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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Technology of Inorganic Binders

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 635-0809/01
Abbreviation TeAP
Course title Technology of Inorganic Binders
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Thermal Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1) Characterization and classification of inorganic binders.
2) Requirements on raw materials for production of inorganic binders, the use of secondary materials.
3) Air binders: gypsum binder, lime binder, magnesium binder.
4) Hydraulic binder - cement: classification, the main types.
5) Portland cement - the raw material, calculation of the raw material mixture composition, criteria and its selection.
6) The chemical and physical processes in the manufacture of cement clinker, types of kiln systems, clinker cooling.
7) The mineralogical composition of clinker - potential and actual.
8) Latent hydraulic agents.
9) Grinding of clinker - cements, their testing, performance requirements according to standards.
10) Hydration of Portland cement, influencing of course and properties of hydration products.
11) Alumina cement - raw materials, production, properties.
12) Application of binders: mortar, plaster mixes, lightweight concrete, aerated concrete.
13) Dense concrete - components of the mixture, processing, modifying of properties, concrete prefabrication.
14) Refractory castables - classification, types, raw materials, properties.
15) Cement-free hydraulic binders based on granulated blast furnace slag and other latent hydraulic agents.
16) Technical inorganic binders.
17) Overview of the Czech binder producers, applications.

Seminars:
Air mortar
Hydraulic binder.
Milling, allowances latent hydraulic substances.
Properties of cements.
Application of cement.
Concrete,
Castables.

E-learning

in preparation

Literature

1.ODLER, I. Special Inorganic Cements. Routledgemot E F & N Spon, 2002.

Advised literature

Journal of the European Ceramic Society.
Journal of Materials Science.