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This paper summarizes the knowledge and results obtained in the field of designing technological platforms for energy industry. Optimal solution of the layout of elements and material of a number of technological platforms with a specific number of modules was searched. Technological platforms are the main supporting structure of the air-cooled condensers (ACC), which ensure cooling of plants. The fundament of the solution is based on the schema that the platform is composed from the at least one standardized bed containing the supporting surface equipped with the supporting columns and at least one horizontal segment for the condenser exchanger support. The platform structure must ensure sufficient spatial rigidity and stability and ACC functionality. Design requirements are defined both by size and weight of each single module of condenser and the total number of modules in assembly.

The submitted paper is focused on the design of Tuned Mass Damper in order to reduce excessive level of vibration. This device is designed to be active at the first natural frequency of the structure. Subsequently, the efficiency of the new dynamic system (structure-TMD) is verified for several types of time-dependent loads, which express swaying vandal, jumping vandal and moving pedestrian.

Nowadays manipulation and depositing of high-level radioactive waste has become the most important issue, which needs to be solved. High-level radioactive waste consists mainly of spent fuel elements from nuclear power plants, which cannot be deposited for long time in surface repositories in the same way as it is possible in case of low and medium level radioactive waste. The most effective and safe solution in longer time horizon seems to be deep geological repository of high level waste. In this process of deposition, large amount of specific conditions needs to be taken into account while designing the whole underground complex, because the materials and structures must fulfil all necessary requirements. Then adequate safety will be ensured.

Main target of this study is a comparison of material properties of plasters, which were obtained with use non-destructive methods and destructive methods and find out relation between them. These parameters were investigated on plasters. In this research the destructive methods were focused in obtain three parameters: the compressive strength, the tensile strength and the modulus of elasticity. For non-destructive testing was used pulse velocity method. Testing was carried out on specifically fabricated test specimens. With this study were obtained relations of the parameters for each type plasters measured with the non-destructive methods and with the destructive techniques. Obtained data were compared and then evaluated. These relations are very important and necessary for possibility to eliminate destructive methods in future.

Physical and mechanical behaviour of cement pastes with partial Portland cement replacement by fine milled waste glass is researched in the presented paper. The tested pastes contain milled borosilicate glass in amount of 5, 10, 20, and 30 mass% of cement. The chemical composition of borosilicate glass and used Portland cement is accessed by XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) analysis. For the milled glass, pozzolanic activity and particle size distribution are measured. Here, modified Chapelle test is used for evaluation of pozzolanic activity. Particle size distribution is measured on laser diffraction principle. Basic physical properties and mechanical properties are determined for samples cured 28 and 90 days in water in order to evaluate the kinetics of hydration process. The obtained results revealed the possible applicability of the tested borosilicate glass in the composition of cement-based composite materials.