221-0404/02 – Masonry and Composite Structures (ZaSK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Structures | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
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.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Ongoing consultations. Elaboration of the project.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
General scope of the course:
Material models of mortar, masonry units and masonry. The stress-strain analysis of masonry pillars, walls and vaults. The effect of geometric and material nonlinearity. The state of stress solution by means of two-dimensional and three-dimensional finite elements. Isotropic and orthotropic theory and stiffness matrix. Internal forces, principal stresses and their trajectories. Time-depending models of creep and shrinkage of masonry. Prestressed masonry, types of prestressing. The state of stress analysis in anchorage zones. Restoration, strengthening and reconstruction of masonry structures.
Individual project:
The topic and the form of an individual project will be chosen by the teacher considering the scope of the thesis.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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