221-0404 – Masonry and Composite Structures (ZaSK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Structures |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge and skills in the area of design, reliability assessment and realization of masonry and composite structures. Student has to obtain and prove an adequate general overview of solved problems. Student also has to work out the individual project related to the scope of the thesis.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations
Summary
The analysis of masonry and composite elements and structures, material models and solution methods for stress-strain state. Material models of mortar, masonry units and masonry. The effect of geometric and material nonlinearity. Time-depending models of creep and shrinkage of masonry. Prestressed masonry, types of prestressing. The state of stress analysis in anchorage zones.
Compulsory literature:
- EN 1996-1-1 Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-1: General rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures. CEN, Brussels.
Recommended literature:
- EN 1996-1-1 Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures - Part 1-1: General rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures. CEN, Brussels.
- Lourenco, P. B. Computational strategies for masonry structures, Delft University Press, 1996.
- Ambrose, J. E. Simplified Design of Masonry Structures. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991
- Hendry, A. W.: Reinforced and prestressed masonry, Longman Group, Essex, UK, 1991
- Noland, J. L., Atkinson, R. H., Kingsley, G. R., Schuller, M. P.: Nondestructive Evaluation of MasonryStructures, Report to the National Science Foundation, January, 1991.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.