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Building Constructions II

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 225-0225/01
Abbreviation PS2
Course title Building Constructions II
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Building Constructions
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Darja Kubečková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Staircases: requirements, division, design solutions
2. Staircases in a wall construction system
3. Staircases in a skeleton construction system
4. Railings, ramps and ladders
5. Elevators, elevator shafts
6. Ceiling structures: requirements, division, design solutions, Ceilings: wooden, reinforced concrete monolithic, filigree ceilings
7. Ceilings: prefabricated, glass concrete, ceramic
8. Vaults: basic information
9. Overhanging structures: balconies, loggias, bay windows, galleries, cornices, awnings and sunshades
10. Floors and suspended ceilings, Expansion of objects, expansion joints
11. Roofing, basic information on flat and pitched roofs
12. Fire safety of buildings, terms and definitions, fire sections, classification of building materials and products, structural systems of buildings
13. Fire risk, fire safety level, escape routes, distances and fire hazardous areas

E-learning

LMS Moodle: 225-0225/02 – Pozemní stavitelství II

Literature

[1] Watts, A.: Modern Construction Handbook, ISBN 978-3-0356-2494-6 .
[2] Williams, A: Structural Engineering Reference Manual ISBN-13:
978-1591264
[3] Salvadori, M. Why buildings stand up? ISBN-13: 978-039330676

Advised literature

[1] CHING, Francis D. K. Building construction illustrated. Sixth edition. Hoboken: Wiley, 2020. ISBN 978-0-470-08781-7.
[2] Witzany, J. a kol. Constrution of buildings 20. CTU in Prague, 2006. ISBN 80-01-03422-4 
[3]Icibaci, L. Architecture and Built Environment, Categories Building Technology. TU Delft, 2019. ISSN 2212-3202 
[4] Neufert, E. Neufert, Springer, 2024.