Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Contemporary Methods of Construction Technology and Organization Course code: STOG | 6 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 3
Semester: 6
Requirements:
Goal: Training prospective civil engineers and architects for independent work on structure completion according to modern technological and organizational trends.
Outcome: Through independent practical work under tutor’s guidance, students acquire the necessary experience in solving specific engineering-technical assignments in the field of modern technologies and methods of construction and site organization.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Trends in construction technology. Impact of design on structure execution.
  2. Constructive conditions, environmental conditions. Variables: material, shape, size.
  3. Resources: plants and equipment, knowledge, procedures, financial scope.
  4. Scope of concrete works in modern construction. Technological chains. Installation procedures of fresh concrete mounting– vibration, heat treatment, vacuuming, centrifuging. Underwater concreting. Impervious concrete.
  5. Accelerated hardening of concrete – steam curing (factory of prefabricated elements, constructon site).
  6. Concreting large cross-section. Sprayed concrete – machines for spraying concrete.
  7. Pouring. Machines for transfer and lifting. Transport. Monolithization. Types and methods of monolithization. Transport of elements. Prefabrication on the site. Mounting columns, beams, trusses. Erecting bridges.
  8. Work to protect a foundation pit - anchoring, diaphragm, tunel liners.
  9. Blasting.
  10. Underground structures and tunnels.
  11. Conception of a facility: purpose, comfort, functionality, equipment.
  12. Walls, floors, roofs, foundations, energy systems.
  13. Changes in technology and their impact on materials, facilities and construction.
  14. Defects and damage.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
Textbooks and References
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 3
Practical classes: 5
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
30
seminary work
30
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
30