Paola SCARFATO | CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

cod. 0612100056

CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

	0612100056
	DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
	EQF6
	BSC DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
	2024/2025

PERCORSO BSC DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	ING-IND/22	6	60	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

PROFESSORS

	PAOLA SCARFATO T Curriculum
	SABINO DE GISI Curriculum

	Objectives
	EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCE TO ACQUIRE: KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND RATIONALIZATION OF CHEMICAL PHENOMENA, STRUCTURING OF MATTER AND ITS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATOMISTIC VIEW OF SUBSTANCES AND ACQUISITION OF SKILLS TO CONNECT MACROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS WITH THE ATOMISTIC VIEW OF REACTIONS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF THE MATERIALS USED IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND ACQUISITION OF TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR THEIR CORRECT CHOICE AND MANAGEMENT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY AND OF THE METHODOLOGICAL-APPLICATIVE ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL PHENOMENA, OF THE STRUCTURING OF MATTER AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS. UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE CONTEXT OF CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEIR PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES ACQUIRED TO THE SOLUTION OF ELEMENTARY OR ROUTINE PROBLEMS OF BASIC CHEMISTRY. BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE MATERIALS AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION AND TO UNDERSTAND THE INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND THEIR CORRECT IMPLEMENTATION. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: KNOWING HOW TO DESCRIBE MACROSCOPIC CHEMICAL PHENOMENA APPROPRIATELY IN ATOMISTIC TERMS AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES TO SOLVE NUMERICALLY ELEMENTARY PROBLEMS OF BASIC CHEMISTRY. KNOWING HOW TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE DESIGN CHOICES IN RELATION TO THE MATERIALS USED AND BE ABLE TO PROPOSE SUITABLE SOLUTIONS IN TERMS OF PROPERTIES AND DURABILITY. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: KNOWING HOW TO PRESENT ORALLY, ALSO MAKING USE OF GRAPHIC SCHEMES AND CALCULATION EXAMPLES WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE TOPICS COVERED. KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS USING THE CORRECT TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS AND DOCUMENTS. KNOWING HOW TO MOTIVATE THE DESIGN CHOICES MADE IN RELATION TO THE USE OF MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION. ABILITY TO LEARN: KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PRESENTED DURING TEACHING AND KNOWING HOW TO UPDATE THEM INDEPENDENTLY IN RELATION TO THE EVOLUTION AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING MATERIALS.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCE TO ACQUIRE:
KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND RATIONALIZATION OF CHEMICAL PHENOMENA, STRUCTURING OF MATTER AND ITS PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATOMISTIC VIEW OF SUBSTANCES AND ACQUISITION OF SKILLS TO CONNECT MACROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS WITH THE ATOMISTIC VIEW OF REACTIONS. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF THE MATERIALS USED IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND ACQUISITION OF TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR THEIR CORRECT CHOICE AND MANAGEMENT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
KNOWLEDGE OF DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY AND OF THE METHODOLOGICAL-APPLICATIVE ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL PHENOMENA, OF THE STRUCTURING OF MATTER AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS. UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE CONTEXT OF CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEIR PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES ACQUIRED TO THE SOLUTION OF ELEMENTARY OR ROUTINE PROBLEMS OF BASIC CHEMISTRY. BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE MATERIALS AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION AND TO UNDERSTAND THE INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND THEIR CORRECT IMPLEMENTATION.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT:
KNOWING HOW TO DESCRIBE MACROSCOPIC CHEMICAL PHENOMENA APPROPRIATELY IN ATOMISTIC TERMS AND BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES TO SOLVE NUMERICALLY ELEMENTARY PROBLEMS OF BASIC CHEMISTRY. KNOWING HOW TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE DESIGN CHOICES IN RELATION TO THE MATERIALS USED AND BE ABLE TO PROPOSE SUITABLE SOLUTIONS IN TERMS OF PROPERTIES AND DURABILITY.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
KNOWING HOW TO PRESENT ORALLY, ALSO MAKING USE OF GRAPHIC SCHEMES AND CALCULATION EXAMPLES WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE TOPICS COVERED. KNOWING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS USING THE CORRECT TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKS AND DOCUMENTS. KNOWING HOW TO MOTIVATE THE DESIGN CHOICES MADE IN RELATION TO THE USE OF MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION.
ABILITY TO LEARN:
KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PRESENTED DURING TEACHING AND KNOWING HOW TO UPDATE THEM INDEPENDENTLY IN RELATION TO THE EVOLUTION AND INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING MATERIALS.

	Prerequisites
	PREREQUISITES: FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS WHICH CAN BE ACQUIRED AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL. PROPEDEUTICITY: NONE.

