History of Construction and Conservation

Course code: 132HCC
Course guarantor: prof. Ing. Petr Kabele, Ph.D.
Form of exams: EX
Number of credits: 5 credits
Weekly load: 3+7

Abstract(semestr )
Introduction to modern conservation criteria. General concepts. Structural conservation and restoration. Construction techniques and structural components: masonry and earth. Construction techniques and structural components: timber and mixed systems. Construction techniques and structural components: metals. The use of metals in historical construction. Introduction to 20th century heritage structures. Structural concrete across 20th century. Overall structural arrangements in history. Ancient rules and classical approaches. Limit analysis: the static and the kinematic approach. Damage and collapsing mechanisms in historical structures: gravity and soil settlements; construction defects. Damage and collapsing mechanisms in historical structures: environmental and anthropogenic actions. History of conservation. The Athens Charter and the Venice Charter. Modern structural restoration practice. The application of conservation criteria in practice. Diagnosis, safety evaluation and design of intervention. Examples. Discussion of analysis and restoration of real heritage structures.
Content 
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Literature 
[1]  Online materials provided by lecturers.
[2]  ICOMOS: Recommendations for the analysis, conservation and structural restoration of architectural heritage. International Scientific Committee for Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage, 2001.
[3]  Croci, G.:The conservation and structural restoration of architectural heritage. Southampton, Computational Mechanics Publications, 1998.
[4]  Giuffre, A.: Safety and conservation of historical centers (in Italian). Bari, Editori Laterza, 1993
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Studijní plány 
Předmět je zařazen do následujících studijních plánů:

- studijní plán Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (MA_SAHC_M), skupina Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (MA_SAHC), dop. semestr 1 (International programme, which is realized by an international consortium of universities. Applications for study are accepted and processed exclusively through the consortium secretariat. )