Course: Building Construction 3

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Course title Building Construction 3
Course code KPS/ST3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sýkora Ivan, Ing.
  • Červenka Jan, Ing.
  • Vojtíšková Dagmar, Ing.
Course content
1. History of building skins and their main determinants 2. Traditional external claddings of masonry buildings and their history 3. External claddings of wooden constructions 4. External claddings of modern community facilities. Classification. 5. Selected materials. Glass, cements, foams 6. Light external claddings 7. All-glass claddings 8. Double facades 9. Thermal insulation systems (contact systems, contact-free systems), the physical properties of claddings 10. Flat roofs: the principle of their function, classification. 11. Roofs with a single roof cladding. 12. Roofs with a double roof cladding. 13. Vegetation roofs. 14. Claddings of buildings built for special purposes. Exercises: The contents of the exercises are based on the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 45 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The third part of the essential lectures of civil engineering. These lectures deal with construction of buildings shells (external skin and roofs) Materials for external skins. Building insulation is also dealt with - incl. moisture issues. Diffusely sealed and unsealed external skins. Sick building syndrome. External skins of special buildings. Hydro insulating systems of basements (water and moisture protection). Chimneys and flue objects. Principles of dilatation for buildings, Supporting structures of shed structures and their specific features. Shed structures classification.
The third of four-semestral course of building structures. The student will be able to design oneself the envelopes of buildings (façade walls and flat roofs). The student will be able to design oneself the vertical traffic routes. Also, he will understand types and composition of hall buildings.
Prerequisites
Unspecified
KPS/STAV1
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KPS/ST1 and KPS/STAV2
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KPS/ST2

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Practical demonstration of acquired skills

Initial required knowledge: US, UM, ST1, ST2 Requirements for the credit: A form with records by the instructors on consultations provided Requirements for the examination: Attendance at a minimum of ten lectures (a condition the student must meet in order to be admitted to an examination) Knowledge of the curriculum covered in the lectures is required for the examination
Recommended literature
  • Bielek, M. Okno, energia a životné prostredie. Alfa, 1987.
  • Dlesek, V., Stuchlý, B. Lehké obvodové pláště budov. SNTL, 1974.
  • Fajkoš, A. Ploché střechy. AN CERN Brno, 1997.
  • Hájek, V.,Novák,J., Šmejcký,J. Konstrukce pozemních staveb 30. ČVUT Praha, 1996.
  • Jelínek, F. Konstrukce obvodového pláště z plochého skla. SNTL, 1982.
  • Kutnar, Z. Sklady střešních plášťů. ČVUT Praha, 1998.
  • Michálek, J., Novák, L. Konstrukce pozemních staveb III. ČVUT Praha, 1990.
  • Oesterle, E., Libeb, R.D., Lutz, M., Heusler, W. Doppelschalige Fassaden. Callwey, 1999.
  • Puškár, A. a kolektiv. Konštrukcie poz. staveb V. - obvodové stěny a výplně. STU Bratislava, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Architecture Study plan (Version): Architecture (1) Category: Architecture 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter