EU and the Czech Republic legislation in terms of product responsibility, the accreditation system in the Czech Republic and EU regulatory basis of the accreditation proces, the Ministry of Transport requirements for building materials, products and construction, seven Basic Tools of Quality, Standards for management systems; Definition of basic concepts concerning management systems; General principles of management systems, quality management in civil engineering production, quality control possibilities and building produce quality guarantee regarding to building produce specification, requirements for test laboratories, statistical Methods in Civil Engineering, assurance of test results quality, the estimation of uncertainty in quantitative testing, proficiency testing programs, design of Experiments (DOE), assessment of production process capability, statistical control, statistical sampling and inspection and test plans, news and interests of construction quality control.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

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.

Knowledge

Abilities and know–how in the field of controlling, measuring, monitoring, analysing and improving of processes and products in building companies conditions.

Syllabus

Introduction, organization and completion of the course, EU and the Czech Republic legislation in terms of product responsibility, the accreditation system in the Czech Republic and EU regulatory basis of the accreditation proces.
The Ministry of Transport requirements for building materials, products and construction.
Seven Basic Tools of Quality.
Standards for management systems; Definition of basic concepts concerning management systems; General principles of management systems I, II.
Quality management in civil engineering production, quality control possibilities and building produce quality guarantee regarding to building produce specification.
Requirements for test laboratories.
Statistical Methods in Civil Engineering, assurance of test results quality.
The estimation of uncertainty in quantitative testing, proficiency testing programs.
Design of Experiments (DOE), assessment of production process capability, statistical control, statistical sampling and inspection and test plans.
News and interests of construction quality control.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about building testing methods, basic knowledge in description statistics, basic overview of certified controlling systems in building production.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

Introduction, organization and completion of the course, EU and the Czech Republic legislation in terms of product responsibility, the accreditation system in the Czech Republic and EU regulatory basis of the accreditation proces. The Ministry of Transport requirements for building materials, products and construction. Seven Basic Tools of Quality. Standards for management systems; Definition of basic concepts concerning management systems; General principles of management systems I, II. Quality management in civil engineering production, quality control possibilities and building produce quality guarantee regarding to building produce specification. Requirements for test laboratories. Statistical Methods in Civil Engineering, assurance of test results quality. The estimation of uncertainty in quantitative testing, proficiency testing programs. Design of Experiments (DOE), assessment of production process capability, statistical control, statistical sampling and inspection and test plans. News and interests of construction quality control.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Entering seminar work 2. - 3. Selected simple tools of quality management 4. - 5. Risk assessment and hazard 6. - 7. Quality assurance test results 8. Design Of Experiment (DOE) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) 9. Test methods and their validation 10. Presentation of seminar works 11. Credit