Code: 124BSD1 Building Structures 1
Lecturer: doc. Ing. Hana Gattermayerová CSc. Weekly load: 2P+1C Completion: A
Department: 11124 Credits: 4 Semester: W
Description:
Introducing in civil engineering, basic elements and structures
Contents:
Building Design Concept, Requirements on Buildings
Structural Systems ? Materials, Design Process, Elements
Structural systems - Structural units ? Interaction - Stability
Vertical Load Bearing Structures (Function, Requirements)
Vertical Load Bearing Structures (Principles of wall structures)
Vertical Load Bearing Structures (Principles of column structures)
Floor Structures (Function, Requirements,)
Floor Structures (Vaults, Timber Floors, RC floors)
Floor Structures (Steel and Composite Floor Slabs)
Overhanging structures - types, functions, structural and statical principles, requirements
Multi-Storey Building Structures
Long Span Building Structures
Seminar contents:
Seminary schedule and overview Exercise of Tasks: odd weeks

1. Introduction to the subject, phases of the construction process, principles of creating technical documentation (Task 1: Drawing, 1:50). Design of structural systems of multi-story buildings (Task 2: Design of structural systems, 1:200)
2. Design of the building envelope ? determination of the heat transfer coefficient U (Task 2: Design of the envelope and calculation of the heat transfer coefficient)
3. Consultation hour. Longitudinal modular composition of building systems. Installation of window openings in single-layer and sandwich masonry. (Task 4a: Floor plan of a typical floor, 1:50)
4. Design of ceiling structures - monolithic ceiling (Task 4a: Design of a monolithic ceiling structure, shape drawing, 1:50)
Design of ceiling structures - prefabricate and prefabricate monolithic ceiling, high modular composition of building systems (Task 4b: Design of a prefabricated prefabricate monolithic ceiling structure, composition drawing, 1:50; Task 4b: Section of a typical floor 1:50)

5. Construction and temp. technical solution of the continuation of the vertical and ceiling construction at the perimeter wall ? complex section (Task 5a, 5b: Complex section at the perimeter wall, 1:20)
Closure Test ? Complex section of building 1:20 (10-12 weeks)

6. Design variants of the solution of overhanging structures (Task 6a, 6b: Design of overhanging structures, 1:200, 1:50)
13. Credit
Materials for individual tasks:
The complete materials for the individual tasks are on the pages of exercises from the subject K124BD1 - see downloadable files (available after logging in!!!)
Recommended literature:
Barry R.: The Construction of Building, Volume 1, Oxford BSP, 1991
Barritt C. M. H.: Advanced Building Construction, Vols. 1 - 4, Longman, 1988 - 1991
Gattermayerova: Lectures Syllabus on web
Keywords:
Requirements for building structures, load bearing structures, vertical structures, horizontal structures, overhanging structures, expansion joints, staircases, foundations

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