The subject of this diploma thesis is design and static assessment of timber load bearing structure of multipurpose building in Plzeň. It is cupola consited of two radial curved ribs above a triangle ground plan with one oval edge. I got this shape by cutting the cupola vertically on these two triangle edges and that created two walls of the construction. The largest ground plan dimension of load bearing structure is 54,4 meters and the maximum height is +18,0 meters. The design is processed in two various drafts.

Diploma thesis deals with the design and assessment of load-bearing structure of lookout tower in locality of Spálava peak in Železné hory. Structure is designed on fourt-pointed star ground plan with dimensions 12 x 12 meters. Lookout tower is 35 meters high, the viewing platform is at a height of 30 meters. Structure is designed as a spacial truss. Most load-bearing elements are made of solid or glued laminated timber. The central column is made of steel.

Object of this master´s thesis is design of supporting steel structure for museum. Ground plan of building is T letter shape. The longest ground plan dimension is 60m. Height of partial sections is different. Maximum height is 12,2m. All sections of construction consist of similar structure system. Construction of roof consists of arched girders. Purlines are embedded on girders. Girders are held by columns. Stability of the structure is provided under system of bracing. The structure is designed for the locality of Brno.

This thesis deals with the design and assessment of the load-bearing structure of the lookout tower. The tower is 37.45 m high with the layout in the shape of a regular octagon. The object is located within the city of Zlín. The project is provisionally drawn in two variants. Hand-static calculation, drawings and engineering report is processed only for one variant. The variants differ in the structure of staircase. The thesis is drawn up pursuant to the standards of ČSN EN.

A nonlinear finite element analysis was performed for an existing road bridge in order to see if that could show a higher load bearing capacity, as an alternative to repairing or replacing. The regular linear analysis had shown that the bridge could not take any traffic load due to the effects from large and uneven support settlements. It is a five-span reinforced concrete bridge with a continuous slab on supports made out of rows of columns. The width-to-span ratio was around 1 and the supports were angled up to about 30°, giving rise to a complex three-dimensional behaviour, which was seen and studied in the nonlinear results. Since the bending moment was the limiting factor, the nonlinear analysis focused on that. The direct result was that the load bearing capacity was 730 kN for the traffic vehicle boogie load, B, in the ultimate limit state. This was however only for the load case tested, and several more disadvantageous vehicle positions may exist. Other aspects also became limiting, as the maximum allowed vertical deflection in the serviceability limit state was reached at 457 kN. The most restraining though, was the shear capacity from the linear analysis; 78 kN, since it was not possible to simulate that type of failure with the shell elements used in the nonlinear finite element analysis. The main aim of the thesis was nonetheless reached, since the nonlinear analysis was able to show a significant increase in load bearing capacity.  A comparison was made with the settlements for the nonlinear case, to see how much influence they had on the load bearing capacity for traffic load. This was performed for both the bridge and a simple two-span beam. Both showed that there was no effect on the load bearing capacity in the ultimate limit. One thing to note was that the full settlements were applied, and with no relaxation due to creep.  Another aim of the thesis was to make comments on the practical usability of the nonlinear finite element method in load bearing capacity assessments. A linear analysis was performed before the nonlinear in order to be able to determine the load case to be used in the latter. This worked well, as the strengths of the two methods could then be utilized. Convergence problems were however encountered for the nonlinear when using the regular static solver. Due to this, the dynamic explicit calculation scheme was used instead, treating the case as quasi-static. This managed to produce enough usable results. It was concluded that the nonlinear finite element method is useable for assessment calculations, but that its strengths and weaknesses must be known in order to make it an efficient method.

