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Course information

Title: Building Materials
Course number: 3188.25
Academic year: 2024-2025
ECTS: 5.00
Level: Bachelor
Faculties: Science and Tecnology
Educations: BSc in Engineering
Prerequisites: None. Recommended to have passed Mathematics 1 and Chemistry for engineers.
Language of instruction: The course is taught in English.
Registration: Students on the third semester of Bachelor of Science in Engineering are enrolled through agreement with the programme director.
Beginning date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
End date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Academic content

Purpose: The course covers different building materials including concrete, timber and steel. It introduces their manufacturing, use and most important properties. The course provides a brief introduction to sustainable construction and the environmental impact of building materials. The laboratory offers the opportunity for testing and measurement of properties.
Learning outcomes: The aim of the course is for the student to develop basic knowledge in building materials. After completing the course, the student: 1. knows common building materials, their properties and testing thereof. 2. be able to reflect on problems arising from the production and use of building materials 3. show awareness of potential risks with different building materials. 4. be able to plan and perform basic measurements with technical equipment in a laboratory setting. 5. Interpret and value measurement results. 6. Organize and accomplish project work in a group. 7. Present the laboratory exercises as short technical reports. 8. be able to give examples of how to achieve sustainable construction.
Content: Introduction to building materials, steel, wood/timber, concrete, plastics, natural stone, non-ferrous metals, glass. Laboratory exercises of: laboratory safety, fresh concrete, hardened concrete, wood properties, steel corrosion.
Learning and teaching approaches: Lectures, problem solving, laboratory work, hand-ins (theoretical and experimental) and self-study

Assessment

Assessment method: Laboratory tests and analysis (pass/fail) Hand-ins (7-mark scale) Both laboratory exercises and hand-ins must be passed individually, before passing the whole course.
Examination (internal/external): Internal
Grading scale: 7-scale
Exam date/dates: Laboratory tests and analysis, and all hand-ins are to be completed no later than the 17th of June 2025.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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