Timber structures and bridges

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Department of Steel and Timber Structures

Synopsis:

Timber structures focused to national strategy of sustainable development. New timber-based materials. Structural systeme of houses and bridges. Repairing and strengthtening. Fire design. Production, protection, erection and maintenance. Design and evaluation of bridges, roofs structures in normal temperature and in fire.

Requirements:

no prerequisities

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Current situation in timber engineering

2. Multi-storey timber buildings

3. Fire resistance of members

4. Fire resistance of connections

5. Timber-concrete composite structures

6. Pedestrian and road bridges

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Beam from GLT

2. Gutter purlin

3. Composite column

4. Beam from CLT

5..Timber-concrete composite floor

6. Beam in fire situation

Study Objective:

To teach students fundamental methods of design timber structures and bridges, determination of loads, and actions on structures,protection of bridge structures against weather and with protection against fire.

Study materials:

[1] Kuklík, P.: Dřevěné konstrukce II, ČVUT 1996

[2] http://fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/cz/

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Inženýrské konstrukce (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Dopravní stavby a geotechnika (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství - pozemní stavby, specializace Projektování pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební inženýrství - pozemní stavby, specializace Statika pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)