Course detail

Selected Chapters of Concrete and Masonry Structures

FAST-BLA021Acad. year: 2025/2026

Trends in the development of masonry structures, basic materials and structural systems of masonry structures. Methods of stressing masonry structures. Ultimate limit states and serviceability limit states. Knowledge of static approach to reconstructions of building and engineering objects. Static analysis of Strengthening of Concrete and Masonry Structures. Design of concrete structures exposed to fire. Survey and static behavior of panel systems, additional interventions in the load-bearing elements of panel systems. Modern composite structures. Basics of environmental design of structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Entry knowledge

structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, loading and reliability of structures, 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

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KLUSÁČEK, Ladislav a Zdeněk BAŽANT. Statika při rekonstrukcích objektů. Brno: VUT, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-692-8 (CS)
KOŠATKA, Pavel a Karel LORENZ a Jitka VAŠKOVÁ. Zděné konstrukce 1. Praha: ČVUT, 2006. ISBN 80-01-03463-1 (CS)
PROCHÁZKA, Jaroslav, Radek ŠTEFAN a Jitka VAŠKOVÁ. Navrhování betonových a zděných konstrukcí na účinky požáru. Praha: ČVUT, 2010. ISBN 978-80-01-04613-5 (CS)
WITZANY, Jiří, Jaromír VRBA a Václav HONZÍK. Otvory v panelových domech. Praha: Pro Českou komoru autorizovaných inženýrů a techniků činných ve výstavbě vydalo Informační centrum ČKAIT vydalo Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87438-55-8 (CS)

Recommended reading

McKENZIE, W. M. C. Design of Structural Masonry. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. ISBN 0333792378 (EN)
WITZANY, Jiří. PDR - poruchy, degradace a rekonstrukce. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 2010. ISBN 978-80-01-04488-9 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Development of masonry structures and their design. Materials for masonry structures. Structural arrangement. Strength and deformation properties of masonry. Buckling influence.
  • 2. Load-bearing capacity of masonry elements axially or unaxially compressed. Load-bearing capacity of masonry elements stressed by flexure, shear, tension or concentrated pressure. Serviceabiity and detailing.
  • 3. General principles for the design of masonry structures. Design of masonry arches.
  • 4. Service life of the structure. failures - their causes, monitoring and possibilities of reducing their occurrence. Methods of diagnostics survey of concrete and masonry structures.
  • 5. Static conditions for the execution of reconstructions. Strengthening for concrete structures and masonry structures.
  • 6. Strengthening and reconstruction of structures using concrete, steel and wood. Strengthening of foundations.
  • 7. Static solution of superstructures. Temporary protection of structures during strengthening. Deformation of strengthening structures and their time monitoring. Using of bonded carbon strips
  • 8. Behavior of concrete and concrete structures in a fire. Impact of fire on the load-bearing capacity of structures. Assessment of fire resistance, temperature of concrete and reinforcement in case of fire.
  • 9. Principles of the proposal. Design methods for concrete structures exposed to fire - design according to tables. Simplified methods and advanced methods.
  • 10. Properties of masonry exposed to high temperatures. Determination of mechanical and physical characteristics of masonry. Principles of the proposal. Design methods for masonry structures exposed to fire effects.
  • 11. Panel systems, design solution. Parts and their connections. Reconstruction, rehabilitation, superstructures, interventions in the supporting elements of panel systems.
  • 12. Modern composite structures.
  • 13. Basics of environmental design of concrete and masonry structures.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Material characteristics. Axially loaded brickwork column.
  • 2. Perimeter wall of a building with timber floors.
  • 3. Interaction diagram of a brickwork column of T-shape.
  • 4. Masonry arch.
  • 5. Correction.
  • 6.–7. Strengthening of concrete members subjected to bending moment: Strengthening using additional reinforcement and concrete envelope, Strengthening with carbon fibre reinforced polymer strip.
  • 8.–9. Strengthening of timber floor structure: Reinforced concrete (RC) slab.
  • 10. Correction.
  • 11.-12. Design of concrete structures exposed to fire.
  • 13. Project and tasks submission. Credit.