Course Details

Constructions and Transport Buildings

Academic Year 2026/27

BMA004-A course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPA-SIS Summer Semester 1st year

Credits

4 credits

Language of instruction

English

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Dušan Stehlík, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Road Structures

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Aims

Knowledge
  • The student understands and can use basic terminology in the design and assessment of load-bearing structures and transport structures. The student can summarize and classify the different types of load-bearing structures and transport structures. The student can distinguish between the basic types of construction materials and their properties.
Skills
  • The student is able to apply the above knowledge in relation to further work and skills development in the design and assessment of load-bearing structures and transport structures. The student is able to determine the basic loads of structures and is able to work with the basic principles, rules and procedures in the design of selected metal, timber and concrete structures and within transport structures particularly road and rail structures.
Competences
  • The student is able to apply the above knowledge and skills in further study of the more challenging issues of detailed principles and procedures in the design of load bearing structures and transport structures.

Basic Literature

Mehta, M., Scarborough, W., Armpriest, D.: Building construction: principles, materials, and systems, NY: Pearson, 2018, ISBN 978-0-13-445417-7. (en)

Offered to foreign students

To offer to students of all faculties

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/299091

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to transport structures. Characteristicsof basic modesof transport. Moderntrends in transport.
  2. Roadconstruction - principlesofpavement design and planning.
  3. Roadconstruction - materialsforroads, principlesofroadconstruction technology, moderntechnologicaltrends.
  4. Railwayconstruction - principlesofrailway design.
  5. Railwayconstruction - principlesofrailwayconstruction technology.
  6. Special transport constructions (airports, airportsforhelicopters,etc.).
  7. Classification and terminology oftypesofload-bearingstructuresof civil engineeringstructures and bridges.
  8. Basic materialsusedformasonry and concreteload-bearingstructuresofbuildings.
  9. Structuralload-bearingsystemsforconcrete and masonrybuildings.
  10. Principles of design of load bearing structures, limit state concepts, reliability of structures.
  11. Basic materials used for metal and timber load-bearing structures of buildings.
  12. Support systems for buildings with steel and timber structures.
  13. Lecture by an expert/practitioner on interestingconstructionscarried out.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to transport structures, basic partsofstructures.
  2. Machines and mechanismsforroadconstruction.
  3. Design and procedureofconstructionoflocalroads, public transport stops and othertrafficareas.
  4. Design and procedureforconstructionofpavement and low-capacity parking.
  5. Theconstructionprocessforthe tram line.
  6. Progressofconstructionofthe tram stop.
  7. Loadingsofbuildingstructures, basic types, terminology, methodology, combinationsofloadcases.
  8. Calculation of permanent, service and climatic loads.
  9. Ceiling structures - calculation of loads.
  10. Ceiling structures - calculation of internal forces, principle of design of elements.
  11. Roof structures - calculation of loads.
  12. Roof structures - calculation of internal forces and design principles of simple elements.
  13. Checking of the given independent examples from both parts, quiz test with evaluation.

Self-study

26 weeks, 1 hours/week

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

26 weeks, 1 hours/week