Course: Introduction to structural engineering

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Course title Introduction to structural engineering
Course code KPS/US1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Košťálová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The history and overview of building materials. The influence of the golden section and its application. 2. The basic fields of construction production. Module-related coordination of dimensions. The structural systems of buildings and their classification. 3. Engineering-geological survey of a building site and the types of earthworks. Securing foundation pits, the footing bottom and the depth of foundations. Area-based and depth-based foundations. Differences between a building with a basement and a building without a basement. 4. An education tour to a building site. 5. Vertical load-bearing and non-load-bearing structures and categorisation of materials. The basic types of connections for masonry and stone. Reinforcing collars and beam ties. 6. The functions of horizontal structures. Ceiling structures, including a vault; a front, a projecting and a receding structure. The basic types of a wooden ceiling, a ceiling made of reinforced concrete, a ceramic ceiling and a steel ceiling. 7. The basic functions and requirements of connection structures. Classification of stairways and descriptions of their individual parts. Calculation of a stairway space. Ladders and climbing-irons. Inclined ramps, platforms, elevators and escalators. 8. Basic requirements for roofs; the classification of roof structures; gradients and geometric shapes. Structural systems of roof structures. 9. Roof trusses; the descriptions of their individual elements and the basic saddle of a roof truss. Designs of roof planes in simple examples. 10. Chimneys and revision of the covered curriculum. 11. Test. 12. Construction documents and construction drawings. Types of lines and their usage. 13. Surveying the classroom; drawing a ground plan and a cross section view in the scale of 1:50. 14. Final test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic terminology of buildings and structures, technical design of construction and load-bearing structural systems of buildings. Students will gain an understanding of the basic functional requirements and material design of load bearing elements and load bearing systems including application in architecture. They will also learn about engineering geological investigation and the principles of design of ground structures, foundation structures and vertical load-bearing structures. The aim is to be able to express and illustrate verbally and graphically the building elements of the above structures. Emphasis is placed on the feasibility and sustainability of contemporary structures. The lecture series is arranged chronologically according to the process of design and construction of civil engineering structures. It is also interspersed with exercises and on-site excursions. Students can consolidate the material in the online tests on the subject, which are available in the E-learning for this course.
The student will understand the basic segments of building activities. He will able to use fundamental professional terminology and methods of engineering drawing.
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Practical demonstration of acquired skills

- attendance at a minimum of ten lectures in a term; for graduates of secondary building schools, attendance at a minimum of seven lectures is required - writing 2 tests and achieving a minimum score of 60 % in the final test - submission of the following work: A4 - block capitals of a uniform size, any text A3 - Ground plan and a cross section view of the classroom
Recommended literature
  • ČSN ISO 128-23 Technické výkresy - Pravidla zobrazování. 2019.
  • ČSN ISO 129-1 Technické výkresy - Kótování a tolerování. 2019.
  • ČSN 01 3420 Výkresy pozemních staveb- Kreslení výkresů stavební části. 2004.
  • ČSN 73 4201 Komíny a kouřovody. 2010.
  • ČSN 73 4301 Obytné budovy. 2004.
  • ČSN EN ISO 7519. Technické výkresy ? Výkresy pozemních staveb ? Základní pravidla zobrazování ve výkresech stavební části a výkresech sestavy dílců.
  • Doseděl, A. a kol. Čítanka výkresů ve stavebnictví. SNTL Praha, 2004.
  • Hájek, P. a kol. Konstrukce pozemních staveb 10 - nosné konstrukce, ČVUT. ČVUT Praha, 2005.
  • Klimešová, et al. Nauka o pozemních stavbách. Brno VUT, 2005.
  • Krňanský, J.:. Konstrukce pozemních staveb pro architekty, díl. I. - X.. FA TUL, 2005.
  • Krňanský, J., Staněk, S., Stránský, J., Košťálová, J. Pomůcka pro navrhování staveb pro architekty. TUL, 2007.
  • legislativa. Stavební zákon č. 283/2021 Sb..
  • NEUFERT, Ernst a NEUFERT, Peter. Architects Data. New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 9781405192538.
  • Tywoniak, J. s kol. Pozemní stavitelství VI.. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 80-247-5102-3.
  • Vyhláška č. 146/2024 Sb. Požadavky na výstavbu. 2024.
  • Witzany J., Jiránek M., Zlesák J., Zigler R.:. Konstrukce pozemních staveb 20. ČVUT FSv, 2006.


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