The theme of the dissertation is former brewery in Opava. Specifically: Spilka, Varna and Strojovna. Current state and adaptation for new using is solved.

Aim of the diploma's thesis is to design selectedelements of sports hall. It is a single-storey object, where the main structural system consists of a frame of columns and prestressed girder. Design of elements is done according to limit states. To determine the effects of internal forces is used computational software Scia Engineer 2008.Outputs from computational software are compared with simplified manual calculation. There’s performed assessment and reinforcement of selected elements. For each element are drawn production drawings and reinforcement drawings. There are also prepared drawings of parts of construction and foundation drawing. Design and evaluation is conducted according to valid standards. The proposed design meets the requirements according to the ultimate and serviceability limit state.

This diploma thesis examines the properties of concrete with reinforcement, designed for the production of a concrete egg-shaped tubes . The stress is put on using various types of fiber reinforcements. Theoretical part is divided into 4 subsections. The topic of the first subsection is a concrete in general. Second subsection deals with various technology of production of concrete pipes. The third subsection is focused on description and summary of basic properties of concrete and reinforced concrete tubes. The last subsection deals with standardized procedures for testing concrete. Experimental part of this thesis is divided into two subsection. First subsection deals with design of a reference sample. Six different samples of a concrete were designed and their rheological properties were tested. Second subsection deals with the additi-on of various types of fiber reinforcement to the reference sample. Eight different admixtures of a concrete were added to the reference sample. Properties of these admixtures were tested in fresh and hardened state.

Subject of this work is to design a batch of concrete with additives, which are to replace the cement of various doses so as to not adversely affect the properties of fresh and hardened concrete and simultaneously withstand the environment XF.

The fatigue characteristics of concrete are studied based on laboratory tests and numerical simulations. A series of compressive cyclic loading tests have been carried out on concrete samples. The effects of maximum and minimum load level on the evolution strain rate, energy dissipation, acoustic emissions (AE) and P-wave speed are analysed. Based on particle based numerical simulations, damage models corresponding to single-level and multi-level cyclic loading tests are proposed. The damage variable in the numerical model is time- and stress-dependent and is characterized by the progressive reduction of the bond diameter. The mechanical behaviour of concrete during cyclic loading tests is well reproduced in the numerical simulation. A real time fatigue failure prediction method is proposed based on the hysteresis occurrence ratio and hysteresis energy ratio. The AE characteristics during the laboratory tests are reproduced by the numerical simulations. AE counts and energy are characterized by broken bonds and released bond strain energy, respectively.

Among the most impressive developments observed in the last 20 years, the improvement of the installation methods of monolithic refractories is certainly to be taken into account. However, this evolution, from vibratable castables to shotcrete and drycrete was not applied to materials based on magnesia, which are still mostly commercialized as ramming mixes, or as pouring castables with poor properties due to excessive water use. The major issues associated to this lack of technology is the scarcity of submicrometric powders compatible to magnesian systems, and the expansion followed by hydration of the magnesia, which is a disruptive reaction. By a thorough research on the literature, some potential additives were identified to be tested as anti-hydration additives. Hydration tests of powders in autoclave, complemented by pH and rheological measurements on magnesia pastes have identified five possible additives which can be used to inhibit the hydration: tartaric acid, citric acid, boric acid, magnesium fluoride and microsilica. Salts from the organic acids can also be successfully used. Of these, microsilica also presented the advantage of providing the submicrometric particles necessary to improve the flow of the castable, and to improve the bond of the castable. The three acids are very effective in inhibiting the formation of magnesium hydroxide, but affect negatively flow properties and mechanical resistance after cure. Microsilica prevented hydration cracks due to the reaction between the silicic acid generated under basic environment with the newly formed brucite, leading to the precipitation of a magnesium-silica-hydrated phase of poor crystallinity between the magnesia grains. This phase does not promote volumetric change, and also enable water release at a wider temperature range. Due to its nature close to serpentine minerals, it forms forsterite and enstatite at low temperatures, thus generating suitable strength between room temperature and at least 1400 °C. Magnesium fluoride changed the nature of this magnesium-silica-hydrated phase, by being incorporated to it and forming a phase more similar to the humite minerals. These minerals present higher MgO:SiO2 molar ratio than serpentine, and their formation requires a lower content of microsilica for a same effect against hydration, which is beneficial for the overall properties of the castable. The properties of the castable, as well as the influence of a number of other variables (for instance, refractoriness under load, creep, cold crushing strength, cold modulus of rupture, bulk density and apparent porosity) were also studied and hereby reported. It is believed that this technology can be further developed for industrial use, provided that some issues regarding the properties at high temperatures are solved. Not only had the study and comprehension of the nature of the bond between microsilica and magnesia, and the role of magnesium fluoride been pioneered by this work, but also the methodology used to evaluate the hydration after the drying process of castings, which was close to real refractory components.

