9360-0008/01 – Binding Systems (PS)
| Gurantor department | CNT - Nanotechnology Centre | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jana Seidlerová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jana Seidlerová, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2010/2011 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
In the course of the lectures students obtain knowledge about the manufacturing process of the inorganic binders as well as the knowledge about the proceses taking place during their hardening. In the course of practical lessons the students obtained the knowledge and experience with the methods commonly used for characterization of binders as well as the products of their hardening.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
The subject is focussed on the review of the binding systems commonly used in building industry. In the course of the lectures students obtain knowledge about the manufacturing process of the inorganic binders as well as the knowledge about the proceses taking place during their hardening.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Ceramics-Silikáty (journal), Cement and Concrete Research (journal).
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not any additional requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
1. Introduction to problematic related to binding systems.
2. Methods for the determination of the particle size distribution.
3. Chemical and phase analysis. X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis.
4. Thermodynamic equilibrium.
5. Phase diagrams, their utilization. Crystallization and related phenomenon. Main types of isobaric phase diagrams.
6. Lime, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaO with H2O, hardening.
7. Gibsum, production, characterization, and properties. Mechanism of the reaction of CaSO4 with H2O, hardening.
8. Cement. Ternary system CaO-SiO2-Al2O3. Clasification, production.
9. Chemical vs. phase composition of the clinker. Binary phase diagrams SiO2-CaO, SiO2-Al2O3, ternary diagram SiO2-CaOAl2O3. Clinker minerals.
10. Hydration of the clinker minerals, Portland cement hydration. Porous structure.
11. Latent hydraulic materials, alkali activators, pozzolanic materials, determination of the pozzolanic activity.
12. Granulated blast furnace slag, fly-ash, their characterization and alkali activation.
13. Metakaoline, and other burnt clay minerals, their characterization and alkali activation.
14. Special inorganic cement.
Practical lessons:
1. Review of the general chemical computation.
2. Thermodynamical computation.
3. Particle size analysis, determinativ of specific surface area.
4. Thermal analysis. Determination of absorption loss and loss on ignition.
5. X-ray fluorescence analysis.
6. Electron microscopy and microanalysis.
7. Students presentation: (lime, gypsum).
8. Infrared spectroscopy, Raman microscopy.
9. Students presentation: Cement.
10. Interpretation of the binary and ternary phase diagrams.
11. Scanning electron microscopy.
12. X-ray powder diffraction analysis of the samples related to inorganic binders.
13. Determination of the phase composition based on the evaluation of powder diffraction patterns.
14. Summary.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction