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Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring knowledge and overview of common and special laboratory methods and equipment used in silicate industry, mainly in the production of construction substances and components.

Theoretical fundamentals of silicates structure and chemistry, fundamentals of production technology and properties of building materials based on silicates, such as binders, ceramics, concrete etc.

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

1.Familiarization with the subject content, survey of laboratory methods in the branch of silicates.
2.Sampling, preparation and treatment of samples for individual methods.
3.X-ray diffraction analysis, apparatuses, principle and utilization.
4.Microscopy in the range of the visible spectrum, apparatuses, principle and preparations.
5.Electron transmission microscopy, principle, apparatuses, utilization.
6.Scanning electron microscopy, principle, apparatuses, utilization.
7.Methods of grain size and specific surface determination.
8.Methods of density, volume mass and absorption determination.
9.High pressure mercury porozimetry, principle, apparatuses, utilization.
10.Differential thermal analysis, principle apparatuses, utilization.
11.Gravimetric thermal analysis, principle, utilization.
12.Contraction dilatometric thermal analysis, principle, utilization.
13.Principles of building materials testing, quality control, harmonization of 13standards and regulations.

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Obtaining knowledge concerning common and special laboratory methods and measuring, instruments used in silicate industry and especially in production of building materials and components, utilization of these methods for evaluation of raw materials suitability for building materials production and for determination of physico-mechanical and technological properties of readymade products

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

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Šašek L. a kol.: Laboratorní metody v oboru silikátů. SNTL Praha, 1981. ISBN 80-7252-057-11. (CS)

Dobrý O., Palek L: Koroze betonu ve stavební praxi, SNTL, 1988,. SNTL, 1988. ISBN 80-214-1158-1. (CS)
Experimentální laboratorní metody. (CS)
Lach, V., Daňková, M: Mikrostruktura stavebních látek. SNTL, 1999. (CS)