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Special Concrete Structures (K)
FAST-NLB036Acad. year: 2024/2025
Analysis of space structures. Prestressed concrete structures in the structural engineering. High-rise buildings. Slabs structures prestressed by bonded and unbonded cables.
Arch structures in the civil engineering. Arch bridge structures. Examples of arch structures. Domes and shells.
Suspension and cable-stayed systems. Cable-stayed structures. Suspension structures.
Stress-ribbon structures.
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A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• The ability to analyse selected special concrete structures, e.g. high-rise buildings, arches, shells, suspension and cable-stayed structures.
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Basic literature
SALVADORI, Mario a HELLER, R. Konštrukcia v architekture. Bratislava: ALFA, 1971. (SK)
STRÁSKÝ, Jiří. Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges. London: Thomas Telford, 2005. ISBN 07277-3282-X. (EN)
Recommended reading
BILLINGTON, David. Thin Shell Concrete Structures. New York: McGraf-Hill Book Com., 1982. ISBN 0070052794. (EN)
BRŰHWILER, Eugen a MENN, Christian. Stahlbetonbrücken. Wien, New York: Springer-Verlag, 2003. ISBN 3-211-83583-0 (DE)
SALVADORI, Mario. Why Buildings Stand up: The Strength of Architecture. New York: WW Norton and Com., 2002. ISBN 0-393-30676-3. (EN)
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