227-0006/01 – An Introduction to Civil Engineering (ZSI)
| Gurantor department | Department of Transport Constructions | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Ivana Mahdalová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal of this course is to provide students the general professional basis for further study. The course informs students with a clear manner the full range of professional areas that are part of the civil engineering. At the end of the studies is included a written test in which the student demonstrates knowledge of professional terminology and basic understanding of relational dependencies between different professional areas.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
The course introduces students to the full range of professional areas that are part of the building. Attention is focused on the issue of building materials, engineering and bridge design, geotechnical and underground construction, road construction, traffic engineering, urban engineering, built environment, preparation and construction and facility management.
Compulsory literature:
Technical rules which are recommended by teacher in partial lectures.
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Control of knowledge at the end of the semester in a written test.
E-learning
Other requirements
Individual completion subject matter content given in the form of self-recommended literature. Written test at the end of teaching in the subject.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1 Construction of buildings and civil engineering, transport and technical infrastructure - an introduction to the subject
2 Materials for building construction, testing and diagnosis of buildings
3 Introduction to safety of structures
4 Engineering and bridge construction
5 Introduction to underground construction
6 Geotechnical construction
7 Traffic Engineering and its role in civil engineering
8 Roads and road construction
9 Railway Engineering
10 Urban Engineering as part of an integrated approach to urban development
11 The environment of buildings, building equipment systems
12 Preparation and construction
13 Asset management and operation of buildings as an integrated part of the Facility Management
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction