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STUDY PLANS
2024/2025

Bulding Materials in Architecture

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123YSHA Z 2 1P+1C Czech
Course guarantor:
Alena Vimmrová
Lecturer:
Martin Böhm, Klára Kobetičová, Dana Němcová, Alena Vimmrová
Tutor:
Martin Böhm, Klára Kobetičová, Martin Mildner, Dana Němcová, Alena Vimmrová
Supervisor:
Department of Material Engineering and Chemistry
Synopsis:

Deeper knowledge of building materials from the point of view of their architectural properties. New structural materials, composite materials, smart materials. Materials for exterior and interior surfaces. Choice of suitable material. Laboratory tests of some material properties - durability, frost resistance, water absorption, hardness.

Requirements:

No prerequisities.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Special concretes (HPC, fair faced, graphical).

2. Materials for facades (ceramic, stones, fibercement).

3. Wood and wood based materials. Engineered wood.

4. Materials for coatings.

5. Degradation of building materials.

6. Metals and glass in architecture.

7. Polymer materials for architecture.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Laboratory 1: Testing of paints I.

2. Laboratory 2: Testing of paints II.

3. Laboratory 3: Fair faced concretes.

4. Laboratory 4: Biodegradation

5. Student presentations.

6. Field trip.

Study Objective:

Deeper knowledge of architecturaly interesting imaterials, their properties and possibilities.

Study materials:

!M. Pavlíková, Z. Pavlík, J. Hošek: Materiálové inženýrství 1, ČVUT v Praze, 2008.

?Giorgio Torraca : Lectures on Materials Science for Architectural Conservation [online]. The Getty Conservation

?Institute, 2009. Dostupné z: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/torraca.pdf

?Illston J. M.: Construction Materials, E + FN SPON, London 2001

:Podklady ke cvičením http://tpm.fsv.cvut.cz/student/

Note:
Further information:
https://k123.fsv.cvut.cz/stavebni-hmoty-v-architekture/
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
Time-table is not available yet
Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
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
Mon
Tue
roomTH:D-1050

12:00–12:50
(lecture parallel1)
Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
roomTH:D-1050

13:00–13:50
(lecture parallel1
parallel nr.101)

Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
Wed
Thu
Fri
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2024-11-14
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet5539606.html