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The event aims is to bring together researchers and PhD students and their Supervisors, who are active and conducts research in the field of building restoration and rehabilitation of buildings. The symposium, which will take place over two days (Thursday and Friday) seeks a highly interactive to exchange of knowledge within ongoing and recently finalized PhD researches. Researchers will be able to present their work in a current session within the time limit is about 30-40 minutes.
Subsequently, the expected 15 minutes for discussion. For this reason, the number of authors is limited is limited.
To enhance discussion, the contribution of each of the participant can download it in advance and each participant will receive a paper upon arrival.
This type of doctoral seminar is the second year and is expected to further organize every year in the country in Europe, is a member of the WTA-International (Germany, Austria, Czech Republic,
Switzerland and Belgium). First symposium has been in Leuven, Belgium 2009 and attended researches from countries as for example Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Netherlands, Germany, Poland,
Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Canada and Belgium.
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The purpose of this symposium is to gather and spread knowledge among experts at the international level. Therefore, should attend the symposium and deliver contributions to provide researchers in the field of rehabilitation works: PhD researchers, post-doc researchers and their promoters, and people active within this field. All people, active in the field preservation are invited to the symposium to optimize both knowledge transfer and viable feedback in between the academic and practitioner.

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The symposium is organized within the framework of international collaboration in between research institutes active within the field of the architectural built heritage and WTA-International, and its regional divisions: WTA-D, WTA-CH, WTA-NL/VL, WTA-CZ, WTA-H, WTA-A.
Chairman:
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Prof. Ing. Rostislav Drochytka, Ph.D., TU Brno
Technical committee:,
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Garrecht, TU Darmstadt
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Prof. dr. ir. Luc Schueremans, K.U.Leuven
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Gerdes, HS Karlsruhe
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Prof. Dr.- Ing. Hans-Peter Leimer – BBS Institute, president WTA International
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Assoc. Prof. Ing. Pavel Kuklík, Ph.D., TU Prague
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Prof. Ing. Adolf Bajza, Ph.D., TU Bratislava
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Venue for the 2nd WTA International PhD Symposium:
Brno University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Veveří 331/95
602 00 Brno
The symposium will take place at Brno University of Technology, in the main historical auditorium of Building A, Faculty of Civil Engineering, at the address above.
F IGURE 1: F ACULTY OF C IVIL E NGINEERING B UILDING A H ISTORICAL A UDITORIUM
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Brno University of Technology is the second largest and second oldest technical university in the
Czech Republic. Its history goes back to 1849, when the Czech-German Technical Institute was established in Brno. Then in 1899, after fifty years, the Technical University providing instruction in the Czech language was founded. In the first ten years of its existence, it ranked among the best technical universities not only in Central Europe but also across the continent. During World War II the University was closed, like all other Czech universities.
In 1951, the University was abolished and the Military Academy occupied its place. However, very soon the necessity of the restoration of the civil technical university in Brno became apparent and, since 1956, it has gradually been extended. At present the University has 7 faculties, more than
13 998 students and approx. 1 000 members of the academic staff. The University offers a wide
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2nd WTA-International PhD Symposium variety of courses not only in engineering but also in applied sciences, business and management, architecture and even in fine arts.
The Faculty of Civil Engineering is situated in the centre of Brno and with an enrolment of over
3,000 students; it is the largest faculty of the Brno Technical University. Studies in this faculty last five years and are completed by the final state examination. The final state examination consists of the defense of a thesis or design and an oral examination before the state examination board.
The Faculty offers the following study programmes: bachelor study programmes, master study programmes and doctoral study programmes for different field specialization.
F IGURE 2: B RNO U NIVERSITY OF T ECHNOLOGY , AREA OF F ACULTY OF C IVIL E NGINEERING
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B RNO C ITY
Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic (see link: http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en ). Thanks to its metropolitan character, its advantageous position and significance, the city is now the natural centre with a concentration of approximately
250 000 people. Brno lies at the height of 223 meters above sea level at the confluence of the
Svratka and Svitava Rivers, and this region mainly features fertile ravines in the river area and consequently it is one of the places in our country with the oldest history.
