Course detail

Chemistry of Building Materials

FAST-CD2Acad. year: 2020/2021

Chemistry of natural and secondary raw materials for civil engineering, chemical properties of airy and hydraulic binders, chemistry of glass, ceramics and refractories, degradation of binders.
Metals and their corossion.
Chemistry of water and atmosphere.
Chemical composition of wood and their deterioration.
Bitumens in the point of view of the dispersion systems, chemical durability.
Chemical principles of synthetic macromolecular substances based on carbon chain and their chemical stability. Chemical principles of silicones and their chemical stability. Surface active substancies and their action in water systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student gets the aim of subject under control, i. e. the selected chapters of general, physical, inorganic and organic chemistry that are in relation to the chemistry of building materials and to the chemistry of water.

Prerequisites

General and physical chemistry on the level of the subject CD 1.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Chemistry of natural and secondary raw materials for civil engineering, chemical properties of airy and hydraulic binders, chemistry of glass, ceramics and refractories.
2. Degradation of binders. Chemistry of glass, ceramics and refractories. Metals and their corossion.
3. Chemistry of water and atmosphere. Chemical composition of wood and their deterioration. Bitumens in the point of view of the dispersion systems, chemical durability.
4. Chemical principles of synthetic macromolecular substances based on carbon chain and their chemical stability. Chemical principles of silicones and their chemical stability. Surface active substancies and their action in water systems.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Chemistry of inorganic and organic building materials, their corrosion processes, chemistry of water and atmosphere.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ROVNANÍKOVÁ, Pavla a MALÝ, Josef: Stavební chemie. Vysoké učení technické v Brně , Fakulta stavební 1995

Recommended reading

HENNING, Otto a LACH, Vladimír: Chemie ve stavebnictví. SNTL Praha 1983

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer