Course detail

Chemistry in Civil Engineering

FAST-DC54Acad. year: 2009/2010

Silicon dioxide, silicates, structure and properties. Aluminosilicates, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, chemical properties. Cement chemistry, solidification processes of binders, properties of hydratation products. Chemistry of airy binders, composition, properties, solidification processes. Chemistry of glass, water glass.
Type of corrosion, kinetics of corrosion reactions. Concrete corrosion – composition of cement stone, corrosion by liquid and gaseous environments. Mathematical model of atmospheric corrosion.
Iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electrochemical and chemical properties. Corrosion of metals, theory of electrochemical corrosion of iron, corrosion metals in natural water, corrosion by soil action, atmospheric corrosion.
Relation between corrosion of concrete and steel reinforcement, chlorides in concrete, chloride threshold level.
Building stone and aggregates, degradation porocesses.
Biocorrosion of building materials – fungi, alga, sponges, bacteria – conditions of their action.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Base of general, physical, inorganic and organic chemistry in the range of the subject BC01.

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. Silicon dioxide, silicates, structure and properties.
2. Aluminosilicates, aluminium oxide, aluminium hydroxide, chemical properties.
3. Cement chemistry, solidification processes of binders, properties of hydratation products.
4. Chemistry of airy binders, composition, properties, solidification processes.
5. Chemistry of glass, water glass.
6. Type of corrosion, kinetics of corrosion reactions.
7. Concrete corrosion – composition of cement stone, corrosion by liquid environment.
8. Atmospheric corrosion of concrete – carbonation, sulphatation, nitration, protection against corrosion.
9. Mathematical model of atmospheric corrosion.
10. Iron, steel, non-ferrous metals, electrochemical and chemical properties.
11. Corrosion of metals, theory of electrochemical corrosion of iron, corrosion metals in natural water, corrosion by soil action, atmospheric corrosion. Relation between corrosion of concrete and steel reinforcement, chlorides in concrete, chloride threshold level.
12. Building stone and aggregates, degradation processes.
13. Biocorrosion of building materials – fungi, alga, sponges, bacteria – conditions of their action.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Chemistry of silicates, solidification processes of binders, environmental deterioration of building materials, corrosion processes of metals, mathematical models of corrosion processes. Biocorrosion of buiding materials.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI Doctoral

    branch VHS , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme D-P-C-SI Doctoral

    branch VHS , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer