Course: Agricultural Buildings

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Course title Agricultural Buildings
Course code KKM/QZSTA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brázda Pavel, Ing.
Course content
Block 1: - History, Present and Future of Settlement of Rural Space - Legislation and general principles of designing agricultural buildings -Basic principles of design; Participants in the construction process - Basic overview of building materials Block 2: - Basic overview of building structures and typical structures of agricultural buildings - Stables and equipment for livestock - Storage of feed and litter, preparation and drying rooms - Storage and processing of fertilizers, storage of manure and slurry, reservoirs and tanks - Buildings for post-harvest treatment and storage of food crops Block 3: - Glass-greenhouses and foils-greenhouses, technical equipment of buildings -Specifics and designing of field roads - Faults and reconstruction and rebuilding of agricultural buildings - Reading drawings, types of project documentation, working with documentation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Projection
  • Semestral paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 80 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the teaching subject is to acquire the basic understanding of the history of country settlements Furthermore about the legislative rules, standards and technical conditions significant for the execution of the agricultural capital construction as well as about the possibilities of reconstructions. Familiarization with the routine of building activities takes place first - from the building materials and constructions to the examples of agricultural objects of a livestock and plant production and other kinds of agriculture buildings.
Students obtain basic overview of building materials, structures, technical and technological devices used in construction, especially in agricultural buildings. Student acquires complex knowledge in the construction process and is able to read in the project documentation.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of building materials and structures, knowledge of the basic terms used in the design of buildings and their realization, ability to work independently.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Seminar work

Requirements for credit: attending lessons, creating semestral work Requirements for exam: pass a written test (min. 50%)
Recommended literature
  • Norma a vyhláška.
  • Dumbrovský, M., Vébr, L., Carda, F., Hošek, P. ČSN 73 6109 Projektování polních cest. Praha, VÚMOP a ČNI, 2004.
  • Kaun, M., Lehovec, F. Pozemní komunikace 20. Praha, ČVUT, 2004. ISBN 80-01-0287-7.
  • Koorey, G. Assessment of rural road simulation modelling tools. Wellington: Transfund NZ, 2003. ISBN 0478253559.
  • Kudrna, J., Vébr, L., Luxemburk, F., Racek, I., Arťušenko, A. TP 170 Navrhování vozovek pozemních komunikací. Praha, Min. dopravy ČR, Roadconsult, 2004.
  • Martínek, M., Kozel, J. Architektura a plánování venkova. Brno, ČVUT Brno- fakulta architektury, 1993. ISBN 80-214-0503-1.
  • Sýkora, J. Venkovský prostor. Praha, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2013) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer