Course Details

Building Constructions 1

Academic Year 2024/25

BH001 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Credits

7 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Types of structures (residential, industrial, agricultural and special structures). Functions of the building and its internal and environment - typology. 2. Basic terminology, the structure of the buildings. 3. Design requirements for the supporting system construction, stability and stiffness of the structure, principles for design of building structures. 4. The founation structure. The load in the footing bottom. Excavations. 5. Horizontal bearing constructions. 6. Bearing construction of roofing 7. Bearing construction of stairway 8. The principles of proportionality, the principle of modular coordination, implementation module in building construction, coordination dimensions. 9. The building envelope, finishes, windows, doors, roof systems and roofing. 10. Fire protection of buildings - basic concepts, fire resistance, fire protection arrangements. 11. Thermal protection of buildings and principles for saving energy - indoor thermal comfort, thermal properties of structures, energy efficiency. 12. The methodology of of the design process works. Legislation. 13. The modernization and reconstruction of buildings

Exercise

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Introduction to exercise, modular co-ordination 2. Principles of plotting building structures 3. Standard IEC 01342-coating, marking of materials. Chimneys 4. Drawing of windows and doors 5. Typology, plumbing fixtures 6. Floor plan 1st floor, M 1:50 7. Drawing of ceiling 8. Consultation 9. The draft stairway - calculation 10. Drawing staircase 11. 2nd floor stair 12. Consultation 13. Handing of work and awward of course credit