Die Querkrafttragfähigkeit eines Bauteils kann durch verschiedene Maßnahmen gesteigert werden. Zu den weltweit anerkannten Verfahren gehört das oberflächige Aufkleben von Bewehrungen aus Stahl oder Faserverbundkunststoffen. Der textilbewehrte Feinbeton hingegen ist eine noch weitgehend unbekannte Alternative. Es fehlen ebenso systematische Untersuchungen zum Tragverhalten einer solchen Querkraftverstärkung wie geeignete Bemessungsmodelle. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, die Möglichkeiten einer textilbewehrten Querkraftverstärkung zu analysieren. An Stahlbetonbalken unterschiedlicher Querschnittsgeometrie wurden experimentelle Untersuchungen durchgeführt, die Aufschluss über die Wirkung der Verstärkung sowie typische Versagenszustände geben. Die für die Querkrafttragfähigkeit entscheidenden Verformungen des Steges wurden durch photogrammetrische Messungen erfasst. Der Vergleich der verstärkten und unverstärkten Probekörper verdeutlicht signifikante Unterschiede. Bei den verstärkten Probekörpern ist die Stauchung des gemittelten Hauptdehnungszustandes steiler geneigt als bei den unverstärkten Probekörpern. Die steilere Neigung der Hauptstauchung, aufgrund der aufgebrachten Verstärkung, hat nach der rechnerischen Tragfähigkeit des Fachwerkmodells zur Folge, dass weniger Lasten über die Stahlbügelbewehrung abgetragen werden können. Die so fehlende Tragfähigkeit gegenüber dem unverstärkten Bauteil muss die Verstärkungsschicht zunächst ausgleichen, bevor eine Traglaststeigerung möglich ist. Als zweite wesentliche Wirkung begrenzt die textile Bewehrung die Breite der auftretenden Schubrisse wie anhand der gemessenen Rissbreiten nachgewiesen werden konnte. Die Verstärkung verzögert auftretende Schubrisse und begrenzt deren Breite und Ausdehnung. Ein Versagen der Biegedruckzone durch Schubdruckbruch tritt so erst bei deutlich höheren Lasten ein als es bei unverstärkten Stahlbetonbauteilen der Fall ist. Nach dem herkömmlichen Fachwerkmodell der Stahlbügelbewehrung sind die Stegbewehrungen eines Bauteils in der Biegedruckzone zu verankern. Externe Querkraftverstärkungen können aber nur selten oder mit hohem Aufwand bis zur Höhe der Biegedruckzone geführt werden. Meist behindern anschließende Querschnittsteile die Erreichbarkeit zur Druckzone. Für die experimentellen Untersuchungen wurden die Probekörper mit einer U-förmigen Verstärkung außerhalb der rechnerischen Biegedruckzone versehen. Die geprüften Tragfähigkeiten lagen dennoch deutlich über der Tragfähigkeit der unverstärkten Referenz. Eine Verankerung der Verstärkung am Steg des Bauteils scheint demnach möglich. Das Kräftegleichgewicht einer solchen Verankerung wurde mit einem neu entwickelten Stabwerkmodell nachgewiesen. Die Eignung des Modells zur Berechnung der Tragfähigkeit der Verstärkung wurde durch Nachrechnung der eigenen Versuche geprüft. Zusätzliche konstruktive Maßnahmen zur Verankerung der Verstärkung wurden an separaten Verbundprobekörpern untersucht. Es wurden verschiedene Verankerungsmittel geprüft, die durch Querdruck die Tragfähigkeit der Verbundfuge von Alt- und Feinbeton erhöhen. Die besten Ergebnisse erreichten Verankerungen mit vorgespannten Ankern. Die Steigerung der Verbundtragfähigkeit ist allerdings gering, da die notwendigen Bohrungen für die Anker die wirksame Fläche der textilen Bewehrung schwächen. / Shear resistance of structural members can be increased by different measures. So far only reinforcements from steel or fibre-reinforced plastic pasted on the surface have been acknowledged worldwide. Textile reinforced fine grained concrete, however, is still mostly an unknown option. Systematic research into the load bearing behaviour of this kind of shear strengthening as well as qualified design rules are missing. It is the aim of this thesis to analyse the possibilities of textile reinforced shear strengthening. Experimental investigations on RC beams with different cross sectional geometries provided information about the strengthening effect as well as common failure modes. The web deformations, which are crucial for the shear resistance, were recorded by photogrammetric measurements. A comparison of strengthened and unstrengthened specimen demonstrates significant differences. In case of the strengthened sample, the compressive strain of the averaged principle strain condition has a steeper inclination than in case of the unstrengthened specimen. This steeper inclination ensues from the applied strengthening. According to the calculated load-bearing capacity of the truss model, the steeper inclination results in less loads being removed by the steel stirrup reinforcement. Compared to the unstrengthened structural member, this lack in the load-bearing capacity has to be evened out by the strengthening layer before an increase in the load carrying capacity is possible. Secondly, the textile reinforcement limits the width of the occurring shear cracks. This could be proven by measuring the crack-width. The strengthening delays occurring shear cracks and restricts their widths and extension. Consequently, failure of the flexural compression zone induced by shear cracks only occurs under significantly higher loads than in unstrengthened RC members. In the traditional truss model of the steel stirrup reinforcement, the web reinforcements of a structural member have to be anchored in the flexural compression zone. However, external shear strengthening can be pulled up to the height of the flexural compression zone only rarely or with great effort. Often connected parts of the cross section prevent access to the compression zone. For the purpose of the experimental analysis, the specimens were fit with a U-shaped strengthening layer outside the calculated flexural compression zone. Nevertheless, the measured load-bearing capacities were distinctly higher than the load-bearing capacity of the unstrengthened reference beam. Consequently, anchoring the strengthening at the specimen’s web appears to be possible. The force balance of such an anchorage could be proved with the help of a newly developed strut-and-tie-model. The applicability of the model for calculating the load bearing capacity of the strengthening was checked by recalculating the corresponding test results. Additional structural measures for anchoring the strengthening were tested on separate bond specimens. Furthermore, various anchorage materials which increase the load carrying capacity of the interface between old and fine grained concrete through transverse pressure were tested. The best results could be achieved with pre-stressed anchorages. However, the resulting load-bearing capacity’s increase was only slight because the drill holes required for the anchors reduce the effective area of the textile reinforcement.

