Evercises in Construction Materials

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Associate teachers

Status of the course

Course objectives

Presentation of various types of construction materials and their properties relevant to their practical application; the fundamental processes of corrosion and protection of materials as well as methods for testing and control of corrosion processes. The course will teach students to acquire creative approach to solving the problems caused by corrosion in order to protect the environment.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the course Construction Materials

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After completion of the training, students are expected to know:
- Select appropriate methods of testing mechanical properties of materials
- Distinguish practical methods to protect metals from corrosion
- Calculate the velocity of corrosion
- Graphic display test results, correctly interpret them and draw appropriate conclusions.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1. Monitor of atmospheric corrosion
2. Polarization of iron in sulphuric acid solution
3. Determination of efficiency of corrosion inhibitors by thermometric method.
4. Cathodic protection of metal by protector
5. Investigation of oxide films formed on stainless steel
6. Field work in the laboratories of the Quality Insurance of Shipbuilding Industry Split
7. Field work in the company AD Plastik Split.
8. Field work at the Institute IGH d.d.

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Student responsibilities

laboratory exercises, field work, writing reports