Technology of Construction

Course guarantor:

Čeněk Jarský, Michal Kovářík, Vjačeslav Usmanov

Lecturer:

Čeněk Jarský, Furkan Kilincarslan, Michal Kovářík, Vjačeslav Usmanov

Tutor:

Furkan Kilincarslan, Michal Kovářík, Vjačeslav Usmanov

Supervisor:

Department of Construction Technology

Synopsis:

Goal: To learn students to know construction processes and their design and to create a model of the building process of a project for planning and management of its implementation

Contents:

1. Introduction to construction technology, construction processes, basic terminology.

2. Earthworks, excavation of rock classes, types of excavation, shoring, compaction, drainage.

3. Production and transport of concrete mixture. Formwork and traditional system, placement of reinforcement, storage and compaction of fresh concrete, curing of fresh concrete.

4. Construction Equipment (equipment for mining, transportation and compaction of rocks, concrete transport equipment, lifting equipment, tower and mobile cranes, trucks, elevators, hoists, trays, tools for finishing work).

6. Excursion to construction site.

7. Finishing works in building industry. Plasters, facings, paintings, soffits, wallpapers floors.

8. Facades, fronts. Internal installations, sewerage, water, gas, electricity mains.

9. Health and safety at work. Environmental protection during construction. Quality requirements for construction processes.

10. Implementation of buildings and projects. Main concepts and terms. Technological, spatial and time analysis of the building process,

11. Technological stages and their characteristics for homogenous and non homogenous buildings.Long term and short term construction planning and scheduling. Construction technology design.

12. Flow method in building industry, use of construction technology network analysis for project management. Use of computers in project planning and management.

13. Principles of design of site facilities and equipment

Requirements:

REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDING COURSE CREDIT

Mandatory attendance at practical classes/seminars; a maximum of 3 absences is permitted (a higher number is allowed only by arrangement with the instructor or with a medical certificate e.g., serious illness or injury).

Submit fully consulted and complete individual assignments on time, in accordance with the specifications below.

Individual Assignments

The course material taught in seminars is divided into two thematic blocks, corresponding to the individual assignments.

Technical Standard: All components of the individual assignments completed by the student must meet the required technical presentation standards specified in the assignment prompt legibility, labels, dimensions, scale.

Submission Format: After approval by the instructor, each assignment must be submitted electronically to Assignments in the 122TCD team on MS Teams as a single PDF or xer / xml file.

File Naming Format: The file name must follow the format TCD_Surname_A#_YYMMDD, e.g., for Mr. Jones's final Assignment 1 from October 30, 2026: TCD_Jones_A1_261030

Submission Deadline: A maximum of 21 days from the end of the lectures/instructions for the given thematic block.

Late Submission: Late submission without prior agreement with the instructor is grounds for withholding course credit.

Consultations:

Each assignment from a given thematic block must be consulted before submission. A minimum of 2 consultations is mandatory.

Partial or unfinished solutions may also be consulted the student can bring a work-in-progress drawing, schedule, part of a calculation, or an otherwise incomplete procedure. Consultations are therefore not only for final, completed assignments, but are also appropriate when the student has clarified only part of the issue and needs advice on how to proceed.

Continuous consultations are recommended, rather than waiting until the lectures/instructions for the thematic block have ended. Consultations take place exclusively in person during practical classes/seminars or office hours, using printed drawings or digitally on a computer/tabletnot via email or Teams.

COURSE EXAMINATION RULES AND PROCESS

The exam takes place in person.

Obtaining course credit is a prerequisite for taking the exam.

Students must register for the exam in the KOS system according to the published exam dates.

The exam consists of two mandatory written parts:

1. Written Test:

Conducted as a 10-question multiple-choice test with one correct answer per question: a, b, c, d.

Total duration: 15 minutes.

A student who receives a grade of F on the test receives an overall grade of F.

Test Grading:

oA: 910 correct answers

oB: 8 correct answers

oC: 7 correct answers

oD: 6 correct answers

oE: 5 correct answers

oF: fewer than 5 correct answers

2. Written Practical Problem:

A practical exercise in Primavera focusing on the application of procedures covered in the course.

Total duration: 30 minutes.

The practical problem is evaluated in accordance with internal regulations and the grading scale of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU (FSv ČVUT).

A student who receives a grade of F on the practical problem receives an overall grade of F.

Overall Grade: The final grade is derived from both individual grades, with the grade from the practical problem being decisive (e.g., an A on the test and a B on the practical problem results in a final grade of B).

In the event of an F grade in one section, the passing grade from the successful section can be recognized for a retake exam, allowing the student to retake only the failed section. The student is required to confirm this arrangement with the examiner before taking the retake exam.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Emmitt Stephen, Bryan Tony, Barry's Construction Technology (3rd ed.), 2025, ISBN 9781394264667

[2] Kesik Theodore Jonathan, Frame House Construction, CMHC-SCHL, 2003, ISBN 0-660-17274-1

[3] Jarský Č. et al: Project Planning and Implementation, Internet multimedia textbook, CTU Prague 2012

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:C-217 11:30–13:05 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomTH:A-228 13:15–16:35 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)
• Civil Engineering (compulsory course)