Presentation and analysis of the main groups/categories of building materials: Wood and its industrial derivatives, Metals, Glass, Natural stones, Artificial stones, Mortars, Mortars (clay, structural lime, gypsum, cement), Concrete, Thermal insulation, Waterproofing and Soundproofing materials.
Presentation and analysis of the main groups/categories of building materials: Wood and its industrial derivatives, Metals, Glass, Natural stones, Artificial stones, Mortars, Mortars (clay, structural lime, gypsum, cement), Concrete, Thermal insulation, Waterproofing and Soundproofing materials. The presentation covers all the basic properties of these building materials (physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal, water, sound, fire, etc.), their production process and the relevant regulations. Particular emphasis is given to applications and their use in architecture, in load-bearing and non-load-bearing elements. Teaching is carried out in the Technical Materials Laboratory of the Faculty of Architecture, through lectures, experiments (tests of bending, compression, tension, hardness, friction, impact, water permeability, water absorption), as well as relevant laboratory exercises with the participation of students (composition and production of concrete, mortars and elements made of natural building materials, etc.).