Creative scientific activities at the Department of Transport Structures are realized by solving problems in the scope of research grant projects, publishing new findings in scientific journals, conference papers and creation of teaching aids, textbooks and monographs. An important part of the scientific activities of the department is solving research grant projects of the Czech Science Foundation, research intents and research projects in the area transportation. Faculty of Transport Engineering, Department of Transport Structures is a member of the Interoperability of Railway Infrastructure association and the National Technology Platform for Road Transport.
- EU - M-ERA.NET - Sustainable Act for Construction Market: A new perspective on passive seismic protection (Zdroj: TQ05000005)
- EU – Horizon Europe – INVENTHEI – INnoVation and ENTrepreneurship in HEI (Source: 495)
- MPO – OP PIK – Smart Parking & Charging (Source: CZ.01.1.02/0.0/0.0/20_321/0024477)
- EU – ERASMUS+ – Development of Education Modules for Safety Critical Railway Operation Systems (Source: 2020-1-TR01-KA202-093028)
- TACR – Zeta – Non-destructive determination of mechanical stress in continuous welded rail (Source: TJ04000301)
- HEIDF – Use of multilevel ground penetrating radar for education of dignostics and monitoring of transport structures (Source: HEIDF 475/2013)
- HEIDF – Innovation of Geodesy and Cartography subject at the Faculty of Transport Engineering (Source: HEIDF 2011/976)
- HEIDF – Innovation of technical subject of Digital Design at the Faculty of Transport Engineering (Source: HEIDF 2011/1105)
- HEIDF – Development of laboratory of the Department of Transport Structures FTE UPa (Source: HEIDF 1401/2007)
- GACR – Cement composites under extreme temperatures (Source: GACR P104/10/1021)
- GACR – Analysis of local mechanic behaviour of fibre reinforced concrete in underground structures (Source: GACR 103/08/1197)
- GACR – Fatigue resilience of steel orthotropic decks (Source: GACR 103/08/1340)
- GACR – Determination of operational loading capacity and lifetime of bridges (Source: GACR 103/05/2066)
- GACR – Modelling and reverse analysis of transport structures (Source: GACR 103/05/0679)
- GACR – Stability of underground structures under exceptional conditions (Source: GACR 103/06/1124)
- GACR – Influence of shakes and impacts on engineering structures (Source: GACR 103/08/0922)
Organizational and thematic structure of scientific activities at the Department of Transport Structures is shaped mostly by the focus of particular specialized sections of the department. They are:
- Roadway Engineering
- Railway Engineering
- Bridge Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Mechanics
Research intents and some research grant projects solved in collaboration of more departments create an important integral aspect and come out of contemporary trends in research and development of civil engineering given by priority thematic areas of research in the scope of European Research Area and National Research and Development Policy of the Czech Republic. External collaboration with other universities, institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, ministerial institutes, companies, and foreign institutions is of high importance, too.
Research activity is carried out in the scope of research projects supported by grants of GA CR, CAS, TA CR, authorities, particular ministries, European Union, or companies from the field of civil engineering. Direct international collaboration in research is realized by projects of the 7th research framework programme of the EU, COST, Erasmus+, and others.
