Course Details

Life Cycles of Building Materials

Academic Year 2023/24

NJB026 course is part of 1 study plan

NPC-SIR Summer Semester 1st year

Introduction to the problems of lifetime of building materials, especially on models of constructions, which are exposed to very corrosive conditions. Formulation of basic notions in the area of lifetime building materials. Problems of protection of building materials against influences of external environment. Problems of lifetime prediction of building materials exposed to particular conditions.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Introduction to the problems of lifetime building constructions especially from the view of reasons of failure genesis and selection of suitable building materials. Lessons are focused on basic notions in area of lifetime and durability of building materials. There are mainly discussed the major building materials of nowadays (reinforced concrete, ceramics, wood constructions etc.). The problems with degradation of these materials by physical-mechanical and physical-chemical influences are described in details.

Knowledge

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring knowledge on key modern materials, mainly on reinforced concrete, ceramic products, wooden structures etc., by acquiring information on the problems of degradation of these materials by acting of physico-mechanical actors (i.e. mainly by frost disturbance, effects of increased temperature, etc.) and physico-chemical factors (i.e. mainly by different types of chemically aggressive environments).

Syllabus

1. Formulation of basic notion in the field of lifetime building materials (divided to physico-mechanical and physico-chemical influences).
2. Physilco-mechanical influences (effects of moisture, freeze, loading etc.).
3. Evaluation of particular sort of corrosive conditions and their influence on building materials (gaseous media).
4. Evaluation of particular sort of corrosive conditions and their influence on building materials (liquids).
5.–7. Mechanism of concrete deterioration and corrosion of reinforcement (corrosion of steel elements in concrete, genesis of cracks, peeling, calcareous and magnesium expansions, sulphate attack, etc.).
8. The basic principles of protection building materials.

Prerequisites

The knowledge of general and physical chemistry. The basic knowledge in branch of physics in building engineering. The basic knowledge in silicate chemistry.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

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

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Formulation of basic notion in the field of lifetime building materials (divided to physico-mechanical and physico-chemical influences). 2. Physilco-mechanical influences (effects of moisture, freeze, loading etc.). 3. Evaluation of particular sort of corrosive conditions and their influence on building materials (gaseous media). 4. Evaluation of particular sort of corrosive conditions and their influence on building materials (liquids). 5.–7. Mechanism of concrete deterioration and corrosion of reinforcement (corrosion of steel elements in concrete, genesis of cracks, peeling, calcareous and magnesium expansions, sulphate attack, etc.). 8. The basic principles of protection building materials.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Definition of basic terms in testing the durability of building materials. 2. Preparation of specimens for testing the corrosion resistance of cement composites, production aggressive solutions. 3. Preparation of specimens for testing the basic parameters of durability of concrete (frost resistance, water resistance, etc.). 4. Implementation of durability testing, evaluation. 5. Introduction to physical-chemical analyzes in evaluating the state of building materials. 6. Practical application of physical-chemical analyzes in the evaluation of the material exposed in the specific kontext. 7. Laboratory testing of the effectiveness of secondary protection. 8. Credit test, granting the credit.