Theory of building materials microstructure

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	223-0096/01
Abbreviation	TBMM
Course title	Theory of building materials microstructure
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Vlastimil Bílek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- basic terms, division
- selected chapters from chemistry and physical chemistry
- phase transformations and phase diagrams, ternary diagrams
- water chemistry and its consequences for building materials and their microstructure
- metallic building materials
- silicates, their structure
- microstructure of binders and composites based on them (cement, gypsum, lime)
- limit states of materials, fracture mechanics in terms of microstructure, fatigue
- clay minerals and their structure, clay liquefaction
- building ceramics and its microstructure (reinforcement processes, ...)
- methods of microstructure study (RDA, DTA, electron microscopy, ...)

Literature

CARTER, C. Barry a M. Grant NORTON. Ceramic materials: science and engineering. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, c2013. ISBN 978-1461435228

HOUSE, J. E. Inorganic chemistry. Boston: Academic Press/Elservier, c2008. .

KURDOWSKI, W.: Chemistry of cement and concrete, Springer, 2015

Aitcin, P.-C. Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete, Taylor and Francis, London, UK 500 p. (2008)

Aitcin, P.-C., Flatt, R.J. Science and Technology of Concrete Admixtures, Woodheas Publishing, Elsevier, London UK, 613 p. (2016)

Advised literature

MEHTA, P. Kumar a Paulo J. M. MONTEIRO. Concrete: microstructure, properties, and materials. Fourth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, [2014]. .

CALLISTER, William D. a David G. RETHWISCH. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. 8th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, c2010. ISBN 978-0470419977.

Journals: Cement and Concrete research, Cement-Wapno-Beton,...

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