223-0110 – Wastes and waste materials (WM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures |
| Subject guarantor | doc. RNDr. František Kresta, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course deals with waste utilization in the civil engineering. Students are acquainted with valid legislation, terminology and division of usable waste in the building industry. Students will then be able to orientate themselves in the problems of coal tailings, by-products of metallurgical production and energy production, products of other materials combustion (biomass, paper sludge, municipal waste, etc.), recyclates, tires and plastics, glass, or other secondary raw materials.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Terrain work
Summary
The course deals with waste utilization in the civil engineering. Students are acquainted with valid legislation, terminology and division of usable waste in the building industry.
Compulsory literature:
Adams K., Hobbs G, Yapp Ch. (2013): Dealing with difficult demolition wastes, A guide.- BREtrust Watford.
Kresta F. (2012): Secondary materials in highway construction.- VŠB TU Ostrava
Rainbow A.K.M. (1989): Geotechnical properties of United Kingdom minestone.- British Coal 1989
Sear L.K.A. (2001): Properties and use of coal fly ash.- Thomas Telfrod Publishing. London
Sherwood P.T. (2005): Alternative Materials in Road Construction.- Thomas Telford Publishing, London
Recommended literature:
Lutze D. – Berg EW. (2008): Handbuch Flugasche im Beton.- Düsseldorf Verlag Bautechnik GmbH.
Provis J.L. – Deventer J.S.J. (2009): Geopolymers.- Woodhead Publishing Ltd. Cambridge.
Taylor H.F.W. (1997): Cement chemistry.- Thomas Telford Publishing London.
Winter N.B. (2009): Understanding Cement.- WHD Microanalysis Consultants Ltd., Suffolk.
FHWA RD-97-148: User Guidelines for Waste and Byproduct Materials in Pavement Construction.- U.S. Department of Transport. Federal Highway Administration. www.fhwa.dot.gov
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 1 Specifications for Highway Works, Series 600 Earthworks
Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, Volume 1 Specifications for Highway Works, Series 800 Road Pavements - Unbound
Cement and Other Hydraulically Bound Mixtures www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards
PAS 108: 2007 Specification for the production of tyre bales for use in Construction.- WRAP and BSI
Stabilizing mine workings with PFA grouts. Environmental Code of Practice, BRE Report 220192
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.