Course detail

Concrete structures 3

FAST-BL053Acad. year: 2024/2025

Interactive models of system: subsoil – foundation – structure above foundation. Shallow foundations – detailing design of wall footings, grid and mat foundations, slabs. Footings of precast structures. Toroidal and shell foundations. Box and massive blocks foundations. Deep foundations – piles, group of piles, footings above piles. Anchored and non-anchored underground concrete walls. Drop caissons and caissons. Foundations dynamically loaded. Foundations in the clearances and in the special conditions. Selected structures of engineering constructions - storage structures (bunkers and silos), storage tanks for liquids, water towers, channels and ducts. Design of constructions and foundations in the undermining areas.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Entry knowledge

geotechnics, structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, design of concrete members and structures

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Design of different type of concrete load-bearing structures.
Design of foundations in conventional and special conditions.
Design of selected structures of engineering structures, containers, tanks, pipelines.
A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• Design of different type of concrete load-bearing structures.
• Design of foundations in conventional and special conditions.
• Design of selected engineering structures, containers, tanks, pipelines.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BOWLES, Joseph. E. Foundation Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill, 1996. ISBN 978-0-07-118844-9. (EN)
ČÍRTEK, Ladislav. Betonové konstrukce II. Konstrukce prutové a základové. Brno: VUT, 1999. ISBN 80-214-1543-6. (CS)
ZICH, Miloš a BAŽANT, Zdeněk. Plošné betonové konstrukce, nádrže a zásobníky. Brno: CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-693-5. (CS)

Recommended reading

BAŽANT, Zdeněk. Methods of Foundation Engineering. Praha: Academia, 1979. (EN)
BRADÁČ, Jiří. Základové konstrukce. Brno: VUT, 1995. ISBN 80-85867-60-5. (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Foundation structures as a part of the reliability system “subsoil – foundation – overground structure”. Results of geological survey. Foundations reliability. Limit states of subsoil and foundation structures load-bearing capacity. 2. Interactive models of system: subsoil – foundation – structure above foundation. Comprehensive and simplified interactive system. Modelling of subsoil and foundation structures. Software Soilin. 3. Shallow foundations. Distribution of contact stress in footing bottom. Detail design of footings from plain and reinforced concrete. Detail design of uniformly pressed continuous footing. 4. Shallow foundations. Detail design of grid and mat foundations, slabs. 5. Shallow foundations. Footings of precast structures (pocket foundation) – detail design. Toroidal and shell foundations. Box and massive blocks foundations. 6. Deep foundations. Limit states of subsoil and pile. Pile foundations, group of piles, footings above piles. Anchored and non-anchored underground concrete walls. 7. Foundations dynamically loaded. Response of machines on dynamic load action. 8. Foundations in the clearances and in the special conditions. Foundation structures at reconstructions. 9. Design of storage structures (bunkers and silos). Structural arrangement, pressure of fillers, principles of solution. Dimensioning and reinforcing of individual member of storage tanks. 10. Design of rectangular and rotary symmetric reservoirs. Water reservoirs. 11. Design of channels and ducts. Principles of structures and foundations design in the undermining areas.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Footing – Geotechnical category I – task, load. 2. Footing – Geotechnical category II – ultimate limit states of foundation base. 3. Footing – Geotechnical category II – serviceability limit states (settlement). 4. Footing – ultimate limit states of bending moment and punching. 5. Continuous Footing – task, simplified methods. 6. Continuous Footing on elastic foundation. 7. Raft foundations – task, load, simplified methods. 8. Raft foundations – Interactive model of system subsoil – foundation. 9. Pile foundations – task, design of cap for group of piles 10. Pile foundations – design of pile. 11. Project submission. Credit.