Course detail

Selected Chapters from Theory of Building Constructions

FAST-DH81Acad. year: 2024/2025

The current state and new trends in development of building construction systems and practical and theoretical issues regarding reconstructions and modernisations of buildings with focusing on essential constructional details and their design. Special issues according to the PhD branches of knowledge.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miloslav Novotný, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of building constructions and related subject fields (building services, technology and proceeding of buildings, concrete and masonry constructions, timber and metal constructions) at the level of a graduate student of building construction study programme. Practise is an advantage.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

To work up a technical search within a chosen technical problem, to acquaint yourself with the principles of publication, to present a work on the chosen topic in front of the others students including discussion and defence.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme D-K-E-CE (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miloslav Novotný, CSc.

Syllabus

1. - 4. week – The Course commencement, an assignment of particular topics to PhD students (topics will be specified by supervisors). 5. - 8. week – Consultation and discussion about selected topics in terms of PhD students’ requests – dates are fixed up individually. 9. - 11. week – Completion of the work in the extent of 20 pages, tuition according to PhD students’ requests. 12. week – Preparation of a presentation – time limit of the presentation is 10-15 min. 13. week – Work submission, public presentation of the work including discussion and defence.