Course Name: Building Materials

Course Code: S2293098

Semester: 2

Credit: 4

Program: Building

Course Module: Architecture

Responsible: Zhiguo Li

E-mail: L13920708989@vip.sina.com

Department:School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University

Time Allocation(1 credit hour = 45 minutes)

Course Description

It mainly introduces the basic properties of relevant materials, such as construction stone, sintered products (clay bricks, ceramics and glass), air-hardening cementing materials (lime, gypsum), cement, concrete, mortar, timber, building steels, bitumen, engineering materials, and decorative materials.

Prerequisite

Physics, Chemistry, Theoretical Mechanics, and Material Mechanics

Course Objectives

• To form basic concepts of composition and structure of relevant building materials

• To understand basic theories, performance, and selection principle of building materials of basic materials

• To lay a solid foundation of material and structure for building design

Course Syllabus

1. Basic properties of building Materials

2. Construction stone

3. Timber

4. Sintered Materials

5. Air-hardening cementing Materials

6. Cement

7. Concrete

8. Mortar

9. Building steels

10. Plastics

11. Bitumen Materials

12. Functional building Materials

13. Building coating

14. Plants

15. Decorative building Materials

Textbooks & References

• Building Material. Jointly edited by five universities including Xi’an University of Science and Technology, recommended by Professional Guide Committee for Architecture of Ministry of Education, published by Architecture & Building Press

• Civil Engineering Materials. Jointly edited by four universities including Hunan University, recommended textbook by Professional Guide Committee of Ministry of Education, published by Architecture & Building Press.

Capability Tasks

CT1: To understand basic science, and to have analytical ability and the ability to integrate related knowledge.

CT2: To apply relevant professional knowledge to the field of science and technology: understanding of the basic concepts and its connotation, application of different methods and concepts which have been learned, capability of judging the scope and limitations of such applications.

CT3: To grasp methodologies and engineering tools: identifying, utilizing and solving problems. Even if the students are not familiar with the content, they can turn to computer tools for systematic analysis.

CT4: To carry out experiments in research environment with the abilities to utilize tools, especially for data collection and processing.

Achievements

• To understand basic theories about building materials. –Level: N

• To be familiar with the performance of basic materials. –Level: N

• To know selection principles of building materials. –Level: A

Students: Building, Year 1