The experimental results of long-term monitoring of total strain in two prestressed reinforced concrete sleepers B91 S, produced by ŽPSV a.s. are shown in the article. Total strain of monitored prestressed sleepers was measured by long-gauge optical fibres SOFO.

The article introduces the testing procedure of levelling instruments in construction. Generally described testing and validation procedure of levelling instruments (optical and digital as well) is supplemented by results and evaluation of four selected levelling instruments (Sokkia C40, Geo Fennell NO.10, Spectra AL100 a Leica Sprinter 150) used to work in technical levelling.

For reasons of failure to material detarioration have occurred to many premature or sudden failure of building structures. The quality of the design, execution and maintenance of building structures is a serious problem in the present. The paper presents probabilistic models of concrete deterioration that cause depassivation of reinforcement.

The article deals with static design of saddle roof frame with two middle purlins. This kind of bearing stucture is widely used for roofing of family houses. There are shown diferent computational models. These models are compared and evaluated.

Forestry and forest management plays many roles in the landscape and in the socio-economic area. Forests represent a landscape stabilizer, the best preserved part of the landscape of predominantly natural character with significant application of natural, spontaneous process. It also serves as a source of material benefits to human society. The wood-producing function of forests was questuioned in this country in recent years. Above all, leaders of various environmentalist movement are demanding ever greater proportion of forests without economic activity. However, forestry is afflicted by such influences by decades and the aim of this paper is to demonstrate possible implications of these trends for forestry and subsequent economic sectors.

Building Act (Act. No. 183/2006 Coll.) in its regulations frequently uses the term of built up area, particularly in the context of built up area of building (hereinafter referred to as “built up area”). Correct determination of built up area is highly significant. Unfortunately, the Building Act did not contain a definition and a method of determining the built up area.
On January 1, 2013 came into effect an extensive amendment of the Building Act (Act No. 350/2012 Coll.). The aim of a legislature was to bring clarity and to provide clear way to determine the built up area. This is defined in § 2 clause (7) of this Act. This definition is not considered unambiguous, though.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the regulations of the Building Act in detail and to find a probable way of correct determination of the built up area. All facts presented in this paper should be taken as the opinions of the authors and should not be considered as a binding interpretation of the law, which is due only to the independent court.

The importance of material testing is increasing with new requirements for structures. The priority is to improve quality of measurement process of materials, building parts and structures and utilize modern computing capabilities and automatization.

Setting out and control of a vertical direction belong among often solved tasks in civil engineering. In order to setting out a plumb line the optical plumbing instruments are used. The most commonly used instrument for this activity is Zeiss PZL (Zeiss Zenitholt PZL 100). This contribution describes the procedure and results of testing according to STN ISO 17123-7: 2010 Optics and optical instruments – Field procedures for testing geodetic and surveying instruments. Part 7: Optical plumbing instruments.

In the second half of the last century the village changes in terms of demographics. First, the outhouses lose their importance, later, the living houses got empty. At best, the homesteads are used for weekend recreation. As a result of these changes, and due to improper construction impacts the houses dilapidate. There is material destruction and creation of static structural failure of the house.

The article deals with the questions of concrete homogeneity, above all with possibilities how to verify this characteristic. We manufactured for this experiment two concrete blocks with dimensions 300×300×900 mm from concrete C 20/25 and then we determined their homogeneity using non-destructive and destructive testing methods. It is only a small part of experimental research, but it is possible to generalize research results and conclusions. We verified the concrete homogeneity in real structure using the ultrasonic impulse method – on columns of monolithic frame of car shelter.

Assessors often encounter objects with uncertain structural system. These buildings are designed with difficulty and in its operation they may behave differently than expected. Good design and implementation are, in the case of long-term behaviour of structures, essential. The article deals with the basic principles of proper design and its assessment.

The basic document for the area of construction products was until the April 2011 Council Directive 89/106/EEC (CPD). On 4st. April 2011 was published in the OJ EU REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL No 305/2011 which defines harmonized conditions for the placing of construction products to EU market and cancels Council Directive 89/106/EEC.

Prefabricated single-storied concrete assembly hall is roofed with prestressed lattice girders, skylights, purlins and roof slabs. Significant problems of a roof structure were found out. The method and results of examination and the principles of reconstruction are described.

This paper describes an investigation of historical timber members of roof structure at Masaryk railway station in Prague. In the paper is also presented an experiment, which deals with the influence of mechanical damage to timber members in the interpretation of the results of non-destructive measurement.

This paper reports the results of research, which is aimed at determining the formation and development of cracks from rheological processes at an early age in various types of concrete. Individual recipes differ in the value of the coefficient of water and also the type of fibers.

The paper deals with the development of the magnetic method using permanent magnets for monitoring the distribution of fibers in hardened steel fiber-concrete structures and comparative measurements on test samples.

This paper deals with methods for determining the reliability of historical wooden structures and tries to outline the progress and shift in the methods used, problems or gaps in knowledge and research needs associated with this activity.

Wood is an organic material and therefore often considered to have a short lifetime. However, in the past, people did not distinguish between durability of wood and durability of masonry, proof of which is the existence of constructions that combine the use of both. In fact, the lifetime of wood can be high if specific rules are followed when designing the construction.

This paper describes the method for calculating the amplification of curved brick construction with composite reinforcement and compares this procedure with reinforcement made by conventional methods to gain a practical demonstration of the bent beam.