Diagnosis and Surveying of Historical Buildings

Course guarantor:

Eva Burgetová

Lecturer:

Eva Burgetová

Tutor:

Eva Burgetová

Supervisor:

Department of Architectural Engineering

Synopsis:

Course sets out key consideratons and implications which require structure assessment. The course provides an objective framework and methodical and systematic approach to surveying of historic buildings.

(structural diagnosis, preliminary and comprehensive survey,

visual inspection, site inspections, laboratory tests, investigation kits, types of defects and damages, symptoms, manifestation, significance, criticality, reason for failures

case studies)

Requirements:

none

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Principles and procedures of structural diagnosis, preliminary and comprehensive survey, standards, codes

2.Investigation kits, diagnostic methods

3.Site inspections, laboratory tests (methodology, criteria, observation)

4.Agents causing deterioration of building materials (role of external forces, instability and deficiency of structures)

5.Historic Survey

6.Inspection of masonry (walls, vaults)

7.Inspection of timber structures

8.Inspection of foundation, hydrogeologic survey

9.Moisture survey, inspection of indoor air quality

10.Identification of dpc and dpm

11.Content of the report, conclusions, evaluation of building state

12.-13. Survey of significant historical monuments, case studies

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. semestral assignment

2.-3. inspection in-situ (diagnostic equipment)

4.-5. laboratory testing and analysis of building material properties (mechanical, chemical, micro-biological)

6. professional excursion

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to acquire and deepen knowledge in the field of inspection and diagnostics of historic buildings. Emphasis is placed, in addition to agents causing deterioration.

(structural diagnosis, preliminary and comprehensive survey,

visual inspection, site inspections, laboratory tests, investigation kits, types of defects and damages, symptoms, manifestation, significance, criticality, reason for failures

case studies)

Study materials:

[1] Hollis M.: Surveying Buildings, RICS Boks 2005, ISBN-13: 978-1842191927

[2] Assessment of Traditional Housing, BRE Watford 2001, ISBN: 0-85125-432-2

[3] Oxley R.: Survey and Repair of Traditional Buildings - A Sustainable Approach, Donhead 2006, ISBN 1-873304-50-0

Note:

Further information:

http://kps.fsv.cvut.cz/DSHB

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	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-833 08:00–09:50 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: