TBA202 Chemistry of Building Materials

The course provides basic knowledge of the properties of the most important main classes of building materials: metals, ceramics, wood, plastics and concrete.

REACH chemical regulations, hormone-mimicking and bioaccumulative substances - where these are found, how they work and in which building materials they are found, EPD, HSE, environmental documentation, environmental loads, fire properties, degradation and maintenance, combinations of materials (acid-resistant screws in Oak, bitumen and zinc),

Demolition and recycling of buildings: What substances can be found, in which building materials and how to treat it.

Metals: Surface Treatment, Lacquers, Corrosion Protection, Steel Grades, Fire Properties and Protection

Ceramics: production and properties

Wood materials: Fire treatment, impregnation, Modified wood, stain/paint and environmental impact, glue in glulam and CLT

Synthetic materials: Plastic, Foil products, PVC, rubber, Joint compounds

Concrete, cement, flowable trowel mortar: Types of cement, hydration, pore types, water content in hardened cement paste, silica, fly ash, the filler effect, the action of additives and additive materials, chemical and mechanical degradation and rehabilitation of concrete, concrete pumping, Air supplied, stirred air, the impact of aggregates and fine particles on workability in the fresh state, measurement of cement fineness, test methods for conventional fresh concrete and dry concrete, strength testing of hardened concrete, hardening technology, ready-mixed concrete and concrete product production.

General competence: The candidate must understand how material properties that are important in an engineering context can be related to the characteristics of the material.

Knowledge: The students will gain an understanding of important building materials' composition, production applications and maintenance needs. In addition, treatment and possibilities for rehabilitation and recycling. Skills: The candidate must be able to make sensible and well-founded material choices.

Skills: The candidate must be able to make sensible and well-founded material choices.