Die Querkrafttragfähigkeit eines Bauteils kann durch verschiedene Maßnahmen gesteigert werden. Zu den weltweit anerkannten Verfahren gehört das oberflächige Aufkleben von Bewehrungen aus Stahl oder Faserverbundkunststoffen. Der textilbewehrte Feinbeton hingegen ist eine noch weitgehend unbekannte Alternative. Es fehlen ebenso systematische Untersuchungen zum Tragverhalten einer solchen Querkraftverstärkung wie geeignete Bemessungsmodelle. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, die Möglichkeiten einer textilbewehrten Querkraftverstärkung zu analysieren. An Stahlbetonbalken unterschiedlicher Querschnittsgeometrie wurden experimentelle Untersuchungen durchgeführt, die Aufschluss über die Wirkung der Verstärkung sowie typische Versagenszustände geben. Die für die Querkrafttragfähigkeit entscheidenden Verformungen des Steges wurden durch photogrammetrische Messungen erfasst. Der Vergleich der verstärkten und unverstärkten Probekörper verdeutlicht signifikante Unterschiede. Bei den verstärkten Probekörpern ist die Stauchung des gemittelten Hauptdehnungszustandes steiler geneigt als bei den unverstärkten Probekörpern. Die steilere Neigung der Hauptstauchung, aufgrund der aufgebrachten Verstärkung, hat nach der rechnerischen Tragfähigkeit des Fachwerkmodells zur Folge, dass weniger Lasten über die Stahlbügelbewehrung abgetragen werden können. Die so fehlende Tragfähigkeit gegenüber dem unverstärkten Bauteil muss die Verstärkungsschicht zunächst ausgleichen, bevor eine Traglaststeigerung möglich ist. Als zweite wesentliche Wirkung begrenzt die textile Bewehrung die Breite der auftretenden Schubrisse wie anhand der gemessenen Rissbreiten nachgewiesen werden konnte. Die Verstärkung verzögert auftretende Schubrisse und begrenzt deren Breite und Ausdehnung. Ein Versagen der Biegedruckzone durch Schubdruckbruch tritt so erst bei deutlich höheren Lasten ein als es bei unverstärkten Stahlbetonbauteilen der Fall ist. Nach dem herkömmlichen Fachwerkmodell der Stahlbügelbewehrung sind die Stegbewehrungen eines Bauteils in der Biegedruckzone zu verankern. Externe Querkraftverstärkungen können aber nur selten oder mit hohem Aufwand bis zur Höhe der Biegedruckzone geführt werden. Meist behindern anschließende Querschnittsteile die Erreichbarkeit zur Druckzone. Für die experimentellen Untersuchungen wurden die Probekörper mit einer U-förmigen Verstärkung außerhalb der rechnerischen Biegedruckzone versehen. Die geprüften Tragfähigkeiten lagen dennoch deutlich über der Tragfähigkeit der unverstärkten Referenz. Eine Verankerung der Verstärkung am Steg des Bauteils scheint demnach möglich. Das Kräftegleichgewicht einer solchen Verankerung wurde mit einem neu entwickelten Stabwerkmodell nachgewiesen. Die Eignung des Modells zur Berechnung der Tragfähigkeit der Verstärkung wurde durch Nachrechnung der eigenen Versuche geprüft. Zusätzliche konstruktive Maßnahmen zur Verankerung der Verstärkung wurden an separaten Verbundprobekörpern untersucht. Es wurden verschiedene Verankerungsmittel geprüft, die durch Querdruck die Tragfähigkeit der Verbundfuge von Alt- und Feinbeton erhöhen. Die besten Ergebnisse erreichten Verankerungen mit vorgespannten Ankern. Die Steigerung der Verbundtragfähigkeit ist allerdings gering, da die notwendigen Bohrungen für die Anker die wirksame Fläche der textilen Bewehrung schwächen. / Shear resistance of structural members can be