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History of the Metalcasting Industry

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Course Unit Code618-2041/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
KRO226doc. Ing. Ivana Lichá, Ph.D.
Summary
Concise development of metallurgy and foundry from the Chalcolithic Age over the Bronze Age and the Iron Age up to the artistic performances of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Greece and Roma. The plastic art of the early and supreme Middle Ages, of the Renaissance and Baroque. The sculpture of the 19th and 20th century in our country and in the world.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Acquired knowledge
- Student will be able to describe the development of metal melting and casting technologies .
- Student will be able to create a timeline of the development of metal casting
Acquired skills
- Student will be able to identify various prehistoric and historic cultural center
- Student will be able to demonstrate examples of significant artifacts from different historical stages of development
Course Contents
1. - 2. Prehistoric metallurgy, civilization centres , Midle East, Egypt, India,China, Grece, Rome, melting techniques, molding techniques
3. Seminary – significant prehistoric cast artefacts
4. Copper metallurgy from prehistory to modern period,
5. Seminary - significant bronze object of art
6. - 7. History of bell casting – material, design, molding material, molding techniques, significant world bells, significant bell founders
8. History of iron metalurgy, direct reduction of the iron ore, melting techniques
9. History of cast iron, melting, molding, use of castings
10. Visit of museum Frýdlant art cast iron
11. Seminary- significant architectural cast iron monument, sculptures
12. Malleable iron, cast steel beginning
13. History of mining education, VŠB history
14. Final seminary, defence of semestral papers

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] SIMPSON, B.L. History of the metalcasting industry, Illinois, AFS, 1997,268s. ISBN 0-87433-175-7.
[1] PLEINER R. aj. Dějiny hutnictví v Československu, Academia Praha 1984
[2] PIJOAN,J. Dějiny umění I. - XI., Balios, Knižní klub, 2000
[3] SIMPSON, B.L. History of the metalcasting industry, Illinois, AFS, 1997,268s. ISBN 0-87433-175-7.
Recommended Reading:
[1] TYLECOTE R.F. A History of Metallurgy, The Institut of Materials 1992.
[1] SOUCHOPOVÁ,V. a K. STRÁNSKÝ. Tajemství dávného železa, Technické muzeum v Brně, Brno, 2008, 167s.
[2] MANOUŠEK, P.R. Zvonařství, Grada, Praha, 2006,186s.
[3] KYBALOVÁ, L., R. LUNGA a P. VÁCHA. Pražské zvony, Rybka Publishers, Praha, 2005, 349s.
[4] SÄRKIKOSKI, Tuomo. A flash of knowledge: how an Outokumpu innovation became a culture. Přeložil Kimmo PIETILÄINEN. Espoo: Outokumpu Oyj, 1999. ISBN 952-9507-07-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials
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
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 35