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Curriculum subjectBuilding Materials I
| Subject |
| Subject code |
EHO230 |
| Subject name |
Building Materials I |
| Credit points |
2 ECTS |
| Grading method |
Grade prelim |
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| Curriculum subject |
| Curriculum |
2008 EA |
| Study year |
1 |
| Semester |
Fall semester |
| Subject type |
Mandatory |
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Subject loads
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| Lecture |
24 |
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| General description |
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| General properties of building materials - physical, mechanical, thermal. Timber materials - properties, flaws of timber, timber building materials. Metal materials - cast irons, steels, aluminium, copper, production. Natural stone materials - properties, types of stones, usage. Building ceramics - raw material, production, products, properties of products, usage. Mineral binders - fat lime, building gypsum, Portland cement and special types of cement, production, usage, properties. Properties of concrete and their determination, special types (lightweight concretes, heavy-aggregate concretes), chemical additives of concrete. |
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| General aim |
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| The objective of the course is to give the students a notion about general and specific properties of building materials. The course also includes the testing methods of materials. |
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| Aim |
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| Students after completing the course know the main properties of materials, their production principles, regulations of transportation and storage; can orientate in the choice of materials according to their technical and economic indicators. |
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| Form description |
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| Lectures, independent work |
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| Literature |
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Künnapas, S. Loengukonspekt aines Ehitusmaterjalid, 2008, 97lk
Pärnamägi, H. "Ehitusmaterjalid" TTK, 2006, 140 lk
Saarman, E., Veibri, U. "Puiduteadus", Tartu, 2006, 560 lk |
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| Current rounds |
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| None |
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