Its position was predetermined as a crossroads for trade routes. The first recorded mention dates back to the year 1091. After the city was successfully defended against the Swedes during the Thirty
Years War, Brno became the capital of Moravia. The era of Napoleonic Wars was marked in Brno´s history by the battle of the Three Emperors, fought in the nearby town of Slavkov-Austerliz. In the
19th century Brno experienced rapid development and was a very important industrial centre of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the 20th century this substantial growth and all-round development continued and Brno became one of the country's most important centre of business, industry, science, technology, education and arts in Central Europe. In 1993 Brno celebrated its 750th anniversary. Brno is a traditional centre of international trade, the meeting point of Western, Central and Eastern Europe. The Brno International Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre, with about 50 mostly international trade fairs and exhibitions held on its premises every year, is closely linked to the Brno
World Centre (see link: http://www.bvv.cz/homepage-gb ).
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F IGURE 3: B RNO E XHIBITION C ENTER (F OUNDED 1928)
The contemporary city CAN boast many interesting historical and cultural sights of interest - the
Cistercian Monastery in Old Brno Spilberk Castle, one of the major landmarks of the city of Brno are the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. Then There Is Wed Jacobs's Church, the Old Town Hall with a well-known symbol of Brno - and the crocodile, the Baroque Palace Dietrichstein and many others.
As one of the modern architectural gems can be considered Tugendhat villa. A monument of world modern architecture registered on the unesco world heritage list designed by Ludwig Mies van der
Rohe (see link: http://www.tugendhat.eu/en/villa-tugendhat.html
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F IGURE 4: T HE T UGENDHAT V ILLA
F IGURE 5: S PILBERK C ASTLE F IGURE 6: THE O LD T OWN H ALL
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Brno has a long theatrical tradition, perhaps the oldest theatre building is the one called Reduta
(Reduta is one of the oldest theater buildings in Central Europe), but Janacek´s and Mahen´s Theatres are among the best contemporary ones. Cultural visitors would also find here a philharmonic orchestra, a series of chamber and choral bodies, dozens of museums and art galleries, an astronomical observatory, a botanical garden, a ZOO and other cultural and social facilities that offer great opportunities for entertainment and a rich cultural and social life.
F IGURE 7: R EDUTA F IGURE 8: M AHEN ´ S T HEATRE
Brno is rich in its beautiful scenery and excellent leisure and sport facilities. Brno has grown considerably during the last decades and many former suburbs have been incorporated into the town, and now this city ranks not only among the most important centres in the Czech Republic but also in Central Europe. More about visiting Brno and surrounding by local transportation please check http://www.dpmb.cz/e42.asp
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The aim is to minimize the participation fee to cover the actual organizing cost of the symposium, in participation fee is included:
Thursday and Friday:
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2x lunch and 2x dinner, on Thursday and Friday
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Coffee/tea during breaks
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Printed proceedings
Participation fee is estimated to be 200 Euro.
Effort will be done to look for possible low cost housing for participants upon individual request. It is envisaged to look for travel funding to enhance participation from foreign researchers.
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Symposium Language will be English. Simultaneous translation will be not provided.
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The symposium scope includes but is not limited to: timber and timber protection, surface technology, composites, application of composites, new repair materials, natural stones, brick/stone masonry, historic mortars, concrete repair, basic principles, surveying and documentation, monitoring, statics, non-destructive testing, experimental techniques, strengthening and repair, consolidation, assessment of existing structures, heritage conservation, energy conservation, health
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Abstract submission:
Notification of abstract acceptance:
Registration and electronic submission of full article:
01/04/2011
15/04/2011
01/06/2011
Notification of full article acceptance:
Final program:
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Site visit (Brno and surroundings):
01/09/2011
15/09/2011
6-7/10/2011
08/10/2011
The contributions will be peer-reviewed and published as proceedings within the WTA-publication framework.
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The organization of the PhD Seminar will proceed via the WTA-International Conference
Management system ( http://wta-conferences.org
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Conference link is: http://www.wta-conferences.org/conference/960 .
Interested researchers are invited to submit a one page abstract electronically at the symposium website, containing: title, affiliation, contact information of contact author, keywords, abstract and references.
ADDRESS E-MAIL
Ing. Stepan Bohus
T: +42 (0) 541147521
Prof. Ing. Rostislav Drochytka Ph.D.
T: +42 (0) 541 147 500
F: +42 (0) 541 147 502
Symposium secretariat
University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Veveří 331/95
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic
Symposium chairman
University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Veveří 331/95
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic bohus.s@fce.vutbr.cz drochytka.r@fce.vutbr.cz
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Garrecht
Tel.: +49 (0)6151 16 2244
Fax: +49 (0)6151 16 2244
Prof. Dr.-Ir. Luc Schueremans
Tel.: +32 (0) 16/ 32.16.79
Fax: +32 (0) 16/32.19.76
TU Darmstadt, Institut für
Massivbau
Petersenstraße 12
D-64287 Darmstadt
Germany
K.U.Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 40
BE-3001 Heverlee
Belgium
ITC-WGT
Postfach 3640
D-76021 Karlsruhe
Germany garrecht@massivbau.tu-darmstadt.de
Luc.Schueremans@bwk.kuleuven.be
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Gerdes
Forchungs Zentrum Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)7247-82 5972
Fax: +49 (0)7247-82 3478
Andreas.Gerdes@itc-wgt.fzk.de
Assoc.Prof.Ing. Pavel Kuklík, Ph.D.
