Course detail
Special concrete structures (K)
FAST-CL04Acad. year: 2009/2010
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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Learning outcomes of the course unit
• The ability to analyse selected special concrete structures, e.g. high-rise buildings, arches, shells, suspension and cable-stayed structures.
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Course curriculum
2. Prestressed concrete structures in the structural engineering. High-rise buildings.
3. Slabs structures prestressed by bonded and unbonded cables.
4. Arch structures in the civil engineering. Arch bridge structures.
5. Domes.
6. Shells.
7. Suspension and cable-stayed systems. Cable-stayed structures. Suspension structures.
8. Stress-ribbon structures.
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
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)
STRÁSKÝ, Jiří: Stress ribbon and cable-supported pedestrian bridges. London: Thomas Telford, 2005. ISBN 07277-3282-X. (EN)
Recommended reading
RUHE, H.: Priestorové strešné konštrukcie. Bratislava: ALFA, 1979. (SK)
SALVADORI, Mario a HELLER, R.: Konštrukcia v architekture. Bratislava: ALFA, 1971. (SK)
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