increased by different measures. So far only reinforcements from steel or fibre-reinforced plastic pasted on the surface have been acknowledged worldwide. Textile reinforced fine grained concrete, however, is still mostly an unknown option. Systematic research into the load bearing behaviour of this kind of shear strengthening as well as qualified design rules are missing. It is the aim of this thesis to analyse the possibilities of textile reinforced shear strengthening. Experimental investigations on RC beams with different cross sectional geometries provided information about the strengthening effect as well as common failure modes. The web deformations, which are crucial for the shear resistance, were recorded by photogrammetric measurements. A comparison of strengthened and unstrengthened specimen demonstrates significant differences. In case of the strengthened sample, the compressive strain of the averaged principle strain condition has a steeper inclination than in case of the unstrengthened specimen. This steeper inclination ensues from the applied strengthening. According to the calculated load-bearing capacity of the truss model, the steeper inclination results in less loads being removed by the steel stirrup reinforcement. Compared to the unstrengthened structural member, this lack in the load-bearing capacity has to be evened out by the strengthening layer before an increase in the load carrying capacity is possible. Secondly, the textile reinforcement limits the width of the occurring shear cracks. This could be proven by measuring the crack-width. The strengthening delays occurring shear cracks and restricts their widths and extension. Consequently, failure of the flexural compression zone induced by shear cracks only occurs under significantly higher loads than in unstrengthened RC members. In the traditional truss model of the steel stirrup reinforcement, the web reinforcements of a structural member have to be anchored in the flexural compression zone. However, external shear strengthening can be pulled up to the height of the flexural compression zone only rarely or with great effort. Often connected parts of the cross section prevent access to the compression zone. For the purpose of the experimental analysis, the specimens were fit with a U-shaped strengthening layer outside the calculated flexural compression zone. Nevertheless, the measured load-bearing capacities were distinctly higher than the load-bearing capacity of the unstrengthened reference beam. Consequently, anchoring the strengthening at the specimen’s web appears to be possible. The force balance of such an anchorage could be proved with the help of a newly developed strut-and-tie-model. The applicability of the model for calculating the load bearing capacity of the strengthening was checked by recalculating the corresponding test results. Additional structural measures for anchoring the strengthening were tested on separate bond specimens. Furthermore, various anchorage materials which increase the load carrying capacity of the interface between old and fine grained concrete through transverse pressure were tested. The best results could be achieved with pre-stressed anchorages. However, the resulting load-bearing capacity’s increase was only slight because the drill holes required for the anchors reduce the effective area of the textile reinforcement.

