Course detail

Construction machines

FAST-BW56Acad. year: 2011/2012

Mechanisation of building processes. Partial and complete mechanization. Stages of mechanization. Technical-economic efficiency rates of machinery. Rates of the fund requirements of the production. Efficiency of building machines. Efficiency of machine complexes. Cost requirements of building machines. Affect of mechanization on works. Driving units of building machines. Control and operation of building machines. Division of rocks. Mechanisation of earth works. Technology of earth works. Transportation and deposition of earth. Theory of compacting. Selection of compacting technology. Drilling of rocks and drilling technology. Machines for aggregate treatment. Mechanisation of the concrete mixture production. Transportation and storing of concrete mixture. Machines for building and treatment of roads. Manner of construction foundations. Underground technologies. Assembly processes. Material handling. Mechanisation of demolition works. Material recycling. Complex care for building machines. World trends in mechanization and application of robotics in building works.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will master the objective of the course, i.e. mechanization and automation in building industry, machines and equipment for earthworks, for transportation and assembly, concreting and masonry works and engineering works.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Fundamentals of mechanical engineering, soil mechanics, technology of construction processes, occupational safety in civil engineering.

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. Introduction into the subject. Capacity of the building processes mechanization. Mechanization influence on productivity. Power demand.
2. Power-driven machines in civil engineering. Pneumatic motors. Hydraulic motors. Pumps. Compressors. Pressure vessels. Fans. Electric central stations. Air heating sets.
3. Execution of earth works and structures of earth and rocks. Division of rocks. Technology properties of rocks. Working procedure at mining by scrapers.
4. Work with dozers, scrapers, s rippers, and graders. Capacity of machines. Manners of transportation of mucks during earth works. Deposition of earth. Transportation of bulk materials. Compacting.
5. Rock works. Substance of drilling. Types of drilling works. Drilling hammers. Drilling assemblies.
6. Treatment of stone materials and building materials. Crushing. Milling. Sorting. Washing. Granulating.
7. Production of concrete mixtures. Deposition of fractions in gravel and concrete system. Transporters and magazines of concrete. Transportation and dosing of fractions.
8. Transportation and deposition of concrete mixtures. Pumping of concrete mixture. Vibration technology. Production of concrete reinforcements. Joining. Welding.
9. Construction and repairs of roads. Stabilization of subbase. Mixing machines. Milling machines. Packing machines. Diagnostics of the quality of bodies. Loading capacity. Planarity. Roughness.
10. Method of construction foundation. Drilling assemblies. Pile hammers. Extractors. Assemblies for big-diameter pilots. Underground technology. Extrusion. Tunnellings.
11. Assembly processes. Height transportation and crane transportation. Band transporters. High-lift transportation. Transportation of lump and bulk material.
12. Mechanization of demolition works. Sanitation of buildings and roofs. Recycling of materials.
13. Complete care for building machines. Automation and robotics. Laser technology in the construction machine control. Environmental impact of mechanization.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

·Providing the students with complete overview of function, principle and application of machinery and equipment in production of building materials. Individual machines from rocks mining, transportation, treatment, homogenisation up to transportation of raw materials into the plant itself are described. The subject deals with all machines for raw material processing in the production of mortars, raw ceramics, light building materials, concrete goods. The stress is laid on automation and robotics application in production of building materials.

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

Břoušek,M. a kol: Inženýrské stavby-Technologie. Alfa konti, Bratislava, 1995.
CAPUZZI, Q.: Modern technology and machinery for merble quarrying. Beneti macchine s.r.I., Carrara Italy,, 1992.
GRISWOLD, J.: Fuels, Combustion and Furnaces. New York, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co., 1992.
IRESON, W. G.: Reliability Handbook. New York, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co., 1986.
Juríček,J. a kol.:: Technológia pozemných stavieb 1. Alfa, Bratislava, 1992.
Lízal P. a kol: Technologie stavebních procesů. Hrubá spodní stavba. VUT Brno, 2003.
Maršál P.: Stavební stroje. VUT Brno, 2004.
Masopust,J: Vrtané piloty. Čeněk a Ježek, Praha, 1994.
PETERSON, E.: Frequency detection and speech formants. London, 1985.
Smitka,V., Mudra,J., Král,E.:: Mechanizace a provádění staveb. SNTL, Praha, 1968.
STACK, B: Encyclopaedia of Tunneling, Minning and Drilling Equipment. Muden Publishing Company, Hobart, Australia,, 1995.
TAGGART, A.: Handbook of Mineral Dressing. New York, 1968.
Vaněk A.: Moderní strojní technika a technologie zemních prací. Academie Praha, 2003.
Vaněk,A.: Moderní strojní technika a technologie zemních prací. Academia, Praha, 2002.
Vaněk,A: Přehled světové techniky. Stroje pro stavebnictví. D Tisk, Praha, 2001.
Zapletal,I. a kol: Inženýrské stavby-Technologie 2,. STU, Bratislava, 1998.

Recommended reading

Caterpillar Performance Handbook,. 2003.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer