101-0639-01L Science and Engineering of Glass and Natural Stone in Construction
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
| Lecturers | F. Wittel, T. Wangler |
| Periodicity | two-yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0639-01 G | Science and Engineering of Glass and Natural Stone in Construction | 2 hrs |
| F. Wittel, T. Wangler |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | The course offers an overview of relevant practical issues and present technological challenges for glass and natural stones in constructions. Students gain a good knowledge of the basics of glasses and natural stones, their potential as engineering materials and learn to apply them in the design of civil engineering constructions and to evaluate concepts. |
| Learning objective | Glass is increasingly used in constructions to ease the construction process, as functional insulation barrier, even for structural applications of impressive size. While everyone has experienced the innovation potential of glass in the last decade, products from natural stone suffer from an unjustified traditional image that often originates from a lack of understanding of the material and its combination with other materials. Culturally important structures often are made from natural stone and their conservation demands an understanding of their deterioration mechanisms, the concepts of which can be applied to other civil engineering materials. Designers and engineers need the knowledge to reconcile materials and system behavior with the entire processing, handling, integration and life time in mind. In this module students are provided with a broad fundamental as well as practice-oriented education on glass and natural stone in civil engineering applications. Present and future construction and building concepts demand for such materials with optimized properties. Based on the fundamentals from the Bachelor course in materials by the end of this module, you should be able to: -recognize and choose specific applications from the broad overview you were provided with, -relate processing technologies to typical products and building applications and recognize (and explain typical damage related to wrong material choice or application, -explain the nature of glassy and crystalline materials and interpret their physical behavior against this background, -explain the major deterioration mechanisms in natural stone and how this relates to durability, -analyze material combinations and appraise their application in future products as well as integration in existing constructions, -summarize with appropriate guidance publications on a related topic in an oral presentation and short report. |
| Content | Lecture 1: An introduction to science and engineering of glass and natural stone in construction (FW/TW) Lecture 2: Glass chemistry including historical development of glass composition, use of raw materials, melts, chemical stability and corrosion. (FW) Lecture 3: Geology and mineralogy of stones used in construction. Formation processes, chemistry, crystal structure. (TW) Lecture 4: Microscopic models for glassy materials. Physics of vitrification. From microscopic physical models to thermodynamics, rheology and mechanics of glassy materials. (FW) Lecture 5: Stone properties and behavior: microstructure, density, porosity, mechanical properties (TW) Lecture 6: Glass physics: Optical properties (transmission, reflection, emission, refraction, polarization and birefringence, testing methods); Mechanical properties (density, thermal, mechanical, electric properties, glass testing) (FW) Lecture 7: Stone properties and durability: transport, moisture and thermal cycling (TW) Lecture 8: Forming and processing of glass: (plate and molded glass, drawing, slumping, profiling etc.; Processing: Cutting, mechanical processing, tempering, gluing, bending, laminating of glass Surface treatments: coating, sputtering, enameling, printing, etching, chemical pre-stressing.) (FW) Lecture 9: Durability: Salt crystallization, freezing, biodeterioration (TW) Lecture 10: Glass products for civil engineering applications: (Molded glasses, fiber glass, foam glass, plate glass); construction glass (insulation glass, structural glass, protective glass, intelligent glass, codes); (FW) Lecture 11: Conservation: Consolidation, cleaning, and other treatments (TW). Lecture 12: Glass in constructions. (modelling, application and regulation, typical damage in glass) (FW) Lecture 13: Student presentations; exam questions (FW/TW) |
| Lecture notes | Will be handed out in the lectures |
| Literature | Werkstoffe II script (download via the IFB homepage). Rest will be handed out in the lectures |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Werkstoffe I/II of the bachelor studies or equivalent introductory materials lecture. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | F. Wittel, T. Wangler |
| Type | session examination |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | The performance assessment is only offered in the session after the course unit. Repetition only possible after re-enrolling. |
| Mode of examination | oral 30 minutes |
| Additional information on mode of examination | Small project with report and presentation at the end of the semester (weight 30%). Oral session exam (weight 70%). |
| This information can be updated until the beginning of the semester; information on the examination timetable is binding. | |
Learning materials
| Main link | Link to the lecture web-page of the institute |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Master | Major in Materials and Mechanics | W |  |