Course detail
Concrete structures (A,K)
FAST-BL02Acad. year: 2014/2015
Load-bearing structures of one-storey and multi-storied monolithic skeleton buildings.
Dimensioning of reinforced concrete members relating to limit state serviceability.
Foundation structures – footings, continuous footings, grid and mat foundations, deep foundations.
Two-ways slabs – edge and locally supported (flat-slab floor, lifted slabs). Two-way ribbed and cassette plates. Circular plates.
Simple and continuous wall beams. Retaining walls.
Storage structures (bunkers and silos).
Storage tanks for liquids, water towers, channels and ducts.
Precast structures – skeletons, halls, buildings from flat and spatial units.
Basic principles of prestressed concrete members design. Basic theory of bridge engineering.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Knowledge of the principles of static solution of concrete structures of building construction and civil engineering.
Understanding to the behaviour of flat concrete structures.
Knowledge of designing framed reinforced concrete structures.
Knowledge of designing simple foundation structures.
Designing slab and wall concrete structures.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
2. Single-storey monolithic frame structures of industrial halls.
3. Dimensioning of reinforced concrete members by limit state of serviceability.
4. Shallow foundations of frame constructions – footings, continuous footings, grids.
5. Shallow foundations of frame constructions – slabs. Deep foundations.
6. Floor structures edge supported.
7. Floor structures locally supported.
8. Lifted floor structures. Ribbed and cassette slabs. Circular slabs. Simple supported and continuous deep girders.
9. Storage tanks – bunkers and silos.
10. Troughs, tanks and water reservoirs.
11. Channels and ducts. Retaining walls.
12. Precast structures – skeletons, halls, flat and space elements.
13. Prestressed structures – basic theory of design. Principles of bridge engineering.
Work placements
Aims
To gain ability for design of the principal types of structures of building construction and civil engineering together with preparing relevant technical drawings.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
GRENČÍK, Ľudovít et al.: Betónové konštrukcie II B pre inžinierske a vodohospodárske stavby. Bratislava: ALFA, 1986.
HASSOUN, Nadim M. a AL-MANASEER, Akthem: Structural Concrete: Theory and Design. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-13134-3. (EN)
McCORMAC, Jack C. a BROWN, Russell H.: Design of Reinforced Concrete. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-27927-4. (EN)
NILSON, Artur, DARWIN, David a DOLAN, Charles: Design of Concrete Structures. New York: McGraf-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-0073293493. (EN)
Recommended reading
ČÍRTEK, Ladislav, BAŽANT, Zdeněk a ZICH, Miloš: Betonové konstrukce I. Modul CS1 až CS4 (studijní opora v elektronické podobě). Brno: VUT, 2005. (CS)
ČÍRTEK, Ladislav: Betonové konstrukce II. Konstrukce prutové a základové. Brno: VUTIUM, 1999. ISBN 80-214-1543-6. (CS)
ŠTĚPÁNEK, Petr a ZMEK, Bohuslav: Prvky betonových konstrukcí. Modul CM4 (část studijní opory v elektronické podobě). Brno: VUT, 2005. (CS)
VÉGH, Ĺudovít a kol.: Betonové konstrukce. Brno: VUT, 1990. ISBN 80-214-0216-4. (CS)
ZICH, Miloš a BAŽANT, Zdeněk: Plošné betonové konstrukce, nádrže a zásobníky. Brno: CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-693-5. (CS)
ZICH, Miloš, KLUSÁČEK, Ladislav, SEČKÁŘ, Milan a LANÍKOVÁ, Ivana: Vodohospodářské betonové konstrukce. Modul CW1 a CW2 (studijní opora v elektronické podobě). Brno: VUT, 2005. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Single-storey monolithic frame structures of industrial halls.
3. Dimensioning of reinforced concrete members by limit state of serviceability.
4. Shallow foundations of frame constructions – footings, continuous footings, grids.
5. Shallow foundations of frame constructions – slabs. Deep foundations.
6. Floor structures edge supported.
7. Floor structures locally supported.
8. Lifted floor structures. Ribbed and cassette slabs. Circular slabs. Simple supported and continuous deep girders.
9. Storage tanks – bunkers and silos.
10. Troughs, tanks and water reservoirs.
11. Channels and ducts. Retaining walls.
12. Precast structures – skeletons, halls, flat and space elements.
13. Prestressed structures – basic theory of design. Principles of bridge engineering.
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Calculation of internal forces of the frame.
3. Calculation of internal forces of the frame - continuation, combination of loads.
4. Dimensioning of cross beam for bend and shear (stirrups, eventually also bends).
5. Curtailment of reinforcement of cross beam. Checking.
6. Dimensioning of one internal column.
7. Structural solution and dimensioning of single footing below internal column.
8. Drawings of reinforcement of the cross beam, single footing and column. Checking.
9. Serviceability limit states – deformation, cracks.
10. Two-way slab – preliminary design, load, internal forces, dimensioning – design of reinforcement.
11. Rebar or netting reinforcing.
12. Final checking.
13. Project submission. Credit.