Course Details

Technology of Construction

Academic Year 2024/25

BWA012 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-EVB Winter Semester 3rd year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the scientific field of the technology of constructions. Analysis of building processes, process design. 2. Construction machines, engineering design concepts, verification methods. 3. Earthwork processes. Staking out a building, methods and procedures for the execution of earthwork. 4. Foundation construction processes. Technical principles and procedures for the execution of shallow and deep foundations. 5. Concrete structure formwork – element, system and special. Principles of design and execution. 6. Processes used in the reinforcement of reinforced concrete structures. Preparation of reinforcement, production lines. Principles of laying reinforcement into formwork. 7. Concrete mixing processes. Production, haulage, placement, processing and treatment of fresh concrete. 8. Masonry processes. Principles of the execution of walling from bricks, shaped bricks and stone. Module, technology and quality requirements. 9. Assembly of timber structures and buildings. Execution of classical and new-style trusses. 10.Erection of enclosing shells and roof claddings. Principles and procedures for the assembly. 11. Installation of small unit roof coverings. 12. Execution of metalwork, incl. metal coverings. Fixing and joining, quality requirements. 13. Working and protective scaffoldings. Types, classification. Working procedures and principles for the assembly of scaffolding.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1.- 3. Earthworks, measurements and demarcation of structures, procedures for earthwork execution, management of excavation work, time schedule. 4.- 6. Formwork, reinforcement and concreting of monolithic reinforced concrete structures. Design of formwork systems for monolithic structures, installation process. Listing of elements, drafting of parts of wall and ceiling formwork, formwork details. 7.- 9. Procedure for executing the concreting of a monolithic structure, selection of suitable machinery, time schedule, scheme for the transportation of concrete mixture and its placement in formwork. 10.-12. Wall construction. Creation of comprehensive technical documentation for the execution of an assigned brick structure, including calculations and a list of necessary materials. Procedure for the execution of wall construction for one storey of a studied structure. Machinery, devices and tools used in wall construction. 13. Assessment of completed assignments, defence of proposed solutions, credit.