Material Engineering
Course code: 123MED |
Abstract | (semestr ) |
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Subject gives information on principles of designing and development of new types of materials having directed properties for specific building applications and structures. | |
Content | |
1. Introduction to the material engineering - history, basic principles, relationship performance - properties
. 2. Materials structure - atom structure, electron configuration, periodic table, chemical bonds. 3. Nature of building materials. Crystalline and amorphous solids, crystal lattice, defects and impurities. 4. Material properties with respect to their material structure. Texture, structure, basic physical properties, porosity, hygric properties. 5.Thermal properties - heat transport, thermal conductivity, thermal capacity, thermal elongation. Acoustic properties. 6. Structural glass and polymers. Polymer classification, composition. Polymer behaviour, glass transition. Testing and utilization. 7. Wood. Definitions, classification, structure, properties. Engineered wood. 8. Building stone. Degradation, preservation and consolidation. Mortars. Types, classification, components.Properties and application. 9. Composite materials. Forming of structure, synergy. Concrete, HPC, HSC, UHPC. Pores in concrete, concrete hydration. 10. Concrete - factors influencing structure. Influence of porosity, high temperatures and frost on the properties. 11. Lightweight materials. Lightweight concrete, foamed polymers, fibrous materials. Thermal insulations - types, preparation, application. 12. Methods of determination of structure, composition and properties of materials. Optical methods, RTG analysis, thermal analyses, porosimetry, NMR. 13. Degradation of building materials. Chemical and physical degradation, biodegradation. Corrosion. | |
Literature | |
Compulsory literature: [1] Collepardi, M.:The New Concrete, Tintoretto, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-8890146947 [2] Aitcin, Pierre-Claude:High Performance Concrete. CRC Press, 1998, ISBN-13: 978-0419192701 Recommended literature: [3] Wessel, J.K.: The Handbook of Advanced Materials: Enabling New Designs, Wiley-Interscience 2004, ISBN 978-0-471-45475-5. [4] Claisse, P.A.: Civil Engineering materials, Elsevier Ltd., 2016, ISBN 978-0-08-100275-9. [5] Illstone,J.M., Domone, P.L.J.: Construction materials - their nature and behaviour, CRC Press, 2010, ISBN 9781498759595. | |
Prerequisities | |
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Studijní plány | |
Předmět je zařazen do následujících studijních plánů: - studijní plán Civil Engineering (BD2020), skupina Civil Engineering, 7th semester (BD20200700), dop. semestr 7 (valid from 2020/21 to 2022/23 ) - studijní plán Civil Engineering (BD2023), skupina Civil Engineering, 7th semester (BD20200700), dop. semestr 7 (valid from 2023/24 ) |