Course detail
Special concrete structures (S)
FAST-CL05Acad. 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 and structural engineering. 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 structures in the structural engineering.
5. Domes.
6. Shells.
7. Suspension and cable-stayed systems. Cable-stayed structures. Suspension structures.
8. Stress-ribbon structures.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
GRENČÍK, Ľudovít et al.: Betónové konštrukcie II B pre inžinierske a vodohospodárske stavby. Bratislava: ALFA, 1986.
SALVADORI, Mario.: Why Buildings Stand up: The Strength of Architecture. New York: WW Norton and Com., 2002. ISBN 0-393-30676-3. (EN)
Recommended reading
RUHE, H.: Priestorové strešné konštrukcie. Bratislava: ALFA, 1979. (SK)
SALVADORI, Mario a HELLER, R.: Konštrukcia v architekture. Bratislava: ALFA, 1971. ISBN 0070052794. (SK)
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