Course detail

Chemistry in Civil Engineering

FAST-DC54Acad. year: 2020/2021

Silicon dioxide, silicates, structure and properties. Aluminosilicates, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, chemical properties. Cement chemistry, solidification processes of binders, properties of hydratation products. Chemistry of airy binders, composition, properties, solidification processes. Chemistry of glass, water glass.
Type of corrosion, kinetics of corrosion reactions. Concrete corrosion – composition of cement stone, corrosion by liquid and gaseous environments. Mathematical model of atmospheric corrosion.
Iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electrochemical and chemical properties. Corrosion of metals, theory of electrochemical corrosion of iron, corrosion metals in natural water, corrosion by soil action, atmospheric corrosion.
Relation between corrosion of concrete and steel reinforcement, chlorides in concrete, chloride threshold level.
Building stone and aggregates, degradation porocesses.
Biocorrosion of building materials – fungi, alga, sponges, bacteria – conditions of their action.

Language of instruction

Czech

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will manage higher level of the chemistry of building materials, chemical and biological corrosion processes.

Prerequisites

Base of general, physical, inorganic and organic chemistry in the range of the subject BC01.

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. Silicon dioxide, silicates, structure and properties.
2. Aluminosilicates, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, chemical properties.
3. Cement chemistry, solidification processes of binders, properties of hydratation products.
4. Chemistry of airy binders, composition, properties, solidification processes.
5. Chemistry of glass, water glass.
6. Type of corrosion, kinetics of corrosion reactions.
7. Concrete corrosion – composition of cement stone, corrosion by liquid environment.
8. Atmospheric corrosion of concrete – carbonation, sulphatation, nitration, protection against corrosion.
9. Mathematical model of atmospheric corrosion.
10. Iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electrochemical and chemical properties.
11. Corrosion of metals, theory of electrochemical corrosion of iron, corrosion metals in natural water, corrosion by soil action, atmospheric corrosion. Relation between corrosion of concrete and steel reinforcement, chlorides in concrete, chloride threshold level.
12. Building stone and aggregates, degradation processes.
13. Biocorrosion of building materials – fungi, alga, sponges, bacteria – conditions of their action.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Chemistry of silicates, solidification processes of binders, environmental deterioration of building materials, corrosion processes of metals, mathematical models of corrosion processes. Biocorrosion of buiding 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

Moncmannová et al.: Environmental degradation of materials. WIT PRESS 2005
Scrivener, K. L.,Young, J.F.: Mechanisms of Chemical Degradation of Cement-based Systems. E+F N Spon 1997
Skalny, J., Marchand, J., Odler, I.: Sulfate attack on concrete. Spon Press 2002

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Silicon dioxide, silicates, structure and properties. 2. Aluminosilicates, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, chemical properties. 3. Cement chemistry, solidification processes of binders, properties of hydratation products. 4. Chemistry of airy binders, composition, properties, solidification processes. 5. Chemistry of glass, water glass. 6. Type of corrosion, kinetics of corrosion reactions. 7. Concrete corrosion – composition of cement stone, corrosion by liquid environment. 8. Atmospheric corrosion of concrete – carbonation, sulphatation, nitration, protection against corrosion. 9. Mathematical model of atmospheric corrosion. 10. Iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electrochemical and chemical properties. 11. Corrosion of metals, theory of electrochemical corrosion of iron, corrosion metals in natural water, corrosion by soil action, atmospheric corrosion. Relation between corrosion of concrete and steel reinforcement, chlorides in concrete, chloride threshold level. 12. Building stone and aggregates, degradation processes. 13. Biocorrosion of building materials – fungi, alga, sponges, bacteria – conditions of their action.