1. Introduction, history, and objectives of the course.
2. State of aggregation: gas, liquid, solid.
3. Interface phenomena.
4. Substance systems: molecule dispersions, colloidal dispersions, coarse-grained dispersions.
5. Chemical phenomena and their laws. Substance system reactions.
6. Physico-chemical and mechanical characteristics of building materials.
7. Water (structure and properties). Water in construction.
8. Behavior of materials under the action of water and heat.
9. Materials behavior under the action of static loads and dynamic loads, hardness, wear resistance, and fatigue.
10. Notions of silicon chemistry: structure of silicates, ceramic and refractory products, kaolinite.
11. Notions of silicon chemistry: inorganic binders: definition, classification, feldspars, clays, plaster, lime and cement.
12. Cement chemistry. Mineralogical components of cement. Cement hydration processes.
13. Organic macromolecular compounds. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional macromolecules. Polymerization and polycondensation reactions.
14. Complex hydrocarbon mixtures. The chemical composition and physical structure of bitumen. Properties and areas of use.
