TOPICS OF QUESTIONS FOR EXAM NOA019

Skeletons of multi-storey and high-rise buildings

- loads of multi-storey and tall buildings (permanent, variable, accidental)

- load-bearing skeletal system of multi-storey buildings (structural components, sway and rigid
frames and their combinations, skeletal system with a rigid core, suspended structures)
- economic aspect of the design of tall buildings
- structural systems of tall buildings (only these 7 systems: rigid frame, frame with shear truss,
frame with shear, belt and outrigger trusses, frame tube, bundled frame tube, truss tube)

Bracing systems of multi-storey buildings

- spatial rigidity of a multi-storey building

- basic general principles for designing the arrangement of bracings (rigid frames) in the floor
plan
- shear trusses (cross-sections of diagonal members, geometrical arrangement, detail of the
connection of diagonal members to column)
- horizontal deflection of multi-storey buildings
- frames with rigid connections (structural solution of a rigid joint, internal forces on frames
with rigid connections)

Ceiling structures of multi-storey buildings

- system without secondary beams / system with primary and secondary beams
- ceiling slabs (reinforced concrete monolithic slabs, reinforced concrete prefabricated panels,
- steel ceiling sheets– only low sheets as lost shuttering of a reinforced concrete slab)
- ceiling beams (solid, truss, castellated), production of castellated beams
- hinged / rigid connections of secondary to primary beam - be able to draw some variant (one
variant is sufficient) of bolted or welded connection for each type (hinged/rigid)
- hinged / rigid connections of primary beam to column - be able to draw some variant (one
variant is sufficient) of bolted or welded connection for each type (hinged/rigid)

Steel-concrete composite floor construction

- typical composition of steel-concrete composite floor constructions

- composition of „Slim Floor“ systems
- principle of composite action of steel-concrete composite structures; shear connectors for
steel concrete composite structures
- elastic and plastic calculation of steel-concrete composite beams
- shear connection – types, characteristics
- installation phases of steel-concrete composite ceiling beams

Columns of multi-storey buildings

- typical cross-sections of steel and steel-concrete columns of multi-storey buildings

- principle of assessment of steel and steel-concrete columns under compression or buckling
- buckling lengths of columns of multi-storey buildings
 - connections of columns – types, location; examples of typical connections of columns;
examples of typical pin connections and rigid (moment resisting) connections of ceiling beams
to columns

Column bases

- anchoring of columns loaded by compression force/tension force/shear force/bending

moment – principles of assessment
- assessment of column bases loaded by bending moment – elastic vs plastic behaviour
- rigid vs nonrigid base plate
- base plate stiffening – typical cases
- types of anchor bolts
- vertical and horizontal rectification of columns during execution of steel structure

Planar long-span structures

- draw a simple sketch of structure or make basic designation of internal forces and reactions
on given structure

Spatial long-span structures

- draw a simple sketch of structure or make basic designation of internal forces and reactions
on given structure
- grid boards and truss boards – basic types, properties, differences
- mero, triodetic, ball joints

Steel towers

- typology of steel towers and masts with regard to their purpose and static behaviour
- towers with one chord (compact or truss) – characteristics, shapes, cross-sections, basic
principles of static behaviour
- protection of steel structures of towers and masts against corrosion

Production and execution of steel structures

- general description of production process and execution of steel structures

- advantages and disadvantages of in-situ assembly bolted and welded connections
- possibilities of ensuring anti-corrosion protection of steel structures

Failures of structures

- causations and consequences of failures of structures