Building Materials 1

Lecturer:

Alena Vimmrová (gar.)

Tutor:

Alena Vimmrová (gar.), Lukáš Fiala, Jaromír Žumár

Supervisor:

Department of Material Engineering and Chemistry

Synopsis:

Main aim of course is giving basic information about the structure and properties of the building materials

and about their testing methods on the base of the contemporary

knowledge and materials engineering approach. The laboratory

work (exercise) consists in the testing of building materials

from the point of view of physically - chemical properties and

their quality control.

Requirements:

No prerequisities.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Materials in construction - history, European codes and standards.

2. Materials performance and its measurement.

3. Chemical, physical and biological properties of structural materials.

4. Binding inorganic materials - air lime, gypsum, hydraulic lime.

5. Cement, rendering and plastering mortar.

6. Aggregates for concrete - aggregate grading

7. Concrete - fresh and hardened concrete, properties of concrete.

8. Ceramics, clay masonry units - durability, requirements for CMU.

9. Metals - steel, metals used in construction.

10. Corrosion of metals, corrosion of inorganic materials.

11. Dampness in buildings - interconnection of voids and pore structure.

12. Plastics - thermoplastic material, thermosetting resins.

13. Materials for thermal and watertight insulations.

14. Testing methods and quality control of building materials.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Recognition of the main building materials. Basic orientation in the field of the building materials, basic knowledge of materials properties and their testing .

Study materials:

[1] Somayaji, S.: Civil engineering materials. 2nd ed. - Prentice Hall, 2001. , [2] 1. Cowan,H.J., Smith P.R.: The Science and Technology of Building Materials. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., New York, 1988

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
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Thu	roomTH:A-229 Vimmrová A. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) A229roomTH:A-338 Žumár J. Fiala L. 18:00–19:50 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.139) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) A338 roomTH:A-338 Žumár J. Fiala L. 18:00–19:50 EVEN WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Thákurova 7 (FSv-budova A) A338
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The course is a part of the following study plans: