Course detail

Diagnostics of Buildings Constructions (K)

FAST-BIB003Acad. year: 2025/2026

The task of construction diagnostics by carrying out a building-technical survey within maintenance, repair and reconstruction of structures.
General methodology of diagnostic procedures, flow diagram of structure survey.
Application of destructive and non-destructive testing methods by surveys, non-destructive tests made more accurate, evaluation of results with statistic methods.
Use the full range of non-destructive testing on real or virtual construction (check reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, a combination of GPR and electromagnetic methods for locating the reinforcement in structures).
Defect and failure diagnostics.
Deformations and cracks in constructions monitoring, and degradation of material.
Methods of long-time structure controlling.
Seminary paper concerns the proposal of detailed progress of structure-technical survey of the construction.
Laboratory practice with individual task, demonstration of test procedures on models.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Cikrle, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Testing (SZK)

Entry knowledge

Goniometric functions, units of physical quantities and their transfers, the fundamental laws of physics, mechanics of bodies

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Balayssac, J.P., Garnier, V. Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation of Civil Engineering Structures. 1st Edition Amsterdam, ISTE Press - Elsevier, 2017. (EN)
CIKRLE, P. a kol.: NDT Zkoušení ve stavebnictví. Brno: Ústav stavebního zkušebnictví, VUT v Brně FAST, 2010. s. 1-133. ISBN: 978-80-214-4198- 9. (CS)
HOBST, Leonard a kol. Diagnostika stavebních konstrukcí. Studijní opora. Brno: FAST VUT, 2005.  (CS)

Recommended reading

ČSN ISO 13822 (730038) A Zásady navrhování konstrukcí - Hodnocení existujících konstrukcí. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2014. (CS)
CIKRLE, Petr. Význam nedestruktivních diagnostických metod pro hodnocení železobetonových konstrukcí. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, VUTIUM, 2017. ISBN 978-80-214-5464-4. (CS)
ČSN EN 13791 Posuzování pevnosti betonu v tlaku v konstrukcích a v prefabrikovaných betonových dílcích. Praha: ÚNMZ, 2021. (CS)
KLOIBER, Michal a Miloš DRDÁCKÝ. Diagnostika dřevěných konstrukcí. Praha: ČKAIT, 2015. Technická knižnice. ISBN 978-80-87438-64-0. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Cikrle, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Assessment of existing structures.
  • 2. Overview of modern diagnostic methods.
  • 3. Evaluation of properties of concrete in structures.
  • 4.–5. Non-destructive and destructive methods of testing concrete in structures.
  • 6.–7. Methods for location of the reinforcement - electromagnetic, radiation, GPR.
  • 8.–9. Diagnostics of brick masonry and stone structures, monitoring of cracks.
  • 10.–11. Diagnostics of wooden and steel structures.
  • 12. Excursion – demonstration of diagnostics.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Cikrle, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Task of seminary paper, draft of diagnostic of reinforced concrete structures.
  • 3.–4. Non-destructive testing of concrete – homogenity, indicators of reinforcement.
  • 5.–6. Testing of cores, the characteristic compressive strength of concrete.
  • 7.–8. Rebar locators - GPR, electromagnetic indicator, radiation methods
  • 9.–10. Testing of brick masonry.
  • 11.–12. Presentation of seminar papers, credit.