Course detail

Building Constructions 4

FAST-AH004Acad. year: 2024/2025

The subject links up to the subject of Building Constructions 3. The main topic of this subject deals with building envelopes, i.e. peripheral walls and roofs. During the first part of the term the study aim is concerned with roofs - flat and pitched roof systems. Pitched roofs are presented with load-bearing structures of traditional trusses and modern truss systems. An attention is paid to roof coverings (overview of pitched roof coverings) and thermal insulation layers of roof constructions designed over heated indoor spaces. Concerning the flat roofs the design principles of single-leaf roofs (warm roofs) and double-leaf roofs (cold roofs) are presented in several structural and material variations including tinsmith´s product details. In the second part of the term the study concern is aimed at the building facades of civil and industrial buildings. This theme includes the information about the thermal protection of buildings and design requirements for thermal insulation of the major facade types: single-layer homogeneous external constructions, multi-layer facades, lightweight steel-plastic facade panels. Lectures will also include the issue of openings in peripheral wall structures, i.e. windows and external pedestrian doorsets.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Lubor Kalousek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

The students deepen their knowledge of building design. It is assumed that students already have a fundamental knowledge of building design, building materials, physics and descriptive geometry.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Successful completion of the course requires:

  • completing practise classes with compulsory attendance,
  • elaboration and submission of all assignments,
  • granting credit,
  • passing of a written exam.

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

Aims

To obtain fundamental knowledge in the field of contructions of roofing, external walls, windows, doors and gateways in external walls, windows in roofs of building, to aquire theoretical and functional relationship, to gain experience and ability for design.


The graduate obtains comprehensive information about building envelopes.
The graduate will acquire knowledge especially of design of external walls, roofs, windows and doors and curtain walling.
The graduate will be able to elaborate technical documentation and perform a basic assessment of designed building envelope structures.
The graduate will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in all contexts in the design of buildings.
The graduate will be able to apply the knowledge in building design in follow-up courses and their bachelor projects.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN EN 13119. Lehké obvodové pláště – Terminologie. Praha: ÚNMZ, 2018. (CS)
ČSN 73 0540-2. Tepelná ochrana budov – Část 2: Požadavky. Praha: ÚNMZ, 2011. + Změna Z1. (CS)
ČSN 73 1901-1. Navrhování střech – Část 1: Základní ustanovení. Praha: ÚNMZ, 10/2020 (CS)
ČSN 73 1901-2. Navrhování střech – Část 2: Střechy se skládanou krytinou. Praha: ÚNMZ, 10/2020 + Oprava 1. (CS)
ČSN 73 1901-3. Navrhování střech – Část 3: Střechy s povlakovými hydroizolacemi. Praha: ÚNMZ, 10/2020 + Oprava 1.  (CS)
ČSN 73 2901. Provádění vnějších tepelněizolačních kompozitních systémů (ETICS), Praha: ČNI, září 2017 (CS)
ČSN 73 3610. Navrhování klempířských konstrukcí. Praha: ÚNMZ, 2008. + Změna Z1. (CS)
ČSN 74 6077. Okna a vnější dveře - Požadavky na zabudování. Praha: ÚNMZ, 2018.  (CS)
CHUDLEY, Roy and Roger GREENO. Building Construction Handbook. Routledge, 2017. ISBN 978-1138408807. (EN)
MATĚJKA, Libor. Pozemní stavitelství III: šikmé a strmé střechy. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7204-540-2. (CS)
PETŘÍČEK Tomáš. M02-Střechy. Studijní opora. Brno: FAST VUT, 2016. (CS)
PEXOVÁ Jana, Ladislav ŠTĚPÁNEK a Antonín FAJKOŠ. M01-Vybrané stati z pozemního stavitelství. Studijní opora. Studijní opora. Brno: FAST VUT, 2009. (CS)

Recommended reading

MARSHALL, Duncan; WORTHING, Derek; HEATH, Roger; DANN, Nigel. The Construction of Houses. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013. ISBN 978-0080971001 (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lubor Kalousek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Building envelopes – terminology, function, climatic and boundary design conditions, loads, fundamental design principles. 2.Roofing of buildings – classification of roofs, main structural parts and components, types of the roof dewatering. Flat single-leaf roofs (warm roofs) – design principles, material variations, roof dewatering, layers of flat roof composition. Material variants of individual layers of single-leaf flat roofs, structural types of single-leaf roofs (classical arrangement of layers, inverted, compact). 3.Flat double-leaf roofs (cold roofs) – structural design principles, flat roof dewatering, material variations, layers of flat roof composition, design of roof ventilation system. Trussed rafter. 4. Roof trusses – classification, carpenter´s joints, basic types of trusses and crown posts. Purlin systems – design solution at the hipped end and at the gable. 5. Modern roof trusses – collar beam trusses and rafter systems. Compositions of roof structures above inhabited attic spaces. 6. Basic types of roof coverings, design principles and requirements for application. 7. Sheet metal constructions. Implementation and details of pitched and flat roofs. 8. Peripheral wall structures - design requirements for sandwich walls with a thermal insulation leaf. Material possibility and technological processes of fixing of external insulation layers (anchoring, gluing surface finishes). Principles of a solution of multi-layer wall structures with the external insulation layer. Materials and technology of an application of external insulation layers (anchoring, gluing, surface finishes). 9. Peripheral wall structures – design principles, material variations of single-leaf homogeneous structures. Structural principles and variants of the composition of thermal insulation layers in external constructions with regards to the heat and moisture transport. 10. Openings in peripheral wall structures: windows - variants, materials, requirements for installation. 11. Openings in peripheral wall structures: external pedestrian doorsets and gates- variants, materials, requirements for installation. Ways of fitting of windows and doors. Roof windows. 12. Lightweight steel-plastic peripheral structures – use, structural and material types, anchoring of components. 13. The final lecture, examination instructions.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lubor Kalousek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to practical classes, conditions for obtaining credits. Individual assignment of building ground plan for the semester work, design of the floor structure above the last floor of a residential building. 2. Theoretical solutions of roof dewatering, variant designs. 3. Design of the flat single-leaf roof (warm roof). Design and evaluation of roof layers, design of the roof dewatering system. 4. Design of the double-leaf roof (cold roof). Design and evaluation of roof layers, design of the roof dewatering system, design of ventilation openings of the cold roof. 5. Design of roof truss of the pitched roof, choosing the right solution for the roof structure above inhabited attic spaces. 6. Design and evaluation of layers of inhabited attic space structures. Cross-sectional drawing of inhabited attic space. 7. Consultation lesson. 8. Complex solutions of implementation details of designed roofs, i.e. pitched roof and flat single-leaf roof (warm roof) / double-leaf roof (cold roof). 9. Consultation lesson. 10. Design of front facades - technical frontal views. Design and evaluation of layers of the peripheral wall structure. 11. Design of the suitable window type, details of installation. 12. Consultation lesson. 13. Semester work submission and final assessment.