Concrete Technology detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (CE) for 2021 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Civil Engineering students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the properties of ingredients of concrete
- Interpret the properties of fresh and hardened concrete
- Perform concrete mix design 1
- Identify special types of concrete
Module 1:
Properties of Ingredients of Concrete Ingredients of cement, Manufacturing of cement- dry process, wet process, Hydration of cement, Types of cement, Physical properties of OPC & blended cement – fineness, standard consistency, setting time, soundness, compressive strength-Different grades of OPC and relevant BIS codes – Testing of cement: Laboratory tests-fineness, standard consistency, setting time, soundness, compressive strength – Storage of cement and effect of storage on properties of cement – BIS Specifications and field applications of different types of cements: Rapid hardening, Low heat, Portland pozzolana, Sulphate resisting, Blast furnace slag, High Alumina and White cement – Aggregates: Requirements of good aggregate-Classification according to size and shape-Fine aggregates: Properties, size, specific gravity, bulk density, water absorption and bulking, fineness modulus and grading zone of sand – silt content and their specification as per IS 383 – Concept of crushed Sand -Coarse aggregates: Properties, size, shape, surface texture, water absorption, soundness, specific gravity and bulk density, fineness modulus of coarse aggregate- grading of coarse aggregates – crushing value, impact value and abrasion value of coarse aggregates with specifications – Water: Quality of water, impurities in water and permissible limits for solids.
Module 2:
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Module 3:
Concrete Mix Design and Testing of Concrete Concrete mix design: Objectives – methods of mix design – study of mix design as per IS 10262 (only procedural steps) – Testing of concrete – determination of compressive strength of concrete cubes at different ages – interpretation and co-relation of test results – Nondestructive testing of concrete: Importance of NDT tests -Rebound hammer test – working principle of rebound hammer – factors affecting the rebound index- Ultrasonic pulse velocity test as per IS 13311 (part 1 and 2) – waterproofing: Importance and need of waterproofing – methods of water proofing – materials used for water proofing.
Module 4:
Chemical Admixture, Special Concrete and Extreme Weather concreting Admixtures in concrete – Purpose, properties and application for different types of admixture – accelerating admixtures – retarding admixtures – water reducing admixtures -air entraining admixtures and super plasticizers- Special Concrete – Properties, advantages and limitation of different types of Special concrete – Ready mix Concrete – Fiber Reinforced Concrete – High performance Concrete – Self-compacting concrete – lightweight concrete, Geopolymer concrete- Mass concrete – Cold weather concreting – effect of cold weather on concrete – precautions to be taken while concreting in cold weather condition -Hot weather concreting – effect of hot weather on concrete – precautions to be taken while concreting in hot weather condition. Underwater concreting- Concrete exposed to sea water.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Concrete Technology, Shetty, M.S, S. Chand and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Ram Nagar, Delhi
- Concrete Technology, Santhakumar, A. R., Oxford University Press, New Delhi
- Concrete Technology, Neville, A. M , Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- Laboratory Manual in Concrete Technology, Sood, H., Kulkarni P. D., Mittal L. N., CBS Publishers, New Delhi.
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