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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Technology of concrete and binders II

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 223-0071/02
Abbreviation TBM II.
Course title Technology of concrete and binders II
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Vlastimil Bílek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. History of binder usage, binder distribution.
2. Basic terms and cement hydration.
3. Bermuda triangle of concrete (shrinkage - strength - temperature).
4. Concretes using mineral admixtures.
5. Specifics of high-performance concrete.
6. Durability of concrete I.
7. Durability of concrete II.
8. Alternative binders I.
9. Alternative binders II.
10. Special properties of concrete (modulus of elasticity, fracture behavior, fatigue).
11. Concretes for sustainable development (green concrete, LCA).
12. Application of high and ultra high-performance concrete.
13. Excursion to the production plant.
14. Credit week.

Literature

SHI, C., KRIVENKO, P. V., ROY, D. Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, Taylor & Francis 2006, ISBN I 0: 0-415-70004-3, 376p.
PROVIS, J. L., van DEVENTER, J. S. J., Alkali-Activated Materials, RILEM State-of-the-art-reports TC 224 AAM, RILEM 2014, ISBN 978-94-007-7671-5 , 379 p.

Advised literature

BÍLEK, V., KERSNER, Z. Eds. Non-Traditional Cement and Concrete, Proceedings of 5th International Conference, Brno, 2014, ISBN 978-80-214-4867-4 , 280p.
AÏTCIN, P. C., MINDESS, S. Sustainability of Concrete, Spon Press, 2011, 288 p., ISBN 13: 978-0-415-57196-8.


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