Tel:(+420)-2-2435-4486
Fax:(+420)-2-2431-0775
Prof. Ing. Adolf Bajza, Ph.D.
Tel: +421 59274687
Prof. Dr.-Ing. H.-P. Leimer
Tel: +49 (0)5331 97 170
Fax: +49 (0)5331 971 717
TU Prague
Faculty of Civil Engineering
K132 Thákurova 7
166 29 Praha 6
Czech Republic
TU v Bratislava
Radlinského 11
813 68 Bratislava
Slavakia
President of WTA-International
BBS Ingenieurbüro,
Am Forst 27
D-38302 Wolfenbüttel
Germany kuklikpa@fsv.cvut.cz adolf.bajza@stuba.sk
BBS-Ingenieurbuero@t-online.de
Ing. Stepan Bohus
Ing Jana Kosikova
Ing. Anna Benesova bohus.s@fce.vutbr.cz kosikova.j@fce.vutbr.cz benesova.a@fce.vutbr.cz
Ing. Pavel Mece, TU Ostrava
TU Ostrava
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Ludvíka Podéště 1875/17
708 33 Ostrava – Poruba
Czech Republic
General information: http://www.wta-international.org/
University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Veveří 331/95
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic
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10.1
H OW TO TRAVEL TO B RNO ?
As we expect number of participants across of Europe we would like to provide you whole range of transportation possibilities. Of course you will attend conference from different destinations and that is why we presented only main transportation routes.
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Brno is situated approximately two hours from Vienna, 2 Hours from Prague and 4 hours from
Budapest. 3,5 hours form Katowice. There are frequent international and low-cost flights from
Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, and also Brno airport.
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There are 4 main possibilities how connect to Brno, you can fly to:
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Brno
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Vienna
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Bratislava
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Directly from Brno airport operates only Ryanair with routes to Luton(UK) and Bergamo(Italy).
Taxis and buses are available outside the terminal building. Bus number 76, 89 operates every 30 min till 5am and takes you to city center close to main railway station in approximately 40 min. See links
in Table 1: Transportation companies and Links on the page 9.
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Several low-cost and regular companies, such as RyanAir, Wizz Air, easyJet and also Czech Airlines or Lufthansa operate from it. You can fly to Prague airport and then using a bus company Student
Agency connect to Brno. Bus is available outside of the terminal building 1 – close to Parking C and leaves at certain hours directly from airport to Brno city center.
Or you can catch city shuttle 119: Prague Airport - Dejvická (metro line A) - 24 min, than change to metro and travel to Forenc (Main bus station) or Hlavni nadrazi (Main train station) to get connection
to Brno. See links in Table 1: Transportation companies and Links on the page 9.
Taxis are available outside the terminal building. We recommend you to use Radiocab taxi or AAA
Radiotaxi and check the price before step in the taxi. Price should be: Ruzyně airport – Main bus station Florenc aprox. 500-600CZK(25euro), Ruzyně airport – Main train station aprox 550-
700CZK(30euro).Price also depends on number of travellers and time of your arrival. We DO NOT recommend taxi picked on the street in Prague! If u have to do so, please check the price before you step in the cab! There are many complains against overpriced taxis for international travelers.
More about Prague airport,transportation and connections see www.prg.aero
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Also you can fly to Vienna airport. Several low-cost and regular companies, such as AirBerlin,
Austria airlines, Czech Airlines or Lufthansa operate from it. Buses and taxis are available outside of the terminal. The easiest way to travel to Brno is by using Student Agency or Tourbus company directly from airport to Brno. Book your bus ticket online in advance, buses are very often full.
More about Vienna airport and connections see www.viennaairport.com
or see links in Table 1:
Transportation companies and Links on the page 9.
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It is main connection route for Rynair travelers. Connected with Brussels, Rome, Paris London etc.
Taxis and buses are available outside the terminal building and connect to central train station. From there goes trains directly to Brno. More about Bratislava airport and connections see www.airportbratislava.sk
. Connections to Brno see links in Table 1: Transportation companies and
Links on the page 9.
