B663 – Construction Materials

Module
Construction Materials
Construction Materials
Module number
B663
Version: 2
Faculty
Civil Engineering
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pfefferkorn
stephan.pfefferkorn(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pfefferkorn
stephan.pfefferkorn(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Construction Materials"

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Thiel
thomas.thiel(at)htw-dresden.de
Lecturer in: "Construction Materials"

Course language(s)

English
in "Construction Materials"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

4.00 SCH (1.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar | 1.00 SCH Internship)

Self-study time

30.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Written examination
Module examination | Examination time: 120 min | Weighting: 100% | tested in English language
in "Construction Materials"

Form of teaching

Presentation, laboratory practical, seminar

Media type

keine Angaben

Instruction content/structure
  • Essential properties
  • Natural stone
  • Steel
  • Inorganic binder
  • Concrete
  • Ceramic building materials and bricks
  • Timber
  • Thermal insulating materials
Qualification objectives
  • Basic knowledge about material properties
  • Knowledge about testing and application about construction materials
Social and personal skills
No information
Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites

Practical knowledge in construction

Basic knowledge in physics and chemistry

Continuation options
No information
Literature

Domone, P., Illston J.: Construction Materials: Their Nature and Behaviour, Spon Press, New York, 2010, ISBN-13-978-0415465168

Current teaching resources

Script

Notes
No information