Concrete Technology Civil 4th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Concrete Technology detail syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17CV44), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other civil 4th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Civil 4th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for concrete technology is as follows.

Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to:

1. Recognize the importance of material characteristics and their contributions to

strength development in Concrete

2. Proportion ingredients of Concrete to arrive at most desirable mechanical properties of Concrete.
3. Ascertain and measure engineering properties of concrete in fresh and hardened state which meet the requirement of real time structures.

Module 1

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Module 2

Fresh Concrete
Workability-factors affecting workability. Measurement of workability-slump, Compaction factor and Vee-Bee Consistometer tests, flow tests. Segregation and bleeding. Process of manufacturing of concrete- Batching, Mixing, Transporting, Placing and Compaction. Curing – Methods of curing – Water curing, membrane curing, steam curing, accelerated curing, self- curing. Good and Bad practices of making and using fresh concrete and Effect of heat of hydration during mass concreting at project sites.

Module 3

Hardened Concrete Factors influencing strength, W/C ratio, gel/space ratio, Maturity concept, Testing of hardened concrete, Creep -facto rs affecting creep. Shrinkage of concrete – plastic shrinking and drying shrinkage, Factors affecting shrinkage. Definition and significance of durability. Internal and external factors influencing durability, Mechanisms- Sulphate attack – chloride attack, carbonation, freezing and thawing. Corrosion, Durability requirements as per
IS-456, In situ testing of concrete- Penetration and pull out test, rebound hammer test, ultrasonic pulse velocity, core extraction – Principal, applications and limitations.

Module 4

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Module 5

Special Concretes
RMC- manufacture and requirement as per QCI-RMCPCS, properties, advantages and disadvantages. Self-Compacting concrete- concept, materials, tests, properties, application and typical mix Fiber reinforced concrete – Fibers types, properties, application of FRC. Light weight concrete-material properties and types. Typical light weight concrete mix and aplications

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Relate material characteristics and their influence on microstructure of concrete.
2. Distinguish concrete behaviour based on its fresh and hardened properties.
3. Illustrate proportioning of different types of concrete mixes for required fresh and hardened properties using professional codes.

Text Books:

1. Neville A.M. Properties of Concrete-4th Ed., Long man.
2. M.S. Shetty, Concrete Technology – Theory and Practice Published by S. Chand and Company, New Delhi.
3. Kumar Mehta. P and Paulo J.M. Monteiro Concrete-Mi crostructure, Property and Materials, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill Education, 201 4
4. A.R. Santha Kumar, Concrete Technology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (New Edition)

Reference Books:

1. M L Gambir, Concrete Technology, McGraw Hill Educ ation, 2014.
2. N. V. Nayak, A. K. Jain Handbook on Advanced Concrete Technology, ISBN: 978-81-8487-186-9
3. Job Thomas, Concrete Technology, CENGAGE Learning , 2015
4. IS 4926 (2003): Code of Practice Ready-Mixed Concrete [CED 2: Cement and Concrete]Criteria for RMC Production Control, Basic Level Certification for Production Control of Ready Mixed Concrete-BMTPC
5. Specification and Guidelines for Self-Compacting Concrete, EFNARC, Association House

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