Course detail

Construction Machines

FAST-BW056Acad. year: 2018/2019

Mechanisation of construction processes. Partial and comprehensive mechanisation. Degrees of mechanisation. Performance of construction machinery. Performance of sets of machines. Control and driving of construction machinery. Mechanisation of groundwork. Technologies used in groundwork. Drilling of rocks and drilling technologies. Machines for manufacturing, transporting and processing concrete mixtures. Machines for building and altering transport and utility infrastructure. Transport and handling. Mechanisation of demolition work. Recycling of materials. Finishing work. Harvesting and processing of timber. Safety at work, ecology.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will attain the goal of the subject: they will become acquainted with issues concerning construction machinery. The focus is in particular on machines for groundwork and work with rocks, for manufacturing, transporting and processing concrete, for vertical and horizontal transportation, for engineering work and finishing work, for harvesting and processing timber, and for recycling.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge technology of construction processes, occupational safety in civil engineering.

Co-requisites

Technology of construction ,foundation Engineering,concrete structure

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures, practical classes and self-study assignments. Attendance at lectures is optional, but attendance at classes is compulsory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

For successful completion of the course, besides leaving surrender 3 protocols to meet the conditions of a written test, prepare a proposal equipment sets for a given technological stage and present work. Oral performance.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to the subject. Mechanisation of construction work, basic structural elements.
2. Presentation of the relationships between the work done by construction machines from the point of view of technical procedures.
3. Production and conveyance of energy
4. Groundwork and work with rocks
5. Production, transportation and processing of fresh concrete
6. Vertical transportation and handling
7. Horizontal transportation and handling
8. Finishing work
9. Utility and transportation infrastructure
10. Demolition, recycling
11. Harvesting and processing of wood, safety at work, ecology

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject. Mechanisation of construction work, basic structural elements.
2. Presentation of the relationships between the work done by construction machines from the point of view of technical procedures.
3. Production and conveyance of energy
4. Groundwork and work with rocks
5. Production, transportation and processing of fresh concrete
6. Vertical transportation and handling
7. Horizontal transportation and handling
8. Finishing work
9. Utility and transportation infrastructure
10. Demolition, recycling
11. Harvesting and processing of wood, safety at work, ecology

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Svatava Henková, CSc.

Syllabus

1:Acquainting students with the subject and requirements. Individual assignment of machin
2:Assignment of task 1 – Dozers performance, consultations.
3:Assignment of task 2 – Loaders performance, consultations.
4:Assignment of task 3 – Excavators performance, consultations.
5:Assignment of task 4 – Machinery set design for earthworks, consultations.
6:Excursion – Machines for earthworks.
7:Assignment of task 5 – Machinery set design for removal of materials, consultations.
8:Consultations.
9:Excursion – Machines for vertical transfer
10:Final consultation of machine set design for the assigned technological stage.
11:Test, submission of assignments.