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Building materials

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Course Unit Code223-0114/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KHE0007Ing. Filip Khestl, Ph.D.
BIL0077doc. Ing. Vlastimil Bílek, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is to introduce the basic properties of the building materials, their composition, structure, testing and evaluation of their possibilities and their practical applications. Students will be acquainted with inorganic building materials such as stone and aggregates, binders, concrete and mortar, ceramics and glass, but also with organic, primarily wood, bitumen and polymers.
Course Contents
Fundamentals of Structure and Properties of Building Materials (Physical, Mechanical, Chemical, Other)
Stone and aggregate
Inorganic binders
Concrete and mortar - classification, basic components, principles of design, production, processing and treatment of concrete, types of concrete, use, basic properties and concrete testing
Glass, ceramics
Metals
Asphalt, Polymers and Composite Materials
Wood and wood products
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DUGGAL, S.K. Building materials. NY(USA): Taylor and Francis, 2007. ISBN 90 54107642.

FARNY, J. A., MELANDER, J. M., and PANARESE, W. C. Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects, Engineers, Builders. 2008. Portland Cement Assn; 6 edition. ISBN 978-0893122607. 304 p.

M. ILLSTON and P. L. J. DOMONE, Construction materials – their nature and behaviour, edited by J., Spon Press, 2007

EDWARD ALLEN, JOSEPH IANO. 2013. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 6th Edition. 1024 pages ISBN: 978-1-118-13891-5.
SVOBODA, L. a kolektiv, 2013. Stavební hmoty. 3. Vydání. Praha. ISBN 978-80-260-4972-2. Online: http://people.fsv.cvut.cz/~svobodal/sh/.

KHESTL, Filip, MEC, Pavel. Stavební hmoty II. VŠB-TUO, FAST. Online.

KRATOCHVÍL, B., ŠVORČÍK, V., VOJTĚCH, D. 2005. Úvod do studia materiálů.1.vyd.VŠCHT v Praze. 190 stran. ISBN 80-7080-568-4.

PYTLÍK, P., SOKOLÁŘ, R. Stavební keramika, technologie, vlastnosti a využití. CERM, s.r.o., Brno, 2002, 285 s.

M. ILLSTON and P. L. J. DOMONE, Construction materials – their nature and behaviour, edited by J., Spon Press, 2007
Recommended Reading:
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.
EDWARD ALLEN, JOSEPH IANO. 2013. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 6th Edition. 1024 pages ISBN: 978-1-118-13891-5.

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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 16