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Historical building materials and technologies

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 223-0087/02
Abbreviation HBMT
Course title Historical building materials and technologies
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator Ing. Tereza Majstríková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the problematics.
2. Heritage protection - legislation and theoretical background. Requirements and approaches in the implementation of maintenance and rehabilitation of historical building structures.
3. Building stone, stone or mixed masonry.
4. Brick burned or adobe. Brick masonry - materials and technologies.
5. Binders and historical binder systems. Mortars and plasters.
6. Wood. Materials and structures. Historical surface finishes.
7. Metals - historical production technologies and materials. Application of materials in building structures.
8. Roof structures and roofing - historical materials and technologies.
9. Surface finishes of walls, ceilings and floors.
10. Artistic crafts and special building technologies.
11. Corrosion processes in historical building materials and their identification.
12. Case studies from practice.

E-learning

LMS Moodle: Historical building materials and technologies 223-0087/02

Literature

FORSYTH, M.: Materials and Skills for Historic Building Conservation. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-65866-6 .

FORSYTH, M.: Structures and Construction in Historic Building Conservation. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. ISBN 978-0-470-69114-4 .

Advised literature

FORSYTH, M.: Understanding Historic Building Conservation. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-80684-5 .

FORSYTH, M.: Interior Finishes and Fittings for Historic Building Conservation. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN 978-1-405-19022-0 .

Holmes, S.; Wingate, M.: Building with lime (A practical introduction), RUgby: ITD Publishing, 2002. ISBN 978-1-444-34481-3 .