IIT BHU Syllabus Structural Clay Engineering

 

Structural Clay Engineering

Engineering aspects of structural clay products.  Clay as a raw material, binding material and additives.  Utilization

of various industrial and agricultural wastes as raw materials.  Effect of ageing and weathering.

Manufacture of double layer stoneware, various tiles, sanitary fittings, face bricks, coloured bricks and other related

products.  Architectural aspects of clay products.

Structure and behaviour of extruded clay.  Microstructure of flow pattern.  Piston and auger extrusion, effect of

extrusion, lamination and other faults.  Drying techniques.  Scummig and efflorescence, its causes and cure.

Moulds, mould care and mould storage.  Quality control, rationalisation, mechanization and relevant automation,

glazing process, automatic precision control of firing in various kilns.

CR-5106:  Advanced Refractory Engineering (Credit- 3)

Manufacture and properties of conventional and non  conventional refractories. Application of sintering,

microstructure and phase diagram in refractory technology and their influence on refractory property. Application of

refractories in metallurgical and non metallurgical industries. Latest development and trends of refractories for iron

and steel making. Functional refractories e.g. purging, refractories, tap note refractories, refractory lance ceramic

fitters, vacuum forward insulating products. Borides, corbids, nitrides and silicids.   Refractory for nuclear reactors.

Refractory metals and refractory coatings innovation in refractory material and application. Non destructive testing.

Methods used in refractory technology. Status of refractory industries and research in India.