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Resistance of Building Constructions

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Course Unit Code030-0115/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
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 Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SOP0022Ing. Eva Šopíková, Ph.D.
Summary
The student in the course provides basic orientation in design fire resistant of building constructions by calculation, i.e. according to European design standards „Eurocodes“.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course introduces the basics of solving the fire resistance of structures according to European design standards Eurocodes. The course enables students to verify the fire resistance of building constructions by calculation.
Course Contents
1. Fire resistance of building structures
2. Methods of assessment and loading of structures exposed to fire
3. Thermal analysis of the fire section. Nominal and parametric temperature curves
4. Common principles of building construction design for fire effects
5. Design of concrete structures for fire effects. Material properties. Table-based design. Calculation methods. Simplified calculation method.
6. Design of steel structures for fire effects. Material properties. Calculation methods. Simple computational models.
7. Design of steel-concrete structures for fire effects. Material properties. Structural arrangement of composite steel-concrete structures. Table-based design. Calculation models. Simplified computational model.
8. Design of timber structures for fire effects. Basic requirements. Material properties. Calculation methods. Method of effective cross-section. Further design and construction instructions.
9. Design of masonry structures for fire effects. Table values. Simplified calculation procedure.
10. Fire resistance of modern building structures
11. Reserve
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BUCHANAN, A.H. – ABU, A.K. Structural Design for Fire Safety (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons, 2017, ISBN 978-0470972892.
PURKISS, J.A. – LI, L. Fire Safety Engineering – Design of Structures (3rd Edition). CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-8548-5.
KUČERA P., ČESELSKÁ T., MATEČKOVÁ P.: Požární odolnost stavebních konstrukcí. SPBI Ostrava. 2010. ISBN: 978-80-7385-094-4.
WALD a kol.: Zvýšení spolehlivosti stavebních nosných konstrukcí výpočtem požární odolnosti podle evropských norem, ČVUT Praha, Praha 2002. ISBN 80-01-03157-8
BRADÁČOVÁ I. a kol.: Stavby a jejich požární bezpečnost, ČKAIT, Praha 1999. ISBN 80-902697-2-9.
Recommended Reading:
Structural Fire Design according to Eurocodes (Eurocodes EN 1991-1-2, EN 1992-1-2, EN 1993-1-3, EN 1994-1-2, 1995-1-2 and EN 1996-1-2)
BUCHANAN, A.H. – ABU, A.K. Structural Design for Fire Safety (2nd Edition). John Wiley & Sons, 2017, ISBN 978-0470972892.
PURKISS, J.A. – LI, L. Fire Safety Engineering – Design of Structures (3rd Edition). CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-8548-5.
Eurokódy 1 až 6.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
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
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 36