26 hod., compulsory

Introduction exercise. Students are introduced with the laboratory procedure and safety. They are introduced with filling exercise and the conditions for obtaining the credit, The methods used for thermal analysis – typical model (sample) for differential thermal analysis, The use of differential thermal analysis in the evaluation of specific building materials, The practical example of the use of dilatation contraction thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis - a case study, Use of X-ray diffraction analysis in the evaluation of specific building materials, Methods for determining the porosity of the material. A practical example of high-pressure porosimetry interpretation of the results, a sample calculation of method BET, Utilization X-ray fluorescence methods in the analysis of silicate materials, Excursion to the workplace equipped with sophisticated laboratory equipment, Utilization infrared absorption spectrography methods in the evaluation of building materials, Utilization methods for determining particle size - sedimentation methods, using the laser beam, etc., The comprehensive assessment of the state respectively. rate of degradation of a particular building material, Credit test, grant of the credit.