Building materials

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	223-0078/02
Abbreviation	SH
Course title	Building materials
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vlastimil Bílek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Basic mechanical properties of building materials. Strength, modulus of elasticity, durability and technological properties.
• Stone of building. Aggregates for construction purposes (without geology, structures, types, characteristics and uses, building testing, criteria)
• Ceramics (the opposite of a brick shale, but everything else) and refractory materials.
• Iron and non-ferrous metals.
• Glass.
• Polymers and asphalts.
• Isolation Part 1 - Waterproofing materials.
• Isolation Part 2 - Heat and sound insulation.
• Timber and wood-based materials.
• Composites and nanocomposites.
• Wastes.
• Coatings.
• Adhesives and sealants.

E-learning

LMS Moodle: Building materials 223-0078/02

Literature

DUGGAL, S.K. Building materials. NY(USA): Taylor and Francis, 2007. .
M. ILLSTON and P. L. J. DOMONE, Construction materials – their nature and behaviour, edited by J., Spon Press, 2007
BERGE, Bjorn. The ecology of building materials. Routledge, 2009.
SPIEGEL, Ross; MEADOWS, Dru. Green building materials: a guide to product selection and specification. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Advised literature

DUGGAL, S.K. Building materials. NY(USA): Taylor and Francis, 2007. .
BERGE, Bjorn. The ecology of building materials. Routledge, 2009.
SPIEGEL, Ross; MEADOWS, Dru. Green building materials: a guide to product selection and specification. John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

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