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Building Materials Chemistry
FAST-BC02Acad. year: 2009/2010
Present state-of the-art and development of laboratory methods. Special requirements on capability of testing laboratory, bill of credit.
Organization and dislocation of testing laboratory. Sampling and preparation of the samples for analysis. Molar composition, mol, mixtures and calculations of their composition, ways of expressing composition of solutions and mixtures of solids.
Theoretical principles of classic quantitative analysis, gravimetric analysis, titrimetric analysis, neutralization analysis, oxidimetry, reduktometry, complexometry, mercurimetry, argentometry and their application in analysis of building materials. Classical silicate analysis, utilization in testing laboratory in the building industry. Testing of mixing water and aggressive impact water. Theoretical principles of physico-chemical laboratory methods (optical, electroanalytical) and their utilization in building industry. X-ray diffraction analysis. Errors of chemical determinations, processing and interpretation of test results.
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2. Organization and dislocation of testing laboratory. Sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. Molar composition, mol, mixtures and calculations of their composition, ways of expressing composition of solutions and mixtures of solids .
3. Classic quantitative analysis, equilibrium of chemical reactions, application of GULDBERG-WAAGE law.
4. Gravimetric analysis, principle, properties of precipitates, practical carrying out.
5. Titrimetric analysis, principle, dismemberment, basic materials, indicators. Neutralization analysis, oxidimetry, reductometry and their application in analysis of building materials.
6. Complexometry, mercurimetry, argentometry and their application in analysis of building materials.
7. Relation between silicate properties and their analysis.
8. Classical silicate analysis, utilization in testing laboratory in the building industry.
9. Testing of building material.
10. Testing of mixing water and aggressive impact water.
11. Theoretical principles of physico-chemical laboratory methods - optical, electro analytical - and utilization in building industry.
12. X-ray diffraction analysis.
13. Errors of chemical determination, processing and interpretation of testing results.
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Basic literature
Higson, SPJ: Analytical chemistry. Oxford University Press, 2006. (EN)
Pištěková, M..: Chemie stavebních látek - opory pro kombinované studium . Fakulta stavební VUT, 2007. (CS)
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