RESIDENTIAL BUILDING - REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURE

Bakalářská práce je zaměřena na návrh monolitické železobetonové stropní desky obytného objektu, vypracování výkresu tvaru a výkresů výztuže řešeného prvku. Další část této práce se zabývá problematikou výpočtu lokálně podepřených desek.The bachelor thesis is aimed for design of monolithic reinforced concrete slab of residential building, elaboration of shape and drawings of reinforcement of selected structural element. Another part of this document is about issues in calculating of locally supported slabs.

Gym – Precast concrete frame construction

Diplomová práce se zabývá návrhem nosného systému prefabrikované skeletové konstrukce. Předmětem práce je příčný a podélný nosný rám konstrukce, skládající se z kalichových patek, sloupů, průvlaků a stropních panelů. Ostatní části konstrukce projekt neřeší. Obsah diplomové práce se skládá ze statického výpočtu a výkresové dokumentace.This master thesis deals with a draft of precast concrete frame structure on the case of gymnasium building. The major part of this work are transversal and longitudinal frames, consisted of footings, columns, girders and precast floor slab. Other parts of the building are not solved. Thesis consists both static calculations and drawings.

Climate Response of Douglas Fir Reveals Recently Increased Sensitivity to Drought Stress in Central Europe

Research Highlights: In Central Europe, Douglas fir became more responsive to summer drought in recent years. Background and Objectives: Until now, Douglas fir has been considered a tree species resistant to drought. However, how Douglas fir will be able to cope with the increasing frequency and intensity of summer heat waves remains a question. The long-term variability in the climate response of Douglas fir in Central European conditions has not been fully explored. The aim of the study was to identify climatic factors controlling the stem radial growth of Douglas fir and Norway spruce, and to examine the temporal changes in tree responses to key climatic variables related to drought stress. Materials and Methods: We analysed the pattern of the climate⁻growth relationship of Douglas fir and Norway spruce, growing in mixed stands distributed between 260 and 600 m above sea level, which corresponds with the altitudinal zone of intensive spruce dieback in the Czech Republic. Nine-site tree-ring-width chronologies were developed for each tree species. Pointer year analysis and correlation analysis in combination with principal component analysis were used to identify climatic factors limiting their growth. Moving correlation function was computed to assess temporal changes of the climate⁻growth relationship. Results: In the entire 1961⁻2015 period, growth of both species was positively related to summer precipitation. The response to temperature differed between species. While spruce was negatively affected by the temperatures in summer months, the increments of Douglas fir were positively correlated with the temperatures in February and March. However, moving correlation analysis revealed recently increasing sensitivity to summer temperatures also for Douglas fir. Higher responsiveness of Douglas fir to drought was also revealed by the increasing frequency of negative pointer years in the 2003⁻2015 period. Conclusions: The recommendations of Douglas fir as a suitable alternative tree species for declining spruce stands at lower altitudes must be regarded with caution

Price convergence:What can the Balassa-Samuelson model tell us?

The paper provides a theoretical reference point for discussions on adjustments in price levels and relative prices. The authors present a “nested” model integrating the Balassa–Samuelson model of the real equilibrium exchange rate with a model of accumulation of capital and with the demand side of the economy. Consequently, they show how the model can be generalised to a case of numerous commodities with different degrees of tradability

Price convergence to the EU:What Do the 1999 ICP Data Tell Us?

The paper analyses the price convergence in the Czech Republic and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries towards the European Union (EU). Cross-country comparisons based on the International Comparison Project (ICP) 1999 are used

Price convergence to the european union - a problem of relative prices

The article analyses the process of price convergence of the Czech economy to the EU. The authors stress, that the problem consists primarily in the convergence of relative prices in the Czech Republic, not in the convergence of average price levels. The authors define a "coefficient of relative price differences" to measure the scale of the relative price convergence problem. They conclude that this coefficient is still much larger in the Czech Republic than even in the least developed countries of the EU. If prices are downward sticky, relative price convergence can come about more easily at a higher inflation rate than is prevailing in advanced EU economies. Using the extreme assumption of downward price rigidity, the authors estimate the "natural" inflation rate in the Czech Republic to be 3 - 6 % on average over the next ten years.monetary policy, inflation targeting, price convergence, relative prices