Course detail

Construction Machines (R)

FAST-NWA022Acad. year: 2020/2021

Mechanization of construction work, machines and mechanical equipment employed according to the technical stages of the construction process for buildings and civil engineering works. Machines and equipment for the production of building materials, the remote control of machines, machines and equipment for the execution of repairs, reconstruction work and maintenance, landfills, demolition, recycling, regulations for the operation of construction machines.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vít Motyčka, CSc.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of construction technology with regards to construction processes, occupational safety in civil engineering, basic information about the function and use of machines and assemblies of machines.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to the subject. Basic information about the mechanization of construction work, construction machines and technical procedures.
2. Construction machines employed in work performed according to the main technical stages of building execution.
3. Acquaintance with machines and equipment for the production of building materials.
4. Special construction machines and equipment for the execution, repairs and the reconstruction of buildings.
5. Special construction machines for the execution, repairs and the reconstruction of civil engineering works.
6. Remote control of construction machines and equipment.
7. Machines and equipment for landfilling, recultivation and recycling.
8. Regulations, standards and ordinances applicable for work with construction machines.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

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 NPC-SIR Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Motyčka, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject. Basic information about the mechanization of construction work, construction machines and technical procedures. 2. Construction machines employed in work performed according to the main technical stages of building execution. 3. Acquaintance with machines and equipment for the production of building materials. 4. Special construction machines and equipment for the execution, repairs and the reconstruction of buildings. 5. Special construction machines for the execution, repairs and the reconstruction of civil engineering works. 6. Remote control of construction machines and equipment. 7. Machines and equipment for landfilling, recultivation and recycling. 8. Regulations, standards and ordinances applicable for work with construction machines.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Motyčka, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the course and the requirements for its successful completion. Seminar paper – individual assignment – an investment plan for the acquisition of machines to perform work during a selected technical stage of the construction process. 2. Consultation regarding the individual assignment. 3. Assignment of exercise No. 1. Proposal of a machine assembly for the strucutre with varying usage of mobile and tower cranes. 4. Consultation regarding exercise No. 1. 5. Excursion to a building materials production plant. 6. Submission of exercise No. 1, consultation regarding the seminar paper. 7. Presentation of seminar paper – individual assignments. 8. Presentation of seminar paper, final test.