Course detail

Metal and Wood Materials

FAST-BJ08Acad. year: 2011/2012

The aim of the subject is to inform the students about metallic and wooden materials, their
properties and utilization partly in construction, partly individually considering the physico- mechanical properties and their testing. The student is informed about structural differences and diversities , shape dimensions and variety of these materials. The student wins a clear view about the basic physico-mechanical properties of wood, wood malefactors, the wood advantages and disadvantages, he is made familiar with individual wood species, wood protection, wood products and the testing of them. In the case of metals he will be made familiar with the properties and utilization of ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals and alloys, with the utilization, corrosion protection and testing.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jan Vaněrek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring knowledge of metal and wooden materials, physico-mechanical properties, use in civil engineering, macro- and microstructure of wood and metals.

Prerequisites

Basic mechanical properties, basic physical properties, way of building materials utilization in structures

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1.Familiarization of students with the contents of the subject, importance of wood and its general properties, sorts of wood, wood treatment, basic sorts and types of the wood assortment.
2.Physiognomy of wood species, macroscopic characteristics of tree, parts of tree, sections, surfaces and directions in the tree trunk wood, macroscopic wood structure.
3.Genesis of wood, microscopic wood structure, wood elements.
4.Structure of wood element, chemical composition of wood, chemical composition of bark, wood processing.
5.Physical properties of wood.
6.Mechanical properties of wood and influencing factors.
7.Defects and faults of wood.
8.Wood protection against biotic and abiotic factors, wood protection against fire.
9.Metals – classification, properties, iron production, steel production.
10.Mechanical and physical properties of metals, metals testing.
11.Effect of admixture elements, sorts of steel and their marking, reinforcing bars, thermal treatment of steel, surface hardening.
12.Properties of individual steel types, Corrosion and protection against corrosion.
13.Non-ferrous metals, technical alloys.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquaintance of student with micro- and macrostructure of metal and wood materials, its physico-chemical properties. Main chapter is utilization of these materials in building industry.

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

Požgaj, A.: Štruktura a vlastnosti dreva. Príroda Bratislava, 1993. ISBN 80-07-00960-4. (SK)

Recommended reading

Ptáček, L. a kol.: Nauka o materiálu II. Akadem.vydavatelství CERM, 2000. ISBN 80-7204-248-3. (CS)
Tsoumis, G.T.: Science and technology of wood: structure, properties, utilization.. Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York., 1991. ISBN 0-442-23985-8. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch M , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Vaněrek, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Vaněrek, Ph.D.