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Metal and Timber Structures

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Course Unit Code221-0303/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
221-0201Actions on Building Structures
221-0204Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
221-0205Steel and Timber Structures
228-0230Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
228-0232Elasticity and plasticity
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LOK33prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.
NOV69Dr.Ing. Tomáš Novotný
KRI10doc. Ing. Vít Křivý, Ph.D.
ROS11Ing. Miroslav Rosmanit, Ph.D.
Summary
Within the framework of the subject "Metal and Timber Structures", students will be acquainted with the problems of designing and assessment of load-bearing structures of residential, social, commercial and administration buildings. The acquired knowledge and skills will be applied by students in engineering practice, both in designing and assessing the reliability of building with metal or timber load-bearing structures, as well as in their realization, reconstructions and maintenance.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
After completing this subject, students will be able to understand and apply the following skills and topic areas:
- design and assessment of composite steel and concrete structures;
- design and assessment of large-span steel structures;
- design and assessment of steel silos and tanks, towers, masts and chimneys, technological structures;
- design and assessment of thin-walled steel structures;
- design and assessment of aluminium structures;
- design and assessment of timber structures (residential buildings, sports halls, cultural buildings, manufacturing buildings);
- fire safety of timber structures;
- maintenance, repairs and reconstructions of timber structures.
Course Contents
Lectures:

1. Composite steel and concrete structures – general principles, composite steel and concrete floors.
2. Composite steel and concrete structures – columns and joints.
3. Large-span steel structures (planar load-bearing systems, spatial trusses and grids, cylindrical vaults and shells, spherical shells and spherical caps).
4. Large-span steel structures (translation and skew surfaces, folded plates, membranes, selected applications – halls, hangars, tribunes, shelters).
5. Cable structures.
6. Thin-walled steel structures - design and assessment principles.
7. Aluminium structures.
8. Corrosion, corrosion protection, maintenance and reconstructions of metal structures.
9. Timber structural systems of multi-storey residential buildings.
10. Spatial timber structures, folded plates, vaults and spherical caps, shells.
11. Fire resistance of timber structure elements and joints.
12. Principles of designing playground equipment. Constructions made of round timber.
13. Principles of designing timber bridges and footbridges.
14. Maintenance, rehabilitation and reconstruction of timber structures. Fabrication, assembly and protection of timber structures.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels.
- EN 1993-1-8 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-8: Design of joints. CEN, Brussels.
- EN 1993-1-3 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-4: General rules - Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting. CEN, Brussels.
- EN 1994-1-1 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels.
- EN 1999-1-1 Eurocode 9: Eurocode 3: Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-1: General structural rules. CEN, Brussels.
- EN 1995-1-1 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures – Part 1-1: Common rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels
- ČSN EN 1993-1-1 ed.2 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí - Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. UNMZ, 2011.
- ČSN EN 1993-1-8 ed.2 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí - Část 1-8: Navrhování styčníků. ÚNMZ, 2013.
- ČSN EN 1993-1-3 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí - Část 1-3: Obecná pravidla - Doplňující pravidla pro za studena tvarované prvky a plošné profily. ČNI, 2008.
- ČSN EN 1994-1-1 ed.2 Eurokód 4: Navrhování spřažených ocelobetonových konstrukcí - Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. UNMZ, 2011.
- ČSN EN 1999-1-1 Eurokód 9: Navrhování hliníkových konstrukcí - Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla pro konstrukce. ČNI, 2009.
- ČSN EN 1995-1-1 Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí – Část 1-1: Společná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. ČNI, 2007.
Recommended Reading:
- Silva, L.S. et al. Design of steel structures, 2010 ISBN (ECCS) 978-92-9147-098-3, ISBN (Ernst & Sohn) 978-3-433-02973-2.
- Design of Composite Structures, ECCS, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-433-03008-0.
- Mazzolani, F.M. (ed.) Aluminium structural design. Springler-Verlag Wien, 2003, ISBN 978-3-211-00456-2.
- http://FAST10.VSB.CZ/TEMTIS.
- Studnička J., Macháček J. Ocelové konstrukce 20, ČVUT, Praha, 2005.
- Marek, P. Kovové konstrukce pozemních staveb, SNTL/ALFA, 1985.
- Studnička, J. Navrhování spřažených ocelobetonových konstrukcí k ČSN EN 1994-4-1, ČKAIT, Praha, 2009, ISBN 978-80-87093-85-6.
- Macháček, J. et al. Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí – Příručka k ČSN EN 1993-1-1 a ČSN EN 1993-1-8. Navrhování hliníkových konstrukcí – Příručka k ČSN EN 1999-1, Informační centrum ČKAIT, Praha, 2009, ISBN 978-80-87093-86-3.
- Krejslová, K., Knotková, D. Korozní agresivita atmosfér a metody predikce atmosférické koroze, SVÚOM Praha s.r.o., 2014, ISBN 978-80-87444-03-0.
- Krejslová, K., Knotková, D., Geiplová, H., Korozní chování kovů a kovových povlaků v atmosférickém prostředí, SVÚOM Praha s.r.o., 2014, ISBN 978-80-87444-08-0.
- http://FAST10.VSB.CZ/TEMTIS.
- Blass, H. J. a kol. Dřevěné konstrukce podle Eurokódu 5. STEP 2. Navrhování detailů a nosných systémů, Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2004.
- Silva, L.S. et al. Design of steel structures, 2010 ISBN (ECCS) 978-92-9147-098-3, ISBN (Ernst & Sohn) 978-3-433-02973-2.
- Design of Composite Structures, ECCS, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-433-03008-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 16