Learning Results
Develop competences on the several construction materials by transferring ok knowledge on the structure, production, behavior and applications of materials.
Know the most frequently used construction materials such as natural stones, ceramic materials, glasses, metals, woods, aggregates, binders, adjuvants, additions and concretes.
Understand how they are obtained and the manufacturing process of different types of construction materials.
Understand the main characteristics of the materials, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each one according to the application.
Learn how to determine, in the laboratory, some fundamental properties of materials.
Program
Basic concepts
Evolution of materials; Physical quantities; Units; Mass, volumetric and mechanical characteristics.
Natural stones
Petrographic characterization of the main stones; Examples; Applications.
Ceramic materials
Raw material; Manufacturing processes; Products, characteristics, applications.
Glass
Types of glasses; Manufacturing techniques, characteristics, applications.
Metals
Ferrous and nonferrous metals; Reinforcing steel; Aluminum; Bronzes; Zinc; Copper alloys.
Wood
Classes of trees; Physical and mechanical properties; Applications; Engineered wood.
Binders, additives and adjuvants
Binders for mortars and concretes: types of binders, characteristics, applications; Additions: types of additions, characteristics, applications; Adjuvants: types of adjuvants, expected effects, applications.
Mortars
Constituents; Composition and production; Physical and mechanical properties.
Concrete
Constituents; Composition and production; Classification; Physical and mechanical properties
Internship(s)
NAO
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