Course: Construction materials in theory and practice

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Course title Construction materials in theory and practice
Course code UCHTML/C278
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kalendová Andréa, prof. Ing. Dr.
  • Kohl Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Choice of material for steel structures and individual structural elements. Steel structure, division of steel according to use, composition. Technical iron alloys in structural elements. Examples of use. Low carbon structural steels. Fe-C system. Features, benefits, uses. Problems with exposure to outdoor conditions, chemical influences. Special steels, heat-resistant or heat-resistant steels, weldable steels. Steels for castings and graphitic cast irons. Steels for castings and graphitic cast irons. Features, benefits, uses. Stainless steels, composition, properties. High-strength steel with titanium. Relationships in composition and properties, advantages and disadvantages, chemical and thermal stress. Special types of alloys. Non-ferrous metals and alloys of non-ferrous metals, aluminum and its alloys, properties, advantages, use. Non-ferrous metals and alloys of non-ferrous metals, magnesium and its alloys, titanium and its alloys, properties, advantages, use. Non-ferrous metals and alloys of non-ferrous metals, nickel and its alloys, properties, advantages, use. Other materials: structural ceramics, amorphous materials, properties, advantages, use. Progressive materials, powder metallurgy and use of materials based on sintered powders. Nanomaterials. Composite materials. Testing. Standards for the design of steel structures in terms of ensuring long life. Examples of the use of selected materials in large buildings. Use of special steels in structures and architecture. Damage to structures due to inappropriate use of the material, examples, analysis of causes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The course Construction materials in theory and practice introduces materials used for the construction of structures based on metallic materials, especially the most widely used ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Their composition, division and properties of classical steels and non-traditional types of materials are described. The principles for designing the use of metallic materials in terms of ensuring long-term functionality in structural elements are presented. The relationship between the structure and the possibilities of use in practice is described and specifically explained on examples.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of inorganic chemistry, physics and mathematics

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Oral exam, elaboration of a seminar work on a given topic
Recommended literature
  • Baboian R a kol.:. Corrosion Tests and Standards: Application and Interpretation-Second Edition. 2005.
  • Baltimore. Callister W. D.:. Materials Science and Engineering,. 1995.
  • Ptáček L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I, II,. 2002.


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