VŠB - TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA

Department of Building Materials and Mining ConstructionsDepartment of Building Materials and Mining Constructions

• 1955Department of Mining Constructions

(Prof. Arch. Moučka, Prof. Novotný)

• 1992 Department of Mining and Environmental Engineering

(Prof. Cigánek)

• 1994Institute of Civil Engineering and Geotechnics

(Prof. Cigánek)

• 1997Department of Building Materials and Mining Constructions

(Prof. Cigánek, Assoc. Prof. Cepek, Prof. Martinec, Dr. Lukš, Dr. Vavro)

History of the departmentHistory of the department

General informationsGeneral informations

• Materials Engineering in Building Industry

• Raw Materials in Building Industry

• Diagnostics of Structures and Reconstruction Technologies

PresentPresent

Three main scientific sectionsThree main scientific sections

General informationsGeneral informations

• Head of the DepartmentM. Vavro

• 2 ProfessorsJ. Cigánek (Mining Construction, Building Materials, Fibre Concrete)P. Martinec (Building Materials, Technical Mineralogy and Petrology)

• 3 Associate ProfessorsV. Mencl (Quality Management, Diagnostics of Structures)V. Cepek (Building Studies, Ecological Constructions)B. Vojvodíková (Environmental Impact Assesment, Brownfields)

• 7 Assistant Professors• Ph.D. students – 3 internal and 17 in combine form of study

Personal StaffPersonal Staff

General informationsGeneral informations

EducationEducation

• Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures3rd and 4th year of Bachelor’s study

• Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures3 semesters of Master’s study

• Mining and Underground Engineering3 up to 5 years of Ph.D. study

Guaranteed study branchesGuaranteed study branches

Guaranteed subjects – Bachelor Guaranteed subjects – Bachelor & Master& Master study study

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EducationEducation

Building materials

Diagnostics of Structures and Technical Measurements

Construction Repair Techniques

Concrete Technology

Raw Materials

Silicate Technologies

Ecological Constructions

Mining Constructions

Blasting Operations and Demolition of Buildings

Betvar Klimkovice-tunnel

Tondach

Ytong

EducationEducation

Major subjects is supplemented with a lot of excursionsMajor subjects is supplemented with a lot of excursions

Cement&Lime works Concrete mixing plants Stone pits Wooden constructions Brickworks TZUS etc.

Close Cooperation with Laboratory of Building MaterialsClose Cooperation with Laboratory of Building Materials

Aggregates Bonding materials Mortars Concrete Wood Steel Plastics

LaboratoryLaboratory

CeramicsBitumen

Building materials and products testing

New building materials development

Diagnostics & Repairs of Structures

Alternative raw materials

Silicate Admictures for Concrete Technologies

Special Concretes

Technologies for Mine Liquidation

Alkali Activated Binder and MaterialsWood-concrete interconnected constructions

ScienceScience&&ResearchResearch

Natural Stones and Aggregates

ScienceScience&&ResearchResearch

• Institute of Geonics AS CR, v.v.i.• Českomoravský beton, Inc. (Heidelberg Cement Group)• Cement Hranice, Inc. (Dyckerhoff Group)• Sedlecký kaolin, Inc.• České lupkové závody, Inc.• ODS Dopravní stavby Ostrava, Inc.• Wieneberger cihlářský průmysl, Inc.• Strabag, Inc.• Ingenia - dřevostavby, Ltd.• … and others

Deep cooperation with practiceDeep cooperation with practice

ResearchResearch&&testing laboratories, Institutes and Companiestesting laboratories, Institutes and Companies

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