In the development of concrete structures and its finishes we are constantly looking for new ways to highlight the aesthetic value of the concrete. With all the possibilities of shapes, textures and colours, an architectural concrete in the hands of an architect and designer becomes a material, which can be used to express different individual and specific ideas. It is necessary to recognize and cope with these possibilities, but also the limits, which determine the properties of concrete as the proper design and implementation creates excellent finishes that are otherwise inaccessible to other materials and technologies. The theoretical part includes an extensive summary carries out a research on issues of architectural concrete and its production. From this research comes a new definition of architectural concrete and the newly redesigned and determined classes of architectural concrete with respect to the continuous development of technologies and production possibilities, rendering and surfacing. The aim of the thesis is to verify the possibilities of producing quality architectural concrete and additional treatment of the surface with respect to the desired aesthetic quality.

The subject of this Master's thesis is the design of a road bridge on the D1 in the section Lietavská Lúčka - Višňové in the Žilina Region, Žilina District, Slovak Republic. The bridge is used to cross the valley in KM 4,313 and the road in KM 4,410. Three variants of bridging were proposed, but further in the work an assessment is made on one of the variants. The total length of the superstructure is 354.00 m, the theoretical total span of the structure is 352.00 m. The bridge has 4 spans and is constructed by free cantilever method .The locations of the supports were limited by unsuitable geological conditions at the construction site (active shear area in Quaternary sediments), especially in span No. 3 (span lenght 104.00 m) and span No. 4 (span lenght 75.00 m). The monolithic part of the bridge structure will be concreted by free cantilever method with the largest length of the cantilever 52.00 m. The outermost parts of fields No. 1 and No. 4 will be cast-in-place using fixed scaffolding.