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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Building Materials

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 223-0016/02
Abbreviation SH
Course title Building Materials
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jana Daňková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lecture:
1st Structure and properties of building materials (physical, mechanical,
chemical, others)
2nd Stone and gravel
3rd Metals
4th Binders
5th Cements
6th Malta, additives for binding materials
7th Concrete - classification, basic components
8th Concrete - design, production, processing and curing
9th Concrete - concrete types, use, basic properties and testing of concrete
10th Lightweight concrete
11th Resins, plastics, rubbers, synthetic resins, adhesives, sealants
12th Building Insulation
13th Wood
14th Glass, ceramics

Exercise:
Resp.: project, seminar, practice, excursions, field exercises
1st Introduction of standard materials, measurement errors and evaluation, training
safety in the laboratory of building materials
2nd Statistical quality control of concrete according to CSN 73 2404 and PENV 206, enter
Program No. 1
3rd Testing of aggregates for construction purposes
4th Laboratory - test volume and bulk density, Protocol No. 1
Grain test, protocol # 2
5th Testing of aggregates for construction purposes
6th Laboratory - Testing floating particles, Protocol No. 3
shape index of aggregate test, protocol # 4
7th Testing of binders - gypsum, lime, mortar
8th Cement - classification, physical and mechanical properties
9th Laboratory - Testing normal density cement slurry, Protocol No. 5
10th Testing of concrete mixtures and concretes
11th Design of concrete mixtures - according to Pavlik and Bolomeye, Program 2
12th Testing of wood, metal, hardness
13th Testing of brick and plastic products, credit test
14th Credit

Literature

Adámek J. a kol.: Building materials, CERM Brno 1997 (in czech)
Seidel F.: Architecture materials: concrete, Koln: Evergreen 2008, 254p.
Malbye T.: Sprayed concrete for rock support, Construction Chemicals 2005, 205p.

Advised literature

Adámek J. a kol.: Building materials, CERM Brno 1997 (in czech)
Seidel F.: Architecture materials: concrete, Koln: Evergreen 2008, 254p.
Malbye T.: Sprayed concrete for rock support, Construction Chemicals 2005, 205p.