Building Materials I
| Title | Δομικά Υλικά Ι (Κορμού) / Building Materials I |
| Code | ΤΚ1500 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021946 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 269
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600284521
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600284521
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=8184
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
-In this course the structure, the mechanical and the physical properties for basic building materials such as stones, binders and mortars, aggregates, bricks/tiles and wood are analyzed. The aim (for the students of the first semester)is to get acquainted with the materials and their role in the structures. The aim of the course is to allow students to develop criteria on the suitability, technology, and pathology of the materials. With the successful compliance of the course the students can:
- Learn about the role of the structure on the materials' properties
-Learn the role of the mortars
-Learn the differences of the binders and their role to the mortars' properties
-Learn how to desigh smooth aggregate granulometry
-Learn about wood technology
- Learn the differences between the rocks
- Learn basic masonry approaches
-Basic knowledge for recycling material
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
History of evolution of technology of building materials. Criteria for the selection of building materials. Physicochemical, mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties of materials. Quality control and standardization. Specifications. Stones-Classification-mineralogical composition- Testing the properties of rocks- Marble-Causes of deterioration-Protection of stones and marble-Crushing of rocks- Aggregates-Origin, production, treatment-Properties of aggregate, sieve analysis-Specifications-Tests for suitability of aggregates for concrete and road construction, Binders-Classification, production, mechanisms of setting and hardening-Regulations, Mortars-, Mud-Lime-Anhydrite Resins Gypsum, Pozzolan, -Cement-Manufacture, mechanism of setting and hardening-Testing of properties of cement-Standards-Categories of cement-Mortars- Types-Composition-Properties, characteristics-Criteria for suitability of mortars. Specifications-Laboratory exercises: Sieve analysis of aggregates -Apparent specific density of coarse aggregate- Bulk density-Granulometric synthesis of aggregates-Measurement of fineness of cement: Production of cement mortars, examination of properties of wood, marble.
Keywords
Rocks, aggregates, cement, mortars, properties of building materials, binders, bricks, wood
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Seeking of new solution to building materials' issues, evaluation of the progress of tha lab portfolio- laboratory exercises, enrichment of data included
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 48 | 1.7 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 28 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 28 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 28 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 156 | 5.6 |
Student Assessment
Description
- Written exam on theoretical questions (90%)
- Oral exam based on the group project (10%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δομικά υλικά, Τριανταφύλλου, ISBN 960-921777-1-0, Πάτρα 2008, 8η έκδοση
Βιβλίο [13875]: ΣΚΥΡΟΔΕΜΑ: ΜΙΚΡΟΔΟΜΗ, ΙΔΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ, ΚΑΙ ΥΛΙΚΑ, P. KUMAR MEHTA, PAULO J. M. MONTEIRO
Additional bibliography for study
Civil Engineering Materials, edited by Neil Jackson and Ravindra K. Dhir, 5th edition
Last Update
11-11-2022
