VŠTE:S_SHM Building materials - Course Information

S_SHM Building materials

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Radek Ševčík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Dr. Ing. Luboš Podolka
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S_SHM/S01: each odd Friday 8:00–9:30 D617, each odd Friday 9:40–11:10 D617, R. Ševčík

Prerequisites (in Czech)

OBOR ( CAP )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The subject provides a basic overview of the structure and properties of building materials and their use. Selected laboratory tests are presented.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student: - can describe the basic raw materials and production techniques of classical building materials - defines the physical properties and the units - can characterize different types of cement, lime, plaster, mortar, plaster and concrete, their composition and technical characteristics, behavior - can find the technical data sheets and work with them, can explain their designation - can describe the processes of measuring, weighing, design of concrete mixture and determining concrete strength.

Syllabus

• Physical quantities and units - Element as the basic building unit - Binders - Mortar - Concrete - Stone - Ceramic materials - Timber - Glass - Metals - Asphalt - Plastics - Durability and stability of construction materials.

Literature

• M.S. Mamlouk, J.P. Zaniewski, Materials for civil and construction engineers, Fourth edition, Pearson Education, Inc, Hoboken, 2016. ISBN 978-0-13-432053-3
• P.L.J. Domone, J.M. Illston, eds., Construction materials: their nature and behaviour, 4th ed, Spon Press, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, 2010. ISBN 978-0-415-46515-1

Forms of Teaching

Seminar

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	8
Preparation for the Final Test	9
Report	4
Seminar work	5
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	52	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Exam – written 70 %
Report 10 %
Seminary Work 20 %

Exam conditions

Midterm and final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Teacher's information

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB. It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.

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