Course detail

Peripheral building structures

FAST-DH69Acad. year: 2024/2025

Modern wall and roof peripheral structures, theoretical substantiated principles of various constructional solution wall and roof cladding, theoretical analysis of various compositions, their contacts and junctions of separate components, interaction of solid peripheral part with open-able structures. Complex classification of suggested solutions in light of physics and energetic.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Ladislav Štěpánek, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Problems of building physics and environment theory, knowledge about building constructions in range of master studies, ability to use knowledge from computer applications acquired during master studies.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Deepening of knowledge and level of cognizance in field of design and solution of peripheral building structures, use of theoretical knowledge acquired during studies of building design with perspective of construction and energetic aspects, theoretical substantiation of modern and unconventional structures substantiation using new building materials.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Štěpánek, CSc.

Syllabus

1.Introduction to problems of modern attitude to peripheral building structures design, constructional principles. 2.Peripheral building structure design in light of low energetic demandingness and service in building. 3.Untraditional solution of peripheral walls using new building technologies. 4.Application of new building materials acquired by recycling. 5.Solution of problems related to interaction of solid peripheral part with open-able structures. 6.New approach to transparent structures design of peripheral wall structures. 7.Theoretical explanation and new approach to design of filling opening in peripheral building structures. 8.Glazing variations and its context to constructional and physical aspects of filling opening. 9.Untraditional roof structures (indoor structures, pendent roof structures, use of textile membranes, etc.). 10.Structural roof design in context of building service optimization in given climatic conditions. 11.Ability variations and principles in design of large-format glass areas in roof structures. 12.Theoretically explained design of filling opening in roof structures. 13.Theoretical explanation and new approach to design of filling opening in peripheral building structures.