Course detail

Engineering and Transport Structures

FAST-BO01Acad. year: 2012/2013

History, progress and importance of engineering structures in civil engineering
Basic types of building structures and engineering structures and their general characteristics.
Building materials – material properties with aspect of usage in building construction, principal material characteristics.
Load of building structure, load classification, particular kinds of loading actions and their combinations.
Concrete and masonry structures, metal and timber structures – basic types, dispositional and structural design, significant structural details.
Rules of computer modelling of engineering structures.
Concrete and steel bridges, timber over-crossings, masonry bridges and vaults, overview of usable types.
Transportation history, categorization, social aspects, transportation advantages and disadvantages.
Transportation terminology, basic concepts, development policy of transport in CR with respect to EU.
Transport infrastructure, attachment to EU.
Development of world railways, history and railway system characteristics in CR, urban infrastructure and airports, integrated transport systems.
Design of linear structures. Data preparation for computerisation, computer-aided design of linear structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Metal and Timber Structures (KDK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Overview of basic structural systems of load-carrying civil structures - hall buildings, multi-storey buildings, engineering structures, technological structures, bridges and footbridges. Overview of physical-mechanical properties, advantages and disadvantages of basic structural materials for load-carrying structures and their statistical parameters. Basic principles of loading actions of load-carrying civil structures.
General information about transportation - history, categorization of transport, social importance, transportation advantages and disadvantages, basic terminology, strategy and development of transport in CR with respect to EU, transport infrastructure. Railway transportation - railway system, administrative structure, types of railway constructions. Road and highway transportation, urban communications and airports, integrated transport systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of building materials, elementary bases of elasticity, strength and structural mechanics.

Co-requisites

Extension of the knowledge of properties of structural materials and their evaluation, extension of the knowledge of elasticity, strength, structural mechanics and selected statistical methods.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

For the successful graduation of this course it is necessary to elaborate the particular tasks within the exercises, which follow the exercise schedule and their extend is given by the teacher. The attendance in the exercises is compulsory. The exam is realized by the written form and its extend follows the course annotation.

Course curriculum

1. Basic types of building structures and engineering structures.
2. Building materials.
3. Basic types of concrete, walled, steel and timber structures.
4. Loading of building structure, load classification, particular kinds of loading actions and their combinations.
5. Rules of design and computer modelling of engineering structures.
6. Rules of structural design of constructions.
7. Concrete and steel bridges, timber over-crossings.
8. Transportation history, categorization, social aspects, transportation advantages and disadvantages.
9. Transportation terminology, basic concepts, development policy of transport in CR with respect to EU. Transport infrastructure, attachment to EU.
10. Development of the world railway system. Progression and characteristics of Czech railway system, ČD organization structure. Basic subdivide of railway structures.
11. Development of world railways, history and railway system characteristics in CR, urban infrastructure and airports, integrated transport systems.
12. Structural and geometrical arrangement of rail tracks, optional position, technicals, basic terms.
13. Design of highways – technicals, basic terms. Data preparation for computerisation, computer-aided design of linear structures.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of this course and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bajer, M., Karmazínová, M., Puchrík, J. a kol.: Konstrukce a dopravní stavby - studijní opora pro kombinované studium. CERM, elektronická forma, 2004. (CS)
Kotas, P.: Dopravní systémy a stavby. Vydavatelství ČVUT v Praze, 2002. (CS)
Nilson, A. H., Darwin, D., Dolan, C. W.: Design of Concrete Structures. McGraf-Hill, New York, 2004. (EN)
Salmon, C.G., Johnson, J.E.: Steel Structures: Design and Behavior. Addison-Wesley Pub Co, 1997. (EN)

Recommended reading

Ferjenčík,P.,Melcher,J. a kol.: Navrhovanie ocelových konštrukcií. ALFA Bratislava, 1986. (SK)
Chochol, Lehovec a kol.: Cesty a dialnice-Projektovanie. ALFA Bratislava, 1989. (SK)
Tyc, Kubát, Dostál, Havíř: Železniční stavby. Dh-Press Bratislava, 1993. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Basic types of building structures and engineering structures.
2. Building materials.
3. Basic types of concrete, walled, steel and timber structures.
4. Loading of building structure, load classification, particular kinds of loading actions and their combinations.
5. Rules of design and computer modelling of engineering structures.
6. Rules of structural design of constructions.
7. Concrete, steel and timber bridges and footbridges.
8. Transportation history, categorization, social aspects, transportation advantages and disadvantages.
9. Transportation terminology, basic concepts, development policy of transport in CR with respect to EU. Transport infrastructure, attachment to EU.
10. Development of the world railway system. Progression and characteristics of Czech railway system, ČD organization structure. Basic subdivide of railway structures.
11. Development of world railways, history and railway system characteristics in CR, urban infrastructure and airports, integrated transport systems.
12. Structural and geometrical arrangement of rail tracks, optional position, terminology, basic terms.
13. Design of highways – terminology, basic terms. Data preparation for computerisation, computer-aided design of linear structures.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Rules of design and computer modelling of engineering structures.
2.-3. Basic types of building and engineering structures: basic types of concrete, masonry, steel and timber structures, concrete, steel and timber bridges and footbridges, principles of structural design of constructions.
4.-5. Building materials: basic building materials, their physical-mechanical properties, advantages and disadvantages.
6. Loading of building structures, load classification, load types, loading actions and their combinations.
7.-9. Transportation history, categorization, social aspects, transportation advantages and disadvantages. Transportation terminology, basic concepts, development policy of transport in CR with respect to EU. Transport infrastructure, attachment to EU.
10. Development of the world railway system. Progression and characteristics of Czech railway system, ČD organization structure. Basic subdivide of railway structures.
11. Development of world railways, history and railway system characteristics in CR, urban infrastructure and airports, integrated transport systems.
12. Structural and geometrical arrangement of rail tracks, optional position, terminology, basic terms.
13. Data preparation for computerisation, computer-aided design of linear structures.