Course detail

Selected articles from Building Structures (R)

FAST-NHB056Acad. year: 2020/2021

The content of subject is envelope and constructions of buildings – external walls and roof constructions, their material and constructional variants – classical and modern options. Relating themes are external plumbing and roofing, placing and fixing of components in window and door openings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Miloš Kalousek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge od the design of the clear and specific flat or pitched roof above various thermal and moisture internal environment. Waterproof layer design of substructures. Ability of the detailed design and material design of terraces, roof parking lots and green roofs.

Prerequisites

Technical terminology, basic requirements to various types of building (functional, structural and architectural), basic knowledge about constructional systems, competence to choice of system commensurate with type of building, spatial stiffness provision of constructional system. Drawing knowledge of basic constructional types, competence of building drawings reading.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Design of foundation structures in complex foundation conditions.
2.-3. Vertical building envelope.
4. Design of stairs with respect to modern materials and construction systems.
5. Sloping roofs.
6. Flat roofs.
7. Hall buildings.
8. Energy legislation, energy performance assessment of the building.
9. Houses with near zero consumption, renewable energy sources.
10. Ventilation, airtightness of building envelope.
11. Sound insulation of building structures. Assessment of air and impact noise.
12. Room acoustics, sound absorption. Reverberation time in the room.
13. Shading diagram and insolation assessment. Daylighting of buildings, daylighting factor.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

A design of the clear and specific flat or pitched roof above various thermal and moisture internal environment. Waterproof layer design of substructures. Knowledge of the detailed design and material design of terraces, roof parking lots, heliports and green roofs. The issue of details. A basic overview of the structural and building physics principles.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIR Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Kalousek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Design of foundation structures in complex foundation conditions. 2.-3. Vertical building envelope. 4. Design of stairs with respect to modern materials and construction systems. 5. Sloping roofs. 6. Flat roofs. 7. Hall buildings. 8. Energy legislation, energy performance assessment of the building. 9. Houses with near zero consumption, renewable energy sources. 10. Ventilation, airtightness of building envelope. 11. Sound insulation of building structures. Assessment of air and impact noise. 12. Room acoustics, sound absorption. Reverberation time in the room. 13. Shading diagram and insolation assessment. Daylighting of buildings, daylighting factor.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Kalousek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Foundation structures. 2. Vertical building envelope and roofs. 3. Stairs and hallways. 4. Houses with near zero consumption, renewable energy sources. 5. Ventilation, airtightness of building envelope. 6. Sound insulation of building structures. 7. Control of assigned tasks and credit.