Special construction materials

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	223-0099/01
Abbreviation	SCM
Course title	Special construction materials
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jana Daňková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Introduction to the problem. Legislation and normalization. Life cycle of products.
• Overview of significant modern building materials and their basic properties.
• High strength structural materials.
• Glasses, ceramics.
• FRC.
• Refractory and heat-resistant construction materials.
• Construction materials for use in the chemical and energy industries.
• Developmental insulating materials.
• Materials for the protection of surfaces of building structures.
• Special composite and nanocomposite building materials.
• Special materials and environmental impact assessment.

E-learning

LMS Moodle: Special construction materials 223-0099/02

Literature

ROTELLO, Vincent M. (ed.). Nanoparticles: building blocks for nanotechnology. Springer Science & Business Media, 2004.

CALLISTER, WILLIAM D. 2007. Materials Science and Engineering: an introduction, ISBN 978-0-471-73696-7.

EDWARD ALLEN, JOSEPH IANO. 2013. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 6th Edition. 1024 pages .

Advised literature

HALL, Matthew R. (ed.). Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings. Elsevier, 2010.

JONES, Robert M. Mechanics of composite materials. CRC press, 2014.

BARBERO, Ever J. Introduction to composite materials design. CRC press, 2017.

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