Course: Building Structures 2 - Load-bearing Structures of Buildings

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Course title Building Structures 2 - Load-bearing Structures of Buildings
Course code KME/POS2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vlach Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Structural systems of buildings - summary and repetition; external effects and response of structural system; basic information about expansion joints - types and their properties. 2. Dilatation in buildings - principles of interaction between the primarily bearing and non-bearing structures, load by deformation effects, preventing their transmission, the consequences of their underestimation. 3. Internal staircases -functions and requirements, typology, shape solutions, structural principles, acoustics, fire safety. 4. Internal staircases - structural, material and technological options. 5. Internal staircases - static principles, interaction with the load-bearing system of the building. 6. Sloping ramps, elevator shafts and escalators - structural principles, interaction with the load-bearing system, static requirements for the supporting structures; exterior and outdoor staircases - structural, material and technological options, requirements and properties. 7. Overhanging structures I. - types, functions and requirements, external influences. 8. Overhanging structures II. - structural solutions, static behaviour. Anchoring and fastening technology - mechanical fasteners, shear pins, chemical anchors, adhesives -the principles of design and use, properties, transfer of load. 9. Foundation structures I. - hydro-geological survey, foundation conditions, geotechnical categories; foundations - functions and requirements, structural principles, impact on the static behavior of the structural system; interaction of the system -building - foundations - subsoil. 10. Foundation structures II. - shallow foundations - types, structural and material solutions, static behaviour; deep foundations - types, structural and material solutions, static behaviour. 11. Substructure - soil pressure, hydrostatic pressure, loads affecting the substructure, basement walls, lighting and ventilation shafts - requirements and properties, principles, structural and technological solutions. 12. Waterproofing of substructure I. - hydrophysical exposure of substructure, aggressiveness environment, waterproofing coating systems - types, properties, design principles. 13. Waterproofing of substructure II. - other waterproofing systems - types, properties, design principles, special details; dilation of waterproofing systems and substructures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 32 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
be familiar with the specific requirements of buildings
to describe structural systems of buildings, requirements for them and principles of their design
to explain the properties of vertical load-bearing structures, their requirements and the principles of their design
to explain the properties of horizontal load-bearing structures, their requirements and the principles of their design
be familiar with the issue of expansion joints of building structures and expansion joints
Skills
to create an overview of the effects on the structures of the buildings
to design the structural system of the building
to design the location of the elements of the vertical load-bearing structures of the building
to design the concept of horizontal load-bearing structures of the building
to design the location and type of expansion joint
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to be oriented in complex requirements for building constructions
to explain the properties of overhang structures, their requirements and the principles of their design
to explain the properties of staircases, their requirements and the principles of their design
to explain the properties of the supporting structures of the roofs, the requirements for them and the principles of their design
to explain the properties of foundation structures, requirements for them and the principles of their design
to explain the properties of the basement structures, requirements for them and the principles of their design, including the waterproofing system
Skills
to analyze the effects affecting the building structures
to design and optimize structural system of the building
to design overhang structures of the building
to design staircase
to design the supporting structure of the roof
to design the system of the shallow foundations of the building
to design the basement structure, including the waterproofing system
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Discussion
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Test
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Barritt C. M. H. Advanced Building Construction, Vols. 1 ? 4, Longman, 1988 ? 1991 (angl.).
  • Barry R. The Construction of Building, Vols. 1 ? 4, Oxford BSP, 1991 ? 2000 (anglicky).
  • Hájek P. a kol. Konstrukce pozemních staveb 1 ? nosné konstrukce I. ČVUT Praha, 2006.
  • Schueller W. The Design of Building Structures, rev. ed., 2016, Vol. 2. Computers & Structures, Inc., 2016.
  • Witzany J. a kol. Konstrukce pozemních staveb 20. ČVUT Praha, 2006.


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