Course Details

Diagnostics of Buildings Constructions (K)

Academic Year 2025/26

BIB003 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-SI / VS Summer Semester 2nd year

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Cikrle, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Testing

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289772

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Assessment of existing structures.
  • 2. Overview of modern diagnostic methods.
  • 3. Evaluation of properties of concrete in structures.
  • 4.–5. Non-destructive and destructive methods of testing concrete in structures.
  • 6.–7. Methods for location of the reinforcement - electromagnetic, radiation, GPR.
  • 8.–9. Diagnostics of brick masonry and stone structures, monitoring of cracks.
  • 10.–11. Diagnostics of wooden and steel structures.
  • 12. Excursion – demonstration of diagnostics.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Task of seminary paper, draft of diagnostic of reinforced concrete structures.
  • 3.–4. Non-destructive testing of concrete – homogenity, indicators of reinforcement.
  • 5.–6. Testing of cores, the characteristic compressive strength of concrete.
  • 7.–8. Rebar locators - GPR, electromagnetic indicator, radiation methods
  • 9.–10. Testing of brick masonry.
  • 11.–12. Presentation of seminar papers, credit.