Course detail

Building Constructions and urban planning

FAST-GH01Acad. year: 2011/2012

Introduction of subject Building construction, construction systems – brick, monolithic walls, prefabricated walls, carcass constructions. Horizontal structural part of construction. Constructions connecting height levels. Foundation. Insulation against water and ground humidity. Slanting roofs, flat roofs, Windows, doors. Vertical non-load-bearing structure. Floors, floor surfacing.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Miroslav Spáčil, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student copes basic civil engineering, perpendicular bearing construction and horizontal bearing construction.

Prerequisites

Grounding of secondary level school

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.Types of building constructions. Main constructions in building-terminology. Basic external influences affected building constructions. Importance of standarts.
2.Structural systems - prefabricated systems, monolithical skeletons, combined skeleton systems. Material variants. Requirements statical, thermal protection and energy saving , fire protection, protection of health, security of habitants, economics.
3.-4.Vertical load-bearing structures – masonry, materials, types of mortars. Partitions – masonry, monolithic, prefabricated partition blocks.
5.Staircases, ramps, elevators, ladders - terminology.
6.-7.Horizontal load-bearing structures – terminology. Reinforced concrete rings, lintels. Additional constructions - attics, balconies, bay windows.
8.Chimneys, ventilation, dilatation.
9.Foundations – laying out the object, excavations, shallow foundations, deep foundations.
10.Roofing of buildings – roof trusses. Classification of roofs, main structural parts and components, types of the roof dewatering.
11.Roofing of buildings – flat roofs, basic terminology-structural desing principles, flat roof dewatering.
12.Surface finishings – floor finishings, soffits, windows, doors and gates. Insulations.
13.Legislative

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The subject involves master basic terminology of structure and construction principles influence on materials.
Students introduction into problematic of building construction, namely from plan project documentation, to own carrying out.

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

Doutlík L.: Urbanistická typologie. ČVUT Praha, 1992. (CS)
Horniaková a kol.:: Pozemní stavitelství. JAGA Bratislava, 2002. (SK)
Chudley, R., Greeno, R.: Building Construction Handbook. Elsevier LTD, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-7506-86228. (EN)
Štípek J.: Zásady nauky o stavbách. ČVUT Praha, 2000. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Spáčil, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Spáčil, CSc.