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To and from Brno operates several bus companies as Student agency, Tourbus, Eurolines and connect Brno with many destinations across Europe.
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Main train companies connected to Czech train services are listed below in Table 1:
Transportation companies and Links.
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Brno is situated approximately two hours from Vienna, 2 Hours from Prague, 4 hours from
Budapest. 3,5 hours form Katowice.
Brno is situated along the highway D1 with directions Prague and Ostrava and from D2 to
Bratislava. From Vienna you can enter the city by road 52/E461.
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H OW TO TRAVEL IN B RNO
Most of the transportation services coming to Brno (trains and buses) stop very close to city center- Hlavní vlakové nádraži (Main train station), Bus stop Hotel Grant (Student agency, Tourbus etc.) or Hlavní autobusové nadraží Zvonařka(main bus station Zvonařka). In front of Main train station is tram stop for most of the city trams. From this points you can take trams all around the
Brno. If you need to change trams “Ceska street” is junction point for most of the trams in operating in city. For symposim you need to get off on tram station “Rybkova”( in front of the faculty, trams
11,3), or “Konecneho namesti”(tram 3, 11, 12, 13; trolleybus 25, 26)and walk 5 minutes. More you
can see on the Figure 9: University connection and Figure 10: Brno City center overview on the page
11, 12. Information about local transport system in Brno you can find on webpage
http://www.dpmb.cz/e41.asp
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Type Company Web page
Bus
Train
Airplane
Central transport. system CZ jizdnirady.idnes.cz
Student agency www.studentagency.cz
Tourbus www.tourbus.cz
Eurolines
German DB
Austrian OBB
Polish PKP
Slovak ZSR www.elines.cz
www.bahn.de
www.oebb.at
www.pkp.pl
www.zsr.sk
Czech CD
Ryanair easyJet
AirBerlin
Czech Airlines
Lufthansa
Austrian Airlines jizdnirady.idnes.cz
www.ryanair.com
www.easyjet.com
www.airberlin.com
www.csa.cz
www.lufthansa.com
www.austrian.com
WizzAir http://wizzair.com/
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W HERE TO STAY IN B RNO ?
A few hotels in Brno and their rates are listed, more can be found on the website: http://www.ubytovani.brno.cz
Hotel Address
Taufer dormitory www.skm.mendelu.cz/
Jana Babáka 3/5
616 00 Brno
Tel.: +420 541 422 051
Fax: + 420 541 422 052
Rate
600,- CZK (Doubleroom)
400,- CZK (Singleroom)
Hotel Palacký Brno www.hotel-palacky.cz/
Hotel VAKA http://www.hotelvaka.cz/
Kolejní
612 00 Brno
2905/2
Tel.: +420 541 142 963
Fax.: +420 541 142 965
Cimburkova
612 00 Brno
4a/540
Tel.: + 420 602 772 695
Fax: + 420 549 429 430
1130,- CZK(Doubleroom)
1300,- CZK (Single + breakfast)
1800 ,-CZK (Double + breakfast)
Hotel Slovan www.hotelslovan.cz
1400,-CZK (Single + breakfast)
1800,-CZK (Double + breakfast)
Hotel Continental Brno www.continentalbrno.cz
Hotel Pegas Brno www.hotelpegas.cz
Grand Hotel Brno grand-hotel-brno
Bobycentrum, s.r.o. www.bobycentrum.cz
Lidická 23
659 89 Brno
Tel.: +420 533 422 111
Kounicova 6
602 00 Brno
Tel: +420 541 519 111
Fax: +420 541 211 203
Jakubská 4
602 00 Brno
Tel.: +420 542 210 104
Fax.: +420 542 211 232
Benešova 18 -20
657 83 Brno
Tel.: +420 542 518 111
Sportovní 2a
602 00 Brno
Tel.: +420 541 638 110
Fax: +420 541 638 103
1650,- CZK (Single + breakfast)
2200-3500,- CZK(Double + breakfast)
2000,-CZK (Single + breakfast)
2500,-CZK (Double + breakfast)
95,-euro (Single + breakfast)
115 – 135,- euro (Double + breakfast)
2000 - 2700,- CZK (Single + breakfast)
2600 - 4100 ,-CZK (Double + breakfast)
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TU, Faculty of civil engineering;
Konecneho square;
Ceska street (junction point);
Svoboda square;
Mendel square;
Spilberk castle;
Main train station
Hotel grant bus station;
Zvonarka main bus station;
Petr and Pavel cathedral;
Luzanky park;
Villa Tugendhat
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