Course detail
Building materials
FAST-BI01Acad. year: 2009/2010
Basic information about constitution, basic properties of building materials and their use as building materials.
Testing methods of physical-mechanical properties and durability with a view to destructive methods. Basic deformable characteristics of building materials and their observation.
Properties of building materials according to their division: stone, aggregate, binders, concrete, mortars, building ceramics, metals, timber, high molecular matters, bitumens, insulating materials, composite materials.
Practical laboratory tests of chosen building materials with individual tasks for individual students including elaboration of seminary paper.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Course curriculum
2. Basic properties of construction materials I.
3. Basic properties of construction materials II.
4. Construction materials durability. Construction lifetime, material degradation, corrosion and protection against it. Construction reliability.
5. Building stone. Aggregate for building purpose.
6. Binding agents I.
7. Binding agents II.
8. Concrete and reinforced concrete.
9. Metals. Scheme of metallurgical processing.
10. Lumber, Properties and types of lumber.
11. Glass. Glass for building purpose. Fiberglass. Composites.
12. Polymers. Division and properties.
13. Insulating materials.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Adámek a kol: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M03 Beton. Cerm, 2004. (CS)
Adámek a kol.: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M04 Keramika, dřevo, kovy a sklo. Cerm, 2004. (CS)
Adámek a kol.: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M05 Polymery a živice. CERM, 2004. (CS)
Adámek, J.,: Stavební materiály. CERm Brno, 1992. (CS)
Adámek,J., Hobst,L.: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M01 Struktura a vlastnosti stavebních látek. CERM, 2004. (CS)
Cikrle, Heřmánková, Mařík, Havlan, Mitrenga: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M06 Laboratorní cvičení 1. CERM, 2004. (CS)
Cikrle, Heřmánková, Mařík, Havlan, Mitrenga: Studijní opora pro komb. st. - Modul BI01 – M07 Laboratorní cvičení 2. CERM, 2004. (CS)
Svoboda a kol-: Stavební hmoty. JAGA, 2008. (CS)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
- Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory