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Timber bridges

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Course Unit Code221-0309/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
221-0206Constructions of Bridge Structures
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LOK33prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.
VAV08Ing. Kristýna Vavrušová, Ph.D.
FOJ085doc. Ing. Roman Fojtík, Ph.D.
Summary
Within this course students will be acquainted with the problems of timber bridge structures: types of timber bridge structures, timber-concrete bridge structures, diagnostics and remediation of bridge structures. The content of tutorials is static design and assessment of selected bridge structures according to valid European standards.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will acquire the following skills and knowledge after completing the subject:
- design and assessment of timber bridge structures,
- manufacture, assembly and diagnostics of wooden bridge structures,
- drawing documentation of timber bridge structures.
Course Contents
Lectures:

1. Historical development of designs of timber bridge structures and contemporary structures.
2. Timber as material for the construction of exterior structures.
3. Types of bridge structures.
4. Superstructure of bridge and deck plates, bridge equipment, bearings, bridge deck joints.
5. Bridge structures with element deck plates.
6. Laminated deck plates bridges.
7. Timber – concrete bridge structure.
8. Durability of timber bridge structures.
9. Deteriorations of timber bridges.
10. Diagnostics and remediation of timber brides.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2, Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005, s 453, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-X.
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2. Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005. ISBN 1-4102-2192-X.
- Fojtík, R., Lokaj, A., Gabriel, J.: Dřevěné mosty a lávky, Informační centrum ČKAIT, s.r.o.; 2018.
- ČSN EN 1995-2, Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí - Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla - Společná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby, ČNI, 2006.
- ČSN EN 1995-1-2, Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí - Část 2: Mosty, ČNI, 2007.
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2, Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005, s 453, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-X.
Recommended Reading:
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2, Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005, s 453, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-X.
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2. Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005. ISBN 1-4102-2192-X.
- Michael A. Ritter: Timber Bridges part 1, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1992, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-1.
- Michael A. Ritter: Timber Bridges part 2, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1992, ISBN: 1-4102-2192-X.
- ČSN EN 1990, Eurokód: Zásady navrhování konstrukcí, ČNI, 2004.
- ČSN EN 1991-2, Eurokód 1: Zatížení konstrukcí - Část 2: Zatížení mostů dopravou, ČNI, 2005.
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