Course detail

Fundamentals of Technological Processes

FAST-BJA008Acad. year: 2026/2027

Theoretical basis of selected technological operations - homogeninizace, filtration, fluidization.
Principle speed water jet technology, the possibility of using water jet technology in the construction, the parameters of high-speed water jet.
Quality assessment processes using statistics. Conformance test distribution, quality control. Estimation and hypothesis testing.
Basic information to ensure consistency and accuracy of measuring instruments and measurements according to Law no. 505/1990 Sb. Metrology and related regulations.
Basic information for quality assurance processes according to ČSN EN ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems - Requirements.
Basic information about environmental management according to ČSN EN ISO 140001 Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use.
The lectures are supplemented with exercises. Exercise is part of a computational character. Students complete an exercise excursion.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Entry knowledge

Physics, Building materials.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit: mandatory participation in exercises, preparation and submission of exercise protocols in the required scope, form, quality and time.

Exam: Oral and written form of examination.

Aims

Professional knowledge

The student can describe basic technological processes, their principles and applications in the production and processing of building materials. The student knows the principles and possibilities of application of high-speed water jet technology in the construction industry. The student has basic knowledge of the requirements for the process control process. He has knowledge of metrology, the requirements for measuring instruments and the processing of measurement results.

Professional skills

The student can characterize processes in the production of building materials. He can use tools for the management and evaluation of these processes. The student is familiar with the issues of evaluation and implementation of processes of quality management systems, environmental management, occupational safety and energy management. The student is familiar with the issues of metrology and is familiar with related legislation. The student can assess critical elements of processes, is familiar with the possibilities of process control.

Professional competences

The student can use the acquired knowledge and skills in the context of technological processes used in the production of building materials.

Study aids

BODNÁROVÁ, L. Základy technologických procesů. Study support. Brno: VUT in Brno, 2006

Czech technical standards – access to ČSN online

ČSN EN ISO 9001:2016+A1:2025 Quality management systems – Requirements.

ČSN EN ISO 14001:2016+A1:2025 Environmental management systems – Requirements with instructions for use.

ČSN EN ISO 45001:2018+A1:2025 Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with instructions for use.

ČSN EN ISO 50001:2019+A1:2025 Energy management systems – Requirements with instructions for use.

Act No. 505/1990 Coll., on metrology, as amended.

Solid-Liquid Separation, Edition 4, Ladislav Svarovsky, Butterworth-Heinemann , 2000, ISBN: 9780750645683

Ashok Gupta and Denis Yan Mineral Processing Design and Operations - An Introduction, Elsevier, 2016, ISBN 978-0-444-63589-1, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-01236-1

Barry A. Wills and James A. Finch Wills' Mineral Processing Technology - An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery, Elsevier, 2015, ISBN 978-0-08-097053-0, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2010-0-65478-2

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BODNÁROVÁ, L. Základy technologických procesů, studijní opora, Brno, Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební, 2006 (CS)

Recommended reading

ČSN EN ISO 14001 Systémy environmentálního managementu - Požadavky s návodem pro použití, 2016 (CS)
ČSN EN ISO 9000 Systémy managementu kvality - Základní principy a slovník, 2016 (CS)
ČSN ISO 45001 Systémy managementu bezpečnosti a ochrany zdraví při práci - Požadavky s návodem k použití, 2018 (CS)
Zákon č. 505/1990 Sb. Zákon o metrologii, Částka 83/1990 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization M , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Lenka Bodnárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Sedimentation. Sedimentation rate. Performance sedimentation.
  • 2. Filtration. The filtration rate. The filtration process.
  • 3. Size of the centrifugal force.
  • 4. Fluidization.
  • 5. Mixing and homogenization of a mixture of substances. Blending in liquid environments. Mixing solid, powdery and paste environment. Mixing efficiency.
  • 6. Basic theory of compaction. Daubing. Vibrating. Pressing. Rolling.
  • 7. High-speed water jet technology. Principle. Parameters. Technical equipment for high-speed water jet technology.
  • 8. Possible applications of high-speed water jet technology in civil engineering. Safety aspects of the use of high-speed water jet.
  • 9. Quality assurance processes according to CSN EN ISO 9001 - Quality Management Systems - Requirements.
  • 10. Environmental management according to DIN EN ISO 140001 Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use.
  • 11. Technical requirements for products
  • 12. Basic information to ensure consistency and accuracy of measuring instruments and measurements according to Law no. 505/1990 Metrology and related regulations.
  • 13. Quality evaluation processes using statistics. Conformance test distribution, quality control. Estimation and hypothesis testing.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Lenka Nevřivová, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Kepák

Syllabus

  • 1. Ishikawa diagram.
  • 2. Numerical examples sedimentation process. The rate of establishment. Performance sedimentation.
  • 3. Centrifugal process. Size of the centrifugal force.
  • 4. Numerical examples filtration process. The filtration rate. The filtration process.
  • 5. Mixing and homogenization of a mixture of substances. Mixing efficiency. Power mixers.
  • 6. Excursion.
  • 7. Pareto analysis.
  • 8. FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)
  • 9. Estimation Theory. Estimates of the basic set of parameters known - calculated - the characteristics of a random sample, the point estimate, determination of confidence intervals.
  • 10. Statistical hypothesis. Testing the significance of differences. Tests compliance division. Outlier test results of observation.
  • 11. Statistical evaluation of concrete classes according to ČSN EN 206 - 1
  • 12. Shewhart control charts. The principle use of practical application, the calculation model examples.
  • 13. Final inspection reports from previous exercises and all course requirements. Credit.