Course Details

Theory of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Academic Year 2024/25

DLB040 course is part of 8 study plans

DKA-K Summer Semester 1st year

DPA-K Summer Semester 1st year

DKC-K Summer Semester 1st year

DPC-K Summer Semester 1st year

DKA-S Winter Semester 2nd year

DPA-S Winter Semester 2nd year

DKC-S Winter Semester 2nd year

DPC-S Winter Semester 2nd year

General aspects of design methods of concrete and masonry structures. Design of structures using specific methods with respect to the non-linear properties of structures as composite setting. Probabilistic approach to designing. The effects of imposed deformations. Modelling of time-dependent phenomena. Modern methods of design of selected concrete and masonry structures - foundations, special building and engineering structures. Optimisation of design of concrete and masonry structures. Influence and importance of details of designed structure on complete technical solution.

Credits

8 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Institute

Forms and criteria of assessment

examination

Entry Knowledge

structural mechanics, elasticity and plasticity, design of concrete and masonry structures

Aims

Non-linear analysis and optimisation of design of concrete and masonry structures and their parts.
Modelling time-dependent phenomena.
Modern methods of design.

Basic Literature

CURTIN, W. G., G. SHAW and J. K. BECK. Design of Reinforced and Prestressed Masonry. London: Telford, 1988. ISBN 0-7277-1314-0 (en)
DARVIN, David, Charles W. DOLAN, and Artur H. NILSON. Design of Concrete Structures. New York: McGraf-Hill, 2016. ISBN 978-0-07-339794-8 (en)

Recommended Reading

HSU, Tomas and Yi-Lung MO. Unified Theory of Concrete Structures. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-470-68874-8 (en)
Fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010. Lausanne, Switzerland: fib, 2013. ISBN 978-3-43360-408-3 (en)

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 3 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. General aspects of design methods of concrete and masonry structures.
  • 2.–3. Physically non-linear behaviour of structures for different stresses.
  • 4. Probability-based method.
  • 5. Geometric non-linear behaviour of structures.
  • 6. The effects of deformation stresses.
  • 7. Design of structures using specific methods with respect to the non-linear properties and a model of structure as a composite setting.
  • 8.–9. Modelling time-dependent phenomena, stort-term and long-term processes; basic principles.
  • 10. Modern methods of design of selected concrete and masonry structures - foundations.
  • 11. Modern methods of design of selected concrete and masonry structures - special building structures.
  • 12. Modern methods of design of selected concrete and masonry structures - special engineering structures.
  • 13. Optimisation of design of concrete and masonry structures. Influence and importance of details of designed structure on complete technical solution.