Course: Introduction to Construction Engineering

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Course title Introduction to Construction Engineering
Course code KME/UDST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubát Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Building object and requirements placed on it. Construction division. Construction systems of buildings. 2. Building parts and their drawing. Basic requirements for drawing, drawings, formats, display (perspective, graphic representation, schematic representation). 3. Vertical load-bearing structures. Drawing of vertical structures in technical documentation. 4. Horizontal load-bearing structures. Shape drawing, composition drawing. Construction diagrams. 5. Stairs. Drawing of stairs in technical documentation. 6. Basic details of load-bearing structures. Drawing details. 7. Foundation of buildings. Drawing the basics in the technical documentation. 8. Roofing of buildings. Basic details of truss construction and flat roofs. Drawing the construction of trusses and flat roofs in the technical documentation. 9. Filling holes and drawing them. 10. Completion structures and their drawing. Perimeter cladding, partitions, floors. 11. Masonry structures. Reinforced concrete structures. Wooden structures. Steel structures. 12. Construction documentation (types, drawings in project documentation, including drawings for special purposes). 13. Documentation of constructions according to the Building Act (graphic and text part).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have basic knowledge of mathematics
to have basic knowledge of physics
to have basic knowledge of chemistry
Skills
to transform spatial objects into a two-dimensional view
to process basic geometric and graphic tasks
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to get acquainted with the structure of construction technical documentation
to be familiar with the ways of drawing individual structures in construction drawings: floor plans, sections and views of the building
to be familiar with reading drawings: floor plans, sections and views of the building and in marking building materials on the drawings
to list and describe the functions of basic load-bearing and non-load-bearing elements of buildings
Skills
to characterize the properties of the building object shown in the drawing annexes of the technical documentation
to make a drawing of the building structure in plan, section and view
to create documentation for a simple building (family house) under the direction of the drawing appendix
to verbally characterize the construction and technical solution of a simple construction
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Test
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Test
Recommended literature
  • ČSN 734301:2019 Obytné budovy. Praha, 2019.
  • Vyhláška č. 405 / 2017, o stanovení rozsahu dokumentace veřejné zakázky na stavební práce a soupisu stavebních prací, dodávek a služeb s výkazem výměr..
  • Zákon č. 183/2006 Sb. Zákon o územním plánování a stavebním řádu (stavební zákon). Praha, 2006.
  • Hraška, Jozef. Konštrukcie pozemných stavieb (Základná terminológia a klasifikácia konštrukcií pozemných stavieb; Požiadavky na pozemné stavby a základy navrhovania ich konštrukcií; Normy a normalizácia). Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo STU, 2017. ISBN 978-80-227-4748-6.
  • Mikulášová, Dana; Mikuláš, Marián; Oláh, Jozef. Kreslenie konštrukcií v projektoch pozemných stavieb. Bratislava: STU v Bratislave, 1999. ISBN 808-89-0546-x.
  • Puškár, Anton; Ohrablo, František; Pernišová, Alena; Rajprichová, Viera; Ilavský, Miloslav. Konštrukcie pozemných stavieb. Bratislava:Vydavateľstvo STU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-227-2994-9.


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