The paper focuses on analyzing the basic parameters of fly ash, a by-product of the cement chipboards. Furthermore, the comparison with selected types of energy by-products. Specifically, the testing of these alternative materials in terms of selected parameters, which is essential for subsequent use in cementitious composites with organic reinforcement.
After 35 years the requirement for the lowest internal surface temperature of opening panes was left out from the obligatory standard. The makers will probably like this change because they will be able to reject the complaints related to this problem. However, is it correct to think like this and intentionally degrade the quality of the buildings?
In two volumes we present a modern large format tiles. In the first part it will be the possibility of their use, including methods of laying, in the second part of the expansion issue, adhesives and grouts. Traditional ceramic tiles have changed significantly. Rapid technological development has enabled to provide users a completely new format tiles. The dimensional changes can be observed in both directions. Mosaics have been reduced to the size less than 10 mm of the edge and paving and tilesgrow to impressive sizes.
External thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) are commonly used in the Czech Republic for thermo-retrofitting of old multifamily buildings as well as for proper insulation of new buildings constructed presently. Additional insulating layer radically improves thermal performance of a wall but at same time reduces its sound insulation in certain frequency range depending on the resonance frequency of the system. This problem becomes important in the case of noisy locations. This contribution presents a revision of the European Technical Approval Guideline No. 004 and describes suitable test methods and single value characteristic ΔRw including relevant national requirements.
Relatively frequent request when conducting construction surveys of historical constructions is to determine the origin and age of bricks as well as their physico-mechanical properties in the context of a static evaluation of the brickwork. This article addresses this issue using an example of historic brickwork in a bridge construction.
In two volumes we present a modern large format tiles. In the first part it will be the possibility of their use, including methods of laying, in the second part of the expansion issue, adhesives and grouts. Traditional ceramic tiles have changed significantly. Rapid technological development has enabled to provide users a completely new format tiles. The dimensional changes can be observed in both directions. Mosaics have been reduced to the size less than 10 mm of the edge and paving and tilesgrow to impressive sizes.
An amendment of the Building Act will bring many changes to developers and building offices. Procedures of the Building Act will be simplified in a lot of cases. Some parts of the Building Act are modified in detail. This amendment has been published in the Collection of Laws under No. 350/2012 Coll .. and it will be effective from January 1, 2013.
This paper deals with predictions of reverberation time of sports buildings in the phase of project preparation. On the set of nine buildings, the comparison of calculated results with in-situ measured data is done. Different prediction methods and computer simulations have been included in this work.
The article describes unbiased comparison between two different methods of building protection against subsurface water and moisture – the foundation structure of waterproof concrete and waterproofing envelope based on the bitumen or plastic continuous sheet water proofing. The confrontation of properties and risk factors of the methods is made from the perspective of waterproof concrete structure which is the main content of the article. The comparative analysis is supplemented with the photos from field surveys and the results of independent laboratory tests.
The comparison of different approaches to the evaluation of airborne sound insulation between rooms is given in this paper. Based on the described advantages and disadvantages, the most appropriate approach is chosen. Emphasis is laid on the uniformity of assessment for different types of building elements and users of buildings, so that the values of objective quantities for airborne sound insulation should correlate with subjective evaluation.
The aim of this article is to highlight the ever increasing importance of a comprehensive evaluation of the energy balance of buildings and present a set of results of student work in this field which can be used for explanation the basic relations and ideas about the current impact of the Czech residential buildings on the environment.
Cross laminated timber is likely to happen in the near future, the most important product in solid wood construction in residential and high-rise construction. Depending on the size of the used components and their mutual orientation can produce a wide range of products. The third part deals with selected projects.
Cracks in industrial concrete floors with top layer of mineral granules are quite common. Their evaluation depends largely on the subjective opinion of the assessors. It is not the exception that the cracks appear after a longer time in the order of weeks to months after the construction. At the time up to three years after construction there is a tendency of their expansion. Cracks have a major impact on the life of industrial concrete floors.
This paper deals with the issue of comparing simulations for steady and unsteady thermal state at the massive structures. In this paper, computer simulations are compared with real measurements and measurements of climatic data. The evaluation showed that the steady-state temperature can be comparing with real model used after the end of the accumulation phase. It is evident that the requirements for the temperature factor of the internal surface of the solid structures, set by legislation, are a safe assumption.
