The paper deals with technical solutions and construction of a testing stand designed for experimental measurements of deformations and state of stress of foundation structures placed on the subsoil. The designed structural system, the analysis of internal forces and the range of maximal loading during experiments are described in detail. The testing stand was constructed in 2010 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava. The testing stand was ready for start of experiments at the end of 2010. AbstraktČlánek pojednává o technickém řešení a výstavbě zkušebního zařízení, tzv. standu, pro experimentální měření přetvoření a napjatosti základových konstrukcí na podloží. Podrobně je popsán navržený konstrukční systém, analýza vnitřních sil a rozsah možného zatížení při experimentálních zkouškách. Výstavba zkušebního standu v areálu Fakulty stavební VŠB-TU Ostrava byla realizována v roce 2010 a v závěru roku bylo zařízení připraveno k zahájení experimentálních zkoušek. Klíčová slovaZkušební zařízení, interakce, podloží, základ, statická zatěžovací zkouška.

The annex building for the alternative scene in the Puppet Theatre of Ostrava was designed and constructed as an interesting structure from raw face concrete. The size of the annex building is not so big. It is, however, distinct in terms of the shape and complexity. The annex building consists of the above-ground and underground parts and the outside amphitheatre. The above-ground part consists of a reinforced concrete monolithic structure with five floors. The façade is made from raw face concrete. The underground part comprises two underground floors and an inside amphitheatre which is connected to the outside amphitheatre. The paper describes the process and bottlenecks in the design and construction of the building which is interesting in terms of architecture and construction.

This chapter deals with the behaviour of an abutment pier on subsoil subjected to lood changes. The loods increase the cross-section of the river bed and change the properties of the foundation soil under the foundation. First, the soil saturates with water. Then, ine-grained particles will wash away and inally parts of the basement rock will be washed of. Finite element method has been used for the calculation of the interaction between the foundation and the subsoil. The foundation has been modelled in a 2D environment using spatial components. For the subsoil, an element with efects of an elastic foundation has been used. The stifness of the bedrock has been characterized by the C parameter. The chapter describes situations related to the collapse of the structure.