Course detail

Concrete Structures 2

FAST-BLA003Acad. year: 2025/2026

Reinforced concrete monolithic two-way slabs locally supported.
Precast structures – halls, skeletons, buildings from flat and spatial units. Type of units. Arrangement and details of connections. Calculation of precast units and structures, joint members, anchorages and mounting lugs. Spatial rigidity. Special units and structures. Design and application of composite structures on constructions of structural engineering.
Selected structures of civil engineering – storages, tanks. Design principles of prestressed concrete members.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Zlámal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, load, design of concrete members, design of framed and flat concrete structures

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Understanding of the specific behaviour of precast concrete structures. Design of precast concrete structures.
Understanding of the behaviour of prestressed concrete structures.
Basic principles of design of selected structures for civil engineering together.
A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• Understanding of the specific behaviour and design of precast concrete structures.
• Understanding of the behaviour of prestressed concrete structures.
• Basic principles of design of selected civil engineering structures.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BAŽANT, Zdeněk, MELOUN Vladimír a KLUSÁČEK, Ladislav. Betonové konstrukce IV. Montované konstrukce pozemních staveb. Brno: CERM, 2003. ISBN 80-214-2444-3. (CS)
ELLIOTT, Kim S. Precast Concrete Structures. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002. ISBN 0-7506-5084-2. (EN)
ZICH, Miloš a BAŽANT, Zdeněk. Plošné betonové konstrukce, nádrže a zásobníky. Brno: CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-693-5. (CS)

Recommended reading

BACHMAN, Hubert a STEINLE, Alfred. Precast Concrete Structures. Berlin: Ernst und Sohn, 2011. ISBN 978-3-433-02960-2. (EN)
Elektronické studijní opory FAST VUTŠtěpánek P.,Čírtek L., Bažant Z.. Betonové konstrukce montované I. 66 stran, 2007; Štěpánek P.,Čírtek L., Bažant Z.. Betonové konstrukce montované II. 56 stran, 2007; Štěpánek P.,Čírtek L., Bažant Z.. Betonové konstrukce montované - speciální problémy. 23 stran, 2007 (CS)
NILSON, Artur, DARWIN, David a DOLAN, Charles. Design of Concrete Structures. New York: McGraf-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-0073293493. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SI Bachelor's 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization S , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme BKC-SI Bachelor's 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Klusáček, CSc.
Ing. Petr Šimůnek, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Zlámal, Ph.D.
Ing. Dorde Čairović, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Monolithic reinforced concrete slabs locally supported – structural arrangement, static action, elementary calculation of internal forces, dimensioning of bending. Extrusion of a slab, diferent types of heads. Serviceability limit states. Reinforcing.
  • 3.–4. Precast structures – halls systems, structural arrangement, load. Members of precast halls, joints, application. Space stiffness. Tie and tieless halls – calculation. Design and reinforcing of members and their joints.
  • 5.–6. Multi-storey skeletons, structural arrangement, members and their joints. Elementary principles of calculation. Influence of joints rigidity on skeletons behaviour. Load-bearing capacity of joints. Ceiling structures action. Stability and stiffness with and without reinforcing members.
  • 7. Panel systems, structural solution, calculated schemes. Dimensioning of individual element and their connections.
  • 8. Design of panel buildings stiffness. Calculation of reinforcing elements. Space systems.
  • 9. Special elements (panels) and structures. Structural solution and principles of design of precast building foundations.
  • 10. Composite structures. Elements in during manufacturing, transport and assembly. Anchorages and mounting lugs. Assembling stage.
  • 11.–12. Principles of gesign of storage tanks (bunkers and silos) and reservoirs – loading, static solution, dimensioning and reinforcing.
  • 13. Design of prestressed concrete members – base, materials, prestressing and its changes, design principles.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ivana Švaříčková, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Šimůnek, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Zlámal, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Šimek, Ph.D.
Ing. Pavlína Zlámalová
Ing. Petr Moštěk

Syllabus

  • 1. Locally supported ceiling slab – preliminary dimension design, scheme of structure, load specification, load cases within defined inner part of submitted structure.
  • 2. Calculation of internal forces within defined part of the structure with the help of simplified method (direct method eventually substitute frame method), load combinations.
  • 3. The effect of the bending moment - design of part reinforced concrete slab.
  • 4. The punching – design of part of reinforced concrete slab (within inner column).
  • 5. Finishing of design, principle of SLS (serviceability limit state), scheme drawing of the reinforcement of defined part of the slab.
  • 6. Checking.
  • 7. Precast girder hall – scheme of the assembly drawings of the hall structure, load specification, load cases within inner transverse frame.
  • 8. Calculation of inner forces within inner transverse frame, combinations of the load cases.
  • 9. Design of one inner column.
  • 10. Checking.
  • 11. Verification of the column design within stage of production, transportation and construction, column reinforcement scheme, design of column and girder lifting hook or lifting anchor.
  • 12. Final checking.
  • 13. Project submission. Credit.