Course: Technology of Concrete and Mortar

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Course title Technology of Concrete and Mortar
Course code UCHTML/C626
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Svoboda Luboš, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Reiterman Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Fast-hardening plaster, raw materials and the theoretical basis of production Production of fast-hardening plaster; its properties and hydrating Plaster mortar products, anhydrite mortar products, and slow-setting plaster Nonhydraulic lime, raw materials and the theoretical basis of production Lime burning kilns and technological systems of production Properties of nonhydraulic limes and their applications in the building industry and other industrial fields and ecology Nonhydraulic lime, raw materials, production, burning and hydrating process, application of nonhydraulic limes in the building industry Cements, raw materials, raw material mixture calculation, and manufacturing methods Treatment of raw material mixtures and fuels; the burning process of Portland cement clinker; application of secondary fuels High furnaces, revolving furnaces, sintering grates for the burning of cement clinker Clinker crushing and grinding and the use of generated dust Mineralogy of clinker and Portland cement hydrating Special types of cements; Sorel cement material, raw materials, preparation, properties, applications in the building industry

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to introduce the basic kinds of mortar products. Close attention is paid to the production and properties of mortar products based on plaster, lime and cement, while putting emphasis on the chemism of reactions under scrutiny. The course also discusses new trends and materials in the area of mortar and cement products.
Graduate is well versed in the area of teognology concrete and mortar manufacturing.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of inorganic chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

There is an oral examination. Primary form of exam is the debate about selected themes. Level of acquired knowledge, conceptions and application acquirements is examined. Knowledge is examined by test during semester and its result is included into total classification.
Recommended literature
  • Bárta, R. Chemie a technologie cementu. ČSAV Praha, 1961.
  • Cahn R.W., Lifshin. Concise encyclopedia of materials charakterization. Elsevier, Pergamon, 1992.
  • Hlaváč J. Základy technologie silikátů. SNTL, Praha, 1988.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Surface Protection of Building and Construction Materials (2014) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Surface Protection of Building and Construction Materials (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Surface Protection of Building and Construction Materials (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Surface Protection of Building and Construction Materials (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer