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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Civil Engineering |
| Grao en Tecnoloxía da Enxeñaría Civil |
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| Materiais de construción I |
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| Identifying Data | 2020/21 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Materiais de construción I | Code | 632G02009 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. GENERAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIALS | Matter structures & states. Sensory properties. Phisical properties. Mechanical properties. Chemical properties. Durability. |
| 2.ROCK MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION | Rocks: Origin, minerals. Types of rocks. Dimension stones: sector, marble, granite and slate in Spain. Mechanical extraction of blocks. Block extraction by drilling and contour blowing-up. Dimension stone cutting and stonework. Aggregates: sector, aggregate production; quarry, gravel pit, marine aggregates. Extraction, production, classification. Sample-taking procedure. |
| 3. PLASTER AND LIME | Plaster. Production. Types. Properties. Tests. Plaster in construction. Lime. Production. Types. Properties. Tests. Lime in construction |
| 4. CEMENT | History and classification. Raw materials and production of cement. Chemical composition of cement, clinker and potential composition. Types of cement. Hydration. Structure of the hardened cement paste. Properties and essays. Additions. |
| 5. BITUMINOUS MATERIALS | History. Classification. Composition. Production. Bitumen, tar and bituminous emulsions. Regulation, tehcnical specifications and classification. Bituminous products in construction: road pavements, waterproofing. Durability. |
| 6. CERAMIC MATERIALS | Ceramic materials: History. Raw material and production. Ceramic materials in construction. Properties and tests. Glass: History. Composition. Production. Properties. Types. Glass in construction. |
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