Course detail

Metrology in building testing

FAST-CI52Acad. year: 2011/2012

Subject is oriented on operation in testing and calibration laboratories consistent with ČSN EN ISO 17025. Students will be acquaint with conceptions of metrology in laboratories, metrology orders creation, system of metrology confirmation, calibration’s progresses for measuring gauges and equipment, integrate accredited test laboratories in context to Europe’s structures, mark CE, approval types of measuring gauges, norm harmonize (CEN, CENELEC, ISO, ČSN), measuring insecurity, etc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Testing (SZK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

View about requirements on accredited building testing laboratories competency.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about building testing methods, basic knowledge in description statistics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Legislative in EU in the field of responsibility of product.
2. Accredited system in CR and EU.
3. Rule frame for accreditation. Accreditation procedure.
4. SMJ in laboratories, internal audit in laboratories.
5. Documentation and notes controlling in laboratories.
6. Sample manipulation, sample records.
7. Experiment logs, accreditation reference, accreditation abuse.
8. Metrology in laboratories, metrological confirmation.
10. Measuring tools and equipment calibration.
11. Sampling.
12. Validation, standard operating procedure.
13. Measuring errors, measuring insecurity. Inter-laboratory comparison.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

View about requirements on accredited building testing laboratories competency. Subject is specialized in metrology confirmation and it 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 technical head of building laboratory.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Vymazal, T.: Studijní opora CI52 Metrologie ve zkušebnictví. FAST VUT v Brně, 2007.

Recommended reading

ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025. ČNI Praha, 0.
EAL: EA-2/03 EAL Interlaboratory Comparisons. EAL, 1996.
EAL: EA-4/02 Expressions of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Calibration. EAL, 1999.
EAL: EA-4/07 Traceability of Measuring and Test Equipment to National Standards. EAL, 1996.
EAL: EA-4/15 Accredation for Bodies Performing non-Destructive testing,. EAL, 2004.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch M , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Vymazal, Ph.D.