Czech

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Department of Engineering (US)

– Students will know the basic range of building materials and products.
– Students will learn how to independently and consciously choose suitable building materials for a particular building.
– Students will have the basic knowledge about the compatibility/incompatibility of individual building materials.
– Students will know the strengths and weaknesses of used or designed materials/ products in the construction industry.
– Students will be able to recognize the basic risks of used/ designed building materials/ products.

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The course is taught only through lectures which are given regularly during the semester. The main means of education is spoken words of the lecturer which is enhanced by the audiovisual technology. With regard to the character of the content, the lectures include a physical presentation of selected building materials, so that the students can directly see and touch them.

To complete the course successfully, students must sit an exam. The exam is written (multiple choice test, plotting and description of simple schemata, eventually short answers to an assigned question). The exam verifies the knowledge presented in all forms during the lectures. The maximum number of marks is 100, the minimum to pass is 50 marks.
The grading of the course complies with the ECTS grading scale and the Study and Examination Rules of BUT.

1. Lime, cement, gypsum, additives, admixtures
2. Masonry elements from ceramic, aerated concrete, concrete
3. Steel, steel elements and structures
4. Concrete, concrete products and structures
5. Timber, timber elements and structures
6. Materials for roofing and roof structures
7. Building insulation
8. Protective paints and materials for concrete, steel and timber structures
9. Glass in construction, windows and doors
10. Plastics
11. Soils and aggregates
12. Clay, stone and natural materials in architecture
13. Materials for finishes

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The aim of the course is to present the basic types of materials and selected products used in the contemporary construction industry, their basic features, limits of applicability, and their possibilities in progressive application.

The course comprises only lectures. The attendance at the lectures is not monitored. The lectures cannot be compensated.

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