Scientific activity at the department is carried out on the basis of the scientific school "Improvement of agricultural buildings and structures types ", founded in 1955 by Professor Topchyy Dmytro Mykytovych, Doctor of Technical Sciences, and until the middle of 2014, it was headed by Candidate of Technical Sciences, professor, full member of the Academy of Civil Engineering in Ukraine, head of the Poltava territorial branch of the Academy of Civil Engineering in Ukraine, laureate of the Academy of Civil Engineering in Ukraine Award named after Academician M.S. Budnykov, Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering, Honorary Worker of PNTU, Honorary Worker of Construction Khazin Vyacheslav Yosypovych (1941 - 2014).
Considering V.Y. Khazin's merits, a memorial plaque in his honor was opened at the department in 2014.
The composition of the scientific school: doctors of science, professors - 2 persons, candidates of sciences, associate professors - 10 persons, as well as students of specialties 192 " Highways, streets and roads of settlements", 193 "Geodesy and land management".
Based on the results of the department's scientific research, over the past 15 years, 5 candidate's theses have been prepared and defended (a total of 3 doctoral and 15 candidate's theses).
The main directions of scientific research work:
- Improvement of rural buildings’ types (head - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Yermolenko D.A.):
- improvement of rural buildings’ types based on the principles of cooperation, blocking and unification;
- development of a methodology for designing small-scale cooperative rural buildings;
- design of small-scale livestock buildings based on the principles of cooperation, blocking and improvement of constructive solutions;
- research of heat-shielding properties of enclosing structures for the purpose of energy saving;
- study of microclimate parameters in buildings;
- development of recommendations for reconstruction and safe operation of buildings and structures;
- development of recommendations for the introduction of local materials and resource-saving technologies in the construction of industrial and residential buildings.
- Improvement of highways and street-road network - state register No. 0114 U 000354 (head - Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor T.P. Lytvynenko):
- improvement of highways and street-road network
- improvement of territories, improvement of the principles of road improvement elements placement;
- network design principles for the movement of alternative types of transport (including bicycles) in the street and road network of settlements;
- street and road infrastructure design principles taking into account the needs of people with disabilities (people with reduced mobility);
- improvement of the road and transport network and improvement of the transport and operational qualities of highways: o substantiation and development of bypass roads;
- research on problematic issues of transport in the city of Poltava and the region;
- improvement of roadway constructions;
- inspection of the technical condition and certification of buildings, territories, highways and artificial structures, including taking into account the needs of people with reduced mobility.
- Institutional development and improvement of land and cadastral design and research works (head - Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor G.I. Sharyy):
- geodetic surveying of territories, location of buildings, control over deformations of buildings (subsidence, roll) and individual elements (crane tracks, etc.) and artificial structures;
- institutional development and improvement of land cadastral design and search works;
- development of lands’ normative and expert assessment methodology;
- improvement of the land resources management system.
Scientific and practical connections:
Since 2008, the department has been participating in the implementation of the agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic» and the company "Allbau Software GmbH" (Germany), which is engaged in the development and implementation of the automated design system "Allplan".
The goal of cooperation is the use of software in the educational process and the training of users of the "Allplan" program on the basis of National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic» with the issuance of international certificates.
Since 2010, the department has been participating in the implementation of the agreement on joint activities between the National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic» and the S.I. Subbotin Poltava Gravimetric Observatory of the Geophysics Institute of the National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine. The goal of cooperation is joint participation in solving complex technical problems in construction.
For the purpose of high-quality practical training and retraining of specialists according to the activity profile by combining the educational process with active production, taking into account modern achievements of science, engineering and technology, branches of the department were created on the basis of leading scientific and industrial organizations:
- Poltava regional branch of the state enterprise "Center of the State Land Cadastre;
- State Enterprise "Poltava Research and Design Institute of Land Management";
- Main Department of State Geocadastre in Poltava region;
- S.I. Subbotin Poltava Gravimetric Observatory of the Geophysics Institute
Enterprises with which cooperation agreements have not been concluded, but joint work is carried out: • Service of highways in the Poltava region;
- State Enterprise "Poltava Oblavtodor";
- individual entrepreneur "Bolotina Yu.S."