The global population is estimated to rise by 89 million people annually and for this reason there is a need for more housing and buildings worldwide. As cities grow outwards and buildable land becomes scarce, it is necessary to increase the height of buildings in cities, especially where the height of existing buildings is low. For crowded cities, story extensions are an increasingly popular measure that could meet market’s demand for centrally located homes.The main focus of this study is to clarify how a specific existing building handles the addition of a story. The existing building that was used as a starting point is located in Styrmansgatan in Gävle, the district Brynäs. The building has totally three storiesand is a youth residence where HBS is the property owner. The study presents the approach to validate and simulate the existing building.The method of the work is modelling in StruSoft FEM-Design which is a program used for modelling, analysis and design of load-bearing elements of buildings according to Eurocode. With the help of the program, it is investigated whether the existing building can handle an extension and which reinforcements should be made. It is suitable for all different types of design tasks from the entire stability analysis in a building to individual elements. The work is carried out in 3 steps where first the reference building to be used as a starting point is modelled, analyzed and designed. The next step is to add a story and then analyze any additional measures in connection with the extension of the story. The building must be approved according to standards as a starting point with regard to degree of utilization and deflection. Then, a comparison is made between the existing building structure and the superstructure with respect to degree of utilization, deflection, stress, and the base reaction.Results obtained from this study show that if an extension is to be possible, reinforcement solutions should take place for building elements that receive an unacceptable degree of utilization. The reinforcement solutions are resulted with the help of beams, columns, wind brace and changed reinforcement contents in reinforced concrete elements for the load-bearing structure. The study concludes that the story extension is possible with added reinforcement measures / Den globala befolkningsmängden beräknas stiga med 89 miljoner människor årligen och av den anledningen finns det ett behov av fler bostäder och byggnader över hela världen. När städer växer utåt och expanderar blir byggbar mark en bristvara, där kan påbyggnad vertikalt vara ett alternativ då man ökar höjden på byggnader. För trånga städer är våningspåbyggnader en alltmer populär åtgärd som skulle kunna möta marknadens efterfrågan av centralt placerade bostäder. Huvudfokus i denna studie är att klargöra hur en specifik befintlig byggnad klarar påbyggnad av ett våningsplan. Den befintliga byggnaden som användes som utgångspunkt ligger på Styrmansgatan i Gävle, stadsdelen Brynäs. Byggnaden har totalt tre våningar och är ett ungdomsboende där HSB står som fastighetsägare. Studien presenterar tillvägagångssättet för validering och simulering av en befintlig byggnad.Arbetet utfördes med StruSoft FEM-Design som används för modellering, analys och design för bärande element i byggnader baserade på Eurokod. Med hjälp utav StruSoftFEM-Design ska det undersökas om den befintliga byggnaden klarar av en utökning och huruvida vilka förstärkningar som eventuellt bör ske. Den passar för alla olika typer utav konstruktionsuppgifter från hela stabilitetsanalysen i en byggnad till enskilda element. Arbetet kommer genomföras i 3 steg där först den referensbyggnad som skall användas som utgångsläge modelleras, analyseras och designas. Nästa steg är att lägga till ett våningsplan för att sedan analysera eventuella tilläggsåtgärder i samband med utökning av ett våningsplan. Byggnaden skall vara godkänd enligt standarder som utgångspunkt med avseende på utnyttjandegrad och nedböjning. Därefter sker det en jämförelse mellan den befintliga bygganden och påbyggnaden med avseende på utnyttjandegrad, nedböjning, spänning och grundreaktionen.Resultat som har erhållits från denna studie påvisade att om en påbyggnad ska vara möjlig bör förstärkningslösningar äga rum för byggnadselement som fick en oacceptabel utnyttjandegrad. Förstärkningslösningen resulterade med hjälp av balkar, pelare, vindstage och ändrat armeringsinnehåll för armerad betong element för den bärande konstruktionen. Studiens slutsats är att våningspåbyggnad är möjlig vid tillagda förstärkningsåtgärder.

The objective of the diploma thesis is a design and check of load-bearing concrete structure of multi-storey residential building. The building is located in Brno. The total ground plan’s dimensions are 39,32 x 22,58 metres, total height of the building in the highest point is 10,29 metres. The object is three-storey building with rectangular plan with partial basement designed as cast-in-place concrete frame and two above-ground floor designed as reinforced concrete walls and masonry walls. Load-bearing floor structures are designed as reinforced concrete slabs. Drawing documentation is included.

A nonlinear finite element analysis was performed for an existing road bridge in order to see if that could show a higher load bearing capacity, as an alternative to repairing or replacing. The regular linear analysis had shown that the bridge could not take any traffic load due to the effects from large and uneven support settlements. It is a five-span reinforced concrete bridge with a continuous slab on supports made out of rows of columns. The width-to-span ratio was around 1 and the supports were angled up to about 30°, giving rise to a complex three-dimensional behaviour, which was seen and studied in the nonlinear results. Since the bending moment was the limiting factor, the nonlinear analysis focused on that. The direct result was that the load bearing capacity was 730 kN for the traffic vehicle boogie load, B, in the ultimate limit state. This was however only for the load case tested, and several more disadvantageous vehicle positions may exist. Other aspects also became limiting, as the maximum allowed vertical deflection in the serviceability limit state was reached at 457 kN. The most restraining though, was the shear capacity from the linear analysis; 78 kN, since it was not possible to simulate that type of failure with the shell elements used in the nonlinear finite element analysis. The main aim of the thesis was nonetheless reached, since the nonlinear analysis was able to show a significant increase in load bearing capacity. A comparison was made with the settlements for the nonlinear case, to see how much influence they had on the load bearing capacity for traffic load. This was performed for both the bridge and a simple two-span beam. Both showed that there was no effect on the load bearing capacity in the ultimate limit. One thing to note was that the full settlements were applied, and with no relaxation due to creep. Another aim of the thesis was to make comments on the practical usability of the nonlinear finite element method in load bearing capacity assessments. A linear analysis was performed before the nonlinear in order to be able to determine the load case to be used in the latter. This worked well, as the strengths of the two methods could then be utilized. Convergence problems were however encountered for the nonlinear when using the regular static solver. Due to this, the dynamic explicit calculation scheme was used instead, treating the case as quasi-static. This managed to produce enough usable results. It was concluded that the nonlinear finite element method is useable for assessment calculations, but that its strengths and weaknesses must be known in order to make it an efficient method.

Über 60 % der Aufträge der Bauindustrie werden heute im Bestand umgesetzt. Bei Umbauten oder Aufstockungen stellt sich für den Tragwerksplaner dabei wiederkehrend die Frage nach der Tragsicherheit der Baukonstruktionen für die aktuellen Lastansätze. Besondere Herausforderungen sind historische Bauwerke, die auf der Grundlage traditioneller, baumeisterlicher Erfahrungen mit zeitgenössisch verfügbaren Materialien errichtet worden sind. Sie lassen sich mangels zuverlässiger Daten über die Baustoffe und den Lastabtrag nur selten rechnerisch zutreffend beurteilen. Dieser Beitrag soll zurückblicken auf die vergangenen 15 Jahre, in denen wir über 180 Decken in fast 60 Bauwerken durch Belastungsversuche getestet haben. Dabei möchten wir von unseren Erfahrungen berichten, Besonderheiten herausheben und grundsätzlich das Potential sowie die Grenzen der experimentellen Tragsicherheitsanalyse bewerten.

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