Application of the Theoretical Knowledge of Material Engineering to Building Practice

Abstract

The paper is devoted to application of the theoretical knowledge of material engineering into building practice through the transfer of knowledge. Companies do not have access to newly acquired research knowledge without active communication with research organizations, so they cannot implement the latest knowledge in their production processes, use them to innovate their products and thus improve their market position. This state of affairs, ie the use of outdated and overcome procedures, in the long run, causes the production of products which, by their quality, do not meet the expectations of customers and lead to a loss of competitiveness on the relevant market. The transfer of knowledge addresses the issue of improving the surface quality and extending the life of prefabricates using new knowledge from the research sphere and by improving the production processes in the company. As part of the experiment, the production of prefabricated concrete components was monitored in cooperation with the academic sphere and the cooperating company. Based on this observation, errors were identified in the production process and consequently remedial measures were proposed to improve the quality of end products and extend their service life.