Course syllabus

Byggnadsmaterial
Building Materials

VBMA25, 5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2020/21
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2020-03-23

General Information

Compulsory for: BI1
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The aim of the course is to give basic knowledge about the structure and properties of common buildning materials.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The course deals with the most common building materials.

Interrelations between the structure and the properties of building materials. Production of materials. Structure of materials on submicro-, micro- and macro-levels. Density and porosity. Heat and moisture transfer and their effects. Strength and deformation. Durability. Effect of high temperatures.

The student experiments are performed in groups of four students. They test for example casting of concrete, heat and moisture transport, strength and creep.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Written examination. Three mandatory student experiments.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Parts
Code: 0115. Name: Laboratory Work.
Credits: 1. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Laboratory Work
Code: 0215. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: VBM011, VBM611, VBMA05, VBM012, VBMA30, VBMA35

Reading list

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Paulien Strandberg, paulien.strandberg@byggtek.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.byggnadsmaterial.lth.se/utbildning/vbma25