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Aims :

The instructive target of the course is to supply technical engineering knowledge in the field of building materials, either traditional or innovative, and related technologies for their use, directed to their optimal utilization in building practice, from both the planning and the construction point of view.

Topics :

Building materials: an outline of production technologies of solids. Engineering materials: criteria for selection and use of materials for engineering applications. History and development of building materials. Development of new materials. Stone materials. Earth as a building material. Ceramic materials. Bricks for building. Wood as a building material. Air-setting and hydraulic binders. Cement: historical development, production, composition and properties of Portland cement. Cement hydration, setting and hardening, strength development of Portland cement. Special cements. Fresh concrete. Self-compacting concrete. Concrete mixture proportions as a function of mechanical performance and durability. Aggregates in mortar and concrete. Properties of hardened concrete. Elastic properties of concrete. Durability and deterioration mechanisms of building materials, the opportunity of recovering. Steel as a building material. Metal alloys in relation to their use in buildings. Plastics in buildings. Composite materials. Ancillary materials.

Textbooks :

N. Davey, A History of Buildings materials, Ed. Phoenix House.
M. Collepardi, Il nuovo calcestruzzo, Ed. Tintoretto
AIMAT, Manuale dei materiali per l'ingegneria, Ed. McGraw-Hill Italia.
M. Collepardi, Scienza e tecnologia del calcestruzzo, Ed. Hoepli.

Exam :

Oral examination.

Tutorial Session :

Look up the interactive screen for student information at the Department main entrance.