Course code Arhi3016
Credit points 2.25
Agricultural Structures I
Total Hours in Course60
Number of hours for lectures16
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8
Date of course confirmation30.08.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Course developer
Būvniecības un kokapstrādes institūts
Silvija Štrausa
Mg. sc. ing.
Course abstract
The aim of the course is to introduce students with basic principles of agricultural building designing. Students learn kinds of building and classification, fire- prevention measures, choice of production zone site and general plan design. Students are introduced with most characteristic building construction schemes, agricultural technologies, regulations, building planning.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Knowledge: Basics of designing of structures. Details of buildings and structures. Skills: Developing of structural drawings. Using structural terms. Providing fire protection norms and demands. Developing necessary design documentation for draft or technical Project. Be competent in tender of building material, comparability and expenses. To have the good knowledge in properties of building materials. To know the fundamental demands to structures. Competence: To be able develop arhitecture part of designs of structures. To manage evaluation, expertise and coordination of projects. To notice environmental demands.
Compulsory reading
1. Štrausa S. Lauksaimniecības ēkas un būves. Māc. grām. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1989. 326 lpp.
2. Priekulis J. (autoru kol.vad.) Lopkopības fermu mehanizācija. Rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Avots, 1991. 440 lpp.
3. Priekulis J. (autoru kol. vad.) Prasības un ieteikumi lopu mītņu tehnoloģiskai projektēšanai un aprīkošanai. Rīga, 1999. 59 lpp.
4. S. Štrausa, V. Grants Piena un cūku fermu projektēšana. Mācību palīglīdzeklis. Jelgava, 2008. 85 lpp.
Further reading
1. Lopkopības ēku tehnoloģiskā projektēšana. Palīgmateriāls kursa projektu un diplomprojektu izstrādei. Priekulis J. un citi. Jelgava: 1995. 95 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. AgroTops. Rīga: Aģentūra Agro apgāds. ISSN 1407-5164.
2. Latvijas Lopkopis un Piensaimnieks. Rīga: Latvijas Lopkopis un Piensaimnieks, 1996-1999.
3. Farm building progress. SAC Centre for Rural Building, Aberdeen, Scotland. ISSN 0309-4111