Course detail

Binding Materials - laboratories

FAST-BJ52Acad. year: 2020/2021

Tests of cement properties, determination of normal consistency, begin and the time of cement setting. Determination of cement strength. Determination of specific mass of cements (clinker) specific surface by permeability method using the Blain apparatus. Determination of cement sort by microscopic and chemical methods.
Determination of mortar properties, determination of mortar strength, of mortar adhesion to the background and of mortars workability. Tests of natural- and FGD-gypsum properties, determination of water/gypsum ratio, of the begin and time of gypsum hardening.
Preparation and testing of blended cements properties, preparation of different types of cements and determination of slag (or of fly ash) content effect on physico-mechanical properties of prepared cements. Tests of lime properties, determination of lime reactivity, the yield of lime - shortened method.
Checking of results and records from laboratory tutorials.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Karel Dvořák, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring detailed information on the testing methods of most often used cement textures in construction (cement, lime, plaster) and their evaluation method.

Prerequisites

Basic properties of building materials and possibilities of their optimal utilization in building structures

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The leaver of the subject acquires detailed information about test methods of binders (cement, lime, plaster) mostly used in building industry and about ways of their evaluation.The knowledge from the subject is the essential base for further technical subjects concerning the properties and the suitability of building materials.

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

NOVÁK, Jan: Návody do cvičení. Ústav THD, 2002.

Recommended reading

MOORE, Walter John: Fyzikální chemie. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1981. (CS)
Saarela, K.: Classification of Building Materials. Technical Research Centre VTT, 2000. ISBN 951-682-673-3.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Dvořák, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Conditions of credit awarding prerequisites, laboratory order, tour of the laboratory 2. Theory of sulfate binders 3. Theory of lime and cement 4. Tests of cement properties, determination of normal consistency, begin and the time of cement setting. Determination of cement strength. 5. Determination of specific mass of cements (clinker) specific surface by permeability method using the Blain apparatus. 6. Determination of cement sort by microscopic and chemical methods. 7. Determination of mortar properties, determination of mortar strength, of mortar adhesion to the background and of mortars workability. 8. Tests of natural- and FGD-gypsum properties, determination of water/gypsum ratio, of the begin and time of gypsum hardening. 9. Preparation and testing of blended cements properties, preparation of different types of cements and determination of slag (or of fly ash) content effect on physico-mechanical properties of prepared cements. 10. Tests of lime properties, determination of lime reactivity, the yield of lime - shortened method. 11. Excursion 12. Credit