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| Previous course: 59201, C6101 |
| Offered by:
Department of Structural Engineering and Materials
(BKM) |
| Prerequisite: 59000.69102 |
| Recommended semester:
1st - 4th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and exercises in groups. |
| Examination:
Assessment of written exam and approval of experimental report
(13 point scale
) |
| Remarks: Alternative afternoons are arranged at the first lesson. |
| Contact person: |
Kurt Kielsgaard Hansen, BKM, Building 118, Tel. +45 4525 1826 |
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| Aim: To give the students a basic knowledge of the most important building materials, their properties and testing methods. |
Contents: The main emphasis is placed on properties of materials used in structures. The following materials are dealt with: concrete, wood and wood-based materials, bricks and tiles, mortar and lightweight concrete.
Seven laboratory exercises are carried out:
A. General materials properties
B. Moisture calculations
C. Testing of concrete aggregates
1. Design of concrete mixes and testing of fresh concrete
2. Testing of hardened concrete
3. Short-term properties of wood
4. Long-term properties of wood
Laboratory exercises A, B and C are reported the same afternoon in continuation of the practical work. Written reports of laboratory exercises 1 through 4 are submitted for evaluation not later than 14 days after the day at which the exercise is carried out. |
