Academic year 2024/2025

JUNIORSTAV conference

Posted on by Ivana Laníková

The annual JUNIORSTAV conference took place on May 15.
PhD students and young researchers had the opportunity to present their work, engage in discussions, and build professional connections. This year saw fewer Czech participants compared to previous editions, but there was an increase in international attendees, particularly from Slovakia. Participants also came from other European countries such as Germany, Poland, and France.

The Structures and Transport Engineering section included ten presentations covering steel, timber, concrete and masonry structures, geotechnics, and building testing.
Three contributions focused on concrete structures – two from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at STU in Bratislava and one from BUT.

Tadeáš Fecko addressed the impact of recycled aggregate on the shear capacity of a slab supported at discrete points. Zuzana Haššová focused on the use of high-strength prestressing strands and their influence on structural design. Petr Moštěk, representing the Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures, presented on the risks and historical development of prestressed concrete truss girders.

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Student Scientific and Professional Activities (SVOČ)

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This year, the SVOČ student competition took place again. The Faculty round of the Engineering Structures and Bridges section was held at the our Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures on April 15, 2025. 12 students presented their papers, 4 students from the Institute of Structural Mechanics, two students from the Institute of Metal and Timber Structures and six students from our Institute.

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Future structural engineers at the construction site of the Multifunctional Hall – ARENA BRNO

Posted on by Ivana Laníková

On April 9, 2024, an excursion of our future structural engineers – students of the KSS field took place at the construction site of the largest strategic project of the city of Brno – the Multifunctional Hall ARENA BRNO.


Approximately 15 students participated in the excursion under the leadership of doc. Zich. Students had the opportunity to view the supporting concrete and steel structures of the future hall for more than 13,000 spectators and thus gain valuable experience.

Excursion: Incrementally launched highway bridge in Napajedla

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Visiting company: FIRESTA-Fišer, rekonstrukce, stavby a.s.

Date: 14. 2. 2025

Description: This is a unique highway bridge that will be part of the north-south D55 highway. The excursion took place at the moment when the bridge deck was being incrementally launched over the Morava River in Napajedla in the Zlín region. In addition to its unusual technological solution of the bridge and an arch up to 20 metres high, the bridge was remarkable for acquiring the same shade as the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

The excursion was attended by 28 students of Structural and Transport Engineering.

Awards

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The construction Innovation and modernization of lock chambers to increase the safety and intensity of water transport at the Gabčíkovo waterworks, in whose projects the employees of the Institute of Water Resources and Energy under the leadership of doc. Ing. Miloš Zich, Ph.D. participated, received prestigious awards in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

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VUT employees won a gold medal at this year’s MSV

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BUT employees won a gold medal at this year’s MSV At the 65th International Engineering Fair in Brno, held from 8. 10. 2024 to 11. 10. 2024, the exhibit Flexible modular system for building cycle paths on unused railway lines received a Gold Medal in the Innovations in Transport and Logistics category.

This system is being developed in cooperation with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, STU in Bratislava (under the leadership of Professor Ľubomír Šooš), the Faculty of Civil Engineering, BUT in Brno, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BUT in Brno and Prefa Brno a.s.

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