Browsing by Institution "Czech Technical University in Prague"
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Analysis of Noise Emissions at Wheel-Rail Contact
(Proceedings of the International Conference TRANSBALTICA XV: Transportation Science and Technology. September 19-20, 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2025)The paper presents the problem of measuring noise emissions at the wheel-rail interface using the method developed Dynamic Opto-Acoustic Method for Railway Superstructure Emission Noise Assessment by the project HLUKOS. ... -
Application of concrete slurry waste in cement screeds
(International Conference Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST 2019), 2019)Sedimented concrete slurry waste (CSW), containing cement, mineral additives, fine fillers, admixtures and water, is currently a waste without an additional use and has to be fully landfilled. Current CSW management is ... -
Artificial ageing of Silane Terminated Polymer adhesive for façade application
(International Conference Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST 2019), 2019)Adhesive bonding is commonly used in the automotive and aerospace industry, where it has proved its advantages. Nowadays, the bonded joints are starting increasingly used in civil engineering, where they can be applied in ... -
Behavior of anchorage areas in the steel-concrete composite structure loaded by longitudinal shear forces
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper presents experimental study of load-deflection behavior of anchorage areas in the steel-concrete composite structure under extreme longitudinal shear load. Such a situation has to be considered for example in ... -
Buckling and post-buckling of prestressed stainless steel stayed columns
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Prestressed stayed compression members are frequently required as very slender load-bearing structural components by both investors and architects. Behavior of these members depends on their geometrical and material ... -
Customer purchase behaviour and shopping in B2C e-commerce
(International Scientific Conference „Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Economics Engineering ‘2019“, 2019)Purpose – digitalization of business processes, cultural backgrounds and consequences on behavioral differences make a direct impact on customer purchase behavior across different countries. The main aim of this paper is ... -
Design of shear connection between steel truss and concrete slab
(Procedia Engineering, 2013)Composite steel and concrete trusses used in floor and bridge structures are analyzed with respect to shear connection between a steel truss and a concrete slab. Elastic and elastic-plastic behaviour of the shear connection ... -
Ecological high performance concrete
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In this paper the authors present the possibility to utilize two waste materials to produce high performance concrete (HPC). To prepare the mixes, Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) of 4-16 mm fraction and Class F fly ash ... -
Effect of applied weather data sets on the computational assessment of hygrothermal performance of historical masonry
(10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)Several historical wall assemblies together with several weather data sets are investigated in order to study the effect of environmental load on hygrothermal performance of historical buildings. The effect of weather data ... -
Evaluation of ecological concrete using multi-criteria ecological index and performance index approach
(Architecture, civil engineering, environment, 2019)This paper proposes a new method of rational and quantitative assessment of ecological concrete in terms of the ecological impact and engineering performance. The concrete mix is evaluated through the multi-criteria ... -
Experiences from the High Geotextile Reinforced Retaining Wall – Case Study
(13th Baltic Sea region geotechnical conference. Historical experience and challenges of geotechnical problems in Baltic Sea region, 2016, 2016)Paper describes experiences obtained during the construction of high soil reinforced retaining wall. Such walls are now used during the foundation of large logistic and distribution centres on inclined terrain. First ... -
Identification and Classification of Soft Targets in Railway Infrastructure
(Proceedings of the International Conference TRANSBALTICA XIII: Transportation Science and Technology. September 15-16, 2022, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2023)The protection of soft targets has recently come to the interest of a range of experts, government organizations, and companies. This is happening in relation to current developments in the security situation. Ensuring the ... -
Influence of Parameters of Electric Locomotive on its Critical Speed
(Proceedings of the International Conference TRANSBALTICA XI: Transportation Science and Technology. May 2–3, 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2020)A high speed is one of the most important todays requirements for the rail transport. However, increasing the maximum speed brings also the problem of vehicle stability. The parameters of the vehicle suspension should be ... -
Mechanical properties of solid glass bricks
(International Conference Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques (MBMST 2019), 2019)Glass as one of the oldest building materials has been used for centuries to fill window openings. In recent years is it increasingly used also for load-bearing structural elements such as beams, columns, ribs, railings, ... -
Modern earth structures of transport engineering view of sustainable construction
(Procedia Engineering, 2013)This paper focuses on the new way of earth structures for transport engineering design and performance with respect to sustainable construction. There are two possibilities how to evaluate these modern earth structures ... -
Modern ways of designing roads through urban areas
(Journal of civil engineering and management, 2003)Among the most used project elements in traffic easing on through roads, belong changes for the better modification of cross-sections and parking lanes, the implementation of middle traffic islands, local bottlenecks of ... -
Moisture buffering potential of plasters for energy efficiency in modern buildings
(10th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2017), 2017)Moisture level significantly affects durability of constructions, their thermal performance and quality of indoor air. Since building envelopes are subjected to a moisture gradient, additional ventilation systems are ... -
New possibilities for documenting historical underground spaces using handheld laser mobile scanners and modern visualization of acquired data
(13th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2026), 2026)Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in historical mining sites as cultural monuments. For a long time, historical mining sites were neglected as cultural and technical monuments and were not ... -
On-site and nearby electricity production potential in Latvia and Czechia
(12th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2023), 2023)This study provides an overview of current situation and policy planning documents for the implementation of Renewable Energy Sources [RES] in Latvia and Czechia. The main aim is to evaluate the gathered experience in each ... -
Spatiotemporal dynamics of surface water extent in the Kano River Basin, Nigeria: an analysis using landsat and Sentinel-2 multi-spectral imagery (2000–2025)
(13th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2026), 2026)The dynamics of surface water of semi-arid areas require monitoring to measure the resilience of hydrology to climatic fluctuations and human influence. The paper combines twenty-five years of multi-sensor remotely ...