BUILDING THE IMPROVISED SHELTERS IN A PANEL BUILT-UP AREA

Abstract

The article deals with building the improvised shelters in a panel built-up
area. The theoretical introduction includes the description of individual types of
improvised shelters in the Czech Republic and the possibilities of their use. The
introduction is followed by an analysis of panel built-up area in the housing stock
of the Czech Republic and the town of Ostrava, where the attention is focused on
GOS as the most frequent type of panel built-up area representing 28 % of all town
constructions. The most suitable space for building the improvised shelter in such
a type of prefab buildings is proposed in the next part of the paper, including three
options of improvised shelters. The key part of the paper is aimed at the most
suitable option, the selection of which is made on the basis of pre-set criteria and
is followed by the description of necessary measures to be taken prior building the
improvised shelter and strengthening the protective properties of selected space.
The measures include mainly the strengthening of roof construction, the building of
ventilation system, the reinforcement of windows and doors, and the building of
escape breaches. The paper may be used as a methodical procedure for building
the improvised shelters in a given type of panel built-up area.