635-3012/01 – Inorganic Binders (AP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Thermal Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- Shows a summary of the theoretical aspects and related manufacturing processes preparation of the main types of construction binders
- Shows to testing procedures the properties of binders and composites
- Focus on the use of secondary raw materials
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Characteristic and classification of inorganic binders.
Air-hardening binders (gypsum binder, magnesium binder, air-setting lime).
Hydraulic binders.
Portland cement - raw materials, composing of raw materials mixtures, firing, types of kilns, cooling.
Mineralogical composition of clinker.
Grinding, addition of latent hydraulic agents, cements properties.
Hydration, products properties.
Alumina cement - raw materials, manufacturing, properties.
Concrete, castables.
Cement-free and technical binders.
Compulsory literature:
[1] ODLER, I. Special Inorganic Cements. Routledgemot E F & N Spon, 2002.
Recommended literature:
[1] Journal of the European Ceramic Society.
[2] Journal of Materials Science.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Participation in excursions to manufacturing plants.
Mandatory participation in laboratory tasks.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Characterization and classification of inorganic binders.
2. Requirements on raw materials for production of inorganic binders, the use of secondary materials.
3. Air binders: gypsum binder, lime binder, magnesium binder.
4. Hydraulic binder - cement: classification, the main types.
5. Portland cement - the raw material, calculation of the raw material mixture composition, criteria and its selection.
6. The chemical and physical processes in the manufacture of cement clinker, types of kiln systems, clinker cooling.
7. The mineralogical composition of clinker - potential and actual.
8. Latent hydraulic agents.
9. Grinding of clinker - cements, their testing, performance requirements according to standards.
10. Hydration of Portland cement, influencing of course and properties of hydration products.
11. Alumina cement - raw materials, production, properties.
12. Application of binders: mortar, plaster mixes, lightweight concrete, aerated concrete.
13. Dense concrete - components of the mixture, processing, modifying of properties, concrete prefabrication.
14. Refractory castables - classification, types, raw materials, properties.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction