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Civil Engineering

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Course Unit Code546-0329/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First 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 There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VAC78doc. Ing. Vojtěch Václavík, Ph.D.
Summary
This subject gives the basic knowledge about constructions and land buildings
and objects related (water structures, transportation etc.)
- building concretes and currently applied constructions in constructional
engineering,
- steel and wood constructions,
- construction documentation,
- structural system of a building,
- chimneys, stairs, building roofs,
- road body longitudinal and transversal section, drainage, formation,
composition of road construction, road design,
- railway constructions and airports,
- water management buildings.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student who completes the course should be able:
- to define and apply basic information and knowledge about building materials used in water construction, transport construction and structural engineering
- to prepare, defend and describe simple project documentation for a house.
Course Contents
1. Building materials and structures commonly used in construction.
2. Concrete and concrete structures.
3. Steel and wooden structures.
4. Construction documentation. Modular coordination of dimensions in construction. Basic fields of construction production.
5. Construction systems of buildings.
6. Foundation of buildings. Insulation of buildings against ground moisture.
7. Masonry, monolithic, prefabricated walls.
8. Ceiling construction. Partitions.
9. Chimneys. Staircase. Roofing of buildings
10. Traffic constructions. Division of roads. Categories of roads and motorways.
11. Longitudinal and cross section of the road body. Drainage. Earth body.
12. Bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, airports.
13. Water management structures.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. EDWARD Allen, Joseph LANO: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition. 2008, 1008p. ISBN 978-0-470-07468-8


JEŽKOVÁ, Jaromíra, Petr MONDSCHEIN a Eva DLOUHÁ. Dopravní stavby. Praha: Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2006. ISBN 80-01-03393-7.
LEMBÁK, Michail. Základy řešení objektů. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2000. ISBN 80-7078-732-5.
MATOUŠKOVÁ, Dagmar a Jaroslav SOLAŘ. Pozemní stavitelství I. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0830-7.
EDWARD Allen, Joseph LANO: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition. 2008, 1008p. ISBN 978-0-470-07468-8
Recommended Reading:
1. Francis D.K. CHING: Building Construction Illustrated. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, 480p.
SVOBODA, Luboš. Stavební hmoty. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Bratislava: Jaga, 2007. ISBN 978-80-8076-057-1.
KAUN, Miroslav a Bohumil KUBÁT. Dopravní stavby 10. Vyd. 3., přeprac. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1998. ISBN 80-01-01707-9.
LUKÁČ, Michal a Emília BEDNÁROVÁ. Navrhovanie a prevádzka vodných stavieb: sypané priehrady a hrádze. Bratislava: Jaga, 2006. ISBN 80-8076-031-4.
FRANCIS D.K. CHING: Building Construction Illustrated. John Wiley & Sons, 2011, 480p.
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
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34