Course detail

Building Constructions 2 (S)

FAST-BHB004Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course follows up previous courses and its aim is to deepen the knowledge of students in the field of building design. It’s mainly focused on the design of horizontal load-bearing structures and foundations. While at the exact same time it’s expected to teach students about substructure, damp proof course, expansion joints and about protection against radon gas activity, among others.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Lavický, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of the subject BH001 Building Construction 1. At the same time, it is assumed knowledge of constructive geometry, structural mechanics, statics of building structures, elasticity and plasticity.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The aim of this course is to give students complex knowledge about foundations designing (shallow, deep and special foundationts) as about the static unit alltogether with the upper construction and foundation lower beds. The ability to design safe and economical foundation is insisted. Staircase is considered to be one of the most exposed aeras within various buildings. There for correct staircase design and realization from the constructional, safety and hygienic point of view is essential.Correct foundation and staircase design requires knowledge about adjacent building constructions. In unison also knowledge about other disciplines such as bilding materials, statics etc. is lectured. That is why the aim of this course is to teach learners to work with technical informations within specific issue and to apply such knowledge.
Student copes design of staircase construction, turn construction, areal strairs bases.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SI Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme BKC-SI Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Lavický, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Horizontal load-bearing structures – functional and mechanical requirements. Connections of horizontal and vertical load-bearing structures. Spandrel beams. Vaults – structural solution, mechanical acting of vaults.
  • 2. Horizontal load-bearing structures – cast-in-place slabs.
  • 3. Horizontal load-bearing structures – prefabricated (precast) and half prefabricated slabs.
  • 4. Horizontal load-bearing structures – timber joist ceilings, metal ceilings, composite slabs.
  • 5. Overhanging and recessed structures – balcony, loggia, portico, oriel windows and cornices – material solutions, mechanical requirements, thermal design.
  • 6. Groundworks and excavations. Founding soil. Construction and hydrogeological survey.
  • 7. Shallow foundations – classification and structural solutions.
  • 8. Shallow foundations – specific criterions of founding.
  • 9. Deep foundations – classification and structural solutions. Retaining walls.
  • 10. Foundation construction on property boundaries. Expansion joints, settlement joints and construction joints in load bearing and non-loadbearing structures.
  • 11. Substructure. Damp proofing – basic criterion and requirements.
  • 12. Damp proofing – specific/exceptional requirements. Protection against radon gas infiltration.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Lavický, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Horizontal load-bearing structures. Design of cast-in-place slabs.
  • 2. Horizontal load-bearing structures. Design of half-prefabricated slabs.
  • 3. Horizontal load-bearing structures. Design precast slabs.
  • 4. Overhanging and recessed structures. Balcony design.
  • 5. Shallow foundations. Design of foundation strips loaded by walls.
  • 6. Shallow foundations. Foundation plan drawing – drafting of foundation strips.
  • 7. Shallow foundations. Design of pad foundation loaded by a post/column.
  • 8. Shallow foundations. Foundation plan drawing – drafting of pad foundations of a post slab structure.
  • 9. Shallow foundations. Specific foundation construction.
  • 10. Groundworks. Building excavation plan.
  • 11. Damp proofing. Design of damp proof system.
  • 12. Submission and final evaluation of presented work.