	Contents
	INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS FOR BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. CLASSES OF MATERIALS (2 HOURS THEORY). THE CHEMICAL BOND IN SOLIDS. ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR BONDS. IONIC, COVALENT, METALLIC AND MOLECULAR SOLIDS (2 HOURS THEORY). CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES. CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS. POLYMORPHISM. DEFECTS IN CRYSTALS. DISORDERED STRUCTURES. METAL ALLOYS (2 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES). PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (1 HOURS THEORY + 1 HOURS EXERCISES). ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. STATIC STRESS, CYCLIC AND DYNAMIC STRESSES. TOUGHNESS AND RESILIENCE. RESISTANCE TO FATIGUE. THERMAL PROPERTIES. THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS. THE CASE OF CONCRETE AND BINDERS (3 HOURS THEORY + 7 HOURS EXERCISES) STATE DIAGRAMS. HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS. TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEMS: COMPLETE MISCIBILITY IN THE SOLID STATE; PARTIAL MISCIBILITY IN THE SOLID STATE. PHASE RULE (2 HOURS THEORY + 4 HOURS EXERCISES). CERAMIC MATERIALS CLAY: FORMATION AND PROPERTIES. KAOLINITE. PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL CERAMICS. BRICKS. CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF BRICKS. STONEWARE AND PORCELAIN. REFRACTORY MATERIALS: ACIDIC, BASIC, NEUTRAL. ESSAYS AND TESTING REFRACTORY MATERIALS. GLASS. NOTES ON THE GLASS PROCESSING. FEATURES OF THE GLASS. OPTICAL PROPERTIES. SAFETY GLASS. GLASS-CERAMIC MATERIALS (5 HOURS THEORY + 3 HOURS EXERCISES). BINDERS, CONCRETE AND MORTARS. HYDRAULIC BINDERS. PORTLAND CEMENT. MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT. COMPOSITION. HYDRATION OF CEMENT. CAUSES OF ALTERATION OF THE CEMENT. POZZOLANIC CEMENT. BLAST FURNACE CEMENT. ALUMINOUS CEMENT. TESTS ON CEMENT. HYDRAULIC LIMES. CONCRETE: CONSTITUENTS, WORKABILITY, MECHANICAL STRENGTH. DURABILITY OF CONCRETE AND BINDERS (7 HOURS THEORY + 3 HOURS EXERCISES). METALLIC MATERIALS PRODUCTION OF CAST IRON AND STEEL. STATE DIAGRAM OF IRON-CARBON SYSTEM. HEAT TREATMENT OF STEELS. PROCESSING AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STEELS. STAINLESS STEELS. CAST IRON. NOTES ON THE CORROSION AND PROTECTION OF MATERIALS (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES). POLYMERIC MATERIALS THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSETTING POLYMERS. CRYSTALLINITY AND MORPHOLOGY IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS. PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. ELASTOMERS. OUTLINE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. APPLICATIONS OF POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION (WATERPROOFING, THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC INSULATION, SEALANTS, ADHESIVES, REINFORCEMENTS, ETC.) (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES). BITUMINOUS MATERIALS ORIGINS AND CLASSIFICATION OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND USE (2 HOURS THEORY). WOOD TECHNOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF WOOD. PROPERTIES AND DEFECTS OF THE WOOD (2 HOURS THEORY).

