Building Structures

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Department of Load-bearing Structures

Synopsis:

Load-bearing structures made of various materials; types and forms of historical and contemporary structures; examples of load-bearing structures according to prevailing exposition of load and according to their typology.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to Loadbearing Structures(September 25, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

2. Theoretical Mechanics in Loadbearing Structures I (October 2, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Vavruskova)

3. Tension, Compression and Bending in LBS; Concept of LBS (October 9, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

4. Theoretical Mechanics in Loadbearing Structures II (October 16, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Vavruskova)

5. Materials in LBS: Stone and Brick Masonry (October 23, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

6. Masonry and Foundations in LBS (October 30, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Vavruskova)

7. Materials in LBS: Concrete and Reinforced Concrete (November 6, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

8. Reinforced Concrete in LBS (November 13, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Vavruskova)

9. Materials in LBS: Metals, Wood and Wooden Composites (November 20, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

10. Steel and Wood in LBS (November 27, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Vavruskova)

11. Structural „Tricks“ in Architectural Design (December 4, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155, Pospisil)

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12. Students presentations of semestral works (December 11, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155)

13. Students presentations of semestral works (December 18, 2025, 17:45-19:15, Room 155)

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Recommended literature:

Orton, Andrew: The way we build now: form, scale and technique. SponPress Taylor&Francis, London 2011 (originally published by VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, Wokingham 1988.)

Muttoni, Aurello: The Art of Structures. Introduction to the Functioning of Structures in Architecture. Lausanne: EPFL Press + Routledge, 2011.

Millais, Malcolm: Building Structures. Understanding the Basics. London: Routledge, 2017.

Addis, Bill. Building: 3000 Years of Design Engineering and Construction. PHAIDON, London 2007

Achtziger, Joachim: Masonry Construction Manual, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2001.

Kind-Barkauskas, Friedbert: Concrete Construction Manual, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2002.

Schulitz, Helmut C.: Steel Construction Manual, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2000.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: