Moses - Ceramic materials for the built environment: Tiles, Bricks, Concrete and Whiteware

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Diese Modulbeschreibung gilt nicht im aktuellen Semester.

Die Modulbeschreibung gilt nur für den Zeitraum WS 2019/20 - WS 2019/20. Die Version für das aktuelle Semester (SoSe 2024) finden Sie hier: Modulbeschreibung des SoSe 2024

Module / Version:
#30827 / #1

Validity:
WS 2019/20 - WS 2019/20

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Ceramic materials for the built environment: Tiles, Bricks, Concrete and Whiteware

Credits:
6

Responsible person:
Gurlo, Aleksander

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Mündliche Prüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät III

Institute:
Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaften und -technologien

Area of expertise:
33341300 FG Keramische Werkstoffe

Prüfungsausschuss:
MSc Werkstoffwissenschaften

Kontakt

Office:
BA 3

Contact person:
Hanaor, Dorian Amir Henry

E-mail address:
dorian.hanaor@tu-berlin.de

Website:

https://www.keramik.tu-berlin.de

Learning Outcomes

Through this course students will become familiar with processes for the fabrication of tiles, bricks, concrete and porcelain fixtures for use in the built environment. Students will gain an understanding of material requirements arising from the use of various building products and from the environments in which they are applied. By the end of the course students will be better positioned to select appropriate building materials and design ceramic processes by considering the aesthetic, chemical and mechanical challenges involved in the diverse utilisation of ceramic materials in the built environment.

Content

Topics outline 1) Use of ceramic materials in architectural applications: • History of ceramic construction materials • Evolution of tiles and decorative ceramic installations • Reasons for using ceramics in construction • Performance requirements and state of the art of applied ceramic building materials 2) Glazed tiles • Raw materials and processing • Glazes • Performance of ceramic tiles • Failure mechanisms 3) Clay products • Raw materials and extrusion • Drying of clay products: understanding the psychrometric chart • Roofing tiles: performance and processing • Requirements of structural bricks • Coloration and its dependence on firing conditions and materials • Failure of fired clay building products 4) Porcelain fixtures • Raw materials and slip casting processing • Product requirements and materials failure • Innovations and emerging trends in materials design • Quality control and defects 5) Concrete • History of Portland cement • Raw materials • Basics of concrete chemistry (guest lecture from Dietmar Stephan?) • Types of concrete and their applications • Shrinkage and use of aggregate materials • Low emissions concrete • Quality control and defects 6) Appearance of ceramic building products • Origins of colour in applied ceramics • Glaze appearance finishing • Fading and colour variation in building products • Designing firing processes 7) Mechanical challenges of ceramics in the built environment • Fracture toughness of ceramic building products • Thermal expansion and adhesion • Spalling and crumbling of masonry and bricks • Reinforced concrete 8) Failure in ceramic processing and how to avoid it • Black coring • Cracking • Slumping • Heating in concrete • Size and shape defects 9) Environmental induced failure in structural ceramics • Water penetration and swelling • Salt damage • Fretting • Sulphate attack • Thermal expansion and cracking • Efflorescence Group Project Individual Project Literature based study & presentation

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Ceramic materials for the built environment	VL	3334 L 10259	WiSe/SoSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Ceramic materials for the built environment (VL):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
E-learning and self study	15.0	4.0h	60.0h
Exam preparation	1.0	30.0h	30.0h
Pre/post processing	1.0	30.0h	30.0h
Presentation project, preparation and delivery	1.0	30.0h	30.0h
			180.0h(~6 LP)

The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

A combination of lectures, self study, presentation and a laboratory demonstration to show the control of color in tile glazing.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

An interest in ceramic materials and their function in the built environment is expected from all participants. Some familiarity with materials processing in general and basic concepts of materials science is desirable.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Oral exam

Language

German/English

Duration/Extent

No information

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Winter- und Sommersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Registration should be done using standard protocols (Qispos or Prufungsamt)

Recommended literature
Ceramic and Glass Materials: Structure, Properties and Processing, Robert H. Doremus
Ceramic Material Systems: in Architecture and Interior Design, Martin Bechthold, Anthony Kane, Nathan King
Clay Bricks and Rooftiles, Manufacturing and Properties, Michel Kornmann
Concrete Materials: Properties, Specifications and Testing , Sandor Popovics
From Clay to Bricks, Stacy Taus-Bolstad

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

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This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

	Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

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