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MATERIALS
CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS FOR BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS. CLASSES OF MATERIALS (2 HOURS THEORY).
THE CHEMICAL BOND IN SOLIDS.
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR BONDS. IONIC, COVALENT, METALLIC AND MOLECULAR SOLIDS (2 HOURS THEORY).
CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES. CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS. POLYMORPHISM. DEFECTS IN CRYSTALS. DISORDERED STRUCTURES. METAL ALLOYS (2 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (1 HOURS THEORY + 1 HOURS EXERCISES).
ANALYSIS OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. STATIC STRESS, CYCLIC AND DYNAMIC STRESSES. TOUGHNESS AND RESILIENCE. RESISTANCE TO FATIGUE. THERMAL PROPERTIES. THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS. THE CASE OF CONCRETE AND BINDERS (3 HOURS THEORY + 7 HOURS EXERCISES)
STATE DIAGRAMS.
HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS. TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEMS: COMPLETE MISCIBILITY IN THE SOLID STATE; PARTIAL MISCIBILITY IN THE SOLID STATE. PHASE RULE (2 HOURS THEORY + 4 HOURS EXERCISES).
CERAMIC MATERIALS
CLAY: FORMATION AND PROPERTIES. KAOLINITE. PRODUCTION OF TRADITIONAL CERAMICS. BRICKS. CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF BRICKS. STONEWARE AND PORCELAIN. REFRACTORY MATERIALS: ACIDIC, BASIC, NEUTRAL. ESSAYS AND TESTING REFRACTORY MATERIALS. GLASS. NOTES ON THE GLASS PROCESSING. FEATURES OF THE GLASS. OPTICAL PROPERTIES. SAFETY GLASS. GLASS-CERAMIC MATERIALS (5 HOURS THEORY + 3 HOURS EXERCISES).
BINDERS, CONCRETE AND MORTARS.
HYDRAULIC BINDERS. PORTLAND CEMENT. MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT. COMPOSITION. HYDRATION OF CEMENT. CAUSES OF ALTERATION OF THE CEMENT. POZZOLANIC CEMENT. BLAST FURNACE CEMENT. ALUMINOUS CEMENT. TESTS ON CEMENT. HYDRAULIC LIMES. CONCRETE: CONSTITUENTS, WORKABILITY, MECHANICAL STRENGTH. DURABILITY OF CONCRETE AND BINDERS (7 HOURS THEORY + 3 HOURS EXERCISES).
METALLIC MATERIALS
PRODUCTION OF CAST IRON AND STEEL. STATE DIAGRAM OF IRON-CARBON SYSTEM. HEAT TREATMENT OF STEELS. PROCESSING AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF STEELS. STAINLESS STEELS. CAST IRON. NOTES ON THE CORROSION AND PROTECTION OF MATERIALS (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES).
POLYMERIC MATERIALS
THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSETTING POLYMERS. CRYSTALLINITY AND MORPHOLOGY IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS. PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. ELASTOMERS. OUTLINE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. APPLICATIONS OF POLYMER-BASED MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION (WATERPROOFING, THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC INSULATION, SEALANTS, ADHESIVES, REINFORCEMENTS, ETC.) (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES).
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
ORIGINS AND CLASSIFICATION OF BITUMINOUS MATERIALS. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND USE (2 HOURS THEORY).
WOOD
TECHNOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF WOOD. PROPERTIES AND DEFECTS OF THE WOOD (2 HOURS THEORY).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE COVERS LECTURES (45 HRS) AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES (15 HRS). IN CLASSROOM EXERCISES SIMPLE PROBLEMS PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ARE PRESENTED AND SOLVED. LECTURES ARE PROVIDED IN CLASSES IN THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 70% OF THE TEACHING HOURS. THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF PRESENCE IS GENERALLY ELECTRONIC OR MADE BY THE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE COVERS LECTURES (45 HRS) AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES (15 HRS).
IN CLASSROOM EXERCISES SIMPLE PROBLEMS PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ARE PRESENTED AND SOLVED.
LECTURES ARE PROVIDED IN CLASSES IN THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS.
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST 70% OF THE TEACHING HOURS. THE MODE OF VERIFICATION OF PRESENCE IS GENERALLY ELECTRONIC OR MADE BY THE TEACHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSONS.

	Verification of learning
	THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH AN INTERVIEW THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE FORM. THE INTERVIEW WILL BE AIMED AT ASSESSING THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING, TO MAKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE CHOICES FOR THE FUNCTIONS REQUIRED TO THE MATERIALS. SIMPLE ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS WILL ALSO BE PROPOSED. THE EVALUATION AIMS TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF LEARNING AND THE DEGREE OF ASSIMILATION OF THE SUBJECTS PRESENTED AND IS BASED ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED, ON THE CORRECTNESS OF EXPRESSION AND TERMINOLOGY, AND ON THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THE CONCEPTS. TO PASS THE INTERVIEW IT IS NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS STUDIED. THE EVALUATION WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF HOW THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLETE AUTONOMY IN THE EVALUATION AND CHOICE OF MATERIALS IN RELATION TO SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS. LANGUAGE PROPERTY AND EXPOSURE SKILLS WILL BE ASSESSED TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.

Verification of learning

THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH AN INTERVIEW THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE FORM.
THE INTERVIEW WILL BE AIMED AT ASSESSING THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING, TO MAKE THE MOST APPROPRIATE CHOICES FOR THE FUNCTIONS REQUIRED TO THE MATERIALS. SIMPLE ANALYTICAL PROBLEMS WILL ALSO BE PROPOSED. THE EVALUATION AIMS TO VERIFY THE LEVEL OF LEARNING AND THE DEGREE OF ASSIMILATION OF THE SUBJECTS PRESENTED AND IS BASED ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED, ON THE CORRECTNESS OF EXPRESSION AND TERMINOLOGY, AND ON THE ABILITY TO CONNECT THE CONCEPTS.
TO PASS THE INTERVIEW IT IS NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT MATERIALS STUDIED.
THE EVALUATION WILL TAKE ACCOUNT OF HOW THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLETE AUTONOMY IN THE EVALUATION AND CHOICE OF MATERIALS IN RELATION TO SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS. LANGUAGE PROPERTY AND EXPOSURE SKILLS WILL BE ASSESSED TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE.

	Texts
	1) LUCA BETOLINI, MATERIALI DA COSTRUZIONE, VOL. 1, CITTÀ STUDI EDIZIONI. 2) WILLIAM D. CALLISTER, “SCIENZA E INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI”, ED. EDISES, NAPOLI, 2003 3) VITO A. ROSSETTI, “IL CALCESTRUZZO – MATERIALI E TECNOLOGIA”, MCGRAW-HILL, 2003

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