VŠTE:S_SHM Building materials - Course Information
S_SHM Building materials
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovicewinter 2024
- 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 - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- OBOR ( CAP )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives supported by learning outcomes (in Czech)
- The subject provides a basic overview of the structure and properties of building materials and their use. There are presented laboratory tests during exercises.
- Learning outcomes (in Czech)
- 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, behaviour - can find the technical data sheets and work with them, can explain their designation - orientates in the offer and can explain special adaptations of materials such as steel, wood, glass, asphalt and plastics - can describe the principles of selection and ordering of building materials. S/he can describe the processes of measuring, weighing, design of concrete mixture and determining concrete strength.
- Syllabus (in Czech)
- Topics: Physical quantities and units Element as the basic building unit Binders Mortar Concrete Stone Ceramic Materials Wood 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 behav
- 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 seminary work (in Czech) 9 Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 26 Total: 52 0 - Language of instruction
- English
- Enrolment Statistics (winter 2024, recent)
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