Course Details

Concrete Structures 2

Academic Year 2025/26

BLA003 course is part of 3 study plans

​ BPA-SI Winter Semester 4th year

​ BPC-SI / S Winter Semester 4th year

​ BKC-SI Winter Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Martin Zlámal, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Credits

5 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

To offer to students of all faculties

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289620

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1.–2. Monolithic reinforced concrete slabs locally supported – structural arrangement, static action, elementary calculation of internal forces, dimensioning of bending. Extrusion of a slab, diferent types of heads. Serviceability limit states. Reinforcing.
  • 3.–4. Precast structures – halls systems, structural arrangement, load. Members of precast halls, joints, application. Space stiffness. Tie and tieless halls – calculation. Design and reinforcing of members and their joints.
  • 5.–6. Multi-storey skeletons, structural arrangement, members and their joints. Elementary principles of calculation. Influence of joints rigidity on skeletons behaviour. Load-bearing capacity of joints. Ceiling structures action. Stability and stiffness with and without reinforcing members.
  • 7. Panel systems, structural solution, calculated schemes. Dimensioning of individual element and their connections.
  • 8. Design of panel buildings stiffness. Calculation of reinforcing elements. Space systems.
  • 9. Special elements (panels) and structures. Structural solution and principles of design of precast building foundations.
  • 10. Composite structures. Elements in during manufacturing, transport and assembly. Anchorages and mounting lugs. Assembling stage.
  • 11.–12. Principles of gesign of storage tanks (bunkers and silos) and reservoirs – loading, static solution, dimensioning and reinforcing.
  • 13. Design of prestressed concrete members – base, materials, prestressing and its changes, design principles.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Locally supported ceiling slab – preliminary dimension design, scheme of structure, load specification, load cases within defined inner part of submitted structure.
  • 2. Calculation of internal forces within defined part of the structure with the help of simplified method (direct method eventually substitute frame method), load combinations.
  • 3. The effect of the bending moment - design of part reinforced concrete slab.
  • 4. The punching – design of part of reinforced concrete slab (within inner column).
  • 5. Finishing of design, principle of SLS (serviceability limit state), scheme drawing of the reinforcement of defined part of the slab.
  • 6. Checking.
  • 7. Precast girder hall – scheme of the assembly drawings of the hall structure, load specification, load cases within inner transverse frame.
  • 8. Calculation of inner forces within inner transverse frame, combinations of the load cases.
  • 9. Design of one inner column.
  • 10. Checking.
  • 11. Verification of the column design within stage of production, transportation and construction, column reinforcement scheme, design of column and girder lifting hook or lifting anchor.
  • 12. Final checking.
  • 13. Project submission. Credit.