Course detail

Chemistry

FAST-BCA005-AAcad. year: 2026/2027

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Pavel Rovnaník, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hewlett P. C. Lea’s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Butterworth Heinemann, 4th edition, Oxford, 1998. (EN)
Rovnaník P. Building chemistry – Laboratory Sessions, Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Brno, 2014. (EN)
Rovnaník P. Presentations from Building Chemistry, 2025. (EN)
Zumdahl S. S. Chemistry, D. C. Heath and Company, USA, 1986. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-SIS Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Pavel Rovnaník, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Atomic mass, mole, atomic structure, isotopes, radioactivity.
  2. Atomic shell structure, electronegativity, periodicity of properties of elements, periodic table.
  3. Chemical bonding, polarity of bonds, chemical equations, stoichiometry, dissociation of molecules, pH.
  4. Chemical kinetics, reaction rate, catalysis, thermochemistry, chemical equilibria.
  5. States of matter, gases, liquids, solids, surface tension, capillary phenomena.
  6. Dispersion systems – aerosols, foams, emulsions, suspensions, colloidal systems, gels, real solutes, surfactants.
  7. Properties of selected inorganic compounds of carbon and silicon, chemistry and degradation of glass.
  8. Chemical composition and properties of natural and secondary raw materials used in civil engineering.
  9. Binders – production, composition and properties of gypsum, Sorel cement, lime, hydraulic lime, Portland cement and alumina cement. Pozzolanas.
  10. Chemical degradation of binders and construction materials, protection against degradation.
  11. Electrochemical properties of metals, standard redox potentials, galvanic cells, electrolysis, metals and corrosion of metals.
  12. Chemistry of water and air. Chemical composition of wood and degradation to wooden structures. Asphalts.
  13. Composition and properties of carbon-based polymers, their chemical stability. Composition and properties of polysiloxanes, chemical stability.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Pavel Rovnaník, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Basic information. Safety instructions.
  2. Acids and bases.
  3. pH, oxidation and reduction.
  4. Lime, cement and other building materials.
  5. Water.
  6. Metals.
  7. Final test.

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Pavel Rovnaník, Ph.D.

Self-study

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Pavel Rovnaník, Ph.D.