Building Structures 2

Relations:

The course 124BSD2 can be graded only after the course 124BSD1 has been successfully completed.

The course 124BSD3 can be graded only after the course 124BSD2 has been successfully completed.

Course guarantor:

Eva Burgetová, Hana Gattermayerová

Lecturer:

Eva Burgetová, Hana Gattermayerová

Tutor:

Eva Burgetová, Hana Gattermayerová, Malila Noori

Supervisor:

Department of Architectural Engineering

Synopsis:

Staircases, sloping ramps, lift shafts - structural and material solutions, statical principles, load, requirements. Building foundations - classification of subsoil, types of foundations, principles, requirements. Basement - statical principles, load, requirements, waterproofing. Expansion joints of bearing structures - volume changes, diferencial settlement. Roof truss systems.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Staircases - terminology, building regulations, requirements

2. Staircases - design principles, historic development

3. Staircases - details

4. Expansion joints - in load bearing structures; reasons, design principles

5. Expansion joints - requirements, details

6. Foundation - soil classification, settlement, investigation

7. Bracing of foundation pits

8. Shallow foundation - design principles, unfreezable soil

9. Deep foundation - bored piles, micropiles, jet grouting, historic foundation

10. Basement - requirements, design principles, skylights

11. Waterproofings - performance, requirements

12. Roof truss - design principles

13. Field trip

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.-3. Staircases

4.-5. Expansion joints - design principles

6. -8. Foundation - soil classification, shallow foundation - design principles, unfreezable soil

9. Basement - requirements, design principles, skylights

10. Waterproofings - performance, requirements

11. Roof truss - design principles

Study Objective:

Student manages conceptual design of staircases, foundation, basement andwaterprofings. expansion joints and roof trusses. Students will be able to apply entire requirements for each structural elements.

Study materials:

Cobb, F.: Structural Engineer's Pocket Book, British Standards ISBN: 9781138086852

Cobb, F.: Structural Engineer's Pocket Book, Eurocodes, ISBN: 9780080971216.

Salvadori, M. Why buildings stand up? ISBN-13: 978-0393306767

Williams, A: Structural Engineering Reference Manual ISBN-13: 978-1591264

Note:

Further information:

http://kps.fsv.cvut.cz/index.php?lmut=cz&part=vyuka&sub=druh&type=bc&kod=124KP2

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

	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:A-438 11:30–13:05 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomTH:A-531 13:15–14:00 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

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