Course detail

Building Materials

FA-STM-KAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course presents the basic types and most frequently used materials in the contemporary construction industry. The course also includes materials that were frequently used in the past and which are encountered in renovations of existing buildings. The strengths and weaknesses of each material will be discussed. The course overviews significant products which combine the discussed materials (e.g. windows and doors), as well as the basic characteristics of geological subsoil (geology).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Department of Engineering (US)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

– Students will know the basic range of building materials and products.
– Students will learn how to independently and consciously choose suitable building materials for a particular building.
– Students will have the basic knowledge about the compatibility/incompatibility of individual building materials.
– Students will know the strengths and weaknesses of used or designed materials/ products in the construction industry.
– Students will be able to recognize the basic risks of used/ designed building materials/ products.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught only through lectures which are given regularly during the semester. The main means of education is spoken words of the lecturer which is enhanced by the audiovisual technology. With regard to the character of the content, the lectures include a physical presentation of selected building materials, so that the students can directly see and touch them.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To complete the course successfully, students must sit an exam. The exam is written (multiple choice test, plotting and description of simple schemata, eventually short answers to an assigned question). The exam verifies the knowledge presented in all forms during the lectures. The maximum number of marks is 100, the minimum to pass is 50 marks.
The grading of the course complies with the ECTS grading scale and the Study and Examination Rules of BUT.

Course curriculum

1. Lime, cement, gypsum, additives, admixtures
2. Masonry elements from ceramic, aerated concrete, concrete
3. Steel, steel elements and structures
4. Concrete, concrete products and structures
5. Timber, timber elements and structures
6. Materials for roofing and roof structures
7. Building insulation
8. Protective paints and materials for concrete, steel and timber structures
9. Glass in construction, windows and doors
10. Plastics
11. Soils and aggregates
12. Clay, stone and natural materials in architecture
13. Materials for finishes

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to present the basic types of materials and selected products used in the contemporary construction industry, their basic features, limits of applicability, and their possibilities in progressive application.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The course comprises only lectures. The attendance at the lectures is not monitored. The lectures cannot be compensated.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SVOBODA, Luboš. Stavební hmoty. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Bratislava: Jaga, 2007. ISBN 978-808-0760-571. (CS)
CHYBÍK, Josef. Přírodní stavební materiály. Praha: Grada, 2009. Stavitel. ISBN 978-80-247-2532-1. (CS)
COLLEPARDI, Mario. Moderní beton. Praha: Pro Českou komoru autorizovaných inženýrů a techniků činných ve výstavbě (ČKAIT) vydalo Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2009. Betonové stavitelství. ISBN 978-80-87093-75-7. (CS)
Dřevo od A do Z. 3. vyd. Čestlice: Rebo, 2010. ISBN 978-80-255-0389-8. (CS)
BOROVEC, Petr. Malby a nátěry. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Vážany nad Litavou: JoshuaCreative, 2010. ISBN 978-80-904414-2-2. (CS)
PTÁČEK, Petr. Ochrana dřeva. Praha: Grada, 2009. Profi & hobby. ISBN 978-80-247-2326-6. (CS)
SLAVÍČKOVÁ, Jolana a Milan ROCHLA. Nové Rochlovy stavební tabulky. 4. díl, Výplně otvorů. Stínění, zatemňování a zabezpečování otvorů. Materiály a výrobky pro zasklívání. Stavební kování + seznam platných ČSN. Praha: Ehrman & Forster, 2001. ISBN 80-902397-3-0. (CS)
ŽABIČKOVÁ, Ivana. Hliněné stavby. Brno: ERA, 2002. Technická knihovna. ISBN 80-86517-21-7. (CS)
ŽABIČKOVÁ, Ivana, Kateřina ŠMARDOVÁ a Alena KARASOVÁ. Stavět z hlíny - jak a proč. Brno: Sdružení hliněného stavitelství, 2009. ISBN 978-80-254-3906-7. (CS)
NOVOTNÝ, Marek. Tepelné izolace a stavební tepelná technika. Praha: ABF, 1994. Stavby a rekonstrukce. ISBN 80-901608-0-8. (CS)
ŠÍPKOVÁ, Veronika, Šárka KORBELOVÁ a Jiří LABUDEK. Stavební tepelné izolace pro svislé konstrukce. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2014. ISBN 978-80-248-3661-4. (CS)
TOURKOVÁ, Jana. Geologie pro architekty. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2012. ISBN 978-80-01-05088-0. (CS)
MÁRTON, Jan. Stavby ze slaměných balíků: slaměné izolace v nízkoenergetických a pasivních domech, návrh staveb šetrných k životnímu prostředí, hliněné omítky, ozeleněné střechy. 2., dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Liberec: J. Márton, 2014. ISBN 978-80-260-5713-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

eLearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme N_A+U Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, elective