Jan Hlavacek - Project Management

ENGINEERING
Probabilistic Assessment of Structures

SBRA (Simulation-Based Reliability Assessment method), gives designers a fully probabilistic approach. The SBRA method intends to serve as a tool compatible with the engineer's way of thinking and in accordance with his experience and judgment. It is a workable tool for introducing a qualitatively new approach to the designer and making him acquainted with the fully probabilistic structural reliability assessment method using the Monte Carlo Simulation technique, which has become very efficient due to the drastic development of computer technology, is based on sampling and simulations. For more information refer to www.sbra-anthill.com or download my conference papers , .

Resources Control (time, cost, labor)

Primavera Project Planner (P3 or P3e/c) is a tool designed for planning and scheduling, reporting and analysis, accountability management, resource management, cost management, contingency management, and standards management. I have been working with Primavera products, including the Expedition (web collaborative platform), for a couple of years and gained an extensive experience implementing and maintaining Primavera solutions. Primavera products overviews can be found at www.primavera.com. Tips & Tricks for Primavera P3 or P3e/c are available at the Planning Planet forum. A simple schedule / programme can be developed with Excel using a conditional formatting function. A simple sample can be downloaded from here.

Building Code Sources

EuroCodes are required for newly built structures in the member/ candidate countries of the European Union. The EuroCodes (construction standards) are downloadable from this server.

CSI (American Construction Specifications Institute) Division list is available at this server.


Gas Turbine Power Plants

Combustion turbine power plants operate on the Brayton cycle. They use a compressor to compress the inlet air upstream of a combustion chamber. Then the fuel is introduced and ignited to produce a high temperature, high-pressure gas that enters and expands through the turbine section. The turbine section powers both the generator and compressor. Combustion turbines are also able to burn a wide range of liquid and gaseous fuels from crude oil to natural gas. The combustion turbine's energy conversion typically ranges between 25% to 35% efficiency as a simple cycle. The simple cycle efficiency can be increased by installing a recuperator or waste heat boiler onto the turbine's exhaust. A recuperator captures waste heat in the turbine exhaust stream to preheat the compressor discharge air before it enters the combustion chamber. A waste heat boiler generates steam by capturing heat form the turbine exhaust. These boilers are known as heat recovery steam generators (HRSG). They can provide steam for heating or industrial processes, which is called cogeneration. High-pressure steam from these boilers can also generate power with steam turbines, which is called a combined cycle (steam and combustion turbine operation). Recuperators and HRSGs can increase the combustion turbine's overall energy cycle efficiency up to 80%. Gas turbines range in size from 30 kW (micro-turbines) to 250 MW (industrial frames). Industrial gas turbines have efficiencies approaching 40% and 60% for simple and combined cycles respectively. The gas turbine share of the world power generation market has climbed to almost 30 %. Much of the growth can be accredited to large combined cycle power plants that exhibit low capital cost and high thermal efficiency. Read more about turbines at Wikipedia, HowStuffWorks. I was working at Buzurgan (GE LM6000 40MW) and Nasiriyah (BTEC Frame6 40MW) Single Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant projects in Iraq for a couple of years and gained an extensive knowledge of power generation technology.

SOFTWARE
Jan Hlavacek's Spreadsheet applications for Eurocodes (Structural Design)

LOAD 01.XLS - Load calculation Complies with CSN EN 1991 (Eurocode 1 + Czech Annex) - Dead and Live load calculation - Wind load calculation - Snow load calculation
CONCRETE 59.XLS - Reinforced concrete assessment Complies with CSN EN 1992-1-1 (Eurocode 2 + Czech Annex) - Assessment of rectangular both sides reinforced beam for bending - Assessment of rectangular column for bending and axial force, interaction graph - Assessment of rectangular both sides reinforced beam with stirrups for shear force - Deflection and crack width calculation - Design and assessment of tension reinforcement As1 for slabs - Rebar anchorage length calculation - Material library
STEEL 03.XLS - Steel structural member calculation Complies with CSN EN 1993 (Eurocode 3 + Czech Annex) - Assessment of a steel member for tension - Assessment of a steel member for compression (stability problem considered) - Assessment of a steel member for bending - Assessment of a steel member for bending (stability problem considered)
FOUNDATION 05.XLS - Foundation assessment in soils Complies with CSN EN 1997, CSN 73 1001, CSN 73 0031 (Eurocode 7 + Czech Annex) - Assessment of rectangular foundation (bearing capacity) - Assessment of rectangular foundation (deflection) - Assessment of pile foundation

AUTOCAD
AutoCAD Training

From 1998 to 2002 I ran my own CAD training company. I organized and lectured tens of AutoCAD courses destined both for training companies (Computer Svoboda, AutoCont, Vogel Publishing, Altus Training Center, Valware) and individuals. I was introduced to AutoCAD together with Microstation ten years ago. It has been an important part of my responsibilities, having the capabilities to design on the spot and in any given situation.
Please, download the original CAD Course Plan. This course was designed especially for beginners; however, contains almost complete description of all commonly used AutoCAD functions. The course is suitable for all professionals no matter the field of activity (civil, mechanical, electrical engineering).

I have lectured the following AutoCAD courses:

Organizing (training) company	AutoCAD release	Trainees from company	Number of trainees in the course	Duration (days)	Date
Valware (Havlickova 1, Valasske Mezirici, phone +420-651611445)	LT 2000	various	7	3	Feb 2002
Altus Training Center (Katerinska 7, Prague 2, phone +420-224919389)	LT 2000i	Siemens	5	4	Feb 2002
Valware (VOD Podlesi, Valasske Mezirici, phone +420-651611445)	LT 2000	Deza	5	3	Jun 2001
Altus Training Center (Katerinska 7, Prague 2, phone +420-224919389)	LT 2000i	IPS - Skanska	3	4	May 2001
Valware (VOD Podlesi, Valasske Mezirici, phone +420-651611445)	LT 2000	various	8	3	Feb 2001
Valware (VOD Podlesi, Valasske Mezirici, phone +420-651611445)	2000	various	3	3	Dec 2000
Valware (VOD Podlesi, Valasske Mezirici, phone +420-651611445)	2000	various	5	3	Sep 2000
Altus Training Center (Katerinska 7, Prague 2, phone +420-224919389)	LT 98 Eng	various	3	3	March 2000
Vogel Publishing (Sokolovska 73, Prague 8, phone +420-221808212)	LT 2000	Nestle	2	3	Feb 2000
AutoCont (Technicka 2, Prague 6, phone +420-224352867)	Release 14	CKD Prague	10	4	Fall 1998
Computer Svoboda (Zenklova 78, Prague 8, phone +420-284821781)	LT 95	various	8	5	May 1998

AutoCAD e-learning

If you are an experienced AutoCAD user and prefer self-educating I can recommend you several Internet servers. There are free lectures and also tips&tricks documents available. Explore the following two: Autodesk or Caddex.

AutoCAD Tips&Tricks

autodeskclub.cz (Czech version), cadforum.cz (Czech version), caddigest.com (English version).

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