Course Details

Selected Chapters from Theory of Building Constructions

Academic Year 2023/24

DH81 course is part of 4 study plans

D-P-C-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 1st year

D-K-C-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 1st year

D-K-E-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 1st year

D-P-C-SI (N) / MGS Winter Semester 2nd year

The current state and new trends in development of building construction systems and practical and theoretical issues regarding reconstructions and modernisations of buildings with focusing on essential constructional details and their design. Special issues according to the PhD branches of knowledge.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

To work up a technical search within a chosen technical problem, to acquaint yourself with the principles of publication, to present a work on the chosen topic in front of the others students including discussion and defence.

Syllabus

1. - 4. week – The Course commencement, an assignment of particular topics to PhD students (topics will be specified by supervisors).
5. - 8. week – Consultation and discussion about selected topics in terms of PhD students’ requests – dates are fixed up individually.
9. - 11. week – Completion of the work in the extent of 20 pages, tuition according to PhD students’ requests.
12. week – Preparation of a presentation – time limit of the presentation is 10-15 min.
13. week – Work submission, public presentation of the work including discussion and defence.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of building constructions and related subject fields (building services, technology and proceeding of buildings, concrete and masonry constructions, timber and metal constructions) at the level of a graduate student of building construction study programme. Practise is an advantage.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

8 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. - 4. week – The Course commencement, an assignment of particular topics to PhD students (topics will be specified by supervisors). 5. - 8. week – Consultation and discussion about selected topics in terms of PhD students’ requests – dates are fixed up individually. 9. - 11. week – Completion of the work in the extent of 20 pages, tuition according to PhD students’ requests. 12. week – Preparation of a presentation – time limit of the presentation is 10-15 min. 13. week – Work submission, public presentation of the work including discussion and defence.