Course aims:

The course attempts to develop the capacity for knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts specific to chemistry and their application in the civil engineering
Use of basic scientific knowledge in defining and explaining the specific concepts of engineering and environmental protection
Development of the ability to use the basic concepts, theories and methods in the field of chemistry for carrying out specific analyzes for civil engineering

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

1. Introduction to chemistry. Fundamentals of chemistry. 2-3. Atomic models. Atomic structure. Relations between the atomic structure and periodic table of elements. Periodicity law 4-6. Chemical bonds: Ionic bonds. Covalent bonds. Coordinative bonds. Metallic bonds. 7. Solutions. Solution’s concentrations (percentage, molar, normal etc.). Applications 8-9. Arrhenius law. Acids. Bases. Protolytic equilibrium of water. pH and pOH 10. Salts hydrolysis. 11-12. Basics of precipitation and complex formation reactions. 13-14. Electrochemistry. Electrodes and primary cells: Electrode Potential. Nernst equation. Types of electrodes. Primary cells. Applications of EMF measurements.

LAB WORKS AND SEMINARS: 1. Safety rules in the chemistry lab. Regulation in the chemistry laboratory. Operations, equipment and utensils used in the chemistry lab

2. Solutions. Solution concentrations. Solutions preparation practical work.

3. pH indicators. Identification of concrete carbonation using a pH indicator. Glass electrode for solutions' pH determination  

4. Assessesment of the moisture content of building materials

5. Assessesment of the corrosion rate of materials 

6. Qualitative chemical analysis. Cation identifications

7. Project presentations. Assessment of the laboratory knowledges

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification, practical works/projects

Learning outcomes:

Design, implementation and management of the environmental protection systems and quality control.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

A one-hour written examination (60% of the final grade). The examination of the practical abilities acquired during the practical works (40% of the final grade).

Recommended reading:

A. J. Fletcher, Chemistry for Chemical Engineers, Ventus Publishing ApS, 2012, ISBN: 978-87-403-0249-3, Ventus Publishing ApS, 2012,
R. Elsair, Fundamentals of Chemistry, Ventus Publishing ApS, 2012, ISBN 978-87-403-0105-2, Ventus Publishing ApS,, 2012,
C. Brett, A.M. Oliveira Brett, Electrochemistry. Principles, methods and applications, Oxford Science Publications, 1993, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford, 1993,