632-0709/01 – History of the Metalcasting Industry (DHS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Materials and Technologies for VehiclesCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Vlasta Bednářová, CSc.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Tomáš Elbel, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1990/1991Year of cancellation2013/2014
Intended for the facultiesFMTIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BED47 doc. Ing. Vlasta Bednářová, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

student wil be able to describe development of metal melting and casting technologies; student wil be able to form a time axis of development; student wil be able to identify individual prehistorical and historical civilization centres; student wil be able to demonstrate examples of important artefacts from individual historical development phases.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations

Summary

Concise development of metallurgy and foundry from the Chalcolithic Age over the Bronze Age and the Iron Age up to the artistic performances of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Greece and Roma. The plastic art of the early and supreme Middle Ages, of the Renaissance and Baroque. The sculpture of the 19th and 20th century in our country and in the world.

Compulsory literature:

SIMPSON,B.L.: History of the metalcasting industry, Illinois,AFS,268s. ISBN 0-87433-175-7

Recommended literature:

TYLECOTE R. F.: A History of Metallurgy, The Institut of Materials 1992

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

3 classified seminar papers and defence 1 classified terminal project and defence

E-learning

address where pedagogs could be contacted http://staff.vsb.cz/

Other requirements

Nejsou zadány další požadavky na studenta.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Lectures: 1.-2. prehistoric metallurgy, civilization centres , Midle East, Egypt, India,China, Grece, Rome, melting techniques, molding techniques 3. Seminary – significant prehistoric cast artefacts 4. Copper metallurgy from prehistory to modern period, 5. Seminary - significant bronze object of art 6.-7. History of bell casting – material, design, molding material, molding techniques, significant world bells, significant bell founders 8. History of iron metalurgy , direct reduction of the iron ore, melting techniques 9. History of cast iron, melting, molding, use of castings 10. Visit of museum Frýdlant art cast iron 11. Seminary- significant architectural cast iron monument, sculptures 12. malleable iron, cast steel beginning 13. History of mining education, VŠB history 14. Final seminary, defence of semestral papers

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester, validity until: 2013/2014 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 30 (30) 0 3
                Laboratory work Laboratory work 15  0 3
                Project Project 15  0 3
        Examination Examination 70 (70) 0 3
                Oral Oral examination 70  0 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2011/2012 (B2109) Metallurgical Engineering (2109R031) Art Foundry Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B2109) Metallurgical Engineering (2109R031) Art Foundry Engineering P Czech Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan

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